The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-08-12
WAS 1T OLD BENDER7

A MURDERER CAPTURED IN MONTANA-AND
THEY'THINEs> 1T THE OLD KANSAS SCALA
WAC.
The Montana Msdisonisn says: About
the last of June two men passed through
Robinson's Bar diggings, on the Salmon
River about fifty miles. above Salmon City,
in 4dabo. The.men reported that they had
come through from Nevada by the trail, and
were afoot. While at Robinson's Bar they
attracted little attention, aud passed on to
Salmon City. One was an Old German, and
the other was supposed TO have been an
American. On the asst day of jane the old
German made his appearance in Salmon
City. He had plenty>of money and bought
a horse and on the same day started alone
on horseback for Montana. His movements
were suspicious, and some OF the residents
of Salmon City viewed HIM, one who was
trying to escape, as his coRntenance was not
prepossessing. and his actions anything but
those of q man pursuing a right course.
The officers OF the law spotted che old Ger
man, ana they were not wrong in their sus-
piciOns. On Thursday, Jn.yl, a BanDack
Indian rode into Salmon City, and reported
that be lad found the body Of a white man ,
lodged in some driftwood about fifteen +,
miles CD the rivsr from town A party was :.
immediately formed, and wezt up the river.
led by she Indian, to tAe body. They founds
the Do5y of a white LAsu,. and il was recog--
nized rs being the same man seen in COM
pany, and the travelling companion of tie
old German, as they passed. through Robin
son Bar digg,ngs a few dsys before. The
man had been brutality murdered and thrown
into the river Two wounds in the head
told abe tale Of muir der. The skull had besn
smEshed in two places evidently with an an.
The body was brought down to SslEaoD
City. On examination no papers were found
to ell the
NAME oFTHE aDRdeERED STRANGER,
and there were NO money or any thing in
tie clothes of the man to identity him by.
The peop9s of Salmon City gave the body a
decent and Christian burial with appropriate
religious services, conducted by Rev. Z. ].
Stanley, of the Methodist Church. The
suspicious of the people were thoroughly
aroused, for foul murder had be3n COM
mitted. and every thing pointed to the old
German, who. mad been the cOmp9aiOn of
the stzsnq er. as the perpetrator OF SAe crime
Deputy Sheriff Shocks. with posse, starte6s
in pursuit Of the old German. The deputy
and party track d him up TO LOsnhi, across
the trail into Horse Prairie, and from thence
to Bannsek, and on to Argesta, and cap
tured him at Point of Rocks, ga the Bea yer
head. After he was arrested he told two or
| three different accoants OF himself. The
prisoner was heavily shackled by the Dep
uty Sheriff, and taken back to Salmon City,
where he is closely confined and heavily
chained. The old man is German by birth,
stoui built, and is abont fifty five years old,
and answers to the desci ipiions published
all over the country of ord man ISspder, OF
Kansas notorietv. The officers Ot Salmon
City have sent TO Kansas City to- a minute
description of old Bet Ger ard particulars
They think they have got tire old criminal,
and are guarding him with extraordinary
precaution. Th6 CiTcGnstans.a al evidence IS
strong against the prisoner. and there is no
reasonable doubt that be murdered his trev-
cling companion, and then threw the body
into Salmon River. He will be held and
tried Ell the next term of the District Court
within and for Nez Perces County, Eastern
Idaho.