Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-04-03

What Lead Up to the Killing.
The deceased, who has been home
stealing on the South Fork, came to
Josephine county, Oregon anu has been
IN the country for year or two. He
has been the bully OF the nelghboorhood
and from best accounts seems to have
had his neighbors terrorized. Wayne
and his brother, who is lad OF seven
teen, have been in the country for some
time, running cattle and ranching in a
small way and during the long winter
months making few dollars by operat
ing trap line. They, in ASSOCIATION
with William Copeland, were operating
line OF traps and making their head
quarters at the former S cabin, which
was about mile from the homestead
OF Caldwell. Caldwell had ON several
occasion threatened the lives of the
boys and appears to have had them
pretty we'll frightened. On the morn
ing OF March 4 the two Wayne boys
some horses they had on winter range
OF the river country for the winter and
In doing SO passed close to the Cald-
well cabin. Caldwell stepped to the
door OF the cabin and called to the
flnianders, asking them to come to the
house as he desired to speak to them.
The boys, who were carrying a rifle,
obeyed and when within dozen steps
OF the Caldwell cabin, the homesteader
ieveled gun at them and opened up
with heated denunciation well sprinkl-
ed with oaths, ending on stating that
there would be a couple of dead
hogs" along the river some of these
days. The older Wayne, fearing he was
ABOUT to be the victim of the wrath of
the bully, jerked his rifle to his should
er and fired three shots. Caldwell
staggered back in the cabin and pre-
sumabiy fell on stove, overturning
the same and causing the destruction
OF the same by fire.
Finelanders Tell Their Story.
The two Finelanders took to their
neeis and later made their way over
tne mountains to Mccall where they
gave themselves up and related the
story OF the shooting George, the one
VINO did the shooting, was brought to
urangeville, as the crime was commit
TED In Idaho county, and has been held
IN the county Jail pending an investiga
ton.
Officers on Perilous Trip.
several weeks ago Deputy Webb left
ior the scene of the tragedy Reeves
Bar, which is in a section of the coun-
Try that virtually stands on end. The
Trip was one filled with hardships and
W make the same one was taking his
NE IN his hands. Two hundred and
Axty five miles of travel was necessary,
oo miles of which was made ON snow
'noes. At Mccall, the last outpost of
'ivilzation, Webb secured the services
VI three guides and started out. Snow
from 10 to 20 feet deep was encountered
ana an altitude of over 1000 feet was
reached before the arrival at the des-
s,nation. For four nights the party
s'ept out in the open, building huge
n'niires, sleeping with one side toward
F" and when sufficiently warmed turn
s tne other. The weather was forty
'.'ow on the top of the range and frost
w toes and fingers was the rule rather
.aan :. the exception. To keep life going
+" was necessary to keep moving and
- ~ matter how difficult the travelling
s1e party wallowed on through the
o'nes' Skees were used in crossing the
nee and many perlious descent was
:. ue from the rugged peaks in getting
% the valley below.