The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-01-08
AN rDAHoAN IN TROUBLE.

We clip the following from the owyhee Az
a,nncnc. It appeared, originally. in the A'to
aud Post respectively: 49,
C.P. Doris. young man JUST 'ron n .;"hi.
CITY, has heralded his arrival IN an une" ."t
manner. He was one OF many oy tue en', I;1
train on Christmas day. Arrived ~ OaAsa a ="
the cars as usual. were traVeTsea run ~" 20"
end BY the agent of baggage company
West-wh solicited baggage IN q swags''u Is
w.v regardless of propriety or decorum. lie
insisted on having Doris checks alter they
had been repeatedly refused. Using some very
abusive talk to the traveller, the latter drew HIS
pistol and struck West over the race VII" ~
The weapon was discharged, ana the "n n,
cheek emf little, but not by the bullet. "'S
il Doris version Of the affair. and nc cia''ns
that he can substantiate it by the evidence OF
fellow. passengers. .:A .,;a.,nv
gives the baggage agents version OF the aha'';
saws that West boarded tn. train as 1t neafed
San Leandro. and very politely offered :" ae,
liver Doris baggage wherever he desired, T., 'hu
that the latter made vulgar remark aho "eS'
left him. The Post continues: n,;..
When the train reached OaKiaha Io'".'
West got off. and was about to 60 on Tue o'".'
when Doris came toward him and. III an Of
1enSlVe tone, SulU. Apu VIM
did vouq" West made some reply. ana was
about to walk away, when Doris suddenly
drew n six.shooter. pointed it at VESTS head
and fred, the ball fortunately not dong any
more injury than to pillow twolnch turrow III
his cheek Doris was arrested by Detective
Rand. of the Oakland police, aud was TINS
morning brought to this city, ana deii'r''a
over to Detective Jones. who made charge "'
assault To murder against him Dorrls h"s
been living for the past seven or right years u,
III. mining camps of Idaho Territory. ana
claims that he only intended Ia strike WEST
with the pistol and that it accidentally rSpi"d'
ed. When arrested. he expressed supreme
disgust with the retrogressi"n oil western CIV
| ilization, an evidence of which, he said. was
shown by the fact that ION" gentleman c""'on
shoot another without Sheriff putting h'tf' IL,
! iai for it," He said that h- always understood
That California was like Iduh"-that II nan
was wronpei he usual, put il out at the power
of the aper-ssor Ia in lure any one else oy DOR.
ing him with few bullets in u grntlrmaniy aud
scientific way, and that that was the end oi the
matter liz, said he was sadly mistaken III TIE
character of California.
All we have to say to the above Is. that we
doubt very much the truth at the statement
that Mr. Doris is AN ldnhoan. and We are yer,
certain he is not from Idaho City Neither u
il true that his language. manner or condnct
d,no,. him m Idahnan, If the Post represents
him truthfully. 1dahoans. us rule. are Ia"
} abiding gentlemen; aud murder. and ether dis
graceful crimes are far less frequent here. ant
as strongly condemned as in California or an,
where else There was time when this wa
no, the case. bu, tina, time has now happil,
} past away forever. We remember. too. whe'
ruiiianistn was rampant with Calitornians. W.
hope they are as free from i; n"w as Idaho.