Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-09-09
Purcell Arrested.


Smith, ten miles the. other side III
Cape Horn, on August 18th, was ar
rested at this place last Friday night.
Purcell left Bonanza without paving
his debts. The Justice of the Peace
OF that place issued a warrant to
Smith for Purceliis arrest. Smith
found Purcell and Chas.. Dougher-
ty camped eight miles the other side
of Cape Horn. Purcell said he would
not be arrested. smith talked to him
TOR sometime, endeavoring to per-
|suade him to peaceably submit. FL
nally the two men walked of so,..e
distance from camp and sat down On
a log. DougEerty remained in camp.
They talked there short time and
then the shooting commenced. Dough-
/ rty says he doesn't know who fired
first. Several shots were exchanged.
Purcell had Henry rife and Smith
revolver Purcell says he fred on
| ly one shot, and after Smith had shot
at him four times. This statement
may be true, and it may not. The
little finger Of Smiths right hand was
shot of, or nearly off, and he was al
SO shot below the shoulder, but not
badly hurt, il being a flesh wound.
| The ball that struck below the shout
Ider was probably the same one that
took off the finger. After the shoot
ing Purcell acted the part Of sur
geon cut off Smiths finger, or en-
Ilshed the jobs The finger was held
only by the skin. Pcrcell's life was
saved by a pair Of buckskin gloves
which he had in his coat pocket. a
ball from Smiths revolver went
through the gloves, and just had force
. enough to hruise Purcell's side without
going through the skin Shortly af-
ter the shooting Smith started for b.
nanza. He had not gone far when
he discounted and his horse cot away
: from him. Smith walked from there
, to Bonanza, twenty five miles. Dough-
erty and Purcell did not leave Boz
+nanza together. They got together
somewhere on the trail. Both men
arrived here Friday evening. Pur-
| cell was in the store Of Myer & Smith
making some purchases when he was
! espied by John w. Reel, nightwatoh-
t man, who remembered the descrip-
| ton of the man, and had been keep
t ing a sharp lookout for him since he
| first heard Of the affair. Mr.. Reel
e eyed him closely, and being satisfied
' that he was the man, hunted up Dep
uty Sheriff Freaner. They hasten
ed back. Purcell was still there, and
Freaner made the arrest. The pris-
oner is in jail here where he will re-
main until an order is received from,
: Custer county.
Purcell had an examination vester-
day before Justice Runyan, and after
the above was in type. The facts
brought out are about the same as
given above. Dougherty testifed.that
: he and Purcell left Bonanza together
: Dougherty had only slight acquain-
" lance with Purceil-had met him only
: two or three times before they left
Bonanza. After the shooting the two
men got off on the wrong route, and
brought up at the mouth of Loon
= creek. They were given directions
by a prospector there as to the route
: to this place. They again struck the
: trail ten or twelve miles the other
= side of the scene of the shooting
Il They were lost for several DAYS. L
was the next day after the shooting
y that Purcell pulled out his gloves and