Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-11-11
THE LAST OF JIM ANDERSON.

Last Saturday afternoon, James L.
Anderson, editor Of the Eureka (Nev.)
Leader, was shot by G. j. Reek, Re
publican candidate for Supcrintcnd-
ent of Schools of Eureka county
Mr.. Reek was standing Oh the side
walk, talking to citizen, when Mr.
Anderson came up, and shooting at
once began, Mr.. Reell holding Mr..
Dale, the party with whom he was
talking when Mr.. Anderson came ~,
between himself (Reek) and Ander-
son, while shooting at each other.
Seven shots were discharged, two by
Anderson and five by Reek. After
firing his shots Rcek started to run up
street, and Anderson followed him.
shooting rs he ran, until some one
stopped him, and Anderson fell to the
ground. He was taken into a drug
store, when it was found that he had
been struck once, the ball entering
the pit Of the stomach below and to
the right Of the navel, glancing down
ward and piercing the bladder. An
derson died within 36 hours, leaving
a wife and two children. Reel1 was
uninjured.
The difficulty grew out Of the cleo
ton. Mr.. Anderson had charged Mr..
Reek with favoring the election of the
Democratic candidate for State Sup
elintendent of Schools. Mr. Reek.
with the recklesness which character
ICES the utterances of men unused to
writing for the public. instead OF mere
~ publishing gentlemanly denial Of
the charge, wrote and caused to be
published the following card:
EDITOR SENTINEL: In reply to that
nnhung seoundrel and liar, j. E. An
derson, who accuses me OF supporting
Mr.. Kaye, ! have only to say the
infamous wretch knew he lied when
he penned that article. Furthermore,
he has boosted that he would do all in
his power to iniure me, because hap
pened to announce myself in the Sen
tinel and Ruby Hill paper before an
nouncing myself i'll the Leader. He
even refused to announce me in the
Leader until compelled to do so by
those who controlled tie paper.
say most emphatically have not in
any way given Mr.. Kaye any sup
port, nor do intend to. | did say
that l could not make personal
fight for Mr.. Young, because | had a
hard fight to make for myself, more
especially with the Ishmaelite liar and
scoundrel to seize upon any opportun-
ity to injure me, as he has threatened.
The vile, Shiny, lying wretch wants
another dose of mahogany club, and
no doubt he will soon get It, and when
he does get it, cur-like, as in the
Penrose instance, he will fawn upon
and lick the hand that smote him.
VI. IAEES.
Ruby Hill, November ,, 1882.
James L. Andersen was a some
what notorious individual. Having
gone south at the close OF the war lie
brought up in New Orleans, where he
became quite well known for his ultra
radical views, and soon thereafter be-
gan the publication Of Radical Re-
publican paper in one OF tie wealth
lest Gulf parishes, whence he was sen,
to the Legislature. During the Hayes
campaign he was member Of the Re-
turning Board which gave that State
to Hays, ana tus made i'm Fres
dent of the United States. Alb ut
four years ago Mr.. Anderson came to
Nevada and settled in Eureka, where
he soon became editor of the Daily
Leader.
The writer met Mr.. Anderson in |
New Orleans in 1869, and became
vol acquainted with him. He was