Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-05-13
ALLEGED Suicide
T. A. YOUNG shot
IN BACK OF HEAD
Reported Sunday as Having
Escaped Jail and Killed
Self But Later Report
Fails to Support Theory.

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Fred A. Young was shot and kill
ed last Sunday morning at or near
Silver City, in a manner not yet
satisfactorily explained, and the
body was brought here Tuesday by
G. G. zacher. The funeral will be
held here Friday
Mr.. Young was convicted in dis
triot court in Owyhee county near
ly year ago Of murder in the
second degree for the shooting of
Lee Fones, following a quarrel ov-
er wages alleged to be due Fones,
and since that time has been con-
fined in the Silver City jail await
ing the result of an appeal to the
supreme court of the state.
On Sunday morning, according to
a story sent out from Silver he over
powered the jailor and escaped from
CONTINENT, taking with him a sack
of food which he had prepared in
advance. According to the story a
posse was formed, including in its
membership, Sheriff Roy Pearman,
and Prosecuting attorney, Wright
Stacy, which pursued him some
distance into the hills. When they
overlook the fugitive he opened fire
on them with revolver and knock
ed the sheriff's hat from his head
with his shot. Evidently thinking
his shot had proved fatal, Young
turned the gun upon himself, plac-
ing the muzzle in his mouth and
pulling the trigger. He died instant
ly.
Examination of the body when it
reached Mountain Home disclosed
the fact that the wound was entire
ly different that he had been shot
by a high power gun, the bullet
entering his head nearly at the top
little to the back and left and
that it came out on the right side,
shattering the jaw bone and again
entering the breast, where it rang
I'd downward and came out about
at the lower rib, entering his fore
arm, from where the bullet was ex-
tracted after the body was brought |
to this city. The bullet is said to be
.25O-9O0 high power Savage rife
bullet,
The examination was made by
DIR. O. P. Hamilton in the presence
of witnesses, George Young, A. e.
Swenson, G. c. zacher, VIM. Nc
Bratney, H. H. Eaton and w. W.
Fountain.
A representative of the Republi-
can called Sheriff L, r. Pearman by
phone and requested statement as
to the details of the shooting. Mr..
Pearman stated that Mr. Young es-
capped ait about eight O'clock in the
that the jailer, Jim Muir
ray, secured help and was released
from the Jail in about fifteen to
thirty minutes, and that Young was
not located until about four o'clock
i'm the afternoon. The inquest was
held later that night, the verdict be-
ing reached at about 10:3O o'clock,
according to the sheriff, who at first
denied responsibility for calling the
c@se suicide, but later admitted send
ing kilograms, one of which ito Mrs.
A. e. Swenson at Cochran, Oregon,
read "Nr. Young broke jail and
committed suicide four p. m. to-
day"
w. w. Fountain was called on the
phone from Silver City Sunday af
ternoon and told of the suicide and
asked to carry the news to Mrs
Young, who was at the home Of Mrs
Casey in this city.
Funeral services for Mr. Young
ware held at the Congregational
church Friday afternoon and inter
ment made by the side of a son
who died here in the fu
epidemic three years ago. Mr. and
Mrs Young moved to Mountain
Home about five years ago from
P rtland W here they had made
their home for many years. They
had been morried for thirty-eight
years, and besides the wife there
are two surviving children, Mrs. A.
E. Swensen and George Young, both
Of whom, with the latter's husband
were here for the funeral George
Young is member OF the United
States navy stationed at San Fran
cisco.