Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-08-18
ALLEN FOUND
IN CANADA
Sheriff Slater, Being Without Extradi
ton Papers, is Compelled to Let
Prisoner Go.
ED. THURMoND IS ARRESTED
Appears to be Innocent Of the CHARGE
Against Him and is Certainly
Hero.


Tuesday night from trip to Leth-
bridge and Medicine Hat, Northwest
territory, where he went after Lee Al
len. we'll known in Lewistown, where
he operated as a buyer of furs, and
who was arrested last spring for buy
ing beaver skins and shipping them.
The sheriff had bench warrant for
Allen, against whom the county at
torney had preferred a charge of
grand larceny. 1t is alleged that be-
fore departing from this section, Allen
succeeded in getting a number of
worthless checks cashed, obtaining in
all something over 5000. The partic-
ular transaction on which the war;
rant was based was for cashing such a
check on G. P. Burnett, of Gilt Edge.
Has Man Arrested.
Sheriff Slater had no trouble in To-
eating his man and getting him arrest
ed and remanded to the custody Of
the police, but Allen had some money
in the bank, and refused to come
without extradition papers. He en-
ployed a lawyer to fight the case, and
as the sheriff was not provided with
extradition papers, he was compelled
to start back empty handed. AS he
could be held but a limited time, and
the case presented so many difficult
ties, it was decided to drop the mat
ter, and Allen has since been releas-
ed.
From Canada, the sheriff went on
to Junction, in Custer county, after
Ed. Thurmond, the party who recent
ly bought a stolen horse from Nc
Kechney, now under arrest for grand
larceny. 1t appeared, however, that
Thurmond came honestly by the ami
NAL, and he has been released on his
own recognizance.
Prisoner Hero.
While at Junction, Thurmond proved
himself to be made of good stuff, and
performed a deed that entities him
to take a place in the hero class. The
Yellowstone river runs by Junction,
where Thurmond has a blacksmith
shop, and as the bridge across the
river is not completed, ford is used
On the night of his arrest, teamster
started to bring two women and a
little girl across in a wagon. One of
the horses was green, and turn in
the ford. where it goes against the
stream, this animal became uncon-
trOllable, and headed the other way
The wagon was soon in deep water,
and the cries of the driver brought
the sheriff, his prisoner and some
others to the stream. They called to
him to cut the team loose, as the
wagon was then about to ground, and
he got one horse partially free. They
finally got across, but came under a
very deep cut bank, and it looked as
though all hands would go into the
swift current, when Thurmond jump
ed into the river, and rescued the lit
tie girl. Just then the wagon went
into the current and upset, leaving
the teamster struggling in the deep
water with the two women clinging
to him. The men on the bank rush
ed for boat only to find it half full
of water. and without oars. BY this
time one of the women went down,
and was drowning, although the team
ster gallantly kept hold of her, as
we'll as the other woman.
Prisoner Saves Them All.
When all the party were about to
be lost. Thurmond again went into
the swift current, taking long piece
of scantling. This he pushed out to
the teamster, who managed to grab
it just as all three went under. \
short rope was then thrown to Thur.
mond, who held it and the plank, and
was drawn into shore. One Of the
women was able to stand up, but the
other. who had been entirely under
water for some time, was thought to
be dead. Sheriff Slater and the 9th
ers went to work on her, however. and
she finally revived. There is no doubt
but that Thurmonds heroic work on
this occasion saved the lives of the
entire party. The teamster showed
wonderful nerve, swimming 500 yards
in the swift river. supporting the two
women, but he, too, was at the last
gasp when taken out, although he still
held to the women. 1t is some satis-
faction to find that a man like Thur
mond is innocent of the charge Of
which he at first seemed to be guilty.