The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-12-04

Out man btdu ulu dlolucf IN !
a cell i'm The county Jail at Occur |
awaiting trial ON The charge of |
murder are the direct results Of |
10 drunken spree i'm a homestead
er's cabin a few miles this side |
of Plummer Tuesday afternoon.
The victim of the tragedy is |
C. E. plunket a laboring man
whose home is in Spokane. II.
C. Jones, a homcsteader, did the |
killing which occurred near pedie
la sidetrack on the Milwaukee |
railroad between plummer and
Ramsdell.
II. II. Plunket, a brother of the
dead man was present and wit
messed the killing. According
to his story told at the coroner's
inquest he and his brother, c.. E.
plunkel came out from Spokane
Tuesday. They were on their
way To the place or homestead
en- named Anderson whore they
were To do some work. His
brother and Jones had been good
friends for a number of years, i'm
Fact his brother had made his
home at jones cabin most of The
Time for the past year and they
decided TO stop and spend The
day at jones cabin. Before
leaving Spokane Nds brother had
purchased two quarts OF whiskey
for Jones and one for himself
and upon arriving at the cabin
his brother and Jones commenc-
ed drinking. This was about A.
O'Clock in the forenoon. They
continued drinking all the after
moon and finally became quarrel
some. They had trouble over
who should get dinner and finally
IC. E. plunkett started to cook The
meal but was so drunk that ne
fell down spilling the food that
he had been cooking. Jones
abused him for wasting the food.
| After dinner IT. II. Plunket laid
down i'm bunk and went to sleep
but was awakened several times
by the other two quarreling but
went back to sleep again.
Between seven and eight
O'Clock in the evening he was
awakened again and heard Jones
tell his brother that he would kill
him. His brother said "shoot
me" or Don't shoot me" but he
was not sure which. Jones said
"This is the way l will fix you,
taking his gun by the barrel and
striking G. u. pmnket over the
head with it, knocking him down
lie then reversed the gun and shot
Plunket as he was laying ON the
floor. Jones knocked The lamI
, over and ordered Fl. II. Plunke
to light it again. lie replied b.
asking where the matches were
and Jones handed him one and h,
lil the lamp.
Jones ordered him to pick ul
i his brother and put him on thu
bunk. He tried to do so and sail
d that he was too heavy and h'
;. could not lift him. Jones point
ed the gun at him and told hin
, that if he did not do as he wa
told he would shoot his head OF
v Plunket finally succeeded in get
I Ting his brolher on the bed. Jone
e staggered against the bed and fel
e and Plunkel rushed out of th
,e cabin and went TO give the alarm
m He walked to pedie and word wa
N sent here and Deputy Sheri
Sawyer accompanied by Doctc
T. o. ID. Platt went TO the scene ,
,e the shooting
Is They found Jones sitting i'm
4 chair in a drunken sleep and q
body of plunket lying on The be
Jones and the body were brougi
IS 20 This city and the next mornin
is Sawyer took Jones to Coeur d
K Alene and lodged him i'm the ja
e. County Attorney Wernelte W.
he notified and instructed Justice y
ID. j. Keeton to hold am inque
at which was done wednesday for
i'll noon. w. j. Sargent A. B. Al
lnis, o. b. Moon, j. i. Jones,