Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-29
LET THIEF WALK AWAY,
Dakota sheriff's Prisoner Calmly Walks
Out of Sioux City Jail.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, Dec. 29.-Thrown behind
The bars OF the city jail Sunday nigh.
with Il prospect of a long term in the
South Dakota penitentiary staring him
in the face Bob Sau!sherg. a cattle
rustier and horse thief, captured by
Sheriff Feeney, of Stanley county.
walked calmly out ol the police station
yesterday morning.
Tremendous excitement relgned when
1t was learned the fellow had been
turned loose. Every police officer avail
able was sent out of the station With
in twenty minutes after the fellow had
gone: every policeman was instructed
10 leave his beat and join in the hunt.
Sheriff Feeney, who arrived al the sta
ton to get his man in time to take the
Northwestern train for Fort Pierre,
where Saulsberg was to be tried. dis
covered to his CONSERVATION that the
bad man had gone.
Sunday night the police received a
telegram from Sheriff Feeney at Free
mont. Neb., asking that an officer be
detailed to meet him at The Northwest
ern depot at 11:1o O'Clock. The pris-
oner was escorted to the station and
locked up in a cell for the night. Sher-
If Feeney going to the Vendome Hoo
tel.
When Desk Sergeant Richard came
on duty yesterday morning he found
no record of the prisoner nor of the
sheriff. There was no name to guide
him as to the prisoners identity. but
Desk Sergeant Sloan told him there
was a man In the cells brought for the
light by South Dakota sheriff. Ser
geant Richard had not seen the fellow
and knew nothing about him. He told
officer Williams, however. to see that
the prisoner was given breakfast so
the sheriff could take him directly to
the train.
A few minutes afterward Bailiff
vreeland and Officer Newell. who took
The prisoners TO court. opened the jai,
and took out George Hobbs and Mike
Murray. members of the viaduct "can
gang" who wsre suspected of having
a hand in the Happy Corners saloon
and Hosea Delier. vag.
Then Vreeland discovered Saulsberg in
the cell. As is customary in such cases
he took him out and the tall frontiers
man. wondering. got into line and was
marched into the police court, where
he was closely observed by everybody.
After the cases of Hobbs, Murray
and Delier had been disposed of the
frontiersman was stIll on the bench.
Bailiff Vreeland inquired of Judge
Page what was to be done with the
man. The court hastily ran over the
docket and looked at his papers.
There's no arrest slip for him and
no information" said the court.
We'll. he's probably sleeper"
unused Vreeland, and he took the prIs-
oners below. where Saulsberg was left
liz the sergeant's room.
vreeland asked Captain John Dav-
export whether there was any charge
sgainst the fellow. Captain Davsn-
port looked Saulsberg over and said he
knew nothing of II.
Probably a sleeper" he suggested.
Got mixed up with the other prison
ers. You can go he told Saulsberg.
Surprise sat thick on the counte-
nance of Sauisberg. but he ieisureiy
turned about and walked out of the
station. On the walk he stopped and
gazed about uncertainty for perhaps
five minutes, strolling back and forth
as il in doubt as to wha: he should do.
A curious crowd watched him. Final
~ he disappeared.
Fifteen minutes afterward Sheriff
Feeney walked into the station.