The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-27
DEAD CLAIM JUMPERS
BODIES RIDDLED BY BULLETS
BouIlsy aae Tsylor said % be Operating
for a Timber Company, Meet DEATH
at Hands Of Unkn0wn ARsaasins-
Omeers Investigating.

on the trail between Marble creek
and Mica creek 10 the st. Joe valley.
occurred last Saturday. First reports
we're that n. Lindsay had been killed
with him, bat Lindsay escaped with
bullet through his arm.
1 Boulley and Lindsay were accused
OF being claim jumpers, and feeling
has been running high against them
About two months ago Boulley was
shot and wounded Ia a similar case.
aud bis companion at that time was
killed.
Lindsay gives the following &C
county Of the shooting:
"Bouiley and / we're at the creek
getting water. and Boulley was stoop-
ing over to take q drink, when l
heard the report Of q gun and be fell
over onto me.
81 ran for the trees, and while
running a bullet struck me 10 the
arm. Not 8 soul could be setn any
where, the shots coming from the
thick brush. Prom behind a tree,
saw IS bullets pumped into BOuIley's
PROSTATE body"
Deputy Sheriff Elliott, Of Sboshone
county. went up on the steamer Idaho
Monday, and went up the Santa road
with a posse Of men and eight horses.
Sheriff Manning and the coroner from
Wallace went up the river the same
day 70 look into the case.
There is great excitement through
out that section over the matter, With
feeling generally against the dead
man. Boul'ey Was once run out Of
St. Msries, but did not leave the dis
trict permanently.
All parties supposed to have any
knowledge of the affair are reticent,
and an effort will apparently be
made 20 shield the murderer OF
murderers, and the officers can count
on little aid from the settlers.
The trouble that eliminated ia
this tragedy has been brewing for
months. Enticed by fine timber.
many settlers have gone on the upper
benches Of the st. Joe and acquired
"squatters rights" on unsurveyed
lands. These rights are claimed
under the homestead laws, which per
NIT settler 'squatting" on unsur.
veyed public land to exercise the first
/ filing right when the lands are finally
surveyed and thrown open to entry.
Recently, IL IL claimed, men In the
employ OF certain timber company
have been jumping and threatening tu
jump a number OF these ''squatter'
claims, on the ground that the land
was more valuable for timber than
for agricultural uses, and that the
squatters we're not acting IN good
faith. When some Of these timber
lands were opened for ding q year
ago serious trouble Was narrowly
averted at the land Office over the
efforts Of representatives Of timber
company 60 deprive the squatters OF
their rights ny the same methods.
Since then the settlers have been de.
termined to defend their rights 3,
all hazards and this tragedy ls tbs
result.
The investigation into the killing
of Boulley has resulted in the dis.
covery Of the dead body Of q claim
jumper named Taylor. Il was lyinG
behind log not far from his cabin
riddled with bullets.
A deputy sheriff is reported al
, having made the find, and the b0dy
showed indications Of having beer
/ dead a week OF more.
Three distinct theories Of the xii
! ling are advanced. One lie that Boul
} ley and Taylor were killed ant
Lindsley shot at by land owners an
, parties angry at the men on acCoun
. Of claim jumping.
A second IL that Lindsey anS
! Boulley killed Taylor and late
, quRrreled, and that Lindsley killeS
I Boulley.
That an ayenging husband kille'
/ Frank Boulley IL another story 4
] come down the river 20 this place
Z Frank Price, a sQuAtter who cam
D down the river says the general Opion
ion In the Marble creek district |
that the slayer Of Boulley was
4 sQnatteT who, Il is claimed, blame
Boulley with sustaining imprope
q relations With his wife.
. Price told people here that the re
lations between BoDlley and III
\ woman have been the subject q
4 scandal in the Marble creek distric
a for some time. Last Friday, the de,
B before the killing, Il lie claimed III
RquRtter forced HE wife 70 leave be
home. Il ls said he brought her I