The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-06-29
Bad Men Brought
Here to be Tried
Bandits Who Attempted to Murder
Sheriff Jim Smith Are Here
and Will BE Tried

boldt county, and Constable Herbert
Hoover, of this city, arrived in Fal-
Ion Monday evening having Iii Gus
tody Tex Smith. the worlds cham
pion bronco buster, and Earl Sny-
der, two-timer, as they say In the
vernacular OF criminologists. Both
men have been identified as the duo
who burglarized the Cress & Fort
hardware store In this city on the
first night of this month and on the
day following engaged Sheriff
Smith and his deputies Will and
Herbert Hoover in gun fight when
overtaken on the main line railroad
north of this city. In the exchange
of bullets Sheriff Smith suffered a
serious wound in his left shoulder
at the hands of Snyder. Mr. Smith
was brought to Fallon for immedi-
ate surgical attention and the tenn
porary abandonment of pursuit of
the bandits allowed them respite
which was we'll utilized
1t now develops that the Indian
trailers failed TO keep on their
tracks beyond the Eagle Salt works
northwest of Hazen, from where
the outlaws made their way by
freight train to point near Winnie
mucca where they disembarked and
walked into the Humboldt county
seat. There they stole an Essex car
and started a wild ride into the bad
lands of Idaho where 1t is asserted
an organized band of outlaws holds
out that preys upon a wide area of
territory. Evidence now at hand
tends to indicate that Smith and
Snyder planned to outfit In Fallon
and rob bank In Lovelock from
where they expected to make their
way due north into the Snake river
country of western Idaho The
single thing that intervened to pre-
vent the fulfillment of plans was
the breaking down of the car stolen
In Fallon before they had fairly set
out on their adventure
Sheriff Brady took up the tracks
of the men after they decamped
with the car stolen. at Winnemucca
but lost them when they got onto
the hard surfaced highway In the
Nampa, Ida, district. Following
them to Nampa he set inquiries
afoot and finally by strange prank
of fate regained the trail and took
his men.
Smith and Snyder managed TO
make away with the Essex car and
1t is believed that they drove 1t into
the Snake river when 1t had served
the purpose of transporting the
bandits from the scenes of their Ne
vada crimes
To give a chronological review of
the activities of these men commenc-
Ing with June End when they shot
Sheriff Smith takes us to Winnemuc-
ca where on June Sth they stole the
Essex car; on June 18th they were
arrested In Caldwell at the instance
of Sheriff Brady. Delay was oc-
casioned in getting authority for
the extradition of the criminals, an
attorney being hired by members of
the gang with which Smith and
Snyder are affiliated. The governor
of Idaho finally granted the extra
dition papers and being apprised of
the desperate character of the men
wanted here and of their affiliations
In western Idaho sent IL aids with
the two Nevada officers and their
prisoners who accompanied the
party to Jordon Valley, Malheur
county, Ore, from where three
members of the Idaho state constab-
ulary went into Winnemucca with
Brady and Hoover. Idaho's COVER
nor admonished Sheriff Brady that
Smith and Snyder have been per-
sistent lawbreakers and expressed
the hope that Justice would be
quickly served in their instances.
The desired authority was grant
ed on June cath and the return trip
from Caldwell to Winnemucca, a
distance of $50 miles, was made by
auto on the 25th.
The following description of an
attempted jail break by Smith and
Snyder is from the Boise, Ida.
Statesman, of June 24th
"A wholesale Jail delivery, with
a possible loss of life. was frus.
trated Thursday by III. w. Kinney
sheriff of Canyon county. when he
discovered two letters requesting q
six-gun and shells hidden in the
dollhouse and IL saws secreted In
the coal bin in the basement of the
courthouse
THE letters were written b,
TEX" Smith. who. with his partner
Earl Snyder, is charged with grant
larceny OF an automobile from Win
nemucca aud shooting Sheriff Smitl
Of Churchill county. New. through
the lashy part of the left shoulder
The men win be returned to Nevada
some ,ine this week by Sheri I
George w. Brady of Winnemucca
Extradi;ion papers are not read.
yet.
Following are copies Of the let
ters:
''Iriend Curley: You were want
+ ing to know II you could do any
thing for me. You sure can hel,
me. And Curley II you are m,
friend and ever were my friend, ge
a six-gun and give it to Ford 70
Ford is all rite Curley don't fall t
do this. For---- sake as 500
as he gives you this get busy You