The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-09-16

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i THE KILLING OF PIHKHAM-It will be recollect-
ed (says the Gold Hill News that some time since
we published in the News the murder of Sumner
Pink ham. by Ferd. .Patters which occurred at
Idaho City last month. We read some letters
last evening, from Idaho City, under date OF Aug.
I'd, addressed toJamesJ. Gore, OF Virginia, from
John FL. Cassidy, formerly a well known citizen
OF Downieyille, Cal. From these letters, we learn
that the Killing of PinkLam was the most cold
blooded murder that has ever been perpetrated-
the only cause for his assassination Was the sim.
pie fact that he was native of Maine aud fear
| less, outspoken Union man and Abolti0nst.-
Brave as lion, he gave the rullian Patterson
tight after being twice wounded, but the odds
were too heavy and poor ri khan fell shot
through the heart. The entire officials If that
county are Secessi0nists OF the most damnable
stamp, and at the last election carried the county
their own way, and having the reins of admins.
trative justice in their own fingers. do as they
please consequently Patterson had a slight ex-
animation before some Sesesh villain and was
discharged. 1t is a sweet old place, and only
needs the presence of few fthe chiyalry of this
county to make it the most damnable spot in the
world. But day of reckoning is coming, and
these foul traitors of Idaho will grace the lower
end of piece OF rope. hae
We could hardly believe on reading the
above extract that Mr. Cassidy could have
been the author; an impression confirmed by
his card which we publish to-day. The
NEWS is widely known among newspaper men
as sheet entitled to no credencS whatever
in any matter concerning political opponent
As an infamous and INSCRIPTIONS manufac-
turer of SANDER, and as natural liar the
editor of that paper has but one equal on the
coast. The cowardIy manner in which he
attempts to make Mr.. Cassidy responsible for
bis own falsifcations is shown in the fore
going paragraph. 1t is only a solitary illus
tration of the style in which he purSues his
daily occupation.
For the benefit of those journals who have
copied the article we will say that the only
statement Which istrue in the entire para
graph, is that Mr.. Pinkham was killed. Every
line excepting that bare statement isfalse.
The "Secesh, villain referred to is Hon. Mill
ton Kelly, District Judge of the Third Dis
trict, and an appointee Ofthe present Admin
istration. That it was a cold-blooded MUIR
der is denied by the Grand Jury, VINO gave
the matter a thorough investigation, ana
ignored the bill against Patterson Grand
Jury regularly drawn from the cItizens OF
this county, from the names deposited IN the
Jury box In June weeks before PiHkham was
in the Territory, and long before Patterson
was 1.-The zcouuty :; a Grand Jury prlhcl-
pally composed of PiniEham's political and
personal friends Being "a native OF the
State of Maine" "a UnoR man and an Alb
olitionist," had as much to do with the ARRAY
as any knowledge of the facts had to dow1th
the editor of the News. The difficulty be-
tween them was from an old enmIty, arising
from private-and strictly personal difficulty
nearly two years ago. Each party went pre-
pared for the other, ever since they we're
separated in a collision some months ago.
Both expected conflict and when they aceI-
dentally met they fought it out. There was
nothing in this collision TO distinguish THIS
unfortunate meeting from those street arrays
common in, every neW-settled community,
except that both parties were generally well
known to the public, and had many warm
friends. As for this being IA sweet old
place." aud "a most damnable spot" the News
is equally asmistaken. The "mpst damnaoie
spot' on earth would be one inhabited by a
few of that class of men of which the News
editor is type. We have known of more
assassinations aud crimes of every degreeI
in one month, within a. mile or
the News Office than has been committed in
Idaho Territory in the past year.
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