The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-06-01
.SUuy GANG BROKEN Up
OLD BAND OF OUTLAWS ON ROSE
BUD is DISPERSED.
FOUR IN THE PEN, ONE SHOT
Federal Court at Deadwood This Week
Has Finished the Work of Putting
Old Notorious Band of Rustlers In
Stripes-Judue In Norfolk.

Has Finished the Work OF Putting
Old Notorious Band of Rustlers In
Stripes-Judge In Norfolk.
At last the notorious gang Of horse
thieves and cattle rustlers who for
years and years have created terror
along the old trail between Chadron
and Niobrara, and who have looted sta
bles in every part Of the northwest,
lately retiring to the unsettled portion
of the Rosebud reservation, have found
their undoing, and are all either locked
up in penitential cells or dead with
bullets in their frames. The last of
the gang were disposed of this week
at the South Dakota federal court in
Deadwood, from which place Judge
Garland of Sioux Falls returned last
night, spending the night in Norfolk
and leaving early this morning for his
home
At this session of the court Phil and
Claude Conoyer were each found gull
| ty of the crimes of horse stealing, and
were sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary, each. John is now serv-
ing a term at Sioux Falls. Frank
Young, another of the gang, was also
sent up at this session of the court for
two years, and Jack Sully, the former
leader is dead.
Years ago this gang was under the
leadership of Jack Sully, who led a
desperate career, taking many chances
on his life. A couple of years ago Jack
Sully was shot and killed in a running
fight on the reservation, out northwest
of Bonesteel. 1t was thought at that
time that this gangs rustling would
end, but the leadership was taken up
by John Conoyer, and the rustling
went on just as though Sully had nev-
er died with his boots on and in his
saddle
Conoyer Gang Well Fixed.
1t was a surprise to the people of
the Rosebud reservation that the Co.
noyers should take up the work of
rustling, for the reason that they were
well off in worldly goods, owning a
good tract of land, a good bunch OF
livestock and in a growing community
But they were undaunted by this good
fortune, and continued in their rust
ling, taking animals off into the north
west and then getting them out of the
country by means of a chain of sta
tions.
Finally John Conoyer was captured
and sent to the penitentiary, and work
began on the trails of the other two
and of Frank Young.
Last winter Claude was captured
out on the reservation by Sheriff
Sproul in a bad fight and later Phil
, while drunk, fell out of wagon ant
was shot accidentally by a revolver II
his pocket. DR.. Frank Salter, formerl!
of Norfolk, was called to attend thu
, case, and he recognized Conoyer. Lat
er the sheriff went to the place wher,
, Conoyer lay wounded and arrested thu
!, fellow. Frank Young was taken in
, fight. The three were brought befor,
the federal court at Deadwood las
week and now all have been sentenced
, The people of northwest Nebraska an,
] the Rosebud are breathing more eas
a lily as result.
There has never been a Jail stroni
n enough to hold the Conoyers or tn
Sully gang Many and many tim
, they have broken out of the Jail a
= Butte and Niobrara and Verdigre, al
!, ways with aid from their comrades
! At one time Jack Sully was shot Il
9 Minneapolis, Just as he was leavin
; the police station on an escape, head
> ing for train.
, Among the party in Norfolk las
night, enroute home from the cour
o session, were Clerk of the Court o.
9 Pender, and Petty Jurymen j. ]. Wells
!. ]. w. Faris, w. S. Vreeland, Carl Mul
:, ner, W. II. Gilfillan, c. A. Tidblan.
. Every criminal case on the docke
was convicted. There were nine sen
to the penitentiary and two to count
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