Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-04

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n, the arrest of w. F. K"ld IN
:" s.rges of bank robberies AMI muir
~ ss-s in the states Of Texas AMI Ok
". ,ssoma and Wyoming. tn. motive
-, the desperate battle Of ysst=r-
S.v between the ban) of catt's
.hieves mi led by Reid and citizens. Is
explained.
psid and the man kill! "a. known
=, Moore. are brother1 both living
.,aor aliases, came to ldaho aDout
~. Years ago to ecsape the drag
~ n the officials of the Southwest
trritory. Before coming to Idaho,
p.,d and Moore had lived a short
.im. in the British Columbia coun-
t,y hut their thieving operations
had brought them under the surveil-
lance Of the Canadian officers, who
drove them over the border.
This is the story told today by a
ve,i.known citizen and farmer of
NJ, perce county, who knew Reid
N Oklahoma and who. knewing the
dsperate character of the. man, has
refrained from informing the on
ters Of his presence here.
The break at Orofino yesterday
Va, planned by Ried, who had ar
ranged with Sloan and Moore to
meet him in the suburbs Of the
town. Reid was not afraid OF thu
charges Of cattle stealing, but fear
cd Identification II he was brought
% lewiston. The people OF the en-
tire upper country did not believe
IN the guilt of Reid and associates.
and plenty Of money was available
to supply their bonds.
How Escape Was Made.
After the cases in the Oronno jus
ti1 court had been dismissed and
the men were arrested on warrants
to ~ brought to Lewistou, the plans
for escape were put into effect. Reid
had ssined the confidence Of Goa
sts6leT Cochran and was allowed. to
VAIN about the town unguarded. He
visited the Scott livery stable and
ordered his horse saddled, stating
/ that he wanted to ride into the
country to see a friend. before his
departure for Lewiston and would
soon return with Constable Coch-
rsH. who would accompany him on
! the trip. He returned with the
constable, but upon reaching the
stable picked up a Winchester rife
and told Cochran to stand aside. He
. was Immediately joined by Rice
who mounted the waiting horse and
The two men rode away.
During his entire residence in
Idaho Reid has always travelled well
armed. He carried 45-calibe'
Cots in holster under his arm
and from one to two smaller weap
/ ems concealed about his person. Ont
OF these guns was particularly de-
signed for concealment about thu
person. and Reid expected to b cable
10 carry this weapon into any Jail
should he be arrested He is abo'l
~ years of age, while Moore wa
about %. Sloan is rancher Ell:
resides on homestead near 0rnEno
he is about 33 years old. Rice is y
years old and lived on a Homestead
IN the Orofino section. All of tn
men are single, and while the iden
tncation of Rice and Sloan with tn
operations of Reid and Moore hav
peen known but a short time. 1t l
believed the two principals hav
made frequent trips out of Idaho t
engage in raids on neighborin
states.
Those who know Reid class hir
as most desperate character, an
20 not believe he will be capture
awe. Without his leadership, how
ever 1t is believed both Rice an
o'ah Will be easilv taken. thong
.ne men are familiar with al se|
'ons OF the upper Clearwater cour
try.
Il "'''s of Yesterdays Shon4iro.
..e ne nero of Yesterdays shootin
'as' where several brave and de.
men met in a bloody encour
L was Dan Carr, who, sing!.
w,N aueo and alone. armed with
nes'er ,., which he was told Ia
u.s 'nfee cartridges, took Dol
-. oirectly in the path CT fo,
pera'e men, each well arme
{ A,,, y he knew were riding to sho,
10 death. He knew that h. lie
y. sio's TO waste. He was aghtir
c,s. MS lie, and was nerved to ii
n. nv the thought that pe~ba,
N.. ,'siiade of shots that no hs