Show SAID TO BE REWARD J cd foree captured by meeks Is wanted in wyoming for murder when deputy ily hy meeks mecks captured ed force last december between the ditch camp and randlett his experience in dealing with characters of that sort told him that he had a notorious and desperate criminal in the toils but he had no idea that he had a man so be badly wanted ns as it has since bince developed that force is wanted foree force who is now in jail in grand junction colo awaiting trial for horse stealing was the other day identified as aa the man who murdered his cell mate in the casper wyoming last f fall all and escaped af after ter beating him into insensibility he is alleged to have furnished dynamite and a gun to a friend in the casper pen this man made an attempt to escape but failed after milling killing a guard later he confessed that force had given him the weapon and the explosive force was afterwards placed in the same cell with the man he had not been there but a few days when he got a hammer and beat the brains out of the man who betrayed him knocked a guark insensible and made a dash for liberty he is also wanted in ft douglass for a murderous assault upon three soldiers several years ago the grand junction press dispatches are nothing if not sensational and at times very inaccurate A recent dispatch to the salt lake and denver papers declares that this man force was captured at ft duchesne by the mesa county colo officers after a desperate hand to hand struggle in which the prisoner made several attempts to use his hia gun the truth of the matter is that the mesa county officials had nothing whatever to do with the arrest and deserve no credit for it hy meeks and billy deserve the credit and in fact they deserve a great deal more credit than they are liable to receive especially from the authorities va at grand junction meeks exhibited call and bravery that thai few men of this day possess and coupled with his is nerve was a splendid bit of strategy it is worth telling again this is about the way he did it he met foree on the road riding in the rear of a wagon leading the horse that he had stolen from grand junction the horse thief was recognized immediately but the officer of the law knew it would be an act of folly to attempt to arrest him then and there do you want to buy a good horse asked force no but I 1 know a man who does if the horse is what you claim and the price is right said the off licer icer of tho the law tho the thief took the direction of the camp and started off at a good gate and meeks meeka went too both men reached the camp about the same time the officer of the law just juat a little bit ahead he had time to indicate to that the man inan with the horse tor for sale was tho the desperate criminal they wanted the former sheriff and the deputy had their man covered before he realized what had happened to him wallace the officer from mesa county colo coio hai had nothing to do with the arrest he was not even on the scene of action ile he took charge of the prisoner at ft duchesne now it is said that there is a big reward coming for the capture of chii man it if this is true hy meeks is the man entitled to the reward and not the grand junction officials |