, 1923-07-01
UNDER SHERIFF
COMPANION
BEING WATCHED.
No Formal Charges Are
Filed in Shooting
Scrape.

Mrs. ]. d. Newcomb died
at the Women's and Child
ren's hospital at 9:3O o'clocl,
last night, "a hours after she
had received a bullet fired
from a gun said to have been
In the hands a p. ]. Cantlin. under.
sheriff at the time OF the tragedy
Cnnthn was SUSPENDED from the
sherifrs force yesterday afternoon
pending an Investigation and al.
though County Attorney Embree H.
roster would not admit that either
cantlin or w. F.. Dusty Miller. who
IS also involved In the case, had been
taken into custody. he stated that
every p%recaution was being taken
so that no slip would be made
An effort is said to have been made
Yesterday morning by Attorney Nc.
permott Of the Purcell office. mud
Miss Helen Newcomb. to get Judge
Henry +. Brennan. Justice of the
peace to swear out n warrant for
Cantlin and Miller. The complaint
was made out In the office OF Atto,.
ney Purcell and not in the office Of
the county attorney. as would be the
logical procedure.
Judge Brennan declined To mnke
out the warrant on the II tina,
Il was not within tho scope OF his
duties as long MS higher authorities
were in the city who could execute
this action. Neither did Attorney Eos.
ter refuse to file a complaint. but he
was not appealed to In the matter.
according to his statement yesterday.
h Attorney Foster was asked
last night regarding the taking or the
twp men into custody, he refused to
say that such action a been taken.
When asked regarding the where.
abouts Of Miller n cantiIn he re.
Piled.
IT do not know that I could tell
you"
1t is tho supposition that the pair
are under tho close surveillance OF
the authorities to prevent any Mt
tempt Mt escape on their part. &c
such should be made.
DIR. w. a. KimbaIl and DR.. Allan
Mcclellan last night made an exnmi.
nation OF the body OF the deceased
which Is lying at the Muck funeral
home and were to remove the bullet
from its position in tho abdominal
walls whore II was embedded. The
bullet viii be used IN the testimony
at the c%oroner's inquest which viii
probably be held tomorrow.
Another exhibit OF Importance that
will be given thorough examination
by the c%oroner's jury II the Ford car
which was driven by Helen Newcomb
at tho time OF tho shooting. This
car wns removed from It's place IN
GNaaaN 81 ~ AFAaNI 49,. - -.
Miss Newcomb yesterday on the nd.
vic Of her attorney. Il Is understood
Persons who examined the car
previous to its concealment said yes.
terday that one bullet truck the
tonneau IN the upper right hand cor.
ner making a clean-cut hole through
the tin and tearing tho cushion in
making an exit. while another bullet
struck the front right fender at the
! junoturo OF the fender n running
board.
Whether or not these bullets struck
tho car after ricochetiDg from the
ground Is expected to bo an impor-
thnt feature I'm tho case.
u will he remembered that Onlcer
Cantlin stated yesterday morning
that he fired four shots Mt the ground
IN the rear OF the Cur and that one
Of these bullets must have glanced
IN order to strike Mrs. Newcomb as
It did.
It viii also be remembered tan
Miss Newcomb said she became
frightened when several shots were
fired and that on looking backwards
she saw flames leap from guns on
each side OF the road.
Mr.. Cantlin said yesterday morn
ing that Dusty Miller did not have q
gun In his possession and that no
himself had fred all tho shots.
The incident occurred at s45
O'Clock Friday night when Cantlin
was out driving on the East Yellow
stone highway. His son Junior had
been lost for a period during the
afternoon and had been found n
short time later. II was partly be-
causo OF his happiness at finding his
son, who Is only three years OF age.
that no decided to lake him out In
tho car. Canuln wns accompanied in
tho front scat by Miller who il well
known Ms Dusty. In the rear seat
were Mr.. C1ntiln's wife md his step
mother. Tho two Cantlin children
were also IN tho nj
when the Cnntlin party were about
eight miles cnst or Casper they
stopped IN order 10 Jet tho Ford car
containing Mrs. J. n. Ncwcomb, Miss
Helen Nowcomb. Mr., and Mrs, c. w.
Mann, pass. because. according TO
! cuntiln the driver OF tho Ford dld not
dim the lights,
Al this time tho under sheriff
| called tn tho driver 90 tom down thu
lights, but she failed 10 DO 10,
on returning to casper he again
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