Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-07-13

dead boy and insane sister, is beside
himself with grief.
Decd 10 Deliberate.
The bullet which laid low the life
Of George Mitchell was fired shortly
after 4:3o o'clock yesterday afternoon
in the waiting room OF the union de-
pot. Mitchell and his town brothers
Fred and Perry, accompanied by their
sister Ethel, were awaiting the de-
parture OF the train which was to take
George back to Oregon. When the
Oregon train was announced George
Mitchell rose and started forward.
His sister stepped to his side and
pressing the revolver close to his head.
pulled the trigger before anyone had
realized what had happened. Esther
Is the sister, to avenge whose treat
ment George shot Creffield. She had
refused to have anything to do with
her brother since the shooting. Today
was the first time they had been seen
together on good terms.
The bullet entered the left ear.
When Mitchell fell to the ground dead
the weapon was wrenched from the
hand Of the girl by her brother Fred.
while another brother, Perry Mitchell.
caught the trembling form OF his sis
ter in his arms. crying out; "Oh,
Esther. how could you do it,"
Was Commanded to % Il.
The girl submitted to arrest with
out protest and when Intercepted as
to why she had committed the crime
she answered.
II was commanded to do it."
At police headquarters Chief Of Po-
lice Wappenstein questioned the girl
as to the motive for the crime. II
killed him because he killed Joshua.
We We're commanded to do It,"
Officers were Immediately sent after
Mrs Creffeld who. however. tele-
phoned In her whereabouts and was
soon brought in. At headquarters she
was az frank as Esther Mitchell and
said one Of them had to kill George
Mitchell.
Esther Mitchell made the following
statement after the shooting.
Mrs. Creffield and talked over the
f., matter Of killing George The one
that had the best chance was to do It.
Mrs Creffield bought the gun at Sec
ond avenue and Union street We
We're at the room about o'clock this
afternoon and I thought l would have
a better chance to do it than Mrs.
Creffield as my brother wanted to see
me and believed that he would think
nothing about going to the depot. Then
Mrs. Creffeld gave me the gun and
was. to do it. we agreed that It was
to be done as soon as possible. Mrs
Creffield had been out once or twice
looking for George and II she had got
the chance she would have done II
and would have done the same
Blame Hurt for Tragedy.
In the statement of Fred and Perry
Mitchell. Mrs. CreffeId and her
brother. Frank Hurt are blamed for
the tragedy.
Mrs Creffeld is to blame for the
entire trouble" said Fred Mitchell In
making a statement at the police sta
ton for himself and his brother Perry
land only for her Esther would have
been satisfied and reunited with
George.
Esther is not to blame. Don't
treat her too hard for she did not
know what she was doing, | believe
the act was done at the instigation OF
Mrs Creffield. who has her as com
p1etely in her power as Joshua held
his victims. I can't believe that my
sister was in her right mind and com
mitted this awful crime Her mint
has been broken down by the influ-
ence which Creffeld held over her
and this followed by the killing of hin
and the constant companionship OF
Mrs Creffield since she came to Sc
attic. must have caused the loss o
her reason"
At the conclusion Of their statemen
the two brothers called for Captain
Sullivan and asked that Frank Hunt
now in South Seattle. be placed unde
arrest.