The Idaho recorder., 1922-11-17

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and wiping the blood off his face,
though felt he was already gone
when the doctor came.
to that.
A. The Rev. Mr. Hawley was at
the Recorder office Saturday after
noon and Re and | were talking and
/ was back of the counter and we
were looking ont On hearing few
shouts / looked up to flld Mr.. Mel
vim coming across the street "cata-
cornered" from the Pioneer building,
running for the door, and very close
behind him, running, was Mr.. Ap-
pleman, and just as Mr.. Melvin
reached the door Mr.. Appleman
jumped on his back and grabbed him
by the coat collar, and Bobby Nc
Bride and Walter Shoup came and
also assisted in the assault. I i'm
mediately ran around the counter and
went to Mr.. Melvin's assistance, and
| was coming and he called to he,
"Come on and help me, Mr.. Nelson"
and ran and drew him by the left
arm and started to pull him, and as
| was doing this / said to the boys to
desist; that he was an old man, and
my answer was curses and blasphemy
! and all kinds of reproach, and the
struggle went on at the door, these
men pulling one way and l was pull
ing Mr.. Melvin toward the inside.
In it Mr.. Melvin's coat (coat identi-
f.ed) was torn. Now | am sure you
gentlemen can see or get some idea
of the struggle that went on at that
time.
@. For the purpose Of record, that
is Mr.. Melvin's coat?
A. Yes.
@. Is that the condition you found
it in?
A. swear it. At this time there
were perhaps twenty men in the
street and these men were calling to
bring him out, and there were curses
and 5lasphemy going on all this time.
Mr.. Hawley came toward me and Wal
ter Shoup, who was less excited than
| the other two said, "Oh, there is
| preacher, let US not go any further,
| and he also made the statement that
the man was on his own property so
he let loose and then the others also
| let loose Mr.. Appleman was the ag-
gressor. | was standing just opposite
| him in the fight, his mouth was open
and his eyes were dilated and the sa-
| liva was stringing from his mouth and
| lips. After Mr.. Melvin had come IN
| side l stepped out among the crows
and tried to pacify them and was
greeted with curses. l protected Mr..
| Melvin as | would protect any OLD
man. | talked with some of the boys,
| Robbv Mcbride took his coat off and
swept the sidewalk with it and swung
il in the air and wanted to fight. Mr..
| Appleman wanted to fight also. Oth-
ers called me vile names. | met them
with a smile and other of the boys
cursed me for smiling. Other men
cursed me. The boy called me; the
crowd had gone and l wanted to tlnd
ont some reason from Mr.. Appleman
why he was acting thus and toid
him l was simply protecting an oi1
man and he said, "You are not old.
| said. 81 know l am not but no doup.
7 can make fair showing for mysen
and then the boy called me to come.
went in and | found Mr.. Mel
vim living on his back at the
roar of the room. He looked to me
to be practically dead but l did not
think it was hardly possible and got
q towel and wet it in the SINK ana
bathed his head and face and George
asked me should he call DR.. Stratton
and he came in a few minutes ana
rnade an examination very quickly anu
said "He is gone" and as hae oeen
holding him he gasped TWO 9lleleie Io
times and / turned him on nus sIue
but there was no show at all OIL CON
sciousness. Those are all the pracu-
cal details. l want to assure you thal
tbe snirit of the mob was very intense
| and I hold no grudge at anyone l
i,St tried to act as a decent man
sbonld in defending an old man.
o. When did you first notice any
a. When Mr.. Melvin came running
to the door. "a, of
O. After Mr.. Melvin got inside OF
the office. did any of this moo, OF
these persons you have naiiie"'
into the printing Office
| A. Not more than step
O. Did you lock the door! n,
| 4 Not then; did after Mr.. Mel
o Did YOU see any blows struck !
a. No direct blows. .u
O. You made an examination OF MI
Melvin's body /? to1t
A. Yes; while he was down iei'
his pulse. crts
or bruises? ~, .,, his
nose 1t was running in his eyes Wnlie