The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-10-12
Another KILLED
BY ASSASSINS

have not been apprehended to date,
and thus far no clue has been found.
At 1890 o'clock Tuesday night he
was blown almost to pieces by a
charge of dynamite as he entered the
gate at his home in that city. His
left limb was blown off close to his
body, and at this time it is impossi-
BILE to tell the extent of his injuries.
He was taken to St. Elizabeth's hos
pitar, where his wounds we're dressed
and everything done to relieve his
suffering.
Mr.. Brown had just returned this
afternoon from Stiles gulch where he
has mining property and was return
ing home from down town, when the
explosion occurred. AS he entered
the gate there was loud report and
when help arrived he was found ly-
ing on the sidewalk in a mangled
condition. The gate, the large gate
posts and part of the fence were
blown into splinters by the heavy
discharge of dynamite. Every win
dow in his home were broken and
several windows across the street.
The report could be heard all over
town, and attracted large crowd to
the scene of the dastardly deed are
not known and have left no trace
except wire which extended from
the gate about rs feet north along
the fence and then west about 80
feet in the middle of the road. 1t is
supposed that the men at the end of
the wire watched for him and as he
entered the gate set off the dynamite.
Immediately after the explosion a
neighbor heard some men running
north from Browns house. A porch
light was burning at his home, but
the street to the north was pitch
dark. 1T is though that Mr.. Brown
has some idea of the identity of the
men who exploded the bomb, for he
was heard to say before he lapsed
into Inconsistencies:
"They have laid for me and they
got me-"
He died at $40 o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon. He remained in full
possession of his faculties until a
few moments before his death, al
though he suffered intensely. Short
ly before noon of the day of his
death he rallied and expressed a
wish to make a statement. District
Attorney Leroy sLomax and stenog-
rapher were summoned. They took
his statement, which follows:
"I was on my way home from up.
town last night when l met a man in
front of a residence which is block
from my house and spoke. The mar
made no response. This man was
about feet 10 inches tall; his
weight was about 156 pounds. He
wore celluloid collar and wal
smoothly shaven. have been con
scious of having been followed fol
the past three weeks, and have nj
doubt that those who attempted m.
life are persons connected with thu
Western Federation of Miners. ant
that / was marked on account OF m.
connection with the Steunenberg ant
Steve Adams cases."
The similarity of the Brown ant
Steunenberg cases is striking. Boil
met death in the same manner; a
about the same time; and 1t 1
Thought at the hands of PRACTICAL,
the same people. It will be remem
bered that Sheriff Brown is the mai
who arrested Steve Adams at Haines
Oregon. after all hope of finding hin
was abandoned.
Brown had been very gloomy an
downcast for several days past, an
when asked concerning his trouble
by friends, he replied: II am
doomed man. Those people in Idah
will get me yet." He went on to tel
he had noticed. on several occasion
that he was being watched and fol
lowed every place he went. No maj
ter what out-of-the-way place b
would go there was always some on
around keeping him under sui
veiliance and watching his action
closely. That he had an idea of tn
identity of the people who tried I
murder him is shown by the onl
words he uttered before he becam
unconscious the last night. Only or
or two neighbors had arrived on tt
scene, when they heard him exclain
.'They laid for me and they got n
at last"
Detectives are working on the cas-