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Devil's Lake Ike, A Notorious Western Desperado; Recently Captured and Hung
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| Title | Devil's Lake Ike, A Notorious Western Desperado; Recently Captured and Hung |
| Date of Original | 1881-07-16 |
| Description | Portrait of man wearing hat. Accompanying article states he was caught and hung in western Dakota, assume this would have been western North Dakota. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Criminals
Hangings
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| Personal Name | Devil's Lake Ike
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| Location | North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1880-1889
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| Item Number | Folio 102.PeD48.1 |
| Format of Original | Lithographs
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| Dimensions of Original | 9 x 7 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Lederer & Fox
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| Place of Publication | New York (N.Y.)
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| Transcription | "Devil's lake Ike. This has been a disastrous year for thieves, burglars, robbers, road-agents and all of that ilk and we are glad to present the portrait of another outlaw who has 'passed over.' 'Devil's Lake Ike' has long been a terror to the peaceful citizens of the British possessions and Northern Montana and Dakota Territories. He has committed almost every known crime and made horse stealing and the robbing of stagecoaches, travelers and ranches a business. Although older in years, he bade fair to out-do in crime the notorious Bill LeRoy, for he had committed at least twenty-five murders in cold blood. Having made the northern country too hot for himself, he, with the dangerous 'Grass-hopper Sandy, ' came down into western Dakota. Here in attempting to escape the danger that he deserved he ran into it. One afternoon while attempting to 'hold up' a discharged soldier of his pony and valuables they were both captured after a desperate struggle and made prisoners. The next day they were met by a larger party of frontiersmen who were engaged in rounding-up cattle, when 'Ike' and 'Sandy' were immediately recognized, and in spite of all protests were soon dangling from the limb of a cotton-wood. Thus the good work goes on and soon the country will be free from all of their kind." - Accompanying text. |
| Notes | Title from caption with image.
Artist unknown.
Ill. in: National Police Gazette, July 16, 1881, p. 5.
No other sources found relating to Devil's Lake Ike, Grasshopper Sandy, and event. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | Dakota Lithographs and Engravings Collection Folio 102
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/6673 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (Folio 102.PeD48.1) |
| Rights Management | Image in public domain. |
| Language | eng; |
| Digital ID | rsL00122 |
| Original Source | Lithograph |
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