The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
HOTEL SHOOTING AFFRAY
CAUSES STIR IN BOISE
Jealous Husband Seriously
Wounds Rival in Pres
ence of Wife
ACT,IS PREMEDITATED
Detectives in Haywood Case
Rush to Scene of
the Tragedy
ACT'IS PREMEDITATED

BOISE. idaho. June "a sensa-
tional shooting ARRAY in one OF the
rooms on the first floor OF the Idaho
hotel here this afternoon caused con-
siderable excitement. which, however.
was quickly allaysd when IL was found
that II had no connection with the Hay
wood trial There was woman IN the
case II u Hedges, an engineer. well
known in Caldwell hred five shots az
a : Whiteway- building contractor
OF Boise, seriously woGn6ing him Three
OF the bullets took effect
Hedges arrived in Boise YESTERDAY
and registered at the hotel His wife
mad preceded him. accompanied by a
woman friend The three occupied ad-
Joining rooms Whiteway. who Is a
married man with two children. called
on Hedges. and the two were together
on saturday night According 10 the
story of the woman who accOmpanied
Mrs Hedges from Caldwell. there bad
been some Jealousy between the two
men on account OF Whiteway's atten-
lions 70 Mrs Hedges while he was vfs-
iting in Caldwell
FIVE SHOTS ARE FIRED
Nhifeway and Hedges went up this
evening 10 the room occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Hedges. Within a few min
Ives the shooting was begun Five
snots were fired. William BaIderston.
eol1or OF the Idaho Statesman, who had
oeen IN room on the same corridor
was the hrst 10 open the door. Just as
ne did so Hedges. holding the pistol
pointed upward. emerged whiteway
4aE IN corner OF the room groaninx
Mrs. Hedges. who had been IN tba
room while the shooting was going on.
rollowed her husband. policeman
met Inc group and took the pistol from,
Heoses Hedges and his wife were
taken IN an automobile TO the police
station and physician attended white
way.
Great excitement followed the re1o-ts
OF the pistol Governor Gooding. Who
mas MS apartments on the second foor
OF the Motel. was one Of the first on the
scene Captain James McFarIand's
room Is on the same floor and he also
was on the spot within a few minutes.
CONFRONTED WITH WIFE
The best version OF the affair is that
Hedges took WhiteWay TO the room
and confronted him with Mrs He'd ges.
the shooting was begun at once
Whlteway was sitting on a lounge and
the nrSt shot passed through his legs.
He attempted TO get out OF a window
ard as he arose Hedges fred and
missed Hedges fred again and the
bullet struck Whiteway IN the neck
passing through the skin and around
70 the right jaw. Mrs. Hedges clutched
her husbands arm and begged him 10
stop WhiteWay, finding that he could
not get out Of the window. ran 10 an
other window and received a bullet in
the back Another bullet passed
through the window and across the bal
cony where three children had been
playing few minutes before. BY this
time Whiteway was lying on the door
and Hedges walked coolly from the
room
Physicians at St Luke's hospital say
that Wniteway Will recover. Hedges
and his wife are held for examination
pending the result OF Whiteway's
wounds After the shooting. while on
the way TO the station. Hedges said 10
his wife:
Il had not the nerve TO shoot YOU
but I took him Up 10 kill him.