The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-05
ASSASSINATION.
Melancholy Death Of a Rising Yenna Western
Wvn-The Killing Of Hon. Z. ID. HoibrO.h In

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Msn-The Killing of Hon. E. ID. HoibrO.l1 In
Ttat,o City.
From the Boise City idaho Territory Statesman,
June 2l.I
On Saturday evening, about halfpast eight O'Clock,
oar es Dousss aud Mr. HoiSrooS wn pesnIed
IN the tn Of the latter. There great many
iulnors anoat somewh contradictory in Their pur-
Aobrook was stl.n:s in lront OF his law office al
S p ss Dy Ses %Na Ks sn he
if he tiolbrook) had called him cow
ARD Hol9rooY replied IN the am armaiise when
HoibrooS. Mr.. Holsroos Immediately Jumped upoa
who rerca;cd around the corner followed by Hol.
brook. a nlmos: Q! shots pissed through the hog
window Of ths drug store completely demollsning
everything. III all. about ten sh5.s were fred.
Douglass escaped uilhurt. Another account states
that the first r'ng by the parties was simultaneous;
stu another tngt iIolDrock fred the fs shot Hol-
brook survived the wound about twelve hoars, re-
tanning his consciousness to the last moment and
expressing his satisfaction az having failed to hit
Douglass. Deceased was buried vita Masonic
hoI0rs.
SKETCH or THE DECEASED.
The Hon. Il. d. HO0ro0k, an account o. whose
tragic late Ia given above. was born II Ohio and ut
the dine OF his death wa about Thirty years Old.
IL 1859 he came 10 the pac!c coast AID FOR brief
period was engaged in the practice OF Law At Wcl-
yeryille, Cal. In slS5l we hear OF him at Walia
1ss Wien the gold Excitement broke oa soT IN boise
Bas;n. he vas among tie frat who started for the
new I'll Dorado. In 1864 he was nominated and
elected by the democratic party TO represent the
| news organized territory OF Idaho in the Con-
Gress o,the United States In 1866 ne Tas reelected
by IN Overwhelming majority TO the same honor
able pos,tioi. Whl IN Congress he labored inde-
iatgaby or MS friends In idaho, ana succeeded in
cnloumcns. At thc same time he never lost
sight OF the interests cf the territory AZ iarsc; and
although ever Tatchidl after individual advance
ment he always endeav0red to impress upon the
MINDS of those TO whom he felt snder personal opii-
CATIONS ybaJ the peoples Interests were Paramount
10 ali things To him the people o. Idaho are in-
debted for the PcnJentary nov In process or cree
ton aud the assay Office which Is about TO S3 COM
Eencei. lie mad asO made efforts to secure ioE us
capitol and other public buildings greatly Beaael
In Idaho. In Mr. Hobrook the democracy OF Idaho
| have lost leader whose void probably never Will
| be filed. As politician he was sleWd wary and
strategic: as an orator eloquent ana impressica:
| man OF more than ordinary aoh.y and Intelligence,
OF interchangeable energy, ever watch,u ana vyilant,
anu leaving nothing undone Which he mad once1 UNI
dertaken. Although differing widely In politics.
ever considered him aioeman worthy OF steel, and
| probably no higher compliment coud come from W.
| tn0n TO admit that az p0ltlca. enemy, he WAS
feared aad respected by all who opposed him. AS u
| lawyer Mr.. Holbrook gave promise or a brilliant
| future, and although 1t Is but recently since lie
entered the arena in Idaho as competitor for legal
honors his rapidly increasing practice attested The
estimation IN which his ab y was held by the
| munlty. Ii Mr. Holbrook had his enemies we can
| truly say that no man IN Idaho coui boast OF q
larger circle OF warm and devoted personal friends
| and faithful and attached political followers. HIS
! worst enemies were members OF his own party.
| men who cnved HIM his ability and success and
feared HIM for his Influence the masses. To his
! aged mother and sister in ONO TO whom he never
| forgot his duty, We, in common with thousands,
tnder our coincidence, and trd5t that We will never
| again be caliel upon to record so foul q deed
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