The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-06
FLED FROM NEW ORLEANS
A Murderer Captured on the Yellow
Stone by United States
Marshals.
Taken Back to Stand Trial for
Killing His Former
Employer.
A Man Who Has Defsd tho Law fer Four
Years and Was In the
Rusilsr War.

Among the callers on Gov. Richards last
week was Capt. A. Grabert, n genial bald
beaded man from New Orleans. He was
after a murderer, whom he had located at
Miles City. The man he wanted is Gus
Aibers. who has dehed the law for four
years. He killed Mrs. Frances Weyman In
New Orleans. Time and time again has he
escaped tho clutches OF tho law, and when
1t seemed almost certain that its meshes
would close about him. When the story of
his crime and escape became known the in
dipnation of the citizens became aroused.
Tho country was secured for miles around.
but he managed to escape through the
swamps TO Vicksbu,g. Miss. From time to
time during the past four years be has been
heard from in Arkansas, Texas. Mexico,
and finally In Wyoming and Montana. be-
ing arrested Mt Miles City by Capt. Grabert
and Il. b. Stubs, of the New Orleans de-
teotive force. Alhers at first consented to
return to Louisiana with his ceptors.
but when they opened HIS cell to take
him to the train he defied them and
declared that he would not go without re-
QUESTION papers. Capt. Grabert then
came to Helena and got the necessary pa
EeFS from GOV. IllSh0kNs' sAho IA
bers went with the officers.
The story Of the crime ia brief. Albers
was employed in 1889 by Mrs. Weyman, a
widow with two daughters. one aged nine
and She other Is. Mrs. Weyman conduct
ed a dairy on the outskirts Of New Orleans
and Albers drove one Of the milk wagons.
During the latter part Of October of that
wear Mrs. Weyman discharged Albers, upon
confirming her suspicious that he had been
Systematically robbing her. On November
4. a month later, while Mrs. Weyman was
returning to her home and within
a few blocks Of her residence, in
co,npanv with her daughters,
she met Albers. He confronted the woman
and her two little girls and asked her to re-
instate him in her employ. She replied IN
the negative and attempted to pass Albers.
when he drew q revolver, and without a
moments warning. sent a bullet from one
of its chambers crashing into her hears.
Casting one hasty glance upon the pros
trate body Of his victim he turned and tied
from the scene. and for four years man
aged to evads the ayenging hs1d OF justice.
grand jury on Nov. 90, 1889, and q true bill
for murder in the frst degree was returned
against him..
The story of his capture by Deputy
United States Marshal Tom Smith is told
in tbs prisoners " language: II did not
intend to shoot Mrs. Weyman that day."
he said. II was on the lookout for a man
who had threatened to DO me, and l don't
know what impelled me to commit the
deed. After the shooting | travsrsed the
swamps. sleeping days and travelling at
night until I reached VioksburR. Here l
sas. From thsre I wandered all over the
west. was employed at times as a field
laborer, herded cattle with the cow
boys and drove stage. l joined
forces with the rustlers last spring.
and received the nickname Of Tim
b%erline.' During this time l have
employed over fifty aliases and when / was
arrested / was knawn as Mat Fleury.
Deputy Marshal Smith. who arrested me.
was connected with the b. and IA. stage
route. on which l WAS employed. l knew
him a long time before he recognized mo,
and autographed my description to the New
Orleans police. l had a p%resentment that
meant to have me arrested and stole
his horse and escaped from Idaho into Mon
tana in the dead of night. l was working
on the Diamond G ranch, twenty-five miles
north of the Yellowstone, in Montana, when
Deputy United States Marshals Tom Smith
and Buck Enos arrested me. There was
something strange about the way they got
me, too. l had been at the ranch about
two weeks. On tina particular day !
had finished my days work branding
cattle-we were engaged in the grand
~roundup-and had cleaned my re-
volver. Then l did something l never
did before. left the weapon lying on a
table in my room and won't out to the barn
to attend to my horse. l was just coming
out of the barn door when the two marshala
confronted mo and ordered me to hold up
my hands. There was nothing else left for
me to do and up they went. but if l had
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taken me alive. did not know what l
was arrested for until I saw Capt. Grabe1t
and Oficsr Stubs. Then | knew it was all
up with me. l Am glad that the chase is
over, however, as ] have always been
haunted by the fear of being arrested"
Albers is 81 years of age. and u giant in
stature, standing six feet four inches high
in his stockino feet.