The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-04
A REWARD OF $500
One-Third for G|oystein's Body.
$1,000 for the Murderers.
ANALYZING The BLOOD STAINS
The Mystery stu Grows Deeper-Finding
of Bloody Leaves-Pursuine tho
Mysterious Wagon.

of Bloody Leaves-Pursuing the
Mysterious Wagon.
SPOKANE. WASH, Aug. 2.
The county commissioners acted yes
terday 10 the Gloystein case, by offer.
ing $500 reward for the recovery OF the
body, If he is dead, and 81. 600 for the
apprehension Of the perpetrators Of the
crime If crime he proven. The
board also voted unanimously to re-
quest the COVER nor to offer reward Of
So, 600 on the part of the state.
Petitioned by Residents OF Mica.
The board met for the purpose of Of
fering the reward. but was highly graf.
ified to learn that its action would Ineet
with approval from Gloystein's neigh
bore. At the meeting Tuesday ni&hi
the following resolutions, which were
brought in yesterday by w. H. Barn
hart, were adopted:
Whereas. Charles +. Gloystein mas been
spirited away from our community under
circumstances creating great apprehension
as to his personal safety; and
Whereas. The finding of his hat showing
that it had been struck and also showing
marks of blood, leading US TO believe tina,
he has been foulIy dealt with aud perhaps
murdered: therefore. be it
Resolved. That We. the undersigned
people of Mica, i'll public mass meeting as
sembled, do petition the county commls-
sloners to offer a re ward of 500 for the re-
covery of his body, dead or alive; and be II
further
Resolved. That we do hereby petition
that the county commissioners offer lib
eral reward for the. apprehension and bring.
ing to justice of the perpetrators of the
crime.
Respectfully submitted by George Den
man, E. D. RInear, W. II. Noe, W. E.
Rogers c. A. Rinear. W. u. Barnhart. }.
J. Brickner. II. A. Tomp6ns, Charles
Hoenblein. Max Muluin. H. stotz-
NOW, +. W. Mason, W. W. Swartz,
W. NJ. Ror,bo, G. E. Vea.ch, Chris Nelson,
S. w. Rinear. C. +. Rinear. e. w. Barn
hart, J. W. Rinear, w. Ii. Barnhart.
Omcers Arc Not Idle.
Sheriff Pngh spent another day in
the country yesterday, and the entire
Office was busy ON the case, but if
there were any developments they
were not given out. The sheriff said
only that he wns confident that such u
crime could not forever remain secret,
and that circumstances pointed to-
ward solution of the problem within
a reasonable length of time.
THE MYSTERY GROWING DEEPER.
Finding OF tho Bloody Leaves and the
Phantom Wagon Fleeing Southwark.
Mica postoffice is a little station on
the Union Pacific II miles from Spo-
kane. Near it is a water tank. which
is tended by w. d. Barnhart, one of
Gloystein's warm friends. Ths county
road runs parallel to the railroad. but
200 y ards further south. Directly OPP
posite the station on the road is the
house where Gloystein lived, his yard
adjoining Barnhart's. It is o neat
two-story frame, with short porch in
front, and two steps to the ground.
Altogether it is one of the most ornate
little dwellings in the community, and
speaks rather more of metropolitan
tastes than do the homes of the other
farmers.
The land between the county road and
the railroad Is waste. covered with brush
and fenced from the road with barbed
wire. A quarter of mile further, on
the opposite side, is Gl0ystein's little
2O.acre holding, now green with q crop
of potatoes and oats, both doing well.
Still further, on tho opposite side of the
gulch, is the schoolhouse where the
effigy was hung, and where Gloystein
posted the much talked of placard,
"Have you heard the news from Ore
gon"
Analysis Of the Blood Stains.
Every foot of that intervening ter
ritory has been searched. The cushion
button, the bloody hat aud the blood
stained leaves were found between
Gloysteih's house ard his land. The
hat was inside the fence, indicating vt
first thought that he must have been
pushed through the wire. The fence
was examined carefully by the officers.
There was not q vestige Of evidence
there. Not o thread was found hang
ing to the barbs. Not even suspicious
foot print was discerned.
w. NJ. RoMbo threw u little light on
the subject Ly remembering that he
had seen something, presumably a hat,
outside the fence, early In the morn.
Ing, aud further search was maue.
That resulted In finding the cushion
button and blood-stained lenves, three
yards south of where Rombo cav the
hat. I. was evident then that the
wind had blown the hat through the
fence aud that II there had been "a
struggle it took place In the road. The
leaves were gathered carefully and
with the hat were yesterday taken to
Professor Z. NJ. Fassett. the chemist,
for microscopic analysis. That was
done because Ut the d. claration Of a few
residents Of the vicinity that the
bloody hat was hoax. The examina.
ton will determine beyond doubt the
truth. The hat itself has been posi-
lively identified.
Pursuing the Mysterious Wagon.
When the officers came upon the
place where the hat first fell, they
found fresh wagon tracks that coiu-
cided with the reports of those who
noticed the movements Of the mysteri-
Gus light wagon, which once had two
occupnnts, another time had three, and
d:stui bed the rest Of ranchers as 1t rat
tied BY. Some progress was made OIL
that theory yesterday. The mysterious
wagon was traced 10 point near Free.
mans, section house three miles fur.
Their down. It turned there in semi
circle, crossed 10 the Fairfield road,