Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-08-23
FOUL MURHER.
Aaron Morris Shot Dead ON a Highway
The Mnrderers Tracked.
Evidence at the eCorOner's Inquest. -Four
Men arrested.-1 Traces.

dered on the stage road half mile be-
low Ketchum at about ~ o'clock ON the
night OF the 10th instants
Mr.. Morris had been in Ketchum on
collecting tour in the Interests of his
firm and with a sum of money on his
person left here at Has on that night
on horse back for Haley.
At about o'clock the next morning
his dead body WAS discovered lying be-
side the road at the north end Of Hol-
mans rancho and word was Immediate
ly brought to ketchum, whence the Cor
oner went to examine the body, return
ing with it to Ketchum at about 10
o'clock. The startling news was tele-
phoned to Isodore Morris, his cousin
and partner, who then happened to be
in HALEY, and he reached Ketchum
soon after the body of the deceased.
The Coroner,s inquest was held at the
residence of Schwartz and at $3.50 Isa-
dore Morris and few friends started
with the body on a special train for Salt
Lake city. as
At first conflicting theories were adj
vanced as to tue cause and manner of
the shooting, but it was finally conclud-
ed among officers and citizens here that
Aaron Morris met his death from shot
that was fired by footman, who is sup
posed to have had accomp,ices.
Much excitement prevailed in Ketch-
nm soon after the horrible tragedy was
known and between and 10 A. NJ.
several citizens started ont with special
commission to follow any trace that
might be found OF the criminals. Jos.
Pinkham and Milt Mourning were
among the first to return with any ma
terial light upon the matter and soon
after their arrival Sheriff Furey, Deputy
Sheriff Cassidy, j. T. Boyle and Jos.
Pinkham went to the spot where the
murdered man had been found and sue
ceeded in finding the tracks of two foot
men that had run from there through
| the oat field Of j s. Holman. over the
| irrignting ditch east of his field. back
over the ditch at or near j. B. Harpers
| place and thence in the direction OF
| town. This discovery was considered Of
much value in the detection of the per-
sons who perpetrated the deed, and il
was concladed upon these grounds that
the hunted men were within the limits
of Ketchum. Other special officers who
had accepted the theory that deceased
was shot by n horseman were in the
meantime following what they thought
traces i'll another direction. Among
these were Joe Montgomery and Ben
james.
Four men, George Pike, Sam
Haitian, ''Kid" Williams and one Kelley
We're arrested on suspicion at P. NJ
and conducted to Jail. Pike, Hattar
and Kelley had been missed from theil
usual haunts at the gsmes at the time
the deed was committed. but had beer
seen in town before, and sometime af
terwards when Haitian and Kelley cam,
into the Metropolitan saloon, from the
rear, where they We're never before seer
at that hour. These facts led to the ar
rest of themselves and Pike and William
their associates. The shoes were takeI
from the entire four and Sheriff Furey
Deputy Sheriff Cassidy, j. T. Boyle ant
Harry Hill found by careful comparison
that two pair of them corresponded il
J every particular to the tracks through
tilt tdlS. Even hlItt. SiAts
and position of the. nails in the heel
: and soles correspond exa 'tly. This wa
the first strong evidence The sam
: comparisons were made and confirme
, yesterday morning by JOS. Pinkhnm,
E. Clohecy, 1Iilt Mourning, j. F. Boyl
) and Charles Davis. As further evid,nc
: TO confirm the general belief that q
= least some of the right men have bee
: canght, wet shoe and pair of We
socks were found in Hattan's room o
the day. following the murder, an
blood WAS detected on Kelley's shoe, a
, so n grain of oats under the sole of Hat
taus. Kelley's shoes compared to
square toed track and Hattans to
S round. AS almost positive evidence tn;
the tracts were those of the murderer
| an order from Ed. Sterling to w.
a Stanton, in favor of I. Morris & Co., il
! SAT was found beside them in the oa
' about forty feet from where the bod
0 had lain. Pike, Kelley and HATTIE
h made no effort to prove an alibi. A
this is generally considered conclusi,
i proof. but of course it is not convictin,
There is a possibility Of their innocens
Joe Montgomery and Ben. James CLAIM