The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-10-29
DESPERADOES OF WEST
ARE ALL HEADED FOR
CANYON COUNTY
SHERIFF FROMAN AND DEPU-
TIES NAB EN- RIGHT AND
LEFT AND AS FAST AS
THEY COME.
Interesting Case of Norris. w.
Farmer Claims Reward Offered for
Alleged Horse Thief-Montana
Man is Not Wanted at all and Re-
leased from Custody.

1t is a quiet day in the sheriff's Of
hce when some member of the force
does not nab a desperate of blacklist
hue, according to the Caldwell cor
respondent of the Boise Statesman.
Let man be ever so peaceful at home
he is holy fright in Canyon county.
A man accused of crime in Oregon
reaches Caldwell and it is found that
he was the original criminal for whom
the Oregon boot was designed. If
he halls from Montana he is the man
the vigilantes spent years in looking
for and without result. If he comes
from Utah he is at least an "aveng-
ing angel" Indeed the sheriff OF
Canyon county will not bother with
any one less than latter day Jesse
James.
Murderers from Oregon, Washing
ton and Montana are picked up every
day according to the Statesman. We
have reached that state of mind where
the people propose asking Governor
Alexander to make an investigation as
to why all the desperadoes in the west
are making for Canyon county.
Thursday a Washington Murderer.
Thursday between times Deputy
Sheriffs Mccullough and Mumford
went out toward Middleton and came
upon Jesse Parker, alias A. T. Or
chard, Wapeto, Washington, hold-up
and murderer. 1t is known that Park
er is Orchard because he says his
rather breezy story in the Statesman
De- Al
with woman and l4-year-old boy by
wagon. The officers came upon them
and told the conductor of the outfit
that they were looking for a man
named Orchard. Orchard quick as a
fash said that his name was Parker
which statement gave him away on
the spot as it was Parker that the
officers were looking for. The Boise
correspondent deducts that the boy
is not the son of Parker or Orchard
because the boy is IA while Parker is
only %. We agree with the deduction.
AS the woman was travelling with
Parker it is also deducted that she
will claim to be his wife, or perhaps
his mother.
The Statesman writer continues:
Convicted But Escapes.
While awaiting sentence for his
part in the Wapeto crime, Parker,
with the assistance of a cellmate,
broke Jail at North Yakima on May
2. He has been at liberty ever since
that time.
When lodged in Jail here Thursday
night, Parker said he would return
to North Yakima without requisition
papers. Friday morning he had
changed his mind 1t will be neces-
sary for Sheriff Murphy of Yakima
county now en- route here, to secure
extradition papers unless Parker
again changes his mind.
Involved in Murder.
On the night of January Is, 1915,
the station agent at Wapeto, Wash,
was held up and fatally shot. Par.
ker and H. G. Moore were arrested
charged with the crime. Moore was
convicted and sentenced to the peni-
tertiary. Parker confessed to his
part in the deed and was also convict
ed. Two or three days before sen.
tence was to be pronounced on him,
he and another prisoner broke an iron
pipe from a bunk and pried their way
between the bars of the North Yakima
Jail, making good their escape. Par
ker was known to have visited Pen,
dleton since his escape but disappear
ed from there and was not traced un-
til the local sheriff's Office found his
trail couple of days ago.
Very Worst in Montana.
Saturday morning bright and early
the sheriff's office captured the very
worst criminal who ever lived in Mon,
tana. 1t is not known what he did to
make him the worst but he is. vi
this episode the Statesman says;
Sheriff's Froman's office added ano'
Their creditable capture to its list on
Saturday morning, when. +, II. Nc.
Carr, alias Dan Hubbard, wanted al
Billings, Montana, on felony CHARGE
was nabbed just after leaving the
early morning train. A valuable sad
die taken from Billings by McCarI
was also recovered.
Just what is the charge against Me
Carr is not known here, other thar
that it constitutes a felony. A mes
sage to this effect was received from
Sheriff S. w. Matlock of Billings
who also requested that saddle bear
ing the inscription CONNOLLY Bros.
Billings" be watched for and taken
found in the possession of McCarr
A second message received from tn
Montana officer after word had beer
sent him of the capture of the tuGi
tive stated that he would come
once to take back the prisoner.
Norris Was Also Bad Man.
These startling episodes followe!'
fast on the capture of Norris, the al
legged horsethief in western Oregon
who was also the toughest nut VIII