Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26

old clothes and emerging wearing derby hats
and imported broadcloth suits. They seemed
to be celebrating some sudden excess OF good
fortune, and after donnipg their new hnery
had their pictures taken In group. The jolly
five attracted much attention in the streets and
in the various ,bar rooms. Soldering up, they
apparently forgot all about having posed for
q photographs and failed to return for the
handsomely mounted portraits they had
ordered.
Having learned these facts, F. J. Dodge OF
the Secret Service managed to obtain one of the
pictures. The five men, it was found, were
members OF the ubiquitous BLACK jack gang
from New Mexico Many prints Of the group
photographs were Immediately struck off and
copy was sent to nearly every important de-
tective agency and police department in the
United States When the old horse traders of
Sonora saw this group picture reproduced in
a Devils River paper they looked at one an
other significantly. For among the five men
they had recognized the three rich horse buyers
from Iowa.
These three, the authorities declared. were
win Carver alias Will Casey. alias G. w.
Franks; Ben Fitzpatrick, alias Harry Longbaugh.
alias "The Sm-Dance Kid" alias Harry
Alenzo, and Harvey Logan, with aliases enough
to sound like b company roll-can The re-
manning two men were Butch" Cassidy and
notorious criminal known as Ole Hobek.
Immediately after Sheriff Thornton's murder
distance by cowboys in the Half-Circle
pasture, but the strangers always veered of,
allowing no one to come near them. A quarter
of beef was later stolen from the T Half-Circle
ranch and the cow hands trailed the thieves
into a dense live oak thcket far out in the
pasture. Here In small clearing they found
q recently deserted camp
There stood the famous rubber-tired buggy;
there lay many of the smart clothes worn by
the members of the Rubber tire Outfit" the
garments now badly tattered from their wear
ers' exertions in lodging through the wilds Of
two counties In dashy old silk shirt the
Searciers discovered a pair of elegant cuff
buttons. specially identified as belonging to the
tall, handsome Ben fitzpatrick. The gang had
apparently discarded their Iowa horse-buyer"
costumes for more substantial regalia.
Vastly interested. the T Hah-Circle men fol-
lowed the gangs further movements The
fugitives had presently been joined by fourth
man. The tracks were those of four riders and
one pack animal, all heading toward Sonora.
Sheriff Briant Of Sonora was given the infor-
nation over the phone.
Around pm. that evening Carver and
George fitzpatrick, brother of Ben, came riding
into Sonora. At q Mexican store On the out
skirts Of the town they endeavored to buy oats
for their horses, and failing in this they tried
at Beckett's livery stable, only to be again disc
appointed. They next entered Jack Owens
bakery. Meanwhile Briant and his officers had
spotted the new arrivals and unobtrusively
Swallowed them.
Soon two ponies stood tied at the hitch-rack
IN front OF Owens bakery. The men made the
bad mistake Of leaving no guard over their
mounts to give the alarm IN case Of trouble.
Constable w. D. Thomson struck a match to
examine the animals-one a brown and the
other a sorrel, The brand on one was that Of
the solitary pony bought by the gang at Sonora
month previously.
THE officers held hurried consultation and
finally decided to 60 into the bakery rather
than wait for the two men to emerge Deputy
Henry Sharp was posted at the side door, while
Sheriff Briant, Deputy j. L. Davis and Con-
stable Thomson stepped noiselessly upon the
little front porch. They drew their pistols
Briant stepped inside the open front door and
turned to the left. David and Thomson fol-
lowed. VIII Carver, wearing two ivory handled
six-shooters in his belt, was at the counter hIl-
ing a sack with oats.
Throw up your hands!" cried the sheriff
Instantly Carver grabbed for pistol while
Fitzpatrick made fumblng motion with his
hand preparatory to drawing a six-shooter
Just as Carver's gun flashed out Briant fired
and the bullet broke the bandits right arm and
entered his body. His revolver cattered to the
floor and Carver fell, his weapon slithering
across the room out of his reach
Carver was "two-gun' man. Somewhat
dazeds no doubt, by the pain of his wounds he
did not attempt to draw his second pistol but
crawled toward the one he had dropped Deputy
Sharp, however, darted forward and kicked the
weapon away.
While this was going on Fitzpatrick was put
ting up good fight There was ceaseless
fusillade of shoots and the place became fun OF
smoke. The battle continued till the officers
had emptied their revolvers and Fitzpatrick was
also down.
Carver, it was discovered had been hit seven
times. and he died three hours later George
fitzpatrick recovered from five wounds and was
released as nothing could be proved against
him. It was his brother Ben and not 6seorne