Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-10-09
A COMPOUNDED SHAME,
wa" kidnapped from His Homo IN
washington Territory Under the Collar
Of La"-his Statement of the Case
Inc Man Only 10 Blame.

Inc Man Only 10 Blame.
Frank Pierce, who was hro,,o..
oack from Washington Territory last
"eeN' 10 answer to a charge of grand
larceny says that he came Voluntarily
as the deputy Sheriff who arrested
him had nothing but requisition that
authorized the arresting officer to take
him to the boundary line. Once
there Mr.. Pierce could have refused
TO 60 step further, as the DEPUTY
Sheriff had no warrant or other papers
to compel HIM to come. Instead NJ
refusing, however, Mr.. Pierce loaned
the officer s75 to pay his fare to Hal.
ley.
The fact is, Mr.. Pierce says, that he
Is brought back here merely for
scare-to scare him into paying s697
which his wife owes, which she &C.
knowledges she owes, and which she
is willing to pay as soon as she can.
Last fall Mr.. Pierce was arrested in
this matter, and was refused the priv.
'lege of securing the attendance of his
wife as a witness. Mayor Whi.ton,o
BELLEVUE, offered to go on his bond.
and they called three times at Justice
kedsuli's office to qualify. But thew
did not find him. Mr. Pierce had in.
tended leaving for Washington Ter.
'itory, where his wife was daily ex.
pect'ng to be confined; the parties ar
resting him krew this, and thought
he had plenty of money. But he only
had $50 with him. If his wife heard
OF his arres: in her then delicate con.
dltion it mi eht cause her a serious if
not fatal illness. So, on the advice
Of friends that he could not be legally
held, he had his lorse led across the
river, he vaulted in the saddle, and off
ne scooted. After riding all night he
reached kuna in time to take the
west bound train in the morning, and
got to his wife and baby. After get.
ting there, and going into the butch
ering business, he wrote to severa
parties here-among others, to Mr..
Sertcr, Of Shoshone--to see how lie
stood, as he wished to begin paying
up. He intended to pay all he could
this fall, and the balance next fall.
Now, however, this unnecessary ex.
pense to which he has been put will
compel him to delay payment. He is
in the butchering business at Spangle,
Is miles from Spokane Falls, and did
a good business all summer, and he
wants to get back to resume. They
also own horses, cattle, sheep, and
good home (every dollar of which they
made this summer, as they only had
$40 to start with on the 4th Of last
ApriD, and. it let alone, can work out
of debt in ono year, anyway.
He does not blame Sheriff Furey,
nor Deputy Sheriff Campbell. nor Dis
trict Attorney Ruick. In fact, they
treated him and his wife and babies
(who are here with him) very kindly,
aud his only feeling toward the m is
one of gratitude, as he can see they
are unwilling actors in this matter;
and that as officers they must do their
duty. The only man he blames in
the case Is S. II. Hobson, Of Rich
mond, Utah, who must be at the bot
tom of it all, through spirit of re
venge.
Mr.. Pierce has requested the above
statement to be published. in order to
be set right before the community, as
he naturally hates to be looked upon
as a criminal when he has always done
the right thing by everybody.