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Show SHERIFF JOXES-EXPLAINS.- He lih cs IIU icrslon lVgardlnff in Armt In Idabts uoiiupoaleace DxtiatT Nets. In jrour Issue or the Evt-ViNti fcns orSept. 3), there B an article nnderthe- head!ng'The-.rrest or B. W. Driggs A JleniarkaCle and Wondcrmnj' CompltcaleJ, AtTilr." Thtf statement is fmrn.Mr; Driggs himself, lie accuses nivas sheriff or Uils county, ntrd my deputTesr golng'nat of theway,joaanot to Psrve-aay papers on the Uritei States marshal or, h'lsJ'dcpuUea. There was never auy papers placed' InmyJianda rof the arrest or the United States deputies anTTjJiever was out or IhetoWnor MonTpeljer, or was my deput . I was in com-pany com-pany ttlln Mr; Driggs nearly 'all tlij tlmetbst he was under arrest, and Jrhen. hlj aasrney spoke, tn me about having tberdejipty United States marshal arrested, It was 7 Bclockrln tlie creator an I I iiadJus heft Driggs' company. Iwalked home, and on my road I met my deputy aui informed him whatJj.-iggs' attorney was thinking of doing. I Informed him also that any processes placed In our hands, I would srrve. 1 -was at home that evening from nine o'clock: until eleven. I was called?t on o31c6l business and returned at mldiilgtjt, and was at home from that Ume until nine o'clock next morning, when went down to Uie depot and saw Driggs and Deputy WhtUtope there, waiting fur Uie train. I was within 100 yards of them My deputy stiolia to Uicrn, and, Driggs tlld not leave. Montpeller unUl five o'clock In the zZUn noon. 1 am rady at all times to do my duty, and I am always ready to serve any pipers placed In mv hands lawfully. But In this case 1 never saw the pajvrs nor do I know IBat iCerewVte any Sift. Tho attorneys attor-neys said they would prepare Uiem, but I don't know. today that any such papers were'gol out, E..Dr!gss should be the last person In the world to accuse me wrongfully. WhcnIIobson arrested him for Uie charge In Utah, and ilohtjn wia arretted for Mduajiplng by the constable, and the constable undertook to take Driggs aw'ay from the marshal?, they tell me Uiat there were eight depuUt s prcsent,and for a while It looked as Ir serious, (rouble wtwIdrcc'T. Deh'JtJ Hoison Jele-puoned Jele-puoned to my houo lor me. I was away but soon arrived. Hobsontold me that there would bs trouble and asked for my protection as sheriff or the county, and that ther (the marshals) wto going to bold Driggs at all haaaMv L told Mr. Hotavu Uiat I saw no rea'on toi any ferious trouble lu this babe) tilt I would late Mr. Driggs and take care of himand guarantee his presence when w anted. I also spoke to Mr. Driggs and hisatloruey,aud they were pleased pleas-ed that I took Uiat stan 1 so thalDriggs would not be guarded In a saloon I receipted for Mr. Drigg-, to show ml ttood faith. tithe U.S. marshal, took him to my liouv, and after supper sup-per let him go to his lodging hon, Xext da he attended to hlsbuslnese until noon, and about that Ume of Uie day gave me Uie sllis and I was unable to find him for five or six lioum When tUld find him he ha J walked nearly two miles nud was secreted In a tioii'e. My feelings can better be imijinisl than de-crlbed, -irtcr lie had promised Its nlo Uiat before he would betray uie he Would lar In Jail fof tcu years, and eiid that 1 was n goot friend to him, which, 1 wis. I l wight Rim ' to MontiOier, after I found him, and Uieu I had him stay in myliouss all night, stopjtcd with him until noon next day ( Instead In-stead of pulUn.: him In Jail) so that he could attend to his buslne". I then turned him over to the U.S. msr-lial and dtniauded roj? f ecelpt. 1 wa then through with Mr. Drlgg,and Ityou can censure in for Uie stand I took In this matter, I am hilling to take Uie I lame. What I did was done I u wood faith, and as fir u Mr. Driggs Is concerned, mj canfidence is lost in him, and alter ill I did for him ho accue me wrongfully, and everybody ill this pattot the rountrv knows 'U lam ready to ftovo cierjUiln I have Stated. JusHII JosKS, sheriff Bear Lake Co., Idaho. Mosn KIJIX, Idaho, Oct. 7, IS93. |