Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-12-21

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jailed. The parties are all Danish. The
youngest brother Is sixty years of age
| and the woman thirty i've.
OUR NiOBRARA NEIGHeORs.
The Process Of Purifying the Valley Still
In Progress-Excellent Work of the Vigil
lantes,
Niobrara News.
On Monday last Mr.. P. ). Cline, .
young man residing near the west line
of Knox county, arrived in our city, &C.
companied by Miss Mary Berry, blush
ing maiden of about sixteen summers.
The twain straightway proceeded to
Judge Cooley's Office, marriage license
was procured, and the loving swain and
blushing dsmsel we're united in the holy
bonds of matrimony by his honor in his
usual felicitous manner. The happy
couple then registered at the Farmers
hotel, and were contemplating a wedding
tour to Iowa and Wisconsin, but cruel
fate soon changed the smiles to tears.
and the blissful anticipations we're sud-
denly dashed to pieces by the appearance
of Capt. A. j. Burnham and party of
vigilantes. who are striking terror
to horse thieves in the
Niobrara country. who arrested the
bridegroom as a member of Kid Wade's
gang that has been scourginR the upper
Niobrara for the past six months. In
spite of protestations and tears the vigil
lantes refused to permit the bridegroom
to room with the bride, but kept him
closely guarded until morning, and then
started with their prisoner for Holt
county. The bride Tor an hour, or the
virgin wife. took Tuesdays stage for her
home, sad aud detected over the sudden
! change in her fortunes. Capt. Burnhana
informed our reporter that on their trip
to Niobrara they had arrested thirteen
members of the gang at Paddock and
! Red Bird. viz I; Four of the Beltezores
George Crooks, George Crandall, NJ
Retherington. Chas. Morton, the Cline
brothers, Old Man Weatherwax
, and sou. John Hart was arrested
+ at Weatherwax's rancho. but escaped
the vigilautes firing several shots at him
as he rode away-result not known. Two
stolen horses were recovered at Weather
wax's place. The vigilantes are armed
, with Winchester rifles and large navy re.
volvers, and are terrible earnest in their
efforts to rid the country of thieves end
> their aiders and abettors. When they
3 make an arrest they make the victim tell
( all he knows about the doings of his pals
using the revolvers and hemp rope as
gentle persuaders.
On information thus obtained the
: burial place Of valuable horse was found
! that was shot and buried in pit sever
feet deep, dug Oh the farm of one of the
> Cline brothers by members Of the gang
residing in the neighborhood. Th,
/. cause of this proceeding was the fact tina
!. the horse had n peculiar brant
q and had been sold by one of th,
gang IN the nelghborhood of Apple
creek, but learning that the vigilantei
were on the trail, one of the gang wen
e to the man to whom the horse had beer
It sold and purchased him, took him to th,
]. pit already prepared by his pals. sho
). and buried him to destroy the evidenc
. and throw the visilantes of the trail.
e. BIT Capt. Burnham and his assistants
It acting upon the information receive
IS from weak-kneed member of the gapf
4, found the pit and marched Weatherwa1
Morton, Cline and others to it, and CO,
e. ering them with their Wipchesters OF
le dered them to resurrect the horse, whic
q. vas done at lively rate. The anlms
of being we'll preserved, the tell.tale bran
- was plain and distinct, thus furnishin
as an important link in the chain of evidene
c. that the vigilantes are for going to ri
IN the western country of thieves au
!. their aiders and abettors and replenis
" the ranks of the convicts at Nobesvlll
IL On Wednesday evening our city v.
ne treated to another sensation by the real
nf tLo rSr lion too thnp -
10 borhood aud the arrest of VIM. Freese,
). wealthy German farmer, residing thr,
" aud half miles from this city, on Il
t. charge OF har bouripg, aiding and abe
,e- ting Kid Wade. tine we'll known capita
ia and leader If tue horse thieves, and lie.
-. ing in stol. II horses. Several of our c.
Va izeus aud Judge Cuoley immediate
went to MIR. Freeses ranch, and su
enough he WAS in the hands of tho wig
lis lantes. An arrangement was made
of which Mr.. Freese waived an examinati
and gave b"nds for his a. pearan
IN at the next term of the distri
court, and the vigilsntee depart<
ah Mr.. Freese is member of the Masol
10. and Odd Fellow societies, also of I
Grand Army post in this city, has alwa
been regarded as one our best citizens
in bachelor, and had Kid Wade in
on employ soon after his release from I
'ng Iowa state prison. We are informed Il
he two stolen horses were found and ider
ire fed at Mr.. Freese's. Mr.. F. says he p
has chased the horses in good faith. snJ
ire perfectly willing to undergo rig
ca. searching investigation in regard to
&C. the facts aud circumstances in the ca
the 1t will require the beat kind Of eviden
ely something moro thsn the confessit
ing Of thieves, to convince the people of n
&c brara that Mr.. Freese 10 anything
rd. what he has always appeared to be-,
eli. of our best citizens.
llso The vigilantes are doing good serv
nen in hunting down this infamous gang
he thieves that have been terror to farm
the in Knox. Holt and Brown counties, /,
Ter. should be aided and assisted by eve
'ere honest citizen in the land. That Q
I in takes will be made aud the reputatio,
yer innocent men temporarily clouded, il
ore, be expected. bnt the ultimate result
sho be for the bensdt Of the community.