The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-09-02
Wars and Rumors Of Wars.


having for6ts object The summary fnfictiol
of capital punishment upon a number q
prisoners confined in The County Jail. Las
week knowledge came 10 the officers that al
attempt would be made on Friday night Il
assault the Jail, and that 4 general cohcen4
tration Of OF forces from all portions of thu
county would be made with that object
| Preparations werea / once made for the dht
maintainance of law aud order. Arms ana
ammuuition7were collected. atthe jaiIlsand a
posse OF. citizens summoned for defense Go
Friday quite 4 nuebers Of strangers from
different portions Of the, Basin appeared,
many Of them coming in fpn. Glhorseback and
well armed. "A pprehensionS were entertained
among many that the safety of the town was
endangered, and many business me6femoyed
their goods from their stores to fire. proof
cellars and other places of safety The jail
was prepared for an assault ora siege, and
the times appeared dangerous. During the
evening a Iparlylof the Vigilantees coIlecte d
in ravire running up among the hills west
Of the Jail. but finding their forces not large
enough to warrant an attack, reintorcelnents
were sent for. During the night both parties
made frequent recqnnoisAances 70 feel each
other, and ascertain their respective posi-
tions, during which the Sheritfs party made
several ca tures Of armed scouting paroles Of
their opponents. a. din. light among the
Hills alone showed the positions of the main
body Of the attacking force.eyqhe nightwas
dark, and little was known Of tie strength
Of either Of the parties by the other. kAbopt
day light tbs. VigilanteesI moved tFqp. their
position, and apparently dispersed. A por-
tion of tha..'Law and order" men, came into
town to recruit their wearied energies with
a breakfast, and somea sleep. The means
adopted by the Sheriff's office of ferreting
put the movements and intentions of the
were such that it was known that
the attempt was not abandoned. Some Of
the leaders who had administered the oath,
and assisted in the organization of the attack
ing force, were arrested during the day and
taken to the Jail for confinement. They were
soon after rel led by giving bonds for good |
behavior All wasquiet on Saturday night, |
out on Sunday men commenced to collect to-
sether on Bnena Vista Bar with nnfriendiy |
designs. A company of about eighty chan |
yed their position very Frequently Feeonoit-
ering abotft the country with threatening
AS they refused to dis
,erse, company-of aboutthe same size went
tut after them, chased them across the hills,
md finally brought them to a parley. COM
nissioners were appointed on both sideswho
fter prolonged discussion, concluded a
reat9gby Ewhicir tue insurgents agreed 10
isband ,go to their homes, and have nothing
lore to do with the rebellion. Both parties
hen dispersed and many came into town, +,
here the exhibition of shot guns andTifes
mong The returning veterans tlfome from
ne wars for a time gave quite y martial
ppearance totheEstreets. ia9 - a'
Thus, in brief, commented and ended, the :
rst armed and ofganized attempt to forciblyd d
ample upon the laws, and to substitute inf
le place of peace and order, the laWless
nthinking brutality of a mob, kindling the
Aquenchable flames of domestic strife, q
aired and revenge, and impenling' every b
aterial interest for which men have made =
lis Territory their homes. l III N9 Lii E.
We are far from condemning the motives
{ every man who countenanced7 this move
ent. There were undoubtedly many who Is
ent into the organization with the laudable
ssire of freeing the community of much
hich is deseryedly the object of reprebation
it'll every good citizen5 having no Interior
3jects in view other than that Of The good
! society: but there we're others of whom 8
lis cannot e-said with whom personal or
oltical revenge, or ambition, were stronger
IAN anytrn1y patriotic feeling. Many now 7
eclare they were deceived by those who in
.igled theln into the association by sillyl
cries such as any sensible tuan ought never n
have entertained. Some designed to wreak )
9ngeance upon one, person charged with :
ime some upon another and others upon z
| in, the Jail, whether guilty or innocent, :
ad it proven a success, and this house
'eaking, assault and murder, been commit
d, it is hardly reasonable to believe that it ;,
ould have stopped at the jail. It you'd '
'obably have continued until CONGREGATIONS 9
i'd civil war would have followed, engulph- S
g the lives and property of, thousands of
en- and women. having no connection with
Better far is it ''to bear the evils we have Ec
anisfy to others We know not Of" rsz55 lgg +
Proceedings of District Court.
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