re careful that Wales and the fugitive did
t meet in the woods. Smaaslet knew
nat his conscience told him.
The hunt lasted five days and four nights.
1 the second day it was decided to call on
ume Warden Don Ellis from Kamloops
th his famous Doberman Pincher dog
eo,” but owing to the incessant rain the
nt was washed away from the dense
derbrush so quickly the dog could. not
low up.
Between 3 and 4 a.m. on the morning of
> sixth day the weather cleared up. Inspr.
G. Barber, Game Warden Mottishaw,
ume Warden Ellis with “Reo” left the
stton Wood stopping place at four a.m.
‘ter travelling about five miles in a south-
y direction, through the dense brush, the.
ell of a camp fire permeated the morning
nosphere. With difficulty a spot was
ated where someone had lighted a few
ves and twigs. The ashes were still warm.

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The dog was given the scent of Smaaslet,
ich comprised a small piece cut off the

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blanket Smaaslet had slept in, in the cell.
“Reo” circled the ashes twice and his leash
became taught; he tore off through the
bush in a northwesterly direction, pulling
his master along at a rapid rate. After
travelling about 300 yards a narrow ditch
was encountered. Both Game Wardens

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noticed a track in the bottom. Inspr. Barber
was handed the dog’s leash to hold while
the Game Warden jumped into the ditch
to better examine the track. Immediately
they did so a voice called to them to throw
up their hands and at the same moment two
shots were fired which were answered by a
shot from each Game Warden, after which
Smaaslet fired again thinking the Game
Wardens were just trying to frighten him.
Inspr. Barber then instructed them to shoot
to kill. Hearing the Inspector’s voice must
have had a psychological effect on Smaaslet;
he dropped his gun.

Owing to the density of the underbrush

from where the Inspector stood, he could
not see the fugitive, neither could Smaaslet
see the Inspector and it was not until the
Inspector spoke did he realize there were
more than two men at that point and he
never, at any time, realized there was a
dog tracking, as a Doberman Pincher never

_ gives tongue; they work in absolute silence.

As they snapped the manacles on his wrist
he looked wildly around and asked, “Where
is Wales?”

“He is back of us in the woods,” he was
told.

“Please,” he pleaded fervently, “don’t
let him touch me. Don’t leave me alone
with him.”

The pitiful figure was taken back to
Barkerville. Later in the summer he appeared
before County Court Judge J. O. Wilson
at Ashcroft and was sentenced to seven
years for attempted gaol break, and ten
years for attempted murder. The sentences
are to run concurrently.

And that closed the Smaaslet case. It
was a triumph for the work of the Provincial
Police. Despite his head start he was care-

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