Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-03-03
onn Brown. Dixie Mining Man Killed VIM. Bowie
is Turned Loose
CONSIDERABLE FEELING OVER OUTCOME O{ THE CASE
vadict Surprise Some While Others Heard the Case
Say What They Expected

The case Of the State of Idaho VS..
Jobn Brown, charged with murder,
has occupied the attention Of the court
for the past several days. The case
was called Tuesday morning and it
was not untila special venire has been
issued that jury was secured. Atty.
fGilmore for the state and .Attys.
Scales and Hardy for the defence,
Examined each man carefully and the
iury was not secured until Tuesday
Afternoon.
The following are the jurymen:
Mat. Gilbert, T. B. Galloway, John
h. Lamb, j. A. Okerberg, G. E. We
|boldt, ]. M. Graves, Fred Hoffman,
D. W. Lytel, J. E. Greenfield, Charles
Waldrum, r. B. Henley, Albert
Fray.
Tom Hopwood, the first witness
called by the state, detailed the events
Of the evening and the morning and
told of Brown securing several loans
during the game. Also of the entrance
Of Brown early in the morning of the
fatal shooting. The testimony Of Hop
wood did not have very much weight
and on account of the condition of the
witness while on the stand the testi-
mony did not seem to carry much
weight.
Mark Jackson testified as to who
was present at the card game on the
morning of the tragedy and the events
eading up to the same. Stated when
Brown entered the cabin on the morn
ing of the fatal ending Hopwood grab
hfd his gun and Brown said to Hop
wood, ut is not you | want but that
bther son-of-a-b-h." That when
Boyle fell dead Brown rushed to the
opposite end of the cabin and with his
bands covering his face and tears
streaming down said: 81 have killed
Pne of the best friends l ever had"
)n cross examination admitted he had
aiken considerable whiskey, from
hirty to forty glasses.
George Anderson told practically
he same story and stated when the
anne was about to close and Brown
sked for loan and was refused he
lot up from the table just before leav-
ng the cabin and said to Hopwood
Hopwood, you are dirty son-of.a-
Nh and your partner is no better" ;"
After the shot was fired Brown said,
You done it Hopwood; you cooked the
un. You have killed poor Boyle. :"
IND then went over to the table and
red and asked jackson why he took
be King from the bottom.
Fred Shissler, who had charge of
rown until arrival of officers from
rangeville stated Brown had told
nm that he needed friends and had
plled the best friend he had ever had.
Ed Collins, who has searched Brown
entlhed the gun and told of the find
z OF cartridges in Browns pocket.
henry Hazelitt, who is a justice of
pe peace in the Dixie precinct, told
the o examination at the preliminary
andmg an empty shell in the gun
~ q, three containing balls.
lhls was practically all of the testi-
ony T,y introduced by the state.
ihe defence put DR.. Blake on the
aho but as the court ruled certain
es.lons put to him by the attorneys
brown need not be answered he
y Kept on the witness stand but a
ort time.
ne was followed by r. F. Romero,
'ahcher of that section who sat in
!, game the fatal morning. He de.
iee tn transactions of the game
eVlouS q the shooting and stated
:'e We s'dch drinking that night.
~ ne Ai'd taken cigar every time
Grove las treated and had fifty
m ars whe.- he lift the game. Stated
oNh had not had any trouble witt
wow and had not called jackson
naine' Told Of Browns last at
ap' u % eet money from Boyle, Hop
- al'd Jackson and Of his being
sseu How Brown had said he hall
~ u The cabin and was told B,
,a .,S, . go get it if he had. Never
'ae - hiaWn tell Hopwood he was
MI ;5'g--h =, and SO was his partner
1a there was any row up 10 til
-. ne left for the hotel which wa.