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IDAHO COUNTY FREE PRESS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1917 FUNERAL HELD FOR FRANK VAN HORN, MURDERED BODY OF GRANGEVILLE MAN IS BROUGHT HERE FROM M'CALL IN VALLEY COUNTY IS SHOT IN THE BREAST Frank Bishop, the Slayer, Surrenders and Is Taken to Boise and Put in Jail Funeral services for Frank Van Horn, Grangeville man murdered Thanksgiving night at McCall, in Valley county, were held Wednesday after noon in the Christian church in Grangeville, the Rev. James M. Powers officiating. Burial was in Prairie View Cemetery. Mr. Van Horn, who was 23 years old, was shot in the left breast while in a pool hall in McCall by Frank Bishop, a checker in a railroad tie camp near McCall and died a few minutes afterward. The shooting followed a fistic encounter in which Van Horn and Bishop had been engaged, and which resulted in Van Horn giving bishop a beating. Bishop Gives Self Up Immediately after the shooting had occurred, Bishop surrendered to the authorities, and was taken to Boise, for safe keeping. Although the shooting occurred in Valley county, of which Cascade is the county seat, Bishop was taken to Boise because of absence of a suitable jail at Cascade. Both Van Horn and Bishop were working in the camp. Bishop held a job known as tie-checker, which is similar to that of time-keeper. Van Horn, it is said, asked Bishop for Van Horn's time, and Bishop, according to the story, withheld the time. Trouble arose. The difficulty developed into the fist-fight, which was followed by the shooting. Van Horn was killed by a shot from a 22 caliber revolver. Bring Body to Grangeville The body of Van Horn was taken to Riggins, where it was met by Undertaker, A.J. Maugg of Grangeville, who accompanied the body here. Mr. Van Horn, who was born and reared in the vicinity of Grangeville, was well known here. He leaves a widow and two children. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Van Horn, three sisters and two brothers. The sisters are Mrs. Frank Groom, Mrs. Maggie Arp and Mrs. Frank Reynolds, all residents of this vicinity. The brothers John Van Horn of Grangeville and Roscoe Van Horn of Montana. |
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