Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-03

aocs, pup iot tue one VINO Killed
Smith, fired, shooting him through
the right arm little below the ell
bow. After shooting Smith they or
dered Combs to kneel down, which
ne did. They kept him in that posi-
tion about FIVE minutes. During
this time no one felt like venturing up
to where Smith was lying. When men
went up to Smith FIVE or six minutes
after he was shot, one of them said:
"Pitt, where are you shot," He re-
piled: "through the breast" He
was carried up to the company's store.
He spoke few words after this, and
was conscious to the last minute.
Some say he lived fifteen minutes,
others say twenty or twenty-five min-
utes. The Ninemiers and Wilson
remained that night, paraded the
town, and dared the people to attempt
to arrest them. The citizens tried to
get different ones to take the lead,
but not succeeding, they were like
an army Of men without head or a
leader. The two murderers left next
morning. The sheriff and Harris ar
rived there that evening. They
found Ben Ninemier. at his camp on
Silver creek, about seven miles this
side of Graham, arrested him, and
put him in irons. Harris was left
with the prisoner and Havird hastened
on, and when between quarter and
half mile ahead, he heard voice,
near the road, calling halt. He
looked, and gazed into the barrels Ct
Winchester rifle and two sixshoot-
ers. He recognized VIM. Ninemier,
whom he is acquainted with, but does
not know Wilson. Wilson is sup
posed to have been one of them, and
the other is believed to be one of the
| Ninemier brothers, as there were three
of them ou. there besides the half
brother. Havird was ordered to turn
and 60 back, which he wisely did, for
if he had made any attempt to arrest
them they would have riddle! him, as
they had the drop on him completely,
and were too many for him in any
situation. They were under bank.
and when he got sight of them their
heads were raised above the bank
and all had aim on him. Havird
went back and met Harris, and they
returned to the spot, but the murder,
ers were not to be seen. They went
on to Graham, and when Havird ar
rived he had no trouble in raising al
army of thirty or forty deputies, al
hocking to him with eagerness to be
deputized for the chase. That is one
of the toughest sections in Idaho, ano
1t is next to an impossibility to fine
men hiding from the officers, bu
everybody is awaiting anxiously TO
news of their capture. Havird is {
brave, cool-headed man, faithful il
the discharge of his duties, and vii
leave nothing undone that will con
tribute to the possibility OF their cap
ture.
Pitt Smith, the deputy who wa
killed. was well known Throughout
the southern half of Idaho, and is
Young man who had no fear o
thought of danger. He rushed dow
without a weapon of any kind, to tr,
to make peace, and while In the dis
charge of his sworn duty was sho
down in a most cowardly manner
and when he had done no more, i
the discharge of his duty, than t
command the peace.
Pitts was young man, aged abou
-, twentv-eight, and from Boise City
and is son of DR.. Pitts, well know
, in this county.
We can learn nothing about Town
l send, except that he was employe
in the Silver Mountain company
Q saw mill.
t The Ninemiers are residents {
= Boise City, and are freighters, an
p have the contract for hauling all th
+ freight this season for the Silvt
v Mountain Mining company. The
= parents, we are informed, are livin
o. in Boise City. These Ninemiers al
4 SAID to be worth considerable, final
= cially.
d The bullet that passed throug
II Townsend struck rock, glanced al
!. struck George Harden on the for
Il head, stunned him little, but did
e injury except to plow shallow fu
d row through the skin.
IT Our informant says ten or twel'
l. shots were fired. Although Tow
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