Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-03-17
CONFESSION
OF BANDIT
Robbery Planned at Stones Place by
the Three Men.
PRELIMINARY COMMENCED FRIDA'
According to Statement, Mr.
keuther Had Hard Battle

Newell, Bert Rhodes am Crawford
Hoxie, was commenced Friday
afternoon of last week before Pro-
bate Judge Taylor. The following
witnesses were examined on be-
half of the state: James Miller,
Burley Clayton, Henry Keuther,
Annie Keuther, Isaac Zehner, Ed
Mallerich, Robert Wilkins and
Asa Newell.
Asa Newell on the stand detailed
the circumstances leading up to
and concel ming the robbery, and
upon agreement Of coan. o for the
state aud defendants the following
confession was read:
Asa Newell being first duly
sworn deposes and says; we had
this all fixed up before and we
slipped out and left Stones place
about an hour after dark, Bert
Rhodes and me, that was the night
of the 2nd of March 1904, we went
to Denver, went in the store and
told Keuther to throw up his hands,
he done so, while / was down get
ting the money out of the safe he
reached into drawer and got a
gun and shot at me, Bert Rhodes
shot at him.
We were masked when we went
in, that, ] should judge was about
eight O'Clock that night. After
Bert shot at him Keuther shot al
Bert and l shot at Keuther, Bert
run out of the store and l started
and fell over a bunch of boxes,
Keuther followed up shooting al
me, when l went to get up he
caught me and we fought around
over the store until l got loose
from him, / run out of the door
and my horse was gone. l run
down below the mill and caught
the horse, and got on him and
went to Stones, Bert said when
got there he thought / was dead.
We went to work and burned the
clothes and went to bed. got VI
the next morning and went tc
Orofno where l was when they ar.
rested me, or rather at Jim Holt.
ranch eight or nine miles from
Orofno, between Orofino and Nez
perce, we started to plan this mat
ter on March 1st, we started fol
Denver, and there was fresh snow
on the ground and tracks showed
too plain and we came back. Ber,
Rhodes Crawford Hoxie and
were planning this; we were a
Stones ranch when we first start
ed to talk about this. Hoxie saiC
if Bert want ted his horse he coult
have it. On the day before thu
robbery was committed Bert sale
he thought Keuther was easy
Crawford Hoxie and Wilkins went
to bed that night about three
quarters of an hour otter dark, ant
| we left for Denver about quarte
i of an hour after they went to bed
I wore Crawford's hat to Denve
that night, and Crawford knew
that I wore it, / just merely asked
to take his hat because they woult
recognize mine, and he said tax,
it. 1t was arranged between Craw
ford Hoxie, Bert Rhodes and my
self that Bert and ] should go ant
dty the job and Crawford would sta.
at be ranch and we all three wer
tn su ear that we were there tha
n;obt and Bob wilkins said afte
Rert a., Vi j got back there tha
NIGHT tha, 4 he would swear that W
we're all Il ,ere all that night.
made the re, ozark after l got bacl
to Stones pla, ,e that night to Craw
ford 70 that he wal looser hat he sal
that was all right. We got iron
Keuther that night, I think fort
dollars, or pretty near that; part Q
it was silver and there were tw'
five dollar bills and ten dolla
bill, l got the silver and Bert go
the bills.
l burned my overalls at Stone
that night after l got back, thes'
overalls that l burned were Craw
ford's and he said that we had bet
ter burn them to get them ont Q
the way. Bert Crawford and MI
kins and myself were present whel
they were burned, Bert had o.
Crawford's overalls and Overcoa
when we went to Denver tina
night. When / left the mex
morning I left my overcoat ther
and the oyercoat that Bert wor
was there when / left the mex
morning. My overcoat had bul
let hole through it on the left lapel
Keuther was fighting me with
gun and must have hit me on th
top of the head to the right an
| in front, and the blood ran dow
over my cheek.
The next morning after the rot
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