The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-26
TRAPPER TAKES
OUTLAW OF.
RANCE.
"Cimpy" Coyote, Terror of Ne
vada Stock Farms, Dies
With Boots On.
BY international News Service.

/
ELY, New, Feb. 26.-The Wild
West is no more No longer in Ne
vada is the boast heard from the
lips of Black Bart and other des-
peradoes that they would never die
with their boots on. They died as
they lived and are no more.
Only the desperadoes of the ami
NAL kingdom claim charmed ex-
istence in their outlawry now, and
when it was said by the ranchers
OF White Pine county that no trap
footed despoiler Of countless barn
yards, and the cause of an annual
loss of $500 in that vicinity, many
believed the ribald mouthings OF
Black Bart. They even went SO
far as to say that the bullet was
never made that would lay Gin
| by" low.
From the almost impossible
stretches Of White Pine county
came the rumor recently that
"Gimpy," the killer" was dead
dead with his boots on, as it were.
This week "Gimpy's" hide is on
the way to the fur market.
Crippled Desperate.
"Gimpy's' life was only a coy
| ote's life, and his hide was only a
coyotes 'lide-somewhat larger and
more valuable than others, per-
haps, but the law has taken his
life and his hide, and only the
story remains-tle almost legend
airy tale Of three-footed desperate
Of the last frontier.
How "Gimpy' lost his left front
foot is not Of record, but his abil-
| ity to steal into barnyard, even
by day, snatch a turkey or a
chicken and make q getaway into
the hills is well known.
Ranchers knew him from his
work long before they ever saw
him. Phil Aljets got the first
jview of "Gimpy's" three legs three
years ago, and "Gimpy" got his
name.
While lying down and pretending
to sleep, as all of the wolf family
do to make an easy catch, big
house cat came out of Arthur
Smiths Georgetown ranchhouse:
| The ton1cat came too close, and
AS Tom escaped, torn and bleed.
ing, "Gimpy" came into full view,
and Phil keeled him over at the
first shot from his rifle. "Gimpy,
wounded. fled.
Bore Charmed" Life.
/ He was seen frequently after
that by cowboys and ranchers, but
never when anyone had a rifle.
| Meanwhile barnyard fowl, pigs,
sheep and occasionally a prize calf
vanished. ''Gimpy'' was blamed.
/ A price was put on his head. A
half dozen Government trappers
went after him. They tried traps
and they tried poison. "Gimpy''
would pack off the poisoned meat,
and in so doing he was listed in
Government statistics as dead. But
"Gimpy" survived.
A few weeks ago a new trapper
drifted in. A week ago there was
good front foot in a trap. 1t had
showed for many days before.
Chickens stayed to close to the
barnyard, and "Gimpy'' became
hungry and careless.
The trapper was glad to see him,
but 'Gimpy" was angry. The kill
err" was tethered to a light drag
and put up a terrific battle. But
the .trapper tapped "Gimpy" on the
head and sent him to his happy
hunting grounds.
Johnny Bell l0entlfled the car
cass. Left front foot gone; creased
across nose-not shot in shoulder,
as supposed. It was "Gimpy."
A few yards away in another
trap was Pauline-"Gimpy's" bride.
She was not known by sight or
name. But she was travelling with
him, as this was the mating sea-
son. Call her MRS. Gimpy," il ii
suits you better The heads OF
the '"Gimpy'' family are no more.
Steptoe Valley is freed OF
"Gimpy," the killer" He died
with his boots on.