Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1919-05-08
OFFERS USE OF AUTO

as no stage leaves until them;
OFFERS USE OF AUTO
Take my car and go, remarked DIR.
Pogue. 81 am planning on going there
soon, anyway. -
L have to go to higgins first" said
the marshal, who had business in the
town.
DIR. Pogue remarked that as lights
on his automobile were not working. If
would be necessary that they leave the
Pogue ranch in his automobile bv . in
the afternoon, so that they would ar
rive in Grangeville before dark. II was
agreed that Marshal Jones would return
to the ranch from higgins, in time to
leave for Grangeville by 2 o o'clock.
He left DR.. Fuller of New Meadows
at the place to guard the prisoner, Ar
thur, while he returned to higgins
The officers returned to the Pogue
ranch at 1:30 in tire afternoon.
"Well doc" said Marshal Jones,
are you ready to go.''
WILL BE READY SOON
"I'u be ready in little bit,' the
doctor replied.
DIR. Pogue had taken a bath and
shaved, but he ate no dinner, members
of the household said.
A spring on the automobile was brok- |
en-, the men were repairing the break. |
The repair was practically complete, |
when Mrs. Clyde Van Sise, who, with |
Mr.. Van Sise were employed on the !
Pogue ranch, ran from the house, ex-
'DR. TOOK SOMETHING
doctor has taken something"
The men rushed into the house and
there, lying on quilt on the floor, was
DR.. POgue.
What he had taken, the men didn IT
know, but it was evident that he had
drunk poison.
eco away Pogue told the men,
I'm be all right in a few minutes"
They Immediately telephoned for Dr.
w. A. Foskett, the nearest physician,
It Whitebird.
An hour after DIR. Pogue took the poi
ION, he vOmited several times but was
1t relieved from the effects of the
POISON.
He had several light commissions, and
lied about 5:45 in the afternoon, fifteen i
before DR.. Foskett arrived. t
1t is believed DR.. Pogue took aconite, Il
medicine used for treating horses, and
eadly poisonous. f
NOTE LEFT BY POGUE
DR.. Pogue left a note to his brother, !
hat he was not guilty of any crime,
nd that he didn't want to go through :,
be disgrace. Also, in the note he re-
uested that his body be buried the
blowing day, Wednesday, on the
ogue ranch, where he died. il
U. S. Marshal Jones, in speaking to O.
le Free Press of the affair, asked that W
lie following points be made clear: n
DR.. W. F. Pogue was not under arrest,
nd no warrant had been issued foy o
is arrest. Il
Information leading to the arrest of j.
| Arthur was furnished by persons in "
% community who wished the matter Of Il
le moonshine still to be cleared up by ri
e government officials.
Tt is the belief of the government fC
ficials that the still had been in OPP IL
alton only since March. Arthur, who az
a mining man, and is well known in W
G Salmon river country, had worked OF
r Dr. Pogue only few months. The I'll
ficials believe that he operated the
ILL., and he was arrested on the charge Fl
manufacturing and selling liquor.
WHY HE KILLED SELF ni
It is further believed that DIR. Pogue fir
He'd himself because he did not want hi
face his friends, following the dis tn
very of the moonshine still on his FL
emises.
That he contemplated suicide at the TO
on hour is the belief of those who wi
re at the Pgue ranch. While he ap- SCI
rently was preparing to go to Grange J.
lie, he in reality was preparing for 90
, death, for he remarked that he, ne
YER again would visit Grangeville. hi
also handed to one of his employees ru
heck, paying him his wages, and de-
red: "This is the last check you on
n will receive from me-" to
DR.. Pogue was we'll and favorably thu
own in Idaho county. He was 81 hit
hrs of age, and unmarried. He was tin
eterinary surgeon, AMI for years prac- -
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