The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-12-30
RA|NE AND BR|TE
CONFESS TO SHOOTING

The Reno Gazette Of Dec. % says:
Robert +. ("Bob") Raine. prominent
Eureka County cattle rancher, ar
rested on his place near Palisade yes
terday by Federal ofIicials. o uccumbed
this morning to a grilling to which
he had been subjected through most
of the night and confessed to having
fired some of the shots In the battle
with prohibition enforcement oflicers
In which Atha Carter was seriously
wounded Tuesday night.
Raine broke down after his COM
panfon. John Brfte. admitted partici-
patton In the shooting. Raine, Q
strapping six-footer. wept like child
and when his attorney. James T.
Boyd. arrived at the county Jail this
morning he was In state Of collapse.
When United States Marshal J. H.
Fulmer and his deputy arrived from
Palisade with the prisoners last
night. the men were taken to the
sheriff's ONCE and there were put
under an examination at the hands
of Sheriff Hillhouse. Capt. ]. p. DON
nelley, director Of prohibition, and
the marshal. While Raine insisted
that he had no knowledge of the
shooting or of the operation Of the
still on his ranch. Brite made state
ment discriminating Raine, saying
that the men believed they were
lighting It out with an enemy of
Raine's and had no idea that the
strangers who came to the ranch were
officers. The grilling of Raine was
renewed early this morning and he
then told substantially the same story
as that of Brite.
The identity Of the mysterious
guide who took the officers to the
spot where q still was concealed on
ranch. became known to-day when It
developed that bad blood" had ex-
listed for some time between Raine
and Harry Webb, . Government trap
per. 1t was Webb who led the Of
fcers to the place and he withdrew
from the scene only after he believed
both Carter and Dubois. the other
prohibition officer. had been killed.
When Percival Nash, prohibition
officer. returned from the scene ear
ly this morning. he brought with him
an afiidavit from Webb. describing
the affair. Nash told an interesting
story of how an attempt had been
made to destroy any scent that might
be taken up by bloodhounds by scat
tering red pepper about. Nash said
some Of the pepper was on Brite's
shoes when he was arrested.
Raine and Brite surrendered to
the officers without q struggle and
professed surprise when they were
placed under arrest. They were
found in a field not far distant from
the ranch house and were unarmed.
When Marshal Fulmer and his party
arrived at Palisade Wednesday night.
they found q. s. Cobb. deputy Sheriff
of Eureka County. and deputy Dis
trict Attorney Edgar Father waiting
for them. Cobb became Ill during
the night and could not accompany
them to the ranch. Father expressed
the desire to 60 with them. but the
officers insisted that he remain in
Palisade where he could be of great
er service. they said, In the event Of
an emergency.
When Raine and Brite were
brought into Palisade, they were
kept under guard and handcuffed to-
gether until the arrival of their train
several hours later. Arraigned be-
fore a magistrate there, they were
ordered held without bonds. Raine
now Is awaiting trial under Federal
indictment charging him with con-
spiracy to defraud the United States
in connection with land entry. ac-
cording to George Springmeyer. Uni
ted States Attorney.