The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-01-02
MINISTER HAD A LIVELY
TIME ON BOISE VISIT
Pastor Intent On Taking Tire Life OF
Ex-Governor Brady Will Probably
Be Declared Insane.
Capital News)

1t now appears that the sug gest on
that Rev. Frederick A. Hamilton, the |
Pocatcllo preacher who, at the head
quarters of former Governor Grady la t
Friday night made threats against the |
life of the former chief executive dur |
the absence of that gentleman from
the rooms, be submitted to an examin-
alton as to his sanity, was made by |
prominent minister of this city in |
whose hands Rev. Hamilton's revolver
was placed for time
An effort made to secure denial of
the story as first printed in the Capt.
tai News which thus scooped its con
temporary by several hours, proved a
failure inasmuch as the denial was
sought from the man admitted in the
denial itself to be probably insane.
Representatives were made inthe same
article to former Governor Brady that
the original story had represe nted him
ss being personally assaulted and de-
NAL of this was secured. Governor
Brady was net present in his head
quarters when the threa S of Hamilton
were made. Hamilton seemed to be
obsessed with the belief that lar:e
number of men were pursuing him.
Wanted Revolver Esck
When the gun which he carried was
taken away from him by the Boise
| oct0 uhO lilo
seeking to befriend him, Mr.. Hamil On
made an earnest plea to have it re-
| turned. When Mr.. Hamilton was in
Boise some two or three weeks ago, he
made complaint at the police station
that he had been robbed by a woman
His conduct and his condition at that
time were such that he was thrown
into Jail, where he remained ever mig
and was then allowed to have his lib
erty
He made many heavy purchases
while here, giving cheeks on Pocatello
banks. These checks were not paid
by reason Of lack of funds. One of
these checks was to local jeweler for
some $50 given for the purchase Ct
small diamond ring which was given
to woman in this city. Just before
his return to Boise last week, he in.
duced two promine mt men of Pocatello
to sign note with him for $3.50 pay.
able to a bank in that city and with
tho funds thus received, he squared up
several of the accounts in this city, in.
Guiding the checks drawn which were
not protected by funds in the bank.
Admons~..ed by 6oise Pastor
An amusing story in connection with
the sad incident is told by the Boise
minister who was trying to protect
Hamilton and to get him to return to
Pocatello, where it was proposed to
have him examined as to his sanity
The BoisJ minister protested in no un-
certain tones to the life the Pocatello
man was leading here. Hamilton pro-
fessed the greatest surprise at the ad-.
monitions and defended his conduct,
alleging that he had done no wrong
and had committed no sins. "Well, my
dear fellow. said the Boise. preacher,
the world counts them sins and what
ever ideas you may have convinced
yourself of, certainly the world has
the best of you" -. a.. :
what should do, them" inquired
}, tha Pocatello man. ...... -.
: you should retire from the minis
try and start new life in some other
T., work until you can prove your worth
mess. and freedom from temptation
along the lines Of your conduct here +"
;, do you mean that you intend to un
frock me?" demanded the now irato
( Pocatello preacher.
Having in view that big revolver
which l knew he had,'' said the Boise
minister, II deemed it the greater dis
erection to disavow any such intention
t for the moment, at any rate"
. Wrote Newspaper Articles
4 1t was at the suggestion Of the Boise
minister, that Mr.. Hamilton was taken
r to Pocatello and it was his suggestion
also that the man be submitted to an
examination as to his sanity. While in
d Boise on his former trip when the
a most peculiar conduct of all was COM
!, mitted and when he spent a night in
t the city Jail, he became upon intimate
|. terms with a number of people, among
whom was the editor of the morning
r paper, for which paper he wrote sew.
l eral articles.
/. Mr.. Hamilton, it is said, had been
a wonderfully successful in his ministry
J, in Pocatello and had built up a large
congregation. He is a man of more
9 than the ordinary learning even of
}. ministers Of the gospel and personally
!. was greatly admired. He has a wife
Q and two children who have the entire