The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-05-06
The DAKOTA JESSE JAMES
Great Criminal Career Of a Boy
Not 20 Years Old.
STOLE Several Horses, Served Ono Term
In the Penttentiary and Escaped
While Serving His second-In
Sioux City Last Night.

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Deputy Warden Jeffrey, of the Sio'ax
Falls penitentiary, arrived in the CITY
last event ing with Byron Bemrs, "a con
vict who ESCAPED last August. Bcmus
was given berth in the city Jail for
| the night, where TRIBUNE reporter
found him. He is q young man. when
one counts by years. being only 10,
is marvel. Although he is
being taken back to serve ont
his term, this fact does not seem to
bother hi1D any, and he was perfectly
wiling to talk freely about himself
ana his exploits. In fact. it was his
Willingness To talk that led to his dis.
covery and recapturc
Yes they got me again." he sold,
as he rolled over in his bunk and on.
deavored to find an iron Sat that had
soft side, ard I'll havo to go back to
the pen. ! suppose l might as we
have stayed, as my time would h,,r,,
been out in June. but / h2d -
chance to got away, und took q
You sec, when they put me in The ,,a,,
was set to work in the stone q ,arr,,
From there went to the. J.itcban
then to the laundry, and ti,,nlly hs'
came trusty and was given n ioh in
the stables. One night the warden's
WI. VIC naa peen down town nd had to
wa,s untll She returned t. !, put up the
aorses dor,s - ~ was about 3. O'Clock and
daeK toxeat as my y hat a " When t, got through
near nepr eg,nR' pel} me men; ne 1t morning was
something to ea' nns started gnt got
again. Some WOW ~ ssa. rm, eeu .,,uos ous
around and afte r. WS,l,tinrs s ,1, .u,med dam
found myself q sight of the nen;ten.
.,hry AGAIN THAT made me feel tough
as my 'Gee Stt-e sore from my long
n,.,.;l VIII .fefeped mt ranch and got
a,s g to eat This was about
uuiN a Heen l went to another ranch
Tha ,1ha q permission to sleep in a barn
~. ane Acuse was only fifteen or sixteen
etei from the barn, but got out one
oi che best horses and rode that night
d t1d the next day. When got to En-,
Point traded it for another horse and
81 TO Soot. missed the ferry, then
traded tor blind horse and made him
\ swim the river and came near beinp
drowned. Say, mister. that
was the best horse l ever
got straddle OF. rode it
! 2oo miles to O'Nc:ll, where | turned it
loose, and struck up on the sand hills
worked on raych all winter. and
] teis spring went to work on a section
! near Cody, Neb., where was nabbec
by the deputy"
DO you r.gret going back?'
4 ~, Nav. got tired bumming around
Ihen Vas fool to go by my right
name That's what tipped the game. )"
I've you been in trouble before?"
ServaH one fnr,,, in tha
What for?"
what for?" repeated the prisoner
with look of disgust, "Why, steal-
ing horse. of course. 4 got
up in Montana that time, but
they finally caught me- That was
up in Mead county near Sturgis.
was indicted once before for stealing a
horse, but my lawyer got me out of it,
He showed that the horse was not
worth SEQ, and that was guilty only
of petty larceny. 1t was little runt
pony, and my first experience in the
business, but the fact that it was a
runt saved me from the pen"
"You will probably be given turn
for the last horse you stole?"
II guess not. ] am convict and u
convict has certain privileges lot en-.
joyed by the ordinary mortal Well good
night must get some rest, for ex-
pect I'll have to go to work in the
stoLe quarry when get back. want
to be in good shape"
And here the young horse thief, who
has stolen four horses, served one term
in the penitentiary, escaped during his
second term, and stiIl lacks two years
of reaching his majority, turned over
on his iron slat bunk, and
Like one that wraps the drapcry of his
couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant
Dreams"
the Jesse James Of South Dakota was
soon snoring loudly.