The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-04-26
bREY YER FOUND Gull TY: life IN STATE PRISON


visited the morgue where tho hodv
nao oeen taken and made thorough
examination, finding three wounds
any OF which, in his opinion, would
nave been fatal. The first wound
the doctor stated, was about one
men outside and one inch below the
OUTSIDE corner Of the left eye; the
second wound was in the muscles Of
the left arm above the elbow, the
bullet following the arm and entering
the body near the left nipple; the
third wound was in the back a few
inches from and above the right
thigh DR.. Kirtley stayed with the
body until the Coroner arrived and
turned it over to him when he went
home.
Cornoer Ebberts was placed on the
stand and told how he had been sum.
noned; identified wearing apparel
placed on exhibit as that which he
had removed from the body of Oscar
Taylor; he stated how and when he
arrived at the scene of the homicide
and the disposition he made of the
body
F. ". Cummins was the next witness
called and he stated in substance
the following: He was at home on
the evening Of the homicide and heard
two shots fired in rapid succession
and he stepped to his back door and
looked around the corner of the house
hearing nothing more he went back in
the house when third shot sounded
That VIM. Cameron came to his house
and told him there was big row over
at Breyer's and just as he was getting
ready to go over to the Breyer home
Mrs. Breyer came to his home and
said Dan has shot Oscar Taylor
nj I think he has killed him-yor
had better come over. He accompan
led Mrs. Breyer to her home and there
found q human form in the snow a
bout II feet north of the house; upon
examination he found that life was ex
tinct and that the body was that oil
Oscar Taylor; he sent Gurney James
for the doctor, and in the interval, the
doctor not having arrived, he asked
Chas. Shaw to remain with the body
and he started to hurry the doctor a
long. meeting him near the court
house. After the doctor examined the
body and it was removed to the porch
the sheriff stated that he went tc
hunt Dan Breyer; that he came onto
Main street near the Hartman drus
store: that he saw two men near the
Ebberts home just below the Garland
Hotel and that they came on up the
street toward his office: that in the
light he recognized them as Danle
Brewer, the defendent, and William
Millick: that VIM. Millick went on IN
to the pool hall and the defendent re
NAMED outside; that he says: "1s tina
YOU. Dan?" 10 which the defendent re
piled yes, I done the job alright tht
sheriff stating to this-WeH Dan, yot
done a good job, Oscar Taylor II
dead" The defendent replied: tha
is what | wanted and the next morn
ing in q conversation with the sheriff
the defendent stated that man gets
inst as much for poor job as for
coed one: that night, the night o
tbe homicide when the sheriff ME
Rreyer they went into the sherif's OF
fee ana MllllCk CsliliC Ny ~
called in; that there was converse
held at that time about bonds; the de
fendent was taken to Jail and at tn
iail informed Millick that the gul
was in the back seat of the M1llick ca
in the Millick garage; that the witness
and Millick went to the Millick ca
and there the sheriff found the gu
which was loaded as the defenden
warned them it was when he told then
where to find it--one she'll IN IN
chamber and two in the magazine
The gun and cartridges were place
in evidence. That on January l6tn
Oscar Taylor came to his office, ha'
ing had a fight with Dan Breyer q
, the Brewer ranch; that he was scratcf
ed up; that he told the witness tna
he and Dan Breyer and William MI
lick had been stealing sheep and Una
he was going to inform on them. I'm
iurv Judge, court reporter, clerk {
The court, counsel, sheriff and 70
nress reporter visited the scene OF tn
homicide at this time; also the "a
and the Millick garage the snerin lde
| . .A ,1ono for the benent