The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-09
earle ACQUITTED.
Judge Beatty Decides a
Man is Justified in
Defending Himself.
So Say We All Of Us.

A. c. Carrie, the man who shot
and killed Edward Helm on the
night of the 31st ult., came into
town last Saturday morning and
gave himself up to Judge Beatty
To a TRIBUNE reporter earle told
the following story, which is sub
stantially the same as he told on
the witness stand at his prelimin-
airy examination:
The first that | knew of any
trouble between Helm and myself
was about 9 o'clock on the evening
of January 81, 1889, just after
the trouble with Johnson. When
[ came out of Beaty's office he
tried to catch me, but I ran into
the Exchange Saloon. He first
tried to catch me by walking and
then by running, and when he
found out he could not do it, he
said: "You id s-of b. I'll fill
you full of holes" He was saying
something else in a threatening
manner when l went into the sa
loon. [ did not understand what
it was, in fact, I did not stay out
there to hear, but went into the
saloon to get away from him be-
cause I was afraid of him. Twas
afraid of him because 1 knew him
by reputation to be a blood-thirsty
bully who prided himself on the
number of men he could edo up"
and | knew that 1 was no match
for him and that he could whip
me easily. Also he had threatened
me and both Lon Mcintyre and
Frank Hartkopf had told me to
look out for him and steer clear of
him, or something to that effect.
L believed the parties who warned
me knew what they were talking
about, and l placed reliance in
their warnings and tried to keep
out of Helms way. 1 went from
the Exchange Saloon to the tele-
graph Office and from there to the
barber shop. From the barber
shop | went to Browns saloon and
here [ met John Terrell. 1 pro-
posed to Ferrell to take a walk and
he assented. l was afraid to 90
'ut alone. AS we were walking
rom Browns saloon along the side
walk and across the street between
he bank and the post office, I saw
several parties little to our right,
lmong whom was Ed. Helm. On
eeing him | kept quiet and con-
lnued my course toward the post
'ffice corner, thinking he would 20
IN and not see me. But he recog-II
lized me, and before we got across
he street he cried out: "Hold on
;arle, | want to see you" kept
Iuiet and continued walking, think
ng that maybe he would think he
vas mistaken in my identity, but
le repeated, Hold on earle, |
1ant to see YOU" l then told him
60 to h, that 1 did not want
nytLing to do with him. I was ]
till walking during this conversa- 7
ion, and it occurred before I got {
, the postoffice corner. Helm I
gain asked me to stop as he {
'anted to see me, for the third 9
me, and l checked up thinking
nat maybe he did not mean I
'ouble after all and might have V
n apology to make, or something o
that kind. He came toward S
lie and said: ''Say earle, come u
4 the back street with me-" | n
Id him l would not do it and )
Id him to 60 away and attend to S
IS own business, as I did not a
ant any trouble with him at all. II
y this time he had got up to n
thin ten feet of me and called W
e cowardly s-of b. and other Ii
ird names, and said that he d
ould elk" me, and smash my A
'ad, and made other threats. f.
uring this time had repeatedly h
Id him to 60 away as l did not al
mt to have any trouble. About -
is time Helm braced up as ~
ough to steady himself, threw his 81