Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-20

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1t was at first contemplated to take then
back by the route over which pursued ant
pursuers had travelled in hot haste, to Or
tonville. The captives, however, feared, O.
at least had apprehensions, that the peopl,
might take the law in their hands, ane
make them climb down a rope, and it wal
decided to transfer the prisoners by way O.
Breckenridge on the St. Paul and Pacific
R. r. To this end Capt. Bennett issued thu
following order:
HEADQUARTERS, FORT S1ssEroN, D. T.,
October II, 1879.
Special Orders No. 157. (Extract.)
l. Corporal William Mason, and one pri
vate, company ST." Seventeenth infantry
with one four mule team, will be sent to Breck
enridge, Mimi, under special instructions from
the post commander.
By order of Captain @. E. Bennett,
J. NJ. BURNS,
First Lieut.. Seventeenth Infantry, Post Adj
Previous to leaving Fort Sisseton Mr.
Llewellyn, who is business clean cut in ev
erything, had business transaction with
Lieut.. Burns, of the Seventeenth infantry
ing letter:
Fort SIssEToN, D. r., Oct. II, 1879
Mr.. W. 81. 81. Llewellen-Sir: have the homo,
National Bank of Omaha for two hundred
$4,000 dollars in payment of reward for the
captured of Jack Nolan. Said money is to be
distributed among the parties who assisted in
his capture.
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
j. NJ. BURNS
First Lieutenant 18th Infantry.
THE DEPARTURE.
With the completion of the above ar
rangements Mr.. Llewellyn, accompanied
by Deputy Sheriff Randall, who has seen
him through the affair with commendable
pluck and energy, and his escort started TO,
Breckenridge and arrived there in due time
without interruption. There it was given
out that the prisoners were deserters, and
thus crowd of morbid minded spectators
were avoided until just before the departure
Somehow it leaked out on the
eve of leaving that the
two prisoners were Nolan and johnson, the
gathered at the depot, and hung about the
Car to get just one look at the two men, who
had become only second to the Mortified
Younger gang in the criminal history of
Minnesota. Their look was the briefest, for
0uo oAASAAo oVo0A4OA up, auA duu III uQ0
time and on time, the guard and prisoners
arrived in St. Paul, yesterday forenoon. U.
S. Marshal McLaren had been telegraphed
of their coming and was at the train to meet
them. Escorted by the guard of officers
and not little interrupted by an excited
crowd, inquiring ''who are they,' Nolan and
johnson were lodged in Ramsey county iail.
In St. Paul.
No sooner had it become noised about that
SO distinguished party had arrived in the
city, than Sheriff Kings Office was crowded
with eager and anxious inquirers. They
were received by Sheriff King, Mr.. Llewellyn
and comrade, Sheriff Randall and GLOBE
reporter. Mr.. Llewellyn and Sheriff Randall
we're tired out, and after they had disposed of
Nolan and johnson by shutting the Jail door
on their backs, referred the inquirers to the
GLOBE for full information about the rob
bers' raid, and departed for the Windsor
hotel.
There at later hour the GLOBE renewed his
acquaintance with Mr.. Llewellyn and Sheriff
Randall, and after an animated talk of half
an hour or more learned the full particulars
of the affair, which in intensity of excite
ment, persistency of pursuit and desperation
in resistance hardly has parallel in the his
tory of crime en- the frontier, which has given
even epics to American literature.
DETECTIVE L1EwELLYN,
the officer who has accomplished the cap
ture of swo such noted desperadoes as Nolan
and Johnson, is worthy of detailed descrip.
ton. He is typical specimen of the West
ern man. Tall and straight as an Indian
he adds to slim but we'll knit
Inquire the sinewy strength, suppleness
and endurance begotten of an open air life.
he is blonde in complexion, with weather
beaten, but pleasant face. In conversation
he is animated and talks with a refined pre-.
cision and accuracy, which is surprising
when it is known that as government de,
tective he is compelled to associate with the
roughs of the frontier and
almost absorb their slang and
profanity. Mr.. Llewellyn is an officer of the
United States department of justice, and has
been engaged as such in Nebraska with the
signal success for years, which has attended
him in the present affair.
When approached for his account of the
Ortonville business, Mr.. Llewellyn in an off
handed way remarked:
1.-THE papers have had it, about as it oo-
CURED. Your paper had good account oil
it this morning."
Following this, the GLOBE applied its
patent interviewer, and though modestly re.
luctant to speak of the affair, so filled with
his own marvellous personal exploits, Mr..
Llewellyn gave his story.
In substance it is repetition, so far as
the pursuit is concerned, of what is repub.
lished elsewhere in to days GLOBE.
"What are these men wanted for?''
Before answering Mr.. Llewellyn showed
his warrants for the arrest of Tom Nolan
and Joe johnson. They are signed by VIM.
L. Peabody, United States commissioner,
Omaha, Nebraska, under date of October
10th, and charge both men with breaking
into, for the purpose Of robbery, postofice
at Bone Greek Cook & Towers ranche),
Sioux county, Nebraska, on July 3, 1879.
"Besides this,'' said Mr.. Llewellyn. .sthey
are wanted for stealing eighty three head Of
Indian ponies from the Rosebud or Spotted
Tail agency about the LIST of last May. An
account of that affair was mentioned in the
papers at the time. Nolan and
johnson were in it. They worked the
business both with bravery and consum mate
skill. The fact is both men are wanted or
numerous charges. The United States has
the two against them speak of. The State
authorities of Nebraska have charges agains
both for horse stealing, and Nolan is charged
with killing Mexican at Sidney last winter
They are two desperate characters, and be
long to Doc. Middleton's old gang of hors
thieves, who have plundered and raided ev
cry cattle ranch on the frontier, in Nebraska
Wyoming and even Dakota. .
CHOW came it that you got on the track O
these fellows?"
II have wanted them since the postofic
robbery and Indian horse stealing affai,
and have been on the watc
for them. The last hear