Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-04-26
REST EASY.
Let Business Take a Nap and
Lay Your Plans on
Monday.
Dutch Charles Crime at Coul-
son-Where Will he be
Brought to Trial?
Sad Drowning at Saltwater
A Prominent Monaghan
Squibs and Sketches.
Charged to Dutch Charlie.

The Billings post says: 1--WE learn
from the YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL
that Charles Rhodes, alias Dutch
Charlie has been captured by Deputy
Sheriff Jim Conley near Turtle noun
tains, Dakota, and is now in jail, be-
ing held for the murder of man
named Mitchell in the north end OF
Custer county two years ago, and also
for the murder of the boy waiter,
Frank Redmond, at Coulson. This
last murder occurred at Coulson, on
the night Of Thursday March 30, 1882.
Rhodes, about midnight entered the
gaming saloon of Jack Skillin, where
Frank Redmond, a waiter in Cross Il
Browns restaurant, and number of
Others were present. Rhodes had
been losing heavily, and was in
quarrelsOme humor. He exclaimed
Il am the bully Of this town. Sup
posing the remark to be in jest, Red
mond stepped up to him and said
jocularly, What's the matter with
you?' WhereupOn Rhodes hit him
In the face, pulled revolver from his
coat pocket and shot Redmond, the
ball entering below the neck, aud
passing through the heart Holding
his gun on the crowd, Rhodes retired
from the room, in the excitement Of
the moment escaping from the town.
No attempt to capture him was
made until daylight when twelve
mounted men. well armed, sci off in
pursuit, but failed to find the muir
derer. who is supposed 10 have hid in
the rocks north of the town. In those
days murder did not raise the ex-
element that it would now, and
though there was great sympathy
with the poor boy so suddenly called
to his long account, the matter was
almost forgotten, after a few futile at
tempts to capture the ruffian, who will
soon be put upon his trial. Redmond
was about Is years of age. and came
from Brazil, Clay county, Indiana,
leaving a mother sister and brother.
Rhodes is native of Prussia, and
came to COulson from the Wood River
country. He is said to have killed
several men, and to have served long
term in penitentiary. AS this crime
was committed in the bounds Of what
is now Yellowstone county, we pre-.
sumo Rhodes will be tried here for
this murder The spring term OF
court being over In Custer, he could be
tried here in May, and in the event OF
a failure Of justice from any cause
whatever, he could be returned to
Miles City. The matter is nowiunder
the consideration Of the proper law
officers.n -
Regarding the place Of trial the Post
should bear in mind that the statutes
of Montana provide that ofie nses
against the laws Of the territory (of
which this is one) shall be tried In the
county where the offense was commit
ted. The killing Of Frank Redmond
was done in Custer county as it exist
ed at that time. A warrant was issued
after the offense was committed and
before the county boundaries were
changed, therefore the warrant would
be valid. While IL may be question
of doubt whether the district courl
held within the county, as 1t exists al
present, has any Jurisdiction over Of
fenses committed outside OF its bound
aries yet the letter of the law above
cited would place the trial of this Of
fense In Custer county OF which Bill
ings was part at the time of the
murder.