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Show CAPTURE MAX CHARGED ' WITH STEALING CATTLE After eluding the government secret service men for two months, Melvin Peterson, Pe-terson, wanted for stealing cattle from Indians on the Black Rock Indian reservation res-ervation in Montana, was arrested Monday Mon-day morning at the general dellverv window win-dow at the postoffice hv Lueian H. Smyth, chief deputy United States marshal. Peterson was arrested on an Indictment brought against him by the recent federal fed-eral grand jury at Helena. After learning learn-ing that the Government was after him, It is said, he fled to Butte, and thence to Salt Lake. He had been here a week, during which time he kept away from the government officials. Monday, however, how-ever, he went to get his mall and was arrested by Marshal Smyth. . After being arrested. Peterson was taken before Judge Charles Baldwin. United States commissioner, and held under 52000 bonds. |