The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-07-10
Looked Close to the Kalispe1l
Officers Who Arrested
ONE PERCY DE WOLFE
Known to Be an All Around Crook.
Thought He Was With the
Train Robbefs.

Percy De Wolfe who arrived in Kal-
ispell Monday night from St. Marys,
was arrested last night by Officers
Beaudette and Eakright. De Wolfe is
alleged to have been implicated in the
big cattle rustling case in Teton and
Cascade counties sometime ago in
which Frank Smith, who was arrest
ed in Kalispell by Officer T. J. Hannah
was participant. After Smith was
arrested he was taken to Great Falls
and sentenced to term in the peni
tentiary. Officer Hannah was wit
ness in the case and while in Great
Falls became familiar with De Wolfe.
When Hannah saw De Wolfe yes
terday he recognized him Immediately
and during the day De Wolfe was kept
under surveillance. He was drinking
quite hard and when slightly intoxi-
Gated told that the United States mar
shal was after him, but that he had
got away from him and twelve Indian
police.
A telegram was sent the United
States marshal, asking him if be
wanted Percy De Wolfe, as he was in
Kalispell. An answer was received
saying to arrest and hold him and that
a deputy marshal with a warrant for
him would leave Helena for Kalispell
on the 10th.
De Wolfe was arrested on the street
last night about 1880 and was taken
to the Jail. When searched no gun
was found and only about IS in money.
When he first came to Kalispell he
claimed to have $500. What he did
with the balance, he could not or
would not say.
It is not known what charge will be
brought against him until the deputy
marshal arrives, but it is supposed to
be thde charge of cattle rustling. At
the time Smith was arrested and tried
De Wolfe was wanted on the same
charge, but could not be found. lie
having succeeded in keeping out of
the way of the marshals and Indian
police. He is known to be bad man
and has an unsavory reputation on the
east side of the range.
After the arrest was made and the
prisoner was being searched the dis.
covery was made that in almost every
respect he tailed with the descrip-
tion of one of the men who held up
the Great Northern train near Malta.
The more the officers and others
would look at the prisoner and com
pare him with the written description
the firmer grew the conviction that he
was one of thetrain robbers.
The report spread that one Of the fa-
nous trio had been captured and con-
siderable excitement ensued. The off,
GERS were besieged by people inquiring
as to how it happned and how the
prisoner looked. When told that he
was the same in height, weight and
general appearance, even to slight
cast in his left eye, congratulations
were showered upon them and the big
reward seemed almost in reach.
c. H. Smith, the expressman in
charge of the express car that was
robbed, was notified and a description
of the man under arrest given him.
He soon settled the question by saying
that all the men in the hold up were
smooth faced. while the prisoner has
mustache. The prisoner made
strong objections to having to lay in
Jail, and sent for Attorney Bremen,
who tried to get out writ of habeas
corpus, but was refused. The par.
ticulars as to why he is wanted will
not be learned until the arrival of the
deputy marshal tonight.