Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-06-24

laIIS Vi Tic affair as III 10 uOW uuucI-
stood make it the exact counterpart
Of the Mcdonald murder of last year
on the Overland road. The supposed
victim is none other than Con. Ryan,
the we'll known and universally re
spected teamster, who resided 10
miles this side of Camp McDermit.
The names of his murderers are not
but it is thought accurate
of them can readily be
and that they will speedily
be brought to justice. The story, as
it reached the office Of the States
man, coming from different sources,
is briefly as follows:
About two months ago, Con. Ryan
started from Winnemucca with
splendid team of IA animals and three
wagon loads of freight for the Boise
Barracks. On the way here he met
with two men, whom he employed to
assist him, and they accompanied him
to this city. Here the freight was
unloaded and the team in charge of
the two men was sent ahead, for
Wood River, Con. saying that he
would follow on horseback and over.
take the teamsters before they reached
that region. In about week Con.
left this city. On arriving at Wood
River he learned that his team had
passed through that country, still in
the hands of the two transfers, who
said they were bound for Montana.
Con. fastened on their trail, overlook
them in Deadman's fiat, about 40
miles from Bellevue, turned them on
the back track and commanded halt
for the night. That night, the story
has it, was Cons last night on earth.
OF course what happened-if muir
der was actually committed - will
never be known unless revealed by
the tiends who did the work. The
next day the two teamsters again
turned the animals about and pro
ceeded in the direction of Montana
But they could not keep their fearful
secret, and to a party whom they met
on the road they gave the first link in
strong chain of circumstantial evi.
dencc, (which has been lengthening on,
against them. This party did not
know Con-; still the teamsters, with
minute exactnsss, told him that Con
had been suddenly attacked with ,
sudden illness, the nature of which
they did not understand, and that HI
had died the evening he overlook
them. The man who first heard o
the death gave information of til.
supposed circumstances attending i
to parties in Bellevue, who at one.
wrote to this city and to Winnemuc
ca, and also to parties in southeastern
Oregon. The whole territory through
which Con. was acquainted is thor
oughly aroused, and the greatest anx
iety for his safely prevails. 1t is Ger
tain that those transfers, if guilty o
the murder of Ryan, would be givel
but a few moments for explanation
if caught in Nevada; and it is no
probable that they will ever tell NOR
than one story of the affair, if caugh
in Wood River or Montana.
Robbery could have been the onl,
object of the murderers. Con. tool
a considerable sum of money wit
him from this city. His quiet, gen
tlemanly character precludes the pos
sibility of his having quarreled wit
his men, and the story of the suddel
death is not at all credible, for Con
was a stout, healthy man, in tn
prime of life and in the enjoyment @
the best of rugged health. Rya1
was an Odd Fellow, and membe
of the Masonic order, in high stand
ing. Not the least urgent and anx
ious inquiries for something ccrtai
as to the fate of the missing ma
come from these societies. Rya
was about 3S years of age, and a sin
gle man.
A story has since gained credenc
that man named Mulverhill, VIII
died recently in the canyon, ha
been COMPOUNDED with Ryan. U
to this time, however, nothing ha
been heard of Ryan, and that he ha
been foully murdered seems to b
the general belief.
Since the above was in type, W
learn from James H. Bush, propri'
tor of the Central Hotel, that Coz
Ryan's team was wintered on Bel
nett creek, IS miles southeast of her,
and was in charge of j. NJ. Justu
and came in here in April, and, afte
being shod. started for Kelton, an
from there loaded for Wood River
and Ryan came up from his hon
near McDermit and started for Woo
River about the Goth of May to NEE
his team. 1t is possible that til
first report is COMPOUNDED with SON
other murder, and Ryan may be a
RIGHT