Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-09-17


while awaiting the action Of the grand iu-
ry on the charge Of murder, and had as
sumed the name Of Myers, is supposed by
the citizens of Lemhi county to have been
the identical Bender, the Kansas fiend.. A
printed description Of the dia bolical old
wretch had been forwarded to the Sheriff.
and taking this along with him, District
Attorney Ainslie visited the cell where the
body lag and made thorough compari-
son. He found that they correspondent
precisely with the exception of the nose,
which member on the suicide had been
knocked out Of plumb through some
means. On being advised after his arrest
to write for assistance to some one he stat
ed that he hadn't friend on earth to whom
to apply for aid But he did finally write
letter to an address at Los Angeles, Cali
! tornia, which was thought to be his son.
lie was morose and uncommunicative in
the extreme, and therefore nothing could
be drawn out Of him in the way of con-
fession. The evidence of his guilt of the
crime for which he had been arrested was
purely crcumstantial, but of so strong a
nature that there was no existing doubt of
it. He and the unknown man were trav
cling together, and his victim was last seen
alive in his company. One night while in
camp Myers arose from his blankets and
cruelty murdered his sleeping companion
with a Ratchet, and then threw the body
IN Salmon river. The sum of money OBJ |
tanned for the crime was sixty or seventy
dollars. On the remains being discovered
and taken out of the water, they were i'm
mcd;atcly recognized as those Of the trav-
cling companion of Myers, and the Sher
1T started in pursuit of the murderer.
When overtaken and arrested in Montana
and brought back, he claimed that he had
been alone all the time, and knew nothing
about the murdered man. But the testi-
monv To the contrary was Overwhelming.
and he was lodged in Jail, where, in the
gloomy solitude of his cell, and driven to
i, by the cravings Of conscience, he &C
knowledacd his guilt in suicide. Can it
be that in his miserable wandcrings, fol-
lowed and harrassri by The ghostly shad-
ows If those he had murdered in Kansas,
old Bender lad finally drilled into this
Territory, and that the man Myers was he ?
1t would be Il relief to the whole country
ii it could be established beyond doubt
that il Wa, Bender
No CouRr. The term of the District
Court for this county which was to
have commenced next Monday, cannot
now be held in consequence of the i'll
ness Q. Judge Wh!tson: and unless
he RECEIVERS and is able to convene the
term none can be held, we are inform
ad, until Il meeting of Chief Justice
liollstcr and Associate Justice Clark
IAN be effected at Boise City where it
will be determined when and whom
,hall preside. We learn that it is the
mention Of District Attorney Ainslc
. write Ia Judges !Io'lister and Clark
II relation ~ the matter. 1t is very
likely that n term will not be held be- r
orc November. and possibly not then.
Mr.. Eo. BARRY returned yesterday
rom the Banner District He corrob-
rates former statements made in these
columns concerning the extent and 4
ichncss of the lodges ont there Mr.
Barry says that Crafts mill will in all
be completed in couple +;
f weeks, and that when finished it
will be magnificent piece of work.
inc lively incident during Eds trip|
vas that hu had to stone bear which =
ispnted his right of way He had to
ounce several toulders from its ribs
efore it would allow him to pass. 1t
vas half grown animal, and very
anne. l.
Mrs. MARTIN CArHCARr, Of Placer
liz hoe kon,, Il ncorouSl,, III fo,. COW.