Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-01-11
BIT Of WILD WEST
IN VALLEY COUNTY
MONTANA DEPUTY SHERIFF
GETS" BAD MAN NEAR HINS-
DALE-RESISTED ARREST

Desperadoes and their like will find
it to their advantage to stay away
from Valley county, if they will take
the incident which happened Tuesday,
January 2 near Hinsdale as an omen
of what will happen to them in case
hey attempt 70 ala3ch their wits or
nerve" against the strong arm Of
the law says the Glasgow Courier.
Deputy Sheriff Jack Teal perform
ed his duties we'll. He had orders to
arrest a man and bring him to Glas-
Cow. He knew that the mission was
one which would probably mean the
death of the hunter or the hunted. He
found his man, told him what was
what, and when in defiance of the
law he attempted to pull his gun, Jack
shot. As result. Jay Clarke, des-
perado, wanted in many counties in
Montana and North Dakota, and in
Canada has gone to his reward.
Monday night Sheriff Powell re-
ceived word from Hinsdale that q
man he was after was around there.
Nothing was said who the man was
but only that it was desperate and
4 gun man.
Wanted at Crosby
Going over his list of criminals who
we're at large, the Sheriff decided that
it must be Clarke, alias Bill Neuman.
alias Billy Raymond, who was want
ed in Phillips county, and also by the
Canadian authorities for various Of
fences. The sheriff at Crosby. N. D..
also wanted him for breaking Jail and
warned the officers to take no chances,
as he was a bad man.
Deputy Sheriff Jack Teal was sent
on the mission, and was told by the
sheriff to take no chances in making
the arrest. Teal refused any assist
Iance, and said he could handle it
alone.
Tuesday morning Deputy Teal left
for Hinsdale and on reachino there
gained the information that the man
he wanted was out at the Ella Powell
place. Securing a team from Charles
Farmer, who went along as driver,
and deputizing r. D. Harden to make
the trip with him, Teal started out.
Shortly before arriving at the Ella
Powell place, they saw man on
horseback riding along the section.
Inquiring at the Powell ranch, they
found that their quarry was the man
they had seen on the other road a
short time before. They then followed
the mans tracks, and saw where he
had crossed the Milk river and had
turned into the Charley Smith place,
south of the Vandalia dam. They
4rove in here and to quote Mr.. Teaps
own words:
"You Will Have to Do 1t"
"Just before we got to Smiths l
says to Dick Harden, Smith doesn't
like me very wel% and you ask him
about the fellow 'stopping here.
Smith came out and when Harden
asked him he said the fellow had Just
pulled in minute ago. I told Har-
den to fell Smith to have the fellow
come out, and Smith did. The fellow
came out without any coat or cap and
[ said good morning. I've got war
rant for YOU He said who the hell
are you,' and said 4 am the deputy |
sheriff Of this county, I reached
over and grabbed him by the arm and |
said 4 want TO search vow He gave
MS arm jerk and when he did it |
pulled my six-shooter and put it |
against him and said: Don't make
ight or I will kill you He brought
MS hands up to his chest with a jerk
and stood for half a second and said:
Well, you will have it to do.' He
made motion for his shirt as if to
make for his gun and then I shot. l
;hink I shot three times. He ran
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