Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-05
Street TRAGEDY
OCCURS At HALEY
Former Habitues of Boise
Underworld Figure in
Murder Case.

HALEY has reveloped a somewhat
sensational murder case. c. M. Car
penter was stabbed to death there Sun
day morning and l.. H. Doc" Gadd,
is being held by the county authorities
on the charge Of killing him. Both
were frequenters of the underworld.
The News Miner, HALEY. publishes the
following vivid account OF the crime:
Story of Killing.
Carpenter and Gadd came here a
short time ago with a sporting woman
by the name of Mae" who resides in
the resort conducted by a woman by
the name of Helen Brunette. The
three, it is alleged lived In the Capitol
hotel in Boise until the authorities
found them out, and along with others
OF their fix were notified to leave town.
The two men appeared to be friends
and got along well together until Sat-
urday night, or early Sunday morning,
when trouble started between them In
which the woman and a Japanese cook,
Ilito, were involved. Gadd claims that
Carpenter, who is much the larger
man, had followed him up all night
hunting trouble
The first disturbance noticed be-
tween the principals in the bloody af
fray was a row early Sunday morning,
at the intersection of Bullion and River
streets, near the old Star brewery cor
ner. At this time the two men and the
woman were fighting, and Kito. the
Japanese, appeared to be trying to act
!Rs peacemaker.
At the end of this wordy encounter
they separated. The Jap and the wom-
an went up River street. Gadd went
over to the rear Of the Idaho bar and
Carpenter toward the rear OF John Sey
mour's Mint bar.
The next thing noticed was when
Gadd came out of the alley at the rear
of the Mountain States Telephone &
Telegraph office. He walked down the
sidewalk to Main street, crossed the
street to the Eagle club and stood on
the sidewalk at the corner.
However, a short time prior 70 this
Gadd had visited the Aukema drug
store and purchased a white, bone
handled pocket knife.
Fatal Fight AS Seen by Eye Witness.
Gadd was standing on the corner in
front of the Eagle club, when Carpen
ter came down the sidewalk. He APP
preached Gadd, took off a blue jumper
he was wearing and threw it down on
the sidewalk, and began cursing his
companion. Gadd kept stepping back
ward, threw up both hands to protect
himself and told Carpenter
II don't want any trouble with you"
Carpenter said to him:
You called me - -, and 1 want
you to apologize"
Gadd replied:
"Ill apologize TO you; TIL apologize
to you IL you'll apologize to me for"
The sentence was never finished, for
Carpenter struck Gadd a blow on the
left jaw with his right fist. Gadd
ceased trying to ward off blows and
began fighting. He took the knife from
his pocket. but whether he had 1t in his
hand all the time the witnesses could
not say. They believe. however, that
Gadd took the weapon quickly from
his pocket when Carpenter struck the
first blow.
The two combatants fought flercely
for few seconds when Carpenter fell
10 the sidewalk on his hands and knees
facing the south. Gadd stabbed him in
the back several times-four or five
times. Carpenter then arose to his
feet and threw up his hands, exposing
a frightful cash several inches long
forming a large cavity in the left side
under the heart, from which the blood
gushed freely.
AS Carpenter threw up his hands he
said:
Hold on, Doc, you've got knife"
Carpenter then turned around to the
left and started up the sidewalk; he
was staggering. He already had a
death like look in his face. When OPP
poslte the front doors of the opera
house he stumbled over the small bull