Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-08-18

had no change, and told George Metz
Ter so, saying he would pay him ne vt
time. He then started for HALEY
(this was about / 80 p. N.Y. and when
he go: to the forks of the road was
met by two horsemen, who had been
waiting for him. One of these (who
must have been tall man or riding a
high horse, as the gun was held leveD
shot Mr.. Morris, while the other man
held the mare by the bride. AS the
shot was fired, the skittish mare
bounded to one side, followed BY the
other horseman, then bounded down
the road IN company with the said
horseman who held her firmly all the
while, until Mr.. Morris fell. Then the
mare was turned loose, but the muir.
derer, or murderers, fearing that a
riderless animal coming down the
road would attract attention, con.
cluded to head her off and turn her up
in Elkhorn gulch, which is seldom or
never travelled at night.
Then, as to the motive for the deed.
If it was not robbery, as, nothing but
the watch being gone, it might not
lave been, it was revenge. Who could
it have been? Mr.. Morris was man
who carefully avoided making enemies
on business principles, and he was not
known to have had single one on
Wood River. During the day he had
had dispute with a.man whom he
had attached for debt, and the dispute
had been 50 warm that Mr.. Morris ex-
claimed, shortly after, that he had had
"a good mind to slap the fellow in the
mouth. But that was not cause for a
murder. The more the matter was
thought of, the less it was understood.
The people Of Ketchum, justly in.
dignant, and anxious to preserve the
good name of their town, at once
proposed that u reward large enough
to induce one or more of the accom-.
plices to turn States evidence be of.
iercd, and a list was soon covered
with subscriptions for various amounts.
Leading business men thereupon
guaranteed reward of $1,000.
THE REMAINS TAKEN TO SALT LAKE.
AS soon as Isador Morris saw that it
was indeed Aron Morris, he tele-
graphed for special train, which was
at once ordered, to take the body to
Salt Lake. The special arrived about
4 o'clock, and nearly the entire popu-
Iatlon Of ketchum accompanied the
remains to the cars. When the train
reached HALEY, a stop of about one
hour was made, to permit the 800 or
400 persons congregated there to view
the body. After this, the train left
for Salt Lake City, Isador Morris, S.
J. Friedman, and few others accom-.
panying the body. The funeral will
take place in Salt Lake Thursday of
this week. The special train will cost
Mr.. Morris 800.
sHADowlNG SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.
The excitement at ketchum and
HALEY, on hearing the news, was in
tense. Every suspicious character
was at once placed under surveillance,
and George NJ. Pike, Samuel Hatton
and Thomas Kelly were arrested
in ketchum and lodged IN Jail.
The boot-heels of one of the
men arrested matched fresh tracks in
an oat- field near the scene of the muir.
der, and green oats were found stick.
ing to the so!es OF his boots.
The three men, who are tough char
acters, were kept in the Jail at Keith.
UNI until II o'clock last night, when
they were quietly brought to HALEY
under strong guard. During the day
and evening all of 200 men remained
around the ketchum Jail, and there is
no doubt but that, if there had been
any proof of their guilt, they would
have been lynched. Sam. Hatton has
served two terms IN the county Jail
here.
ARoN MoRRIs's ANrEcEpENrs.
Aron Morris came to this country
from Poland about IA years ago, and
went at once to Camp Floyd, U'ah,
where he clerked for his cousin.-and
not his ''uncle," as generally supposed
-lsador Morris. Being naturally in.
dustrious and painstaking he soon