The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-08-08
wRoNG-DoERs ARRESTED.
Three Men, Two Women and Eight
Children corraIed.

Three Men, Two Women and Eight
Children corraIed.
On Friday last party consisting
of three men, two women and eight
children, with four wagons and sixteen
horses, reached Ely from the west, and
after very brief stop, resumed
their journey toward the Utah line,
Sheriff Newman had only a few hours
before received message, notifying
him that the party would probably
pass this way and requesting that they
be detained, IL possible, until an officer
from Elko county, who was on their
trail could reach here with war
rants for their arrest, and he
accordingly stopped them. and ex-
planned the situation of affairs. The
men, however, refused to remain, and
when Mr.. Newman suggested that
they would save themselves great
deal of trouble by awaiting the arrival
OF the Elko officer, adding that they
would surely be arrested before they
could get out of the county, one OF the
men made the threat that they had
O supply of 45-cartridges which pur-
suers would get the benefit Of II any
attempt was made to intercept them.
The Sheriff remarked that this was
matter which would be considered
later, but as he had no warrant for
their arrest and could not legally de-
tain them, they were allowed to de-
part.
On Saturday, however, C. M. Haws,
Game Warden of Elko county, accom-
panied by young man named Hesson,
came In with the necessary warrants,
and reinforced by Sheriff Newman and |
Tom Weldon, started at once after the |
fugitiyes. The officers came up with |
the party within a mile or two of
Osceola and effected their arrest with
out difficulty, the man with the car
tridges wisely deciding to save his am
munition.
After some parley, during which the
prisoners refused to drive the teams |
back, Officer Haws agreed to pay |
them o. day each for their services,
and with this understanding the return |
trip was commenced. The returning |
cavalcade reached hare on Monday
evening, and Mr.. Haws showed his
prisoners every courtesy, supplying
them with everything necessary in the
way Of food, and gladdening the hearts
Of the little ones with huge bag of
fruit and candy.
While the men gathered fuel from
the banks of the creek, the women
began preparations for cooking supper,
and as the little children huddled
about them in the damp evening air,
munching their apples, the picture pre-
scented was a sorrowful one, and filed
the hearts of the beholders with pity.
1t seems that about two years ago
r. G. Stanley and H. B. Turner ar
rived at Elko with their families from
Texas, and being without means,
secured horses, wagons, harnesses and
other goods from the ranchers and
business men of that place, the latter,
In order to protect themselves, giving
leases to the property until paid for.
With the chattels thus secured the
newcomers established themselves at
the Cedars, sixteen or eighteen miles
south Of Elko and were engaged In get
ting out wood and posts, with which
they were to pay for their outfits; but
finding this a slow means OF accumu-
lating wealth, they gathered up the
In their possession and On the
night Of July % babe adieu to their
surroundings and struck out for pas
lures new. They had a four.days'
start Of their pursuers, and were with
In twenty-five miles OF the State line
when captured. 1t Is learned that a
number of other quondam residents OF
Elko county have taken French leave
Of their creditors in q similar manner
lately, and the custom being distaste-
full TO the latter, 1t was decided to
make an example Of this galaxy of
truants.
Officer Haws left Tuesday morning
with his prisoners and the recovered
property for Eureka, where the entire |
outfit will be loaded on board cars and |
to Elko, and on their arrival
here the men win be given an oppor-
unity to explain their conduct in
court.
The third prisoner Is Scott Evans, a
character who has made his home at |
Elko for number Of years. When
captured the entire party maintained
hat they were simply taking q trip
or their health, although 1t was dis
severed later that the combined cash
,apital Of men, women and children
lid not amount to one dollar.
HAMU. TON HAppENINCc