, 1897-11-02

uCputy nutIll ~llheSS StdS Gu at WI.
Bells; was paid by Albany county; re-
ceived $12.75: was hired to watch this
COW and calf under Mr.. Frazer's in
structions; was told that there was
considerable cattle stealing going on
out there and was cautioned to watch
this COW and calf; pretended to be look
ing for Mr.. Bells bulls; COW and calf
were turned out August 16 by witness
under the sherif's instructions; about
three and one-halc miles from Cough
Inns ranch; saw COW and calf next day
August II; next day in the forenoon
saw the yearling's tracks in the lane;
looked for more tracks and found no
other of cattle; was on foot, fishing up
the river: Coughlin's corral is on the
river bank; saw Mr.. Coughlin horse
back: thought Mr.. Coughlin s%uspicioned
his movements. SO he kept fishing up
stream until about 2 o'clock; he then
went to Bells ranch and then to
Coughlin's, where he asked the boy if
they had seen any bulls; Mrs. Coughlin
said Mike was somewhere on the prem>
ises; did not see Coughlin that day;
did not make any efforts to see him;
went to Bells from there and then to
town. Handed a search warrant, the
possessed of when he arrested the boy
and discovered the hide, hoofs and
horns in the potato kettle. Warrant
was placed in his hand at 4 o'clock by
Deputy Sheriff Berner. Mr.. Bell and
brother, County Commissioner Reid
and himself all left for Coughlin's
ranch; was armed with a As Colts re-
%volver; was the only officer; asked the
others to go along and assist, at the
county attorneys suggestion: Mr.. Bell
had a repeating rifle; there was anoth-
err rifle along: Bell went to the house
and asked a boy If he helped kill yes,
terday: upon his answer in the afirma-
tive. witness placed the boy under ar
rest. when the boy upon being asked
where the hide and horns were, said
they were in the potato kettle; small
pieces of hide were found; he examin-
ed them; they were black; some pieces
were boxed with the hoofs and taken
to town; Mr.. Bell and Mr.. Reid helped
put them in the box; didn't know who
put the box in the wagon; they were
first placed in a gunny sack and after
ward placed in the box; Mr.. Bell kept
1t during the night; did not have any
private marks placed upon them but
Coughlin's men marked them: the
ed on the ends; there were many dis
stinct marks Of nature upon the ami
NAL. His attention was particularly
called to the marks; saw the heifer last
on Tuesday morning August II. This
concluded the cross-examination of Mr..
SHREDDER, and a recess was taken until
2 o'clock p. m.
SHERIFF FRAZER'S TESTIMONY.
AT the reconvening of court this at
ternoon C. W. Brown was sworn as a
witness. C. C. Frazer was first called.
He testified that he was sheriff; Aug.
2, 1897, he went to the ranch occupied
by Z. J. Bell; they roped a black COW
branded D l. on left side and also a
yearling heifer, which they marked by
driving brass brads in the hoofs; there
were peculiar marks on the yearling;
it was no branded nor ear marked;
it's color was black; Mr.. Bell, A. 7.
Holmes. Ed. Morgan, Mr.. Bells BROTH
er, Henry SHREDDER and himself tool
part in the marking process; he order
ed the COW and calf turned into Mr..
Bells pasture for a couple of days, then
turned upon the range; a copper brad
was driven into the right hind and
fore foot of the cow; he had Henry
SHREDDER watch the animals; the brads
Identification in case they were stolen;
he understood there was considerable
stealing going on; Henry SHREDDER act
ed as special deputy sheriff.
A sack was here introduced in evi.
dence containing parts of hoofs, hide.
etc.
Witness received the sack from Hen,
ry SHREDDER; identified two hoofs and
horns as being part of the animal stol-
en- and which was the same animal
roped and marked; the yearling weigh
ed 600 tn 650 mounds