Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-04-24
HIurder Of Walt CONN.
Dernocrat.

1
Democrst.
w v. CofIia WAS feslly ,innTslsrcd on
Wednesday ;lftrrMHItlast while al
tempting t. arrest Frank Cott:,pr, 4,
man who had jumped Ills hail and fed
irnm Grand Romlc valley, Oregon. @.
r. Gsndall. assessor Of Union conAty,
Oregon, and one Of the lnndsn.sn of 1
Cottner. arrived here on Tuesday dep
ui,zrd 10 arrest and take him back.
having learned al Baker City that the
man had left there On the stage for
this place Soon after reaching here
lie got clcw as 10 the whereabouts
Of Cattner, who was supposed tohe in
Dry Buck basin on Squaw creek, Boise
cnnniy. GmMall then .Ahain,d the
service Of w. v. Cnffii, WIN was ,ec.
commended as the best available man.
ITO accompany him and help make the
arrest. They reached the vicinity III
The cabin where they expected tn find
Coitucr al at,ont four n'cluck III the
afternoon McNorton. acting as gnide.
with them. Hurry Morgan, miner,
having placer claims near by, and liy-
ing there, was also supposed to he at
lM. cabin.
Before reaching lie scene Of the trag.
edy it was agreed that Gnndall, who
was we'll acquainted with Co,tner, and
Merton, should keep III the background
and nut of sight, while Coffin, who was
i n stranger to tile man sought but knew
!. Morgan, sIronld gu forward alone aud
!. accomplish the first part Of the BUSH
. ness; and after the cIapse of "a stated
!, interval they should rush forward and
, Join e fin. The latter accordingly
Idislnonnted and started, leading his
!; horse. with a Winchester in his hand.
. Tie barking # dog GoodalI under
stood as a signal that Coffin had got
in his work, and he started, also afoot.
, for the cabin. He had gone but a
short distance when the report of a
f gun was heard, followed by the appear.
ance If Coffin's riderless horse, which
came salloping back to him. He SIC
9 ceeded in grasping the reins and turn
i ing the animal around. and kept on
. GnedalI at this time supposed thai
Cufliiu's gun had been discharged
!. accidentally; hut when he got to thu
j, cabin, there, at full length upon tn.
earth, breathing hard, with eyes set
5 and his gun hy his side, was stretches
}. poor Walt C"f1ia. The mcrciless bul
let had entered on the light aide a
his chin, and man, who proved to h'
I. Morgan, was bent over him vainl,
n striving to stop with his hand the flow
k of blood. "Who shot this mani" dc
i manded Goodall. "He did," replies
r. Morgan, with an inclination of tn
" head, but without looking up. At tn
e third inquiry, giving same answe
d ice, Morgan replied, Frank there
), and then turned his head am
c Looked surprised that no one wa
x there in the direction indica
G. ted. Goodall ran into the cabin an
b. searched, and then came ont and lool
T. ed all around, bnt could see nothing {
a Cottner, nor any one else. Gnodall SUP
It posed another party had done the shoe
y. ing and was concealed somewhere in tn
il vicinity. With dying companion o
r. his hands, the miry soil and worn-or
m condition of the horses, together wit
, strong reason for believing that Cot
ner was surrounded and protected b
q several friends, Good; II concluded
ID drop pursuit for the present and tar
2p his whole attention to caring for Coffil