A search warrant was gotten out by Carlisle, one of the guns was found, and the man brought back to town. Carlisle hired a local attorney. The jury found him guilty, but it was stated the hired attorney suggested that they make the value of the gun less than $35, so that it would be petit larcency and a jail sentence instead of the penitentiary. The jail at Harrisburg was more or less of a joke, but the jury followed the suggestion.

Afterwards it was claimed that the attorney sold the other gun to another party with admonitions of secrecy, and it further appeared from reports that he had advised the jury to be easy on the prisoner at the bar, to establish a price, and protect himself in case the other gun was found in his possession.

Bishop Beecher has always had a warm spot in his heart for the North Platte valley country, and the result was that after a number of years St. Andrew's Mission came into existence at the metropolis. Rev. Henry Ives was the immediate and directing genius of its organization and existence.

The Episcopals

On August 20, 1910, he visited that Nichols ranch on Little Moon lake, and the following day held the first meeting in a store room at Henry. There were twenty-five people in attendance. On August 27, he became the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Wolt at Gering; and the following day held services at which there were thirty people. The first services held in Scottsbluff were on September 8, and by the courtesy of Dr. Leeper, the pastor, they were in the Methodist church. A heavy down pour of rain occurred at the time. But twenty persons were present.