Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-12-17
man jim SHERROD KILLED
WAS CONVICT OUT on PAROLE
His Name Was Jim Hardy Was Sent to Pen
for Grand Larceny His Pals Say He Intend
ed to Hold up the Paris Bank.

AC mas developed thaC the man
whom James Sherrod, O. S. L. night
watchman, killed at an early hour
last Friday morning, was Jim Hardy,
a former convict in the Idaho peni-
tentiary, and bad man generally.
That Mr.. Sherrod was not the one
who was killed, instead of Hardy.
is due to the fact that Hardy's gun
failed to work when he pulled it on
Sherrod. The officers who tested
the dead mans gun discovered that
it did not work perfectly.
The account Of the shooting as re-
lated by Jim Sherrod, is about as
follows:
When informed by Night Police
man Buck that Burrell & Thiel's
store had been robbed. Sherrod
started for the west end Of the yards,
while Buck and Rex Ruff, night
clerk at Hotel Burgoyne, went in
another direction. Sherrod had not
been on bis lookout long when he
saw a man standing beside a box car
in freight train which was made up
and about ready to pull out for the
west. AS he approached the fellow,
Sherrod turned on his electric flash
light, when he noticed rifle leaning
against the car. Going up to the
fellow, Sherrod asked him what he
was doing there. He replied that he
was sheep herder and was going
to ride the train to Soda Springs,
When Sherrod asked him what he
was doing with1a rifle the fellow re
piled that it was his and he always
carried it with him when herdine
sheep.
After a little more questioning
Sherrod decided the fellow didn't
size up very well as a sheep herder
and ordered him to take up his rife
and go with him. The fellow sug,
gested that Sherrod should carry the
rifle but Jim declined. They started
toward the depot with Sherrod II
the rear. They had gone but q few
steps, when the fellow attempted Il
turn around. Sherrod ordered hin
to 60 on aud not to make any falls.
motions or he would shoot him. The
had gone but few steps fnrthel
when the fellow whir2ed suddenl!
and stuck his revolver against Sher
rods breast and ordered him to throw
up his hands, Sherrod replied, al
right, you have got the best of me
The fellow said. You ID righ
have and I'll kill you If you don
do as | tell you"
When ordered to throw up hi
hands. Sherrod dropped his scare
light. which he was carrying in hi
left hand, while his right hand wa
on his gun in overcoat pocket. Whe
the search light went out it left ther
in pitch darkness, and the fello'
could not see that Sherrod didni
throw up his right hand. Instead
as he pulled his hand from the owe
coat pocket, he started his automati
going. firing three shots. Which or
proved to be the fatal shot, Sherro
ID not certain. but thinks it was I'll
second one.
When the fellow fell to the groun
Sherrod realized that he had at lea
dangerously wounded him. SherrC
called loudly for help, but no OF
responded, at the same time IL
wounded man was pleading for
drink of water. Turning him on
back. Sherrod hurried toward Il
depot for help. He did not find al
one until he struck Engineer Cor
wall and his fireman. who were
taair engine, waiting for orders
puA out. The three went back
where the wounded man was lyin
and attempted 20 carry him to t
depot. Finding this impossible. tn
got stretcher.
The fellow realized that he v
atally wounded and told the men
onld not live long. They asked b
hat his name was and he repIi
i'm Hardy. When asked If he b
NJ relatives or friends to VII.
aey could write. he said no, and
ply to the question as to where
shed to be buried. he said,