Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-28
COUPLECAUC|IT IN
CANADA and NOW
IN COUNTY JAIL
l.A ~ ~ -. "a, e. -
Sensational White Slave
Case Comes to Climax in
Arrest Of Man Who Els
capped at Albion.

Tho steel bars Of the Ada county
jail now hold oliver Bates and Alice
Win6ard, wanted in what Is said to b,
the most sensational white slave casl
of the northwest For months the fed.
eral authorities have secured the plain.
Of the northwestern states and south
ern Canada in, the effort to locate
them.
was held on charge of horse stealing
until the federal officials could reach
him and from which he escaped while a
deputy marshal was on the way ate,
him, Bates has wandered over the
northwestern states until he reached
the Canadian line. For several weeks
he has been satisfied that the federal
officers had given up that chase, that
he would never be returned to this
state to face the Indictment that had
been returned against him here by the
grand Jury Of the district court here.
The ease with which he broke from
the jail at Albion and eluded pursuit
for months evidently gave him conf
dence for his whereabouts were known
here long before he dreamed that the
government was again after him. The
question Of extradition was one that
played an important part in this case
and It was sometime before the district
attorney decided that he could be ex-
tradited even though the white slave
statute was passed after the treaty was
made with Canada.
The long delays and trips Of thou
sands Of miles were saved, however, by
the cooperation OF the British immi-
grafton authorities who deported both
Bates and Alice wingard who now
claims. 1t Is said, to be his wife.
Through Kings Gate. both of them
were sent over to the American side of
the line where they were taken by the
officers Of the government here and
brought to Boise to await their trial
in this district court b.
At O'Clock yesterday morning, they
found themselves behind the bars os
the Ada county Jail. William Shoultze,
deputy United States marshal at Lew
iston took charge Of them when they
came within this state and brought
them to the jail here. Bates has Gre
ated great deal of interest through
out the federal circles here. His es-
cape from the county jail Of Cassia
county in broad daylight when there
appeared to be none OF TIE Officers
around was surprising event to those
in charge here. 81
Over the lava rocks and through the
sagebrush deserts of two states he
was taken by friends until he was safe
on the Canadian side OF the border.
Alice Wingard is said to have demand
ed of the Canadian authorities by what
right they deported her to the Ameri-
can side OF tire line. Their only an
swer was. 1t is said, Because you are
Mrs Bates" '>'-"'
The federal officers believe that this
case Is one of the most important
white slave violations that have &C.
Cured In the northwest in a long time
They believe that 1t indicates a whole
sale traffic which has all Of the north
western states enmeshed In a powerful
net and that the agents are working
through this country and Canada in the
interest of their business
The trial of Bates WI: come before
The federal court at this term, although
The date has not yet been fixed.