The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-04-09
FRONTIER THIEVES
One Thousand Horses Stolen
! by RUstlers.
HUNTING PARTIES AFTER THEN
No Mercy Will be Shown the Bands When
Captured,

1t Has Been Determined to Rid the
Country of Them One Man Shot
Through the Head, Others Mysterl-
ously Disappear The Thieves are
Located at the jackson Hole In wyom-
ing-A Horse Thieves Paradise.
HELENA, Mont, April 9.-The first
results of the war looking to the exter-
mination of horse thieves in Eastern
Montana and Wyoming has just come to
light, when the body of a man was found
on Alkall Creek, about ten miles from
Billings.
lie had been shot through the head
and had been deah several days.
The man has not been identified, but
is supposed to be Wyoming rbstler en-
route to Canada. Two other men sus-
pected to be in communication with
horse thieves have mysteriousiy disap-
peared within the past few days.
Two parties are now after the rustlers,
who are located at the jackson Hole, in
Wyoming, with thousand stolen horses
in their possession.
A party of fifteen, all frontier and
mountain men, under the leadership of
Sim Roberts, left Big Timber, in Eastern
Montana, for Jackson Hole a few days
ago.
Another party expects to reach the
north end of the basin under the leader
ship of the Chapman brothers aU about
the same time as the first party.
Each will be largely reinforced on its
way to the Hole, and as every man is
determined to rid the country of rustlers
some interesting reports may soon be
expected.
ST.. PAUL, April 9.-Correspondence
from Chamberlain, s. D., details at
length the exploits of band of horse
and cattle thieves, known as the 'Cul-
bertson Gang" who commenced opera
tions in Bonhomme county, and being
driven from there went to Northeastern
Nebraska, where they resumed opera
tions.
The band was short lived in that sec.
tion, and a vigilance committee hunted
down and disbanued the gang, killing
several and driving the survivors out OF
the country
Two Culbrrtson brothers escaped ano
afterward went TO the Black Hills,
where their identity was hidden unit
they were arrested for the brutal killing
of friendly Indian named Few Tail!
during the closing days of the IndiaI
disturbances at Pine Ridge five month:
ago.
Although they practically admitted
the killing, they were liberated on tht
ground that war with the Indians eX
listed at that time, and that the killing
was an act of war.
"Old man" Hoyt, one of the banC
who was not fully identified with tn
running off of cattle and horses, bu
who is known to have harbored tn
thieves, was permitted to escape witt
his life.
Word has just reached Chamberlain
that he has returned to his old "stamp
ing grounds" in the Bluffs west of Run
ming Water, Bonhomme county. h
reached there the other day after al
absence of nearly fifteen years, an,
again lives in an old hut that was hi
former home.
The dwelling is on the east side of tn
Missouri River, directly opposite tn
town of Nobrara, Neb. and is located o.
the mouth of deep ravine that extend
back from the Missouri to distance o
two or three miles.
This raVine was veritable hors
thieves paradise, and completely con
cealed their actions.
Hoyt is now quite old, aud has com
back to the old home of the desperadoe
to die,