Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-21
The ColFax Murder.

The CostilX Murder.
Thomas Click, farmer living in the
northeastern part of Whitman county,
was shot down in cold blood at about
8 o'clock last Monday morning, in front
of the city hall, where the superior court
was in session, by Ben Blanton, motor
ions character, who has figured in the
courts a number Of times. ~cifck, in
company with two neighbors, J.. R. Ben
nett and Samuel Doble, was walking
past the hall building, and had no sooner
passed the hallway, when Blanton
stepped on the sidewalk, drew a revolver
and fired, tho shot striking its victim un
der the left arms inficting a wound from
which he died less than an hour after
wards. The murderous fend proceeded
to empty the remaining loads of his pis-
tol at Benness and Doble, but, fortu-
nately, doing r,em no injury One OF
the bullets passed through the front Of
Benefits coat and another through the
sleeve of Dohie'B coat, merely scratching
his wrist, B2nton was seized by DepAI
uty Sheriff Young, who arrived on the
scene inmed 5tely after the fifth shot
was fired, and 1aken to the county jail
where he is now confined The three
named parties were prosecuting witness
e5 against Blauton who was being tried
before the superior court for an assault
made upon Doble with a knife few
weeks ago he deceased was well re-
spected, nj, of family, about 30 years
Of age HIS wife was in the city at the
time of the ragedy, and when taken to
his prostrats side made a strong and
fearful app, i for the revenge Of his
death Bla ton is bad citizen, and it
is said killed q man in Oregon several
years ago. lie was at one time an in
mate OF the Oregon penitentiary.
For the Christmas and New Years
Holiday season of 1889-9O, the Union
Pacific Railway will sell excursion tickets
from all rai stations on its lines west
of Huntington to any other rail station
on its line' within radius of 200 miles,
at the low rate of one and one-ffth fare
for the 70 nd trip. Tickets will be sold
Decembef 24tb 25th, 31th, 1889, and
January =, 1s90: good going on date Of
sal39' @ll>.-go n. good returning until January
3rd, Il, n, sefasive. This will afford
every ore nspporcaIsity to visit .t heir
friends ana enjoy the occasion. For
tickets, rates, time of trains, etc, apply
to any agent Union Pacific Railway
t. W. Lee, general passenger agent.
A few nights ago brnkemen on
the Northern. while coming up Grand
street from the depot, for supper, fell
off the sidewalk and hurt his leg. We
understand he said he would sue the
town for damages. Whether there would
be a cause of action against the town, OF
not, We do not say, but it is, neverthe-
less, the duty OF the town to place itself
beyond all question Of liability in the
future by Immediately erecting more
street lamps. A few dollars spent in
this way may save thousands and avoid
danger to life and limb Of pedestrians.
It is q false economy to delay this mat
ter longer.
Last Monday the jury in the Gro
min case returned the following verdict:
. We, the jury, find the defendant, John
F. Beggs, not guilty. We, the jury, find
the defendant, John Kunze, guilty Of
manslaughter as charged III the indict-
ment, and fix the punishment at impris-
onment in the penitentiary for the term
of three years. We, the jury, find the
Defendants, Daniel CoughIin, Patrick
OSuIliyan and Martin Burke, guilty of
murder in the manner and form as
charged in the Indictment, and fix the
penalty at Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary for the term of their natural lives.
The subscription list OF the HERALD
is steadily growing, which justifes our
opinion that good paper will receive
the support Of the community. A new
departure will be inaugurated about the
first OF the year which will make the
HERALD the best family paper in eastern
Washington, 1t will give in addition
to the local county news, the essence Of
the news of the country at large; mis-
cellaneous information and continued
story by one of the best writer's of the
day. Those who fail to take the HERALD
are neglecting their education.
The band boys will give a grand
masquerade ball on New Years eve, at
Reaney's hall. They are preparing to
make this the grandest ball Of the kind
ever given in the county. All gentlemen
ma=kers viii be required to lift their
masks to a committee before entering
the ball room, thus insurin8 a respaota-
biiitT to the occasion which Is too often