hiː sˈɜːvd fɔːɹ fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz, bˌʌt ɹɪzˈaɪnd ˈæftɚ ðə fˈɔːɹmən ʌvðə wˈʌn ʌvðə bˈɪɡ ɹˈæntʃᵻz səspˈɪʃəsli ɛskˈeɪpt hɪz kˈʌstədi.
He served for four years, but resigned after the foreman of the one of the big ranches suspiciously escaped his custody.