The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-09-28

NAS SAAO POAA, liz "ONCI, IL was lOuuu
that buggy had been backed down
to, and partially into the waters edge.
Search was to be made in the pond;
and 1t was made in every imaginable
way. Hundreds and hundreds were
engaged in raking, fishing and drain
ing. After much fruitless effort in this
way, on Thursday morning the mill
dam was cut down, and the water of
the pond partially drawn of, and the
same processes of search again gone
through with.
About noon of this day, the officer
sent for William, returned, having him
IN custody; and man calling himself
DIR. Gilmore, came in company with
them. 1t seems that the officer arrest
ed William at his own house. earlv in
the day on Tuesday, and started to
Springfield with him; that after dark
awhile, they reached Lewiston, In Full
ton county, where they stopped for
the night; that late in the night this
DR.. Gilmore arrived, stating that Fish.
er was alive at his house. On reaching
Springfield, the doctor reasserted that
Fisher was alive. and at his house.
At this, the multitude for a time was
utterly COMPOUNDED.
"Gilmore's story was communicated
to Henry Traitor. who without falter.
Ing, reaf1rmed his own story about
FISHERS murder Henry's adherence
10 MS own story was communicated IN
the crowd, and at once the idea start.
ed, and became nearly, II not quite
universal that Gilmore was a con.
federate OF the Traitors and had in.
vented the tale he was telling. to Sc.
cure their release and escape.
Excitement was again at it's zenith
About three o'clock the same evening
Myers, Archibald's partner, started
with a two-horse carriage. for the
purpose OF ascertaining whether Fish
er was alive, and if so, of brin gins
MN back to Springfield with him. Or
FRIDAY legal examination was gone
into before two justices. on the charge
OF murder against William and Arch,
bald. Henry was introduced as =,
witness by the prosecution, and or
oath reaffirmed his statements. a,
heretofore detailed, and at the end n
winch ne bore thorough and rigid
cross-examinatiOn without faltering q,
exposure. The prosecution also
proved by respectable lady. that or
the Monday evening OF Fishers dis
appearance she saw Archibald. whom
sne well knew. and another man whom
she did not know, but VIII. IN she no
lieved at the time OF tesritying to h.
Wllllam (then PRESENT., and still an
other, answering the description O
rlsner' all enter the timber at thu
northwest of town (the point ind,
cated by Henry, and after one or two
hours, saw William and Archibald 70
turn without Fisher.
Several other witnesses testified
that on Tuesday, at the time william
ana Henry professedly gave up tn,
search for Fishers body, and starte,
for home. they did not take the roar
directly, but did go into the woods
as stated by Henry. BY others. Also
1t was proved, that since Fishers die
appearance, William and Archibald
had passed rather an unusual numbe
OF gold pieces. The statements here
tofore made about the thicket tn,
signs OF a struggle, the buggy tracks
etc. were fully proven by numerou
witnesses. At this the prosecutio,
rested.
i
DR.. Gilmore was then introduce,
by the defendants. He stated that h,
resided in Warren county, about seve,
miles distant from Williams RESI-
aence; that on the morning Of Wi
'lams arrest. he was out from home
and heard OF the arrest, and OF It
being on the charge OF the murder a
! Fisher; that on returning to HIS ov,
house. he found Fisher there; tia