Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-01-26
To his Victim and struck Him
several Blows.

walla Waila. Jan. 2i.--The late TRACE
dy of Warden coblentz is still fresh in
the minds Of the general public yet, but
the penItentiary has another crime to
add to It's sensational career
AT II o'clock this morning Fred Hoyt
convict serving 20-year sentence for
murder In the second degree. malicious
~ murdered George Ref, another con
/ Wet who was In for five years for grand
larceny. The news reached the city IA
few minutes after the tragedy anu
Coroner White. who resides at Dixie.
was notified. The coroner arrived at
/ $50 and coroner's jury was empan-
eled consisting OF ], j. Lavaff. Charles
Berg Elliott l.. NJ. Lambert. ID. W.
Lamb and II. c. Gregg. Prosecuting
Attorney Ormsbee and Assistant Moses
O Brien. happened to be at the peniten-
tiary when the deed was committed
and took official steps IN the matter
Directors Nye. McInroe and Berry re-
paired To the penitentiary 10 learn In
diligently of the murder.
The testimony showed that the con
yiets were engaged In excavating some
pits In the brickyard adjoining the jut.
mill for machinery. These pits Wert
about I0x12 feet. and that one in which
Ref met death was down Ia depth Of
about three feet Hoyt was working III
the pit about 40 feet away There was
an AK near by and he, seeing IL. picked
IL up and deliberately walked to the pit
where Rief was working. passed II men
and without warning, hit Reif blow
which the evidence shows that he tried
to throw Off with his arm. as his arm
was broken and deep cut found In the
shoulder. Ref said. Don't Kill me"
hat In
with the weapon, twice In succession.
striking Reif on the top and side of the.
head with the blade OF the AK. either cut
of which would have caused instant
death. The men AT work In the pit with
Reif ran away. fearing the desperate
work Of Hoyt.
After accomplishing hts awful deed
Hoyt wiped the blood Off the AK in the
dirt and, after walking away few feet
laid il down and secluded himself In q
shed >. By and refused 20 line up"
with the men, who-were at once ordered
TO quit work and march to the prison.
At the point Of gun. Hoyt thought Il
best to do as he was ordered. The body
= Of Ref was taken to the penitentiars
hospital where II was dressed,
} HoYT FELT UGLY.
!. oyerseer Tubb, who had charge 81
g Hoyt, said that he had acted mean al
{ morning and had refused ~ 10 his bid
: ding. Tubh says lie has often hao
7 trouble with HoSt that he considered
: him desperate man and had thought
AZ times that he was insane
y Huyt was brought into the room. III,
: tried 10 look WILD and did succeed Ii
} making II unpleasant for the jury whil'
: he was in their presence. When he cam,
= in he said. God IL the aeliverer of al
evil He sat down. rapping the chat
: arms with his fingers. He attempted q
= make the jury believe that he was Ia
sane, but before he could carry his pro
gram through he was taken to his cell
= He was merely brought in 10 he identi
= fed by those witnessing the murder
= The jury returned verdict which fast
= Ems the blame on Hoyt
: A HARDENED CRIMINAL.
Hnyt l. serving 2o-year sentence ~
murder In the second degree, havin
been sent from Tacoma IN May. 1885,
NJ for the murder Of Crosby, highly ~
spectea young druggist about g year
~ II age lie was sent up with an accom-
~ piiee named stowe Stowe got "A nea
Of trial aud WAS acquitted. Hoyt serve
"a a term IN the Oregon penitentiars, he
Is ing released there In 1859. He IL
d. printer by trade and is Sc years Of ag,
~ Acting Warden Cameron says Hoy
ed Is a hard case and he has had a grea
m deal ~ trouble with him At one tim
&c he attempted H. escape by concealln
ay himself In load Of brick but was cal
he tured by Ex-Sheriff MacFarland Tool
"a have often been found on his persaI
RS He has no relatives in this countr3
en- Reif was also from Tacoma and Ma
hs serving a 5-year sentence for gran
re- larceny He was ~ years OK age an
r. cook by trade He served in Ariznn
re as soldier In the Twenty-third lnfal
nd try. He WAS known az "chIcken Cha
d. ley In Tacoma, where he has "A mott
nj er and sister. Ills conduct was goo
and he worked in the kitchen for
long time. This il the first time He,
has had chance To get at Ref. WI
"a had told that Hoyt had II in for hIn
j. II Is said that Reff gave eyldent
- against Hoyt In his triai. How ref,ls,
u.s. 70 talk. The relatives OF Reff ha,
'st been notified al Tacoma and an answ.
ng Is awaited as 10 the disposition of a
Ige body.