American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-07-16
THOMAS j. THORNTON DIES
WITHOUT BECOMING CON>CfOTG
autopsy Discic,es Fracturr 81 the
skull harge of Murder viii Be
Placed Against Roy Emigh.

skull haree of Murder VIII Be
Placed Against Roy Emigh.
Thomas j. Thornton the prominent
farmer and stockman Of Neelev rho
'as brought 10 Bethany Deacon-ss
hospital thursday evening ln all un-
conscious condition from a blow on
l-- mead a. -l- hands Of Roy Emigh OF
a-e, died sunday evening at s O'Clock
".tA9-L Iezalning consciousness An
autopsy was performed 5y DIS No-h
ana ocllltz Of American Falls. and
DI. Achinuon Of Aberdeen. az the "a
quest 0I Cassla county officials Eho
"lil nave the prosecution Of Emigh IN
cAarse. The autopsy disclosed a frac-
lire On the left side Of TIE head e.
tending from point ~ inches above
me ear 10 the base Of The skull. The
fracture caused hemorrage. bur he
skull was not depressed.
A statement concerning the ira gady
tnat resulted in the death OF Mr..
thornton was given % The Press bv
the sons Of Mr. Thornton. sunday
afternoon. Crandau Thornton. Ebo
resides on the Raft River place avs
that EMigh came 20 his place last
thursday about noon. Emigh. he savs.
was talking 10 T. ]. Thornton. called
Thornton liar and struck him a
blow with his hst. fence divided
them and both the Thorntons father
and son, started through or over the
fence the elder Thornton presurosbl-,
10 resent the blow. and The voun ger
man to take the place Of the father in
administering punishment The elder
a.
the fence and Just straighrening m
"hen ne received the blow on the side
OF the head that caused his death
loung Thornton reached Emigh about
tnls ume and got him down and beat
MIN until he had all the fight taken
out Of him.
Thomas J. Thornton was born at
San Bernardino. California. October
~. 1854. son OF Jasper and sarah
Elizabeth Thornton. In 1854 the fam
/ ily removed 10 Idaho. locating at Nee
/ ley and engaging in the farm and
/ livestock business. When they iocat-
ed at what is now Neeley there were
only few houses built and no shade
trees or alfalfa fields graced the sage
brush flat Jasper Thornton. father
Of the deceased, planted the first shade
tree at Neeley, and until his depar-
ture from Neeley in 1S9s was active in
the development of that seton OF the
country. In 1sss he and his wife re-
moved 70 Georgetown. Bear Lake
county, Idaho. where he died in 1911.
aged 7S years. Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth
Thornton still resides al GEORGETOWN.
aged 50 years.
Ihomas J. Thornton prior 20 taxing
o ? his residence az Neeley vas en-
gagged in railrOading in New Mexico
and Canada. and for a time resided ins
Utah since locating a. Neeley iu 1SS4
until the time Of his death he devoted
all his energies 10 farming and raising
or livestock. and his activities In these
lines are par1 Of The annals OF the
county
In 1855 be was married 70 Mary 4.
Stanger who survives him. Five sons.
Thomas j. George. Crandal. James
and Lueray and four daughters. Alaez.
Aetna. Ruth and Edria. also survive
The father one brother. Jasper ".
. Thornton Of Georgetown. Idaho. and
three sisters. Mrs susan X. Elmer Of
+ Beaver Ward. Utah. Mrs Julia Bissig-
er of Montpelier Idaho and Mrs Erez
T. HON or Georgetown. Idaho. also
survive deceased.
All OF the survivors. with The ex-
cepJion OF Mrs Julia Bissiger. attend
ed The funeral
Funeral services were held AZ the
L. D. s church al Neeley az 2. N. this
afternoon. Bishop Allen ofticiaring.
lnterment took place ar The Neeley
cemetery.