The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-12-08
MYSTERY SURROUNDING CASE
OF.JOUN JIRV/S, FOUND B4DL \
INJURED, RESULTS Nv ARRESTS
Gambling. and Discovery Of Still, Some of the
Disclosures Made by Authorities in At
tempt to Unravel Case Of Wide Interest

VI III fsobih3 a. FtpfV tastu, tNt'
Du.lley. Earl Fisher. Jay i.ogsdon.
and Ivan Cobb. sextette OF local res
iden,s who on tn siay were arrest
d by deputies or the sherlff's Of
ice AMI Marshall l.. y. Allen. In
their effort 10 discover the peraer-
rators I'll an alleged assault upon
John Jarvis. pioneer local ditch rid
or who now LIS ia the Twin Falls
county hospital. towering between
lie and death as a result OF the en-
coantr which took place sometime
last Thursday morning. II Is prob
able that Cobb viii be released for
lack OF esid nee against him.
The men are held Ia the county
Jail facing the possible preferment OF
charges OF assault on the public
highway. Jarvis Is conscious al In
ieryals aud ON these lucid occasions
IS said 10 have made fairly coherent
statements concerning the cause OF
his injuries which are said 10 has.
followed a gambling game here
Jarvis and five of tho men under ar
rest admit they we're gambling We'd
nesday night. The charge OF gsmb-
linz will be preferred against the
men In custody. the sheriff's office
says. " the grayer charges are not
supported by evidence. The add
tional charge of operating a SIN
and the Illegal possession will be
made against Robinson.
Jarvis was found by the roadside
south OF here last Thursday morns
ing. bruised. bleeding aud uncon-
seions lie had ridden Into town
W edncsday afternoon. and 1t Is
known that he did not leave for
home slnslI late that night. As his
work OF ditch riding sometimes kept
him from home overnight. members
81 his family were not unduly alarm
ed until the next morning when they
found bis horse had returned With
out rs rider 4 search was made AT
once. with the result that Jarvis was
found la an unconscious condition AT
he mouth OF the lane leading TO his
dome. At a point about a mile aud u |
quarter south OF the fair grounds
entrance.
The first published reports OF ths
peculiar accident attributed the caus
. . fall or from being thrown from
ais horse while making his ~as l
lome III the night However. those
sho discovered the injured man
lcouted this theory. with the result
hat Officers began working GU ths
iase Immediately
Authorities entertain the belief /
hat Jarvis Was either assaulted here
n town during the course OF the al
eyed gambling game. or was attack
d while on hls way home. The frs
u these theories i said 20 be- tho
most probable as Jarvis Injuries
onld hardly have becn caused BY
,rinK thrown from his horse A.
ne hospital he was found 20 be sui.
arins from fractured skull. thi.
Ieinr ~ the ba OF the brain. bro
en collar bona and other injuries OF
more OF LEES severe nature. His
ruises are said 10 have been caused
iore from pummeiing fhan from any
isuries thar hi roukhshod horse
pald infiict An inv~-tieafion OF Tho
lace where Jaryis .ss found show
lain horse tracks ~libout sem
lanee % disturbance. such a. ID
ronnd would probably show had the
uiIaal reared. plunged or bucked
nnther piece 81 Evidence Indicating
yternai violence. j. Jarvis badly
,fn hat fou,id ia field pearbs
Esidence inpiicafins these nov IN
asfody followed 3 earcb Of the Rob
Ison prshiges Monday BY l.. u. Al
% local eonstaDie. aud village mar
lali IN. llobsnson home l. located /
ffN'ff fFfHt fft1t FhFft HANAaff" 4
~ cnrrf - ranch owned and {
eeresea - RE Roeprs seed COM ,
Anr kob.n.ou D. manager OF the
inch Marshaii Ai.en as searching
II $50 barrels ~ vinegar which had
len st',.en TIE previous week from !
I. $ Mes'Ieary. residing In Filler.
Aldo b. did not discover the loot
T found two barrels OF mash. ten !
Itks Of eDfnmeai. aud gallons OF !
arc sGrnp. Robinson ~as not az ,
on@ - he time he and Casio being
Filler. Simultaneous with Aliens
III. Deputy Sheriff v. II. Ormsby
as here and placed Robinson, Casio /
I'd Logsdon under arrest on the (,
'fyis charge. russdsy sftsraonn Z