Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-09-21

ident by the Act in question, Is tnat UoVernol
Gibbs will be the Governor of Idaho Territory
until the expiration of President Johnsons
own term of Office, unless sooner removed by
fbe President himself and that Gov. Ballard
will never be reinstated by the action of the
Senate. nor by the President-the Idaho States
man to the contrary, notwithstanding. /
KILLING AFFAIR-A teamster named Muir
ply was instantly shot dead in Boise City, last
Tuesday night, between half past eight and
nine o'clock, just in front of the Overland Sa-
loon Of Stark & Oldham, while engaged in a
scuf1e with 10. Crabb, a widely known sporting
man. The affair originated in dispute about
the sum of dust which Murphy had placed in
the faro bank of Crabb-whether the former
owed the bank ten or twenty dollars. At last
Murphy took his purse and started off without
paying anything Crabb followed him to the
door of the saloon, and asked again for the
amount which Murphy agreed he owed. Words
were quickly followed by clinch, and Murphy
threw Crabb on bench by the door, close to
the front of the house. They rolled off this
upon the sidewalk, Crabb underneath, and
Murphy striving to>grip him close. A dozen
or more witnesses, who were Immediately
about the parties as they lay in this scufie upon
the sidewalk, and who were within from two
to FIVE feet of the combatants, saw no weapon
in the hands or upon the person of either.
They all, at the examination of Crabb. before
Justice Gillespie, on wednesday, swore they
they saw Crabb striking Murphy-as the latter
was struggling to get close grip of the former
-on the front and top of the head with his
right fist that soon they saw the flash and
heard the report of frearm, close by the
heads of the parties who were scufling;
that they saw the fire upon the back part of
the collar of Murphy's coat;-but, singular to
say, not one of them all-and these were wit
nesses for the prosecution, as well as for the
defence, and some Of them were friends of
Murphy, and not of Crabb-not single wit
ness, we say, saw pistol in Crabb's hand, or
would positively swear who fred the single,
but fatal shot Two or three witnesses swore
that Crabb was striking Murphy with the head
of small cane he usually carries. Immedi-
ately as the shot was fired, Sheriff Duvall came
upon the spot The parties were separated
Murphy was taken off Of Crabb, and 'Crabb
lifted upon his feet 1t was then discovered
that Murphy had received shot in the right
side Of the neck, an inch above the collar bone
On agcertaining this fact, Sheriff Duvall at
once crossed the street to Lutte Lindseys sta
BILE, whittier Crabb had gone, and arrested
him. Murphy was placed in sitting position,
helpless and limp, upon the sidewalk He
family moaned. s'this amt fair, boys; it is too
hard" and these were the last words which
ever passed his lips. He was Immediately af-
ter conveyed to the Office of DR.. Miner, on
the block below, opposite the Overland Hotel,
and that gentleman, on probing the wound,
found it.to range downward obliquely to the
left, to the region of the heart. Murphy died
in about minute after he was taken to the
Doctors office. The next day Crabb was ex-
amined Prosecuting Attorney Curtis appear
ed for the prosecution, Scaniker and Burmese
ter, Esqs., for the defence After full and
searching investigation of the facts, from the
testimony of about twenty witnesses, the ac-
cused was released on giving bonds in the sum
of $500, to appear and answer the charge at
the next term of the District Court of Ada
county. The bonds were soon given, and
Crabb was loosed from custody.