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RECORD-UMON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1885.-SIXTEEN PAGES.13DETECTIVE’S STORY;F,--j The Romance of Idfe on the Roail, and the Exploits of a Modern Dick Turpin.trace of his father's horse, which lie said had cast a shoe a few days prior, and thatj his father! HAD TACKED UN A MULE SHOEVj To protect the foot until lie could take him I to the blacksmith, and the ground beingI soft, if he could strike the track he could ' follow and overtake the thief. Hume and Meyers could see no reason lor connecting the stage robbery with the horsestealing.[\\ ritten trom His aiui . es- i hut arranged witli Toininv Fountain thatpeciallv for the New \ ears Record-i mon, u\ ... , • , . .. * , ,, .J. B. Hume, Chief Detective Officer for Wells, ; d he stjuck Lu trad he wou.d un-Fargo Co.]mediately send word into Caliente, where thev expected to return at most any time.On the 31st dav of January, 1870, Richard The officers on their return to Caliente the ’erkins. alias Dick Fellows, alias George | ««“- ascemu.Hxl that Toinn.y hadstruck the trail which led m a directionPerkinsBret Lytle, was received at the California I west and south of Bakersiiehl. Tommv State Prison at San Quentin from Los An- ■ then had gone into the town of BakersfieldI and secured the services of Deputy Sheriff Mahurin to assist in effecting the capture. Hume and Meyers immediately left Oali-geles county, sentenced to serve a term of eight years for robbery and assault to mur-O * •del*. He was entered upon the register atthe prison as a native of Kentucky, and idyears of age.He had been an inmate of the prison buta short time, when it became apparentfrom his meek and lowly demeanor that%he had undergone a complete change of heart, lie organized a Sunday-school andente for Bakersfield, twenty-two miles distant, and upon their arrival met Dick in charge of Tommy Fountain and Deputy Sheriff' Mahurin, who had with them the stolen horse and Wells, Fargo A Co.'s treasure. When he was overtaken bv Fountain and Mahurin, searched and the money found, he admitted stealing the horse, and offered to give them all the money, except $50, if they would allow him to keep theBible class, and being looked upon as the j horse and go on his way. Mahurin in-proper leader of the entire religious element ‘V'11,11 he » a ..worn oflh-er -f1 1 . the law. and was not doing that lanu ofof the prison, was given a position in the library, where he expounded the Scriptures with a vigor and eloquence that struckterror to the souls of the minions of Satan.His sanctity was so pronounced that thebusiness, and that in addition to horse stealing, he bolievid him guilty of stage robbery, and together the three started for Bakersfield, reaching thereabout 10o'clock at night, ile gave the name of Richard I* rkins, was taken to a room in the oldI dlt;* not say thilt; romplaiirfmgly, but morelv fiirthe *ke of a better understanding, and think my whole record will attest to the truth ofK * * I see, too, that the stagehas bet II Tobl»ed near Caliente. There i- somecomment on it here, but none seem to have any definite idea as to who the robbers are. Whoever they arc. if they dou t steer clear of those tunnels and cuts down there they may yet thinkCtuiciue tlu* most * caiiente blace tiiev 41 evtrstruck.”^ *.owe an apologv tlt;r this trespass on your time. I close, with verv high regard, your obedient servant.Richard Perkins.DICK YGYIN (• vI NS ms FREEDOM.Oil the llt;*th day ol Muy, lsf, liis term expired, and he was liberated from prison, lie Vi t 111 t •' Santa ( I • -/ and g* IJ ol; i pb»v -inent as solicitor for the Ihtihj Kchlt;\ in which he advertised as a teacher of the Spanish language, but failing to get a class, left the paper atnl the town.On the Iffth of July, 1881, he robbed tlie stage from San Luis lt;ibispo to Sojidad, getting from the express box only 1*'.On Monday, the 1st day of August. 1M, lie robbed the stage from Duncan's Mills Point Arenas, at a point about two miles distant from Duncan's Mills. It being Mondav. and no train from San Francisco on Sunday, he found nothing iri tie* box except a Chinese letter, llume was imimdiatelv informed of tlie robUrv. and % %reached Duncan's that night, where he nu t Mr. TuUener. whom he had telegraphed lo he ready to accompany him. Tuiu net- being thoroughly acquainted with the country. Tulleuer had saddlc-hors* s for himseifai *1 llume. and. as Ihime understoodcustody the noted siaje-robber. He stopped at Mountain View to pxliibit him to thecrowd and get his supper. Dick, with his usual good judgment, rcadi^Y gauged thecaliber of his keeper, and lost no time in filling him up with the important part he had played in effecting the capture, Jiintrd at fabulous sums of money he had stowedawav. the result of his many robberies, for which there would be large rewards offered until Burke became so inflated with his importance that he looked on Dick more as a benefactor than a prisonercharged andSEI.E-CON V5NSED OK THE MOST UElNopsCRIMES.Burke final y took the evening train for San Jose. wMeh place he reached about 7:50, un an not meed and unattended save by 11is friend Dick Taking the street cars at the depot, Dick rode by the pil door some two blocks and *ot off, going into the 1 X 1* Saloon to treat Burke before parting company with him. While the drinks were being mixed, Burke, with no inconsiderable pride, told the barkeeper confidentially who his distinguished guest was.While this wax going on Capuin Anil, t hief Haskell. Sheriff Williams and several other officers were waiting at the jail-door rather impatiently for Burke to arrive with liis prisoner, expecting him to come in a buggy, as it had been telegraphed bein such a conveyance, andwax then overdue an hour.After Dick and Burke had swallowed their ‘-wizen at the 1 X L, thev startedj as it a me umicrsto*.*. it was out. presumably with the intention of go-U }{lt;’ out ... ho ..la,VI,I r,.1.1..TV , IU- i„« t„ tin- jail.' A., th.v pa.-r.t „m tlu-li..!v..,s ,1 lime I!,., 1,-V, ..!• I'....-M !! a.Kir. Dick, wliow;* ImmlcuHWl. ,-avc Burkemost ungodly refrained from their impious- fown Hall and left in charge ol fommy1 until aness in his presence, and the priests and leaders of the good pointed to him as one who had come up out of great tribulation, and was an examnle worthy the emulationA «even of the godly. Upon the importunities of those who had noticed his apparent reformation, (iovcrnor Booth on April 4. 17LgrantedDICK PERKINS AN UNCONDITIONAL PARDONAnd restored him to citizenship. In November. 1875, he appeared in Caliente an associate of known thieves and outlaws. At that time Caliente was the terminus of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and inft-Med with a lame number of verv bad charac- ' ters. James B. Hume, special officer of Wells, Fargo A Co., was there looking after the safety of their stages in that region. and oil the 3d of December, ISA, re-ccived a dispatch from Wells. Fargo ACo.’s Division ►Superintendent, S. 1). Bras- itow, requesting him to be at the train nextlot ToR \ni» JAILER cot id RE FOUND.An hour luter Mahurin turned over to Wells, Fargo A: Co.'s agent. S. J. Lansing. SbU) gold coin, $00 silver and $5!»5 currency —total, $1 2ffL The doctor found Dick s leg so badly swollen that, in cutting oil the : boot, it tore the leather in advance of the knife, and found the bones of the leg bro-ken, as before stated.llume at once brought suit in the name1 of the express company and attached the money. The next morning Mahurin turnedin $13 more, whicli was also attached.Hume and Meyers s*pent most of the day\v ith Dick, endeavoring to get a confessionof his guilt and the whereabouts of the missing $7Uo. He was obdurate, however, and stoutiv insisted that he was innocent. Before Hume left for Fan Francisco, Dick remarked to him : “ Things are not working just right, and I may send for you. Hume replied that he would come at any time, if hr meant business, and left for the Bay on the 11 P. M. train. The next train bore a letter from Dick asking Hume to return, and the latter did so on the nexttrain lor Bakersfield, reaching there twomorning, the-ith. when it arrived. On the • hours before daylight. He made his wayto W ells, Fargo A’ Co.’s office, called up the agent, who built a file, making thing com-arrival of the train, Hume met Superintendent Brastow and Jerome Meyer, chiefof Police oT the city of Stockton. Thev i•* •had in their charge $210,000 in gold coin.] going to Los Angeles to the suspendedbank of Temple A Workman. The bank had promised its patrons and creditors to resume business on Monday, the 0th. j and Wells, Fargo A Co., some days prior, 1 had agreed to deliver at Los Angeles any: amount thev desired to send, in time forlbrtablc ; then went to the jail and. by permission of the guard, took Dick to the express office. Dick at once admitted robbing the stage, and said that Mahurin took from him the $1,sod, and that on the way to Bakersfield he and Mahurin had an imperfect understanding that Mahurin was to Use a share of the money in securing the% irelease or escape of Dick, and retain for himself whatever he chose. Dick said thatbanking hours Monday morning. No per- , .. . , _ , ,, . ,son, outside of the Superintendent of , aif, r Hume loo flt;»r Fan 1• raneisco, Malmnnje monev ! ca,1K‘intu tliejail and told him that he gotWells, Fargo A Co.. knew that th was to be sent, or. if they did, did not know whether it would go by sea or overland. Stage time from Caliente to I.»*» Angeles was twentv-tbree hours, and the starting time 8 a.m. There was always a crowd around the depot on the arrival of the trains and the departure of the stages, The three express boxes containing the quarter of a million dollars required two men to each box in transferring them fromthe cars tlt;» the stage coach. Hume waswanted to accompany Brastow and Meyers in guarding the treasure through to its destination. He saw Dick and several otherOLI» CONVICTS LOOKIN'. AT THE TRANSFER,But apprehended no particular danger, asno one in Caliente or on the route knew theamount of the treasure or of its coming.The boxes were placed inside the body ofthe coach, where Brastow, Movers and two*passengers took seats. J limit* took the outside seat with the driver, and two other passengers occupied the “ dickey seat just behind themonly about $l,3Ud from him. and that he had tinned it al! over to Wells, Fargo A1 lt;O.j Mahurin was sent for at once, and in the presence of Dick charged with withholding: the $500. .- , .1L '.v'•*.■ 2;; C*1LLL%\! Hi: STOUTLY DENTED THE ACCUSATION,But remarked that it might have lost out ol his pockets on the road coming in, j and proposed i*» and did go in search of it, hut returned unsuccessful. Afterwards hr brought in $200, and claimed that he hadj found it on the route traveled while cuin-j ing in on the night of the arrest. Mahurin! was di-mi—« «1 from the Sheriff's office.! Dick \va indicted and on the sth of June.1 v7l». pleaded guilty, made a touching pleai for mercv, said he had made even* rcstitu-* *ti- n in his power* and that if all the moneyf taken from him had not been paid in it , , , . , , , . . . ,i was no fault of his, etc. At the close of ( ,nvia. :.m,! fcfln *U1S (I ' 1 . I I. _ ..... a. . Aturiver, in ordt r to hear his d. iailed statement and to he shown rlic exact spot, what occurred, etc. Instead ot ihi- fulleiier left the horses ami hi.- wcaj ns at the livery stable, and went to tin* scene of the roi»-bery unarmed and oil foot. While waiting for the stage, an aclt; uaiutance came along on horseback am asked Tullener what he was dolngthere. Tullener replied that the stage was robbed at that identical spot the morning before, and he was waiting for Jim Hume, who was on tin stage, and together they were to see if theycould get anv trace of the robber. As soon * *as the horseman got out of ight.Dll K RUSHED OUT FRoM 1IIS IIIDINO 1’LACIWith a mask over his face, and said to Tullener. “ What in h—1 are you interfering with my business for?’’Tullener. being unarmed, could do no better than to land quietly 1\ and allow ! ick to escape into the dense redwood jungles.When the stage came ti]», and llume learnedwhat had occiurcd. he sent it back to town, and within an hour eight or tenC 1horsemen started out in the direction Dick had taken. A dense fog prevailed all day, and m clue was obtained. At this time no one suspected that the robber was Dick lVrkins.On the night of August 25, 1 s 1. the stage going north from San Luis Obispo was robbed by one man m ar the latter place. A Spaniard was arrested for the crime, butit was developed that he was not the robber. On the 27th of tlit* following December the same stage going south was robbedby one man near Solcdad. in Monterey county. On the night of January 2, lsv2.the same line of stages was attacked by oneman near Los Alamos, in Santa Barbara county. The horses becoming frightened, ran off, and the treusure-box was saved, although the robber fired two shots after the retreating stage, coining uncomfortably close to the driver. The robber, although balked in his last job. did not despair, ibr six nights afterwards, January 8th, he again attacked the stage near the sameplace and succeeded in bringing the driver to a halt, and after breaking open the express box, he relieved the stage-driver, Oeorge Richmond, of hi watch, as a u am ingNOT To RUN WHEN HI* WAs . \I.LF.D ONAv.AIN.These robberies had become* of such alarming frequency, although the lo— was nominal, that the express company determined to put a stop to it, it possible. Aceordingl\’,, on January 10, Jss2, llume dispatched j Captain Charles Aull, one of their special I officers, to southern California, tlt;» bring the bold highwayman to justice, «»r at least to! put a st*ij to liis nefarious nietli(Mllt; t »f gain-| ing a iivi iibood. Captain Aull proceededa sudden push, throwing him to the ground, and then ran. Bv the time Burke recov-erlt;M»hihis appeal for the clemency of the Court, which no doubt had its effect on the Judge.Dick was sentenced to serve a term of eight i ' ‘I L 1.1,T 11 ,r.1 panic in i!uummit, eighteen miles, was new. and tin* stage could not make more than three miles an hour in ascending the mountain, lluine, being known as a Wells, Fargo ACo. man, was the only person presume I to be in charge of the treasure. 8 urn after leaving the station the case was opened and the g the ‘1 “oldeludeDickfriend a mile out of town, and then the were t«» take a short route and head off thestage. Dick, who is a poor horseman, hired a horse at the stable, mounted it. but before reaching bin friend the “bronco bucked Dic k off, landing him on his head, rendering him unconscious for some time. The horse, as it had got rid of its rider, ran back to the stable in Caliente. Dick madishape, and with a nice pair of crutches that 1 had been furnished lie managed to get ,around quite livelyAfter sentence luwas Murned to hi quarters in the building ? JVrt^. n* ^an.la J hat continue'I in -t dt.-cribod, which was guarded on tin* aptani^Auil m ni thlt;ry that Dick \\aju t lt;n •i-ni.nl. wnicn was gu outside during the night 1 »v Jailer Reed.” ' i; r, ' Iniinodi- *e lv ■ r (*11 t}“‘ morrdi.g of the ml, Ileed opened the ’ y* , : u:T 1, “ • V'1 „’ 1.^. V j V ' il.». r t lt;*dute the Prisoner and t-ike his ture* 1 akmg tin* teamer that night. Aull« parture ol the stage Dick and another \ , . . , * . came to San Francisco oin** hv rail at,7\vI,i. owned a .addle- l.or,,-. ; 1 peapavt. when to Ins utter a,- j ^ U.e« ft.ru..' f the M-cl to get ahead ot the stage and rob it. b'11-di.nlt; ut hi fund to.it }ji aid had ( ^ e-nni-ai'-n • To t-ike in ‘ill the townsw-K ..... *i liverv hor^e and in.-et his ' Hown. In the corner of tin* room Reed ilt;'\ up (. np,u,ii i o i.iki in an ..it townswas 10 _« lt;i n\( norsi aim mcei ins m Hie valley north ot Solcdad as rapidlv asfeet Dick was nearly a block away, disappearing in the darkness, making good time tor the suburbs. Burke final a shot after the fugitive, and in a moment tin* alarm wits given atnl tin* whole town was soon in a buzz »•!'lt; xeitctm nt. Officers and citizens joined in the pursuit, which was kept up all night, with no avail.the noted styok uorrkk \np descukadoHad again made g«xtl Ids cs«*apc.Captain Aull. realizing fully*that th-* ex-pres company desired that no etfort should In* spared to bring tiiis troublesome customer to justice, and feeling deeply chagrined at his escape at the very door of the jail, after so long a chase, at once set to work systematically to effect his recapture. As Dick had been advised that he was wanted, concealment was no longer necessary. I wo thousand circulars wore printed by midnight offering $»Hhi reward for his delivery at the jail. Some .score or more buggy teams were engaged, and l*y 2 o'clock \. m. men were started on every road leading out of San Jose to tlood the country for miles in each direction with descriptions of the fugitive. By daylight every farmhouse was furnished with a circular, that would not fail to identify tin’ escape should he put in an appearance. In the city ofSan Jose bill-posters and small 1h»vs were routed out of bed and pressed into service. The early risers next morning found a circular staring them in the face,look which wav thev would. So tlior-lt;•oughly was the work done that it is doubtful if there was a man or woman in Santa( !ara county that would not have known Dick on sight if he had been unlucky enough to show up; but he had no such intentions if he could help it. The search for him in San Jose and vicinity was kept up untiringly for four or live days, but no tidings of him could be obtained.HE SEEMED TO HAVE MSA t’lT VKED IN THESomewhere in the vicinity of the Santa t’lara College. On the evening of the sixthday after the escape Dr. Ounckel had occasion to go into the loft lt;*t his barn to rolldown a bale of hav. When the line was• ,removed the doctor was astonished to find what he then supposed was a tramp comfortably ensconced amongst the hay hales. As the doctors house and barn were very close together and in the heart of the city, it puzzled him considerably to know how the “tramp” had gained access to his premises. It appeared that Dick (for it was he) oil the night of his escape had scaled the doctor’s fence and hid in tin* barn. On the following night he crawled out. found an old liatchet, succeeded in breaking the chain of bis handcuffs, but could not get them oil his wrifs. He also found liis way into the doctor’s well-stored cellar and carried canned fruit, Iricd meat. Lopdon stout and porterist ten da vs. force and ith numerous and countv was laying►rtable placeliving off of the fat of the laud. When the doctor routed him out of the barn Dick, with hi usual sang-froid, told a plausible story about getting drunk and being pelted with stom by bad bovs. I!«• :;kcdthe man wanted, atnl also that th** Santa ! the doctor for the loan of an old hat toHaro valley was the place to effect )i\ « ap- replace the one l«.t in his flight fromi • *1 | • 4 1 ^ *i. a til *Aull Burke, and before tin* doctor could recover liis astonishment or presence of mind the ubiquitous Richardand began investigations at Los Alamos, ; near tin* scene of his last exploit, and fromJanuary 1 4tli woid came by telegraph that the ubiquitous highwayman had gathered in another stage m ar Soledad, 2b0 mile1FOUND \ HOLE THKOroif THE FLOORThrough w hich Lick had ciawled, taking with him liis crutches. The alarm was at one-given. \vh n W. R. Bower, The Sheriff, i promptly offered a reward of $2.00 for hisI arrest and return, to which Wells, Fargo A j {‘. 1 capture. ^ It was J earnedj (’o. added $2nu on the same terms. Dick j pent two days and nights in tin* swampspossible,LEA VINO DESCRIPTIONS OF DICK EVERYWHEREAnd interesting all local officer. and as lniinv citizens as possible in the effort tohack to the statue in ' aliente. Dick made uf Kern river. The night before liis cap- • .* . niuci piacc mlii way ba«*k into tin* town, an l of course ture he stole a horse from a Chinaman's \ a night school o\ei the* 1the “job’ was abandoned. Brastow. Hume j ranch, but finding 110 saddle he led the ani- ’ n*. lt;T* briit 1 rolessorand Meyers reached Los Angeles w ith tlieir j mal Mini' distance until he came to a farm j *hlt; K arrives at Santa ( ruz ;that lie had sj»ent considerable time tin previous summer at Honzales and Santa 1 Cruz. At the latter place he had advertisednom de plurueof Languages.ibout the 20thtreasure unmolested, and were entirely house, lie hitched tlu* horse outside of the ■ January, took a room at one ot theignorant ot tin; proposed robbery. The | corral, w nt into the barn, stole a saddle, ; bote.s.^but k--pt bimeil ^eelud«*d so w* llreturn stage Irom Los Angeles was due at and took it 10 where the horse was hitched. ; qKl1 { aptam Aull, who spent two nightsCalieiito between and 0 o'clock in the | In endeavoring to saddle the animal it be- | tberc* failed to find any trace ot him. on' came frightened and broke away from him. 1 1110 2Lh ot Januarx Dick c un hided it wasIt was then nearly daylight, and he being | h*r him. got up early.• neariv tarnished with hunger,'remained in i l,a!^ bis hill and giving the landlord lus! sight of the dwelling until lie saw the * t0 *hR .»* express to Soledad,rancher iiitch up his team and leave the • lclt «anta Cruz on toot, gomg up the coastpremises, and sceminglv left at the house • lowai'os Pescadero. 8 weil nad all theon lv a ladv, presiiiuahrv the wife. Dick j avenues been guarded, that as soon as thewent up boldlv, and represented that lie : iX\,Tt^ Dlek 1 bompson, saw thehad lost his wav. His stvle and language ! satchel lie recognized it as coming Iromentirely disarmed the fears of the lady,and i 11{‘k hollows: 1 he local officers wereelicited her sympathy. She went to work • *siartcd out, and Atnl was wircil to come atimmcdiatelv and prepared him an elrrb.crate j ‘,11( '*lo. ^anta lt;ruz. lt;11 the fodowing daybreakfast, of which he partook'liberallv, 1 11 was lt;‘ovc‘Iopc«i that Dick ha-. pascd Hiteviiing. About an hour before stage time Dick, seeing a saddle-horse hitched in front of Sisson A- Wallace’s store, unhitched, mounted the animal and started up the road, meeting the stage about one and a half miles out of town. He ordered Dugan,the driver, toII Y IAO A I XHALT AND THROW OUT THE ROX,Which order be obeyed promptly. Dick had failed to take anything with him with which to break open the box, and in the darkness, being unable to find a stone for that purpose, concluded to take the box on his horse and carry it to a safe distance before breaking it open, when be would rilie it ot its contents, and then ride as fast and as far as his horse would carry him, when ii‘™i'Lv':.;:ru'in; r,1 s*nMruninfonuapmT T?! MmrcTth‘en JLZ:,gXnand iclt Dick with the box and on foot. ,,1.1 1 » ►* ♦. .1 *•.who had taken breakfast tiiere soon alterVAN.sum. IN VUE OATH KRI NO TYV I 1.10 HT.As Dick was disaiq»earing around thecorner of the lJock the identity of tlfeintruder sudd( nly dawned on the thn tor'smind. The alarm was given at once, andin a few minutes numerous officers were011 the spot trying to locate his new hidingplace. The wilv Dick was not to beagain trapped so easily. The night passedwithout any further tidings of him. Thisincident gave a new impetus to the chase.Captain Aull determined to follow liisoriginal plan of campaign. -V new circularwas printed and bv davliuht 2,000 of them • • •was again circulated in the city and county describing his last exploit with Dr. * JtmckcL and urging every one to search their premises for the fugitive. The following day and night passed without news or incident, hut the starch was kept up witli tin-llagging zeal. Late in the afternoon of the second day after the lat escapade word was received at the City Hall that a strange footman had been seen going toward the hills some twelve miles out oi'thecifxin tlu*vicinity of Los Catos. Scores of similar»rumors had bc?n investigated during the preceding week, none of them, however, turning out to be the man sought. Theand to‘ the delight of the kind-hearted at I^X'den*. rode on the stage to ( hil.r ol* Poljre j);m Haskell. had hiswoman. The tiu-band Yvent to Bakersffi-ld pamshtown and had lett the latter place ]lnid anlt;l was aetennincd that no that day, and there lie learned for the ‘J!1 :,bom tintt\ minutes he.me the (.]ianco to effect Dick's capture should be first time of the escape of the dipatlt;’li utd Ir-I tin ie. w;. - ce*:n iliat he overlooked In company \wth Juanlt; liui.lo.l robber, an.I of the was inakmg l..r an !• rancise... an.l where- the cl.it-fThe* work on the tunnels and grading lt;the line of the railroa.l at this time was 1,2 illis a*TL‘«uro in the morning, and of eours.- jwife '' was 'VV1IT^ ot possible movements. Aull took the evening train and in company with Sheriff Franks, of Monterey county, came tlt;» San Mateo u»ing vigorously prosecuted, and main the tunnels were nearly completed( l the husband at once concluded lu* must hi* j fndkyvoi:° the escape*, lie immediately calk'd to his jTO URROUNDI’KN INSULA,HIM ON THE.Prison at San Quentin.After being settled wrotes.yn yur.NTiN, lt;ah, Fehruarj* 1 Mr. J. K. llume— Iear 8nr: I have he. ni thatand had the mstep of the loot crushed by the box falling upon it.He lay there in an unconscious conditionfor several hours. When lie regained consciousness betook in the situation, and realized that to remain there with evidonceofbis crime until the workmen came, would ______ _insure him another term in Sail Quentin, i arrest, or rather liis share of it, and I fee! eoiih j Finding that all his other limbs were in or- ‘ ?cllt !, i , , l-ii . has made such pretcn^ondcr. he turned over on Ins hands and knees, rolled the box at arm's length ahead ol him, then crawled up tlt; it. and so on until lit* was out of the approach. A quarter ot a mile below him, down an almost perpendicular bill, was Tehachapi (reek, and along iH banks the Chinese workmen’s tents lighted up, which indicated the ap-prlt;I ossou m ground.ing. Thev were joined on the followingI • 4.1 I 1*: I. Ilu* I * »• 1 ^ J,,|**v.u VNI ' UY I* ! 11mer bcuitr lea ;it tbe ] l/iek , i •. . . f i ». ...... , •• . ; dav l v dc»eCiI\c Ftone and Dan Lollcv, of•to Ins triend i I time. ;t t diows , • r... ... •,*.,: the eit\ ioice. Ine lour officers, whileQ i v f HTVTiv f Ti1 l*\»rii;i rv **•' 1T#» , « • . » 1*______ i ^ ^ »lunching at San Bruno about 1 o'clock,! ex-lx*put'- Sheritl'Mfihuriu. ot Kern county, has were astonislu d to learn b\ tclcgrapli trom intimated that lie intends to .le our company ■ Fati Mateo that Dn.*k had spent the previous for tin* recovery of the reward ottered lor my I night quietly at tlie latter place in a iodg-t it, and I lee! coiitt* j jng-housc almost adjoining the hotel inVf h*•1 ii!i Vr a'k!• ! wJiich Aull and Franks had slept, and thatmTie'h in tlle^ione ofVieingjK rmitted to rt*maiii ; be had been regaled by liis landlady with in quiet possession of tliat he already has of i an excellent descTiption of himself, and in-your money, which amounts to nliout a*4 much formed that a noted stnge-robber named as his reward would have been had lie been | piek Fellows was in the vicinitv, and that: ^von“ri ?h,il,kTa!‘;h^,,'Xt uL ! 'j.o eo-.n.Ty hr.w.en .hero a»,l the ei.v wasd »ubly-dycd scoinidrel. without even the ‘ lined with officers trying to capture him. redeeming feature of that little honesty said i Did; took tlie matter very coolly, told his ______......................... to ♦ x ist among thieves, diould not.only^ go ' landlady to have breakfast read v hv davlight»ach of day. He then assumed a sitting : unwhipped by ju-tiee, hut anil he “would go our and join in thej,... i doubtless seems to him so handsome a reward ! , .. ,,,, . . . • . *• .,jture, crosscil the broken it- over the ,„r his treacherv. ni„l that after beiim- .leteeted | elia.--o. Ons information put the tour ,le-md one, and using his hands on the ' in it. He will »ilso doubtless get his share of the j tective officers on their mettle. The tele-j 62lt;U), pretended to have been found on my trail, j graph was again brought into use, andj and which I know to have been money that I j \V(,rit xvas dashed along the line as far asi ‘T^cTi^ely the Mime sentence in j San Jose. renue«i,»R the various agents to Kern that 1 diu in Los Angeles (eight years). 1 send out patties to the right and lett ot thebelieve 1 had the sympathy of many good men in Kern county until that affair of jail-breaking, in which I only incurred a needlos expense to otheis. and broke my leg over, and nearly perishing for days and days in those cold sloughs, without food lt;»r shelter, only to be recaptured at last by a band of unscrupulous nincompoops, who had the bud taste to divert from tiieir legit-open the box, which contained imate calling as sheepherders to add to the | c r . SPVan| Tinrtir.un. and, taking some change with him, | distress of an imtortunate fellow-being, ‘‘ * L,, ‘ . Arlt;ivii,i.i. ‘ ./ i tito a Chinese tent bought sufficient « who was only endeavoring 10 tlee the country. ‘.anLl ( “ir*‘ and Ma.v ln Id , not les.s thant» lt;-itwA- ),?u i r . oni -i ,, T. I As thev crowded around, each discussing liity men came out in buggies and on liorse-to satisfy Ins hunger, and then re- his relative importance in effecting the capture, back during the dav,MADE HIS WAY TO A THICKETOf brush near the creek, taking the express-box with him. Here he concealed the box as well as possible*and crawled t«i the creek for water, stole a Chinaman’s ax,made his wav back to the box in the•thicket, where lie spent the day without food and undiscovered. In the evening he cut a couple of forked-willows for crutches, broke open the box. which contained $1,800. went foodturned to his hiding-place, where he spent that night and the next day. The next night he pocketed the treasure, tilled up again at the Chinese cabin and made his way on his rude crutches down the creek, one and a half miles to the barn of Mr.Fountain, a farmer, with the intention of stealing a horse on which to get out of that region. In the barn lie found three horses, and picking out in the darkness the one he considered the most gentle, saddled it, and, with the aid of his crutches, got astride and rode off.On Sunday, the 4th, at Los Angeles,Hume received telegraphic information of the robbery, and took the next stage with Movers for Caliente, reaching there the baine night that Fountain’s horse was stolen, and next morning started out on horseback to the place of robbery to discover i f possible some clue to the robber.They learned before starting that Dick 1md . , . r .. , ........I • i i .i within the pale of society, anu ii at anv timeIKK been seen since tin* night ot the ; compelled to trespass, to supply my immediate4th. Near tin* place of the robbery they j wants, I would aim at affluent corporations, andmet Tommy Fountain, searching for some ! never molest poor person* or private individuals.road, to scour the country for him. However, night came on before anything could be accomplished. At daylight on the following morning the officers, reinforced by the Fan Mateo Sheriff, divided into four parties, scouring the country towards San Jose. The Chief of Police and Sheriff atI could not help thinking (save the profane comparison) that imles she pherds had wijfully d'.‘generated since Orientalt tiuie.s. the infant : Jesus himself would have met “short shrive at their hands, if Herod had had the foresight lo! offer a suitable reward.Though the calculation had been to leave the jail in the early part of the night and get cu-tireiy out of that section of country before escape luid been discovered, owing to• the amount of work necessary to be done ; aud the vigilance of th(: was not effected tint• interfered with previous' rend red the attempt abortive. Some futinv i incidents occurred, which I have net now time to relate. 1 was surprised somewhat at the reward offered, as I thought it must have been evident that i would not leave the UnitedSCATTERING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FUOITIVT7In every direction. Aull proceeded as rapidly as possible in the direction ot Fan JoseIstarted lor the scene ol the last reportedtramp. Tlioy soon verified the rumor that a man answering Dick's description bad passed up one of the little canyons leading into the Coast Range. It was now some time afn r dark and they could go no further with their team. Tying up their horses they proceeded on foot, a distance of about half a mile, when they came upon a little cabin in a secluded spot in the hills.Approaching carefully and looking through the window thevRECOGNIZED DICK SITTING BY THE STOVE,Quietly awaiting the cooking of bis supper. In the twinkling of an eye the officers had gathered him in. securely ironed him, and by \) o’clock at night landed him saftdv in theo *San Jose Jail.This was on February 4, iss2. On the 3d, the (lay before, Hume arrived at FanJose, and relieved Captain Aull, who went to Tuolumne county to look after a late stage robbery.At the request of the Sheriff', llume allowed Perkins to remain in the Fan Jose Jail until Monday morning. February Gth. 1 hiring Sunday not less than 700 citizens called to see Dick, who treated them all courteously, not in the least displeased at this evidence of liis notoriety. Hume then took him to Fan Francisco, where he was kept until the arrrival of the Sheriff from Santa Barbara county, who took him to Santa Barbara for trial. Notwithstanding his full and voluntary confessions to Hume at San Jose, upon his arrival at Santa Barbara. lu* demanded a preliminary examination, which was given nim.aiul on the 28th of February lie was held to answer.On the 27th of March lie was tried andconvicted, and on the 2iUli, two days afterwards, was sentenced to imprisonment in the State Prison at Folsom tor the term of liis natural life.DICK ESCAPES FROM JAIL AGAIN.fjr. Cm the morning of the 2d of April,rlt;*rhen the jailer entered the jail to givebreakfast, he wasDick his breakiast. lie was over-nowored and disarmed by Dick, who, .. . . tied with the jailer’s pistol. When he hadto direct operations trom a central point. tiie jailer down on the floor he said, “ It isAbout ., oi lock in the afternoon Diuk ; ; Heath with me. and I am going toshowed up at (.outs ranch, two miles trom Mavtield. He was at once shotted bv the•J l 4foreman of the ranch, C. Van Buren, win*.he guard, the exit j calling to his assistance a negro and a boy,il daylight, which I overpowered Dick and made him a pris-urrungeiDcnts and oner. Van Buren took his man into Mayfield and turned him over to Constable Burke of Santa Clara, who had just come in from a search for the fugitive. Burke _____ _ searched Dick and found on his person theStates. 1 do not think your company outdit to j vratch taken from the stago-driver,1.0 vorvhnnl on mo 1 rovor l.avo .l.notiMi | •. niolimv.ml. in the rol.berv of Janu-against them particiHJolY any matured .che.nc • . . . . ,, , _ • T%. ,for plunder.or in fact against anyone, and. rff ;;rA ‘ lk j11 *2al,.a I’^fbara county. I tck deed, I have had no definite idea in pretended to believe his case was hopeless, regard to tlu* matter, unless it \ras and made a full confession to Burke andthat 1 should try to live honestly others present of all the robberies chargedagainst him. About 5 o’clock Burke started in a buggy for Fan Jose with bis prisoner,feeling very much elated at having in hisX— •* Wget your revolver. Two or three blocks from the jail he found an unsaddled horse staked out grazing, which he unhitched and mounted, but before he had proceeded more than a few blocks the horse threwhim off, and his pursuers on horseback soon effected bis capture. Before leaving the jail at Santa Barbara lie sent the following communication to the editor of theSanta Barbara Press:Jail, Santa Barbara, Cal., April 2. 1882—10:30 P. M. , E'litor Press— Pf.ai: Sir : I have just noticedyour article of this date in reference to my recent attempt to eseaje, and also your editorial in regard to iny fa*t career, entitled “It Don't Pay,’*’ and after thanking you for your kindly notices, 1 have to say that both are in the main correct, and I most heartily concur in what you have to say in the last-named article, and wouldonly add that the same may be said of any un 1 ayvlul calling, no matter Yvnat the provocation My unfortunate experience has thrown me into the nociety of thouaauds of law-breakers from every clime and all walks of life and in every instiinc* the result is the same. It is the same sad story, *• It don't pay,’* in any sens**. I loam that the boat will leave here hi « few minutes, and 1 bid you and the people of Santa Barbara good-by. * Dick Fellows.Hume, who attend'd the preliminary examination and trial, was convinced thatDick’s only object in demanding a trial was to gain time in which he might find an opportunity or i erfVt t some plan of escape, ami but for the cruel fate which pursued him in his selection of a steed he might even at this time have been a free man.His sentiments may well he a paraphraseof the cry of Richard of old. “ A horse! a horse! my kingdom fora pfnttr horse.”In closing this much abbreviated sketch of daring exploits and a most romantic career, it may bv said that Dick Fellowsis now a prominent teacher in the Department of Moral Instruction in the Folsom Prison, and already there are gentle “ twitterings ” which will soon reach the throne of Kvecutive clemency.liininvvv MtN.a prolificilie press, business as theKourtcfn Wars’ Depredations UponXV ell*. Fargo A Co.Pr*q«ared for t?*e New Year’s IiKeoitn-1 sios.]Among the mativ uncertainties and chances attending the production and furnishing for the benefit and commercial prosperity of tin* world California's wealth of gold, none wen* perhaps in former yearsmore conspicuous than the uncertaintywhich attended tin* transportation of eaclistrong box of the preeiou* metal, fromthe place ot its extraction in the mountainsL towns and cities 1k*Io\y . Hie robbery of»stages and appropriation “l funds thus in transit, as well as the occasional “standing up ol passengers, has beensource of iicyvs to tin* puland furnished much active tor the best detectives, as wlt;Courts, juries and prisons. Special officer J. B. Hume, chief of the detective force of Weils, Fargo A Co., has just completed a carefully prepared statement ot those depredations and casualties attending them, tin* amount ot property lost, number of criminals arrested, convicted, etc.. togetherwith attendant expenses to the company since the year l87u. The report, which is addressed to John J. Valentine, Vice-President and Heneral Managerof the express company, is highly interesting a furnishing the tirstcomprehensive statement of data upon this subject,and reads as folloYVs :FOURTEEN YE YRs' EECORT OF RoIIIIFRI E, l.lt;*Es. YRUFST. t oXVD TIONS. LTC.Dear Sir : I have e»*mpiled from therecords in my department the following data, extending over a period of fourteen years, from November 15. l'rio. t« November 15, l ss I. Tlu* amounts taken, attendant expenses, pay of guards and special officers, mav not be exact but are not over-stated. Tlie data containing the number and character of offenses committed, and the number of convictions sccuml. and lives lost, etc., etc., arc substantially correct:Whole amount taken from Wells, Fargo A: Co.' F.xpress by stage robbers, train robbers and burglars duringthe fourteen (ars ..............; ii.‘»Rewanls paid for arrest and conviction of stage robbers, train robbers and burglars for same time, and percentage on treasure recovered.................. 7;i,Attorneys' fees paid lor assisting in prosecution of above-named class of offenders against W ells, Fargo A; fo.'sKx press............................................Im idental expenses incurred in stage and train robberies ami burglaries .Salaries of guards and special officers..•Fd ool*U),0.9 (HI 517 (XIJi- i •» •!!•Total f(*r the fourteen years...............Number of stage robberies..............Number of attempted stage robberies ..... 31Number of burglaries.............. 23Numlier of train n*bberies........................... fNumber of atlemi»lcd train robberies. INumber i»f convictions of sta-e robbery and• • ! : ....... 20(5Number ot eonvictions for train robbery andattempt*»1 train robbery.............. „*........ 20Number of convieti**ns lor burglary during fourteen \ears.................... Itl.tsT OF TtIB - VS I \LTJ i. .Number nf Wells, 1'argo A ('o.’s guardskilh-d while in discharge «d their dutv, by stag* rubbers, was two. as follows : A. Hall, August 2o. Iss2. en route from Florence to Globe. A. T.: John 11. Collins, August 10.1 ‘S3, en route from Florence to Globe. A.T.Number of Wells, Fargo lt;v Co.'s guards wounded while in discharge of their duty,by Mage and train robbers, during thefourteen years, was six. and are as follows : James Miller, December 3, 1874, oil route from Kureka to Palisade. Nev.: James Brown, September 3. 1877. en route from Kureka to Tybo, Nev.; Wm. Blankenship, July, 187!k (*n route from Maricopa toPho nix, A. T.: Mike Tovey. September 5, 18^0, en route from Bodie to Carson, Nev.; George W. Hackett. July 13, 18S2. en route from Laporte t«* Orovillc, Cal.; A. V. Ross, January 22. 1883, en route from Fan Francisco to Ogden (train).The number stage-drivers killed bvrobbers during the fourteen years was four, as follows: Billy Mann. April 27. 1873;en route from Hamilton to Pioche, Nev. Charlie Phelps, July 30, 1S83; en route from Corinne, V. T.f to Montana. Budd (Eli) i*liilp(»t, March 1.5, 1881 : en route from Tombstone to Benson. Fenor Romero. June L*. 1SS4 ; en route from railroad depotto Leone, Mexico.The number of drivers seriously woundedbv robbers during the fourteen years was also four, and as follows : L. C. Wood-worth. February 17, 1871: cn route from Petaluma to (.’1 overdale. Jerry Culver-hoiise, February Iff. I75; en route from Shasta to Podding. George li. Smith, March B, ls77 ; en route from Anabeim toFan Diego. December 14. lsvl : cnroute from Tombstone to Benson, A. T.rAPSKNoEES KILLED AND W*»UNDED.The whole number of passengers killed by stage-robbcis was four, as follows: HenryP. Benton February 17, 1SM : en route from Petaluma to (doverdale. John T. Lloyd, February 14, 1^77: en route from Mohave to Darwin. Peter Pot rig. March 17*. lsM ;en route from Tombstone to Benson, A. T. Dr. W. T. Vail, August 20th. 18S2; m route from Florence to Globe, A. T.Number of passengers seriously wounded by stage robbers, two, as follows: A. Kaufman. February 17. 1871. cn route from Petaluma to Clovordale; Henry Feammon, November 13, 17G, en route from Downic-villc to Marvsvillc.STAGE ROBBERS KILLED AND WOUNDED.The number of stage robbers killed whilein the act of robbing or attempting to robthe express on stages, by Wells, Fargo Co.'s guard, is five, as follows : U.S. Hunt, by Guard McNamara, October 24, 187(5, en route from Weaver to Shasta ; John Carlto, by Guard Eugene Blair, February 27, 1877, cii route from Kureka to Ward, Nev.; Jack Davis, by Guards Jimmy Brown and Ku-gene Blair, September 3, 1877. en route from Kureka * Tvbo, Nev.; Andy Marsh, by Guard J. K. Reynolds, September 7, 1878, en route from Yreka to Redding; W. C. Jones, alias Frank Dow. by Guard Mike hovcy, September 15, 1880, en route from[Bodie to Carson.The number of robbers killed while resisting arrest was eleven, as follows : Joe Brown, alias Foster, November 18, 1870; foe Blanchard, July 18, 1877 ; John Brazel-ton, August 11), 1*878; Thomas Francis, November Iff. 1879; Jack Brown, alias J’Neil, April 20, 1881 ; Bill Leonard, June 1,1881; Harry Head. June 1,'1881: Jim rane, June 13, 1882 ; Jack Aimer, October 5, 1883; Charles Hensley, October 3, 1883; Jcorge W. Cleveland, March 10, 1884.ROBBERS HANGED BY CITIZENS, ETC.Tlie number of robbers hanged by citizens, in the 14 years, was seven as follows : Leamler Morton, September 27, 1871 ; Lafayette Grimes, Globe, A. T., August 25, .1882; C. B. Hawley, (Robe, A. T., August 725. 1.882; Leu. Redfield. Florence. A. T., September 3, 1883: Joe Tuttle, Florence, A.I’., September 3, 1883; Frank Taggart. Siler City, N. M., March 10, 1884; Mitch. Lee, Silver City, N. M., March 10, 1884.Tiiere have been seven ii(»rses killed andthirteen stolen from the various stageteams in time of robberies and attempted robberies during the fourteen years. It will be seen that the number of lives lost, as the result of the above enumerated robberies and attempted robberies, amounts to thirty-three. :'L WjuiiThe Mother-In-Law.—There never was but one home established without a mother-in-law. And that seems to have been a mistake. The mother-in-law less home walked right into trouble, as the sparks fly upward, it went right out in the orchard, and ordered fruit for two, and got all the rest of us into more trouble than all the good mothers-in-law of to-day can ever get us out of. Awav with nil this outrageous abuse of the mother-in-law.Have vou no seme of gratitude, voung man ? Do you love your wife? OK most devotedly. Well, there, where would vou have got your wife, had it not been for your mother-in-law?—[Burdette.
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