The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-11-10

ure listened intently at the office doc
ana that the eavesdropper was tn
supposedly suffering miner. Mat
Roderick.
NO suspicion that the gold was 20
ing out would be aroused among IN
miners until Monaghan arrived. Th
man listened outside the office doc
ana learned that McAuley, one Of tn
owners OF the Cariboo, intended I,
take the bricks out nimself and tha
ne would start at seven o'clock tn,
next morning. The superintendent WA
new to the mine and fearful, but Nc
Auley was confident.
have never taken the bullion on
BEFORE" he argued. IF anybody I'm
tends trying the hold-up game the,
VIII be looking for Monaghan. | will
be across the line and into Washing
ton before any body here can know
the gold is gone. Monaghan Ia willins
for me to bring it out"
This was true, and Monaghan haf
carefully instructed McAuley how t.
make the trip In order to avoid beins
caught with the gold in case there
was a robbery scheme on foot. The
arrangement was made for the earl,
start with the bricks, worth 81, 900
cash. The listener at the door slipped
back to his cabin on the hillside.
The next morning McAuley started
with the treasure. He was driving q
blackboard with the golden bricks in
sacks beside him. He neglected the
precautions Monaghan had given in
regard to takeing long horseback
riders and letting them make the shor,
cuts with the bullion. He was alone
on the trip.
The horses plodded along to the tor
OF the hill wher the road drops down
to McMynne meadows. This was the
place that Monaghan watched most
carefully when taking out the bullion
and here was where McAuley's team
stopped without a word from aim. A
masked man with rifle stood at their
heads. The rifle covered McAuley.
Throw up your hands," said the
man behind the mask.
What do you want?" asked Nc
Auley, unable to make a move to de-
fend himself.
Pass it out" was the answer.
Come and get it," responded Nc
Auley.
Pass 1t out. l say!" The rifle trig-
ger clicked back. McAuley passed out
a sack with one small and two large
bricks Of gold inside, go on" he said
McAuley went on and never stopped
until he reacaed Colville. There he
met Monaghan, then ON his way to the
mine. Monaghan thought McAuley was
Joking at first when the latter told his
story Of the hold up, but as soon as
he took 1t seriously he went to Camp
Mckinney as fast as the trip could be
made.
The whole boundary district was
aroused by the news Of the robbery.
Superintendent Keene told Monaghan
that he had made every man account
for himself and that none of them was
subject to suspicion. Monaghan in
quired further and discovered that
Matt Roderick had not been included
in the accounting. He was supposed to
be helpless in his cabin. Monaghan be-
gan to study up on Roderick. Shortly
after the robbery he disappeared. Then
they searched his cabin. Among his ef-
fects they found a cold chisel and
chips such as assayers take from gold
bricks. Monaghan found that Roderick
had gone to Seattle. The miners had
contributed generously to send aim out
for treatment. Information as to the
clues found in his cabin was kept a
secret.
Monaghan came back to Spokane,
and here he found a letter from man
who had known Roderick before he
went to Camp Mckinney. This letter
told of Rodericks attempting to enlist
the writer in hold-up Of the messen-
ger carrying out the cleanup, meaning
Monaghan. Still another former ac-
quaintance Of Rodericks in the Okla
hogan country supplied Monaghan
with further damaging information.
Monaghan employed detectives and
himself made a trip to the Sound. He
discovered that Roderick had begun to
spend money lavishly on arriving in
Seattle. A checking upon him showed
that he had speedily put about $1,1O0
into circulation, more money than he
had before been known to possess.
Monaghan found enough evidence
in Seattle to induce him to apply to
the federal prosecutor there for Rod
erick's arrest, but the prosecutor said
that he could not proceed without the
evidence of McAuley, who was ther
| in British Columbia. Monaghan re-
turned across the mountains, leaving
the suspect under close surveillance
II was certain that the robber had no
|been able to carry away all the clean
up-that he must have cached par
of It and must inevitably return To-
the balance. So work went on at CAM
Mckinney, while the mine owners
watched and waited.
Roderick had a wife in Seattle, wn'
seemingly had no suspicion OF nj
crime and believed that he was min
examiner, as he pretended to be- -
watching her the detectives were aoi
TO keep posted as to her husband
movements.
In October of that year the Ion
lvigil was rewarded by a telegram
monaghan from Seattle that Roderic
had left for east Of the mountains
lMrs. Roderick told as much 70 'au a
detective, saying that her HUSBAND ma na
gone to close up a mine deal th'
would net him several thousand 10
lars Monaghan knew that ne wa
coming back after the balance OF u
bullion. and preparations at the h'i
Iwere made for his capture.
. sr;oud Monaghan learnt