Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-10-13
ED. MARTIN IS
AFTER KELLY
Dangerous Quest Of the Under sherif
In the Bad Lands Section in the
Vicinity Of the Judith.
MESSAGE SENT IN ey KELLY
Says He viii Chain Martin to q Tree
and Starve Him to
Death.

tree and starve him to DEATH"
This very remarkable message was
sent to Under Sheriff Edward Martin
by Guilford Kelly from the bad lands,
and before this, Mr.. Kelly has had
a chance to carry his threat into ex.
ecution, as the officer started out af-
ter him not long after getting the mes.
sage.
Kelly Bad Man.
Kelly is pretty we'll known in this
section. and has established a reputa.
tion as bad man. It will be remem.
bered that last year, while he was
being taken to Deer Lodge by Sher-
If Slater, he made his escape by
jumping from rapidly moving train.
The sheriff had allowed him to go to
the toilet, and Kelly took advantage
of the opportunity to make a break
for liberty. That he succeeded in
jumping from the train without being
hurt was considered remarkable The
sheriff and posse made a long search
for the man, but he could not be To-
Gated. nor was he seen again by any
one who was prepared to take him un-
til a few weeks ago, when Stock In
spector Millsap ran across him in the
bad lands, near Judith, and brought
him into camp. Kelly was chained
up in an empty room in a store at
Judith for the night. The next morn.
ing it was found the bird had flown.
It was Immediately after this that
Kelly left his defiant message for Mr..
Martin.
Goes After the Man.
The sherin's Office, having learned
of the arrest by Inspector Millsap and
the subsequent escape of the prisoner,
prepared to send after the desperate,
and Mr. Martin was entrusted with the
difficult task. It is difficult chiefly be-
cause of the nature of the country
there. Those familiar with it say
that a man like Kelly could easily
keep pursuer in sight for miles with
out exposing himself in the least, ,and
finally bowl his man over at leisure
without taking the slightest chance.
For this reason they do not believe
Martin will effect capture, even If
he comes out of the bad lands unharm-
ed.
OnoerStanoS HIS Business.
But if Kelly understands every de-
tail of his business as bad man, so
does Martin understand every detail
of his business as an officer. He has
had experience at this sort of work
before, and judging from his past rec
ord, Kelly's only chance will be to get
out Of the country, or to trust to luck
in getting shot at the under sheriff
without running any risk of a return.
Because, if it comes to an open fight.
there will be just one outcome, and
that will be job for the coroner in
sitting on the remains of Mr.. Kelly.
| OF course, no one who knows the
| two men believes that there is any
chance of the fugitive giving battle to
the officer, but he is entirely capable
| of getting in a shot from ambush, and
on this account, Martins friends are
just a bit uneasy, especially as he
has been gone since Sept. %, and no
word has been received from his yet.
kelly's Offense.
| Guilford Kelly was convicted in July
of last year Of killing horse belong
ing to Charles Stroud, of Ruby gulch,
and was sentenced by Judge Cheadle
to two years in the penitentiary. Just
before starting for Deer Lodge. Kelly
and Miss Dolpha Plaunt were married
at the county Jail. On July 6 Kelly
jumped from the Northern Pacific
train when it was near the town OF
Bernice.
Expected In Today.
It is announced at the sheriff's Of
fee this afternoon that Mr.. Martin
is expected in some time today. Just
what the result of his trip was is moi
definitely known. but it is surmised
that Kelly fed the country when he
learned that the under snerif was
| on his trail.