The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-18
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KILLED ON
THE RANGE
Assailant in Custody ON Grave Charge


| On Friday morning, June IL, al
Greek boy named Evangelist Pappas
was shot and killed, the act being
charged to Alfred Lundhigh, in the
southeast corner o fBingham county,
near Davis sheep camp. 1t occurred
at 6 O'Clock in the morning and Pap
pas died at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Lundhigh rode to Shelley, where he
was taken into custody by Deputy
Sheriff Henry Damn and taken to
Blackfoot, where he is being held in
Jail pending the investigation of
charges. Coroner E. T. Peck and
Sheriff A. HI. Simmons went out and
held an inquest over the body, finding
that he died of a gunshot wound.
According to information gathered by
this office it appears that the tragedy
came about in the following manner:
Deceased was herding sheep for
the firm of Rich & Lund, Grover Rich
of Burley being one of the firm.
Pappas was II years old and had
come from a province of Greece
year and a half ago. He had two
brothers, who had come over three
and five years ago, and their mother
is now on the way over. The three
brothers were working for the same
firm, but Evangelist, the youngest,
was out alone at the time of the
tragedy 1t was early in the morn
ing, and some of his flock had gone
over a ridge that marked the divid-
ing line between his district and that
of the adjoining flock. Lundhigh
was in charge of the other flock, and
rode out to where he was rounding
them up and told him to get them off.
Pappas said he would, but that it
would take him some time, as it was
raining and it was hard to move
sheep while it was raining. Lund-
high was insistant about having them
moved at once, and went to camp
and returned with a rifle. Pappas
still did not think the fellow intend
ed doing any violence and went on
with his work. He heard the crack
of a rifle behind him and at the same
time felt a sharp sting at his waist
line and to left of the center. He
PUT his hand to the place and looked,
and his intestines were protrud1ng.
Every move he made caused them to
roll out the more. The wound was
about two inches wide In front. He
took off his six shooter and threw
it down, and tightened his belt over
the Gaping wound. He then got on
his bareback pony and rode to Davis
camp and reported it and was placed
on a bed. His brothers were called
in and they loaded him into wagon
and took him to another camp, and
sent for DIR. Cackley at Soda Springs.
He arrived at 1855 and found Pappas
dying. During all this time they
we're unable to control the intestines.
At every move or strain, more of the
intestine would pass through the
wound. The transverse colon was cut
in two and the ends flowing. Pappas
had made dying statement as to
how it happened and this report in
cludes it.
When Lundhigh was located at
Shelley that evening he was buying
new clothes, and while coming to
Blackfoot he told the officer that he
had ridden to a farm at Goshen,
where he was acquainted, and left
his horse which was exhausted, and
walked into Shelley. He said he told
the man at the farm that he had got
ten into some trouble and was going
to Blackfoot via Shelley.
There are many stories afioat up
in the sheep country, which, If true
would modify this statement OF the
case, and we are unable to say which
if any statement yet issued is true.
This is based upon information as 1t
was gathered at the coroner's in
quest.
The brothers of the dead man came
to Blackfot, Sunday, and the funeral
was conducted on Monday evening,
about 80 persons attending. 8. ].
Rich took the matter in hand for the
strangers, and in conjunction with
Coroner Peck and the Brown-Eld-
redge undertaking establishment
took as much of the burdens OF the
ordeal off of the brothers as 1t was
possible to do.
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