The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-02-27
whitney SHOT DEAD.
Killed at Payette by John
McGrevey, Rancher.

w. Grant Whitney. famous il
this section as the owner of the
Black Canyon power site. five miles
from this city. was shot to death al
his ranch seven miles south of Pay
ette Tuesday III ).ning by j. NJ Nc
Grevev. a ram hman of the neigh
borhood and tormer tenant of Whit
nev as the result of an alteration
over some hay in which both
claimed all interest McGrevey
went to Payette Immediately after
the shooting and gave himself up to
a constable. Sheriff Thorp later
took him in charge.
The trouble had been brewing
between the two men for some time,
according to the story told by Nc
Grevev and others as told by the
Statesman. Last summer McGrevey
rented the Whitney place and put
up some hay on shares, but, as he
claims, had never been able to get
settlement out of Whitney. SO fin
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ahead and bale it anyway He
hired Fred James with his son Basil
and son-in law Frank Golf to do
the work, and the three men were
engaged at it Tuesday morning
about 10 O'Clock when Whitney
drove UP and demanded that they
desist. The elder James unhitched
the team with which he was run.
ming the baler and went over I'd
McGrevey's place and informed the
latter that Whitney would not let
him proceed with the work, where
upon McGrevey hitched up his team
and drove over to the Whitney field
with James, saving that he would
see about it.
Whitney had left when James
and McGreyey got back to the
stack. and they had hitched the Q
horses up preparatory to starting
the baler again. when Whitney re- b
turned in his buggy accompanied \
by the tenant who has his ranch S
this year. He at once told McGre- II
vey that he was trespassing and or B
dered the latter with his men off tc
the place. W
McGrevey refused to go and after c,
few words picked up pitch fork II
and touched the horses operating al
the baler with it to make them start W
up. This enraged Whitney, who il
got to the ground and seized the dj
horses by their brides to keep them B
from moving. and after some til
wrangling he started towards Nc in
Grevey menacingly. and McGrevey SO
started to run. The two men til
lodged back and forth for a time, st,
evidently fearing to &c
come to close quarters with Whit fir
ney, who was large man, while wi
he latter became more and more an
and finally picked up la.
stake from the ground with the
evident intention of striking Nc
1revey with it.
The chase lasted only moment -
" so longer when McGrevey, then a.. a.
bout 80 feet in the lead. turned -
lpon his pursuer and, drawing a - -
9-calibre automatic revolver, az az
Ied three or four shots at him, two -
f which took effect. One bullet oip
assed through Whitney's breast a.,
ear the heart, lodging under the ~, ol
houlder blade and the other ranged @ au'
ownward into the abodmen ~
Whitney did not fall, but walked az a..
} his buggy with the remark that Guy auN
lcGrevey must bale no more hay ~ g
nd, climbing into the vehicle,
arted to drive off with his tenant. "
ho had accompanied him to the A.. a.
eld. He had driven about 70 feet u,o'
hen he fell back against the cush- eu ,
ms and it was seen that he was s:' WV
wounded. He was "a. =. /.
len taken to the ranch of Chap -
an Williams, not far distant, ie'e
here he expired an hour or SO II
ter, surgeons who were called ont; =
ing unable to do anything for inc
m. He was able to talk before C. F