Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-25
HIoBRARA pEspERAooEs CAPTURED.
Nolan and Johnson of Middleton Gan
Run Down 1t Sisscton Agency
Sioux City .Ionrnal

Run Down At sisscton Agency
Sioux City Journal.
United States Detective Llewellyn Of
Omaha, who distinguished himself BY the
capture Of Middleton, the bandit Of the Mo.
brara has placed another feather in his cap,
BY running down and securing two other
Nebraska outlaws, Jack Nolan and 10. John.
son. The detective trailed them through
Minnesota to Si~eton agency, Dakota,
where the game was baeged. The particu.
lar charge on which Nolan and johnson
we're rrrested was that of robbing Bone
Creek, Neb., postof6ce in July last. The
Office is q small one, the place being . mere
cattle ranch, located IS miles west Of
O'Neill City. The amount of plumber OBJ
tanned only amounted to about 81 in money
and q small lot of stamps. While this
crime affords the basis for arrest, it is under.
stood that both prisoners are wanted for
belonged to the desperate gang Of outlaws
who for years have had their headquarters
in western Nebraska, and BY their bold
deeds of robbery, violence and even murder,
instituted a reign of terror in that part of
the state. Nolan is known to have been Of
the party who stole a drove of SO horses
from the Indians at Spotted Tail agency in
May last, a portion Of which were regained
BY the Indians after q dght with the free.
hooters. The most serious charge, however,
against Nolan is that of having killed a
man at Sidney last winter, for which he was
arrested and indicted, but pending the trial
he broke Jail. stole . needle gun, rejoined
the gang, and has continued his predatory
career ever since. He is said to have be-
longed to the gang who took Mitchell and
Ketchum and after tying them TO q tree shol
them and then kindled a Ere under the
bodies, an occurrence which was widely
published and commented upon at the time
on account Of its savage barbarity. One o.
Nolan's latest exploits was running eighteen
stolen horses into Minnesota, and It was tina,
which took him into Minnesota and Dakots
where he was captured.
johnson Ia q mere stripping of some Il
years of age, and Is hardly as desperate q
character IS his partner in crime, His re
cord % far % known is that of q cattle thief
With others he established what 10 known
as . " rustlers' camp" into which they raj
their stolen cattle. where they cut off thei
horns and otherwise disgusting them made
the stock ready for sale. For this crime b,
was arrested By the sheriff of Autelopt
county. but got away. It is also said thu
IN the early part of the year he was in isi
10 Cedar county, but whether he was dis
charged or broke away is not stated.
Llewellyn and his posse first came upol
the outlaws on the evening of the 18th in
shanty some twelve miles from Ortonvi!lc
MIMI, across the line in Dakots. Their,
VISA lively exchange Of shots sud the des
peradoes escaped for the time being, the,
compelling . farmer named 9yle to TAX
his team and carry them to Grant Center
and from there they put out before dayligh
on the 18th.
Tho St Paul Pioneer.Press, from wh.cl
our report 10 condensed. gives . delaile,
and interesting report of the movements Q
the pursued and the pursuers up 10 the tim
the former were c0rralled at Sisseton OF
theol5th. which'we pssslover,
On the 18th Nolan and johnson arrive,
at Fort Wadsworth (Siseton) and campo
about . mile out. In the meantime an n
dian runner had been sent forward 10 III
pot with . description Of The outlaws an
with instruction. TO the eonmsnder 70 hay
them sarrsstsd II thsy appeared Their,
johnson vent to the suffers for food an,
ammunition and was arrested, and thea