The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-01-19
DEPUTY SHERIFF
SHOOTS OUTLAW
J. E. Waterous Exchanges Shots
With Officers and Meets
Death
JACK TEAL is EXONERATED
Waterous Shoots When Commanded
to Halt and Throw Up His Hands.
Died Last Night

The mettle of Deputy Sheriff Jack
Teal was given another severe test
Thursday when he and Deputy Sher-
iff Will Dickman were sent out to ar
rest J. f. Waterous, wanted in Sheri-
dan county for horse stealing and
other offences. That Waterous con-
sidered himself an outlaw, and ''bad
man" is we'll known, and he showed
his respect for the law when he at
tempted to "smoke up" the officers
when they tried to arrest him. He
was told to stop and throw up his
hands but instead of that he pulled
his gun and shot at Teal. For this
act, he is now in the happy hunting
grounds, for when Jack Teal saw that
he meant to fight, he shot and brought
him down.
Some time ago Sheriff Powell re-
ceived notice from Sheriff Bennett
Of Sheridan county, stating that he
held a warrant for the arrest of Wa
ferrous on a charge Of stealing horse,
saddle and Remington rifle. His
description was given and the local
officers started search for the man
they wanted.
Since Monday night they had been
looking for him, and Wednesday night
! they found that he had gone to John
Anderson's place on First avenue
south, and asked to stop there and
put his horse in the barn, but he was
! refused, so he went to the Breckin-
ridge place about four and one-half
miles south of town, and stopped there
for the night.
Thursday morning, before any
teams had come over the road, Depu.
ties Teal and Dickman followed his
trail. He had left Breckinridge's
when they arrived so they took up the
chase again, and on the Lismas road
about IA miles from Glasgow, the,
| came upon him. Waterous was rid
! ing the horse he had stolen and ha,
| the Remington rifle slung over hi
back.
| When the officers came within
hundred yards of him, Teal jumped
out of the cutter in which he and Dick
man were riding, and leveling his gun
at Waterous, he commanded him t.
halt and throw up his hands. Water
Gus wheeled in his saddle, but insteat
of complying with the orders, h
pulled his revolver and sighting owe
his left arm. he shot at Teal
Fortunately for the deputy sheriff
he missed, but Teal, seeing that onc'
more it was case of his life or tina
of the other fellow, he shot. Th'
first shot struck the rifle and knocked
the sight off but the next one caugh
Waterous in the left side and wen
through his body Waterous topplet
off his horse and the officers ran t.
where he lay.
AS there was not room in the cut
ter to bring the wounded man in, tn
officers got one of the ranchers in tina
vicinity to bring him in. They di'
everything in their power to reliev'
his suffering, and rushed him int
Glasgow and took him to the hospital
Everything possible was done to saw
his life, but he died last night Be
fore ending his earthly career, h
stated that he had stolen the horse
and that it was his fault that he ha'
been shot, exonerating the officers TO
their part in the affair.
The coroner's inquest was held thi
morning, and the jury held Deput,
Sheriff Teal blameless for the tragedy
Waterous had been around Glasgow
about year ago, and has relative
at Collinwood, Minnesota.