Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-03-06
THREATENING TO KILL.

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Fl eliminary Examination OF General
Cunningham on the Above Charge
The Evidence Greatly in His Favor.
The examination of General K. +.
Cunningham, on charge OF threat
ening to kill r. d. Wells, the railway
and telegraph station agent at Tikura,
was concluded yesterday.
The complaining witness testified
that General Cunningham had, on
several occasions, threatened to kill
him. Messrs. Berger and Toponce,
residents of Tikura, called on behalf
Of the complainant, utterly failed to
corroboratc his statements. Mr.. Bcr-
gier testified, among other things,
that Wells told him that General Gun
bingham could not come to the Office;
that, if any freight or anything came
to the Office for Cunningham, he must
send some one else for it. He added:
If Cunningham came for me, not to
come to the Office with him, but to
keep away.
General Cunningham testified sub
stantially as follows: | have never
made threat to kill Wells, and con-
sequently had no intention Of carry
ing it out. | have never had any in
tention to iniure Mr.. Wells, and have
not now. l made the statement Civ.
ing Wells 30 days in which to leave
the country. When Wells came to
my tent for tobacco, December 23d, l
said: "Mr. Wells, my first impulse this
morning was to go to the office and
kill you; but my wife came to the
door and reasoned with me, and said
that the life of such a worthless dog
as Wells was not worth getting into
trouble over, and that promised my
wife not to kill him; and that l had
made the promise intending to keep
it, as ! never made a promise to my
wife that | did not intend to keep"
| then said: 81 have come here to
live; this is my home, and | will not
live by the side OF such man as you
are. Tomorrow or next day is pay
day, and as you are in debt you can
stay here 80 days after that time, or
unit! another payday, and then you
must leave" He said: "Cannot |
stay till spring?' My reply was:
"No, sir! you must go at the end Of
so days.
l supposed he would 60, and if
he didn't that could have him re-
moved through my influence with the
railway officials in Nebraska, for
whom | have done valuable work. l
had no other intention, and SO in
formed Mr.. Wells, and | never, at
any time or place, drew pistol on
Mr.. Wells.
After the Esd Of December | think
| was at the depot three times on
business, to express small packages
| had no intention to do Mr. Wells
any injury when | went there. |
have no enmity toward Mr.. Wells
that would lead me to commit any in
Jury on Mr.. Wells, and | intend tc
keep within the law and have no in
tention to injure Mr.. Wells. ! knew
that to do otherwise would be foolish
as l was poor and cripple, anc
would have to look out for my wife.
DR.. S. b. Miller, Frank Taylor
John NJ. Bantield, and others who
were called upon to testify, corrob
grated General Cunningham's ties
timony.
At the conclusion Of the testimony
for the prosecution, the defense
moved for the discharge Of Genera
Cunningham. This motion was de
MED by Judge Parsons, whereupo'
the testimony for the defense Wa
heard When it was all in, TIN
Court discharged the prisoner.
Counsel for General Cunningham
then filed an information for crlmina
libel against Wells.