Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-10-20

and stable, when he said: "Curley,
get off; | am in hurry to get my
horses in. 1t is getting late"
Sherwood answered: ''Come on
back to my saloon, and take a drink.
| want to take drink with you"
Ridgway replied: SECT off. | am
in hurry; the stage will be here in
a few minutes, and | won't have my
stock ready for it" :.
Sherwood jumped off, struck Ridg-
way in the face, and sneered: "Oh,
hell. You are bad mann' and knock
ed him back two or three feet, at the
same time throwing his hand back to
his pistol pocket, and saying: snow,
you s. of a b, am going to kill
YOU"
Believing that he meant to do so I'M
mediately, Ridgway, to save his own
life, drew pistol, and knowing that
Sherwood was man who would shoot,
as he had shot John Foster at Gimlet
last summer, he pulled his revolver
and fired before Sherwood could get
his pistol ready. Highways gun be-
ing a self-cocker, he pulled the trig-
ger twice in rapid succession, and
these We're the only shots he fired.
Sherwood then turned and ran
back to the barn with Ridgway's
horse. Ridgway went to the barn and
got the horse, crossed the ferry, told
the ferrymen what he had done, and
told them that he was going to AL
bion to give himself up to the author
tiles.
Ridgway had forgotten his coat and
returned for it. The river was so high
that the ferryboat could not be used,
and Ridgway laid down to sleep and
was arrested.
Rldgway states now that he believes
that Sherwood had a pistol upon him
when he was shot, but that it was
stolen from his pocket by one Of the
SIX men who were at the station that
night--ncither of whom was BROUGHT
in to testify at the trial.
Billy Jackson, stage driver. told
Ridgway, in the presence Of the coun-
ty jailor, that he had given Sherwood
$24 on the night previous, and that
after he was shot no money was found
on his person. 1t is therefore certain
that one Of the men present that night
took both money and pistol from Sher-
woods clothes. Two of the men were
miners, and four were tramps sail Of
whom have since gone out of the
country: Ridgway is positive that
if he had had the means to have Sc
cured these men as witnesses he could
have proved himself justified in the
act.
Ridgway further says that if Sher-
wood had not been a bad man. and
that If he had not crowded him for
days and followed him up day and
night, to force him to fight, and then
slapped him and started to draw a
pistol and threatened to kill him--he
(lsidgway) never would have pulled
his gun.
Rldgway does not desire his parents
to know of his troubles, as he wishes
that they may be spared the conse-
quent shame and pain He saws he
is not at all afraid to die, as he has
done nothing that he considers he
could have avoided, although he re-
srets very greatly having been forced
into this trouble, and would, at all
hazards, avoid the killing Of man to
the last extremity. He says that he
would rather, as matters have resulted.
hat Sherwood had shot him then, as
lis suffering since has been much
greater than instant death would have
oeen to him at that time.
HOW HE IS SPOKEN OF.
Ridgway is known by many on
Wood River and in HALEY, and there
ire men in Haley who knew him in
cheyenne, in Deadwood, and on the
<elton road, who confederate his state
nent III all particulars, as far as they
'now, and who say that during the
many years that they have known
nm he was never known to be quarrel
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