The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-09-14
The shelton Murder Case.

On March 16, 1889, VIM. h. Be-
dell shot and killed Green Shelton,
at Star. The trial has been in pro-
gress this week, at Boise City.
Following is the evidence of the de-
PENDANT and the principal prosecut-
ing witness:
BEDELL's TESTIMONY.
I have been in Idaho a little
over eight months; the larger part
of the time has been passed in jail
l came to Idaho because my moth
er told me to come here and get
my wife and child. 1 came De
cember s, 1888, and found my wife
and child; we lived together two
months and twenty eight days, and
separated March 10, 1889. The de-
ceased came to my house and took
away my wife and child, by vio-
lence, force and fraud. March Is,
1889, l was at Mr.. Douglas house,
and in the afternoon | went to the
store at Fouch's; | was with Mr..
Barnes. On my way home / saw
Green Shelton coming on a horse;
he rode by us and then returned
and said: II understand you are
carving six-shooter for me-" |
said: a am not" Shelton said:
you are a lying" and put his
hand down by his side, and said:
Il am tired of this, and you have
got to stop" He told me the day
he took my wife away he would
kill me. | did not shoot until he
was on the ground. was told in
| Oregon that Green Shelton would
kill me if | came to Idaho after
my wife and child. The day the
deceased took my wife away he
said he would kill me.
William H. Barnes sworn:
March 16, 1889, I was at a school
meeting and on my way home |
went into Fouch's store. While in
the store Mr.. Bedell came in, and
after a short time we started home.
Bedell said, There comes Green
Shelton" Green said to Bedell:
II understand you carry six
shooter for me. If you do | want
to know it. Douglas had said so.
We were then going to see Douglas,
and ask him if he had said SO; we
then started on. / heard Shelton
say, BILL don't shoot me-" and |
looked around and Bill was taking
a six-shooter out; heard Bill shoot,
and Green was on his horse leaning
over the opposite side; he fred again
and Green then got off and got be-
hind the horse and Bill went around
the horse and shot twice, the last
time, Green fell; Bill then got on
Green's horse and went up the hill.
then went on and met Joe Coins
and told him of the ARRAY. Green
Shelton made no threats at the
time of the shooting; there was no
quarreling or words between them (;
when | met the man we went back
to pick up Shelton he said, He's
killed me" (Cross-ex. l have
lived in the Territory six years. |
was within four or five feet of the
defendant when he fired the first
shot. Shelton passed US five or SIX
feet, and then turned back. Defend
ant was carrying some tobacco and
a lamp chimney, which he put
down when Shelton came back. |
boarded at Wick's for two months
because | did not want to stay
| was afraid to stay there because |
found some blankets in pc alto bed
and some one had stepped in pail
of eggs one night. There were some
strangers around, and [ did not
like to be there, and being an i'm
portant witness did not know but
what | might be put out of the way
There were men around there and |
did not know what they were doing.
Shelton was riding chestnut sorrel
horse at the time of the shooting.
| Two shots were fred while he was
on the horse. The defendant was
at my left at the time of firing. He
drew the shooter out of his pants.
[ was there until Green was killed.
The horse was running away from
Bill at the tine of the shooting.
1t was one and half minutes or SO
from the time of commencing to
closing of the firing. | think [
heard everything that Shelton but
not what defendant said. Shelton
TALKED very plain what he said.
ShelINl's father and have talked
CONCERNING the case several times.
| am certain that Shelton was on
his horse at the time of the firing of
tae first two shots.
| LATER The jury went out
Thur day evrtin5 and yesterday
afternoon reported that they could
not agree and were discharged.
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