The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-01
a Murderer Caught.

A Murderer Caught.
William Carmichael, the young despera-
do who shot and killed John Bockhouse
farmer living near Omio, Emmons coun-
ty, on Oct. 18th, was captured last Monday
morning about 3k miles northeast of
Coal Harbor, by John G. Dwycr. Mr..
Dwyer owns large horse rsnch at tho
place mentioned above, and has in his en-
ploy Fernandez Perfecto, n very shrewd
and active "cow boy" who has spent his
lifetime with the herds. Last Saturday
after Mr.. Dwyer had received his mail he
read in the Washburn LEADER an account
of the murder and description Of the
murderer, and late Sunday afternoon q
young man came riding up to the rancho
on bare-backed pony, and asked if he
could stay over night. Mr.. Dwyor answered
in tho affirmative, and as soon as the young
man dismounted it flashed into Mr.. Dwy-
er's mind that the stranger answered the
description given of John Bockhouse's
murderer. For the time being Dwyer kept
his suspicious to himself, but took the
young man into the house and told him he
could make himself at home as they had
some chores to do before supper. Mr..
Dwyer then impaired to Perfecto his sus-
picions that the stranger was the murderer
referred to in the LEADER, and arranged
to entertain him as they would any othor
stranger. Accordingly, after supper, they
engaged in social game of cards, the ono
keeping tally of the gamo taking down the
name of each player, the stranger giving
his name Us William Carmichael. This
made tho clue to his identity assured, but
everything passed off pleasantly, and after
few games the cards were thrown aside
and the balance of tho evening was spent
in telling "cow-boy" stories and singing
songs. When they retired for tho night,
all three slept in one bed, Carmichael in
the middle, according to arrangement pre-
viously made between Dwyer and Perfecto,
who exercised every prccaution against a
possible flight of their bird. In the morn
ing after breakfast, and the stock was TAX
en- care of, young Carmichael put on his
coat and gloves and thanked the boys for
the entertainment, and was about to take
his departure, when Ferfecto drew his re-
volver and told tho lad to throw up his
hands. The demand was complied with,
and Mr.. Dwyer tied him with cord ho
had ready for the purpose. The boy at once
confessed that no shot the man Bockhouse,
and told his story substantially Us was re-
lated in last weeks LEADER.
On Monday afternoon Messrs. Dwyer
and Perfecto brought their man to Wash
burn and turned him over to Sheriff Fitz-
gerald, who locked him up in the Washburn
jail pending the arrival of the sheriff from
Emnons county, whom Dwyer notified by
letter.
The capture of this young Desperate is
''big feather" in Jack Dwyer's cap, and
marks him as man of keen perception,
cool, nervy and determined.
Young Carmichael is about 1s years of
age, ls quite tall and slim, and takes his
arrest with GOODNESS that would be ad-
mirable in a veteran criminal. His fathers
name is Jacob Carmichael and lives in
Livingston, Ill. His mother and young
or brother and sister live at Omio En-
mons county, near where the decd was
committed.