The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-06-08
A MuRpERous ASSAULT.
Victor Hory Attempts to XIII Israel oibDs-'
A Night Fight and the AssailAnt
worsted.

A Night Fight and the Assaiisnt
worstsd.
Nearly all our people know Israel Gibbs.
He has been miner, a member Of the Leg
islature, and ranchman In this county Tor
many years, and has always borne an ire
proachable character. He Is forty years old,
stands six feet high, weighs lie pounds, and
now has an excellent ranch on Lost creek,
about three miles from Warm Spring station
On Tuesday evening James X. Mallory,
neighbor, spent the evening with him, re-
manning until about 1880, when, on his going
home, Mr.. Gibbs, who had severe cold and
was feeling i'll, turned into bed. His hired
man, Arthur, had preceded him. In the
course Of an hour he heard pounding noise
out toward the stable, which was situated
eighty or ninety feet from the house. He
had a stallion in the stable which he had
that evening shown Arthur how to tie up,
but thinking he might have slipped the hal
ter and got to the grain bin, his first impulse
was TO call Arthur and have him 60 out and
look after the horse. Then, as Arthur was
asleep and little hard to rouse, he conclud-
ed TO 90 himself. Proceeding out, he found
the stable door closed and all quiet. He
opened the door and struck a match. The
glare showed the horse standing In his place
on the right, but glance to the left, where
the harness hung, showed something moving
and in the same glance he recognized in the
object Victor Hory, with both hands Rrasping |
a club, which he swung around with all his
force. Gibbs, who BY the way was suspicious
of foul play from Hory and half anticipated
something of this kind, jumped back through |
the door, and Hory followed, striking at him |
again, the end of the club this time hitting |
Gibbs on the left ear, bruising and decorating |
1t bat fortunately not stunning him. As he
drew to strike again Gibbs closed in on him,
running under the club. which flew out Of
Hory's hands. Gibbs then held Hory and |
searched him for weapons, taking from him |
navy revolver Hory got hold of the club |
again. Gibbs said, "Quit or I'll kill you,"
but Hory raised the club and advanced again, !
when Gibbs again sprang toward him. Hory, |
dropping the club, grasped with both hands
for the pistol, which Gibbs held in his right |
hand. Gibbs then threw his left arm around |
Hory, threw him, and held him, and then |
searched him for other weapons, Hory |
protesting he had no other but pocket |
knife. Gibbs then called, rousing Arthur, |
who came out, get a rope, and held light !
while Gil IBIS pinioned Hory's arms securely. |
They then took Hory to the house, he max |
ing no resistance. When In the house Hory |
said that he Gibbs had been trying to injure |
him for years, that he had put Carlos Andre |
oil up to injure him: that he intended to kill |
him with the club, then 20 down and shoot |
Andreoli, and then perhaps kill himself; that |
after he had got rid of his enemies he did |
not care what became Of himself Hory was |
kept tied until morning, when Gibbs aud |
Arthur brought him to Deer Lodge, bringing |
Hory past his own ranch, where they let him |
do up his "chores" and leave instructions for |
his hired man, who was to return Wednes- |
day. Hory's ranch is about mile and half |
from that of Gibbs.
They then brought Hory to Deer Lodge,
where he had a hearing before Probate Judge |
Emerson, Gibbs and Arthur testifying to the |
facts as above. The pistol and club, the lat |
ter, halfseasoned piece Of fence pole about |
3. feet long and 81 inches thick at the small |
end, being produced at the trial. Hory made |
no defense or denial of the facts. Judge En- |
erson in default of So 900 bonds committed |
Hory to Jail to await an examination by the |
next grand jury.
We called on Hory in prison yesterday. |
He says he and Carlos Andreoli were part |
ners six or eight years ago. They separated. |
1t appears that Gibbs was called on as arbi- |
traitor in the division Of property, etc, and
that Hory has ever since regarded him as q |
friend of Andreoli and an enemy to himself |
This feeling was heightened by q strife about |
some desert land. A few DAYS ago Hory re-
eeived q letter from his brother, saying |
Hory's relatives, who live In Indiana, were
very poor and in distress. To raise money to
send to them he sold fine team a few days
ago, and attempted to work some other hcr- |
ses. On Tuesday evening he heard the new
team had run away and broke up his wagon.
He says it seemed to him as If everything
was going wrong. He got home about dark,
got all worked up thinking about 1t, didn't
see any way out Of his troubles, got the pis-
toll and club and started out to kill his enc
mics and let what would become of himself;
that he went to Gibbs stable, raped on the
door with the club to waken him and then
stepped inside; that he "could have killed
Gibbs with the pistol as he came out of the
house, or could have brought his shot gun
and riddled him, but concluded to give him
fair show, not caring much If he got killed
20 he killed Gibbs" The man wept as he re-
cited his troubles and his assault, but did not
appear to feel any contrition for his deed; in
fact 1t appears he has stated he would kill his
enemies yet If he got an opportunity. 1t is
not probable he will have that, and he seems
reconciled TO staying in Jail, declining to seek
bail and saying he would have rest instead
Cf working hard all summer.
Mr.. Gibbs is to be congratulated on his
pluck and escape. The wound he received is
trivial; but it was evidently intended fer
death blow. Had the force of it fallen on the
skull be would doubtless have been killed
but he says he recognized Hory by the match
light and had no fear of anything but knife
or pistol. Hory is As years of age and near
ly as strongly built as Gibbs. He seems to
have worked himself up to desperation and
his failure to shoot Gibbs can only be &C
counted for on the theory that he proposed
to club him to death without making an
alarm, and then 60 down and shoot Andreoli
who lived about mile and half away. He
seems heretofore to have been peaceable
citizen, but regarded Gibbs and Andreoli as
his implacable enemies and in ft of desper-
ton determined to kill them.