Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12
ALLEGED BANDIT
TRAILED To LAIR !.
BY new SHERIFF
Lloyd Shelton, Suspected of
Implication in Bruneau
Robbery, Taken Into Gus
tody by Ada County Of
ficer.

Lloyd Shelton suspected by the
sheriff's force of being one of the
trio who on January 80 held up and
robbed a Bruneau pool hall of ST.
500, was captured at daybreak We'd
nesday by Sheriff James D. Agnew
and a party of three at an isolated
house on Willow creek, 80 miles
from Boise and brought to the Ada
county Jail, says the Daily States
man. Neither Shelton nor the five
men he was with offered any re-
sistance.
With Sheriff Agnew were Lynn
M. holland, sheriff of Gem county;
w. j. Driscoll of Boise and team
ster.
Until Shelton left Boise Satur-
day, we had man within block
of him all the time, ''the sheriff said
shortly after his return Wednesday
afternoon. II guess that since Sat
urday night | haven't put in more
than six hours sleep" he added
Early Tuesday evening Sheriff Ag-
new telephoned the Gem county
sheriff to meet him at the Willow
creek cross roads. Agnew and
Driscoll set out at midnight through
the falling snow. After long
drive they met N0land and the team
ster who drove him out, and aband-
oning the machine rode some eight
miles further. The last mile they
made on foot along Willow creek.
When the four were within 80 feet
of the house, which displayed a
light on the second floor barking
of dogs warned the occupants of the
officers approach.
Sheriff Agnew entered the front
door and Driscoll the rear.
where's Shelton?" the sheriff
demanded. Hes not here" was
the answer. Agnew and Driscoll
went upstairs leaving the teamster
to cover the five captives. In an
upstairs room Sheriff Agnew said
they found 10 gallon, keg of moon
shine whiskey which he believed
had not been off the stove more than
20 minutes. A worm and an oil
stove were also found.
Shelton was finally discovered in
a room on the first floor wrapped UP
in coat, with only a few inches oil
his shoes protruding feignng sleep
Driscoll and Agnew pulled the bed
to one side and covered and hand
cuffed him." A barrel of mash ana
a dishpan full of rotten fruit used
by the moonshiners was found, the
mash in a fireplace behind a screen
and stove," the sheriff said.
Four of the five men were placed
under arrest and taken to Emmett
with the still and liquor. The hlth'
although arrested, was allowed to
stay.
1--WE made quite a procession go
ing up the canyon" smiled the sher-
iff Wednesday afternoon.
Lew McDowall and Wallace NC
Dowall of Star, and a young man
named Calander, were among the
five arrested, according to the sher-
iff.
Several children and the wife OF
one of the men were in the house
when the raid was made, the sher-
iff said. A baby girl lay crying on
the bed under which Shelton hid
In connection with Shelton's ap-
prehension, Mark Peterson has been
arrested charged with protecting
person wanted for an alleseu ieionS'
and assisting him to get out OF Town
Peterson's bail was set at $2ooo
which he could not furnish.
Last Sunday was China New Year
and following a custom of many
years, the Mountain Home celes'lais
made presents to their friends ana
at the Bon Restaurant spread
great feast TO a number oil locai
men. Dinner was served in lour-
teen courses. all of which were
Chinese delicacies and unrecoshi|-
able to the American participants
The dinner guests were Cen ~ ~
Utter, l.. B. Green. w w. FOUNTAIN
A, A. Stevens, Mike Kellar anu
Geo. F. Lee.