The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-10-01
IDAHO NEWS.
Items Of Interest Taken From Our
State Exchanges.

Tragedy q silver City.
William Cooper shot and severe
" wounded Bod Hamilton At Silver
City Monday. The men are depu-
ties. They were sent out after men
for whom warrants had been issued.
When they run across each other
in the hills Cooper was beastly
drunk. He took aim at Hamilton
and fred. The ball passed through
Hamilton's jaw. Cooper is under
arrest. It is supposed he mistook
Hamilton for his prisoner.
Jswelry Firm Robbed.
Boise Statesman: Hesse & Sturges,
the jewellers, have been systemati-
cally robbed for about year past.
During that time they have lest in
money and jewelry in the neighbor-
hood of 5000. Yesterday evening
they had an employee, Paul Lyons,
arrested on the charge of theft after
having located one of the stolen
articles in bis room. Lyons was
taken before Justice Herrick, who
held him in $3.50 bonds. Lyons
gave a check for the amount and
was released from custody pending
the hearing.
LYONS arrived here about year
ago. He was broke and sought
position with Hesse & Sturges. He
was a good workman and they de-
cided to keep him in their employ
after having given him trial. His
wages we're $50 week. He sent $40
a week to his wife, and as he often
imbibed it was supposed he had very
little of his wages left after he had
paid his board bill. The members
of the firm were very much sur
prised therefore to learn be had
$500 to $3.50 in bank.
A few days ago the firm received
letter from q gentleman who rep
resents q big New York wholesale
jewelry house that does business
with Hesse Il Sturges. This letter
proved a big surprise. 1t warned
the firm that Lyons had an unsa-
worry reputation and stated he was
| in trouble in Salt Lake short time
before coming to Boise and would
have been prosecuted had it not
been for his family.
Lyons was closely watched, but
his operations we're characterized
by the creates. cleverness and the
members of the firm could not
catch him. Still the cash continued
to be periodically short and jewelry
was walking off daily. Yesterday
the firm decided to take vigorous
action. They procured a search
warrant and searched Lyons room
They found q pin that had been
stolen from the store. That was the
only article found that could be
positively identified, but a jeweleo
watch movement was discovered
and letters that are considerd of 8
eliminating character were found
One of these is from Lyons wife ano
thanks him for that nice diamond
ring. On the strength of the pir
found in Lyons room warrant o
arrest was sworn out.
| Silver City Avalanche: Last Sun
day evening, w. H. Calleck, o
DeLamar, while in the cabin of 8
friend. met with one of those un
fortunate accidents which occur
quite frequently from the seeming
careless handling of firearms
From reports we learn that Mr.
Calleck had just finished his shifts
work, and on his way home stopped
for a few moments in his neighbor'
cabin, that of Harry Caldwell. l
seems there were several gentlemen
in the room at the time, when on
of them made the remark that b.
was DESTROYS of making the pur
chase of six shooter, and MI
Caldwell turned to his for the pur
pose of showing it for examination
I On taking the weapon from tn
shelf. he broke it down to extrac
the shells, throwing. as he supposed
all Of them out. But the fatal on
remained, and when the trigger wa
; pulled to show that the weapon va
in perfect order, the hammer strucl
the remaining shell, the repor
came, and Mr.. Caldwell was horro
struck on learning that he had sho
: his visiting friend who was sittin
} just opposite and watching tn
working Of the gun. Medical al
was called for the unfortunate mar
but the wound was q fatal one, an
from which death resulted abou
thirty hours later.
The deceased was about fort
years of age, q respected and 81
teemed citizen Of DeLamar, an
. leaves q wife and six children Their
to mourn his untimely loss. Hi
first words Immediately after bein
shot were, ''no one is to blame,
. was an accident"
Harry Caldwell is one of Owyhee'
. good citizens and is deeply grieve
over the unfortunate affair.
Thr>a nnrtnra In Cnnsultat inn.