The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-11-29

Professional Horse and Cattle Nus.
tier and Occasional Murderer

Professional Horse and Cattle Rus.
tier and Occasional Murderer.
Jack Sully, for twenty years the most
notorious outlaw of South Dakota, &C.
cused of numbering seven men, leader
OF the Lyman county gang OF robbers.
~horse-rustler. cattle-stealer and squaw-
man, has been arrested after many un-
successful efforts by United States
marshals. sheriffs, c~onstables. detect
ives n posses, and is in Jail.
Sully came to South Dakota in the
pioneer days, without a past. He new
er told where he came from, and no one
ever dared to IS aim. He gathered
about him some twenty Or twenty-five
confederates, and entrenched himself
on the highest hill in all Gregory coun-
ty. The other members Of the gang
lived about him. and the most of them
had telescopes. Approaching parties
were seen and warning given when
they were miles away, and when they
came to Jack Sully's place 1t was in
variably deserted. Smaller parties.
even hunters, berry-pickers and tour
lists, were warned by the ping Of bull
let's IL the grass before them, Inc beat
hasty retreats.
Sully and his gang stole cattle sys-
tematically, and posed as gentlemen"
thieves. Cattle were taken, and sold
through agents, to third parties. h
agent was given a commission, and
Sully and his crowd %pocketed the rest.
They seldom took all of anyone's cat
tie, unless they made a FUSS" when a
second visit was invariably made, and
every animal driven away. Sully pro-
tected himself by taking quick and
deadly revenge upon all who attempted
to interfere with him. 1t was in this
way that he killed six different stock
raisers about his territory" who at
tempted to make trouble for him. His
own father was killed in a quarrel oyer
cattle, it is understood.
It is estimated that Sully n his
gang have stolen $1,000 cattle and
horses. He was dreaded and feared all
over the southern part Of South Dako
ia. HI is fifty years old, aunc IN
build, with irregular but resolute fea-
lures. No one yer dared to even talk
with him, for fear they would find their
houses in ashes, or else feel h clip OF
q bullet.
Sully made the mistake Of his life
when he swore vengeance on Pete
Waugh. Waugh was instrumental In
recovering cattle stolen by Sully and In
the hands Of an innocent purchaser,
thus casting Sul]y his part Of the profit.
So he and a confederate, M Dome
reau, went to a dance given by Waugh,
for the deliberate purpose Of fixing
him. The shot took effect in Waugh's
elbow instead of hfs heart, and Waugh,
in fear of his life, with the assistance
Of Sheriff Taylor and a deputy, laid in
wait for Sully and captured him.
Later, Blackbird, one Of Sully's lieu
tenants, was captured. It had been al
ways supposed that Blackbird was a
half-breed, but now 1t is found he is a
Norwegian. All his family were killed
in the Spirit Lake massacre of 1852. A
buck was about to brain the two-year-
old child, when a sQuaw, Tobacco
Mouth, interferei, and adopted him.
The suns and SHOWS of half a century
darkened the visage of the Norwegian,
and he was always supposed to be a
half-breed.
The arrest Of Sully and Blackbird.
who were the brains of the gang, is ex-
pected to break it up. Sully is now
hustling for bail, and there is little
doubt that he will get it, so great is the
fear of him. States Attorney Miner
says the evidence against Sully on the
charge Of attempting to kill Waugh,
ought to send him to the penitentiarv.
But If not, there are enough outstand-
ing warrants to keep him in Jail the
rest Of his life.