Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-30
THE ExAMINAT1oN OF HoLRRooK

a. 'le circumstances were detailed last week
by the rscklessness of others in an aFrav
IN which he was not concerned. necessarily
excited quite an interest and attracted large
crowd to witness the examination of the per-
sons charged with his murder. before the
committing Magistrate. To accommodate as
far as possible, and to afford all who wished,
an Opportunity to witness the proceedings,
the Idaho Theater was procured, and on
Monday morning John Holbrook was brought
before his Honor, and the examination COM
menced-Judge Hough. Dist. Atty appear
ing for the Territory, and Geo. Ainslie and
'. 5. Anderson for the prisoner. |. N, Smith
took seat at the bar and entered into the
case so far as the interests of his client, Clark
Leavens- whose connection with the killing
was yet to be inquired into-mighs be com
promised by this investigation. The prose
cution introduced large number of witness.
es. amounting perhaps to twenty, to prove
that the murder was committed by HolbrOok,
or that he was party to it, if done hv anoth-
err The general tenor of the testimony did
not vary materially from that elected bv the
Coroners jury and published by us last week
with regard to the shooting and death Of
Seeley, except that several witnesses saw
Ncrthcutt fire from the inside of the house
out, at about the same instant Holbrook shot
IN. and that Northcutt was the first TO draw
his pistol, and move towards Holhrook az i'll
IN the act of firing at him when Fl. Jumped |
out at the door with Leavens. Several wit
nesses think Leavens fred into the house,
though none saw his hand or pistol at the
time of firing. The fash was very distinct
bnt as he had jumped to one side and the
door was half closed he could not be seen by
those who were inside looking out. and who
saw Holbrook plainly and know positively
that he did shoot in. Several incidents that
could have but little bearing on the case,
were drawn out in the investigation.
Thos. Davenpo Jack File, Chief
Engineer Of the coast, &o.-said he was
crowded oat at the back door by the women,
and ran round to the front just in time to
shoot three times at Hobrook as he run
away-(here Jack turned to the prisoner at
the bar and asked his pardon, saying he would >
have killed him if he could the prisoner
very coolly excused him. ana the investga-
ton proceeded insisting on telling his "
story his own way and that it should all be "
taken down. In reply to an interruption by
defendants counsel he asked "who is telling e:
his story, you or p Counsel fading Jack =
lard to confne to rules, concluded to let him b
nave his own way-he assuring them mean
while, that were he lawyer he would pur. a
ue that course as the one best calculated to -
meet the ends of justice.
Mr.. A J. Barlow saw Holbrook indulging SC
4 riotous conduct in Orrick's Saloon, few
noments prior to the ARRAY at BELIEVES tn
reaking tumblers, pointing his pistol along
he counter, threatening to shoot, &c. ba
Mr.. Simpson saw HoIbrook and Leavens I'll
t Friends Saloon, conducting themselves N \,
proarously, wanting to fight, shoot, &c. he
early all the witnesses heard the threats at
e supper table. and the announcement by
olbrook that shooting would begin imme-
ately after supper. All agree that Seeley
as killed by shot from the outside, and
e drift of all the evidence points almost I'M
istakably to either Holbrook or the man who 20
# the house with him, as the one in whose oa
lnds the pistol was held when the fatal ball o. o.
Is fired. The examination of witnesses on ~,
e part Of the plaintiff occupied the whole of wit
lesday, and Wednesday until o'clock in ed
e evening" At five O'Clock the defendants y 1r'
reduced their witnesses, who were only two
number. James Tittell, boy Is years OF on
e, who appears to have looked on with less nat
element than many of those of ripper years, Boz
ears positively that he stood within four 7
t of Northcutt when Holbrook and Leav- -
came out from supper, and that he saw 8,
at the time he first drew his anti
toll, before Iolhrook went out, and then cess
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