Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-02-06
MRS. ELLA NEWTON BURNED TO
A CRISP,
n Mystery that may Never he Solved
Bellevue Sun.

Bellevue SUM-
At half past Que tins morning, sew
cral persons heard two shots on Third
street, which which were followed in a
few mi utes by an alarm of fro. The
reports were heard by Miss Furey, l..
II. Mclrwin, Judge J L. Waters and
others. When the cry of fire was
heard. Judge Waters, who was sitting
in his Office above Charley Behrman'S
saloon on Main street. ran down and
gave the alarm To those who were still
up, and, while some gave the cry OF
fire, others beat the TRAN Gle to arouse
the slumbering. When the first ones
arrived at the house, the trout part Of
which was built of lumber and the
rear of logs, it was la flames. Fear
ing that Mrs. Newton might be inside,
the front door was brokeu in. The men
looked into the room, where the flames
were leaping in their madness, but she
could not be seen. Not till the heat
was so intense that the doorway could
not be reached was it discovered that
the door had fallen on the PROSTATE
form. Every attempt, without avail,
was made to get at her, and in a short
time the building was entirely consum
ed, when the charred remains were re-
moved to "a cabin near by. The limbs
were burned entirely off nothing but
the trunk, skull and short homes of the
arms remaining. One of these ex-
tended straight ont, while the other
extending TO her mouth, stands as a
mute witness of the agonies she suf.
fered, and her probable endeavor to
prevent suffoca'ion by the flames.
Two revolvers were found outside
of the front door, one of which was
empty, and the other containing two
shells, both of which had been snpped
the imprint of the hammer being plain
ly visible on them. They could not
possibly have been exploded by the
heat of the fire; and this causes some
to suspicion that all is not right. 9th.
ers think, that when the top of the
trunk, which was near the door, anC
filed with clothing, was dragged from
the fire, that the rcvol> ers were in it
which accounts for their being founc
outside. Whether the two shots FREQ
were at the consumed house, or by
whom fired is not known.
The deceased was aged SO years
and had been for long time a resi-
dent of Idaho Territory. She resided
at Silver City, Owyhee county, nun
Der of years, also at Boise City, after
wards moved to Atlanta, where she
lived nine months, and married MI
Lew. Newton, WHO is also well known
Her former name was Ella O'Neil
Mr.. Newton and her moved to Galen;
on Wood River, where he had a but
cher shop, and she a restaurant. Las
August they moved TO Vienna, on tn
head Of the Salmon, and run restau
rant and lodging house. From Their
they removed to Bellevue, about tn
middle of last November and Nj
Newton shortly afterward went to tn
Junction, she occupying the hous
where the fire took place
Mrs. Newton has been for IL tim
in poor circumstances financially, an,
pawncd pair of bracelets shor
time ago for $40, with which to pun
chase provisions. Last evening sh
gave Mike Rose a full diamond ria.
and requested him to pawn it for pro
visions; but. instead, he purchased tn
things she needed and took them t,
her, also returning the ring which sh
dropped INTO glass lumber on tn
table.