The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-08-01
WEDDLE WAKES WROTH.
Hard Fight Of Deputy Sheriff Field
With a Cattle Thief.
BOOTS PEAMSTER UNDER The Ban
A Paroicd Reform school BOY TAKE
en- I'm by sheriff Diiiey Uthe's
Cultus Siwash-Notes Of the Courts
for the Past Week.

was the result OF the effort OF Deputy
Wayne Field on Saturday morning last
to capture David Weddle, charged with
the theft of five cattle from doc" Flynn,
Of the Wenas; and, but for the timely
arrival of assistance, there might have
been vacancy on the sheriff's working
force.
Field arrived at the house OF Weddle at
a. IN. on Saturday, Just as the latter
was riding out of a corral on horse af-
terward found to be the property OF A.
II. McCeadie, of Cleveland, Klickitat
county, from whom Weddle had probably
appropriated it, as he was seen in Cleve-
land last week Tuesday or Wednesday.
Deputy Field called to Weddle to halt
that he had warrant for him. Weddle
then tried to ride him down, but Field
caught the horse by the bride. The ami.
NAL reared and threw his rider, who i'm
mediately jumped up and ran to the
house. Field ordered him to halt, but,
being disobeyed, fred shot from his re-
volver. Weddle got into the house as
Field came to the door, and then strug-
gle ensued for a rife Weddle had picked
up. Field got the rife from his man and
struck him over the head with the gun,
used as club, in the endeavor to "knock
him out" Weddle then called to his sis
ter, girl Of 10 or 20, to get the rifle and
shoot the -. The girl ran for the
gun and pointed it at the struggling men,
when Field stopped the probable firing
by saying: Don't shoot, you'll hit your
brother" Then Weddle and Field began
another scufiie for the deputy's revolt
yer, which both had their hands upon.
The girl stopped the arm of the officer
every time he attempted to hit the al
legged cattle thief. and when the men
were wrestling on the ground, the officer
ION top" the sister rolled him over and
permitted her brother to become the up
permost.
However, assistance finally arrived in
the person of Daniel Fish, neighbor,
and Weddle was pinioned. The prisoner
once more appealed to his sister with
Nellie, get that gun and shoot both of
them" This catastrophe was averted by
the arrival of another neighbor, John
Foster, who disarmed the girl. Weddle
then began to plead with Field to kill
him, saying he would rather die than be
taken to Jail. He was, however, safely
brought down to this city and put in a
cage. On the way down he is reported
to have remarked hopefully to one of the
party, swell, Pm not in as bad fix as
Chris Evans, yet" a phrase which may
explain some of the unholy character
istics of the man, in that he may be en-
deavoring to emulate the Eyans-Sontag
gang.
His preliminary examin alton was held
before Justice Rodman on Tuesday after
noon. 'Doc" Flynn testified that he
owned cattle 80 branded wv on the right
side) on June 25, that being the last day
he had seen them, as they were ranging
on the Umptanum; he had not, since
that date, given away or sold any of his
cattle and that they were all 80 branded.
He also said he thought he had seen
Weddle and another man riding in the
Kelly gulch. He thought the cattle
ranged in this county; but when he last
saw them they were east of the Gibbs
place.
F. w. Farrell, of Ellensburg. swore
that he had sold to Weddle two pairs of
spurs, with straps, and quirt, at his
harness store in Ellensburg on June 20.
He took in payment check signed by
Schlottfeldt Bros. for $50, made payable
to j. A. Hart, and returned $53 in cash
as difference between the face of the
check and the amount of the purchase.
He asked the man if lis name was Hart,
and he answered yes. On the back of
this check had been written: "For five
head of cattle"-and then each animal
was described, with its brand, which was
"W" on the right side. He could posi-
lively identify Weddle as the man with
whom he had dealt, and who had to Id
him his name was Hart.
Deputy Field was called to the stand
and testified as above reported, up to the
moment when Weddle ran to the house.
His testimony WAS then cut short and the
state rested.
Attorney Parker, for the defense, called
f. E. Butler, who said he was familiar
with the old Gibbs ranch on the Umpta-
nun; that it was in Kittitas county; that
no place northwest of that point could be
in Yakima county.
Attorney Parker then presented mo-
ton for dismissal, in that it had not been
shown that crime had been committed !;
it was not known that the cattle had
been stolen; that if they had been, the
crime was committed in Kittitas county,
and hence Justice Rodman had no juris-
diction. He asked for the discharge of
the prisoner.
Prosecutor Englehart read one or two
citations, stated that if the prisoner
would 90 on the stand himself and offer
one piece of evidence tending to show his
innocence, he himself would move that
the indictment be quashed. "And he
seemingly does not dare or care to do
that, but sits there mute" continued At
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