Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-28


shelter extended several rods, rising
in places ten or tw, I've feet above tho
ground. | climbed up few feet,
and through n narrow crevice ex-
amined the situation.
They evidently did not realize that
| had moved from the rock near the
dead animal, and were afraid to ven
ture. Reaching the second ledge,
found to my annoyance that | could
not vet see the hidden robbers; but
by pulling myself along behind a
fallen tree | was at last within sight
of them. They were crouching on
the around behind a low ledge, each
Reering around the end of it, intently
watching the spot where they had
seen me disappear. Though it SEEM
ed an age, it had really only been Il
couple of minutes since their first
shot was fired at me, and they were
evidently waiting till they could tell
whether was injured or not.
( | now raised my pistol. took care
full aim and fred. The ball struck
the man who was holding the gun,
killing him instantly. The other,
with cry of rage, seized the rifle
and fired three shots at me in quick
succession.
The bullets whistled near me, and
one OF them struck the log behind
which / lay. This was SO small that
l dared not raise my head to get a
return shot. | therefore turned
around. still keeping fiat on the
the ground, and crawled back some
distance.
Just as Preached the pistol beneath
the log he moved quickly, but | fired
and knocked the gunir his hands
| instantly sprang up, crying.
Another move and will kill you. "
He turned and attempted to gain
the protection of the nearest ledge;
as he whirled around, fired again
and he fell. Irushed upon him, but
he was on his feet at once and caught
the rife fred once more, breaking
his wounded arm and causing him
to let tall the gun. exclaimed.
"Stop, before / kill you"
Instead OF complying he answered
tiercely, 81 will cut your heart out, I"
and sprang toward me with a bowie
knife in his right hand. BY this
time he was within reach, and made
savage thrust at me with the
knife.
[, sprang aside in time to avoid the
blow, and once more pulled the trig-
ger. No shot replied-the pistol
was empty.
My only chance was at close quar-
ters, and catching my revolver by
the muzzlc, struck him n blow on
the head, at the same time receiving
a slight cut in the shoulder. He fell
at my feet, and before he could move
| sprang upon him, kicked the knife
/ from his hand, and caught up the
rifle be had dropped in the fight.
He cried, "Hold,-I give it up;
/ don't murder me.
Lie still, then, said, "and don't
move"
| now ran to my dead animal,
| pulled the holsters from the saddle,
pushed the empty revolver into them,
and took out the loaded one. Then
| said, "Get up, now"
now bade the fellow go ahead, and
taking my holsters in one hand and
the loaded pistol in the other, /
Obliged him to walk in front OF me
back to the inn where we had stop
ped the night before
OF the excitement there caused BY
our appearance | need not speak.
The nearest Justice of the peace was
sent for, n coroner's jury impaneIed,
and the statement of myself and the
wounded robber taken down. | was
exonerated from all blame, the body
of the man | killed was buried and
in the course of few weeks his
wounded companion was sentenced
to a long term in prison.-(S. S.
Boynton in The Overland.