The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-02-24
A TRAGEDY At HAoERnAH.
Jim Gross Arroetod for Robbery
Kills Two Witnesses.
The Murderer Landed in the
Logan County Jail.


The Murderer Landed in the
Logan County Jail.
A specirl dispatch from Bliss ia
the Statesman gives an account Of 4
cold blooded double murder which
occurred at Hagerman, settlement,
on the Snake river ten miles from
Bliss, on the evening Of the 10Th.
The particulars Of the tragedy xre
as follows:
About six months ago Jack Cross
and Bill Henderson came from
Ogden and were working I placer
claim near the Briggs settlement,
on Snake river. There are several
miners cabins and a few ranches
in this neighborhood and somebody
has lately been footing their cabins
and ranches and carrying off tools
and provisions. About two weeks
ago there was q dance at Hagerman
and both Cross and Henderson at
tended. That evening several sets
of harness were cut to pieces. Sus-
picion rested on these two men and
warrant was sworn out charging
them with larceny.
Roy Boyer, constable of Hager-
man precinct, arrested them and
took them to Sam Bakers place.
This was about II o'clock Thurs.
day night. Bob Wilson was at that
time spending the evening with
Barker.
It is not known who filed the
complaint, but Cross blamed Will
son for the arrest. The constable
laid down his pistol and stepped
outside for some wood. As soon 10
be had gone Cross picked up the
weapon and deliberately shot Viii
son without any warning. The
shot passed through Wilson's body
and he died about four hours after
wards. Seeing Wilson fall Barker
jumped up and grabbed Cross
around the body from behind. This
pressed Cross right hand, which
held the pistol, around towards
Bankers left side. Cross showed
his pistol against Barker and fred,
the bullet passing directly through
his heart, killing him instantly.
Constable Boyer then rushed in
and Cross turned to shoot him.
Boyer jumped in behind Hender-
son and. grabbing him around the
waist. held him up as 4 shield and
begged for his life.
Cross then got on the consta-
ble's horse and rode off in the
darkness. Early the next morning
a posse Of seven persons started in
pursuit of him, who is supposed
to have gone FIRST to his cabin, where
he QUILTED himself with provisions.
In addition to this posse, tho sheriff
sent out men from Shoshone.
Henderson is in Jail. He is said
to be a tough character. When the
constable arrested him he drew a
revolver and forced him to desist.
When told the charge was nothing
more serious than malicious mis-
chief, he consented to 60 with the
officer, but would not allow the
constable to disarm him. He had
his revolver on when Cross did the
shooting, but did not attempt to
use it.
CROSS CAPTURED.
The particulars of the discovery
and capture Of Jim Cross, the bur-
glar, barn thief and double MUIR
derer, are given in . Minedoka dis
patch to the Statesman, February
2lst, as follows:
Jim Cross, who shot Robert Viii.
son and Samuel Barker at Hager-
man Thursday night. was captured
Tuesday noon in tho Goose Greek
mountains about eight miles south
west Of Oakley by Deputy Sheriff
Dilatush, Constable John Adams
and a posse Of six mon.
The posse had been following
him close since shutdown Sunday
night, travelling through binding
snow storm. Monday afternoon
about S o'clock q man by the name
of John Iverston met the posse and
told them that Cross had been 1t
Chris Nelson's ranch about an h0ar
before, but owing to the severe
storm, they were unable to 6nd his
tracks.
Tho posse turned back and stayed
over night At Iversons. Early the
next morning they started out in
the direction of Goose creek. Dis
covering Cross tracks about ton
miles from Iverson's. they followed
them until they discovered his
camp Gro in = bunch of cedars.
Cross had taken some chickens
at a ranch near by and, going up
on to = high bench about : mile
and Z half from the road, dressed
tho chickens and prepared break.
fast. He laid down and Was nap
ping.
The posse rode up within $50
yards, dismounted and walked up
within Is yards Of the FIRE and hal
looed to Cross to hold up his hands.