St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-12
HABEAS CORPUS.
Montana Officer and Prisoner
From Texas Arrested at
Brainerd.
After Refusal of the officer to Obey
Habeas Corpus at st. Paul.
The officer and His Brother Fined by Judge
Brill for Contempt Of Court.
Alleged Irregularity in Arrest of their
Prisoner to be Tried Monday.

The train from Brainerd, which arrived in
st. Paul at o'clock yesterday morning. had
on board Sheriff O'Gorman aud Deputy
Sheriff O'Connor, having in charge James
and Frank Conley and VIM. Smith, deputy
sheiffs of Miles City, Custer county Montana,
and Stephen Taylor, the defaulting ex-
county clerk of Miles City. An account OF
the exciting episode on the train at Brain
erd Thursday night, attending the arrest of
the Conley brothers and Deputy Smith, ap-
peared in the GLOBE by special telegram
yesterday morning, but to give the reader
more correct idea of the affair, brief re-
sumo of the facts may be given.
Stephen Taylor, the ex-county clerk OF Miles
City, is one of a dozen officials and promi-
nent men of Custer county, against whom
indictments are pending for conspiracy tc
defraud, it being claimed that he was instru-
mental, or at least cognizant of the issuance
of 100000 fraudulent bonds, hypothecated
in 1923. Taylor skipped for parts unknown,
but few days ago his whereabouts were as
certained, and he was arrested by deputy
sheriff James Conley at Eel Paso, New
Mexico. He was en- route to Miles City with
his prisoner, but upon reaching ST. Paul the
friends of Taylor swore out
a writ Of habeas corpus, with
the view of having him released here.
Deputy Conley was joined here By his brother
Frank and Deputy Smith, who was en- route
to Miles City from Cheyenne.
The writ was returnable before Judge Brill
and it was served on the party, just as the
train was pulling out from the union depot
Thursday afternoon.
The party did not recognize the writ and
they gave Sheriff O'Gorman and Deputy
Clewett to understand that if they took Tay-
Tor they would have to fight for him, and at
the same time couple of six-shooters were
shown.
The train pulled out and Sheriff O'Gorman
returned to the district court and laid the
matter before Judge Brill who issued a writ
of attachment for Conley and Smith on the
charge of contempt of court. Armed with
this Sheriff O'Gorman and Deputy O'Connor
started in persuit of the party, taking the
evening train at 7:45 out. Meantime a
message was sent to Sheriff Mertz, of Brain
erd, calling on him to arrest the party and
hold them until the arrival of the officials
from st. Paul. The latter was also advised
to go armed and provide himself with an es-
cort to guard against resistance.
Upon the arrival of the train at Brainerd it
was boarded by Sheriff Mertz and an armed
posse, and for few minutes the situation
looked decidedly warm. The Miles City Off
Gals were loath to surrender and only did so
at the point of O score of rifles pointed at
their heads When Sheriff O'Gorman reached
Brainerd he found his men in jail
The next train for st. Paul found the party
started on their return trip, and as no time
was lost in making connections the party
reached here at s O'Clock yesterday morning.