Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-12-01

betOre. | tore the note up
after the trouble. showed
the note to Charles Mough-
mer's brother. The note said:
"You may 80 back upon the ridge
in the morning, / viii be up
there" 1t was addressed 10 me
and signed by G. Riggs. | took
the sheep up there next morning.
| saw him an hour before the kill
ing; he had a rifle with him. /
was within a mile of them when
the trouble occurred. ! could hear
but not see. | never heard Riggs
say he would do the others up, or
call the Moughmers names. II
was after the killing that | show
ed the other Moughmcr the note.
This closed witness testimony.
Edmund Fitzgerald, farmer
and cattleman, then testified as 10
the nature of the country where
the killing took place; it was gov
eminent land. The current stories
about the Riggs boys being "bad'
men he had found to be untrue;
witness believed them law
abiding men. The Moughmers
were not present at this meeting
to force the Riggs out of the
country.
Clifford Riggs testified on his own
behalf: am 81 years old, reside
in Waha. On the 10th of this
month | received a telephone mes
sage from Andrew Erickson, our
man, stating that the Maughmers
had torn down one of our sheep
camps and moved our sheep. |
started the next day for Reuter-.
Vile, | brought j. Dernbeys and
William Irish. arriving on Tuesday
Nov. 18th. He then repeated
what Krenn had said to him. We
set up the camp again and | order
de Krenn to return with the sheep;
The next day Roberts and | went
up with provisions. saw that the
sheep were badly scattered and
told Krenn to take them back in
the brakes. Theu the Maughmers
rode up, William Moughmer ask
ed me if l knew the sheep were OF
his land, and Chas. said "You are
the we have wanted tt
see for some time, and - - -
you, get those sheep out of here
! told him if he would show mi
his lines l would get the sheep out
MAP of section introduced il
evidence and ADMITTEDLY
He said: "To hell with the
lines, we claim all of this country
Swinging his hand from right to
left indicating the brakes of Sal
mon river and Rocky canyon, } and
they had the sympathy of thu
whole community, and he contin
ued: a. you, you will have tt
get these sheep out of here you -
- -, or you or ! shall die. ,
With that he threw his hand under
his blouse behind him and exposed
n gun, and at that raised my gun
and fired; he fell off his horse ant
at that | forbid VIM. Moughmel
to attempt to pull IA gun. Charlie
struggled to his feet, put his RICH
hand on his breast, went some dis
lance, looked back and fell. b,
that time VIM. Moughmer was of
his horse and | again forbid him tt
pull a gun. He asked me if III
could go to his brother and | tol,
him no. He then asked if he coult
move his brothers body to tn
house and l told him there woul'
have to be an inquest first. III
then asked If he could 90 to hi
brother and | told him he could d
what he liked with the body; h
then went over, got down on tn
ground, put his arm around hi
brother, moved the hat back, aske
him three times if he was hurt
with no reply; he then took gu
from the hip pocket of the corpse
concealed it under his coat, wen
to his horse, got on and rode ava
as fast as the horse could run.
told Roberts to stay there unit
some one came, | was going
Grangeville. l went directly
Keuterville, summoned DIR. Blak
told him to go out and do what |
t could and left. Witness then wit
. the map went into long explains
: ton of the country surroundin
! the spot where the fatality occu
: res, correcting the map.
1 Characterization: Witness /
2 peated testimony in chief and +
lated all the material points in Il
! case, not changing in any materi
particular from that testified in h
direct testimony.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Clifford Riggs was still on t
o stand when the hearing was COZ
= menced. He continued: l we
G to Cottonwood, called up Mr.. Re
q and surrendered myself to the a
: thorities. | carried the gun |
: cause what | learned from Andre
q Erickson / considered it was
t duty owed myself.
:. Cross-examination: Alex Ro
erts assisted me to move the cam