The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-09-07
ST, 900 REWARD BY GOVERNOR
FOR PETE MALICK SLAYERS
Gov Hawley Exhorts Judge Steele and Sheriff Overman
do Their Duty-Judge Replies in Caustc Letter Civ
ing Facts and Arraignng Board of Pardons.

munity will any man or set of
men be permitted to take the law
into their own hands and punish
alleged criminals unless they in
turn are brought to the bar of
justice and punished for their
crimes ii any action of mine will
assist in their apprehension and
conviction. | have therefore, Of
fered reward of $1,000, which
is the limit of reward under our
statutes, for the arrest and con
viction of the men responsible for
this outrageous act. i call upon
you again, as | have already done
by telegraphic message, to act
promptly and efficiently and use
every effort to ascertain all who
were engaged in this murder and
secure their immediate arrest and
prompt conviction. | do not
doubt but what you have already
proceeded in this direction and
are doing all in your power to
uphold and enforce the law. |
believe, however, my action will
undoubtedly assist you in so do
ing.
Il call your attention to the
accounts of this lamentable affair
which shows that neither of your
iailers fired a shot in defense of
their prisoner but tamely submit
ted to being held up and disarm-
ed. If these reports are true
neither of these men are fitted to
hold a position of this kind and
should be Immediately discharged
An officer intrusted with the GUS
tOdy of a prisoner may be sud
denly overpowered by a mob,
disarmed and rendered helpless,
but an officer who has the oppOr-
tunity to defend a man under his
charge from the Vengeance of a
mob and fails to make every eff
fort to so defend, no matter what
the risk may be to himself, is
either himself coward or a
criminal and should no longer be
tolerated in a public position. 1t
is the duty of the officer under
such circumstances to defend his
charge even if in so doing he
knows his own life is in the grav
est danger. I could go further
and correctly say that I believe
it is the duty of an officer to up
hold the law under such circum-
stances if in so doing he knew
his own death would be the re.
suit. This is one of the chances
that man takes when he accept
such position and he has nj
more right to forego his owl
= duty when attacked by a mol
than would a soldier on the fiel(
of battle have to surrender be
before the action had fairly com
menced because he thought HI
could lessen his own danger by S
: doing. /, therefore, urge upol
you that you not only persistent
ly endeavor to ascertain all tn
} persons engaged in this crime bu
that you do not allow any feel
!, ing of sympathy for themselve
e or respect for their families t.
l interfere in the slightest degre
e in the discharge of your duty i
the premises, but that these mel
!, who have so disgraced your couI
: ty and the state be brought t
: the bar of justice in the immed
e late future and promptly punish
V ed for their awful crime. | as
e that you go further and CAREFUL
IS ascertain whether the reports @
0 your jailors is correct, and if 81
d Immediately supplant them wit
!. men who are better qualified t
v discharge their duties and wit
e sufficient nerve to faithfully e2
r ecute their trust. In all matter
Il that will tend to bring til
o offenders to justice and wir
d off this foul blot on tn
e fair name of your count
? and this state you will have m
n hearty cooperation. Yours trul,
1t "JAMES H. HAWLEY,
It Governor.
le Message to Judge Steele.
i Following these messages, Il
ID governor wired Judge Steele
se the district court as follows:
I'd Edgar c. Steele. District Judg
S "Grangeville, Idaho.
| 81 respectfully urge that yC
n Immediately call a grand jury