The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-09
CHICAG0 YOUTH
WOULD-BE OUTLAW

David Campbell, a 16-year-old ycnth
of Chicago. had inclinations for a life
resembling the fictional "Riding Kid
From Powder River" for after he had
been locked UP in Jail in Broadus en-
Powder river as fugitive from JUS
tice from Chicago institution he
pried off a strip of woodwork from the
door casing and then with case
knife forced back the bolt in the lock
and found himself in the sherin's res
idence. He had been allowed the lib
erty of the corridor for the law pro-
hibited him from being locekd in a
cell with such a charge as was against
him. Young Campbell was net mol est
ed in his quick search of the rooms
for temporarily no one was present.
The young culprit appropriated the
sheriff's rifle and revolver and box
Of cartridges. but finding nc, shells to
use in the rifle, left that gun behind.
After slipping the revolver into his
pocet he walked across the street
where he found pony tethered. He
mounted and galloped away. unobserv-
ed. for nearly everyone was at the
Sunday afternoon baseball game.
The horse is owned by c. w. Niles
and saddle and bride by Ray McLain.
McLain ,one of the baseball players,
saw Campbell riding along a lane but
believed he was soc local lad who
had borrowed the pony for shcrt
ride. After the game when McLain
went for the horse he started an in
vestigation and discovered the Jail
break. Deputy Sheriff NJ. T. Wiley in
company with McI4ain and r. E. Mil
ler, government land office man,
started pursuit in the latter's car, but
took the wrcng direction by mislead-
ing information from traveller. Sher-
iff Sutter was reached at c. w. Mil es
place by telephone and OWNED that
Campbell was trying to reach the
place of Gander Oliphant on Crow
creek and he was right in this sur
mise.
Campbell had left town about $3.50
and rode p miles tc Oliphant's by
sundown The sheriff. accompanied by
Miles. arrived there at midnight and
found Campbell with fresh mount
ready to move on. The young Guild
be desperate was given no oppcrtun-
ity to use his revolver He had ingen-
iously whitfield down SO caliber bull
lets to fit the gun which was OF
foreign manufacture and had every
chamber in the gun loaded.
Monday forenoon Campbell was arr
raigned in justice court before e. G..
Craw and pleaded guilty to a double
charge of burglary and grand larceny.
special court order placed him be-
hind the bars on these major Offenses.
A probation officer is coming from
Chicago after Campbell and local Of
ficials will probably release him for
return there.
Campbell is an orphan and until 5
years of age was an inmate of the
Illinois Child and Aid Society's home
Since that time he has been placed in
private families. While visiting at
the home CT William Norton of the
Moody Bible Institute he appropriated
a pocketbook containing $96 in cash
that he claims he found lying en- a
bench. He spent s66 Of this money in
two weeks giving some of it away
to his companions. At the time he
was staying at the home of Mrs. Will
liam Brown at 1880 North Kildar ave-
nue. and learned from her the address
of her brother. Cander Oliphant. near
Powderville. this county. Probation
officials learned Of Campbells theft
and placed him under surveillance.
Subsequently he left Chicago and at
Omaha. Neb.. borrowed s26.03 from
the Boy Scout master. paying his rail-
road fare to Mcintosh. S. D.. and
beating" his way from there to Miles
City. With Fran Moss he found con-
veyance to Spring creek and then was
given lifts" to Bill Olsens sheep
camp. 10 miles firm Pcwderville. where
he accepted a job in the lambing crew
at 81 day. Ffe was picked up there
by Undersheriff r. b. Serruys on ad-
vice from Joseph L. Moss, chief Fro.
baton officer at Chicago.
Incidentally it may be mentioned
that Oliphant informed Sheriff Suite,
he was trying to detain Campbell at.
ter his escape from the local Jail un.
til officers came after him.