Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-20
HARRY GARRETT
AND THE BANDIT
Desperate Came 10 Ranch, Had
Breakfast, Then Made Known
His Trade.
THAT OF A BAD GUN PLAY MAN
Marched BOY Upstairs. Didn't III Treat
IIim-Eseapc Made While lie
Slcpt--Hc Was Killed.

Boise. Ida. Nov. 19.-Harry Garrett
related his story TO the Associated
Press representative. while his Jailer
lay dying in an adjoining room. lie
exclaimed:
''rhc hrst ] saw Of the man he came
to the house about O'Clock yesterday
morning. Leonard Shaw, q nelghbor,
was in the kitchen with me. Ny sis
ter, Edna. was In the front room, and
my brother David. at the barn feeding
the horses. Mother and father are in
Canada.
we gave him his breakfast. and
while he was warming his feet by the
fire l asked him what his job was
He replied by shaping his hand as a
pistol and pointing me. A few min
utes later. he whipped a revolver from
under his shirt and demanded that Mr.
shaw and myself hold up our hands,
while he searched US. He took nothing
He wanted to find out II we were
armed. Then. turning the gun on Mr.
Shaw, he oroered him TO leave the
house. We could not understand much
he had TO say but we could under
stand enough. We knew what he want
ed by sign.
HE then turned upon me. compel
ling me 10 go upstairs ahead of him
and 10 the room at the right-hand side
OF the house. He explained. the best
he could, that If the other fellows start
ed 90 follow as, he would kill me first.
when dlnnertime came, asked
him II he would like TO have something
to eat He nodded his head. l had
them send up some things through the
stovepipe hole He made me eat some
Of everything before he would touch
IT, The coffee came up in two cups,
one OF which / was told to take, but
not 10 touch the other. He took a
sip Of his cup and set IL aside, refus-
ing 70 drink, suspecting that il con-
tanned dope. ] tasted II and told him
II was nothing but sugar, but still he
refused to drink.
He gave me To understand that he
would not harm me so long as they did
not harm him. and gave me this ring.
Harry exhibited his hand, on which
he wore a plain gold band ringO No
time did he treat me cruelty, although
he always carried his gun In his hand
and watched me closely He suggested
that he intended to stay in the room
for a week, and told me TO have them
send In provisions. and also TO get 100
rounds OF ammunition. stating there
would be kings and queens to Kill
HE said he had come 10 this coun-
try to Kill presidents.
Last night. at his suggestion, / had
them send up bedding through the hole
In the floor. He made me sleep on the
outside. next 10 the wall. Before lay
ing down he made me get hammer
and nails and he nailed all the doors
TO the room securely. He did not at
| tempt to fasten the windows. All night
| long. when / would be awake, | would
sneak TO him. and every time until the
last time, received a reply
Il slept two or three times l don
know how long. II was daylight when
/ asked him for the last time II ne
was asleep. Receiving no reply,
slipped along the wall 20 the window
ana raised il slowly. There was a
MOSQUITO bar screen nailed on the out
side. I did not wait TO remove that
hut Jumped through. l think the noise
woke him up, for when / ran into the
house downstairs, where the guards ano
nv brother were waiting. TO give inc
alarm. ] heard him moving about the
room. -
"At an times he kept away from the
windows and would not allow me &c
light the lamp. He lit II once or twice
| but only permitted IL TO burh TOT ieV'
| minutes each time.
IT was not long after l sol away
| until thev commenced 10 shoot
| -rhere was no way Of Identifying th'
man. who for more than a day held
| al bay q body Of armed men, non,
afraid OF his weapon, but all baliled
snd chaerined in the face OF the rust
| he had adopted in connection wiz
the captive boy.