White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-02
FIGHT Of MANY ANGLES
FOR REWARD MONEY

The contest for the reward offeret
hy the Union Land and Cattle Com
pany for the capture of the murderer
Of ST. Clair and Requa is developing
into considerable OF a legal battle and
unless 1t is settled soon one way oil
The other there will be as many eli.
ents for the money as there are DOL
lars in the reward, which sum as Of
fered is two thousand five hundred
The incident and tragedy dates back
TO February. 1919. when two Ian
dts, Fritsoe and Bell. being hunted
by ST Clair and Requa for the al
legged theft Of property of the Union
Land and Cattle Company, ambushed
their pursuers ear Cherry Creek and
shot and killed them.
The bandits temporarily disappear
ed and the reward for their capture
was offered. The man hunt which
followed was exciting but ended with
out any unusually spectacular feat
ures. Both bandits were taken into
custody IN East Ely without any gun
fire. One of them in the night time
went to the Nevada Northern railway
shops and made his presence known
TO II. Fl. Rutherford. with whom he
was acquainted and who at that time
was in the employ of the railway COM
pany. It was brought out that by the
advice of Rutherford the bandit went
70 Ely and surrendered himself to
the sheriff and disclosed the where
abouts of his companion in crime,
who was in hiding in the railway
yards In East Ely.
Immediately officers went to East
Ely and the second bandit was locat-
ed and arrested without opposition.
Both are now In state prison for the
crime.
The foregoing are the main details
NJ the incident as remembered, with
out reference TO newspaper files. the
local papers at the time featuring the
story for several weeks.
The legal contest commenced when
RI. III Rutherford, through his attnr-
ney, Charles z. Handwright. brought
suit for the recovery Of the reward
of s2.500 offered by the Union Land
and Cattle Company for the capture
of Fritsoe and Bell. The SUIT has run
a long course and came up in the dis
trict court in Ely yesterday, the suit
~ II. II. Rutherford agairst p. f.
Woodward. W. S. Enslow, Frank
Wheeler. T. F. Murray and d. B. Re
EFaA FADsiAlutCU aClCuudtlts lDI the
reward. Yesterdays phase was the
argument Of a motion to strike, pre-
scented hy Attorney Handwright,
counsel for Rutherford. The argu-
ment presented was that the demur-
rer entered by w. s. Enslow. sheriff
at the time of the murder and one of
the substitute defendants. be stricken
from the files. The arguing lawyers
were Handwright for Rutherford and
Il. W. Edwards for Enslow, while At
torney J. VI. Lockhart also figured in
h session Is amicus curiae "a
friend Of the court.
II appears that suit for the reward
had been filed by Attorney Hand
wright in June, 1919, for the full
amount of money offered. Before the
time set for answering the defendant
company moved the court for an or
der substituting the defendants. which
was their statutory right. as the 9TH
er claimants had made demands for
the same reward. No objections be-
ing made. the order was granted by
the court on condition that the full
amount-S2.500-in controversy be
placed In the hands Of the White Pine
county court
The day following the issuance OF
@aC Oidti the 0uiOn LAM
and Cattle Company went into the
bands of a receiver appointed 10y
Judge. harrington OF the federal court
OF Nevada.
The order by Federal Judge Far
rington placing the reward in the Gus
tody OF the local court dismissed The
action against the original defend
ants, thereby making the others sub
stitute defendants. At least IL Is so
claimed.
Following this action Attorney An
thony Zurich has filed an answer in a
eross-complaint In behalf OF p. f.
Woodward and Attorney Edwards has
hled a demurrer to the complaint on
behalf of w s. Enslow. Attorney
Lockhart figures in the case as coun.
sci for Messrs. Murray. Renear and
Wheeler.
Attorney Handwright's contention
Is that the cattle company had admit.
ted the suficiency OF the complaint by
placing the reward and that the sub.
stituted defendants did not have the
right to demur. This argument Is Cd
posed by ~contending counsel on legaI
points.
Judge McFadden Is expected To civ,
his decision as to the contention TO
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Death OF Oid-Time Resident Of Csrso,
Mrs. Elizabeth Millard, a residan
oil Carson City continuously for for
ty-seven years, passed away at he
home Tuesday. September 6, after
lingering illness. Her age was 6
years. 4 months % days. She Is SUI
wfved by her husband, on. tw
1aughters and three grandchildrer
nesides her mother. two brothers An
= sister. The son. Harry l.. Willard.
resioent OF Reno, was for sever,