Jerome County ID Archives Obituaries.....Haughey, J. V. 1908
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Twin Falls Times  Dec 24 1908
   A Devil's Corral Victim

  In Response to a message from the southern part of the county,Dr.H. G. Baugh, 
acting coroner,went to the Devil's Corral,Dec 9th,and held an inquest over the 
body of a dead man,found on the North bank of Snake River in what is known as 
the Devil's Corral. The facts developed were that the man was known as 
J.V.Haughey,age about fifty or Fity Five years,and that he was a hobo in 
Shoshone some time ago,and Alpha Kinsey gave him a lift by sending him down on 
his wild ranch,just above the great Shoshone Falls,to look after the deer 
confined in the park,called the Devil's Corral. It seems that Haughey had 
crossed the river in a skiff he kept for the purpose, and gone on to Twin falls 
where he had purchased some provisions and a stock of liquor.Returning to the 
river he had driven the boat up a draw well into the willows where he stepprd 
out of the boat and fell over onto his back with his feet in the water.Probley 
he fell asleep there and died of exposure before regaining consciousness.The 
body had lain there some six weeks and had been disturbed by wild animals.The 
doctor,with the assistance of a few men whom he was able to summon in that 
lonesome spot,found a suitable spot and gave the unfortunate man a burial.

Additional Comments:
A lone unmarked grave lies close to the Devil's Corral.

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