Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-03-10
H0LDUP MEN
LANDED IN JAIL
Are Mere Boys And Have Had Bad
Regulations
CONFESSION SOLVES OTHER ROBBERY
Lum Yandell Arrested on Con
fession of Newell

Denver hold up as near as can be
ascertained is as follows:
Wednesday evening just about
closing time two men entered the
store OF Henry Keuther, and with
drawn revolvers ordered him to
hand over his cash. Mr.. Keuther
seeing he was up against dead
sure thing complied with the re-
quest Of the robbers by handing
over all the cash, some $25 or $50
that was in the drawer, when he
had done this he was ordered to
open the safe. which he did. One
of the robbers, Asa Newell follow
ing him to the safe, keeping him
covered with his gun, after Keuther
had opened the safe Newell in his
haste to get possession of the cash
in the safe crowded Keuter away
and towards dra wer where his
gun laid, this Keuter thought was
the opportunity of his life time and
as he drew the gun one of the rob.
bers detected the move and fired at
him, then the firing became
fast and furious, seven shots were
fired, four by Keuther and three by
the robbers. At this time the rob-
bers fartherst from Mr.. Keuther
and the safe fled, and Keuther grap-
pied with the remaining robber
and in the scuffle both went down
Keuther being badly wounded and
weakened from the loss of blood,
after receiving rap over the head
from Newells gun, released his
hold and Newell then left. Mr..
Keuther's boy had in the meantime
gone for assistance, and to the
telephone office, Mrs. Ellenwood
who was in charge telephoned the
authorities here in Grangeville and
in few minutes after receiving
the news the sheriff and posse were
on the road to Denver. After the
arri, al of the officers and men at
Denver they separated and took
different trails and it was not long
before all of the robbers were To-
Gated by Robert Jones and B.
Clayton. When posse arrived at
Stones Newell had made his es-
cape. From Stones John Seay,
Charles Maxey and Mr.. Upton,
from Cottonwood took Newell s
trail and followed him to James
Holt's place near Orofno where he
was taken into custody. They ar
rived here about dark Friday night.
After Newell was captured he
made complete confession, not
only of the Denver affair but of
the part he took in the Green
Creek robbery some months ago
duplicating one Lum Yandel as
his partner in the affair, it had
been known to the officers for
some time that Yandel and Newell
were the parties who robbed the
Green Greek store but until the
arrest and confession of Newell,
they did not think they had suf-
fcient evidence to convict. Satur-
day Yandel was taken into custody
by the authorities from the sheriffs
office.
1t is rummored that Crawford
Hoxie will be prosecuted as an
accessory he having been in at
the planning of the robbery and
for a division of the spoils, he hav-
ing loaned one of the robbers a
horse upon which to ride to Dem
yer.
Saturday Sheriff Seay sent
Yandel, Hoxie, Rhodes and Will
kins to the old Jail at Mt. Idaho,
the Jail here being to small to ac-
comodate all.
The preliminary hearing ol
Yandel and Newell for the Green
Creek holdup was held before
Judge Vinyard Wednesday at 8
o'clock. He was held to the dis.
trict court in the sum of So, 25O.
Newell's Confession
Asa Newell being first duly
sworn on oath says: About four
or five days or a week before
Christmas Lum Yandall seen me
in Cottonwood, he asked me if ]
had any money and I told him no
He says l will tell you where yor
can make some easy money.
asked him where and he say
we will go out to Green Creek ant
hold up the Green Creek store
l told him no that / though
Barney Stubbers would recognize
me, he says no will fix you up 81
he can't. ] told him alright. W.
went out there to Lum Yandall',
place and left there a little afte
dark horse back. He told me T.
go in and do the work and b
would hold the horses. He sal