Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-02

. ~ WIN Irut4 ana roOfa, and Was
ENJOYING myself immensely when caught
Marks gave me another beating, and
was now set 70 work with chain and cioo
attached 70 my right leg There had been
no ngnting between the two governments
after the FIRST clash, but the truce was full
OF anxiety Marks was determined not "a
divide the throne with anybody, and after
waiting about month 10 hopes to see the
baker faction return to It's allegiance. be
began 70 plan an aggressive campaign
Under his direction raid was made one
afternoon on the houses Of the Baker AZ.
ton, and five rifles were secured, Each
man In the colony had rife and more 3,
less ammunition, and the capture Of theas
I'VE guns practically disabled Ave Of the
faction. The men were out in the flelds
when the raid was made, and 81 counse
their wives could make no defense
That evening Marks sent word 10 IN.
Bakeries tina. they must come in ana sior
paper repudiating their leader. or ~
would treat them as malcontents and dan
gerous persons, They refused 70 4 man
and that night ! heard Marks planning
With some OF his men 70 commit murder
The situation il one which has MANY time.
existed lot Of people 60 away By them
selves TO escape ayarice and oppression.
ana are invariably the victims OF some al
their Gwn number Marks wanted the
other half Of the money back, and he want
ed the other faction to humble itseH
heard them planning that next dav thev
would ambush Baker and shoot him down
without warning, and 1t was hoped the
rest Of the party would then come Ia.
While Marks bad made dog OF me. and
beaten me on the slightest excuse. 3.
not watched q nightA The chain and
clog had also been removed Al miduight
on this night crept out OF my brush hut
and went and warned Baker Of what -.
in store for him He warned ali n. a
herents. and the result was murder. iust
the same as II had let Marks carry ont
his plans, Next forenoon, as one Of onr
party named BEDFORD was skulkinp in the
woods to get shot at Baker, some one put
bullet into him, and a child was sen,
with note to say that our side could
bring in the body
OF the thirty men seventeen had Oone
with Baker. but five of these were without
firearms Marks had lost man but the
extra guns made up for it. After the kill
ing both sides declared war, and both were
anxious for further bloodshed. The wo
men and children kept to the houses, while
the men scattered over the island and
hunted for one another In the course Of 4
week Marks lost four men killed and two
badly wounded, and the Baker side los,
one killed and two wounded While |
lived with Marks, it was because | WA
Obliged to, and was therefore treated a.
a non-combatant. Any message between
the leaders was carried by me
About ten days after the first killing
Marks called me into his house and told me
to get the yawl ready for trip The boat
was lying in a creek half a mile away. and
before the rupture had been free TO all
though had always been taken along To
manage her Marks was not q married
man. He now praised and flattered me in
the highest terms. and said be proposed to
go in the yawi to some other island, tax
ing me along No one else was to 20. and
was not to breathe a word That even
ing as soon as dark was to carry all his
bundles to the boat, supply her with water
and provisions. and then bring word "a
him when all was ready When night
came he got the men out into the woods To
watch. and | took from his house six
rifles, all the money. the bedding clock.
clothing, etc. supplied the boat with
forty gallons of water and lot of cooked
and fresh provisions, and by midnight |
had her ready | had had a plan Of mr.
| own ever since Marks opened his mouth
1t was very doubtful if be meant to take
me with him at all, but il he did it was
| more than likely that be would throw me
overheard when he had sighted other land
| 1t was O'Clock in the morning before
the tide turned, and then | got into the
| yawl and let ner drift to the west wa,
not yet out of hearing distance when
Marks came down to the creek and called
! me
When daylight came and got a breeze
| was only three miles off shore, and was n<
/ doubt seen by all our party held to thu
northwest, having a compass in the boat
and after three days and nights of fail
progress reached another of the Austria
group. called the Kings Park, and ther,
found "a trader, to whom | related all
After short delay he set sail for the Isl
and ] had left, taking me with him, bul
owing to contrary winds we did not react
it for week. War had been rife mean
while Marks, Baker and three others hat
been killed, two women and two children
had been wounded, and the entire partl
now prayed to be taken of the island Ar
rangements were made with the trader
and all were loaded up and carried to on,
| of the Navigator islands. where some o
them are still living York Sun