Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-07-30
MURDERED AND ROBBED.
i'ine Lakes Grade the Scene OF a
Cold BIooded Murder.

excitement last Friday evening by
the report coming from Blue Lakes
'hat the body of a man had been
iouhu there, and the circumstances
pointed strongly to murder having
Deen committed, accompanied by the
request that officers be sent there AT
once. Accordingly deputy sheriff
rage at once proceeded to the scene.
where he was met by the officer from
l"lh rails county, and it did not
TAKE long for these officials to de-
termlne that murder had been com
mitted.
The unfortunate victim was at |
once recognized as NJ. f. Mulloy, who |
had been working in this vicinity, |
and little investigation revealed |
the Following circumstances leading
up to the tragedy
On Friday morning, two prisoners,
X. Anderson and James Jamison, who
mad been serving time in the Jail
here for offenses committed, were re-
leased and spent portion of the day
visiting the saloons. Along in the
afternoon they by chance met Null
10y, who was looking for an oppor-
tunity TO go to Twin Falls, having
missed the afternoon stage, and the
three men repaired to the CallaD
livery. where they engaged a team
TO take them as far as the grade,
stating that they would walk the re-
mainder of the way. Anderson ana
Jamison were under the influence OF
liquor at the time and the trio mad
: hardly left town when Anderson LOST
his hat, and a row was at once COM
menced with Mulloy to obtain his hat
which was kept up until the grade
was reached
The men were still having a row
{ of words when the ticket house was
. reached, and the lady who tends the
ticket Office becoming alarmed, teIe-
S phoned her husband who was at
|. work at the Perrine place down in
5 the canyon. As il was about supper
20 time, her husband in company with
a companion started up the grade
= and on the way met two men, and a
little further on noticing blood in
the road. their suspicious were
aroused. and looking down the side
Il OF the canyon they recognized the
> body of a man laying there. Hurry
= ing TO the spot. the man was just
breathing his last, his head being lit
Il terally hacked to pieces. 1t was ther
u that the officers and coroner were
a |. tn. 4. ,<<,, -.
Is the body showed that the man hat
Is met death from some severe cuts OIL
p the head. one side of his head beini
laid wide open evidently from being
struck with rock. and little searcl
brought to light the rock with which
- the death blow was struck. TIL
y ground in the vicinity of the seem
showed that a struggle had takel
place. and the marks plainly showe'
tie where the body of the man had beel
n dragged for several feet and his bod
is pitched over the canyon.
as Every indication pointed so strong
l. " to murder that steps were at ono
Ie taken to apprehend the two compan
Il ions that were known to be with hin
ne and on Saturday they were caugh
I'd while walking along the railroad /
IT. the vicinity of Hazelton, one of tn
up two having the audacity to be veal
OF ing the murdered mans hat at tn
ed time of his arrest The victim of I'll
e. affair being known around Hazeltol
having been in the employ of c.
Roice for some time, and we
thought of. feeling ran very hig
Nv against the two prisoners, an
nv through fear of threats against the
Nd being carried out, they were hastel
&c ed over to Twin Falls for safe kee
I'm ing. and were brought over to Lii
m coin county Jail on Sunday, whe
ba they are now confined awaiting the
70 preliminary hearing.
be There is little doubt but what Il
charge of murder can easily be pro
en- against them as they admit havii
the fight. but charge that the mu
. dered man provoked it. They {
tempt to lay the blame on one a
other. and Sheriff zugg hopes so
to get the full details of the affs
from one OF the o'hei VI '"S wv $50
From the fact that Mulloy was kno'
to have quite an amount OF mon
about his person before he left tow
and the fact that only $1,000 v
found on his person, indicates III
robbery was one of the motives II
led to the murder.
The remains of the unfortun'
victim were brought to Jerome wh'
they were identified by several W
knew Mr.. Malloy as a sober. hf
working young man. He forme
owned property near Hazelton, q