The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-05-13
Warren Reed Is Taken In
Custody at Lapwai on
Wyoming Warrant.
UNDER MANY NAMES
Rawlins, Wyo., Sheriff Arrived
Tuesday Night and Departed
Today With Prisoner.

Warren Reed was arrested by Depu-
ty Sheriff Eller at Lapwai on the 4th
of this month on warrant issued at
Rawlins. Carbon county. Wyoming. and
up to this morning was a guest at
the county bastile.
The crime that Reed is charged with
was committed ON Christmas day, 1919.
and Is purported to be one of the
most cold blooded that that country
has ever known. The warrant charged
Reed. who at that time and place went
under the name of Charles Rodgers,
with killing Nick Stevens, a wen liked
and generous young man of that sec
ton employed by the large sheep In
terests in trapping pestiferous animals
on their range.
Sheriff Rubie Rivera, of Carbon coun-
ty, arrived in the city Tuesday night
after being notified by Sheriff Yates
that he had his man in custody, and
in conversation with a Globe reporter,
that Ridgers', alias Reed, whose right
name was Reed Harllss, is 20 some
years old and that he had a wife in
Oklahoma. Rodgers, as he was called
In that country, when In funds was
of rather sporty disposition, and was
not given much to industry. and the
man he Is charged with killing had
been keeping him that winter through
generosity and was becoming tired of
the fellow laying around, and told him
In kindly manner that II was about
time he was doing something for him
self. That same day Stevens had an
invitation to Christmas dinner with
one of his ne4ghbors and on returning
home after tying up his horse started
L.. lR4 49,
from a rifle in the hands of the as
sassin. the bullet entering his back.
The murderer then tied up the dog to
a wagon dragged his victim into the
house, took from the body a brand
new automatic pistol together with
all the hides and furs that the trap
per had secured and went to town rid
ing Stevens horse, where the outfit
was offered for sale. Some of the
sheep men not seeing anything of him
for a few days went to his home on
January End and found a paddock on
the door and the dog tied to the wagon.
The door was forced and the body of
Stevens found on the floor frozen
stiff. Rodgers was at once suspected
of the crime and the officers began a
dilfgent search which never Stacked UP
until the man was Apprehended, of
which Sheriff Rivera feels justly proud
and is loud In his praise of the sher-
iffs office Of this county. through which
the arrest was made.
Sheriff Rivera was not in office at
the time of the killing and did not
know the man very well and he brought
along Joseph Fenley to identify Rod
gers so that no mistake would be made.
On reaching the county jail Fenley said:
"Hello, Charlie" to which salutation
Rodgers only grunted- Sheriff Rivera
visited the prisoner yesterday morning
and came away convinced that Sheriff
Yates was housing the man he wanted.
Warren Reed was arrested in this
county last fall on a charge of forgery,
having passed some checks on a mer-
chant of Cottonwood, while returning
with his young wife from a visit with
relatives over on Joseph Plains. for
which crime he was sentenced Novem-
ber % to a term in the county jail.
being released on january 3. When
arrested on this latter charge he was
living with his wdfe's people at Lap
ws.
On leaving with his prisoner this
morning Sheriff Rivera and Mr.. Fem
ley were accompanied as far as Lewis
ton by Sheriff Yates who had official
business in that section.