Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-28

Runors Circulated
1bellt Evidence in Knud-
son Murder Case
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ES 1fzkNGEVILLE. Idaho. Dec. a.
Re are 20 many rumors flying
pnd relative to what evidence the
secution may have in the swan
Non murder case that it is hard
dsclde which stories to believe.
4 James Wiley. who is under arr
AZ the county jail. and Charles
nlnpson, the Marshall Lake mining
Who swore out the warrants.
6(fl rsfaae 70 talk. The members Of
shsrira ONES either know nothing
6but ~ esidencs 81 elise their lips
bssn sealed tightly.
O0e n the stories receiving wide
Iakion today b TO the eject that
y1Isuce which Mr.. Thompson
" Aave came largely through
! Mx 9anAes Wiley. wife Of the man
axrest n y Whispered quietly
~ 80 ma James hAve had . fall
n en8 ont Aund that she has told all she
ahant No brutal murder Of I'VE
/ -. The story cannot be veri-
I fs4 here
81 An Thrss My havs Firsd.
Another story IL to the erect that
sons - ready to 80 upon the Wit
~ = sfant ma swear that they are Of
IA arm bslief that the three bullets
which entered Knudson's body were
Mi 49, xs.-.~ s srs....~ - L..
\ s1S I'D 70 have made careful ex-
aSnlnafion Or the remains after they
were found IN the road. and before
~ we're buried that same afternoon,
alI - inclined 70 the belief ~ re-
4 tit Of their examination. that the
Il fhree ahbtss were. nred simultaneously.
a The sisnincance OF that runior IL
\ thet Il the statements can be proven
0I - court, III threes Of the suspected
IN can be- charged with murder in
4 ~ nrst degree. The day that James
1saa arrested the statement was made
h ct only one OF the trio James and
/ Noward wiley and Curiey Howard
p1etually ala the killing. the other two
heing accessories to the crime.
Upon the day Of the arrest every ef
fort was made to ascertain which on,
It the three had been directly charged
with the crime. but It failed. The ON
GERS are too close mouthed, and Jame
ana Mr.. Thompson will not talk TO
publication.
Stores 10 Gloss Early.
After the first Of the year the ma
5ority OF the stores will close at
(: o'clock in the evening. Heretofor
they have kept open until O'Clock
The early closing IL the result Of
petition which the larger houses cir
E. culated and signed. A number of tn
smaller merchants refused to affix thel
signatures to the petition. and declar
they will remain open until Z o'clocl
regardless OF the actions Of the large
establishments.
Miss Junica H. Atkins OF Lakefiel'
MINI. is to succeed Professor s. +
Creenough. resigned, as assistant prir
cipal OF the Grangeville schools
the last election NJ. Greenough We
elected county superintendent
schools. y
The December report OF the superb
tendent of the city schools shows thu
there was an enrolment Of q
scholars. 1877 boys and 247 girls
E. b. vanwert. formerlv secretary
the local Y. NJ. C. A.. ana who was r,
Gently physical director at Saler
Gre, has accepted the passionate Of Il
new n. e. church at whitebird. II
church was but recently complete
>and Mr.. vanwest will be its first pa
Wants Ano.s,sr Deputy.
At the next meeting Of the board
county commissioners Sheriff -elect '
q. Brown will ask that his force
deputies be increased from two
Aree Mr.. Brown announced tn
morning that he had appointed Frar
Cancezenter and John Iron as h
deputies.
4. The roads between this city ar
Sites are In such a deplorable cond
-.tion that the Idaho Transportatio
company, which runs stage line fro
here to the terminal of the Clearwats
branch of the Northern Pacific roa
has decided to run its stages out {
here at 10 O'Clock in the morninl
which will enable it's patrons 10 reac
otites shout dark