Deputy Sheriff, Tom Clementsen of Pinedale was shot and seriously wounded Saturday evening between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock by a party who has been spending the winter in the Beaver section, by the name of Jess Bailey.

     The scene of the shooting was at the head of Newfork lake at a trapper's cabin where the officer, accompanied by Chas. Alexander of Cora had followed him that evening intending to place him under arrest. Sheriff Clementsen had been on the trail of the man for a couple of weeks who apparently had eluded him on every occasion and kept out of his way, but at last had been tracked to this lonely retreat in the hills. The officer approached the cabin alone on nearing the place and knocked on the door, which was opened by Green Hunt, who has been a resident of the Beaver-Fall River Basin section for several years, from whom he inquired if this man Bailey was in the cabin and was told that he was not. The officer expressed his disbelief of the statement and pushed open the door of the cabin with the end of gun when the man from within the darkened cabin fired point blank at Mr. Clementsen, less than ten feet away, the bullet entering the right arm about an inch and a half below the top of the shoulder opposite the joint and ranged out thru the shoulder blade. The weapon used was probably a 30 caliber rifle from the looks of the size of the copper jacket that mushroomed and was picked up in the wounded man's underclothing, not having passed thru the clothing on the opposite side. Following the shot, the man from within the cabin commanded the officer to drop his gun which still hung in the hand of the broken, shattered arm at his side, or he would kill him. Tom replied, what's the use, you've winged me, but was endeavoring to reach his six shooter with his left hand. Mr. Clementsen remained outside for a time later going to where Mr. Alexander was waiting, who tried to bind the wound and stop the flow of blood which was flowing to a considerable extent. They then started for the ranch of Mr. Alexander on snowshoes some ten miles distant, recovering their horses which they were obliged to leave some six miles from the place on account of the deep snow as they went in. Mr. Clementsen stood the trip out on foot remarkably well although the wound and broken arm giving him pain every step of the way and the loss of blood weakening him considerably, they arrived at the ranch where Mr. Alexander hastened a short distance ahead of Tom and had a team hitched up and brot him to Cora where another team in charge of Frank Steele and Wm. Alexander brot him to town, arriving Sunday morning about 7 o’clock, 9 or 10 hours after the shooting.

     Sheriff Gaylord of Lander was communicated with and left that afternoon for Pinedale, arriving the following afternoon, after making an all night ride over the range horseback, meeting an auto sent out from here at Pacific Springs and after securing something to eat at Pinedale struck out for Daniel in company with Wm. Hobbs, to meet deputy sheriff Billy Mills of Piney and a deputy and join in the pursuit of the man who evidently was putting all distance possible between him and the Green River valley. The man-hunt still continues at this writing (Wednesday p.m.) the last being heard of the chase was the trail of Bailey was seen on the head of Horse creek but the whereabouts of the posse not being known. Numerous stories are circulating and the citizens are anxiously awaiting information of the capture of the man, it is not thot he will surrender without trouble, unless the officers should be fortunate in getting the drop on him, as he is well armed with his own rifle with which he did the shooting and also having the High Powered rifle belonging to Sheriff Clementsen which was dropped in front of the cabin and was taken along when he left the cabin that night a few minutes after the shooting of the officer. The fellow Bailey is believed to be G. C. Whited, who escaped on October 20, 1915 from the sheriff of Johnson county as he was taking him to Rawlins, overland by auto, at what is known as Whiskey Gap in Carbon county, to serve a term in the penitentiary on a charge of horse stealing of which he had been convicted. The fellow caught the officers out of the machine off of their guard and told them to hoof it down the road and not look back, while he took the back track. His arrival in the Beaver section was near the middle of November last fall at the ranch of Chas. Rider, where he made his headquarters off and on while running a trap line during the winter near the game trail near the rim of Fall River Basin and on the Beaver. Mr. Clementsen learned of the man being in the locality and closely answering the description of Whited made endeavors to get to See the fellow and if answering the description to arrest him, but is supposed was "tipped" off and for a time disappeared from sight, but later reappeared. Mr. Clementsen had gone to the Elder ranch Friday night, arriving about 2 a. m. where he learned that the fellow had left that evening and set out to follow him, taking up the trail at day break, which was leading toward the Newfork, being able to follow the trail practically to the cabin and was pretty certain his quary was there when he knocked on the door and was told by the man Hunt who answered the summons that he was not there. After shooting his man, the officer heard him throw a fresh shell into the chamber of the gun. On pushing open the door the officer said, "perhaps it was intuition, or something told me to dodge, just as the gun was fired" which probably prevented him from being killed outright, otherwise the bullet would have entered the lung or perhaps severed an artery of the neck. Mr. Clementsen was unable to see the man in the dark room but could tell his location from the flash of the gun and had the bullet not rendered him helpless, could no doubt have returned the fire with accuracy.

     The wounded man was taken by auto to Rock Springs Tuesday morning accompanied by Dr. Chipman and Rev. Reese with Cliff Hopkins at the wheel, arriving there about 5 p.m., standing the trip quite well, where an x-ray will disclose the extent of the injury to the arm. Tom's many friends hope it will not be necessary to undergo an operation and the arm saved.

     Green Hunt, the man with Bailey at the cabin that night was arrested at the Elder ranch by Sheriff Mills and brot to Pinedale Tuesday by H.V. Middlesworth., who was deputized to bring him in, and lodged in the town jail where he was interviewed by a representative of the Roundup. Hunt stated that he left the Elder ranch Friday evening about 11 o'clock to snow-shoe to the cabin at the head of Newfork lake, where he had some mining tools and was going to clean the snow off the roof if the place was leaking, taking along food for three or four days supply. About a mile or so distant from the Elder place when approaching the bridge near the Warren ranch across Green River, Bailey stepped out from the willows at the edge of the stream and told him to hand over his gun and ammunition, pointing his gun at him. The order was complied with, Bailey taking the ammunition out of the gun and taking the ammunition Hunt had with him in his pockets. He inquired where he was going and on being told he was headed for the cabin at the head of the lake, announced his intentions of going along, and accompanied him there, arriving early the next morning. Bailey kept the gun in his hand all day., the two making a trip to the upper cabin during the day and back to the first cabin where they had supper. Bailey seated himself on a block of wood with the gun across his knees and also a long bladed knife, sort of "cat napping" during the evening until the knock on the door, when Bailey aroused himself and whispered to Hunt to go to the door and say he was sleepy and pass out, which he states he did, the officer passing into the cabin when the shot was fired. After the shooting, Clementsen came out of the house and went toward the tool box. That Bailey watched Clementsen and Alexander until they disappeared over the hill and then began packing up the food supply, telling him to remain at the cabin until morning after then he didn't care when or where he went., taking his Marlin rifle and the gun of Sheriff Clementsen and went around the east end of the cabin which was the last he saw of him. About an hour after sunup he left the cabin and snowshoed over to the Elder ranch where he was taken into custody by Sheriff Mills. When asked how much ammunition he had that Bailey had taken, said, he didn't exactly know, but somewhere near a box. Stated Bailey said nothing after the shooting other than what had been said about him staying at the cabin. When asked if Bailey appeared suspicious or thot he was being followed, he did not know, or why he had shot Clementsen. Know nothing about the fellow or what Clementsen wanted him for. Claims he was compelled to do as he was told, as Bailey he feared would shoot him if he did not follow orders, as he was directly behind him.

     Hunt claims he can prove he left the ranch alone. He did not know Bailey was to meet him at the bridge, or why he had been held up by him and his ammunition taken away or what the man's intentions were in regard to what he was going to do.

     His story differ from sheriff Clementsen at the door of tire cabin when the officer inquired if Bailey was there and told the officer he was not. Hunt will be held as an accomplice of Bailey’s for apparently aiding and abetting the fellow as circumstances appear at this time, the penalty for which is 14 years in the penitentiary and will be taken to Lander by Sheriff Gaylord upon his return and held until the spring term of court when he will be arraigned on the charge. The sheriff's posse is out of reach of telephone communication and accounts for no news being received of the whereabouts of either the posse or the fugitive, altho word is expected at most any moment, as it is thot the posse will overtake the fellow, both posse and the fugitive being on snowshoes. From the direction of the trail it would appear that he was headed over the range for the Star Valley country over the roughest section of country possible, and as he has been on snowshoes much of the winter is no doubt hardened for the extreme effort of  eluding his captors.

     A rumor in circulation is that possibly the fellow may have been one of the Whitney Bros. should he not prove to be Whited, as he apparently has no inclination to be interviewed by the officers. The description of Whited is as follows. Age 27; height, 5 ft. 10 in; hair, reddish brown; eyes, blue; high cheek bones; two upper eye teeth gold; sallow complexion and scar over left eye; occupation, common labor.