The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-07-17
SUICIDE, MURDER
and GUN SHOT KILL
THREE IDAHO MEN
American Falls and HagerInan
Shock Residents

AMtNltAN FALLS After send
Ing his 10-year-old son home to tell
his wife OF his proposed act, Glenn
Adams OF this place wired boulder
around his neck. jumped over bluff
into the Snake river near the falls
and was drowned. about o'clock
Monday afternoon. The body was
fshed up by sheriff"s posse about
so feet below the middle falls.
According 10 his widow. Adams
had been drinking heavily during
the last few weeks. He had been
out of employment for some time and
had been having trouble with his
family. according TO authorities
here.
After being notified by her son.
Mrs. Adams told the sheriff and a
rescue party left Immediately for
the scene where the mans Icoat
and hat were found on the blum.
The dead mans father and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams. OF Salmon
City; his widow and son and several
cousins SURVIVE him.
Killed Instantly
Roy Callahan, 81. was instantly
killed Sunday evening at 10 o'clock
one quarter OF a mile west OF Hager-
man when shot gun set to guard
the cherry and apple orchard OF Il.
r. Woods OF Hagerman discharged
and filled the young mans chest and
face full OF buck shot. Woods, as a
result OF Callahan's death. is In the
Gooding county jail and charge OF
murder will probably be placed
against him, II was learned Monday
following the report or coroners
Jury In an inquest held Monday nj
Hagerman. Callahan lived at Ha-
german with his mother. Mrs. II.
Reed.
According to the two sons OF Hen
ny Arterburn. Hagerman Valley far
mer, who were with Callahan. they
had stopped TO get few cherries
from the orchard there was a loud
explosion and Callahan fell The
two boys dropped to the ground and
remained quiet for nve minutes or
more when they picked up Roy Call
ahan. placed him in a car and rushed
him to the doctor In Hagerman. He
was dead when they got there ana
from the nature OF the wound IN
thought TO have died instantly.
Woods. according TO the story he
told the Gooding county sheriff. had
been bothered with persons stealing
cherries. As result he loaded his
shot gun and placed II IN the orchard
tied string 10 the trigger and ar
ranged II so that IL would discharge
when the string was pulled. He
heard the shot gun explode he is
said TO have told the sheriff. went
)nt and g)t the gun. united the string
and wrapped IL and n forked stick
used with n. togetncr and threw
them in an irrigation ditch.
Deputy Sheriff Barlogi, acting for
he Gooding county snerin who was
out OF the city. went TO Hagerman
valley early Monday morning and
placed Woods under arrest. He was
brought 10 Gooding and locked up
he has confessed. officials say, 10
,wning the gun.
Strange Murder
The lonely lava wastes OF the Cra-
ers OF the Moon section OF Idaho
vas the scene last week Of one OF the
trangest murder tragedies In the
history OF the state. according 10
word received from Arco. Fred Ko-
,yluk, an Austrian OF Park City.
Utah, WIS entIeed into the lonely
ava area. shot three times and the
'ody carefully hidden.
A desire 10 secure sufficient money
o attend an aviation school was the
motive for the killing. according 10
he signed statement OF Arte La
ham. a weil-known Carey resident.
Who has confessed TO the murder.
Latham is in jail at Arco and
nade a written confession last week
According TO the story Latham
net Kobyiuk and another Austrian
y the name OF Eluk at Park City.
hey were on their way TO Jobs they
ad secured. Kobyluk is said TO
ave had considerable money with