Show J L L brown alias C E starr acquitted grand larceny interesting facts developed nhen the case of C E starr the name given on the warrant of arrest charging him with grand larceny waa was lu in district court wednesday D strict adorney M D 6 pope asked the court to dismie the CA cde e judge tucker had y Al 1 torney chatles de lotsy to act aa 49 for the defendant tha the ta tallied man mans s real name as stated by himself la is james L brown this statement he frankly mado made to the court and another element pf r fran rank k nesa on the part of the accused lead t e d triet attorney to the condu lion slon that evidence to substantiate its the charge ot at grand larceny v ag as in sufficient to warrant a of the caie me before his arrest an eat brown too took poa eslon of cerain ceralo aln without seeking permission jmj from the oaneta and then wrote i letter couched in frank term terms is tell 11 ing that be he took these articles and giving his hi rea reasons ons for or the act and adding that he be would return some of or them in good order and would pay in cash tor for others which fould not be returned the letter tol tot lowe lows ed le levie levis vis 11 I 1 am borrowing your rifle and fix shooter booter also field glaes gla es the 1 people up above raided rny my camp and ral took the ammunition for my guns kana and then came over here and tried to ineice aa me leave the country now fa they turned me olt in te oe cold after I 1 had 1 done all that work ork tor for them an and i now no I 1 am here to live till spring any nay ay A friend of mine just came from wyoming ro live with me till spring a f ft it I 1 mas a ure sure glad to have him cd ed arder the tire circumstance I 1 ft 11 aak ask rou you not to come fuetter har the gap I 1 have fenced below S but I 1 want you to 0 o write rue and leave aur letter at the sign 1 outside the pap gap the way those people done above I 1 am going to cover these trails inside here with euca guns and keep them away for they sure will bulla bu ap me off it they get a chance you write and let me know things I 1 till mill take good care of at you gune S and return them to you also a 1 60 which I 1 OA one a you tor for oaf laying i ng at your place C E STARK STARR IP P S 8 1 I will also return tobacco I 1 and some th tinge inge 9 on february 18 19 ed lewis a granther Ir rancher anther and sheep the epman men residing on the old ben daniels ranch twelve miles northeast of 0 jenen and in the I 1 vicinity of the green river gorge 35 I 1 miles northeast ol 01 vornal anted by his foreman thomas blev bley ins appeared before county attorney dallas 11 II yours and slated ted that brawn then known as C E starr had taken a rifle tin mix shooter and ammunition for both weapons from the camp of lewis subsequently a R warrant was issued from the court of justice U t C thorn thorne charging brown with grand larceny and giten given to johnson for service niel ewrin chief beruty she iff representing sheriff johnson who was as prevented ted from leaven itie the city owing io to a cheriff a sale taking place that day started out to he the lewis ranch the game same day accompanied by fits til two sons and fd fil lewis the trip to lensen jensen wa was made by car and the and his men then trans berred to the saddle the bowls ranch was reached at noon and the men spent the attAr afternoon noon outing a out the location of the cabi in which browl was known to ba be living ClIm climbing bIna a steep moun mount aili side the men espied the cabin on the floor of a narrow canyon formed by a cleft in a mountain and thee then they re turn a I to the ranch to await awalt the mor ning nine it I 1 ad been poised about that brown the man sought was a de berado ani an 1 it was deemed wise to continued on page 4 tol 0 ON GRAND continued from pae 1 make the arrest by the aig t of day at 4 clock the following morn g and Ms poa made the start for the entrance ce of the gip gap in which the cabin ud had been located and found their way barred toy by a brush and pole fence stretched across the narrow en ell ranee rance about SO 30 feet wide on a post swain found a piece of paper attached attach d to a frag ment ot of red cloth eloth and c nn n thia this paper aas written the letter printed above A portion jbf f the fence fenn wide cje enough to permit the men to ride tide through was wa torn down and at 5 0 clock the men came me to the vicinity of the cabin they had seen the prey loua afternoon from front the top of the gaps a a rim the men dismounted and deployed around the cabin about eight dept square ind had 11 rounded by borne some brush and other desert growth it was cold the mow now wai wah eighteen inches deep and after waiting tor for bome so time tim 0 tor I 1 0 r brown broan and his companion compan corn an re fon on to emerge from the cabin deputy swain de au ed ell to force action he lie had obura ed d that only ona one opening was to be found in the cabin walla walls a and this was covered with a piece of old weather weatherworn orn canvas approaching this opening the officer ballel tor for the cocu pants of the he cabin to t caw come out aal an surrender ler tatang that hf vas mas a deputy sheriff of th coun ty the immediate reply was an invitation to the officer to t so ro to hell and swain deeming a transition from zero we weather atho to so torrid a region altogether too abrupt ore fore asile the he and ched into the cabin thru tie ito opening the deputy met with a in this stunt for te he tell fell a considerable distance farther thin hn he ha I 1 antica anticipated the floor of the rabin cabin bein several feet lower than the terrain on which the wall stood swain saw e n lying on a R utter litter of 0 blankets in he the aft art of reaching for a gun but seeing the officer bad him covered this man qui kly ed tte the futility of resl resi tance and rats ed his hand bands and accompanied the officer to the outside the paragraph in the letter ed above stating that a friend from wyoming was with him was evelent ly witten with the object of 0 impre sing others that in cae case of 0 an attack resistance rei lalance of 0 a substantial nature would be examination of 0 the prisoner in the dim morning light sarp rNea the cap tors drown brown readily ad admitted mittel his identity but tor for a while it was a matter of doubt td which rape rare the man belonged white or black browne browns handa hands and face ere black as were his beard and hair et he hal ha I 1 been described as a white bite man the riddle was cleared by an exam illation of the cabin a interior no windola were present and no outlet ot of any sort was provide pro videt forsbe smoke it being cold brown wu forced to have some warmth an I 1 he be had built his ire fire on the lirt litt door floor and after a month of thia this he be wan was well tanned he lie was but scantily clad minus underwear uner urier wear and hh his toot foot wear ear consisted of or the soles solve of i rub her overshoe overshoes ani ant pieces of 0 pelt pelts for or upper in the cabin vf re fount foun I 1 the ride rifle Ix shooter and ammunition aiken from the I 1 leftwi e 14 camp and two milt mill tary rifles rifle i one oas canadian and the other german drown toll that be hid bid two si i idle hors and inq tired what that disposition would be brintle m nl of them 1 hn hen tl lot I 1 the county would take them in charge pe p ding the ad of 0 lile ilia case drown akel the officer for or a exin to eho hoot the oldest one of hie his mounts stating that the andrial is in very old rind 1 had on occasion loa saved sated hie his life and that be to eared reared that it would net not be property properly clerf I 1 for by stran pier not being dIe alyo e 1 to brown with a aidt gun the deputy re fw filed ed the refuel request and told brown drown to ride the horse dowa to ahe lel lewis imp and the matter would be ad austed on brenn brown a request et the of imer ahot the old home when the tamp up wag reached un 1 i a 3 way AY to vernal brown talk fil ed freely to hig bit captor aila stated but be the warning to stay out 0 of lb the all contained in a ibe the wier posted nu nit he fence wa directed at the peo pie above and not at lewk drown brown nl illel lel the jil L true that bat he worked for or the people bore above ant an 1 lint but by he wag was turned out into the cod cold 11 t I 1 d ie 39 a mit ter fit t fart tie he bore bare the Pe bearance arance of a bunted inart ltv II 11 do not appear to be a bed bad man ant an I 1 after lit lili reloise 1 from rom contile oaf lne intent eald said le lie would return to the of 0 land on which tp be haa his been squatting and make inake a bomil stend til fit ing on it f ell also said ltd that once before he had been framed at 01 d 1 I that he did not wish to hac little another elm sim liar itar experience I 1 last ast year he worked toe or several month months on the ranch of c IN S sew ell two miles south southwest weist ot of jensen ud ild proved a rood good worker |