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Show RAILROAD MAN :. THROUGH COURT SALT LAKE, Aug. 2. Talk about railroading a man to Justice! Deputy Game Wardens Joo Smith of Murray and George Madsen of ProVo are there when it comes to that game. Van Rupo of Evauston, Wyo , wan the lctlm, and ho paid his $100 for shooting sage hens out of season like a little man. A dog owned by Smith did valuablo work In getting evidence. Tho Evanston man had not only to part with his .$100, but also with his bwcotheart, whom M,r. Madsen took, back to tho state lino, into the Wyoming Wyom-ing town. Instoad of tho pleasure of seeing his sweetheart home, the young man had to take a train rido to Echo, and then walk to Coalville, about five miles, after mldnlghL They arrived at the Summit county capital at 2 30 o'clock in the morning, woko up the juBticc of tho peace at 5:45 o'clock, after sitting up tho rest of tho night, and tho trail wus proceeding by G o'clock. Rupo pleaded guilty, paid his fino, and took tho first train across tho Wyoming lino. He would have beon glad to hac got across tho line sooner. Deputy Warden Smith and Mr. Madsen Mad-sen returned to Salt Lake City todaj, and told about IL Thoy had been out on a trip from Wasatch station, In Summit county, and had ridden about 10 miles that da Just as they were approaching their headquarters at Wright's ranch on their return, they noticed a party in a rig. Tho wardens followed, on saddlo horses. Then tho strangers, noticing that thoy were pursued, tried to throw off suspicion. The wardens, equal to the game, acted as If thoy were satisfied satis-fied and went In anbther direction. Pretty soon, from tho top of a hill at the rim of tho valley, Smith saw Van Rupe shooting and saw him kill a He started in pursuit, but by the time ho had caught' up Rupo had nolther gun nor bird.. "Where's your gun?" queried Smith. "I hnen't an," was the reply. "I saw you shoot,:' said Smith. While tills little altercation was going go-ing on Smi til's dogwoll trained, began be-gan to "point" stiff as a statue, and with foot In air. "Go get It." said-Smith to the dog. And the dog got a nice sage hen. Then Rupe. seeing that tho game was up. found his gm. He wanted to go back to Evanston with the young woman, hut Smith didn't sec It that w ay. Then the girl asked how she was going to get houic"and Smith appointed ap-pointed Madsen as official escort. Smith and Rupe went to Wright's ranch, near "Wasntch station, and thenco by train to Echo, arriving about rnidnighL Then began the long walk in the darkness, for the man was in a hurry to have it over with, with, the result that he returned to Evanston tho next morning without his $100. |