The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-03
HOW RAMSDELL DID It
Story Of the Cap ur0 Of Those Indian
Murd3T9rS.
WHERE THE HONOR BELONGS
a Statement Which Is Made to
Prove the Legislature Has Re-
warded the Right Parties
For the Arrests.
WHERE THE HONOR BELONGS
snecIal pispatch to the standard.

Special Dispatch to ths Standard.
KALIsPFL March 2.Ihe STANDARDS
Mlssoula correspon lent, in an article
under the date of Feb. %, says the men
named i'm tho bill introduced 10y Repre-
sentative Sparks providing for the pay-
ment of a reward for the capture Of tho
Indian murderers, Pierre Paul and La-La-
See, are not the rightful persons to re-
ceive the reward. The bill nam 5 William
Mooring, r. II. Ramslell. Jack WISE and
Howard Sprague. The Mlssoula corre-
spondent pretends To tell now these In
dams we're captured, and behtiles tho ell
forts of tho Flathead posse, ana also
speaks of the killing of n deienseless In
dian, accusing the Elathead posse with the
killing.
Ralph II. Ramsdell. who is generally
spoken of as the man who captured Pierre
Paul, gives the following statement re-
garding the affair:
"In 1886, while at Fort Steele, / over
heard a number of Indians telling of GER
tain murders they had committed. They
did not know that l unders ool their lam
auage. As soon as the snow was hard
enough for snowshoes | caro- down to
Demersville aud told what | had heard.
The result was thai the set tiers rounded
I'M the murdcrers, and later two Indians
we're TO be seen dangling from rope S
end i'm the timber near Egan. They were
hanged for the murder OF three pros
pectors on Wolf prairie. The severe les
son had a salutary effect upon tho muir
derous Indians. No further effort was
made to capture other Indians known to
have committed murder for some time.
Everyone is familiar with the unsuc-
cessfuI attempt of Sheriff Heyfron To cap
ture Pierre Paul and Ll-Ll-See during
his term of Office. He had troops from
Fort Mlssoula. 1t was at the time OF these
attempts to take the two Indians named
that the Indian was killed that the Mis-
soula correspondent speaks OF, an refer
ence to the story published Mt the time oil
the hanging will show that the Indian was
killed by one of the posse brought INTO the
Flathead from outs de and think 1t said
Jim Conley was the man. The shooting
was not done by anyone from here. The
unsuccessful attempts of sheriff Heyiror
with the aid Of troops, only made the In
dams holder aud they soon had the whole
reservation tcrrorlzed by tho iiendisl
acts. The Ind ans on the reserve did no
dare complain or give any information a
they feared Pierre Paul and La La-Se,
and their relatives.
AT the time of the discovery of thu
murder of prospcctor Dunn At Angel Hill
midway between Drmersv.l.s and Dayton
creek, several attempts were made b.
local officers TO capture the renegades
The troops were again called out bu
nothing was accomplished.
AT this Sheriff Houston determined &
nut a stop to the laWlessncss, and COZ
cluded that the only way To capture thes
renegades was To secure the aid of mel
familiar with Indian ways, and those VII
knew the men wanted. Mr. housto
came to me At Rayalh, where l was foi
warding Great Northern freight for tn
boat landing, and asked me TO 90 wit
him and take charge of posse AMI mar
age the affair as | saw fit.
ave went TO Dcmersvi.lc, whore We 81
cured posse. and then returned To Da,
ton creek. arriving there about daylight
One of the murderers was there, bar IA
covering our approach hel. Sher.
Houston then took Chief Eueas on boar
the steamer Carter aud took MIN to III
foot of the AXE where ne held him oy,
night. The next morning the IudIal
brought Pascale 10 Us aud gave Linn uD
exchange for the chief.
'The posse at this time was composed
Houston, j. J. Grant, William Monrin
Jack Wise, Howard Spragae and myse.
Houston took Pascale 10 Ravalli, wuiie
and some OF the posse went around
Eneas' place. taking hum aud another i
dian to Rayalli as hostages 10 hold un
the Indians would give up Pierre Pa
and La-La-See. Houston AMI | took 4
Indians TO Mssoula. The Indians ma,
a fuss abou. the arrest OF their chief. b
Houston telegraphed Duncan McDona
that If the Indians made any trouble