Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-10-05
Died.:

ysis, Stephen Henderson, aged IS years.
Mr.. Henderson arr lved at this place
from jacksonville, Oregon, in 1854, with
his family, consisting of wife, son and
two daughers The eldest daughter died
here in 1865. They have resided in Boise
City the past eighteen or twenty years.
Mr. Henderson was stricken with paraly-
sis about five years ago, and the past year
or two has been entirely helpless. He
retained his mental faculties until a very
short time before his death. Mr. Hender-
son was powerful man physically, as
well as mentally. He was a thorough
scholar in most all branches, and as a
classical scholar had but few equals. He
was generous, genial, and warmer heart
ed man could not be found. We have
known Mr.. Henderson since 1865, and a
truer friend we never had. Although
giant physically, ne began to fail and age
very fast several years ago, under the
weight of a great sorrow. He was the
victim of The most diabolical, develish plot
ever concocted in Idaho to ruin the char
acter of an honored citizen. The stage was
robbed several times near Boise City, and
a reward was offered for the robbers. Men,
if they can be called such, whom Mt Hen
ders0n had befriended, and trusted, sought
by every manner of low cunning to entrap
him, and cause him TO act in a suspicious
manner so as to fasten the crime on him
and obtain the reward. He was even en-
ployed as a detective, the villains hoping
that in that capacity he could be caught
in suspicious acts, in suspicious company,
and that in ferreting out the robbers he
would in some way, in assuming a char
acter, as detec tives do, do something that
would cause the finger of suspicion to be
pointed at him. Mr.. Henderson saw the
trap in time to save himself. But he was
arrested, and his little fortune, which he
had accumulated by years of hard labor,
all went to defend himself in the long and
harassing trial that followed 1t looked
as if his doom was sealed, and that he
would suffer long term in the peniten-
tiary for the crime of others. Those who
sought to fasten the crime on him had
worked up the case so finely that people
began to have suspicious that Mr.. Hen
derson had something to do with the rob
berry, But the clouds finally cleared away,
The real robbers, one of them the stage
driver, were caught and acknowledged
the crime. This case of persecution was q
death blow to the victim. He became sad,
melancholy and depressed, his great ply
steal powers began to give way, his hair
was soon as white as snow, and in short
time thereafter was stricken with paralysis.
He had been entrapped and be trayed by
those whom he believed to be his friends.
After the trial Mr., Henderson made a
tour throughout Southern Idaho, and
gave adetailed history of the case, and the
work of the villainous gang who sought
TO ruin him, and they never raised q
voice in their own defeuse-uever attempt
ed toproye that what Mr.. Henderson said
was not the whole truth. He appeared
d1lN WIZ
had sought his ruin were present, but re-
manned as silent as the tomb. He gave
their names to the public, and showed
them up in their true colors, and they
| took it all without utteringa word IN re
ply. If he hadn't been man of great self,
control he would have dealt out death to
his prosecutors. But he bore his great
grief patiently to the end without commit
ing any act of violence. Mr.. Henderson
was a man who did not know the taste OF
alcoholic liquor, did not know one card
| from another, and tobacco he did not use
| in any form. He was 4 man of many good
traits of character of fine intellect, and the
best and most entertaining conversation
allst, it has often truly been said, as we'll
as one of the ablest public speakers in
Idaho. He was lawyer, but had not
practiced his profession for over twenty
years. He has been engaged in the stock
business for great many years. He had
great many old time friends in Boise
county. He leaves an invalid wife, son,
Don, a daughter, Mrs. Milton TregaskIs,
and brother, A. ]. Henderson, to mourn
his loss,