Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-23
SENSATIONAL
TRAGEDY At BOISE
NanIaoaI Murderer Lies Dead
And Four Of His Victims
In Hospital.
THREE IN pREcAR'ous STATE.
s.a, Cat Qohind
THREE IN pREcARIous STATE.
u,nry Neuebaumer Got Behind
au Board and Fired Through
Port Hole.
Ia . shotgun and Shot the People
Down as They Came Out Oh
Their House,

IDA Jan. ga sensational
u' ,re Henry Neuebaumer, the
INV ,,a,n,I IN the AFFAIR. lies dead with a
p m.' through the head. fired by his
WV hand ana four victims OF his
s,ocal desire to kill are In the hos
s.l These are Ollie Powell. aged 49,
rs,,4rS from seven buckshot WOUNDS,
:. 4, which is IN the right lung. Mrs
n.,sr, Gray, buckshot in the MP
srgtng into the abdomen, Lafayette
o.,y aged a. son of the preceding, six
sa,s.hot one IN the abdomen, one IN
W. riaht temple. right arm broken, ana
n, eesh wounds. Lillian Gray, SIS
INF LAFAYETTE, IS years OF age, iiesh
vnrra n right arm and right side.
W. three first named are In serious
condition. .,..,,
.'s stoppiug with the gray family on
psrnnck street, one door east or sew
,,,b opposite across the street was a
,W hoard and lust back of that the
sou NJ n livery barn shed. Neuebaum-
!. sscreted himself between the bill
No.m and the shed and used "A break
N the hoard as a port hole, Miss Pow
II ana LAFAYETTE Gray came out OF the
trlse and the girl started up the side
AN A charge OF buckshot brought
hon down. The young man was shot
A. me porch Neuebaumer reloaded his
Ira
and her daughter opened the door and
stepped out. He fired both barrels at
hem. Robert Gray also ran out, and
one shot from a fifth charge cut his
s,spender After a few moments those
ra,henng heard another shot behind
Inc bill board and found Neucbaumer
lying dead with pistol ball through
bis head
Neuebaumer is a Klondylse mining
nan and Is estimated to be worih any
where from $4,000 to 100000.
Until 1897 he lived at Caldwell. 80
miles from Boise pursuing the busi-
ness OF blacksmith. and accumulated
considerable property. He was hard
worker and also studious, and was
highly respected. In 1887 he went to
The Klondyke and prospertd there. He
was attached 10 the Powell girl. u
daughter Of John Powell of Caldwell,
and furnished the money for her edu-
cation She had promised to marry
him, but Il had been put off from time
10 tine. In November he came from
Alaska TO claim her At that time he
gave her some $1,000 for tI'ousseau. The
tine was set for the wedding, but the
night before she left home with La
layette Gray. coming 10 Boise and reg
s'erlng With him as man aud wife.
Neuebaumer hunted her up and had
Aer arrested for taking the clothing
ana some property of his. The case
was settle out Of court, and he went
cack % Alaska, He reappeared here
Jan II, out kept well out OF sight.
TON great number of letters left by
Aun y evident he had carefully PLAN
va the crime. The day he arrived
aere ne decided over all his property in
Ws locality 10 brother, Edward
"eueoaumer, Of Jameston, Cal.
LITTER FROM NEUEBAUMER.
Especial to the Tribune says the fol.
.s'ns leter was found in Neuebaum-
'oom al the Lauraine, which bears
Gale Of last Saturday:
boIse, Ida, Jan. 20.-To the sheriff
sna coroner Please forward all those
w'%,s 70 whom addressed, except those
" coward Neuebaumer, for he will
assu mem here. Leave them with his
scent j. T. Morrison, Of Morrison A.
.snVe' untll he hears from him by tale-
rsph' Yours respectfully.
j. NEUEBAUMER.
r. s.-Do not blame me for what 7
tae,e uohe, Tor a woman and worthless
uroNe me TO despera ton, She
S sisu 70 return everything | had
s M YET When J released her in Cald-
III Wv 10, 1905. She said for me TO
US, Tide and tallow II ! cared TO-
,w, WV her not to talk that way. She
g. curing her education and had
r,,s Vc my money unbeknown to me
IN H. ulay. Ihat demanded the money
NJ, speht on her during our engage
~, a,eHH one SAID other people had money
X anu she would pay me In 80 days,
%ousl' her present back, but she
n want it and says she does not
10y 70 see me. or speak to me again.
sna owes nothing.
, maen we parted she wanted an agree.
NJ ~ between US not to make Il nm
sasqill ior us. which we signed. and
sV Deputy Sheriff Payne. She gave
ns a note of sos which she had looned
nef parents, due In one wear from Nov
Z lyVS, but would not give me one Sor
The balance. NV e'e '''e ohe TOT
y gave her sl.2iO I'm money siso IN
.rv,"ss sIS@ ~ clothing $26 for silver
,sha s ana cup and saucer and other
MAJ "eVsssllles, which she had TO fur
lhs az o. Teresa's academy. II was
av.i.sS ' service in the school. The
''S got, all but gold pin and one