Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-12-14

capture him and break up the gang
A posse was formed and rode out after
/ the outlaws However, once again
Jones outsmarted them. It was De-
cember and. 1t was cold with heavy
snow on the ground and the outlaw
ran off the horses Of the posse leaV-
/ ing them afoot.
/ There we're two men on that posse,
] George Bird and Frank Moran, pri-
vate citizens deputized to aid in the
| capture. The rest of the posse quit out
| these two secured new mounts ana
stuck to the trail.
For several weeks they stubbornly
continued following down leads ana
finally heard that part OF the gang
at least was near Scobey. They went
to that district and started scouting
the few scattered ranches IN tne
neighborhood.
DAYS passed and it was Jan. IA OF
1904 when they called on the Andrew
Tande ranch where Andrew ana ms
son. Albert, we're caring for nero
of $50 steers and patching u. as.
The day was stormy ana cola WIN d
the snow deep on the ground ana
the deputies accepted Tande's invita-
ton to stay with him for a while.
SkE64AAEA fAlAANNH
on the evening Of the second day
A stranger rode up to Tande,s shack.
He explained that he had ridden 50
miles that day and that he was very
tired. Tande asked him TO come III
and stay the night.
bird and Moran we're In the cabin
when the man entered. Both glaIceo
up and both saw the same thing at
the same time-the man was wearing
n1of hn-
longing to Moorel
had come upon one Of the outlaws
However. they did not know their man
and Judged him to be Carlyle. Between
themselves they agreed TO wait until
an opportunity came 70 throw down
on the outlaw rather than 70 force
the issue Just then.
early that evening young Al Tande
made up a batch Of sourdougn. Bro
volunteered to get up and cook break
fast, claiming he was known as tne
ssPancake Kid" and that he was the
hest cook of any in those parts. The
Agreement was called fair and the
men spent the evening playing hearts: !
When bedtime came 1t was found
that Bird, Moran and Jones all had
to occupy the same bunk You can
imagine yourself, how the two dep
titles felt. However, they piled in and
Jones lay down beside them. AS ne
did so. he took a new automatic out
of a shoulder holster and laid II on
II The deputies did not sleep g wink
that night, they testified later. And,
neither did Jones, they believed. as
they heard him grunt at intervals.
However dawn came and Bird nus
tied out to make the pancakes. The
other men dressed, fixed up the table
and Bird began serving. Jones, his
suspicious apparently lulled, went after
the pancakes with enthusiasm. BIRD,
watching him, laid down the pancake
turner and started 70 ron cigaret,
q perfectly natural action. AS ne ola
Il. he moved toward corner where
his 5000 was standing.
Shooting Starts
II I'D. leveled 1t at Jones with the
Put 'em up, Carlyle"
Jones went on eating. not recogniz-
ing the name at first. Then, as Moran
drew a pistol and also covered him,
he realized In q flash what had hap
In the next moment the outlaw, as
related at the beginning Of this story,
made his break for liberty. He chose
/ "shoot-out" rather than capture and,
ne failed. :.
Jones was alive when taken out Of
he shack after the blast Of grinfire
lad subsidized. It was early In the
morning and the outlaw was wrapped
n q big canvas, then placed In a
ileigh and, with a fresh team. the
wo deputies, accompanied by Andrew
rande, started for Poplar with their
wounded prisoner. Before leaving.
rande had asked them 70 sign q
tote making the county responsible
or the cattle tn his care and which
vere left In charge Of the then 81
'ear-old Albert.
The journey was along the old Wood
mountain tran which ran eastward TO
he agency town. Jones did not survive
he trip, dying In the afternoon near
that nov Is the Frank Clisker ranch
S miles southeast Of Scobey.
aid Reward
The men with the outlaws body did
lot arrive In Poplar until about 2
m. the next day. From there they
unmoned Sheriff Conner from Glas-
ow. An inquest was held, the man
roven 70 be Jones and ths $500 paid