The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-02-02
COURTS ORDER
in CONTEMPT
Davis and Lyons Spurn Courts
Mandates and Flee to SAL
mon River Hills.

taken in the Salmon river shoot |
ing cases Tuesday, when G. H. |
Lyons and Tom Davis, the COM
planning witnesses, flew the coop
and took to the brush. Hereto
fore the papers have been request
ed to hold off from publishing
what purports to be the facts in
the case, but the ban has been re-
moved, and this is the other side
to the story:
On January 10th, while Fred
and Joe Davis were at work on
the Cape Horn group of mining
claims below White Bird, Joe
Davis was surprised upon coming
out of the tunnel to be confrontde
by Tom Davis who pulled six
shooter on him and passed a few
complimentary remarks, stating
that he was there to jump the
claims that the boys were work
ing upon. At this juncture, Fred
came around point with some
steel that he had just sharpened.
His rather sudden appearance
disconnected Tom, who begged
the boys to not have him prose-
cuted, that G. Ell. Lyons was at
the bottom of the deal and that
they were trying to cloud the
title to the claims so as to hold
up FERGUSON, who is the owner of
the property, and that he would
cut it all out. Tom then started
back up the trail and forgetting
his promises just made, he again
stated that he would get the
bunch and make it warm for Fred
and Joe, who then started for
the other men who were working
for Fred, to protect the camp
while the assistance of the offic-
ers could be secured.
Crossing the river in a boat,
Fred and Joe secured Leland
Thompson, who was a mile and
a half down the river, and as
the three were about to recross
to their camp, Tom Davis and G.
I'll. Lyons were seen on the oppos-
ite side about two hundred yards
away, who commanded them to
come no nearer upon penalty OF
forfeiture of their lives and
Immediately opened fire with q
5000 Winchester. Five shots
were fired in all, and none OF
them were farther away than one
could desire, in fact one shot cut
the twigs off a small shrub, abou
a foot from Fred Davis head
All of this time Fred and the bal
ance of the crowd with him, were
entirely unarmed. As soon as op
portunity offered they made ;
getaway with purpose of invok
ing the Intervention of the law
Upon their arrival in Grange
vile the boys were surprised tt
learn that Tom Davis had reach
ed here ahead of them and wa
seeking to have them prosecut
ed for the offense which he an,
Lyons themselves had commit
ted. Fred and Joe having no fes
of the final outcome, requested
that they be made defendants il
a hearing of this kind. This wa
done in order to have Lyons an
Tom Davis show their hand, a
the brothers knew they had n
inst grounds of complaint agains
them.
The hearing was set for Tues
day of this week before Judg
Vineyard and just bfeore the tin
for the hearing, Lyons and Tol
made a stealthy but swift ge
away to the barn and securin
their horses started at full spec
for the Salmon river, followed b
Deputy Sheriff Thompson. LyoI
and his partner being more Fl
miliar with the trails than wa
the deputy, evaded him on the d
vide and taking a short CT
crossed the Lyons ferry and upc
the arrival of Thompson ha
flown to parts unknown, althoue
the horses and saddles that WEI
used were found at the Lyon
ranch.
Sheriff Overman is now on Il
river and the arrest of Lyons al
Davis is hourly expected, althouI
they are still at large as we go
press. Sheriff Overman phon
to two points to have the fue
tives intercepted before tn
reached the White Bird divid