, 1890-07-10
A DUEL TO DEATH.
The Terrible Tragedy Neal
Mount Idaho.
PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLE
The Judge Discharges Mike MUIR
ray as the Killing Was in
Self Defense.

The following details Of the Moose
creek tragedy, mention OF Whlch
/ has hitherto been made In the IKE
| VIEW, il obtained from advance
proof-shcets of the Idaho Free Press,
published ut Grangcvllle:
ON Saturday morning, June -,
about | o'clock, Mike l.. Murray
and l.. Mcfntcc arrived at Grange
vile, bringing the news that on the
preceding day Murray had, In self
defense, killed p. NJ. Russell, one OF
his mining partners,
Coroner Blbby, in company with
| j. u. Holton. started for tue scene
of the tragedy, while Murray went
to Mount Idaho and gave himself
up to the sheriff, TO await the result
of the official Inquiry,
The coroner reached Moose creek
at 3 o'clock saturday afternoon, aud
Immediately inlpaueling u jury,
proceeded to investigate the inalter'
la the cabin was presented II
dreadful sight. Near the center lay
the dead body Of Russell In pool
of blood aud brains, while the sur
roundiugs gave evidence of the
deadly struggle between the two
men. The Jury after viewing the
body and cNMming the premises, all
iourned to meet at Mt. Idaho Oh
Monday the 18th, to take testimony,
which consisted of the statement Of
Mr.. Murray himself The jury
found that the dccca ed was Patrick
NJ, Russell, aged - year.; that he
came to his death on or about the
27th day of June, ls'0, from gun
shot wound Ia the brain, such shot
being hrod by Michael +, Murray
while defending himself from II
deadly assault, aud that such killing
was Justiliablc.
On July an examination was
held before Judge Case, Following
we give brief resume of the testi.
muny;
DR.. Bihby testified ~ to the find.
ing of the body and gave descrip-
tion of the room where 1t lay. Three
gunshot wounds were found on the
body, one passing through aud
breaking the bone Of the right wrist,
the second entering the chest below
the right nipple and emerging bc.
low the point Of the right shoulder.
The shot which caused death entered
on the right side of the head
tearing away II large portion OF the
parietal bone. About eight inches
from the right hand lay the revolver
of the deceased, a l5.calibcr Colts,
with one chamber discharged and
one without n she'll In it.
For the defense Patrick Flynn,
William Tracy and j. Il. Holton
were called, who testified as to
threats which Russell had made
against the life of Murray.
Mr.. Murray then took the stand
and narrated tine circumstances, in
substance ls follows:
"On the evening OF the 28th of
June, 1880, MIR, McEntce and my
self agreed that We would IN some
hose that lay In the ground slulce.
aud place it where Ii would dry, 20
Ms TO stow them away to he used
next season. The next day Mr.. Nc
Entec concluded to 90 on To Mount
Idaho and have Mr.. Tracy help me
put away the hose. Before Mr.. Nc
Entee left Mr.. Tracy went to the
cabin of james Burns, about "a mile
away. Mr.. MCEntee and u young
man named Giycns started Tor
Mount Idaho, leaving me alone with
Russell IN the camp. | came out
of the cabin and sat down on the
bench In front of tile door. Rus
sell sat on the bench close to the
door. Whom We had been sitting
there few minutes | asked Russell
how johnny Crooks was doing on
the next claim. lie said hc was
doing well, that they took out II 300
or $1,000 this season. II IL hadn't
been for Alcltutee, the -
OF n B., that money would be-
long to u-, ~ the ground holonred
To- W. and he gave II to them. /
told him we had better ground than
they had, and that II the claim be-
longed TO III We would never work
IT; that 1t wasn't right to call Me-
Entco as Of a-b behind his
back, that hc would moi do so -" ,o
his Gce. lie sniI he wnnId al al
him that to his G,r. ar behind bis
Inck. and that rould tnln ,,, H.,
fight if | wanted TO, told bippn VI"
didn't want 10 tnke, nm NIci.mtoo,i,
FIGHT or ANYBODY olse,s If ivU ,hora
had been los iiyhtiuynn tno ,'ro,,,,i
last sprinu there Nn,,ld Ia. r''.,..,
money in The crowd, tLo, III,
want amy fivht nnd ynniJ No, ~ NV" :
amy. that ho had of,nr"d no ''.',
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