, 1922-10-18

and joined them. The marshal
thought he would see what was going
on and followed them to the house
where the women were living.
After seeing them go in together
he went down town and told the night
marshal. Joe Davenport, that the wo.
men and Hodge were evidently going
to "put on a party and to keep an
EYE on them. The neighbors already
had criticized the revelries held
there.
Wizard then went home and retired.
Davenport met Rex Spencer and
asked him if he wanted to walk IN
and see what was happening. The
two vent to the back of the house
where the shades were up at the kit.
chen window and allege that they saw
TIE and the Federal Prohibit
tion enforcement officer drinking gin
ger ale high-balls.
Hodge. they assert, was visibly in
~'toxicated, SO much so that he lurched
and staggered.
They watched the entertaining
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concluded to call Wizard to ask what
to do in the matter. Wizard slipped
his coat and trousers over his night.
clothes and found everything trans
piring as they had stated.
He then awakened James RACER, a
neighbor, to witness the scene in the
kitchen.
About twelve o'clock. Hodge TOOL
his departure, followed by Wizard.
Davenport talked to Rager in his
house a few minutes while Spencer
stayed at the women's house until the
lights went out. Then he walked
! down after Wizard ard Hodges.
At Richards Museum Wizard over
took Hodge and told him he was
drunk and that he intended to arrest
him. Hodge declared that he could
not arrest a Federal officer and de-
fled him. They walked down the
main street together until they reach
ed the millinery shop of Mrs. OFT Cas-
sadly. There Wizard laid his hand on
Hodge to take him across the vacant
lot to the lookup.
Hodge Immediately resisted and
during the struggle pulled his six
shooter. He placed ia against WARDS
leg and pulled the trigger. Then
Hodge raised the muzzle and showed
it against Wards stomach but before
he could shoot again Wizard twisted it
away from him
By this time Spencer had run up
and Wizard deputized him to take
Hodge. TIE prohibition officer broke
away and ran to the corner of the
Cody Trading Company. up behind the
First National Bank and through the
alley.
In the meantime he had pulled out
a blackjack and Spencer did moi want
TO tackle him. This blackjack, which
was taken from him later, was of leath.
err and heavily loaded with babbitt
metal. The carrying of a blackjack
is against the law as it is a wicked
weapon as deadly as a six-shooter. A
single tap from this in the right place
would have felled an OK.
On the edge of the sidewalk near
the shop across from the Irma Hodge
stumbled and fell on his face when
after another struggle Spencer got
him. Wizard arrived and they took
for Sheriff Davis.
When Davis came he ordered him
to arrest Wizard. Davis accordingly
placed Wizard under arrest and told
him he was going to take him to this
town lookup. Wizard refused to go.
BY now, DR.. o. G. Kinney had respond.
ed to the call for him and backed
Wizard up in his refusal.
Both Hodge and Wizard were then
taken to the Hotel Chamberlin. F,
M. Lane was called by Davis to at
tend Hodge and after she had looked
after him Davis endeavored to foist
her upon Wizard who refused to ac'
cept her as his physician.
DR.. Kinney as vigorously protested
against giving up a patient who had
requested his services.
The next morning about Q o'clock
Wizard was taken to the county jail
and put in a cell next to the toilet
The day was chilly, the windows were
open and the wounded man had but
one blanket under him and none over
him. He got up and walked up and
down his cell to keep warm.
When DR.. Kline anne to dress his
leg he refused to touch It in the un'
sanitary surroundings, as the CHIEF
danger was from blood-poisoning.
Davis refused to LET Wizard be NOV.
ed, saying that such were the instruc