Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1908-08-13

go home and he would 90 on in
his stead. Finally Adams agreed
to do so but before leaving recalled
the trouble he had with Sorrow in
the afternoon and the previous
trouble Sorrow had made for the
force but both men treated the
matter lightly and agreed Sorrow
was more or less of a wind-bag and
was given to boast andbluster.
Along about eleven in the even.
ing, Loren Williams. the fifteen
year. old son of the officer, arrived
at the pound with some stray
horses. Sorrow, whose blacksmith
shop was in the neighborhood,
stepped out of the shadows Of the
building and accosted the boy
He cursed the boy and attempted
to intimidate him. About this
time Officer Williams arrived.
Sorrow at once turned his abuse
upon the officer and said: "You
sons-of-b-T---s, you got those
horses out in the country and you
are just after the dollar, G. d
D. YOU. To which Williams
replied that the boy had found
them in a garden. AS the CONVEX
sation progressed Sorrow became
the more violent and in short
time whipped his gun from his
bosom and waved it in front of the
officer. He brandished it in Will
Iiams face and with an oath asked
Williams to give up his gun stating
he would blow his brains out
Williams was unable to get his
weapon as Sorrow kept him cover
ed. The officer plead with the
raving man not to make trouble
and to go home. Sorrow became
only the more enraged and asked
Williams to walk off twenty PAGES
and shoot it out. Williams re-
Piled: "No Joe, we'll not do that,
go home and attend to your bust
ness and / will do the same".
With his hands above his head
Sorrow forced the officer across th.
street to point just below Sam
jones' barn. Here it seems a
water plug in the sidewalk caused
the officer to fall and Sorrow raised
his gun to shoot. Young Williams
struck the would be assassin over
the head twice with quirt and for
minute only he was dazed.
Sorrow then turned the gun on the
boy and fred but his aim was poor.
He then fred at the officer regard
less of his pleadings for his life.
just when the officer fired can
not be determined but the pre-
ponderance of evidence indicates
it was after he received the first
wound which was four or three
quarter inches below the right
nipple. Another ball passed
through the feshy part of the
officers thighs. Williams must
have opened fire when he was first
wounded, as Sorrow received a
wound in each knee.
Immediately after the shooting
the boy started up the street on
his horse crying for help and
Sorrow fired several shots at the
retreating figure, one of which
passed through the transom of the
Arlington bar. With his smok.
ing gun in hand, Sorrow took a
look at his victim and started
south remarking as he passed
several people that he had got
that son.ot b----. He dropped
in a saloon and took few drinks
to nerve himself up and then pro-
ceeded to Cote's cigar store where
he surrendered his gun.
Williams was taken to the
hotel and after suffering for five
hours passed away. He made a
death bed statement which will be
used in the coming trial.
Sorrow was placed under arrest
and lodged in the county Jail. The
wounds in his legs are of serious
nature and il may be necessary to
amputate one or both members.
When seen by representative oi
this paper, yesterday, Sorrow
seemed not to realize the serious
of his crime but refused TO talk
stating he had been told by his
attorney to say nothing. The
date of the preliminary hearing has
been set for the coming Tuesday.