Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-09-02

out from behind pack horse, and in
a tumbling, falling position. 1t
seemed to take place about 20 or 80
feet from the brick block. He SEEM
ed to be impelled by considerable
force. Brown was forced eastward at
the time; and after nearly reaching
the ground he gathered himself and
turned. He may have reached the
ground. He was followed very close
ly by deceased, who was in stoop-
ing position and reaching for Mr..
Brown, very close to him. After
Brown had gathered himself and part
ly raised l heard the shot, but could
not tell who fred it, as he was facing
the drugstore, or little down Bull
lion street. The people crowded in
SO fast l could see no more except
that l saw pistol in the hands of Mr..
Brown. l went to see the wound,
and it conceded with the position I
saw deceased in when the shot was
fired. Could not tell whether Adams
struck Brown or not.
w. J. Elder sworn. Saw little of
the difficulty. Was sitting on the
stoop of the Merchants Hotel. Heard
difficulty between Brown and Fay
lor, and came over. Brown was then
standing at the foot of the steps lead
ing up to Mr.. Ensign's Office. Wit.
ness paid no attention to what they
were saying, and sat down on the edge
of the sidewalk. While sitting there
Adams came along and Brown was
down on the lower step of the porch.
Some words passed between Adams
and Brown. Witness got up and
went next the edge of the platform,
near the window of the drugstore.
The words were from Brown, who
said: "Keep away! l don't want any
fight with YOU" Adams jumped at
him; he Adams had parcel in his
hand and dropped it before striking
Brown. Brown kept backing up and
said: keep away! | don't want any
fight with you!' Adams struck at
him three or four times, the blows
coming pretty near. They backed
around the corner, and Brown drew
the pistol and witness got out Of the
way and ran around the corner by the
door, and when the shot was fired he
stepped back. The shot was fired as
soon as witness reached the door.
When witness got back Brown was
going back with his pistol in his hand,
saying: "Keep away from mel"
The crowd rushed on them. They
both went down, Adams on top.
DIR. Milliken sworn: Am prac-
ticing physician; was called to make
a post norton examination of the
body of +. M. Adams; made it with
DIR. S. B. Miller. Death resulted
from hemorrhage caused by gun
shot wound. The ball entered about
half an inch to the right, and three
fourths of an inch below the left nip
pie, passing between the fifth and
sixth ribs and breaking the fifth and
then striking the apex of the heart,
blowing a groove a quarter of an inch
deep, more or less, and then cutting
off the thoracic artery, ranging down.
ward and passing ont between the
18th and 18th ribs, fracturing the 18th
and lodging under the skin. I cut
the ball out while he was still breath
ing. In my opinion the wound was
inevitably fatal. l saw the difficulty
in this way: l was sitting on the
stoop of the Merchants Hotel. Saw
Mr.. Brown across the street, talking
to some one-t think Mr.. Taylor. Mr..
Taylor walked around to the front of
the porch, facing the hotel, and Mr..
Adams came along and walked down
the sidewalk in front of the drugstore.
Brown was on the ground off the
porch, and facing the parties on the
porch. Adams walked down to the
end of the porch and spoke to Mr.
Brown-of what could not hear.
Brown at this time seemed to be ex-
cited at something that Adams had
said, and spoke very loudly. What
he said do not know. From where