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Show ENERGETIC OFFICER WINS LARGE REWARD Patrolman William Crow, Working After Hours, Captures Idaho Convict. According to word received by the police po-lice last night from Hhu-kfoot, Idaho. W. L. West, captured here on February It by Patrolman William (Yow and returned to Idaho, was wanted there for alleged aeeeult with Intent to kill and Jall-break-Ing from the Idaho stute penitentiary. Because of his capture. Patrolman Crow has won a reward of J40i, $100 of which has heon paid, with the assurance that the balance will follow. On the night of March 20, 1915. W. I.. West. Ray Humbrey and William Burton, all long-term men in the Idaho prison, escaped with keys pnssed to them by outside friends. They overpowered the guards and remained in hiding Just outside out-side of Hlackfoot. The following night deputy sheriffs attempted at-tempted to capture the men". West, it is alleged, shot at them with a shotgun. He aimed too low, and the whota tore off one officer's foot. He himself was shot In the arm and leg. A reward of tl-'OO was offered for the capture of the three men. A short time ago Patrolman Crow learned that West wub in Salt Lake and that he was in hiding. After patrollinc his beat In uniform for the regular shifts. tow put on civilian clothes and searched for his man. Following a chase that led him through the lower west side and. In fact, all over the city, he found his man in a rooming house at 68H West Second South street. The .man at first refused to admit his identity, but he was locked up on suspicion. sus-picion. Crow then found letters and papers In West's possession, positively Identifying him as the man wanted by the Idaho authorities. He was returned for official identification by Sheriff Simmons Sim-mons of Blackfoot. Burton was captured by an Idaho officer of-ficer shortly after his escape, but Humbrey Hum-brey Is still at large, although the local police think that they can locate him within a few days. With the first installment of the reward re-ward chek from Idaho. Mr. Crow was highly complimented by the officers there for his excellent work in capturing the man he started out for. |