Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-05-11
COUNTY OFFICERS
RUN DOWN GANG
Prominent Men of County InvOIv-
ed in Organization

Complaints charging grand larceny
were filed with probate Judge Egbers
by Sheriff A. p. Bailey today, against
Theodore Bishop, a wealthy rancher
in the Lofts bay country, and his son
VIM. Bishop, Of the same place; also
against Esler w. Wheeler, a prom
inent business man of Harrison, and
VIM. Boultier, constable of that town.
The sheriff in his complaint alleges
upon his information and belief that
the larceny consists in the stealing
and driving away, by the defendants,
of IL head of horses of the value of
$500. A definite description can no:
be given, it is alleged, for the lack
of particulars, neither the name Of
the owner of the horses. but it is al
legged upon the information, and be-
lief of the sheriff that they belong to
some other person than the defend
ants.
Three Under Arrest.
Three OF the defendants are under
arrest. VIM. Bishop was arrested by
Undersheriff Adams this morning
when he stepped from one of the
boats arriving in the city, and Esler
Wheeler was arrested by Sheriff Bail
ey just as he was preparing to take
one Of the boats from the city to Har-
rison. Deputy Sheriff Sawyer left
this morning at LofF's bay to arrest
Theodore Bishop, and a son of Bish-
op whose name could not be learned
is under arrest and in the custody OF
the sheriff at Spokane. VIM. Boul-
liter has not yet been arrested but
the officials will probably notify some
officer at Harrison and have him TAX
en- into custody at that place, pending
the arrival of some one from the
sherifr's office.
Both Wheeler and VIM. Bishop inn
mediately upon being arrested were
taken before the probate judge, and
the former was released on bonds OF
5000, but the latter had not at late
hour this afternoon succeeded in Sc
curing bonds.
Young Bishop COnfesses.
The arrest of the defendants was
made upon a confession said to have
been made by the son of Theodore
Bishop, who is now confined in the
county Jail at Spokane. The son, it
seems, arrived in Spokane yesterday
with a band of IL head OF horses, and
wa arrested by the officers there on
suspicion. The officers, it seems. con-
fronted him with the statement that
the horses were stolen, and he is said
TO have admitted that they were. and
in his confession implicated all OF
the parties arrested today. Prose
cutting Attorney Pugh of Spokane, af-
ter the officers had secured the con-
fession notified the officers of this
city, Prosecuting Attorney Potts this
morning had complaints sworn out
against the parties implicated in the
confession, and left on the morning
train for Spokane to further investi.
gate the matter.
Makes Confession TO Potts.
Prosecuting Attorney c. H. Potts
returned this afternoon from Spok.
ane, where he secured a complete
confession from Monty Bishop under
arrest at that place. According to
the information secured by the pros.
ecuting attorney, Monty Bishop and
his brother. VIM. Bishop. eorraled
their horses just outside the city lin
its. and parties VINO observed then
became suspicious OF them and noti
fed the sherifrs once. The oficiali
questioned them at length. and wer'
Informed that the horses had beer
shipped from Montana. and left. A
short while Afterwards they returned
and discovered that VIM. Bishop va
gone. and then they arrested MONT
Bishop, and commenced questionini
him closely and his confession fol
lowed. The confession secured b
Prosecuting Attorney Potts Is prae
tieaIIy the same as that obtained b!