The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-07-17
100000 WITHHELD
FROM JACK SULLYS
RED SKIN FAMILY
Contention Recalls Life and
Violent Death of Notorious
Range Outlaw.

Range Outlaw.
Bonesteel, S. D.. July lathe recent
John c. Garland. of the United States
court at Sioux Falls, S. d., restrain
ing Special Alloting Agent John N:
Scriven from alloting II sections of land
on the Rosebud Indian reservation, In
Tripp county, South Dakota, previously
claimed by Mrs. Jack Sully and her
heirs. brings to mind the history OF
Jack Sully, the notorious outlaw and
cattle rustler and his family.
Jack Sully, the outlaw, was a white
man and in early life married an In
dian woman born at Yankton agency.
named Mary Kinkead. Mary had been
| married twice before she married Jack
Sully. The first time she was married
to white man named John Brindle
and to this marriage there was born
one child; the second time she was mar
ried to a white man named William
Kinkead and to this marriage there
and named William I<inkead. The third
time she was married to Jack Sully,
the outlaw, and to this marriage there
was born six children, three boys, John.
Ben and George, and three girls. Her
first husband died OF fever, the sec
ond of cancer and the third, Jack
Sully was killed by deputy United
States marshal and a posse. During
the early years of her marriage to Jack
Sully she lived in Charles Mix county.
South Dakota, and from there moved to
Pocahontas island In the Missouri river
then and now part of Gregory county.
South Dakota, and at one time a part
of the Rosebud Indian reservation.
From Pocahonas island the Sullys
moved to the old Rosebud agency on
milestone creek, in Gregory county,
and lived on land now owned by John
scissors, white man, but who has full
f1iln rio hft, 1,r oF
After living at the agency a short time
Jack Sully and his family moved to
Lower Brule agency where Mrs. Sully
took an allotment. but after holding the
same for one year gave the same back
to the Indians and the government.
AT this time Jack Sully and his fam
lily returned to Gregory county and
made their home on a piece of Indian
land in part of the county now known
as the Sully Flats and continued to live
there up to the time when he was killed
by the deputy United States marshal
and posse.
Mary Brindle, the child of the first
marriage, married Pat Gaughen, and to
this union there was born three chill
dren: Pat died and Mary married Nels
MCGEE and to this marriage there was
: four children. Through the Sully fam
? lily and descendants. claim is made to
II sections of land valued at about
, Sl5O,OOO and perquisites amounting to
:, about the same sum. The government
: has refused to alot the Sullys and their
[ case has been before congress and the
department several times With an S-l-
verse report to the Sullys. Now their at
: torneys have secured an injunction in
? the United States court and have hopes
of winning their case.
Jack Sully, the outlaw, was arrested
; the last time for stealing 200 cattle
; from the Bull creek district of the
: Rosebud reservation. He drove the
cattle past Bonesteel to Spencer (Neb)
where he sold them. He was arrested
and taken to Jail at Chamberlain
where he broke Jail and, being fur
nished a relay of horses by the notori-
Gus Conoyer boys, finally reached his
home and rendezvous. The gang OF
which sully was the leader, was COM
Claude Conoyer and Jim Hayes and
I several lesser lights. All of these have
q served time in the penitentiary anc
= have recently returned home. their
II effort OF state and government officials
5. the gang was broken up and cattlf
1t rustling is a thing of the past in Greg.
ory county.
i learning that Jack sully was at his
- old home, formed a posse of the fol-
" lowing men: Ben Diamond, A. ]
7G Aultz, Harry Ham and Al F'ulweilder
% Early one morning in the spring o
3 1904 they approached the suliy home
% All but Petrie went ahead and crawlec
% up gulch or ravine near the house
5G while Petrie approached in an opposite
Is direction Sully saw Petrie coming
"a and, mounting his horse, dashed dowr
"a q the ravine and as he approached tn,
9S 1our men above named, he was ordered
81 to halt; not obeying, he started up
81 little hill to avoid the men when h,
was fired upon, one bullet hitting hin
q In the middle of the back and he fel
o. o. from his horse mortally wounded Jus
- q then Petrie came up. Sully, recogniz
o. ing him, said, "Petrie, you got me thi
tin time;m EN- then hen, Offering his hand to Petri
q neighbors and friends buried him on
so little hill which overlooks the countr,
3S S9 as far as sight will permit Their
- within a short distance is DIR. Buchan
10 ans sanitarium, built at cost of $50,
~ ~ 600; in the distance the town Of Lucas
Ss and In every direction cultivated farms
IS monuments Of the untiring industry o
o1 the white man.
:. The passing of sully marked the be
80 ginning of the end Of lawessness an
90 90 cattle rustling in the newer portion o
'0 the state west of the Missouri river
80 he was an outlaw and renegade o
26 pronounced type. but to the neighbor
4O with whom he associated for man
's6 years he was fair and generou.
whether his descendants and the de
~ scendants of his Indian wife shall b
's1 's1 accorded their allotments under tn
sS4 a saoNefninent, % there are many who kne,
~ them who will consider that If they ar
,2s denied, 1t will be in effect to visit til
10 sins of Jack Sully upon the innoce
.31 py deprlvlng them OF their just righu
,'' LARSEN DIES FROM
81 ST. EFFECT OF GUN woUN
1856 Bonesteel. s. D., July 14-Charle
s94 Larsen, the man who was accidental
-, shot shot here last Tuesday. died at
sS7 evening Loss of blood 90 sua
y1d 91d OF the accident are said to have he.
ga the causes that led to his death. F
~ Will be buried here today. saturda
5 5ss CATHOLIC BISHOP DIES
612 Baltimore Md mi, ~
nd Alfred A Curtis, formerly ROM
es, Catholic bishop Of Wilmington. De De
n and for a number of years vicar eel
erai OF Baltimore. died here today.