Year: 1869

Sunday last, at once the holy day Of the
week and the anniversary of American Inde
Pendence, was painfully marked in this city
BY the commission of most shocking muir
der perpetrated in demoniac cold blood. which
was done between the hours of six and seven
o'clock, evening, at the Idaho Brewery, upper
end of Main street, east side, by james
Porter.


ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR.


The following facts appear in connection
with the murder About two years ago
Porter bad some difficulty in hurdy cellar
in this city with John Moore, in which he
was knocked down by Moore, aud blow
given by another person at the same time,
With q rock or slung shot, broke Porter's
jaw. After his recovery be Joined the Good
Templars and conducted himself peaeeably.
A few weeks ago he withdrew from the
Templars and resumed drinking habits. He
had, at one time and another, uttered threats
against Moore, but the latter paid little heed
the afternoon Of July 4th, short time before
the murder, Porter met Moore in the Idaho
Brewery, where the latter was in company
with number of friends pleasantly enjoying
the holiday. OF his own motion, Porter
went up to Moore, offered his hand 10 friend
ly greeting, aud went on to say that he had
until short time back harbOred a grudge
against him because he had believed he was
the man who broke his jaw; but that he re-
Gently learned the man who did break it was
in Hogem or CenterVille, and therefore he
wished Moore to know that be no longer bore
him any ill-will that he wished for friend.
ship between themselves; and that they
should mutually drink in good fellowship
together. Moore cordially shook hands and
drank with Porter, and the friends of Moore
as cordially gave him greeting, and invited
him to join them in conVivial observance Of
the day. In a short time the little group of
friends retired to small open place just in
the rear of the Brewery, but connected with
the bulldog, to partake of lunch, and Por
Ter was invited to join them at :able. He
accepted the invitation. The party al lunch
were Hans Peter Hanson, John Moore, NJ
Anderson, James Collins, ,--Marshall, and
James Porter. After he had ate and drank
with them, Porter rose, drew his six>shooter
and looking at the party said: do you see
this do you see this 2 at the same time
cooking and pointing the weapon towards
the group. One of them demonstrated, and
remarked: ooh, man, put that up; you
might accidentally hurt some one with it.
Almost instantly, however, Porter fred, shot
Hanson as be rose from the table and was
preparing to go away; next shot Moore, as
he was running from the place and, after
| firing other Intellectual shots at others of the
party, hurried from the premises himself.


HANSON FATALLY, MOORE DANGEROUSLY
SHOT.


In the excitement aud fright which inns
mediately succeeded Porter's diabolical and
murderous attack, so entirely unprovOked
and unexpected, which took all who were
near by surprise, it was difficult to determ-


inc what first should be done. A person
employed in the Brewery, who was in the
| yard at the time, heard the shooting, but
supposed it to be the act of somebody who
took that mode of salutiug the day. He saw
| Porter pass him and walk out the front gate
into Main street, and cross over towards Elk
creek, but be thought nothing especial of
/
that he learned of the terrible tragedy the
incarnate 6end had committed. When the
alarm was given to others in the Brewery
and near by, a minute or two after the shoot
ing, Hanson was found lying on the flooring
at the upper side Of the Brewery on which
beer barrels and kegs are placed to wash
He was unconscious and bleeding profusely.
Instantly messenger was despatched for
Dr. Zipf and DR.. Healy. In less than five
minutes, DR. Healy was there, but Hanson
was dead before the Doctor reached the place.
One ball had entered the breast bone just
below. the neck, AID came out under the
right armpit. 1t had, likely, struck upon
the spinal column and glanced therefrom.
Another ball had entered the left side, a lit
tie to the rear of and above the hip joint,
and lodged in the ibSs SS Savt % hs pPossa stSa4aG ta
10 one OF the party at the table Hanson ex-
ehta1med, chHt as Porter freh the second time, I'm
he was heard to utter. He had, when found
bruise upon his nose, as if be had fallen
in struggling to walk away, and he had
manifestly dragged himself to the spot where
he was found.


Moore had, with the assistance of friend,
walked from the Brewery to the store of
Lauer & Swim, where he was received, a
bed Immediately provided for him in the
apartment back of their store, and DR.. Zipf
called quickly to attend him. The ball
entered the right shoulder, pierced the
shoulder blade, and penetrated in the direc-
ton of the breast, but all attempts to find or
extract it have been so far futile


PURSUIT AND ARREST OF PORTER.


1t so happened that at the time of the
murder ex-Sherif Crutcher was engaged in
watering his garden on East Hill, from which
a clear view is had of the very place in which
Porter did his murderous work Crutcher
heard the shooting, and soon saw Porter
hurryiDg across Elk creek. At once the
suspicion crossed bis mind that an evil deed
had been done and that Porter was the doer
He rushed into bis dwelling, loaded his
doable- barreled shotgun, and hurried down
to investigate, and take whatever action