Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-03-13

Mrs. Beck rushed out on the side.
walk and screamed for help and in re-
sponse to her summons, Mark Howard
and another party who were working in
the neighborhood, rushed to the house,
They asked Walker what the trouble
was to which he replied his girl had
gone back on him. An attempt was
made to pacify him but seemed of little
avail and one of the parties slipped
out the rear door and came up town to
secure an officer.
| In the mean time the ex-conv;ct %
rage knew no bounds and things were
reaching serious stage when Officer
Brown arrived. Walker pulled the IL
cense from his pocket, spread them on
the floor and with an oath planted his
loot on the document, stating to stay
there until he returned and stepped out
to the front porch. Seeing Officer
Brown nearing the house, he re-entered
and remarked: 'You have sent for
Billy Brown and its back to the bars
for me-, at the same time backing out
to the rear room of the house which is
separated front the front room by q
pair of curtains.
Opens Murderous Fire ON Occupants
OF the Room.
AS Brown stepped on the porch and
was about to enter, it seems the mother
was pleading with Walker, who, utter.
ing the accusation that she was re-
sponsible for this opened fire on the old
lady, the ball entering her right arm
between the wrist and the elbow. Helen
with her baby in her arms, sought
safety in the bed room to the north
but was shot down she was about to
enter. At this juncture Officer Brown
stepped across the threshold as the
wounded girl fell in front of him. The
convict fired shot instantly at How
ard which just missed his head and as
Brown stepped over the body of the
girl in rush for the rear of the house,
he received leaden pellet in the right
arm. With his arm numb and a stream
OF crimson pouring down the blue
sleave, Brown made for the rear room
for the murderer but before he reached
him he had placed the gun in his mouth
and fired the shot that ended life of
crime.
AS Brown passed from the rear room
to the street, Howard, who had about
as close call as man cares to ex-
periencc, shouted to Brown to fill his
hide full of bullets until he was sure
he was dead to which the officer re-
phed that he was already dead and af-
ter picking the girl up and placing her
on the bed, left for medical aid.
Girl Mortally Wounded.
DR.. Rains arrived shortly after the
shooting an and examination of the
girl showed that she had been seriously
wounded. Later on an examination by
Doctors Rains and Warner showed the
bullet had entered the body just below
the right nipple and ranged diagonally,
coming out on the left side, several
inches below the shoulder. Everything
possible is being done for the victim of
this mans rage but it is very doubtful
II she will recover. The mother was
shot through the right arm and ON ac.
count of her old age, her case will re.
quire careful attention.
Officer Brown Getting Along Nicely.
OFFICER Brown walked to the office
of DIR. Smsser who, after considerable
probing located the bullet. It entered
the right arm, between the shoulder and
the elbow, striking the bone and shat
ftering in three pieces, finally lodging