The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-10-02
Alleged Horse Thief Killed.

Monday night Deputy Sheriff Cas-
ady received word that a fellow by
the name of William Haytield was
in the city and1hat he was wanted
at Glasgow and also at Havre. Not
knowing the man he called up the
sheriff office in Glasgow and asked
for description and was referred to
c. W. Powell of this place, whom he
deputized to help him get his man,
and from what followed it is a good
thing that he did. Messrs. Powell
and Casady started in about eight
o clock looking for Hayfield, and
about nine they had him located in
one of the saloons, where he was
killed. He entered the front door Of
Powell & Browns and was followed
in by Deputy Sheriff Casady and c.
W. Powell. the former ordering him
to stop when near the rear of the
room. He came TO a stop, and when
he did he had Casady covered with
Il 81 Colt automatic, and ordered him
to drop his gun. which he had just
pulled. Mr. Powell, coming in be-
hind Casady. fired a shot at fiayfeld,
but missed him. / attracted his at
len,ion for second and gave Casady
jjne to Get his gun in action, and at
he first shot from his gun the fellow
went 10 the floor. In the excitement
that followed one or more shots were
tired-one by officer Powell and one
by the outlaw. but neither Of which
did any damage.
After The shooting DIR. Clay and
Druggist Murray were summoned and
rendered all the assistance in their
power. but the fellow died at the
county jail about thirty minutes after
i,eing shot, and although conscious,
made no statement of any kind to
the officers. Easton McMoran, one
Of the bystanders, who was in the sa-
loon at the time the shooting oc-
cured, got "a few sp|inters OF glass in
his face when one Of the wild bullets
went through the screen behind
which he was standing.
As the shooting occurred SO early
in he evening a crowd of one hum
dred and fifty to two hundred people
soon gathered in and about the saloon
but they were quiet and orderly and
no disturbance of any kind was had.
Hayfleld was a young man and had
been in trouble more or less for years,
and was wanted at Glasgow on
two or three charges-one of WHICH
was stealing, and at Hayre he
he was wanted for both horse stealing
and Jail delivery, and was known to
be bad man. He has lived in the
country west Of Glasgow and has fig
.,red pretty heavily in about all the
lawlessness of Importance that has
taken place there for some time. He
comes from bad family, two of whom
are either serving time in the PEN
itentiary or have done time. 1t is
reported at Glasgow that he has a
brother who killed man there a
few years ago He also was mixed
up in the box car robberies there of
he past year or so.
He had been in Hill county for
some time and parties from there who
were at The inquest had nothing good
to say for him.
The following is the coroner s
verdict
STATE OF MONTANA,
County Of Valley,
Before Charles +. Peterson. Coroner
of Valley County. Montana.
In the Matter of The lnquisition upon
the body Of William Hayfeld, de-
ceased.
We, the undersigned, the jurors
summoned to appear before Charles
f.. Peterson, the coroner Of the Coun-
ty of Valley, and State of Montana,
at Malta, Valley County, Montana,
on the thirtieth day of September.
nineteen bundled thirteen, to i, quire
into the cause OF death OF William
Hayfeld, deceased, having been duly
sworn, according to law, and having
made such inquisition and hearing
the testimony adduced upon our oaths
each and all do say, that the deceased
was named William Haytield, former
ly of Glasgow, Valley County, Mon
lana, aged about twenty-tour years
old, that he came TO his death on the
twenty-nintk day ofSeplember, nine
teen hundred thirteen, at Malta,
Valley County, Montana, while re-
sis.ing arrest, at the hands OF OFT
Casady, Deputy Sheriff, of Valley
County, Montana, in the discharge OF
his official duties.
All of which we duly certify by
this inquisition in writing, by us
signed, this thrtieth day of Septem.
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