White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-29
MAN HUNT ENDS WITH
CAPTURE OF GUN MEN
Continued from page one.)

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inc Come on, YOU and fired.
According to Fristoe's statement he
then fired and killed Arthur st. Clair.
There was other shooting going on
said Fristoe. and saw the other
man. Reqaa, duck down in the
brush. As stated by Fristoe he
later saw Requa's head appear above
The brush and fired at him. lie SAID
that lie then went oye to where the
men we're and found ST. Clair lead
and Requa wounded in the head.
According to the story told by
ice Bell. he was very much excited
during the shooting and does not APP
rear TO remember whether he hred
his gan or not, but he declared that
he did not shoot at either of the men.
IL appears that neither of the men
remember seeing the third MAJ Ill
the car, James Russell. after the
shooting, but they remember that The
ear was not moved from the place
where the constable and his party
first left 1t.
From the statement made by Bell
he and Fristoe made their escape to
the foothills and later secured two
horses from a ranch and rode to Me-
Gill where they tied the horses un-
der the railroad trestle and boarded
an ore train for East Ely where Bel!
left his partner in the pit and Went
to the roundhouse 10 ask assistance
from a man whom he had formerly
known, II. II. Rutherford, ireman o.
the stationary boiler on night SHIFT.
Here he received the advice to go in
and give himself up at once. which
he did.
Bell and Frlstoe were arralSned
before Judge Collins Thursday, Fris-
toe entering a plea of guilty, deelar.
ing that he shot in self defense.
When told by the court thar he could
not make a plea of this kind. he de-
cided to plead guilty and waive pre-
iiminary examination and await the
action in the district court. lie de-
clared he was without funds 10 en-
rloy an attorney.
Attorney Handwrighs, who appear
ed for Joe Fell. entered a plea OF
not gully. and had the preliminary
X sminaticn set for Wednesday.
March 3, ar $40 p. m.
z. +. (Teddy)) Woodward. who
effected the capture of F'ristoe, is the
driver Of Sheriff Fnslow's car. aud
although a deputy sheriff, is not con-
sid red to be Oh he active l.st, but
his undaunte1 courage has won tho
admiration OF BIZ many friends lie
l.. bout t~hirtg-Gye years old aud has
a wife end two children in Ely. lie
was born in titah aud has been in
Nevada about FIVE years.
Sheriff Harris. of Elko. publicly
csneI atulated Nj. Woodward for his
action.
Leonard Fristoe, when asked IL he
was ready to give himself up when
discovered at East Ely. said that he
was, but that the men who took him
did not know that and that he did
not want to take away any of the
credit from his eaptors. as all they
knew to the contrary they we're going
up against certain death. He declar-
ed that he could have killed several
of them if he had wanted to do so.
Aftert the preliminary hearing
next Wednesday the men will be
bound over for trial in the district
court without bonds.
1t is stated to the News that IL. Fl.
Rutherford, who advised Bell to give
himself up TO the authorities, has
through his attorney. c. +. Hand
wright, entered a claim for the re-
wards offered for the capture of Inc
men.