Overpowered a
Detective.
A Washington Cattle Thief Proves Too Much for His Captor.
Ritzville, Wash. June 26-L.A. Condlee, a constable and
detective for the Cattleman's association, was found dead in the
road five miles from his place with three bullet wounds in his body.
Condlee arrested Alfred Simes on Monday and started for Ritzville
with him on horseback. Simes is supposed to have overpowered Condlee
and taken his pistol. Simes is a member of a gang of cattle thieves
whose rendezvous was recently found near Rock Lake, Whitman county,
where large quantities of stolen goods and many head of cattle were
found.
Centralia Enterprise and Tribune, Centralia
Wisconsin June 29, 1895
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