American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-04-15

upon them several times and finally
remarked: "Pardner, those r prett,
long eyebrows you've got, guess II
better trim Them" at the same time
reaching for his gun. AS his hant
went toward his gun, Jackson jumped
to his feet and throwing a six shooter
on Paxton, said: Paxton. you have
lived long enough" Paxton, realizing
that Jackson had the drop on him
bent his head forward, so that the gun
was pointing directly toward the tor
of his head. Look up, Paxton, your
time has come, you have lived long
enough" Jackson said. Paxton then
raised his head and was shot right in
the forehead. Mrs. oliver was in the
dining room at the time
When the shooting took place l was
at the railroad water tank getting 9
couple of pals of water. I saw the
flash of the gun and knew hat either
Paxton or Jackson had been killed. l
did not hurry in because I did not
know which n had been killed. II it
was Paxton, all right. But If it was
Jackson / did not want to go in at all,
because l feared the killing might only
have started. Pretty soon 1 heard Mrs.
oliver and Susie Taysom calling me
from the barn, which stood where the
Irene theatre is now located. / ans
wered and asked them what they
wanted. jackson has killed Paxton"
Mrs. Oliver replied. "Oh. well, come on
and let's go in the house." l replied.
II it had been Jackson killed instead,
1 would have said Lets go a little
further" We all knew that Paxton
had no intention of trimming the min
er's eyebrows. Had he been able to
draw his gun under that pretense
jackson would have been the victim.
The strain under which he had been
meeting Jackson had got on his
and he evidently could stand 1t
longer.
After he had killed Paxton jackson
walked out of the dining room to give
up. Charles Taysom was con-
stable then, and Jackson had surren-
dered to him. When l came up Jack
son handed his gun to me. / told him
to keep 1t, that he could defend him
self a great deal better than ! could
him. Several of P~axton's men
were in town and we did not know
what would happen.
There was a work train standing
Mt thn tima and tho anoinaar uyao
given orders from Pocatello as soon as
the news OF the killing was known
there, to keep fire up and be ready at
any time to take Jackson on board and
carry him out of danger If 1t was con-
sidered necessary. The engine was UNI
hooked from the train and kept ready
for instant service.
1t was six days before we gave Jack
son a preliminary hearing. at which
he was discharged.
The day of Jackson's preliminary
hearing the railroad company sem an
engine from Pocatello bringing Ken
lucky" Smith, one of the best lawyers
in Idaho to defend him. Smith was
paid for his services by the railroad
company as Paxton and his gang had
frequently shot up the depot, shot the
headlights of engines and signal lights
and been responsible for about all the
annoyance the company had been sub
jected to.
J. p. McCullum was county attorn-
ey and was afraid to come. He plead
ed sickness, but we all knew what the
matter was. / was justice of the
peace and wrote McCullum that II he
did not come at once ] would turn
Jacskon loose. We could not hold him
more than a week without giving him
a preliminary trial. On the sixth day
McCullom came, coming overland by
way of Rockland. He urged haste In
holding the trial because Of urgent
business that called him elsewhere. So
we had the trial and turned Jackson
loose.
Paxton was a real bad man. He
had been in trouble in Texas and was
forced to leave there. One of the men,
bers Of his gang was John Flemming,
now serving a term in the pen for
killing a mar at Rupert about two
years ago. Flemming now has an ap-
~plication for pardon oerore the state
board of pardons. After Paxton's
death things became better. He was
the leader Of the lawless element
There were a number of reckless
Young fellows here. put most OF them
were only full Of mischief and out for
a good time and meant no harm &c
anybody.