Fergus County argus., 1900-12-12
AGAIN IN THE TOLLS.
Percy De Wolfe Has A Record Of Crime in
Fergus County.

Fergus County.
From the following, clipped from
the Grea. Falls Leader, it would ap-
pear that Percy De Wolfe is likely to
be out of harms way for time. The
officers who caught him realize they
have a bad man and appear to be
taking precautions to put him behind
the bars for long period.
He is up to his old game OF cattle
and horse stealing-in fact that seems
to have been his trade for many
years. His name appears several
times ON the court records OF this
county and June 18th, 1893, he was
sent to the penitentiary for one year
since which he has kept out OF these
parts, although he passed through
Fergus county last year andstopped
over in Lewistown to shake hands
with few old acquaintances.
His FIRST arrest in Fergus county
was early in the spring OF lS9l and
on May 7th of that year he was in
dicted for grand larceny. Bail was
fixed at $500 and this was forfeited
when on the 18th OF the same month
his case was called but he did not ap-
pear.
De Wolfe was arrested again in the
winter Of 1923 and indicted March
23d of that year for grand larceny.
This time the officers proposed to
keep him and bail was fixed at 81. 800,
which he could not furnish. He was
tried and convicted, the jury fixing
the penalty at one year in the peni-
tentiary and an additional fine of
800. Judge Du Bose passed sentence
June 18th OF that year. The Jail walls
were covered with drawings and
comments made by De Wolfe while
he was incarcerated and he is remem-
bered by the officers as Il natural
criminal and a hard man to handle.
II WOulu bc NSh Wcic Hc W De liieu
under the habitual criminal act and
sent to the prison for long term
or for life. He is beyond reforma.
ton.
[Great Falls Leaderl
Percy De Wolfe, a notorious desper.
ate character OF northern Montana,
was brought to this city today un.
der arrest by Deputy United States
Marshal Michael Wall, who is taking
his prisoner to Helena. He IL charged
with stealing cattle from the herds oI
the Mormon settlers near Cardston
He was arrested upon the Piegan In
dian reservation last Saturday. Ac
companying Marshall Wal were two
half-breeds, Jack Wagner and Wesley
Mllllgan, who are wanted as witness
es. The party came In on the Great
Falls & Canada road this afternoon
and Marshal Wall lodged De Wolf
and the witnesses In the city jail t
await the arrival Of train No. 23iron
the east.
De Wolfe IL well known to the old
timers around Great Falls and ha
always borne the reputation OF be
ing a tough character. The polio
say that he has never been conyicte,
OF any crime here, as he has alway
proven shrewd enough to leave
loophole to get himself out Of an
difficulty that he has been in.
DE Wolfe said today that he wa
under bond on the Canadian side fU
the same crime. He said that h
would prefer being tried on this sid
of the line, but that II did not max
much difference, as they would prol
ably hang him on either side II b
gave them rope enough.
The authorities are pretty well col
ylnced that De Wolfe was at the hea
OF gang OF tough characters tha
planned to hold up the pay train I
the Belt mines about five years az
when it had about 100000 worth ,
specie aboard. A Great Norther
railroad detective suspected the pic
and worked on the case for sever,
months. He prepared a surprise fC