Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-09-06

Two MORE MURDERS BY lNDIANs.-Monday
morning news reached this city that two
more men had been murdered by Indians
near the Payette Lake. One of tie muir
dered men was Daniel Crooks, son of J. NJ.
Crooks, Esq, of Camas Prairie and the
other Brady Wilhelm, of warrens, and
formerly of Florence. The news was first
brought by VIM. Hill, but he could not
give full particulars. On Monday evening
when the Mt. Idaho mail came in we re-
ceivedshe following letter from J. W. Poe,
ESQ.,, dated Mt. Idaho, Sept. LIST:
News arrived here yesterday that Dan.
Crooks and man by the name of Brady
were killed by the Indians. Their bodies
were found about FIVE miles from the place
where Smith and the other men were
shot,"
Since then we have received some ad :
ditona' particulars. 1t seems that Crooks
and Brady Wilhelm about three weeks ago
went out in the vicinity of the Payette
Lakes prospecting for gold. They had
horses and camp fixtures with them. and
one gun. 1t was known at the Goose
Creek House that they were prospecting
somewhere in the vicinity of the lower end
OF the big Payette Lake. When Smith
who was wounded at the time of the kin
ing of Munday and others came in to the
Goose Creek House, Mr. jennings with
three. other men names not known to US.
fearing for the safety of Crooks started out
to bury Munday and his companions, and
it possible 6nd Crooks aud Wilhelm. They
found and buried the bodies of Mupdav.
H"iiy and Grosclose, and then went up a
creek called Beaver creek which empties
into the Payette near Round valley on the
trail OF Crooks. When they assembled the
creek about five miles they came upon their
camp. Here they found wilhelm in his
blankets and shot through the head, about
30 feet from him they found Crooks per.
fectly riddled with bullets and the ton of
his skull blown yearly off Both men had
evidently been killed some days before.
and the opinion WAS held that they were
killed early the next morning after Smith
and his companions were shot, and that
Wilhelm was first shot as he lay in bed
and that Crooks bad jumped ont of bed
and started to get away. as they found he
had on one boot and had rope in his
hand AS if starting to get his horse. The
Indians took the gun, but did not take the
blankets nor the saddles. The horses were
gone, whether taken away by the Indians
or whether they had fed at the firing they
could not tell. Jennings Immediately rode
for the Goose Creek House in hopes to
there meet some troops under Capt Drum
who were expected, to get their assistance,
the distance about 80 miles. Meantime
the other three men went to trail the MUIR
derers, Jennings returned with some troops
as quickly as possible, and they buried
Crooks and Wilhelm, but the other three
who went upon the trail of the Indians had
not returned, nor had they been heard of
since up to the time the news left for this
place, "lth ough four days had elapsed since
they started on the trail, and fears
are entertained that they too have fallen
victims to these savages. There are four
other men in that region prospecting W 10
have not been heard from for sometime
and they too may have been surprised BY
these Indians. Five men are known to be
killed and one dangerously wounded, and
it is very probable that some others have
been slain. So far as we can ascertain il
is estimated that about rs hostile Indians
are ranging in the mountains Of this yicin.
ity. II they have horses they have them
cached, aud do their raidiug on foot. The
only security our citizens have is to not go
into these mountains prospecting in small
parties. Nor is the trail up Little Salmon
or via Payette Lakes to Boise safe to be
travelled by small parties, although our
sheriff and the auditor of Idaho county
have started over it for Boise since a
knowledge of these murders.
TEACHERS EXAMINArIoN.-At the exam.
nation of teachers on Monday, three appli-