The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-06-23
FATAL ARRAY.

It becomes our painful duty I" chronicle an
unfortuuate aifray, which occurred in our city
on last Saturday evening. between two proml-
nent citizens of our county, which resulted til-
tally to one Of the participants.
Hon. Z. d. Holhrook. formerly Delegate to
Congress from this Territory, and Mr.. Charles
H. Douglas, also an old resident of Idaho, who
were the parties to the ARRAY, had not been on
speaking terms for some time past. and, as we
are informed, there had been n misunderstood.
ing and bad feeling between them for about
year and half last past. Other events and
circumstances occurring ut Boise City during
the early part of last May, while the Demo-
cratic Territorial Convention was in session,
tended in nowise to allay the i'll feeling existing
between them. Subsequent events still further
aggravated the affair, aud the publication OF
mutual cards, rejecting upon each other IN re-
gard to some reports which had been circulat-
ed-the last card of Mr.. Holbrook denouncing
Mr.. Douglas as liar, u coward aud an assas-
sin-hastencd elimination which resulted so
unfortunately for both parties.
Shortly after 3 o'clock p. NJ, on Saturday
evening, they met in front of the drug store on
the corner of Main and Wall streets. and some
words passing between them, they each drew
q revolver and began shooting. Eleven shots
were exchanged. when Deputy Sheriff /. NJ.
Britten arrived on the ground aud both parties
were arrested. He assisted Mr. Holbrook in.
to his office. which was only some fifteen feet
distant from the place where the firing occur
red. and sat him in chair, Us he found that
Mr.. Holbrook was wounded. He commenced
to undress him, while some one was sent for
DR. Healy. who arrived few moments after.
wards Oue ball had entered Mr. liolbrook's
abdomen, very low down, aud little 10 the
right OF line from the navel. causing internal
hemorrhage. DR. Healy did everything in his
power to save hun. but after lingering until a
few minutes past o'clock on Sunday morning
he expired rs calmly aud quietly as though
dropping into sleep. We were absent n, ri.
oneer City at the tune and did no, return until
Sunday evening. but We are informed that Mr..
lIolbrook retained his consciousness up Ia with.
in short iims of hs death. aud did not com
plain of suffering from pain. with the exception
ot heavy feeling as of weight OH bis breast
Mr. Douglas. after the shooting went into
the drug store. where hn remained until Under
Sheriff Sayrs came. when he surrendered him.
self iato the custody of the officers VI the law.
The examination commenced before Justice |
Bowen on Saturday night. and after the exam. !
inatioa of some ten ar twelve witnesses. further
proceedings were postponed in await the re.
suit of Mr. Holbr"ok's wound. We have read |
the testimony OF all the witnesses examined. !
but do not propose to make the thing public /
through our columns We do not consider il |
right, proper or just that paper should pub. |
lish the evidence upon such occasions II can. |
not be done without creating bias or prcju. |
Dice either upon one side ar the other. All |
hat we can say is. that the testimony of some |
,f the witnesses conflicts with that Of others.
~ il always the case upon examinations or
trials OF such a nature. Some testify that /
Holbrook fred hrst. Others testify that Douglas
fred frst. but they all agree that some ten or
steven shots were exchanged between them.
IN fact firing continued until both cmpsied
their pistols. As could be expected. all sorts
81 reports are being circulated in regard to
The affair. but the truth will undoubtedly be
arrived at after n thorough examination &C.
,ordng to law. Mr.. Holbrook received only
'ue wound and Mr. Douglas escaped uuhurt
THE coRoSER's INQUEST
On Sunday Doctors Jas. Healy and II. Zipt
held q post norton examination on Che body,
Iud Coroner's Jury having been summoned
" Jonas W. Brown, Esq, acting Coroner. the
estimouy of the Doctors. with that Of another
witness, was heard, whereupon the following
erdict was rendered:
TERRITORY or 1DAHo. 3.
~ County Of Boise. ="
We. the Jury on tho inquest Of Z. D. Hoibrook
Gritty that examined the body and the witnesses
allied. VIC find the name of deceased TO be T. D.
Iolbrook. aged about thrty.one years. and tina, no
anne to his death at Idaho City. Boise county l. T.,
gunshot wound made by pistol in the hands OF
!. II. Douglas, on saturday, June Is, 1870.
JAMES JuDaE, JAMES SArLgs in,
IRgDELr. N. HAgT. NJ q. IurKY