This was Jacob Micah's son William Thomas Truman. He was LeRoy Staheli's father-in-law, grandfather to Genevieve Farnsworth
From the Jan 18, 1912 (some 97 years ago) edition of the Washington County News - right off from page one.
[As was customary in those days, many articles were reprinted from other newspapers, and this one was a reprint from the Herald Republican (Salt Lake City)]
"CAPTURED LION ALIVE"
" William Trueman[sic], a cowboy of Enterprise, Utah, exhibited a fine contempt for weapons Thursday afternoon when he captured a full-grown mountain lion, measuring ten feet from tip to tip, with his lariat rope. His excuse for not shooting the animal was that he wanted to get it alive. The story of the capture is related by John Cleghorn, 417 Seventh Avenue, who has just returned from a prospecting trip in the vicinity of Enterprise. 'Trueman[sic],'said Mr. Cleghorn, 'met the animal in the hills south of Enterprise. Although fully armed he decided to take the animal alive, and pressed his rope into service. With the first throw he lassoed the lion about the neck. Another quick hitch muzzled the animal. As it lunged in the air Trueman[sic] passed another loop binding the two front feet together. Trueman[sic] then secured a rope carried by his son and devoted his attention to the hind quarters of the animal. Within a few minutes he had the mountain lion helplessly bound and muzzled. He then loaded it onto his saddle and carried it to Enterprise, where he endeavored to sell it. The animal when placed on the saddle dragged on the snow on both sides of the horse. Cougars are numerous in this part of the state, often killing full-grown horses and cattle. This is the first time, however, and of the residents has capatured one of the animals in this manner."
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