The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-09-03
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MONDAY ana reported rumOr that
two Marksberry boys and third
party had been shot down on the
Salmon river trail; also that Crack
ETY. cash Marksberry" had re-
ceived letter telling him that if he
wished to bury his boys he would
lind them at a certain point on the
trail. Morehead did not know the
source of the rumor, and investiga-
ton failed to disclose anything to
authenticate it. No one knew any
thing of it. Therefore it was not
referred to in last weeks SIGNAL. On |
Thursday evening last it was learned |
that killing, in which the Marks
berry's were involved, had taken
place on Cuddy mountain on Wednes-
day two days after the rumor was
reported in Weiser), except that only
one was killed. Some persons now
state that the rumor was heard of by
them two weeks before the killing.
That the report should be ahoat so
long before the occurrence is indeed
strange, but was probably the out
growth of determination to put
stop to the robbing of sheep camps
from Crane creek through to Little
Salmon and Seven Devils. Two
prospectors who were camped in the
neighborhood of Bear had every
mouthful of grub they had stolen,
along with rifle and other personal
effects. Some dust they had mined
out and upon which they had depend
ed to take them home was also taken.
They intended to remain a month
yet, but the loss of provisions forced
them out and they were in Weiser
when news of the killing arrived, and
they did not appear to be on the
weep much. The story of the killing
as reported by the Citizen is as fol
lows:
Some time ago horse and saddle wert
stolen from the ranch of Mrs. R. H. vii
kerson, few miles east of Salubria. Sus
tat Il
and Charley Marksberry as The guilty
parties Other depredations of similar
character were committed in rapid sue
eession and suspicion in every instance
pointed towards the same parties Boo
Whites sheep camp on Cuddy mountain
was robbed one day last week and suspi
, cion was so strong against these parties
that he swore out a warrant for thei
+ arrest and posse headed by deputy con
! stable Geo Woods, of Indian valley, be
. gan to scour the country for them. Char
. ley Marksberry was caught on Harper
ranch on Middle Fork and surrendered
without resistance. Harper and Franz
Marksberry were finally located and sur
rounded in canyon up on Cuddy noun
tain and ordered to surrender.
They drew their guns and refused t.
q surrender The officers ordered them Il
surrender the third time and Marksberr.
: finally put up his hands, and about lhl
time Harper was getting ready to shoot
and Geo. Woods put load of bucksho
I into his left shoulder. AS Harper fell
: the ground Bob White also fired at him
Hollenheak, who had Marksberry unde
cover. attracted by the shots, turned hi
II head slightly, and Marksberry, thiakin
to take him unawares, undertook to dra,
his gun, which was the mistade OF hi
life. for a second later Hollenbeak sent
Winchester rifle ball whizzing throug
/ his heart, and Frank Marksberry's lii
J. went out like a flash. He died before an
q of the party could get to him. His bod
y was packed on a horse to Pone Wood
n place in Indian valley and DR.. Brown sci
for to hold the inquest. Following is til
> verdict:
a. ALPINE, August 81, 1896.
At an inquest held over the body OF Fran
If Marksberry We the undersigned coroner's jul
find, after careful examination, that said Fran
V Marksberry came to his death while resistiI
n fable. NJ. l.. WILKINSON, Foreman
L. A. CoNDIT.
N ANDY LAY.
BEN SHAW.
l., ELIJAH WOODS.
HENRY WOODS.
u Harpers wounds are not dangerous an
o. he will be closely guarded until he ca
have a hearing. as he has already mac
q several breaks for liberty. lIeis re ardt
in as desperate character and is believed
have led the Marksberry boys into Il
ID devilment the party has been committin
ri He is brother to Dustan Harper. u
New York Life representative but Dnsta
10 has not had any association with him L
IN several years on account Of his bad cha
acter
4 Neither of the Marksberry boys ha
ts been considered very bad cases until thu
got mixed up in these recent depreciation
Us Frank was about % years old and Char
is about IL.
Nearly all the missing outfit of b
=. White was found in the possession
l Harper and Marksberrys.
1t is safe to conclude that the unusu
| number of depredations that have be
l committed in this section during the pr
two months have been the work OF u
he outfit and the county NAV congratuli
itself on being in such a fair way OF g
'o ting rid of them.
On Geo. Woods, J. g. Hollenbeak. ].
Huston, Bob White and Jack aud }
Gordon composed the constabes pos
IN. Marksberry was killed about p. |
August 26.
dc Harper has been brought down a
lodged in the county jail A phi,
ician is attending his wounds.