The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-22
A dime NOVEL HERO
sULLY, NOTED OUTLAW, CAP
TURED AND AWAITS TRIAL IN
SOUTH DAKOTA
Is ACCUSED OF MANY GRIMES
The story of His Undoing and the
Romantic Career of His
Chief Lieutenant,
Blackbird.

CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., Nov. 21.-Jack
Sully, for twenty years the most noto-
riouS outlaw of South Dakota, accused Of
numbering seven men, leader of the Ly-
man county gang of robbers, horse rus
tier, cattle Stealer and squaW man, has
been arrested after many unsuccessful
efforts by United States marshals, sher-
ifs, constables, detectives and posses,
and is in jail.
Sully came to South Dakota in the
pioneer days without a past He never
told where he came from and no one
ever dared to ask him. He gathered about
him some twenty or twenty-five confed-
crates, and intrenched himself on the
highest hill in all Gregory county. The
other members of the gang lived about
him, and the most of them had tele-
scopes. Approaching parties We're seen
and warning given when they were miles
away, and when they came to Jack
Sully's aerie it was invariably deserted,
Smaller parties, even hunters, berry pick
ers and tourists, were warned by the
ping of bullets in the grass before them
and beat hasty retreats.
Sully and his gang stole cattle system
atically, and posed as gentlemen
thieves. Cattle were taken and sold
through agents to third persons. The
agent was given a commission, and Sully
anu Ills CROWD DOCkGleQ Tile rest. 1Hey
seldom took all of anyones cattle un-
less they made a FUSS when Sec
ond visit was invariably made, and
every animal driven away. Sully protect
ed himself by taking quick and deadly
revenge upon all who attempted to in
terfere with him. 1t was in this way
that he killed six different stockraisers
about his territory, '%who tried to make
trouble for him. His own father was
killed in a quarrel over cattle, it is I'M
derstood.
1t is estimated that Sully and his gang
have stolen $1,000 cattle and horses.
He made the mistake of his life when
he swore vengeance on Pete Waugh.
Waugh was instrumental in recovering
cattle stolen by Sully, and in hands of an
innocent purchaser, thus costing Sully his
part of the profit. So he and confed-
crate, one Donnereau, went to a dance
given by Waugh for the deliberate pur-
pose of 'fxin' - him. The shot took ef-
feet in Waugh's elbow instead of his
heart, and Waugh, in fear of his life,
with the assistance of Sheriff Taylor and
a deputy laid in wait for Sully and cap
tured him.
On Monday Blackbird one of Sully 8
lieutenants, was captured. 1t has been
always supposed that Blackbird was a
half-breed, but now it is found he is a
Norwegian. All his family was killed il
the Spirit Lake massacre of 1852 A buck
was about to brain the -year-old
child when a squaw. Tobacco Mouth, III
terfered, and adopted him. The suns and
SHOWS of half a century darkened the
yisage of the Norwegian, and he was al
ways supposed to be a half-breed.
The arrest of Sully and Blackbird, who
were the brains of the gang, is expected
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 attempt
ing to kill Waugh ought to send him to
the penitentiary. But if not there are
enough outstanding warrants to keep him
in Jail the rest of his life.