Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-08-18
ESCAPED Horse Thief Heading
for Garfield County, Wn.
NEAR LEWISTON SATURDAY
officers OF Five Counties are
in Hot Pursuit

Theodore Reynolds, the escaped
horse thief who has kept the sheriff"s
office nervous for the past fortnight,
the chase for whom was given up last
week, made his appearance in North
Lewiston Saturday night being dis
covered by j. T. Emerson, manager Of
the Clearwater ferry. He was in a
stolen boat at the time and the boat
was recognized by Mr.. Emerson as
one having been stolen from parties
at the mouth Of Big Canyon on the
upper Clearwater. Mr.. Emerson
rowed out to the boat and when he
asked Reynolds where he had secured
the same Reynolds replied he had
bought it Of a stranger but that he
did no desire any trouble and if it be-
longed to other parties would turn it
over to Emerson which he did. Reyn-
olds left the boat and entered the
dense underground along the river.
Emerson did not at the time recognize
Reynolds but reported the matter to
the chief of police of Lewiston and the
identity Of the occupant Of the stolen
boat was soon established. A search
was instigated but of no avail. Tues
nay the search was taken up and
Reynolds located along the Snake in
the vicinity of Alamota and it is sur
missed he is now on his way to friends
in Garfield county, Wash.
In speaking of the pursuit for the
fugitive the Lewiston Tribune says:
"The search for Theodore Reynolds,
the Idaho county horsethief who es-
capped from the Jail at Grangeville
about a week ago, was resumed yes
terday with vigor Sheriff Byron, of
Idaho county, and Sheriff Waters of
Lemh county reached here on the
morning train and in the afternoon
joined Deputy Sheriff Monroe in the
search. Messrs. Monroe and Byron
went to the Cotton section while Sher-
ifi Waters went to Asotin, view be-
ing that Reynolds is probably endeav-
oring to reach Peola where he has
friends
The Cotton section is being visited
because Of information given the Of
ficers by train men ON the lewiston
Riparia line They report that on
) Sunday morning, they saw man,
/ who meets the description Of Reynolds,
! walking up one Of the ridges of the
Lewiston hill at point short dis
tance below the Evans place, four
miles from the city. The man wore
no coat and carried small bundle.
: This ridge leads to the Cotton section
, near the head Of the Steptoe canyon.
Reynolds is described as man OF
$ heavy build, about thirty years of
, age. He has gold-fllings in two front
. teeth and when he smiles these are
, plainly shown. The Clearwater ferry
= men, who took the stolen boat from
Reynolds Saturday, noticed the gold
a filled teeth and otherwise they des-
= cribed the man so there is no doubt
as to his identity.
Sheriff Waters stated yesterday
that while Reynolds stole the horses
in the Lemhi section, little is known
= about him there. II appears that he
# committed the theft shortly after Wis
1 iting that section and Immediately
hurried out of the country. The
i horses were identified by the owner,
n who came to Grangeville. and were
n shipped to Salmon City few days
e ago.
o Last night a telephone message was
e received from d. f. Kelly, proprietor
:. of the Kelly fruit farm on the lower
d river, that man who apparently il
e Reynolds, passed the farm at 5:3t
o o'clock in the afternoon in the small
n boat. The man had stopped for 8
period at the fruit farm and talket
is with employees there. These employees
l. gave such description of the man as Il
d leave no doubt in the minds Of oHl
es GERS here that he is Reynolds. Tn
ID message came to Chief of Police Mas
t. tiers and he Immediately notified Sher
a. if Welker and also Sheriff Waters
a who had just returned from his Asotil
trip. At midnight Sheriff Welker
Sheriff Waters, Deputy Sheriff Osca
Watkins, of AsOtin county, and Al