Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-05-13
DEPUTY VIM. ELLER GETS MAN
WANTED FOR MURDER IN WYOMING


cription of Rogers, who was wanted for
murder, was given. Deputy Eller, after
reading the same, stated Rogers was
the man, who had been going by the
name of Warren Reed and whom he
had seen many times. After going over
the description and comparing it with
that of Reed it was decided to take him
in and Eller made trip down to where
he found the fugitive living with his
father-in-law, and brought him to the
county Jail the fourth of May. The
Wyoming authorities Immediately COM
municated with and wired back that
they felt sure he was the man and to
send photograph Immediately and
while they felt reasonably sure he was
the man, asked for photograph which
was taken and sent them and as re-
suit wire came Saturday night to hold
him that an officer had left Rawlins
and was on the road. Rogers denied
ever having been in Wwomrng and in
sisted he was the wrong man but
Sheriff Yates was confident he was tho
the man and refused to be moved.
Wyoming Officer Tells of Crime.
Tuesday night Sheriff Rubie Rivera
of Carbon county and Joe Finley, q
citizen of that county, who knew Rog-
ers who at first denied knowing Finley
but later admitted it, arrived.
The Wyoming sheriff was more than
pleased to get hold of the fugitive and
readily paid the reward as well as the
entire expenses the county has been
put to in making the arrest and holding
him. Reed agreed to return without
requisition papers and after resting
Wednesday, the Wyoming officer left
Thursday morning for Rawlins whore
he ought to arrive by Saturday.
In speaking of the crime with which
the prisoner is charged the Wyoming
officer said:
"Rogers is bad one and is wanted
for one of the most treacherous
murders committed for many years in
our section of the state. Among his
friends he numbered good fellow by
the name of Nick Stevens, man who
was a real friend to Rogers and had
loaned him money and helped him out
many time when things were not
coming his way. Stevens was with q
sheep outfit in the summer and trapped
during the winter He had met Rogers
on many occasions and they were good
friends. During the winter of 1919
Stevensfh had secured a check for $3.50
catch of furs worth perhaps an equal
amount. Rogers sneaked to his home
: ON Christmas night and shot him in the
back with rifle, passed himself off as
the dead man, cashed the check, sold
the furs and left the country several
days before the crime was discovered
! We have been after him since, looked
\ into his record in Oklahoma, where he
formerly lived, found he had a bad re.
putation down there and it appears had
deserted his wife as I understand he
has married since coming to your sec
tion. The murder was one of the most
cold blooded we have had and feeling
is running high. / am going to take
aogers back to Wyoming one way OF
another and l am sure we viii get Q
! conviction in keeping with the enormity
9 of the crime.
) Praise For Local Officers.
a "You have fine bunch of Officers
g here, exceptionally clever and accom-
t modating and your community is Ger
s tainly to be congratulated in it's selec
$ tion of such a man as Sheriff Yate.
: who strikes me as a very fine gentle
men and of the right temperament fol
an ideal officer and his deputies are al
/ so of the right stuff
t Second Catch Since First of Year.
: This is the second catch of escaping
fugitiyes Yates and his men have made
since going into office, taking in man
by the name of Larman, who was badly
wanted by Oklahoma authorities, carly
this spring. Larman, who had passed 9
bunch of bad papers in the southwest
dropped into idaho county and felt he
was reasonably safe but while enjoy'
! ing himself at o local bar one night,
was picked up by Sheriff Yates and
Deputy Quinlan, relieved of his gun,
placed in Jail and came through with
the truth when accused of being the
I man wanted and was later returned 10
Oklahoma where he is now serving time
: in the state prison.