Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-01-11


lynched by mob, made a statement
OF the affair, in writing, which was
found in his cell, and was published
IN the Leader, to the effect that Vim.
thompson and Basil got into fight
and he separated them, and then had
tussel with Basil. Basil and Thomp-
son soon came together again, and at
this time George Bake came out Of
his saloon with something in his hand
which Dieterlie took to be a club. and
asked Bake to hand it to him. Diet
erie states that he struck Basil with
it, and finally got him off the side
walk and told him to get-that he
Dieterlie) was running that house
and did not allow any one to raise a
disturbance around there. Basil then
said Il will kill YOU" 81 paid no at
tention to that, Dieterlie states, .sbut
went back into my shop and told Sam
! Brassteld to sit down and | would
cut his hair. | put my apron around
him and picked up my shears and
comb. Brassfeld told me to be care
full, that Basil had pistol and was
liable to shoot through the window.
! says, I'd better get my pistol and
go out, at the same time looking
through the window I saw a man
standing ten or twelve feet from the
sidewalk and two or three feet to the
right of the barber pole. having some
thing bright in his hand. | went into
my bedroom, got my pistol, put it in
my pocket and went straight out.
went on the edge of the sidewalk
about one foot to the right side Of
barber pole. There saw Basil about
ten or twelve feet from the sidewalk
trying to cock his pistol, having it il
both hands holding it straight toward.
me. | says, you're trying to shoot
He says yes, I'll fix you. | says, YOU'D
better put that up and 90 home. HI
did not say anything but kept on try
; ing to cock his pistol. l saw he wa
determined to fight. | asked him i
r he could not cock his pistol. He say
no. | told him that | would wait I'll
: he got ready-that | did not wan
t any advantage of any man. He sal
= all right, wait. All that time l wa
standing at edge OF sidewalk one foo
y to right Of barber pole, his piste
pointed in my direction. Then wen
about six feet further to right. The
he turned and faced me again, SIT
e having his pistol in his hands tryin
to cock it. So | stepped off the side
walk at the same time pulling m
pistol out of my pocket, holding
down by my side, walking up toward
: him, his face turned towards me,
u thinking at the timeI might take h
$ pistol from him, but when / got witt
e in 1--WE or six feet of him, he stuck h
II pistol straight at me, and l asked hir
$ are you ready? He says, yes, | a
d ready, and I raised my pistol from n
a side and fired. He says, let's gu
Il Charley, and I told him to drop b
u pistol, winch he did, and | turned al
le went into the shop. When got the
g told Sam to sit down. Sam ask
t. me if | shot him. | told him that
m did not know, but thought l did, 1
ID l was close to him. About two mi
Id utes after some one came IN and to
a me Buck was shot. | told him that
I thought had shot him, and for h
i, tc 90 after a doctor and tell the She
m if | am here in my shop ready
m surrender. The Sheriff came a
he told me he had to arrest me. l ga
: him my pistol and told him | was