The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-10-11

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explosion of a dynamite bomb as he
was about to enter his home, died at
the hospital at $40 o'clock this af-
ternoon.
Baker City, Ore, Oct. 1.-Ex-
Sheriff Harvey X. Brown, who was
last night made the victim of bomb
outrage very similar to that which
killed Governor Stunenberg of Idaho,
is still alive, but the physicians say
there is no hopes for his recovery
Late today Brown regained con-
seriousness, and made statement in
which he said that on his way home
from town last night he passed man
in front of a residence block from
his home. He spoke, but the man
made no response. He described the
man as being above feet 10 inches
tall, weighing about 165 pounds,
wearing brown suit and celluloid
collar, and was smooth shaven. He
said that he was conscious that he
had been Swallowed for three weeks.
Only few days ago Brown remarked
to a friend, 81 am doomed man.
The people in Idaho will get me yet.
That Brown has an idea of the
identity of the people who tried to
murder him is shown only by the
words he uttered before he became
unconscious last night. Only one or
two neighbors had arrived on the
scene when they heard him exclaim:
They have laid for me, and they
got me at last"
1t is also said that Brown received
an anonymous letter through the
mail warning him to leave the coun-
try or that his life would be taken.
One of the neighbors of Mr.. Brown
said that last night short time be-
fore the explosion occurred they no
ticed a tall woman walking back and
forth in front of the Brown house
and it is the central opinion that the
ould-be-assassin wore female garb
to divert suspicion. The bomb was
placed Just inside the gate on the
south side of the walk. From the
bomb wire was run across the walk
then up to the top of the picket
fence, about rs feet along the fence
to the corner and then about 80 or
40 feet west toward the middle of
the road. Chief of Police Jackson
last night telephoned to the peniten-
tiary at Walla Walla for bloodhounds
but was unable to secure them and
telegraphed today to Spokane for
Harry Diapers bloodhounds. The
dogs are expected here tomorrow.
The road on the north side of the
house where the assassin was evil
IDENTIFY concealed has been roped off
and the crowds are being kept away
that the dogsmay have every advan-
tage possible. 1t is thought that the
rain last night will be advantageous
in helping the dogs to pick up the
trail. Mr.. Brown had Just returned
from his mining claims lin Stice's
gulch and was going home when the
bomb was exploded. 1t would appear
that the assassin must have had an
accomplice who had been keeping
wathch on Browns movements, then
notified the man at the house that
Brown was coming whereupon the
bomb was put in place.
Its over the Steunenberg case,
I'm sure of it," said the ex-sheriff, in
spell of consciousness this after
noon. 81 helped track down Steve
Adams. and ever since his friends
have been on my trial, believe.
when | got in from Stice's gulch
yesterday afternoon man followed
me mere. Willie Ou Iuy way uOme i
reconized another chap and spotted
him as spy. l spoke to him but he
didn't answer"
Beyond this the bomb victim has
said little. Mayor Jones and Chief
of Police Jackson are inclined to be-
lieve that friends of Steve Adams set
the machine. Edward Flynn, friend
of the ex-sheriff, says Brown has ex-
pected death for some time. Brow
told Flynn Saturday night he had
been trailed and expected an attempt
to assassinate him.
Brown was endeavoring to clear up
and leave here. He would have gone
to California to live, in the hope of
escaping, in retirement from his old
haunts, what he fully expected to be
his doom.
Mayor Johns has asked Governor
Chamberlain to offer a reward. The
county commissioners of Baker coun-
ty will meet tomorrow for the same
purpose. Baker city is so stirred up
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