Payette-Canyon County ID Archives News.....Murder Most Foul September 15, 1898
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Payette Independent September 15, 1898
Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, September 15, 1898

MURDER MOST FOUL

W. H. Bradley, of Parma, Killed in Cold-blood by I. A. Lyons.

Word was received at Caldwell Saturday evening about six o’clock that W. H. 
Bradley living near Parma had been shot and instantly killed by I. A. Lyons, 
and requesting that the sheriff come down immediately.  No further news was 
received until Sunday, when a request was made that a justice of the peace come 
to the scene of the murder, for the purpose of holding an inquest.  A 
representative of the Record accompanied Judge Dillie and Dr. W. C. Maxey to 
the place where the tragedy occurred.

The following are the particulars as near as they could be obtained, from the 
evidence received by the coroner’s jury:  It appears that a family by the name 
of Lyons, consisting of father, three son and one daughter have been camped on 
the low land just about one fourth of a mile southwest of Parma station.  It 
appears that on Thursday the girl, who is perhaps twelve years old, caught some 
fish and took them to one of the neighbors; for this the father became enraged 
to such an extent that he punished the child with a strap, the report of each 
stroke as it fell on the child’s back was heard at Parma and the Bradley 
residence which was about equal distance from Lyons’ camp.  Mr. Bradley called 
to Lyons to desist, he paid no attention, but continued to punish the child 
until her back was one mass of stripes.  The next day (Friday) Bradley and his 
wife brought the girl to Caldwell and stated the case to Judge Little, who 
issued a warrant on the information for the arrest of I. A. Lyons.  The Bradley 
family then returned home.  Lyons hearing that he was going to be arrested, 
declared that he would “fix” Bradley and immediately got his Winchester out.  
He then sent the girl to Bradley’s house for the strap, she returned saying 
that it was in Caldwell.  He then sent one of his boys, a lad about 14 years 
old, telling him to get some money that was due him from Bradley.  The boy 
returned saying that Bradley said for him to come to his house and they would 
settle.  With this he started for Bradley’s, the boy accompanying him, and when 
within about 200 yards of the house, Bradley came out and ran up a ravine, then 
it was that Lyons quick as a flash shot him, the ball entering about one and 
one half inches back of the left ear, coming out about midway between the right 
ear and eye.  Death was instantaneous.  Lyons immediately turned about and 
walked off.  The boy testified that he was within 20 feet of his father when 
the shot was fired, and that he saw Bradley fall.  Owing to the fact that two 
machines were threshing in the neighborhood, there were no men near at the 
time, thus allowing the murderer to escape.  The sheriff arrived Saturday night 
about 11 o’clock.  A large posse of men are scouring the country, but as yet no 
word has bee heard from the murderer.  Word was received here yesterday, 
however, that they found what was believed to be his trail leading off in the 
sage brush in the direction of Willow creek.

LATER—Lot Feltham of Caldwell received a telephone message Tuesday night from 
Amos Lively stating that Lyons was at “Cub” Moulton’s near Emmett, and was 
willing to give himself up.  Ex-sheriff D. D. Campbell was engaged to take a 
team and make the trip, which resulted in Lyons arriving in Caldwell at 6 
o’clock Wednesday morning.  

Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, December 29, 1898

L. A. Lyons, on trial at Caldwell last week, for the killing of W. H. Bradley 
last September, at Parma, was found guilty of murder in the second degree.  He 
was given a life sentence.


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