The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-03-15

CASPER A SLEUTH.
Evaded Officers In Getting Duffleld
Into Minnesota.
There is a good story in connection
with the arrest of j. G. Duffeld, that
does credit to Sheriff Blethen and his
deputy, Fred Barnes. Mr.. Blethen
received telegram from here while
he was in st. Peter to go to Yankton
for the purpose of making the arrest,
and Immediately left for that town.
He stopped at Alton. lowe, where Duff
field had left his traces, while en- route,
but learned that Duffeld had been
apprehended at Yankton. He immed-
lately left for that town where he was
met by the marshal and informed that
a man answering to the description of
the one he wanted was under arrest,
but the man denied his identity. Cas-
per walked down town with the mar
shall, and saw Dufield with an officer
a block away. He at once said There's
my man." and when he accosted Duff
field, said Hello, Jim, how are you?"
but Dufield replied that while he was
glad to be met by an officer of the law
he guessed that Casper was mistaken
in his man. Casper guessed not, and
soon Dufield guessed that way, too.
Duffeld had shaved off his moustache
and had three front teeth missing,
since Casper last saw him. Duffeld
agreed to come to this city without
requisition papers. Deputy Barnes
came in on a Northwestern train about
this time. At about the same time a
deputy came down from Vermillion,
S. D., for Duffeld, wanting him to an
[swer some charge up there. But the
fellow returned to Vermillion and
wired the sheriff here that he could
arrest Dufield if there was any re
ward attached to the arrest, at the
same time wiring the sheriff at Yauk
ton to hold Duf6eld for him. Casper
took the hotel proprietor into his con-
fidence, secured a double room, paid
for lodging and breakfast, and told
the landlord that if any one called for
him or Duffield to say that they had
gone out and would not return until
late. Later the sheriff of that county
called and was so informed. He called
again about IL o'clock and was in
formed that the party had retired for
the night and would not leave until
the morning train departed. The
sheriff evidently contented himself
with the knowledge that he could take
Duffield away from Casper before the
train pulled out. But Casper got
wind of a special cattle train pulling
out of Yankton about midnight, and
with Dufield and Deputy Barnes they
stole quietly down to the station, got
aboard the special and pulled for
home. While coming through Iowa
the next forenoon an Iowa sheriff,
learning that Casper was on the spe-
cial, boarded it with a warrant of ar
rest for Duffeld on the charge of hav-
ing committed some crime in that
State. But Du&eld wore g]asses,and
Mr.. Blethen's overcoat, and when he
approached Casper and inquired for
the man Casper told him that he was
down at Yankton in charge of dep
uty, and he was on his way back to
Minnesota to get requisition papers
The sheriff took the answer as salts
factory, got off at the next station
and soon the specialpulled in to Min,
nesota, with Casper heaving a sigh Of
of relief over the fact that on Mime
sofa grounds an officer from another
State could not take his bird from
him.