The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-26
j. ID. WOOD KILLED.
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house, which located First North The engine
fused take the switch the roundhouse
and this Engineer Nelson Fireman Irish make
inspection This the discovery the
the wheels Seeking the body
with the left leg completely below knee
taken elbow the right leg broken below the
knee the head badly muted and swollen the trunk of the body
iammed and bruised and the face swollen until difficult to
recognize There hole in the right side the forehead just
above the and the clothing pieces Blood
spaered distance about where the body found
J. D. Wood Of the the entire
He the pioneers Idaho having there
when Idaho territory early SOS extensively
gagged mining business in Boise basin In years he be-
known the weathes Idaho He organized
the Wood Hagenbarh company which acquired extensive
ess the mines of the Salmon Wood the latter being
named for him. For the made from the
mines had acquired and about II Mr. Wood
this city make his hom and has resided here 305 East
vved by widow and Hugh Woods who resides O
den and Frank Hagenbarth who make his home St Louis
adopted daughter Miss Cassandra who California
tending school, The children have been eegaphed for and will
arrive possible He born farm in Missouri
Upon coming this city Mr. Wood purchased large interest
the formerly conducted by the late Fred
W. Hanson this business conducted under the firm
of the j. D. Wood Commission Late he sold his inter
to engage in other business soon became
character here and has always taken active part politics. but
sought Office He staunch member of the Cath
church. thirty
years ago. belonged Shortly coming here Mr. Wood
president of the Wood OF the first
big the He acquired extensive
Chihuahua Mexico there multiplied his livestock
immensely. he the cattle king
Chihuahua the heaviest shippers plains cattle
the Omaha and Kansas City markets In this ranch Simon
Bamberger interested
years Mr. Wood purchased ranch in Idaho where he
has sheep and CATTLE and this ranch of the largest
country In with Albert Kimba Mr. Wood
extensively interested in mining and his holdings various
mines have proven very rich.
Upon searching the body of Mr. Woods Coroner
containing $40 bills whch makes total of s2465 all
told found the of the dead man. In his suitcase and
grip clothing and other effects OF minor nature
found and the fact that much recovered leads to
that Mr. Wood did with foul play He also
ticket Calente and return, and the watch
which had been recovered found be still running keep
ing good time
The following made by A. B. Stevenson superin
tendent of the Oregon Short Line
Mr. visited the ticket office before o'clock and purch
Pullman railroad ticket for Caente He
there company with E. Kirby and NJ Bell of Butte, but
them the of buying his ticket From the
depot Wood his sleeper and his suitcase and val
porter shown to his berth The porter
called to the passenger when
he returned Mr. Wood had disappeared.
leaving sleeper Mr. Wood crossed FIVE tracks and
train unknown purpose While
by the Union Pacific engine No
had just brought the Los Angeles Limited from the
The had pulled into the depot at 9lo and after
coupling had backed down First North street enter the
Engineer Nelson charge of the engine
the fred by Fireman Irish Attempting to take the
SWITCH found that the refused to do and Mr.
Nelson alghted to what the matter He startled
wound around the big drive wheels
superintendent
Immediately the body and this fount
the Butte tran lying between the tracks
Mr. Woods crushed between the wooden platform
the tracks, hand found As fee
from body lay Policeman Gulhansen Twenty
from body Mr. Woods handsome gold watch found hav
ing separated the One his gold cuff buttons
SO gold piece had been by the engine
The had been from the dead man.
back engine when found shreds 1t
ed with blood.
will October last His estate is valued
between 100000 The will leaves the entr
widow provides that her death it shall
be equally the surviving children The two
Hagenbarth and Hugh c. Wood named by Mr. Woo
in his will his executors.
The funeral Salt Lake last Friday and conduct