The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-13
THURSTON CAPTURED.
Fourth vonmer Bank Robber Twice
wounded at piummer. Held for
Trial at Lewiston Nov. "a.

tied as the I6dueT Oh tne -FOUR bandit
who robbed the Bank of Vollmer a
Craigmont and killed Traffic Office
Harris at Lewiston on October 81, wa
captured by Officers near Plummer
Idaho, last Thursday, and is now ii
tne county Jail at Lewiston awaiting
his trial on the charge of murder
which comes up in the district court
there on November "a.
of Thurston Is capture, the st
Maries Gazette Of last Thursday, said
Darrell Thurston, wanted by Nea
Perce county officials as one of thc
four men alleged to have been impli
Gated in the murder of Police Officer
Gordon Harris at Lewiston, Idaho, on
October 21st last, after the four are
said to have robbed the Vollmer Bank
at Craigmont, is in the Benewah coIn-
ty Jail with a bullet wound under the
right shoulder blade and a slight
wound in the leg. The wounds were
inflicted by Deputy Sheriff Clyde
Long about O'Clock Thursday morn
ing in the village Of Plummer.
Thurston has admitted his identity,
but denies firing the shot that killed
the officer, claiming that the first
news he got of the murder was in a
daily newspaper.
Thurston 3 apprehension was the re-
suit of his robbery at Plummer Wed
nesday evening. Going into the store
of the Plummer Mercantile Company
Just before closing time he leveled his
gun at the proprietor F. N. McCaslin,
telling him to hand over the cash. Mr..
MeCaslin complied with the demand
and gave the robber about $50. The
sheriff's office was Immediately no
titled and Deputy Long was sent to
Plummer.
Early Thursday morning the deputy
and w. L. Long, Plummer marshal,
started out in an auto in quest OF the
bandit. Thurston was travelling in
Ford car which met with mishap,
forcing him to stop. AS Deputy Long
and Marshal Long approached Thurs
ton he was working on his car. The
marshal thought he looked suspicious
and took him in custody two and
half miles north of Plummer.
The Officers brought Thurston and
his car to PIummer. Mr.. McCasnn
could not positively identify him as
the man who held him up. Thurston
was searched and two revolvers were
found ON him. The officers then went
to Thurston s car, standing outside
the store, to search it, and it was then
he broke and ran. Deputy Long
shouted to, Thurston to stop but ne
kept on going. The deputy then shot
him.
Deputy Long suspicioned strongly
that his prisoner was Thurston, want
ed for alleged completely in the craig
mont bak robbery and murder OF VI
fieer Harris. Knowing that Tom
White, police officer at the INDIAN
agency at Sorrento, had arrested
Thurston for robbing the postoffice al
Black Lake some nine months ago.
Mr.. White was telephoned and went TO
Plummer. He recognized the prisoner
as Thurston who did not deny ms
Identity.
Thurston was brought to st. Mares
by Deputy Long and Officer Wnite
and taken to Platt's hospital Wnerc
his wounds wrere dressed and his PIC
ture taken. Later he was removed 10
a cell at the jail in the new court
house. He is the first prisoner 10 pe
there.
Sheriff Gragg notified the sherifI
office of Nez Perce county at Lewis
ION of the capture.
The following extracts from Inc
Lewiston Tribune cover the prisoner
case after he was turned over 10 tne
Nez Perce county officers;
Thurston was brought to the Nez
perce county Jail shortly after o:oo
,'clock Saturday evening. He was
brought by car from Spokane to Lew
ston by Deputy Sheriff Charles I,
Monroe and Chief of Police Eugene
aasser, and stood the trip in good
'hape. He talked freely at the county
ail last evening. Thurston is surfer
ng from bad bullet wound in the
back and a bullet wound in the rlght
eg. The bullet in the back has not
been removed, but the wound IN the
eg is little more than a scratch. IL
vas the leg wound, however, that re-
ulted in his capture at Plummer.
Thurston was knocked down by the
'ullet in the back, but he was I'M
nediately ON his feet and was run
ling again when he received the leg
vound, this temporarily paraiyzlng
ord or muscle in such manner that
lis leg was useless for several MN
ties. He was knocked down and when
e triad %o ,;oa ha found he could not