The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-03-25

form Of Bacon lust after he had shot him. and the
hat. identified as Bacon's which Darlington had
found on the same day of search, Oct. 2Sth, and
which bore the Craze, if made by bullet on the
under part of the rim with blood-stains Immediately
about-these bloodclots and the hat had been given
Into the charge of Dr. Bishop for scientific analysis
Ito determine if the blood was human blood. The
testimony of DR.. Bishop this point was very inter
esting To more thoroughly test the blood, DR. Bish
op had extracted blood from his own arm, mixed il
with earth and matter similar to that found mingled
with the bood-clots brought to him, and then by mi
croscopic examination very scrutinizingly made, he
determined, and he stated his conclusion to be, OF
"the highest presumption amounting almost to GER
tainty," that the blood in the tots and on the bat
was the blood of human being
TESTIMONY OF PROSECUTION REcApIruLATED.
As most of the testimony for the prosecution was
given in our issue of last week we will present re-
capituation of all of it here, for the better nforma-
ton of readers:
It was charged that the willful murder of Joseph l..
Bacon by Simeon Walters was committed about noon
of Oct 2st Dry Greek. six miles south of Boise
City, on the stage road to Owyhee, while Walters and
Bacon were riding in buggy together. Oct. Goth,
Walters had called at Bacon's ranch on Reynold s
creek south of Snake river on the stage road, with
buggy and pair of horses which he had hired ut
springers stable Silver City, for five days. to 60 to
Boise City and back. Not finding Bacon at home. he
drove on to Ritcheys, the next house on the road,
and there saw Bacon. j. c. Bernard and his wife
were also at Ritcheys and Bacon was to assist Ber-
nard in driving COWS to Demands ranch across
Snake river, one mile north Of that stream. Walters
insisted that Bacon should get III the buggy and ride
with him Boise City, there to complete the sale OF
Bacons ranch to himself Walters) a2reeably to pre-
vious agreement. Bernard objected, as he wanted
Bacon to help him drive home the COWS. Finally
Walters agreed to drive on to Bernard's and stay
there all night. He took Mrs Bernard with him in
the buggy, and Bacon and Bernard followed on with
the cows. On the way Walters shot AZ a crow with
revolver, and Mrs. Bernard gave testimony 10 this
fact At Demands that evening. after supper. wal
tiers renewed his desire that Bacon should At once
proceed with him Boise City. and in course OF the
conversation Bacon remarked he Tot - irole for
the trade, and he should give neither papers nor
scratch of pen" to Walters until he the kind Of
money he was to be paid for his ranch whether ii
were bogus or not" High words cnsued. but both
finally cooled down. and separated for the night
bACDu u 70 ~ S4'tp II AZ lazy az if1'41"' N'-1'''
and Walters to sleep in Bernard's house. Before
firing Walters said TO Bernard that he had -;t his
yolvrr in Silver City. oct. 2lst about o'clock L.
NJ, Bacon and Walters drove away from Demands in
the buggy. Bacon carried belt, scabbard and six
shooter, and the bel. L. :. percussion cap
box Walters had borrowed that morning oil
blanke: from Bernard, and Bernard lad given him
some money with which 70 purchase ~ -nI br.
back his (Water'sl RETURN trip, some coffee nails
tea and candles Walters wore linen duster ana
twilled overalls over black suit 0: clothes.
Between II and /? O'Clock that morning. j. II. Jack
son, who knew Bacon very we'll. met III, pair the
road about eight miles from Dry creek and h. par
tcularly observed tina; Walters upon the len side
and drove the horses This the las; d: Ia
con alive by any witness. During noon o: the same
road, passed by buggy and pair u dark brown
horses when about a mile north o: Dry creek, and
the only occupant OF the buggy was Walters. half
hour afterwards Walters drove up from tho direction
Of Boise City, stopped and asked kf.r II h. had
found a six shooter the road and remarked that
he (Walters) had had his pistol out and fred a;
thing mile back towards Dry creek, and had
since missed it. On kyfers replying that he had not
seen or found pistol. Walters again turned and
again drove off towards Boise City. Between and |
2 O'Clock afternoon, of the day. Walters drove
into the livery stable Of J. D. Agncw in Boise City
with buggy and pair of dark brown horses which
Agnew recognized to be Springcr's, Of Silver City |
Walters alone in the buggy. He wore a linen !
buster and ovcras. He ordered his team we'll cared
for as he would likely want to drive them again that
evening. He brushed off the dust from the buggy
himself and would not let Agnew do it; and refused
allow the vehicle to be washed by Agncw. He took
an U. S. percussion cap-box on the b.lt During that
Walters sold to Lewis Heyd gunsmth in
Boise, revolver, with the scabbard, belt and T. s.
percussion cap box, for So in greenbacks He also
loaded two chambers Of another revolver which Wal
tiers handed to him for the purpose and the four 9th
assumed that these two chambers, loaded by Heyd
had been discharged by Waltcrs-one in firing at the
crow while Mrs. Bernard was with him in the buggy
October Goth, and the other in giving Bacon the fatal
shot, near Dry creek about IL O'Clock. noon of the
day he got Hcyd to load t-October 21stl Tho same
articles for Bernard-nails tea ten pounds of coffee
and box Of candles. In the evening he took the
buggy fiom Agnew's, soon after he brought trunk
identified as Baoon's, from Sy. Folks, near Boise
City, to Roths, left the trunk there storage, and
after getting the articles he had purchased for Ber
nard, drove off. The next seen of him at Ber-
nards. about o'clock, morning. of Oct odd 1t is