Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-30
CARTERETT
STILL FO|[S
OFFICERS
DICK oELLiNGER GIVES ACCOUNT
OF RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH
CATTLE THIEF IN
HILLS

ll"'H N"it'itt, allas Sid Wilson
alias Jack Rose. alias Il. u. Davis
who butchcred a beef no, belonginp
TO him in the hills north of the lard.
esty ranch on Smith Creek. an nc.
count OF which was given in the In.
dependent Monday, is still at large and
the officers are unable to locate him
They are sparing no effort. however.
and they nope TO finally land him.
carter"tt formerly worked near
Rowland under the name OF Sid WA.
son as cowboy, and Is recognized
AS on" or tn" best riders and horse.
men In the county.
From Dick BcllIngcr. who was with
the party that located the hutchcrrd
animal. We obtained the following de.
tails Of the affair:
Cart"rctt with a boy about eighteen
years OF age was cutting ccdars in
th" hills about three miles north of
the iIardesty ranch and had rented a
small cabin from Mr. IIardesty in
which he and the boy lived. Mt
liardcsty noticed that they were well
supplied with beef and "a none had
com" 10 them his curiosity was
aroused. II" notified his neighbors
ana they decided TO investigate. He
was s"on 10 bring in packages from
the woods whore he was working. and
they decided TO look for the animal.
NccOrdingly J. J. HyltOn. Jas. Hardcs.
Is, Dick Bcllingcr and others set out
on quiet hunt. They didn't flud the
beef but they ran across Cartcrctt on
horseback. From his actions they
knew that he suspected their mission
so they openly accused him OF killing
cation. but when asked whore IL was
h" replied, THAT Is up To YOU to find
out" Mir Iiylton then told him he
had better come with them and he
consented. II" started his horse in
a contrary direction. however. when
Mr.. Hylton said 10 him that he was
going In tn" wrong direction. Carte.
rct' inCn whipped out gun and with
man who attempted TO stop him. He
then rod" i"5urcly away. shouting
back thnt th" boy had nothing TO do
with the killing Of the beef
The boy wuS then questioned CON
ccrninE the beef and he took them TO
the plaC" whcr" il was buried II was
found to he the property of the Sad.
lor ranch in Huntington valley. The
boy stated that one day Cartcrctt
went away nnd after several hours re-.
turned leading his horse with the beef
hung across his saddle. He declared
that he knew nothing about II. and
his story has the ring Of truth. He
said hr had been afraid to say any
thing about Il.
Cartcrott Is looked upon ms a bad
man He never went unurmcd. When
he entered his cabin he generally plac-
cd his gun on table within easy
reach. hut no would not so outside for
bucket Of water without II. He
acted like man who thought himself
hunted. and this with his pcnchnni for
ChanEing his name leads to the he
lief TINT he hAs n record.
When he left hc rode horse bC-
longing 10 tho boy. lie had "A horse
Of his own. but II was on pasture at
the Ogilylc ranch on South Fork. He
took u general westerly direction when
he left the ranchcrs, but what dircC.
ton he later took Is unknown.
When the ranchcrs went out to
look for the beef they hardly expected
to sec Caricrctt and none of them was
armed. Consequently when hc Gov
ing To do bui let him 20.
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