The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-19
Cattle Thieves
Are Arrested
FOUR MEN ARE IN THE TOLLS OF Law
Alleged Bad Man Attempts To Stand OFFICER Off
With Gun Puts Up Hard Fight

Sheriff Pearl Bailey passed through |
here Wednesday evening on his
way to Occur d'Aleua from a visit
to Fenrwood where he had been to
Investigate lone alleged cattle steal
ing.
They had gone to Fernwood armed |
with warrants for the arrest of Al
Pierce, "Montana Red" and "John |
Doe" Hsnderberry and a search war
rant to search Pierce's premises for
meat butohered from cattle alleged to
have been stolen from ranches ia the
neighborhUod.
The warrants had been Issued from
tue probate court ia Occur d'Alene
and had heen sworn out by ChHs Leaf
Upon arriving at Fernwood they
found no difficulty In locating andar
resting two of their men. Pierce and
o. Montana Red. and Sheriff Bailey start
ed 10 Occur d'Alene with them leav
ing Sawyer 10 hunt up Heuderberry,
whom they had oeen unable to locate
That afternoon Sawyer learned that
his man might possibly be found at a
. shack belonging to The Milwaukee
Land compan7. near Clarkia. just over
the line In Shnshone county. He
started out there and arrived after
dark.
There was no sigu of life and he
raped. loudly on the door. At the
third summons he heard someone
come from an inner. room pick up
something and then the sound Of
pumping a shell into the O. Under of
gun In moment the door open
Ell sud be saw p man outlined Ia It
with a rifle in his hands who order
ed him to hit the trail at once.
Sawyer replied that be was In no
hurry aud that he would not go until
he got ready. The felnw inquired
who he WAS aud what he wanted
Sawyer replied that he WIS deputy
sheriff Sawyer aud that he WIS look
ing for HeudeIbeTry.
The man said that uendor berry
had been there but had left and aga q
ordered Sawyer to move on, at the
sama time menacinR him with the
gun. Sawyer replied that be was
not afraid of him OF his gun and
HE'D him TOR some time and then
left and returned to Fernwood
Arriving there he and Chas Leaf
started to search again for Hender-
berry. Going up to saloon they
saw through the glass in the door a
man standing at the faT end of the
bar who Leaf said was Bob MoManus
the man that Sawyer had met at the
shack earlier In the evening.
Sawyer stepped up and began to
talk to hEm and finally told him that
he waadea him to stay In town that
night 2sfie might want to use him iu
the morning. McManus demurred
saying that be had no money. Saw
ye. replied that he would pay for mis-
lodging, at the same time picking uI
MoManus' rifle which was standing
near. Breaking 1t and removing the
shells he passed the guu tn the bar
tender, telling him 10 keep 1t.
MoManus refused to remain, upor
which Sawyer told him that he wal
under arrest aud would have to stay
You can { arrest me. You have nj
warrant. said McManus" this is ny
warrant'said Sawyer sticking his guI
which be had already drawn, into NJ c
Manus'face.
McManus started to pull guI
which be had in his hip pocket and
Sawyer struck him over the heat
with bis pistol aud olinched him.
McManus put up a hard 6ght an'
continued to try to use his gun.
Sawyer called on Leaf to take tb'
gun away from MoManus which b.
did aud McManus gave up aud wa
bandcuffed.
Sawyer telephoned a descr ptio
of Henderber-y to Chief OF Polio
Cherry who soon afterWRrd saw a str
anger who answered the description
and called ont, "Hello john" Ih
fellow stopped and asked what wa
wanted. Cherry told him. lie DE
MED being Henderberry nut his stoI
les couflicted and Cherry locked hiI
up aud be was later positively ident
fed as HenderbeTry
Sawyer arrived on the evenin
tram with McManus and tSs two O
them we're taken to Coeur d'Aleu
Friday morning.
Ihieving has been going on aroun
Fernwood for a long time but 1t hI
teen growing worse duiinR the pas
three months. Farmers have ha
their stock stolen aud butchared an
the Milwaukee Lumber company hI
also had large amount Of suppli'
taken from their camp.
McManus who had been Torkir
for them aud had not been heIetofoi