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

Account of Their Capture and Arrival IL
St. Paul-Noian and Johnson's Career
Detective Llewellyn's Account of Theil
Capture-Bothl WantedI for the Robbery
ofa Postoffice, snd Other Crimes.
The SUNDAY GLOBE contained succinci
and distinct account (Which is republished
to- day in our usual resume of Sunday's
news of the excitement in the vicinity OF
Ortonville, Big Ston county, over the pur-
bers, Tom. Nolan and Joe Johnson.
The newsboys had scarce finished count
ing their hundreds of nickels from the sale of
GLOBES yesterday when 1.-The Ortonvlle hor-
ror" created a rifle of excitement in our
Nolan Nolan apd johnson ne in this city, y.
They reached here yesterday forenoon under
guard of Detective w. H. II. Llewellyn and
Deputy Sheriff A. +. Randall, of Big Stone
county. Expeditions inquiry was prolific
in additional facts, which may be given in
this new chapter of the Ortonville affair as
follows:
THE PURSUIT RENEWED.
The SUNDAY GLOBES account left off with
Llewellyn's return to Ortonville last Tues
day night, and was supplemented with tel
egram from Capt. Clarence E. Bennett at
Fort Sisseton to Gen Ruggles, of Gen. Ter
rvs staff, announcing thai Nolan and John
son had been captured at his post on the
18th inst. Resuming the story at this point
Llewellyn having arrived ct Ortonville Tues
day night, stayed there over night. The
next day, Wednesday. he organized party
to renew the pursuit on horseback. An
early start was made and the party made for
the Coto Hills where the trail
of the robbers had been left
and where r. H. Major had been placed to
watch for the ruturn of Giles-the farmer
whom it will be remembered the robbers
forced to convey them in his wagon, after
Fordman's team had been used up and
abandoned. From the Coto hills earnest
work began again, and without misadventure
the officers posse reached the Sisseton
agency.
AT sIssETON AGENCY.
Here the first direct news of the where
abouts of the robbers was learned. They
had been there only the night before.
Llewellyn got to the agency Thursday morn
ing; the robbers had enjoyed the forced hos
pitalitJ of the agency Wednesday night. It
seems the alarm had reached the agency
ahead of the robbers. When they
got there, they we're recognized, and Mr.
White, the agents clerk, dispatched courier
to Fort Sisseton informing the commanding
officer of the desperadoes' presence; this was
followed with letter by mail giving full par
ticulars. Llewellyn supplemented all this
with another courier So soon as he reached
the agency and received such definite news
of the robbers. These three messengers, on
horseback, travelled faster and ahead of the
robbers, who, when they left the agency early
Thursday morning with Giles in his wagon,
took the direction towards the fort.
CAPTURE OF THE ROBBERS.
Thursday night, just about dusk, weary
devil-me-care swagger, entered the post trad
er's store. He wanted to purchase
some ammunition and grub. While
negotiating for the articles, the front door
of the store was filled with armed soldiers.
A look at the back door showed similar
crowd on duty there. An officer stepped in
to the store and laid his hand on the shoulder
of the stranger.
linus Joe Johnson was captured.
Nolan and johnson on nearing the fort
had forced Giles to drive the wagon near and
under the bank of a lake three-fourths of a
mile from the post. Nolan, who was wound
ed in the foot, was left in the wagon, while
johnson and Giles proceeded to the post
traders to buy misunderstanding only
eight rounds between them-and grub, hav-
ing had nothing to eat except "bread and wa
forS for %ho
IN some way gave johnson away, and his
capture was effected as described. It's more
likely the couriers from the agency put the
military on the alert, and johnson, being at
once recognized on entering the post, was
arrested.
NOLAN TAKEN.
Following Johnson's capture, Giles was
made to disclose the place of Nolan's hiding,
and his capture was effected by the soldiers
without difficulty or resistance on his part.
In this connection, the following letter
from Capt. Bennett to Mr.. Llewellyn, af-
ter he had reached the post, gives concisely
all that transpired around about the fort at
the time of the capture, and Immediately
subsequent to 1t.
HEADQUARTERS, FORT s1ssEroN, u. T.,
October 18th, 1879.
w. II. H. uleWellyn, special agent OF the de-
partment of Justice, Fort Sisseton, D. T.:
SIR have the honor to report that I or
dered the arrest of John F. Nolan and Joe
johnson last night. Johnson was arrested in
the post traders store at this post, and Nolan
was arrested about three -fourths of a mile
from the post east, where he was secreted. The
driver was compelled to show the place where
Nolan had been left. Nolan was wounded in
the foot by pistol shot, accidentally he said
at Ortonv'lle, MINI These men had two gov
eminent carbines, calibre IS, and Nolan ad
mitted he had been soldier. The arms could
be seized under ,O42 and 3. 74S, revised statutes
and these men could be held as deserters by the
United States military authorities. They were
searched, and First Lieutenant J. M. Burns,
Seventeenth infantry, was ordered to take
charge of all property thus taken from them.
This he has been ordered to turn over to you,
and turn the prisoners over to you on the
United States warrants you hold ordering their
arrest. These parties were arrested on the
United States military reservation at this post.
Nolan said he came here to get food and sup
ply of cartridges to fight with; that he be.
longed to the Doc. Middleton gang; that he
had fight this side of Ortonville-the one
with you-and made his eacape and came in
this direction. The carbines being government,
arms, have ordered turned into the post ord.
nance officer and held by him as United States
government property of the ordnance depart
Ment. request you will report the matter to
the department of justice that my official 40.
ton may receive the approval Of the United
States attorney general and his excellency.
President of the United States. Nolan ad.
mitted be had been soldier in the Third
United States cavalry. They are two desperate
characters. My action in the interest Of law
and order trust will be approved.
Respectfully your obedient servant,
CLARENCE E. BENNETT. ~
Captain Seventeenth Infantry, Commanding
Post.
PREPARATIONS TO DEPART,