The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-30
NAMPA AS TRAGEDY
Officer Shot BY a. BOISE egro---The
Community Controls Itself Welt In
der the Terrible Strain.

Last Sunday Nampa was the
scene OF most deplorable and un-
fortunate affair, which will termi-:
nate, possibly, in the death of one
good man from bullet wound,
and the execution of another man
on the scafold.
From the conflicting reports
which are in circulation, it is diff
cult to determine the exact truth,
but 1t seems to us that the following
account is fair version OF the ter
rible incident:
| The Boise baseball team came to
Nampa last Sunday to play against
the Nampa team. AS is customary,
a good many Boise people came
down to see the game, and, as we
hope is not customary, brought
along a pretty large contingent of
toughs. Not being able to. derive
sufficient excitement out of the ball
game, the toughs determined on
fomenting row. In order toa &C.
complish this end they took advan-
tage of quarrel which had .oc-
Cured on the grounds between two
OF the ball players-Tyner Of Boise
and Ed Farrell of Nampa-but
which was promptly quieted. AT,
ter the game Tyner was urged to
renew the quarrel and bets were
place1 on him that he could lick
Farrel, &c. Farrell was disinclined
to fight, it seems, and started away
from the grounds for the apparent
purpose of avoiding trouble. Ty-
ner, however, was egged on, and
J went in pursuit. He overlook Far
rel some 900 yards from the grand
stand and with an epithet of
reproach struck him a singing
blow. Farrell turned and knocked
Tyner down and fell upon his pros
trate torm7 Thenthe fight was on1
Everybody knows what a fight in
miscellaneous crowd means. There
was yelling and screaming and
cursing with a general stampede to
the center of attraction. Two
Boise negroes-James Quarles and
Harry Williams-were particularly
prominent and active and wanted,
it seems, to superintend the whole
business. They pushed into the
thick of the fray and indicated an
o. intense desire to take hand some
where. One of the negroes, Quarles,
managed to get into trouble with a
telephone man. A Nampa con-
tractor entered as peacemaker and
pulled the negro away. Quarles
got ugly and pulled his gun. The
contractor grabbed the negro's wrist
and gave it such a wrenchfng as to
make the fellow scream and promise
to put up his gun and go away
peacefully. The contractor let bin
20, but the moment he did so, the
negro whipped about and shot at
officer Grogan who was engaged in
trying to quell the row behind
Grogan was struck in the shoulder
Several shots passed during the
melee. Then some one shouted
, run, and the negro took to his
, heels. Meantime Officer Grogar
was conveyed to his home where il
. was soon discovered that he was
dangerously if not fatally hurt
r He is a highly respectable mar
. with a wife and five children, anc
: it is terrible to think that his life
has probably been sacrificed in sucf
a way. Quarl=s, the fleeing negro
was soon apprehended and LODGED
, in the city Jail. Later, when the
! enormity of the situation became
f realized by the people Of Nampa
e their indignation was almost uncon
q trollable. 1t seemed to them that
$ gang of toughs had come amons
them for the purpose of carous1nI
: and rowing, and that result OF i
! was the death of respected citizen
+ Nampa was aroused and that thing
4 which always happens under sucl
: circumstances. then happened
Somebody said: Lynch" 1t tool
it always takes. Deplore it a
we will, when the terrible moo
I dominates a community, there is
e spell in that one word, Lynch,
v which turns quiet and lawful as
T. semblies of American citizens int
nowling mobs. 1t wrought OF
Nampa. The crowd started towar'
= the'i all to mete out that awful law
X less Justice. But with every step
: the true Americanism of Namp
gained strength and the spirit c
IS the mob oozed out. 1t was but a
impulse of frenzy. Before the ia