Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-12-19

nedy-Arraigned in Police Court
Bound over On Charge of Attempt
ed Murder-Taken Before judge
Bryan He Pleads Guilty and ID
Given Sentence of from Ono to
Fourteen Years.
Wednesday evening of last week
James McGrevey, slayer of Grant
Whitley pulled gun on Hugh Ken
ned ySin the office of George Scott's
livery barn and before the arm could
be taken from him placed the muzzle
again Kennedy's abdomen and twice
pulled the trigger. Only the fact
that earlier in the evening the
loads had been removed without Nc
Grevey's knowledge saved Kennedy
from instant death as the weapon
was a large calibre Colts double ac-
ton.
McGrevey had been drinking all ev-
ening in fact it is said was in bad
condition when he got off No. 5 re-
turning from trip to Wendell. He
was sitting on the couch in the
office of the barn along with Kenne-
dy when a friend of Kennedy's came
In and in a spirit of fun attempted
to remove Kennedy from the couch
with the result that they engaged in
a friendly scuffle. While they were
thus engaged McGreyey leaped from
the couch and twice exclaim1ng, III
fix YOU. you --,'' struck Kenne-
dy in the back of the head. Kenne-
dy whirled round to face his assan-
ant only to feel the muzzle of the
big gun pressing against his abdo-
men. Bystanders at once grabbed
McGrevey and he was disarmed but
not until he had twice pulled the
trigger in an effort to discharge the
gun which on examination proved to
be unloaded, it being afterwards dis
covered that friend of McGreveys
realizing his condition had removed
the loads without his knowledge.
warrant for McGrevey and he was
placed under arrest. He was ar
raigned before Justice R. l.. Shaw
Thursday afternoon and bound over
to the district court on charge OF
assault with attempt to commit MUIR
der and his bond fixed at $500. Fall
ing to secure bonds he was taken to
Caldwell and on Friday appeared be-
fore Judge Bryan and plead guilty to
the charge and was sentenced for
from one to fourteen years in the
penitentiary.
This second gun play by this man
will bring vividly to the minds OF
Payette people the shooting of Grant
Whitney on February 25th, 1908, by
McGrevey.
McGrevey at this time was having
trouble with Whitney over the hay
crop on a piece of land McGrevey
had leased. At the time of the
shooting McGreyey with crew OF
men was engaged in baling the hay.
Whitney went to the field and order
ed him to stop and stepping up to
the horses on the power took hold
of their heads and stopped them.
McGrevey coming up behind them
struck them and forced them by
Whitney and following them around
the power attempted to keep them
moving. Whitney, siezing club,
started after McGrevey who noting
his actions started and ran a few
PAGES I, then turning pulled thir-
ty-eight calibre revolver and fired a
number of shots at Whitney one TAX
ing effect in the stomach with fat
al effect.
McGrevey was held for this to an
swer to the district court on charge
of manslaughter but at the trial the
charge was changed to wilful murder.
was found guilty in the district
loart of manslaughter and sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary.
Appealing to the supreme court the
case was reversed on the ground that
a man could not be tried in the dis
trict court on greater cha \s than
that for which he was committed
and the recommendation was made by
the court to the county attorney that
If more evidence was not forthcom-
ing than that given at the trial, that
the case be dismissed. At the next
session of court the case was thrown
out.
At the time of the shooting Of
Whitney popular. sentiment was very
much lin MeGreveys 4 favor When
bound tovaF he easily furnished
bond Of $4,000 and later had no DIM
Guilty on the appeal in securing a
bond of $4,000. Since that time
however his actions have not been
such as to justify confidence as he
has been drinking heavily and
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