Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-07
COYOTE man CAUGHT
James PlzaF Wanted In Montana on
Ih0 Charge Of Perjury.
by His sis'rr.in Lnw-Iurt Makes The
Arrcst-SbauuOn viii Get
the H. ward.


Andrew J. Burt and Boman Can.
non, aided by Police Officer Richard
Il. Shannon, have bnen working ioI
some time pas, eliminated today, 20
the arrest OF James Fllzer, who now
langulshes behind this bars OF the
County jail.
Sher II Padley Of Dillon, Beaver
Head county. Montana, arrived In
the CITY this morning with a wsrran,
for the prisoner's arrest and after the
procuring Of the necessary papers will
return with his man, which in all
probability will BIS tonight or tonor'
row morning.
The offence for which Fiizlr is
wanted is perjury anu II reports are
true he will be required TO answer that
charge In nearly every county Of
Montana.
Fnzer 1t will be remembered create d
considerable excitement on Depot
avenue, which Is on Second South
between FiItb and Sixth West, the
latter part of last February by assault.
ing his sister.in.iaw Sarah A. Pine,
striking her over the head with n
revolver $50 Alrs. Pine allsgej), anu
threatening to Kill her.
Filzer was arrested and held by
Justice Of the Peace Mortls Somm Z
to the district court on the charge 0t
assault with a deadly weapon. His
bonds were fixed at $500, which dc.
iendant furnished by putting up the
cash.
Mrs. Pine, while al the police station
| endeav0ring to get warrant for
FnzeI's arrest for tho assault made
upon her, dropped q word or two in
the presence OF Officer shannon, wbJ
following 1t up got the lady TO let tn }
cat out OF lhs bag.
Filter, II seems, for months past
has been engaged in buying Of coyote
skins, paying all the wnyf rom fifteen
cents to hity cents apiece for them,
and shipping them to Montana, where
he would got bounty OF $3.50 Tor the
head and ears OF each anu every
coyote.
Its estimated that during the pasl
| six months the defendant has cleared
upward Of 81 800.
| His system WAS as followt: ID,
would visit the various hide aud pei
warehouses In the city and buy up al
the coyote skins he could md ant
after trimming them up, by cuttinl
| of all but the head anu cara, wouIl
place them In trunk ana ship Il
Dillon, Butte or Fort Benton, nd
dressed to J. Ii. bowman.
| Fnzsr then, It Is said, would take
| train iOr M0Dtaha and dispose OF the
| skins TO the county, 1t being required
Of him TO make affi dsvit that the ami
mails were all killed In the state oil
Montana. This Fltzsr swore TO and i.
wanted In tue counties named for per.
| Jury with several other counties tC
near from.
On Monday last, on motion OF Az
| sistant County Attorney PutBsm, tn g
charge OF assault with u deadly wea.
pom was dismissed anu the charge OF
common assault substituted, to which
dofendnnt pleaded guilty.. Sentence
was set for today.
This morning Judge NorreIl fined
Fitzsr s25 anu costs OF both lcourts. He
! was taken down to the sheriff's Office,
while Deputy Sheriff Cannon was
| dispatched To Clerk Dnabsr's Office to
take down FItzsr's bond.
While sitting in the office Deputy
Sheriff Burt noticed revolver pro-
lrude from his right hand coat pocket,
slightly covered by red handkeI.
o. iif.
The officers had been told that Filter
had received an inkling OF what was
coming, and warned to be on their
guard.
Filter was standing up leanin g
against post talking to Burt, when
the officer csug bt sight OF the gun.
How 10 get IL away was tue question,
Burt finslly went aud got a cnair and
invited Fllzsr to sit DOM and rest
himself. he sat anu hs quick as a
fash Burt grabbed his arm ana took
the gun from him. Fi.zars excuse fol-
carrying 1t WINS that he was out late last
night.
After the fine had been paid Deputy
Burt read the Montana wsrIsnt to
Fitzsr and took him to the county
iGil.
70 q NEWS reporter he said he
knew nothing about what he IL
charged with. The Ulcers, however,
say that there 10 no mistake but that
he lie guilty.
There lie standing reward OF So
for tho arrest and conviction OF per.
sons palming oil skins OF oiyotes
killed outside OF Montana, which Will