Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-10
AN OUTLAW KILLED.
''Carlsy," tho Notorious Desperate Of
the Niobrara, Killed.
Detective L~lewsl!yn, after 4 Hard Ride Of
3Eighty.Four Miles, Captures His Man
He Attempted Flight and Was Shot
Dead by Hts Pursuers.
Death In tho Rhoderick Due Mine-Eish.
tecn Inches OF Snow In Dsadwood,
ana All the Mails Delayed.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
AN OUTLAW KILLED.

AN OUTLAW KILLED
Deadwood, d. T., Feb. Subjective
Llewellyn came into Deadwood this morn
ing, accompanied by Boone May, a mes
senger on the Sidney stage line, after ahard
chase in pursuit Of the notorious outlaw,
Curley-notorious for his connection with
Doc. Middleton and his gang. The charge
against Curley was that Of robbing a post.
Office on the Niobrara river last fall, and
the detectives came upon him encamped
forty.two miles south Of Fort Mead. Carley
was arrested without much difficulty and
they started on their return with the pris-
oner. The horses on which the detectives
we're mounted had been ridden forty.two
miles, while that of Curley was fresh and q
remarkably fast horse. Everything went
quietly until within two miles Of
Fort Meade, when Curley suddenly
drove his spurs into his horse aud shot
ahead with the detectives following, but their
horses we're too tired too keep up with the
fresh horse of Curley, and they ordered him
to halt. Instead of stopping, he turned off
the road and made for some small timber,
and thel officers seeing their prisoner escap-
ing fired a volley from their shot guns and
revolvers, which had the effect Of throwing
him from his horse to the ground. On rid
ing up they found their prisoner dead, COM
pletely riddled with bullets. Leweliyn and
May proceeded to Fl. Meade and made ar
rangements for his burial. Curley, the man
killed, was nearly six feet tall and weighed
ls5 pounds and is generally considered to
have been a very hard case. He could
neither read nor write and was supposed to
be about IS years old. He told his captors
yesterday that his real name is, he thinks,
Lee Grimes, but is not certain /; he had no
recollection Of parents, and could not
tell his age to a. certainty. Two
years ago he made his appearance
at Ogallala, and soon after Joined
Doc. Middleton's gang, operating on the
Niobrara. His principal deal was with
johnson and Holt. of that gang, stealing
horses and cattle, n large lot of fifty head
being stolen from Kountz' rancho and sold
in Minnesota. Curley was with johnson
and Holt when they robbed the Bone creek
postmaster, and threatened death if he in
formed on them, and the first intimation Of
the robbery was given by one of the gang,
and johnson and Holt were arrested, and
now Curley, the last of the three are dead.
Perhaps no two men in the country have az
good a reputation for GOODNESS and nerve, as
have Llewllyn and May, the latter having a
past history unequal to any hero Of a dime
novel, and at some future time I shall give
a few notes OF his remarkable career.
kILLED IN A NINE.
Az accident occurred on Saturday last al
the Rhoderick Dhu mine. which resulted
in the death of q miner named McIver. He
was standing at the bottom of the shaft
| when the lore bucket which was being
hauled up, fell AMI crushed him Into q
shapelese mass. These mines seem to be
conducted very carelessly as nearly every
week some accident occurs. The last was
q premature blast. which resulted in the
death of two miners.
Quite q heavy fall of snow last night and
the mails are all delayed. The Bismarck
stages are four or five DAYS behind time,
caused by heavy snows in the vicinity Of
Grand river.
The fire department has been thoroughly
recognized and We now have two hose
companies and one hook and ladder COM
pany and with our present supply of water
feel able to cope with any ordinary fire
that may break out. L. E. G.