Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-07-03

lateI IL Is certain lnat the ueSpSf
ado would have shot at him the
second time and probably killed
him instantly. The scene of the
shooting was visited a few hours
later by Deputy Sheriff Bush, Mar
shall Morley, A. J. Kent, Martin
Boruff, D. c. McColl, Undertaken
Moore, Chester Simonds, H, L.
Hoagland and c. w. King.
The body of Leppel was found
just in the position he must have
been in according to the story told
by Rhodes, the tracks through the
garden and the bullet hole through
the door corroborating the state
ment. Leppel appeared to be a
man about 80 years old. He had
a "A Colts revolver in a scabbard
on his belt and carried a 30:30 u.
S. A. rifle in addition to the
Mauser revolver. In his pockets
were found a pair of high grade
spy glasses, quantity of 'ammuni-
ton, prayer book, number of
letters, two razors, two skeleton
keys, 81 90 in small change, time
tables and map, etc. He wore
faded SLOUGH hat, grayish sort of
suit, gray sweater, two shirts,
two suits of underwear, and high
topped lumbermen's shoes. Lep
pei is believed to be the man seen
the latter part of last week about
Naples end who was believed to
have been demented by those who
saw him and noted his actions.
Robert Hartley found him in a
cabin. The man grabbed his rifle
but did not offer to harm Hartley
He told Hartley his name was
Johnson and that he was hungry
and wanted to find something to
eat. He left Hartley in the cabin
but backed out of the door.
Deputy Sheriff Bush also thinks
that Leppel may have been the
man who killed the two miners
near Hope few weeks ago. The
murders were -blooded and
must have been done by an insane
person. The bullets with which
the two men were killed and the
bullets found ON Leppel's person
are the same caliber.
According to letters found on
Leppel's person his father lives at
Savage, Mont, a sister at Mime
apolis, Mimi, and a brother at
Plato, MINI. According to one
letter, Leppel has brother serving
Jail sentence in Montana.
A letter which Leppel had been
writing to his sister, was found on
his person. In this letter Leppel
told of having been in the crazy
house" and of having been accused
of all crimes under the sun and of
having determined to have the
game as we'll as the name. The
letter is as follows;
Dear Sister,
l thought l would write this let
ter as it may be the last one that I
will ever write to you. I don't
know what date it is I know it is
the month of May and that l am in
dam light hole. 1 don't know
what got the matter with me, but
after l filed on my homestead every
thing went wrong. I worked as
hard as any men to make enough
Roadway so that could prove up.
Then the old man had to but his
darn old head into our affair and
that settled it for the Kid and me.
l hope that old fool will have to
eat fire some day to pay for what
misery he can put onto other peo-
pie. First he drove our mother
crazy then he comes to Savage,
Mont, and drives August crazy
then he comes shopping around me
and gets me crazy so l don't know
what l am doing until 1 find myself
in the mountains with a couple of
guns tied on me. What l have
done from the time | left the crazy
house until now I d0u't half re-