The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-12
UEISER.
Leader.
A writing school has been organized
by a young lady from Oregon.

A writing school has been organized
by a youpg lady from Oregon.
The testimony Of G. W. Tracey
deputy sheriff, concerning the mobb
ing OF Deiterle, given to the coroner't
jury, is as follows;
Chas. Deiterle was confined in the
jail on the night of Dec. goth, 1883.
About II o'clock in the night the
dogs made noise. got up and lit a
candle, went to the west window,
looked out, saw nothing. Then went
to the south window, saw nothing I'M
usual there. then heard o noise un-
der the landing of the stairs and as if
something walking. went to the door,
by the wood box, which sits right at
the door. l took peice of stove wood
in my right hand, opened the door with
my left hand, aid stepped cut on the
lancing. Just as stepped out on the
landing came, "Throw up your hands!
1 looked straight in front of the door
and about Is feet of the wall, or be
tween ~ and 10 feet, stood three men,
one with gun and the others with pis-
tolls, or something that looked like pis-
tolls in their hands; would not swear
they were pistols. A party of men
then came around from the front of the
Jail and made rush up the stairs. l
ordered them to halt they halted. l
then esked them what they wanted.
They reptile d that they wanted the pris-
oner that was confined in the Jail, and
demanded the keys. 1 refused to give
them to them. They said they would
kill me if it was necessary to get the
prisoner, but did not want to do it. The
parties made another rush. The men
said if moved they would shoot, and
to go right along and take him. l or
dered the party on the stairs to halt
again, and they halted. told them to
serd one man to talk to mo. The man
came up. 1 used all tho remonstrapce
l could. / could not tell all that was
said. In tho meantime one of my little
girls jumped up and brought the key to
me, and says, "Pa, give them the key"
1 became convinced it was no use to talk
longer and handed them the key. The
parties said. "Now we want you to go
and unlock that door" l replied, ~
won't do it." They then asked me
which cell the prisoner was in. / re-
piled, go and find him." or some
thing to that effect. All the men on the
ground and on the stairs, except the |
three standing in front Of me, went |
around in front of the jail. and went in,
| suppose. | did not see them go in |
but heard the racket there that made |
me believe they were in. Soon after l
heard shot fired. They then came out
and started east until they struck the
road leading up to the schoolhouse,
and followed the road as far as l could
see them. They were gone about Is
and returned in front of the
Jail or stairs rather. One of them
asked me to promise not to leave the
all until daylight, and informed me
hat it would not be safe to do SO.
-eplied that if l leave the Jail l will
AXE my own chances. The three men
over me then Joined the main
body, and all went off " est. They were
III on foot. After they left l went into
he house and stayed there about ten
then l went and reported to
sheriff Pickens. l did not recognize
my of them-they were masked. 1
hink there was between 10 and 20 of
hem. All but one of them seemed to
Iisguise their voices; did not recognize
hat one. Did not see any unusually
all or short men in the crowd; 1 did
ot hear any of them address any Ian
uage to the deceased. l did not hear
,eiterle say anything till they brought
i'm out of the jail. Then some person
rom about 20 feet east Of the Jail
allied my name. 1 couldn't tell VINO,
or from any other person in the crowd.
recognize the body here as the body
Deiterle and the same person con-
ned in Jail and taken out by the mob, ]
{ which have testified.