Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-21
Dutch Charley Collared in North
Dakota and Now Here
In Jail.
First Rate Snow Fall-Just What
was Wanted by Rangers
and Rancbers.
Facts From the Indian Scare at
Dayton-Nothing in it
General News.
A Notable Capture.

sheriff G. w. Savage and Deputy
Sheriff Jim Conley arrived here Sun
day morning having in charge
Charles Rhodes, alias Dutch Charlie,
who is charged with the Mitchell
murder in the north part Of the coun.
ty two years ago. The prisoner has
been operating along the Canadian
line, crossing and recrossing as suited
him best and is believed to be one Of
the hardest characters ever jailed in
Montana. Sheriff Savage got on his
trail some time ago and Jim Conley
started about three weeks since for
Turtle mountains where the prisoner
was believed TO be hiding. Sheriff
Savage accompanying him to James
town, Oak, where Sheriff McKech ME
Of Stutsman county, OAK, gave them
considerable assistance aud, We
understand, sent posse with Conley
northwest over the jamestown
Northern railroad to Darlington,
OAK, thence they proceeded through
the Mouse river country toward the
southern slope of Turtle mountains.
Conley quietly ferreted out Rhodes
and one Bill Smith, the latter was
wanted both at jamestown and here
for alleged heavy horse stealing,
When all was in shape the Officers
went for the pair, who, seeing that
they were captured, gave up without
much resistance. They were con
Quoted to the railroad and lodged
safely in the jeil at jamestown, at the
close OF last week. The necessary
requisition papers had been duly exc
cuted and Sheriff Savage who, mean
time had come back here, again
started for Jamestown. Bill Smith
was badly wanted at jamestown and
was left to the sheriff there. The
most important Of the two prisoners,
Rhodes, was duly brought here. He
will probably be arraigned to-day al
though no particular time had been
set for the case last evening. Jim
Couley's work finding the lair of the
robbers took considerable time al
though few knew the hazardous work
heb ad undertaken yet quite numbe
of his friends began TO be anxious abou
his absence, fearing that he had me
with harm. The prisoner stated tina
letter addressed 10 him aud sent {,
Sykestcn or DEVILS Lake had beer
handed 10 a friend who forgot to de
liver IL to him. IL advised him tha
the officers were after him and had hs
received ID he would have pulled his
freight at once. As IL was he intend.
ed to pull out the next day anyhow
but the officers nipped that in the
bud. Various crimes are alleged
against Rhodes in addition to the
murder of Mitchell, one Of which 1,
the killing oil boy at Billing three
years ago. So much interest was ex
cited at jamestown over the arrests
that crowd Of over hundred wa
at the train TO see the departure o
Rhodes and to size-up the MontanI
sherifis. The latter had no little diffi
Guilty in getting the prisoner through
the crowd and upon the train. TIL
prisoner, II is stated, did not wish B
meet Montana crowd Mt the depO
and, rather than create any excit,
ment over his appearance, the officer
took him of near the end of the trail
and up the railroad track and bac
streets TO the court house where b
now indulges 10 the luxury Of ste,
cell awaiting further proceedings.