Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-24
HUNTING HORSE THIEVES.
A t"o weeks Hunt Of Horse Thieves in the
Wild Country Of Northern nxo County
and Southern Idaho.

Sherli C!EES, Deputy Sheriff Harris
and Constable Lewis OF Deeth have re-
turned from hunting horse thieves 10
ihe Wild country in aorthern Elko
county and southern Idaho.
Sheriff lark and Constable Lewis
.eit Deeth Oh the night OF the 9Th aud
Deputy Sarritf Harms and Deputy Sher.
III Motfit Of MRlheus county, Oregon,
lett Elkn ON lie mornlng OF the It'll to
JOIN them III tine northern country. All
went he0"ily armed and prepared for
desperate work.
At Three Creeks. Sheriff Clark aud
Constable Lewis met Sheriff Richardson
of Eiuruey county, Oregon, aud Deputy
Sheriff Baxter Of Owihee county, idaho,
Tho wee bent on the same mission.
They Joined forces and went on the
quest OF four horse thieves who were
Known to be somewhere III tia. Wild
country.
They were jIined by Deputy SheritTs
Harris and Moffit and began d system.
attic search Of the Diamond A, Jarbrdge
and Bruneau country. From what we
have heard Of this section, it reminds
us OF IA story we once heard Senator
Vest OF Missouri tell III a speech a, ST.
joseph during the %campaign Of 1874.
The republican cry That year was, that
Missouri, ON account Of Che depredatiops
Of the James aud Younger boys, was a
~robbcr state and the democrats were
Responsible. Senator Vest III replying
to this charge said that Shen the James
and lounger boys were hard pressed by
the officers they sought refuge in the
Monegaw country a wild section in the
Ozark mountains. 10 describing this
country. Vest said it reminded him OF
Deacon Jones prayer. lie said the good
deacon prayed FOR everything on the
earth, everything above .he earth and
everything under 1t and always wound
up by praying Tor those places that the
feet OF mar hal never trod ana the eyes
u God had never seen- Tbs, from
what We have heard, applies with equal
force to the Wild section Of country in
northern EIko county and southern
Idaho.
The officers beat around the best they
could and last Tuesday they founa MI
abandoned "a mp 1t The thieves III wha,
Is called the Putboies. They seCreted
themselves and horses behind rocks and
waited Tor developments. they did not
wait long before they saw 4 man on
horseback, about two miles of. coming
toward them As ho approached, he
came across Tie tracks made by the
officers horses md BEGIN To ye itigate.
He circled arOuLd aud cam. within
about 300 yards Of the officers, when
Sheriff. Clark rode ouI md commanded
him To throw up his hands. Al this he
put spurs 10 his horse and tined 10 IN.
cape. Tho officers parsucd and Sheriff
LARK shot ahead o; him So yeral times IN
stop him. Tho chase WIS kept 90 FOR
nearly two miles when Sheriff Richard.
SOD, who bad nothing but a revolver.
and who eliot several times at the flee.
ing man, called a. Constable Lcgis and
Ed. Smith, who had joined the party, 10
stop him. Lewis aud Smith d%ismoupt.
I'D and took deliberate aim with their
WinchceterB aud fired. One Of The buI. |
lets gtnzcNl the leather Gand ON the
mans hai and he slii from lis borse I'm
the run and threw up hj4 hands. Tho
mhD proved 4" be Gerry Esmond. want.
cd IN Oregon tot stealing horscs.
decide E'nond, tho olitcrs captured
'onr horses stolen from Oregon
Sberih Richardson took charge ot
Esmoa" aud the bor.cs and started for
Burns, tho county ssat Of fIarney
county. The officers renamed IN ,be
country four days after lie capture of
Efmond. Iie refused to give my ptor.