Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-09
PIONEER DAYS In ELMORE.
Written by an Old Timer.

Clinton, Professor Waldron, Pete
Jeffries and Mrs. j. M. Gilman
had been subpoensed by the state
as witnesses and were on hand.
The second day after the combatants
were arrsigned in the probate court
tor examination, E. Nj. Wolfe,
assistant district attorney, appear
ing for the state, Senator White
appearing for Mccarthy, and w. c.
Howe for Riley. Attorney HOWE
demanded separate trial for his
client. McCarthy's counsel said e
was ready to proceed, and Macs
trial began forthwith. Senator
White, Judge Clinton and Prof.
Waldron took the stand and testi-
lied as to the quarrel between the
parties and seeing Riley enter
Vans shop and return with a
rifle in his hands and next saw Mac
standing on the stoop in front of the
hotel with a revolver in his hand,
from which he fired three or four
shots. Attorney Wolfe asked Mac
what he was firing at. Witnesses
said they did not know; couldn' t
see that he was firing at anybody,
as there was no one in sight at the
time. In answer to the question,
Where was Riley at this time ?'
witnesses didn't know, didn't see
him at ALL Greene White was
asked what happened when McCar-
thy was firing his gun. He said he
heard loud reports from the gun
going off. "What did you see2''
asked Wolfe. 81 saw a couple of
cats scampering up the street look
ing terrified, and | knon Mac to be
terror to the whole cat family, +"
was the reply. tom Riley wa then
put on the stand for the state and
the question ''Who was Mccarthy
shooting at at the time he stood on
the stoop? ?" was propounded to
him. Riley's counsel obje ted to
this question, pleading self-incrim-
ination of his client if he answered
so Riley was excused from testify
ing, and Macs examination closed.
In the argument Wolfe endeavored
to show strong chain of circum-
stantial evidence around Mccarthy
through which no breach could be
made by the defense and Spoke very
emphatically on the injury to Jim
Mundcll. Greene White urged the
, plea that no evidence had been in
|; II oduced to show that Mac had fired
shot at Riley or anyone else. Re-
ferring to Mundell's injury he said
he was sorry for the young man and
1t was unfortunate that he not not
been in poker game in sumo sa-
loon at the time instead of being in
the hotel office Had he been there
he would have escaped the merc1
less bullet.
Mccarthy was acquitted on &C.
count of insufficicncy of evidence,
but was Immediately subpoenaed
as witness for the state in
Kiiey's examination.
Next day Tom Riiey's examination
commenced with HOWE appearing
for Riley and Wolfe for the state.
The judge ruled as in Macs case,
when court adjourned and all pro-
cceded to Alec Brucc's dispensary
to test his new stock of wet good S.
Mccarthy, Riley, Senator White.
Judge Clint nd Sheriff Hill have
pass. ."sy J. &C died Is 4
I'D White J ] 81, both / oiss
an Hill ci Mountai Home
4ii 1870 ON Riley died NV
Jears ago in Portland, Bart Gin
ton, probate judge for two terms
died in the spring of 1899 at Pine
from a brief attack of pneumonia.
The Alturas hotel as we'll as
Wink's saloon and the Steadman
saloon buildings were consumed in
the fire at Rocky Bar in the sum-
mcr of 1902