The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-01
MAS SHOT DOWN
WITHOUT UARhH|hhd
Story d The Double 1fayedy a
dof--UIiyhfs bsdy Taken
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The body Of Tennyson Wright,
who was murdered at Goff last Thurs
day evening by A. E. White, who af-
terward committed suicide, arrived in
the city Monday afternoon on the P.
& l. N. train from Council, and was
taken to Caldwell on the early morn
ing train yesterday, where the fun
eral was held. The remains we're ac
companied by Mrs. Wright, wife of
the deceased, and her father S. L.
Fuller, of Moscow.
The crime was one of the most re-
voting and cold blooded ever COM
mitted in Idaho, the following story
of which is told In Sundays Boise
Statesman:
The trouble arose over the posses
sion of tract of land in the S4uaw
creek district. Wright being the
Oldest settler, had the first claim to
the land. When the survey was made
it was found that Whites house and
portion of his implements we're
located on the tract claimed by
Wright. White contested Wrlght's
claim and was beaten in the courts.
Last autumn, when Wright's title
to the land was cleared by the courts,
he notified White that the latter must
. move his improvements from the
= land within 80 days. White became
y enraged and beat Wright over the head
Il with revolver and threatened to kill
/ him. White was arrested on charge
10 of assault with intent to kill and
2 bound over to the district court. The
two men were on their way to Grange
vile to attend the trial when the
tragedy occurred.
'. Through the instrumentality o
D. White and his friends Wright was ar
lg rested on charge of insanity. Mrs
a Wright was away from home at tn
al time and it is supposed that tn
White faction intended to burn dow
is Wright's house and barns when tn
lis latter was under arrest. The timel
, a arrival of Mrs. Wright on the nigh
Id of her husbands arrest, it is believed
is prevented the execution of the plar
iti The charge of insanity was disprove
with ridiculous ease and Wright r'
turned to again become target ft
his neighbors' bullets.
lin Wright arrived at Levander's c
is the afternoon of February %, intent
X, ing to remain there over night. E
.ba was on his way to Grangeville to 81
;+h pear in court. A short time after b
,an arrival White rode up to the hous
rod tied his horse and went into the roo
;ot where Wright and the two Levand
ar boys we're sitting.
the What transpired afterwards ls to
al. by Stage Driver Freeman and N
an. Thompson who was passenger on t
lew Meadows stage.
When White came in Wright sal
"I'm afraid of you, White, and doI
want to go with you" "That "
be all right, Tenny," responded 0
ivy Of the Leyanders, 1--WE will not /
"'' you in the same room and II you do
want 10 you need not sleep ip
same house"
'''' Wright immedletely started
'' leeye tbe room aud o. be did 90 Wh
" whipped out o revolver aud shot 4
twice, one shot took effect ~
~ nook and iho otheF ip tbe short -
.Vp Wright dropped 20 Che hoof dead,
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