, 1890-12-25
PIERRE PAUL AND LA.LA.sEE
Two Most Dssper rate and Cruel Mur-
derers,

Pierre Paul was the murderer Of one
of two prospectors, killed on the Jocko
in May, 1887. This murder was as
dastardly as that in which Antely was
concerned.
Pierre Paul, accompanied by La-La-
See, was riding along the railroad track
few miles west of the station known
as Arlee, just on the edge of the Flat
head reservation. 1t was in the evening
Two men were sitting by camp fire.
Both had their boots removed. The
Indians rode up to them and commenced
to talk, asking where they lived and
many other questions Tho mon re-
piled, one stating that he had a home at
Missouls. One was an old man, the
other rather youthful. The young man
stated they were going on, and they both
put on their boots, bid the Indians good
| bye, and started to walk toward Mis-
soula. As soon as the mems backs were
turned to the Indians, the latter raised
their guns and sh OF them down. The
first shot did not kill the old man, and
he was followed by Pierre Paul, who
shot him the second time, and then
crushed in his skull with stick.
The bodies of the men were carried
some distance down the ravine and
poorly buried. During the summer the
bodies were found and latterly an lndi-
an named Antoine Finley, now serving
a term in the Deer Lodge penitentiary.
who was with the murderers, told the
whole story of the case.
Pierre Paul Is Il perfect athlete, strong
and hearty, and was held in terror by
the other Indians ON the reservation.
La-La-See will be executed for the
crime related above, and is rs deeply
implicated in the murder of the men us
Pierre Paul. He is an Indian of the
Flathead tribe, and ABOUT % years of age.
He claimed he killed the white men,
because the white men had killed his
brother. He is q desperate character
and, like his partner in crime, Pierre
Paul, is looked upon rs a reckless man.
and one to be feared. These two men
had so terrorized all the good Indians of
the tribe that they were afraid to say
aught against them, or tell the officers
of their whereabouts.
Governor White, in 1888, offered re.
ward of $500 each for the capture OF
these two Indians.
Notwithstanding the reward otieie ed,
all efforts TO capture them were without
afraid to assist the officers IN any way,
and the outlaws kept traversing the
reservation from one end to the other,
some of the time seeking shelter with
the Kootenai tribe.
In the latter parr of the year 1888 d,
J. Heyfron, then sheriff of Missoula
| county, organized a posse of over fifty
men and for a few days secured the
reservation.
The Indians protested, and informed
| him and the posse to leave the reserva-
tion. Matters assumed very ruddy
| com plexion, and rather than have few
white men killed in order to secure two
bad Indians, the sheriff and his small
army left the reservation. Tho nerve
| OF Pierre Paul was shown in a bold move
he made when the posse here mentioned
was on the reservation. The Indians
held a dance and the sheriff and n large
number of his deputies were present.
Paul approached the officers and said ;
~ am Pierre Paul and you can not not
friends and you can not take me from
His bluff worked like q charm, and. it
is needless to say, the officers did not
try to take him.
Last spring deprsdations by bad In
dinns became SO annoying TO the people
| of the Flathead lake country that the
1 =
ernor Toole, stating that IL the authori-
ties did not take the matter in hand
| they would organize and institute a
thorough clearing out OF all the bad In
dians.
In August last q posse of 100 we'll
nrned men was organized at Demers-
Vile, and companied by about the
same number OF sold diers, started for tho
Kootenai camp on Dayton creek, with
the avowed intention of capturing Pas
Gale, Pierre Paul and La-La-See. The
citizens marched overland, and the
soldiers were conveyed by boat across
Flathead lake.
When the posse arrived at the camp
the Indians were ready to move. and
owing to misunderstanding between
tho citizens and soldiers tho campaign
proved failure.
sheriff Houston, OF Missoula, then de-
tern,ined to capture the outlaws at all
hazards. He organized q posse of sixty
men, and, after consulting with all the
chiefs ON the reservation and impress
| ing them firmly of his intention to rid
the land of all bad Indians, started out
| on the trail OF the outlaws. Nearly n
week was spent in tracing the fugitives.
At last Pierre Paul was sighted near
the Pend d'Oreille. He was accom-
panied by no one but squaw. AS soon
rs he found the officers were close on his
trail, he handed his gun to the squaw
and commenced to ride away unarmed.
His horse was tired and he discovered
that escape was impossible, SO lie made
the best OF the situation, and dismounted
aud waited for the officers to approach.
fully realizing that his career was near