The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-12-04
Il. sr. oLAIR
Does Net Present shs Appearances Of Cold.
BIOodsd Murderer.


BlOoded Murderer.
Those who have never seen st. Clair,
Condemned to death for the mrT Ter of
man in Long Valley supposed TO be
John Decker, have no doubt lot lred
him as man presenting the appear
ance Of being very low morally and
intellectually, but such is not the case.
Those who have made close obser-
vations of the prisoner in every respect
cannot comprehend how a man of his
general appearance could be guilty of a
cowardly, cold.blooded murder. He
has red hair and red moustache, regu.
lar features, keen, bright eyes that
haven't the slightest approach in ex-
preston to that of the cowardly muir
derer with the downcast. sneaking look.
He looks one straight in the face, and
his expression is that of firm, deter-
mined, quick tempered, but braye man.
He is five feet ten inches and half
tall, very erect and has the walk and
general appearance of an athlete. His
forehead is fairly well developed, and
his head is high-very htgh-the reach
from the ear to the top of the head
being something phenomenal. He does
not look like fool and isn't one. He
is intelligent, and his whole bearing,
talk and general appearance would in
dictate that he had been we'll raised. He
is by no means an illiterate man. st.
Clair has been an interesting study for
those who heard the trial. He is az
enigma. If he committed the murder
for money there is no evidence that he
got over $3.50 or $500, and this money
be was spending rapidly, treating, and
giving it away to children. Why
would he murder a man for so small
an amount and take such chances on
loosing his life, and then throw that
money away? In the next place he
doesn't have the appearance Of man
who would kill fellow while asleep,
for any cause, but does look like Il
man who would fight and meyer show
the white feather. There is one thing
in connection with this murder that is
hard to account for. The bloody coat
and vest and other clothing of the muir
dered man were hauled from the scene
of the murder back to Van Wyck and
left with family there. The muir.
dered man had evidently used the coat
and vest for a pillow when shot. In.
stead of burning the coat and vest and
other clothing of deceased or slowing
them away where the hody was ut, or
some other place, the evidences of his
guilt he took to Van Wyck, and st
Clair remained there from the Friday
morning after the murder until his ar
rest the following Sunday. No strong
er chain of circumstantial evidence
was eyer forged than in this case, but
when one studies the general appear
ance and bearing of the condemned
man, his actions after the murder, and
all the circumstances in connection
Herewith, many questions arise that
difficult to answer 10 ones own salts
| A"N'iOh' nv" O"uAu ouOh q piaFo looh-
ing man commit such a cold. blooded,
cowardly murder, and why would an
intelligent man act out, all the way
through, the part of a perfect foolY
But the evidence introduced left no
room for doubt that he committed the
murder, and his actions thereafter
would make it appear that he had set
out deliberately to convict himself
of the crime.-Idaho World.
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