The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-11-25
girl CAPTURED
AT EMMETT


the Spanish lodging house where she
had her hair cut, Sarah Marie Giles
pie and her companion who first gave
his name as Frank Howard, but now
claims to be brother of George Petit
bone, one of the three defendants in the
famous Western Federation cases tried
in Boise three years ago, were brought
back to Boise Monday evening by her
father, ]. w. Gillespie, and Deputy
Sheriff O'Connor, who, acting on the
information and with assistance of Al
Hull, teamster of Boise, succeeded in
locating the couple in their temporary
camp a few miles from Emmett.
Howard, or rather Pettibone, as he
prefers to be called, now rests behind
the bars of the county Jail awaiting the
outcome of the investigation being
conducted by the county attorney while
the 17-year-old girl is at the home o;
her parents where she was taken Mon
day evening soon after arrival in tht
city from Emmett The girl tells con
aicting stories relative to her depart
ure from town. She takes all thi
blame for leaving the city and declare:
that Pettibone accompanied her at hel
request. They spent Sunday, Monda!
and Tuesday OF last week at the HON,
of Hull who was prevailed upon
through payment of $15 by Pettibone t,
take them to Payette valley. The three
left the city Tuesday evening anC
camped at Willow creek Tuesday night
as to the sex of the supposed boy. Up
on his return to Boise after leaving the
couple at Haley's ranch, he confideC
his suspicious to the father of the gir'
who, although at first inclined to be
lieve that it was not his daughter
dressed up in boys clothes, later acted
on the information, securing Deputy
Sheriff O'Connor to accompany him ant
Hull in pursuit of the couple.
The party left Boise Friday after
noon in an auto of the Central Auto
company. At point near Box Springs
the machine skated from the road over
an embankment, all members of the
party with the exception of Deputy
OConnor escaping from the auto be
fore 1t started on its downward flight
which resulted in slight injury to tn,
deputy sheriff and almost total de
struction of the machine. The mem
/ bers of the party walked to a rancl
house, secured saddle horses and con
tinued the pursuit down the Payett
river after ascertaining that the coupl
had left the Haley ranch in roy
) boat. Saturday afternoon the party c
e pursuers observed smoke rising froI
I a camp fire near the river and upo
approaching the scene discovered III
4 objects of their quest. The man wa
= placed under arrest and returned over
I land from Emmett.
Miss Gillespie assigns no reason 70
t leaving Boise as she did, asserting thu
n she just wanted to get away and &c
= Pettibone to take her. She stated tn;
: he was very courteous and good to he
: all the time and that their objectiv
point was California. She stated thu
: she had known Pettibone severe
D weeks, but did not know what he di
: nor where he came from to Bots
! where he has been since the middle {
e October. The statements made by tn
8 girl to County Attorney Mccarthy a
. the Jail Monday evening were conflict
: ing and he Is therefore engaged in carr
I fully investigating the facts before tai
ing action. The girl had a 800 dii
z mond ring and $50 bill After a sho
stay at the Jail, she was taken home b
her father Monday evening
Pettibone, alias Howard, has refuse
to talk about the affair other than
state that his right name is Petition
and that he is brother to George Pc
tibone, one of the principals in tn
Western Federation cases, acquitted
the charge of completely in the murde
5 Of Ex-Governor Steunenberg. The mai
however, does not resemble Geore
Pettibone, except in stature and bull
he having black hair, moustache an
being light complexioned, where's
: George Pettibone was sandy complies
, Toned. When searched by the officer
= approximately 1920 was taken from h
clothing, portion of this being oil
tanned from Russell Walters, a me,
chant Of Pearl, where Pettibone mad
small purchases and presented a $1(
bill in payment-Capital News.
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