The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-07-08

commanded him to throw up LID "a "A~ -
Porter's response was to aim his revolver u oiu
and remark: "You id son OF b. 90 you
some of this ?" In q twinkling Crutcher dlSmoun'
put the horse between himself and Porter aii0o ~
revolver at the villain, and again commanoeo ILL. W
surrender or he would shoot MIN III hiS 'i"
With much GOODNESS Porter then changed tac'ics'
and asked Crutcher why he wished to arrest HILL
He was told for having shot man. He rephed'
have shot ANYBODY in town I don't know IT, nc
then started to advance on Crucher, with his pstoi
nointed downwards in his hand, all the time Win
smiling face and saying to Crutcher-" "ny' oiu'4
or vou,re ioking. YOU wouldn't arrest me, wouio
von9 Oh no. voure in fun" and repeating these
or equivalent phrases as he slowly approached FL
nallv when he got to within about six feet OF the
horse Crutcher peremptory ordered for'er " S'op'
to drop his pistol and throw up his arms or ho "o'
shoot him through the heart flndlhg that Sfu'onoi
was in absolute earnest this time Porter oio "S n'
was directed. In few minutes sherin brit'eh e"io
up on horseback and while he covered for'er VIII
his revolver Crutcher searched him TO see IL nc h"u
other weapons upon him. None were 1ouho. he
surrendered himself to the Sheriff. VINO proceeoeo
to bind his hands behind his back. During these
moments he remarked to Crutcher: "iou ID SOU
of b-h if my pistol had worked you never "ouio
have got me- would have killed you, too On eh-
amining his revolver it was then discovered that
there was one chamber yet loaded but in attempting
To reload another chamber he had got too large slug
and it proruded from the socket that the cylinder
could net reyolye and this rendered the weapon
temporarily harmless After he securely bound.
Porter was told TO walk on towards town and jail.
He refused and it was only when the muzzle OF u
revolver was put 10 the burr his that he put
himself in motion. AS he approached town. some
fear OF encountering the stricken. Borrowing
aud enrascd crowds in search of him. caused Porter
to walk more briskly and seem 10 be anxious to
quickly get safe inside the prison gates. He was
there securely lodged. roned and placed in close
confinement under the yigant guard of Capt Vance
and Peter Rush with others of the sheriff force to
see that disturbance ensued.
INQUEST Of HASsoS's BODY.
After the murder Justice Pagan. Acting Coroner.
held inquest upon the body Of Hans =. Hanson.
at the Idaho Brewery. The jury were: II. q. Allen.
j. Mcvarrish, c. Alberts. NJ. NJ. Chapman. p Leahy.
b. Willis Donald Grant. Jacob AFTER. George Tramp
ton s Roberts ". w. Black and NJ. T. Payne. DR..
Jas Hcaly was the examining surgeon. and the Wit
nesses called before the jury A. II. Gerolf.
Hans Lunt, James Hanson mo kin 10 the deceased,
F. Broderscn, ana J. J. Marsk. Aacr clear inves.
,ga,ion OF the affair. the jury returned this verdict
We and that on the i,h day OF July 1859 between
the hours of SIX and o'clock afternoon. Hans
2. Hanson, the deceased. killed by pistol shot
wounds received from weapon disch4red by James
Porter. in the Idaho Brewery. Idaho CITY, Boise
county. lcaho Territory.
GENERAL fAcTs OF TIE AFFAIR.
As tho result OF our investigation We gather the
following and incidents connected with the chase
after Porter: II seems that after his deed Of blood
In the Brewery In which he fred Ave Of the six shots
in his pistol, Porter fed 10 Elk creek ana passed
down along the town edge o: the creek TO his own
house JUS; the foo: OF wallula streets where he is
supposed to have gone 10 reload his pistol From
this he through the Chinese quarter. emerged
Main street near Mrs. Cooks boarding house.
passed on and snapped his pistol at Harry bcnnct.
who sitting in his own doorway. a. he wen; by
and from there through the stree; which
JAS. Pinncy lives 10 the residence Of John German
In front Of Jerry Dooley's residence, Gorman's
Mrs. Doolcy and Mrs. German were sitting. Mrs.
Dooley remarked TO Mrs German tina; she though,
there was somebody in her house. and both went 10
see whether there was. Al that instant Porter who
had entered the rear doorway came out Of the front
entrance. and on seeing Mrs. Doolcy. snapped his
pistol st her This frightened both the ladies. and
he walked rapidly up the hill. While going up. near
the stairway Of the Sisters School building. he
met by Jonas W. Brown. who had been attracted
from his own dwelling High street by the cries o.
Mrs. German To have the man caught. without sus
pecting Porter of any wrong. Mr. Brown close
upon him. when he heard the clicking of pistol
and instantly came the question sharply put by Por
ter: do you want anythng-some Of this1" To
which Jonas very promptly and discreetly replied
" No, don't want anything" This was the last we
can trace Of Porters speaking Offering To shoot
any one until he was overtakcn by Crutchcr
1t is likely that Porter would have been taken in
Moretown. even If he escaped Crutcher's vigilan,
quest. q Under Sheriff Sayrs and Deputy Sheriff
JEFF Howell had. before Crutcher's capture Of HIM
rode up there and given Mr.. b. T. Davis and others
Information of the affair, and they all on the
lookout, prepared to capture. to kill him in case
he refused to surrender.
That Porter had measureably premedtated his
murderous work We can barely doubt II is known
that he had practised shooting with his revolver for
several days prior to the fatal day He had to show
his utter disregard of human life and reckessness of
conduct only day or two before while sitting on
the opposite side Of the street. deliberately shot at
the door knob Of Mr.. Redsull's dwelling in which
were Mrs Redsull and their children, and the ball
shattered the keyhoe plate. but fortunately did no
other damage.
PORTER AND HIS VICTIMS.
James Porter is a native of county Monahan Ire.