Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-06-24
HARDEE SHOT
BY POSSEMAN
Escaped Convict Enjoyed But a Brief
Period Of Liberty Before Be-
ing Shot Down.
STAYS ONE OF HIS PURsUERs
Brown Taken From the Glasgow Jail
and Hanged-Mckinney Killed
by a Ranehman.

glasgow, June lS.-Wm. Hardee,
who was sentenced to be hanged here
June 26th, for the murder of Chas.
Snearley neal Culbertson, in Septem.
Der, 1901, and who escaped from the
Glasgow jail the 9Th instant, was kill
ed by the posse that has been on his
trail the past ten days, about rs miles
southwest of Glasgow.
Chas. r. Hall, one of the posse, was
killed by Hardee. They had trailed
Hardee and Mckinney.
Another prisoner who escaped with
him about 60 miles up the Missouri
river. When they found they had
crossed the river in a boat the posse
crossed the river and struck their
trail again and followed 1t for IL or
Is miles, and about shutdown Monday
evening they thought they were in
the brush and were ~endeavoring to
locate them, when a shot rang out
from the brush and Hill fell dead. The
ball struck in his right eye and he
died instantly.
Hardee and Mckinney were con-
cealed in the brush and 1t was with
difficulty and after several shots had
been fired that they were discovered.
After several shots had been fired
by each of the men in the posse, one
OF the criminals was seen moving,
partly concealed, in the brush, and
the posse opened fire again, but moth.
ing more could be seen of them and
It was about dark, so nothing farther
was done that night.
Frank Loornis, one of the posse who
had been to camp for lunch, heard the
shooting and was hurrying back to
the posse, when Mckinney from be.
hind a hill fired at him, the bullet
barely missing his head. Loornis got
under cover as quick as possible to
prepare to make an attack, but moth
ing more could be cen of Mckinney.
The location vas favorable for the
criminals and they had the advantage
of brush and rocks, behind which they
could hide, and 1t was almost impos'
sible for them to be seen.
The posse then camped for the night
and were not aware that Hardee had
been killed until this morning. II
was found that Hardee had been shot
through the lungs and must have died
in a very short time after being shot
There were several bullet holes in his
hat and clothing, but only one took
effect.
Part of the posse returned this ev
ening. Sheriff Cosner will start Out
tonight with another posse and will
go to the scene as quickly as posi-
BILE. It is thought Mckinney will be
caught. Hardee was evidently trying
to work his way to Wyoming and was
making most wonderful progress con
sidering his physical condition.
Hardee was perfectly familiar witt
all the country he went over, as he
had been a COW puncher and worked
in that part of the country.
Hall, who was killed. was a singl,
man and had a ranch on Snow creek
not far from the place where he wal
killed. Hill was a schoolmate of Har
dee In Buffalo, Wyoming. and ha,
Just been telling some OF the mel
about a time that he was with a poss,
after Hardee some years ago, and tina
he had hid in the sage brush to lie
Hardee escape, as he did not wan
to kill him.
In the killing Of Hardee the gallowI
was cheated out of a victim. Thi
was to be the first legal hanging II
the history OF Valley county. Tn
most deplorable thing is that two GOO
and true citizens have lost their live
by a man that has a criminal recor,
OF the worst type ana had long beel
q menace TO the public.
Tonight about 1890 o'clock a mo-