The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-22

the necessary tools to fill the grave,
he was taken to the Weiser cemetery
and the places that knew him will
know him no more. No mourner or
friend followed him, only the winds
sung his requiem, and so, while harsh
human judgment may condemn, we
believe that Gods infinite mercy can
forgive, and unknown to us there
may have been one virtue linked to
his many crimes.
w. D. Scollard, one of the proprie-
tors of the saloon, the first witness,
was called at S;45 p m. In re
sponse to questions of the district
attorney he made the following state
ment:
81 was coming up the street and
turned off at Gerwick's harness shop
TO come across the street to my place
Of business, meeting Black Bill just
below Malloys; he and came back
here to my saloon together, came in
to this back room and sat down
He was telling me about how hard
it was to make money on the rail
road This Little Harry was in the
back room; he came. out and said !;
i wont listen when | can hear every
thing you say He and Black Bill
then had some talk, but | can't re-
member the words, after Little Har-
ry came out of the room but the
main part of it was that This Harry
wanted him to pay me what he owed
me; he wanted to pay Werneth He
told him he should pay Bill, mean
ing me, because gave him money
to start with. Then they began
quarrelling; Black Bill. was sitting
down when they strted to quarrel !;
he stood up and | don't know just
what he did do, exactly, but he
made some effort to 90 toward Little
Harry; he was sitting on my right
hand; that. is Black Bill was
Black Bill passed up in front of me
and then the other man shot him,
Just once. took hold of Black Bill
| saw the blood coming out of the
side of his head and | sat him down
in chair. He put his feet up again
The wall afterwards; | did not SCI
him when he put his feet up hu
| there are others here, it may be, wh'
, did | asked Underhill what 1t
done that for and he said, Il couldn'
help it. went out and got Mar
shal John Nevins and came bacl
with him This man gave hmsel
up and | went for DR. Numbers, t
+ his Office, but he was not there;
! went to his house and came dow
with him; he said the man was dead
= or something to that effect That
n all
On futher examination by Ayers
|, witness claimed not to have seen an
weapon on the person of deceased
J.. before at the time, or after the shoo
4 ing
The jury reconvened at $50 a. m
and called Attorney Stewart for I'll
i purpose of learning the deceased
f proper name; Mr. Stewart annouce
r it as William Maher, the knowledg
!. being gained from papersin in Stewart
o office
= The Jury retired and in 10 minut
% brought in their verdict
e VERDICT OF CORONER : JURY.
i We the undersigned jury, swoi
u and empanelled in the case to inves
u igate the cause of the death OF o.
ot VIM. Maher, find that he came
III his death from a gun shot woun
at said gun being in the hands of o
o. Harry Underhil and intentional
u discharged by said Underhill for t
I'LL purpose of killing the deceased, a
re that said killing was done in t
or town of Weiser, County of Washin
Ell ton and State of Idaho, on the l6
at day of June 1899: G NJ. Hike
he G j. Selwyn, John Qualls, W
RS Yeates, Manly Brisandine and Jan
xt B. Poteet, Jurors.
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