Miscellaneous newspaper records about Alturas County Idaho
July 14, 1883
Reno Evening Gazette, Reno Nevada
O.D. Weller, the Sheriff of Alturas county, is in town.
September 20, 1884
Weekly Nevada State Journal, Reno Nevada
J.H. Harris, formerly District Attorney of Storey county, has been nominated by the Republicans of Hailey, for District Attorney of Alturas county, Idaho.
May 21, 1885
The Daily Miner, Butte Montana
BARNEY KELLY-Any one who can and will give information concerning the whereabouts of Barney Kelly, who left Hailey in June, 1884, shall be liberally rewarded, by writing the same to a friend and cousin. Address Mrs. Nellie Welch, Hailey, Alturas county, I.T. 5-20-sw7w
December 9, 1888
Idaho Daily Statesman, Boise City Idaho
INFORMATION WANTED-About Gottlieb Lange, who in December 1887, came to Arco, Alturas County, with a band of sheep and moved to Lost River, but has since been missing. Any person knowing about his present whereabouts or his death will confer a great favor on his relatives by addressing C. Caesar, Consul, for the German Empire, in Portland Oregon. nov. 10-1m d&w
December 29, 1888
Morning Oregonian, Portland Oregon
The postoffice at Smoky, Alturas county, I.T., will be discontinued from January 10.
June 15, 1889
Reno Evening Gazette, Reno Nevada
After His Man.
P.H. Kinney, Sheriff of Alturas county, Idaho, arrived here
last evening with the requisition papers for Leander Lee, charged with the
murder of two squaws in the above named Territory. He went to Carson this
morning to interview Governor Stevenson.
June 18, 1889
The Standard, Ogden Utah
SUPPOSED MURDER
Sheriff Kinney Bringing Back an Alleged Murderer
A week or two ago Sheriff P.H. Kinney, of Alturas county,
Idaho, was in the City. As a matter of course he was here only on a
pleasure trip, but in a day or two he disappeared. He is now in Ogden and has
with him a supposed murderer who is at present lodged in the City jail. At least
he was at the time of this writing but as he was to leave on the U & N at 7:45
this morning he may now be on his way to Idaho.
The facts of the murder and the capture as learned from
Sheriff Kinney last evening about midnight are as follows: On July 4, 1888, a
murder was committed on Antelope Creek, in Lost creek precinct, Alturas County,
Idaho. A man named Leander Lee had been living on a ranch on said creek, and had
claimed a woman, with whom he had lived for fifteen years, as his wife. She had
a daughter. On the day named the wife and step-daughter "turned up missing." No
clue to the murderer was found. The ranch and all the property was in the hands
of the women. Some time after their disappearance Leander Lee sold the property,
stole another man's wife and departed. This created suspicion. A search was made
and graves were found on the Lee's ranch. They were opened and the bodies of
Mrs. Lee and her daughter were discovered. Knife wounds were found on the bodies
and a bullet hole through the head of one of the women. Suspicion rested upon
Lee owing to his action in selling the land formerly owned by the deceased and
leaving with another man's wife. Sheriff Kinney got on his trail and traced him
to California. Constable Upson, of Reno Nevada, on a dispatch followed him into
California and brought him to Reno. There sheriff Kinney found him, received
requisition papers from Governor Stevenson and brought his man to Ogden. This
morning he starts or rather started for Idaho where the suspected man will stand
trial for the heinous crime laid to his charge.
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