Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-11-18


clpally IN question - III the inia,ny
81 the crime charged. Tie conclusion
arrived At WAS that the crime was ii.
famoas. and that The accused should
'lsss been proceeded agsinst NV ii.
iictmcnf. He therefore sostgined the
motion expeIling the information from
the files IF The court. and ordered ill.,
discharge of the defendants. II il
disgrace on the nation TO let this band
st government robbers, who have dis
honestly ps.cketed $4,000, 900 IL ID
Gle Sans money, to go scot free, and
without trial. On little technicality
81 Law The robbers not only escape
punishment. but are allowed 10 get
away with the spoils. 1t seems tia,
the arms Of the law are not long
enough to reach government plumber
|ers, especially that class with plenty
of scads Whenever law fails to deal
severely with such gigantic robbers,
it ~ one grand humbug, and such it
has proven, nine times out often, in ca
SEES where Uncle Sans pocket has
been ligntened.
Our old friend Frank Star. has turn
ed poet. In late number of the
Ecanga. published 10 San Francisco,
Frank gives vent to his poetical talent
in few verses entitled "The Sabbath
Hymn" dedicated to the Metropolitan
Temple Choir. He is way up as a
poet. hnmorist, and ranks high as q
writer ia almost every branch Of liter
ature. He is employed by A L. Ban
croft as historian for Idaho, on his
tory Of the Pacific Coast, which will
appear before long. Frank is neph-
ew OF Hon. r. Fl. Robb, Of Horseshoe
Bend, where he resided for sometime
several years ago. He has host Of
friends in Boise county, who will be
Ipleased to learn Of his success as a
literateur.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.--Fred. Huffman
arrived here from Squaw creek Tues
day evening to give himself up. stat
ling that he had shot, and believed
mortally wounded Billy Otto. We
have heard but one side of the case
and not much of that. Huffman says
the trouble grew out of dispute
about fence, and that Otto made the
assault, striking him over the heae
with pick. As he was drawing Il
strike again, Huffman drew his revolt
yer and fred. the ball, as he believed
striking Otto in the abdomen. Dews
J enberry, who came up from there nsx1
day, says the wound is not danger
J lous. The ball went into the left sid,
of the thigh, and it is thought ranged
around the bone, lodging just unde
, the skin on the opposite side. 1t was
cut out by John West. Huffman il
, in Jail awaiting his examination.
G. S. KINGSLEY the past few week
has been at work putting the Melon
ough claim, at the mouth of Steamboa
gulch, in shape for next springs run
A cut, for hume, has been dug tire
: hundred feet. The bedrock has bu
slight pitch. The fdme for owe
!, three hundred feet will be above tn
bedrock, which will be tapped b
the cut. Next spring the gravel vii
r be piped in down to the level of tn
0 fume. After that the shoveling-i
! process will take the place of the by
draulic. Mr.. Kingsley is confiden
the claim can be made to pay mex
: year, and we hope to see it "pan out
: equal to his expectations.
NJ. PEFFERLE, dentist, arrived her
: Yesterday. He will 60 across til
t Basin eight or ten DAYS hence.
Rev. s. +. Crow is teaching tn