Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-07-31
THE MOORE CASE.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION Or
THE PRISONER.

Colonel Russei's Condition While
Favorable. He Is Not Out Of Danger
The Defendant Held In $500 Bail.
The preliminary examination of c.
ID. Moore on the charge of assault to
murder D. G. Russell, editor of the
TINES, began in the District Court.
room at half-past 10 o'clock this morn.
ing, Justice Lennon presiding.
Lyttleton Price, of HALEY, and G.
l.. Waters, of Bellevue, appeared for
the defense; District Attorney Ruick
for the prosecution.
The Court, attorneys, prisoner,
Sheriff Furey, the stenographer and
TINES reporter proceeded to room 9
In the Alturas Hotel, to take Colonel
Russell's deposition.
COLONEL RUSSELL sworn: NY name
is Douglas c. Russell; was born in the
State of Virginia, in August, 1889.
Have known Mr.. Moore since my ar
rival-the last day of February, 1886.
Am the editor of the TIMES. Saw
defendant July 2lst, last. first met
him, that day, in Van Ness's place.
Between Z and s o'clock that even.
ing, on my way to the hotel Office, l
stepped on the platform to speak to
Mr.. Campbell, clerk of the house. Just
before got to the door, a man fired
a pistol at me; saw it was Moore;
was blinded by the shot; tried to seize
his pistol, but he receded and failed.
He continued fring-three or four
shots-and l went into the billiard
room. 1t was all done in a moment.
The FIRST shot dazed and blinded me.
Am not positive how many shots. Had
not had word with Moore prior to
that. Had not noticed him at all
prior to the shooting, after speaking
to him in Van Ness's saloon.
Cross-examined-It must have been
between Z and 8 o'clock, in the even
ing. During the day, saw the defend
ant in Van Ness's place perhaps As
minutes prior to the shooting. He
came i'll was sitting there-and
told me l was pretty rough on him in
that evenings paper. I told HIM it
was the truth or that | believed it was
but that if any wrong had been done
him he could fix it the next day.
When he left me my impression was
that he intended making a statement
the next day. Mr.. Moore took a
drink, cigar; and never saw him
from that time till he fred at me.
From Van Ness's went to the TIMES
editorial rooms, up stairs. l took a
notebook from my pocket, looked
over the copy on the hook, then did
some little work, washed my hands
and face, brushed my hair, put on my
coat, and then started on my usual
evening rounds. Had pistol in the
hip pocket of my pants; did not touch
my pistol then; there was not a SOU
in my rooms at the time; could no,
say whether or no had any CONVEX
sation with any one in the office; does
not believe there was anybody there
at the time. From the Office wen
directly to the Alturas. The first per
sou saw at the hotel was Mr.. Moore
when he fred on me there nigh
have been 20 others, and l did no
notice them. When first saw Moor
he was standing in my front, shooting
l stepped on the porch from the ives
end, and was shot before l could &c
opposite to the door--the door leadin,
to the Office. Had not got far enougI
to step into the door. When l frs
saw Moore he stood in my front, hold
ing a pistol in both hands, shooting a
me. He did not speak at all, and
did not know he was near me. Th
shooting commenced without my hav
ing seen Moore at all. Know Mrs
Moore. Did not even see her at tina
time. and did not speak to her. Whe
I first recognized Mr.. Moore. he wa
standing on the ground south of tn
platform. l did not see or hear hir
before he fred the first shot. Whe
the second shot was fired l guess
the time l recognized him-that's m
impression. The shot that struck m
hip caused me to turn in circle.
wrote the article which Mr.. Moor
complained of. At the time | wrot
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