The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-01


and Boise City Until recently many of
| he press of northern Idaho have advocated
egregation and annexation to Washington,
but it is now hoped that all cause for dis
sension has passed away, and Idaho will
remain one and indivisible.
Like all towns upon the frontier,
BOISE CITY
had in early days her tragedies and was
not free from the imputation of harboring
road gents and horse thieves. We have
not space to detail these, but will select
one, that at its time made a deep impress
sion upon the community, and tended in no
small degree to put check to prevailing
lawlessness. We copy from the Statesman
of April 5, 1885, 1--WE are compelled this
morning to add another to the long list of
| fatal tragedies that lave shocked the com
munity for the last two years. Reuben
| Raymond and John G. Clark were both
members of the company of Ada county
volunteers recently returned from q scout
against the Indians. Last Monday there
was a suit in Justices court, growing out
! of contract with the man who furnished
transportation for the company on the
campaign. Raymond was one of the wit
nesses on the suit. About o'clock Tues
day morning Raymond and another man
had dispute about the testimony given by
Raymond. After some words had passed
CLARK TOOK HAND
in the conversation, which by this time
grew to be quarrel and the lie passed be
tween Clark and Raymond. Clark then
made arush for Raymond and struck at the
time, Raymond lodging and drawing his
| pistol. Clark then drew his pistol. Some
person now came out of the Bank EX-
change saloon near by, and was about to
take the pistol from Clark who refused to
! give it up. Raymond said: Don't be af-
raid Pm not going to shoot Clark now
told Raymond to shoot. Raymond replied,
i don't want to shoot; I'll give you the
first shoot at which Clark snapped his
revolver, some of the witnesses say once
and some twice The third time taking
deliberate aim, he
SHOT RAYMOND THROUGH THE ABDOMEN.
Raymond did not attempt to shoot at all
He fingered until about dark of the same
day and died. An examination was held
before Justice Kline, which resulted last
night in Clark being committed to appear
at the district court for murder" The
Statesman of April TO- contains an account
OF the hanging Of Clark by a vigilance COM
mittee, and we gather from that source the
following facts: Between the hours of /
and o'clock, the Sunday morning previous,
body of disguised men, numbering from
fifteen to twenty, overpoWered the guard
at the military prison and took Clark out
and
HANGED HIM TO A TRIPOD
at the foot of the bluffs. Pinned to the
uprights was notice from which we ex
tract the following:
Justice has now commenced her righteous
work This suffering community, which has al
ready lain too long under the ban of ruffiansin.
shall now be renovated of its thieves and assas-
sins. The soil of this beautiful
valley shall no longer be desecrated by the
presence of thieves and asSasSins. This fatal
example has no terror for the innocent, but let
the guilty beware, and not delay too long and
take warning. xxx"
The Statesman then goes on to say: 1.-The
threats with which grand juries and trial
iurieS had been menaced in the investiga
ton of criminal matters in this county have
been such that no good citizen felt it safe
for him to act in that capacity" etc.
Dave Updyke had been sheriff of Ada
county. There was strong evidence that
he was implicated in the doings of
THE PLUAsIER GANG
in Montana, and that the manifestations of
those robbers extended to this city. Three
indictments were pending against him in
the district court, and he had at various
times threatened to take the lives of the
entire grand jury who found them. After
the hanging of Clark, he was quite vocifer-
Gus in declaring that not one engaged in |
the act should surviVe-that he could raise
a force of fifty men who would entirely |
wipe them out, and other threats pointing
in the direction of very worthy citizens |
Updyke finding the city becoming too
warm for him, attempted to escape to
Montana with one Dixon, but was over
taken and
HANGED ON SYRUP GREER
The Statesman of April 18th, 1886, contains
the account of the affair 50 far as obtain
able. On the body of Updyke was found
pinned card containing these words:
Dave Updyke, the alder of murderers and
horse thieves
On Main street in Boise City was found
the following notices written in the same
hand writing as the one found upon Clark
Dave Updyke, accessory after the fast in the
Portneuf stage robbery.
Accessory and accompnce TO the stage rob
berry near Boise city, 1854.
Chief conspirator in burning property on the
overland stage line.
Guilty of aiding and assisting West Jenkins
the murderer and other criminals to ESCAPE
while you were sheriff of Ada county.
Accessory and accomplice to the murder of
Raymond.
Threatening the lives and property of an al
ready outraged and suffering Community.
Justice has overtaken you. XXX"
A notice relating to Dixon was also found
as follows:
Jake Dixon, horse thief, counterfeitsr and
road agent generally"
"a dupe and tool of Dave Updyke.
xxx"
"All the living accomplices in the above
crimes are known through Updyke'S confession |
and will surely be attended to.
''The roll is being called. XXX"
VISITORS TO THE CITY
have doubtless often observed the repre- |
sentation of Washington on horseback in |
the graded school yard. 1t presents very
attractive appearance from Main street |
where it crosses Seventh. 1t is of life size |
and gilded. 1t was made by Charles |
Ostener, who resided atSthe time on the |
south fork of the Payette,-wisefca it in |
wood and presented it to ~ city in 1868. |
II was unveiled in the presence of large |
concourse of people in frontof the Central |
hotel in the fall of the same year |
Speeches were made upon the occasion by |
Frank Gunahl, a distinguished orator, and |
Judge Mcbride, now of Salt Lake, and |
other gentlemen. This occasion was made |
a holiday in the city.
Irrigation.
In 1863 Boise city was dry sage brush |
plain. When it was settled it became nee
essary to procure water for domestic uses