The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-11-24
IDAHO CITY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER a. 1870 .@ .a.

would not take the apology ha is it good for this
Is only between you and me and Abbott IL IfakelEg
About an hour before the fight went to him second
time; he said 81 will not take this Apology" that II
def would go to work and publish card in the pa
per he (H.) would drop 1t. then told him that the
insult had not been published and it asking too
much but to write out his own statement and would
have def t sign It. He said he would not write out
any statement for It would not be known to any
but me, def't and himself. then told him that the
statement would be his and he could make it pub
lie as he pleased; he then said that def was Mis-
souri, "drag tall that he def ~ would stand and hear
what he had tcsay. and If not def t could stand
up to it like man; he then said he would meet deft
the first time he came TO town and crossed the plaza
that he would not follow def into whiskey shop or
place of business; he then said / was no friend Of
his; explained that wanted peace; he then said
showed equal friendship to him and def't The first
conversation he and were alone; the second time I
called C. b. Mosier TO hear it, that was the last
versation. Mr.. Mosier said TO H. "f you don't gut
shoot Abbott will" H. said nothing expressed no
dissent The whole conversation was about 20 min
utes then left H.; did not see def't after this
conversation and before the fight Invent to Abbotts
ranch some time before the killing, with beef, and
told def t he better stay at home for fear OF diff
Guilty; / told him this in consequence of some re.
marks made to me by H., as have testified to.
have known Pete Anderson or years. Anderson
said to me that he wonld most likely be subpGnaed
in this case-that he would be hard witness against
def t; he said If Geo. A. knew what was good for hts
brother he would give him (Anderson) money 10 leave
the country on he told that he had given George
A. hint TO that effect and also Cook on Upper Pay
cite; he asked me was going; told me to tell Geo,
A. to meet him near the school house that night;
told him would tell Geo. A. If saw him; saw Geo.
A. and told him. ! was authorized by Abbott TO go
Ting the difficulty. told II. came to apologize to
him for A. AS he fH.) was not in town when def't
in that morning asked II. TO write out his own
statement and would hand 1t to def't TO sign. II.
refused. .4-t a.h~ eass*}be ttA a"."3 FL"
cross-ezau,iaed. told me he would sign any
statement H. would write; H. told me if def would
publish IL in any one of the Boise newspapers he
would be satisfied; told him thought he ought not
require so much Of deft. ] am positive that Mosier
told H. that if he did not gut-shoot def he would.
JOE. THOMSON swoRS-Reside in Boise Valley;
knew David Hannpr At Granite Creek last Spring; ]
never heard H. say any thing aboat difficulty with
A.; knew time of killing, Goth of June; Thurs
day night before the killing went down from the
quartz mill and went into the sleeping house AZ The
bo's and Hannor was sitting by the stove loading
ten-shooter, and said. You going after them,
are youa /" Hannor said, ..Yes: when / want to use
this pistol want TO know il viii go. for expect it
vii! be In case OF life DEATH" Did not say about
who H. looked very red in the face; noticed nothing
else peculiar. IL .-fr
JOHNSON MOORE swoRS.-I reside at Abbotts
ranch and work for wages Knew when difficulty oc-
Cured. Know Abbott and knew deceased. Prior TO
shooting had versation with H. He said A. would
have TO apologize and have it printed in the Idaho
WORLD one or the other Of them would be killed,
heard him make this threat the llth day OF june
1870. About week before that time had had an
other conversation with IL. He made the state
meut Said he had been over to piacerville looking
for his friend Mr. Abbott He stated that he 60
ing have Dave Moore TO watch the for him
Oh the outside when he and A. had talk .sHss.A
Gg1sscxdmfned.- Am not in the employ of A. now.
PnILIP cLorpER, swoEs, II live in Placerville.
Was there on the Goth Of June. Saw the shooting
positive H. had his pistol out and in the act Of
leveling when fired his first shot, .Tt tE.a=s.t
John ScoTT. swoRS.-I was in Placeryille on tho
day OF the shooting: was In kohnys saloen. Some
body said "a fight" went to Lynch s corner; saw
Curtin; heard him say fair play" When A. fired
has first shot II. had his pistol leyeed. 7e yi
WV SHELLY, swoRS-I live in Placerville; was
there on the 26th Of June; was at the brewery and
heard noise and went to Lynchs corner; saw the
shooting Am positive Hannor had his pistol in
hands; in the act of leveli,ig il when A. fired.
TURNER SWAIN swoRS.-I heard Hannor say "Ab-
bott had to take certain words back or fight. This
was alter the Convention. et.sl .. l.a-s atsiE
CTosscIdmined.-This was in Har.'s store in Pla~
cervlle the night Of the FIRST speaking at paceryile
after Convention. IL . p ,s.s...-. -.. 81 .,.s4.-
Mn. HaSAFES, woRS.-I was at the barber shop in
Placeryille or days before the shooting, in con-
versation with Dave Hannor and Sam Weller In
speaking OF Abbott, he said, 'the son Of b-h. Is
soon he met him be would make him take il back
or make II hot for him" told this and Weller was
very mad al me for telling It q 1.* .tt*&tth 2H.
ANTOINE RoGERs, swoRN,--Been working at Pay
cite: lived in Pacervllle in May and June; knew Da
vid Hannor; talked to him few times. Some time
in the fore part Of Jnne l think saw Hannor and
Curtin standing in front of Hart's store. H. came
up TO the hotel and told me Curtin went TO him and
asked him If he lying around corners to kill Asa
Abbott He said mo- don't want TO kill Abbott;
not packing pistols to kill him." Curtin said A.
was gentleman. and would come and apologize to
him. H said all he wanted was to take back what he
said If he don't he would have satisfaction III. said
he did not want Curtin or VIM. A. to have anything to
do with the fight His last words were apologize or
not apologize, I'll have satisfaction"
BART CLINTON, swoRN.-I reside at Granite creek.
am School Superintendent Of Boise county. Know
def t and Hannor. He was q school teacher. Said
he had difficulty with Asa A. and had occasion to
defend himself Said that Asa A. and others for some
purpose to the school house and that he would
not let them come into the school house. Asa A. was
of the School Trustees of the Payette District
heard H. last spring or early in the summer say he
felt aggrieved about some remarks Of defendants in
the Democratic Convention. He said that he had
been unjustly dealt with. On another occasion he
said that he would fight Asa A. If he had any sand in
him; he said he expected to meet him on the same
evening he was talking to me; that be would test A.
on on the fight II he had four grains Of sand IN him.
This conversation was before the killing.
ID. G. HOLDEN, swoRN.--I reside st Placerville--
most Of my time for six years; knew Hannor; have
known him about one. year and half Last fall, In
1869, he applied to me for pistol for Mr. Luce; he
he said that il Dick went out there ana had no pistol
they would run him off. was In Placerville on the
day OF the homicide was standing on Blake's
porch; two men fll; was about 100 to $50 yards
from the parties; heard shots; heard the rst shot
the shots were all close together. did not let H.
have the pistol
EUGENE MERRIAM swoaN.-I have bcep residing
last juno in Granite creek and wolf creek. On
ing on the corner Of Tcmpiar Hall. II. and wf A,
stood OF Lynch.ss corner; Asa A, stood at Philip
Clouders. happened to be coming from blacksmith
shops; stopped at the corners saw shooting: could
not tell what was said Tho two men who were shoots
ing were arguing about something ! did net hear
what they said. heard Nm A. eay .'for Gods sake