Dangerous Man Resists Arrest, Armed with Winchester, Two Revolvers

Edgermont, South Dakota, 1909--

A DANGEROUS MAN.

Armed with a Winchester and Two Revolvers, He Resisted Arrest by Officers.

Edgermont S. D., Aug. 16.— The authorities here have in custody an apparently dangerous man, who recently was captured at Ardmore after an exciting chase.

The prisoner, whose name is unknown, had been working on the ranch of Albert Seske, near here, but left suddenly, taking with him a Winchester rifle and some other property belonging to his employer. Learning that the fugitive was at the ranch of a man named Bell, Frank Heppner was deputized to proceed there and arrest him.

When the officer arrived on the ground, the fugitive stood him off with a couple of revolvers and the stolen rifle and compelled him to return empty handed.

The fugitive proceeded to Ardmore where he finally was captured by George Sweet, a local officer. The prisoner will now be compelled to answer in court to the charges of grand larceny and resisting an officer, both of which are penitentiary offenses.

--Weekly State Spirit and Dakota Huronite, Huron, South Dakota, August 26, 1909, page 7.