Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-30 | Page 2 | Sheriff Loses Body of Murdered Rancher

SHERIFF LOSES BOO BODY OF MURDERED RANCHER Corp Corpse c of or John McClintock Shot Sho by a n Sheepherder Slips Uns Jom From Wagon Wacon alon Near Nampa Special to The News Boise Ida Dec 30 Tho body bod of a a dead man freezing stiff and slipping from the tho wagon luring during a night drive was the unusual experience of pf Sheriff Bonnet Bennet Tuesday night The Tho arrest and confession of the slayer together with wild wid wanderings of the county attorney ator attorney ney for many miles mies before he was wa able to obtain his bearings were also nIso feat features feat features ures urea connected with the tho nights events John McClintock a homesteader liv living I ing near near Rocky Spur SPUI was wa shot shot and killed Tuesday by Lafo Ifo Roe lIne a sheep herder who confessed the crime claim claimIng claimIng claiming Ing Sheriff Bonnet and posse pose went after Roe Roc and also the body of ot the dead man This last lat was waa wa placed In the wagon waon box and the tho Journey joure to Nampa Narp started Upon arrival there thero It was found that the body had ha disappeared disappeared Pred Returning along the trail trai It was wa found about five miles mUes from Nam Nampa Nampa Nampa pa pa Roe floe toe acknowledged that ho he killed Mc Me McClintock Clintock He was In charge of a n band of sheep grazing them upon the public domain when McClintock approached and told him that he lie had tat no right to graze the tho sheep upon the land which was wa being bing used Roe Roc says that Mc McClintock c Clintock threatened him by b raising hit hIs hil hIsgun gun cun un when Roe shot him with the rifle Ilfe which he carried to protect his sheep from coyotes