The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-22
BUTLER GETS
DESIRED MEN
MADE RAPID WORK OF LANDING
TWO BAD ONES FROM WYOM-
ING-DEPUTY INCIDENTALLY
CAPTURES REWARDS.

Within TWO hours of the time that
description of two criminals were
placed in his hands, Deputy Sheriff
A. j. Butler yesterday proved his abil-
ity as an officer by landing both the
wanted men behind the bars of the
county jail. One of the men. Adie
irwin, aged II years, is wanted for
arson and Jail breaking, while Frank
Lee Seese, aged 23, is wanted for Jail
breaking and 10 complete two year
term he was serving at the time that
they took leave of the Jail at Casper,
Wyo.
Yesterday afternoon shortly be-
fore , o'clock. Mr. Butler walked
into the Capitol saloon and was
there introduced by NJ. +. Rickard
TO Irwin. Butler after looking at him
for moment remembered the man
by description which he had re-
ceived from Sheriff j. A. Sheffner. of
Casper. Offering a reward of $3.50
Tor his capture on the charges of
jail breaking and arson. Stepping
behind Irwin. he quickly ran his
hands over his clothes and finding no
revolver, told him that ne was un-
der arrest
He then accompanied the suspect
to the sheriff's office, where he was
placed under closer examination, his
description being found to tally close
ly with that of the man wanted.
After little evasion, Irwin admitted
his identity and was locked up. He
was made noticeable by being club
footed. both feet having been frozen
and his toes lost in that way He is
a tall. rather difiident man and at
the time of his arrest was posing as
horse dealer. claiming that he had
come TO Ely for the purpose of buy
ing horses. He rode in Sunday night.
putting up his mare and colt at
c. l.. Rowe's barn. He had not even
taken the trouble to change his name
after taking leave of the Wyoming
Jail on August ,.
Butler then remembered "A man he
had seen with Irwin and at first
thought il was John Summers, want
ed for murder of Sheriff Bath. of AL
bany county, Wyo.. but after looking
over the descriptions of this man and
another decided that IL was Frank
Seese, who broke jail at the same
time Irwin did. on August =.
Going 10 the place where he had
last seen him he was told that the
man had left, declaring that he was
going to get his gun. which he had
given to a bartender. Butler took
the trail and at the Court Exchange
saloon found Seese putting the gun
into his hip pocket Walking up to
him he secured the gun and then
placed him under arrest This man
was not SO tame. He hailed orig
inally from southern Texas and is
known as gun man. II was all that
Butler. Deputy Sheriff Jackson and
another man could do to keep him
from getting away without resorting
TO arms.
The innate vanity of a warped
brain was evident when his descrip-
tion was read TO him. He declared
that be was the man wanted and go-
ing into his pocket brought forth "A
couple of newspaper clippings, CIV
ing his history as a bad man. But
Ter on looking up the description
card found that he had landed an
other cherry. this man being worth
$50 to him. When placed in Jail
Seese, unlike his reticent companion,
turned upon the officers and declared
that he could not be sent up for
more than two years.
Whenever | get out | will get you
all | want to give You fair warn
ing and ] don't care who hears me.
Every man who helped to get me in
this Jail will regret II. I'll kill ev-
cry one of YOU yet. I'm the man you
want, d--n you, but you'll be mighty
sorry you landed me"
Irwin refused to say anything
about his case, except that he was the
man wanted Mr.. Butler telegraphed
to Sheriff Sheffner at Casper last