Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-09-05
THE OTHER SIDE.
The Deputy Sherif's Reply to "Obser.
ver," and Point Out q Few Miscon.
structlOns and Misst atements.

'crS anu FOlnt Out q Few MtScOn-
structi0ns and Mlsstatements.
Patrick Furey, Isaac Bingham and
John Campbell, three of the Deputy
Sheriffs who went up to Vienna, to
prosecute the search against Pearson,
the escaped murderer, called at the
TINES Office this morning and re-
quested that few words be published
in reply to the communication of sob.
server" in yesterdays TIMES. As
they excepted to several of the state
ments made, their exceptions will be
published in the order in which thew
were made, as follows:
l. "Observer" states that Deputy
Furey, when he met Pearson near the
Warm Springs, let him skulk away.
The fact is that Pat. Furey, after
dark, saw a man whom he did not
know in a field near the Warm
Springs below Galena, and asked him
how far it was to Easley's place? But
turey did not know Pearson, and does
not to this day know who the man
was. Deputy Furey, at the time,
still believed Pearson to be at Lost
river, and surrounded by the other
deputies.
Z. "Observer" states that Pearson
was an old acquaintance of Deputy
Furcy's of 10 years. standing.
Mr.. Furey has only spoken to Pear
son once or twice in the jail, and
could not have known him 10 years, as
he (Furey) has only been on this side
OF the Rocky Mo, n:ains SIX y.a-s.
3. "Observcr" stated that miner
named Wright was detected in the
act of conveying sundries to the MUIR
derer, and intimates that the arrest
was uncalled for.
AT the time the officers went up to
Vienna it was not known that Pearson
was there. While examining the
mountains the officers ran across a
man on the Mountain King trail. The
man stopped of his own accord, and
coughed twice, in peculiar way.
This caused the officers to suspect him,
and he was questioned. He said
some grub would be found ut GER
tain place under pile of timber. The
man was taken in custody. A couple
of hours later he admitted knowing
all about Pearson's whereabouts: said
that he had met him the night before.
given him $40 in money, and agreed
to meet him that night and furnish
him with grub and clothes.
In support of their supposition that
Pearson was near the Mountain king
mine, the officers state that a few
houis after they arrested Wright, and
between II and l o'clock the same
night, they saw man coming down
the mountain grade. He pulled his
hat down on the side on which were
the officers. He was stopped, asked
his name, and business. He said his
name was Fred. Hoffman, that he was
night foreman of the Vienna mine,
and that he was on his way to town.
He was allowed to go, and returned
shortly after, before he had had time
to go more than half way to town. He
is countryman Of Pearson's, and his
were therefore doublv sus-
picious.
4. "Observer" states that the Off
GERS made an assault, en- posse, at an
early hour, upon the commissariat de-
partment of the Mountain King board
"and compelled the terri
he'd Chinaman to prepare them an
early breakfast"
''Observer" must have been misin-
The officers, after lying in
wait all night, examining tunnels and
straining their eyes in every direction,
saw light in the clearinghouse.
They went in and asked for cup Of
coffee. They had not sponged any
thing anywhere, and were of course
ready to pay for that. The China
man was surly, however, and gave
them short answer. They thereupon
left the house, picked up their arms
(which had been left outside, in the
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