The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-03
is WANTED BY THE CAR
Russian Fugitive Captured in
- Montana.
is CHARGED WITH FORGERY
He Is Accused OF the Embezzlement OF
Several Thousand Dollars From
Bank Where He Was
Employed. Ft"'"
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

| Justice cannot escape the far-reaching
hand of the law: that in these days it
is not such an impossible distance from
| an obscure ranch in Montana to the
domain of the white czar must be the
conclusions of Anthony Petrow Shul-
| ten, or as he calls himself, A. F. klut-
chinski, a young Russian who is in the
| county jail here awaiting deportation to
Russia on the charge of forgery and
embezzlementT w
A. F. ,Klutchinski was arrested last
Thursday in Custer county, about IS
miles northeast of Junction City, and
40 miles below Handsell Bros. store,
on the Musselshell river, at little
ranch, where, in company with man
by the name of Peterson and boy, ne
was living. They recently took up the
ranch and said they were going into
the sheep business. Deputy Marshal
Sam jackson made the arrest. That
officer has been working on the ease
several weeks. Clew after clew was
found to be without merit. Recently ne
got onto warm scent and stayed with
it until he rounded his man up.
The story leading up to the accuseds
arrest is long one. Suffice 1t to say
he is charged with embeZZlement and
forgery while working as an accountant
in the employ of the Commercial bank
of .Wino, Russia, in the branch bank
at Keidany. He is alleged to have got
ten away with II, 515 roubles, or several
thousands dollars, Feb. 20 last. He was
traced toathe state of Washington. Mar
shall Ide of that state lost the trail of
the alleged embezzler in Montana and
turned the case over to Marshal Wool
man, with the result stated. Marshal
Ide has been notified and will arrive in
Helena Monday, taking the accused to
New York, where he will be turned
over to the Russian detectives. Several
days ago Deputy Marshal Jackson got
hold of a, clew that seemed unusually
good and he left Helena, going into
the MuSselshell country and down the
river to the place where the arrest was
made. The officer had in his possession,
besides the regulation extradition pa
pers issued by the respective govern
ments, a photograph of the accused,
taken in Russia, and copy of Rus
sian newspaper. Arriving at the shack
in which Shultens and the others were
living, he presented the Russian papers.
Shulten was glad to receive the news
paper and welcomed his guest. During
a conversation the officer sized him up
and saw that he bore striking resem-
blance to the telegraph, even down to
the eyeglass shown in the picture.
II have a warrant for your arrest"
said the officer. haAk
IT think you are mistaken" replied
sShulten in .brolselysRnglish.s - = =,
II BY way of repfNFJackson showed him
the photograph and the extradition pa
pers. AS soon as Shulten saw the pho
tograph he said:
II guess you want me-.
Later, after Peterson had read the
extradition papers to him, he said he
was ready to go and accompanied the
officer to Helena without further ado,
arriving here to-day. He is a young
man, about %, and he appears to have
been well bred. The papers show that
he was regularly indicted in a compe-
tent court Of jurisdiction. He was
dressed in corduroy and had regula-
ton steamer valise. He did not have
very much money in his possession but
is reported to have snug bank &C
count in Billings bank. He and Pc
terson intended to embark in the sheep
business, but the deal is off for the
present. When seen at the county jail
| and asked by the Standard reporter If
| he had anything to say about the
| charge, the accused said that he would
| have something to say after the train
| arrived from the East tomorrow, as
he expected a party from Billings who
would furnish an explanation that
| would prevent his being extradited. He
said he was not very familiar with the
| English language and hardly knew how
| to express himself. He admitted he
was a Russian, but denied the charge
that has been preferred against him.
He bears a striking resemblance to the
photograph sent here by the Russian
authorities, and if he is not the man
wanted, he is much maligned indi-
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