Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-04-18
THE R0ULLEsT or MURDERS.

= S@AnNM AhAiAh htiih lMo overland
Travellers a. they slt By their Camp
Fire. Fiees TO the Rool-hIIls and
thea kiils Himself.
Monday afternoon Of this week. be.
tween the hours Of one and two o clock.
. Bannock Indian Of Fort Hall rcser.
walton entered the camp OF Robert
aud William Hull, travelling from
Franklin. Idaho, 10 their rancho on
Sand creek, this county, on Blackfoot
river, one mile from the town Of Black.
foot. and withou, shadow Of provo
cation deliberately shot and killed the
parties as they sat By their camp fire
preparing their noon time meal; he
next Erred one shot Al I'D Criswell at
Mcfncker slaughter house about 100
yards distance, and then turning
crossed over 10 the reservation and
made for the distant foothills. Mr..
I CFispell and the section men who
SER working near the bridge and
witnessed the shooting. soon reported
the facts Al town, and the officers and
ci,izens ssraighiway began action with
the most commendable proInptnrss,
Ia = tew moments deputy sheriff Ross
silh = posse Was ii the scene Of the
killing. He found both men lifelcss,
the ons shot through the head and the
other through the body and not an
/ Indian Ia sight save those about their
.twickeys ii the distance on the rvs.
cryation side Of the river. Mr.. Ross
next move was to notify Agent Fisher
ri the Ross Fork Agency, and to dc
this impressed hand car into service
A. engineer be made fast time, and
sDoa Agent Fisher had his polic'
a shing away towards the foot hill'
With tie s,Eicses, orders TO scour the
country and not 90 return without The
murderer. Deputy toss returned &
Blackfoos 10 look after the inques
and care of the dead. At six o'clock
The Indian police came 10 and rrport
I'd The finding Of the litelcss body Q
the murderer about 2 miles from th'
scene ~ bis municrous deed whcr'
~ had taken his own life with tn
samc gun with which he had kilie'
the Halls. Coroner Mitchell cam
down from Idaho Falls and held Al
INQUEST over the HILLS and also owe
the Indian. and a verdict was rendere'
lin accordance with the facts as given
] Thus ends one OF the most deplorabl
tragedies known 70 the peaceahle AM
law abiding community Of Blacktoo'
NOTES.
The Indians openly deplorcd th
murlcrous deed Of one Of their nun
bcr and were ontspokcn in condemns
ton Of It.
The shoshones congratulate them
selves that the murderer was not 2
their tribe. and want the white
man 10 know that they are friendly
The county officials were yer
, nromp, 10 move In the matter an
deserve praise for their thoughtfu
prudent action.
There conld not have been shado'
az proyocation for the deed, and IN
. accented theory is that the India
vas under the influence OF liquor an
I TO that extent crazy.
Indian Agent Fisher acted with y
most con- mendable promptness tro
Inc beginning. and while he arrange
sor the certain capture OF the murde
er he moved cautiously 70 keep dow
undue excitement on the part OF u
whites.
: pocatello sent up special tram
t harm the true status Of the situatl,
+ and the extent to which the excl'
mcnt might lead
, The public may underslanu understand. % .
!, ,hare are absolutely no grounds !
fears Of an uprising or an outore Y
s,om The Indians. The deed was u
work Of one drunken or crazy :,
drunken the party who sold him =
I,onor d guilty OF the crime OF m.
der and, Il caught, will get his desert
Z, l', crazy the poor wretch was hims'
! only responsible s,,,,,
!. Capt Jim, Chief Of the ,,,a sRUsd0 ov
. aays his heart is deeply troubled 10, 10. SS
r III the murder, and he wants ,, .ne wa !
Q men to know that ms pe0pP