The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-25
MAN HUNT IN HIGH
MOUNTAIN RANGES
After Shooting Vivian HOvey His
Slayer, StOnewall Ballengee, Es-
eapes to the Hills, Where He Is
AT Home---BlOOd Hounds on
the Trail.

At H0me---Bl0Od Hounds on
the Trail.
vivian llovey WAS shot dead In
his saddle last Tuesday morning by
Stone Sall jackson Ballen9ee in the
public road In front OF the Ballengee
cabin, about 80 miles below salmon.
According to tile verdict Of coro.
ner's jury summoned and sitting In
this city Wedne .day afternoon, a
charge OF wilfull murder is brought
against Belleugee.
The accused has not been appre
hendsd but IL supposed To be In hid
ing In the hills
According To the testimony sub
mitted the accused immediately left
for the high mountains, taking two
rifles with him. The locality is the
most rugged In all Idaho. sheriff
Stroud started In pursuit OF the fugi
tive immediat " upon learning OF
the shooting The officer was accom-
panied by Deputy sheriff Ferill Ter
nv. Both are fearless and resolute men,
nothing daunted by the general opin-
ion held that BAllengee. who is a half
breed Indian, Ia most expert with a
guu and never hesitates TO use IL II
IC. Christensen Was also OF the sher-
! III s posse one night Upon Christen.
sens return 10 Salmon Wednesday
evening he gave a thrilling account
of how Sheriff Stroud and his depu-
ties had watched through the night
before for the expected reappearance
of the fugitive at various places
where he might seek food u sustain
him In eludIng arrest TIE log cabin
and various forest camps we're watch
ed but without any reports Of bslan.
gee
Vtyian Huyev war the elder son OF
| &. Is. HoVey and was nearly twenty
two years Of age. The father liyes ol
ranch near North Fork, lie wa
the partner OF the late Henry bro"t
who was killed more than two year
ago nv Guy Buster, now out OF cusio
dy on ball awaiting retrlal of th'
case against, him which is also Will
ful murder.
, Young Hovey aud his twelve year
) old brother Cecil had gone iron
, nome Tuesday morning driving
small bunch Of cattle toward thei
+ range up Sage creek, The road o
: trail led through the BSllenges en
: closure, which fences oti the moutl
Of that stream. The younger bo
, went ahead TO open the gate lot hi
5 brother Who remained behind holdin
5 tile cattle a short distance from ia
gate Cecil says he Was told ny BalIen
o gee he couldn't take hts cattI
! through that way and tie lad wen
a back and reported the objection Z
ths elder brother who then himsel
came forward riding. Cecil rsmainin
with the cattle.
There we're some words spoken b
both men rs vivian approached VI
q gate where Ballengec stood with
:. rifle Ia hand TIE next mom"r
+. there was report ~ shut and Vi
u ian fell from the sgddle into the roa
There were three other witnesses
IL 10 tie tragedy another small b.
n named John Moore aud susan Baliei
zee and Ike Bailsnges, blind, -ist'
"a and A brother OF the acrusssd. IT
Il sister said she had heard >tons "a
"a Warn viva" three times Ia take III
a. hand Oh his gun before tie shot b'
-, size did not hear anything else thI
n VA. said by either man. She furths
"a more ayrrred that she herself hal gee
n. vivian reaFh for and partly take ot
ms weapon frOm its scahhard 90 q
saddle. but bow far out be pulled u
3. Aeaprn she could not say She "a
NJ she y a. standing close bt all the tim
10 According to her own testimonH
a veil A. that n tie blind brother Al
rk John Moore, ~bo staid At the ia
th IsnKee cabin since ne niRht p"i'
% the tragedy. tbeg h41 81 set out
by 20 70 FL Aliens, susan aun st"f
iH waii afuot and tie Moore hos ard /
- r,ain. horseback. These four had "
eaestsd from the cabin { tie "a
Et wnsn Cecil Hoysy came 40 = i"i
tu cattle through. anich'mst witn obl'
N ton from stone = all. Up 70 this pt'
FRS there Nas no important diVeTssi
or fr m the account % tie meeting
! yigsp by Cecil Hover excepting
re- alleged attempt Of vivian to draw
Al Own rifle and the silegsd EARNING
stone Hall that he should not draw
All the witnesses declared that y
a was said between the two, II not
.tIE ..ra tHafr rangs Of hearing Sag 50