The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-27

identifies i as belonging to one or
the squafters.
1--WE dug q trench and buried
Bouiet near where be Vas shot. De-
composition had already set in when
We arrived, and IL was practically inn
possible to bring the body out.
II am convinced, . concluded the
sheriff, ''that BouIley was killed by
squatters. There have been several ang-
~ and secret meetings OF the squatters
since Jumpers went in there in May,
aud from what am told, assassination
and murder have been openly discus
sed. There may be future develop
ments which will lead to arrests
George Bruun, the squatter whose
Dam4 has already been mentioned in
connection with the case. was q pas
sengeF down on the boat with the
sheriff.
Last Wednesday, said Bruun,
81 was out on a trail near my house,
when met my little boy going to
the neighbours house. Re said his
mamma had sent him there on an
errand. thought nothing Of il
until reached the house. ] went
In and found my wife and BOulley,
who Ii now dead, sitting on the bed.
Boniley jumped up and ran ont the
back door and my wife commenced
to cry.
Friday, the day before the kill
ling, Boulley stopped at my house,
and my wife called him and me into
room. She made him admit that
be had made an indecent proposal to
Der, and that she had done nothing
wrong He begged me to forgive
him, but told him to get ont Of the
house and never come back again.
bad my rife and thought Of killing
him, bat made up my mind not to.
He left, and the next morning he
was killed.
That night my wife and talked
the matter over, and we agreed that
she should leave me. The next
morning started for the bead Of
navigation with her. / must have
left home about the time Boulley was
killed. He was killed sbout seven
miles in the opposite direction from
my place TO the bead Of nayiRa tiol.
Mrs. Bruun came to CoeCv d'Aleny
and stopped for several days, going
from here TO Spokane.
Mr. Bruun knows considerable
about the meetings Of settlers Ahich
were held to consider the problem Of
getting rid Of the jumpers.
81 wasn't invited to the meetings, 4"
be said, because, while / was a
squatter too, was under suspicion
for selling goods to the jumpers.
The jumpers came In there in May,
and In June meeting Was held at
the home OF a man named Price. A
man who attended told me that the
meeting broke up ia a row ever
Wheatber they should hang the jump
ers. or shoot them OF tar aud fe atber
them. Some wanted 10 put them on
horses and take them out Of the
country.
II know that several other meet
ings were held, but don't think any
definite plan was ever agreed upon.
The feeling was very bitter. however,
and I'm not surprised that Boulley was
killed. have no doubt the job was
done by some of the sqnatters.
The land in question was surveyed
last spring. but the survey has not yet
been accepted, nor the land thrown
open TO Cling Immediately after the
survey flve jumpers, headed by Jap"
Gardner and Boulley, made their APP
pearance snd built cabins on the land
which had already been squatted mp.
on. IL was apparently their intention
either TO get the first filing on the
land after the survey had been Ac-
eepted OF to contest the filing made
by the squatters.
That their appearance created great
bitterness in the district lie admitted
by everyone, and the universal sym
patty Of the farmers, business men
and steamboat men along the river is
expressed for squstters. Little sym
patty IL expressed for Boalley, aud
Sheriff Manley says meme Of the squat
ters we're willing to assist him TO any
extent in ferreting out the crime.
Following the killing Of Boulley all
the jumpers left the district. They
, are nov Quartered al Santa, which ls
on the st. Maries river, aud express
considerable doubt as TO whether
they will return. The presumption
lie that the jumpers we're hacked by
J some mill company. Jap" Gard
: ner, who was leader among them,
+. seemed 10 be looking after furnishing
! them supplies, and the belief il that
e he representCd the mill cCmrany.