Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-04-10

We published two weeks ago Mr.. ]
Hoover's short l. tier to us relative to the
information he had gathered from re.
sponsble resident of Spokane Falls. about
the coming of the Short Liue to Lewiston.
We then said that possibly Mr.. A. NJ. Can.
non who had just returned from the east
| was Mr.. Horver's informant. In further
confirmation of our surmise, G. A. Manning.
Esq, of this city, was at Spokane Falls
about ten days ago. and saw Mr.. Can
non and as Manning says. Cannon told him
| that the people of Lewiston would soon
have boom, for, said he, ! saw Sidney
Dillon when east, and Mr. Dillon told me
that the Oregon Short Line would surely be
| built down Snake river to Lewiston and
| that work on the road would be commenced
soon. Now, admitting that the above
statement has come from Mr.. Dillon with.
ont any misunderstanding. we have good
reason to expect the building of this road at
an early date. for Mr.. Dillon, as President
OF the company, knew what he was saying
On Thursday of last week, man named
Curtis from Asotan City was shot near the
house of a Mr.. Pierce near the mouth of
Grande Ronde. Pierce doing the shooting from
which wound Curtis died on Sunday morning
The circumstances we learned then were
about as follows: Curtis had been running
a ferry near the mouth of Grand Round
river for Mr. Conoyer aud his time being up
he went to Asotiu City to make settlement
with Conoyer. Pierce told Curtis as he lett
that he himself had made arrangements
with Conoyer for the ferry. This Curtis
told to Conoyer, and he replied that Pierce
had made no arrangements with him and
wanted Curtis to 90 back and take charge
| Of the ferry He vent bach and told piarrp
what Conoyer said, and that he Pierce had
told him falsehood. Pierce then ordered
Curtis to leave his house. Curtis said that
he had some clothes there and that he
| would 60 when he got those; meantime
Pierce's wife went and got him the clothes
and gave them to him aud told him he had
better leave. While this was going on,
Pierce went to another room and got his
Remington rifle and brought it out winch
the wife seized and prevented the shooting
then. Curtis ran away, aud twhen few
yards from the house, he saw Pierce with
the rifle drawing bead on him, and ran in
zig gag manner and when about forty or
fifty ya,ds from the house. Pierce fired, the
ball striking him little below the knee and
ranging upward through the knee came out
on the opposite side and he fell and was un.
| conscious for short time, and when he
came to himself he found both Pierce and
his wife standing over him, and Pierce
| wanted to fire another shot and dispatch
him but the wife prevented and soon others
came to the scene. and they carried Curtis
to Asotin City, where he died as before
stated. Meantime Pierre was arrested and
brought to Asotin City and placed in Gus
tody. Pierce is sixty.nine years Of age and
does not have a good reputation. Curtil
was regarded as quiet and peaceablc cit
Zen and had many friends and at last ac-
counts the excitement was very great in the
Asotin section, and violence was threatened
again Pierce. The above is given IS told
to us.