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Cyruar. ono of tho wall guards who acted as ono of tho death watch during tho first two weeks of Kgbort'B stay In tho prison and to whom tho condemned man took a great liking from tho first, wont to boo him ovory afternoon and took him for n walk about tho prison yard. Egbort was alwayfe heavily ironed for thoso strolls and by means of heavy handcuffs was shackled to hla guard, who Is a powerful man, and on offlcor of unquestionable cour ago and good Judgment. During thoso walks Egbort would grow qulto con fidential with his guard and talk free ly, but ho was always guarded about tolling of his past life, and said little of his criminal career prior to his coming to tho penitentiary the first time. Bvon whon in tho harbor's chair for a shavo ho was shackled, hia hands being Ironed to a broad loathor belt, this bolng dono to pre vent his soizlng a razor and commit ting suicide, which It is known he contemplated If ho should havo boon able to carry It Into offocL Ho spent most of his tlmo In rend ing, being supplied wth books from tho prison library and by tho minis tor and tho ladlos who callod on him. Ho ato woll and slept well until with in tho past fow days, but a few days ago becamo norvous, realizing the awful position he was In, and taking less lntorost In his bodily comforts. Tuosday afternoon, after ho had beon shaved, ho requested that his best un- , dorwear bo brought to him, and, so- looting a suit, presented the rest to itho convict harbor. Story of His Life. Ho waa reluctant, whon asked to i speak of his early llfo by a repre sentative of Tho Journal, but finally unbent sufficiently to say that ho was a natlvo of Extra, Audoban county, Iowa, where ho was born, raised and educated, and whero he began his careor as tho oporator of a "blind pig," or unlicensed saloon, after graduating from tho high school Prom that point ho strayed West and in 1900 carao to Orogon, and soon thereaftor, in March, 1901. ho was ar rested and convlctod for tho crime of larceny from a building in Llano coun ty, and sent to tho penitentiary for ono year. Ho was received at the ponltontlary "March 22, 1901, and was released from that Institution Feb ruary 19, 1902. In 1903 ho was want ed for burglary In Douglas county, but ho oscnped and notice was sent to tho sheriff of Harney county that ho was believed to be In that county, and that a warrant had been Issued for hla nrres"t, and requesting the Harney county officers to arrest him. H Poslblo. Attorpey John O. Saxe, a man of unquestioned nerve, was dep- utired to securo tho man. He found od arrested him, but the criminal made his oscapo and left tho state, but a fow days lator It was learned that ho had again been scon in Wild Horso valloy, 3C miles couth of Burns, and only 20 miles from tho Novadn lino. Love and Murder. Hearing of tho location, Attorney Saxton, accompanied by another dep uty sheriff, Jack West, started out 'after their quarry, with tho result that nolthor man came back alive. It scorns that Egbert was in love with a half-breed woman known as Mabel Rhodes, nnd with hor ho was living at tho ranch of Charles Molds In Wild Horso valloy, tho onfan passing as his wlfo, Whon tho two offlcors nppronched tho houso, the fugltlvo opened flro on thorn from be hind tho corner of tho ranch houso, killing West. Ho then went Into the houso through a window, whllo tho woman mado hor oscapo, and Saxton ontored tho houso through tho door. A thin partition separated tho two monr and a torrlblo hand to hand bat tle onsucd, tho fugltlvo firing with a rlflo nnd tho offlcor with a rovolvor It Booms that Saxton, running out of cartridges, went to West for a fresh supply, whon Frost, as ho was callod thoro, shot tho offlcor from (ho sec ond story of tho building, Inflicting o mortal wound. Fled to Nevada. Aftor tho fight tho fugltlvo nnd twice n murdoror wont to a near-by ranch, whoro ho secured a horso and fled to Nevada. Horo a largo posse started on his troll, and when nonr Elko, Nevada, a posse of Mormon settlors, headed by Deputy United States Marshal SIdnoy McCoy, ran him down, arretted htm aftor a run ning fight of nearly four ratios, and held him until Sheriff AJlen, of Hums, could como with a requisition and roturn him to Harney county, whero ho was trlod December 8th last, and on December 10th ho was sontenced to bo hanged January 29, 1904, between tho hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. Ho was brought to tho ponltontlary Tuosday, January 15, 1903, on the evening train, by Sher iff Tom Allen, of Harney county, and Spoclal Deputy Buoy, a prominent citizen of Burns. On tho way out from Harney county, Egbert, who was kept heavily Ironed, was in the host of spirits and constantly told of his oscapos and lovo affairs. Attacked His Guards. Once only did ho express any ill feeling toward bis ovor-vlgllant guards, and that was on tho occasion of tho stop for broakfast at Austin's station, on tho stage route from Burns to Whitney. His shackles had boon temporarily taken off his hands, so as to enable him to eat with somo degroe of comfort, though his feot were heav ily Ironed and weighted down with lG-pound Orogon boots. A hoavy, sledgo hammer was lying on the floor , of tho room In which tho prisoner ate . his meal, and, suddenly Bolzlng It, he swung the deadly weapon over his head and turned on Deputy Shorlff Buoy, Sheriff Allen, quick as a cat, sprang at the murderer (rom the rear and grasped tha sledge Just as Egbert was In the act of bringing It down upon the head of tho deputy. A des perate tight for the possession of the hammer resulted, and. as the prisoner waa an athlete of powerful physique, ' It took the two officers somo little tlmo to overpower nnd shackle him but at last it was accomplished, and from that moment tho shackles wore not again romoved until tho party reached tho ponltontlary on Decem ber lGth. Whon tho prlsonor was tcrmlned man, and there was nothing for mo to do but give him battla. I had oscnped from him onco, and this so galled him that he 'had It In' for me. Aftor tho fight, I escaped to the Nevada lino, which was only 20 miles away, and I thought I wns compara- turncd ovor to tho penitentiary offl- tlvely safe, but McCoy, of Elko, ono of clals ho roundly cursed tho Harney tho bravost offlcors I over met, ran me county officers, using tho vilest of op- down. lthets, and expressing tho hope that "I killed thoso two men In self- on their trip homo their train would defonso, and I should not havo been bo wrecked and thoy would both bo found guilty of a greator crlmo than killed. manslaughter, and my attorney, Mr. Tried to Commit Suicide. A. D. Lecdy, of Canyon City, holds Boforo leaving Burns, Egbort trlod tho samo vlow, but tho peoplo of Har- on tho cinder path, tho prlsonor st-n- also wrote to his grnndmothor nt ping quick and fast, and 'inhaling the Exlra. Iowa, Whon tho prison mis pure, swoet air In doop broaths. Ho slonary ennio to his coll, tho prlsonor spoko entertainingly with Mr. Cyrus nlwnys gavo him respectful attontion, seomod to ho In good spirits, and oven nnd a fow wookS ago ho was baptlsod showed that ho was not nt all nor-' by that gontloranu, llov. 8t. Plorro, j vous, clnlmlng that his hand did not who is a Prosbytorlan missionary, on- tremble ono particle. Ho thanked the I torlng tho coll with tho prlBonor, and guard, to whom ho had taken a liking during tho past six wooks, for tht klndnossoB shown him, and expressed his ontlro rcadlnoss to dlo, though he stated that no ono know how hard It was to boar tho thought of his certain approaching end. When tho guard escorted him back to his coll nnd to knock out his brains by beating his nqy.ggunty woro prejudiced against turned him ovor .to tho death watch, head against tho wall of the coll In mo, and I could not securo a fair trial. ! Egbert romovod a plain sllvor ring which 1)0 was confined. In addition to tho above short sketch of his careor Egbort acknowl edged last pvenlng, whllo In conversa tion with a representative of Tho Journal, that ho had fiorved onp on- : If I could havo secured a now trial from tho Httlo finger of his right nnd a change of vuuo, I could have hand, with tho Btatoniont that ho had oscapod tho gallows, but I had no worn It for many years, and profiontod money, and I suppose I must dlo. Not Drink, But a Woman. "MoBt follows, when In my position, It to Mr. Cyrus, askod that tho roelp lent would nlwayB wear it. Tho ring was accoptod, and Is now tho proper- Hatmont In tho Eighth United Statos jny tho blame to whisky, but that 1b ty of Mr' Cyrus- cavalry, having onllstod at Fort Riley, not my case, for I nevor was addicted Kansas, and that tho groatost part of to tho uso cf strong drink,. I havo not Ibis army life was spont at that post. Ho talked Interestingly of his experi ence In tho army, and oxpressed his rogrot at ovor having quit tho sor vlco, in which a man with ambition nnd ability could climb to tho hlghoat point In an honorablo profession. In spoaklng of his llfo, Egbert said: "I was born in Exlra, Audubon, county, Iowa, nnd will bo 28 yonrs old j March 27th, noxt. I was adopted by 'a farmer namod Egbort, and assumed my name Is John II, Frost. I wns known by tho nnmo glvon mo by my ( adopted parents, whllo I attondod 'school. I graduated from the high school of Audubon county, and lmmo 'dlately thereafter I ongngod In the lulquor traffic, which In Iowa Is ille gal, owing to the prohibition law. I beon drunk three times In my llfo, and have seldom tasted whisky. Strong drink Is not the causo of my being hero, but womon havo boen at tho botti.ni of nil my trouble Wo mon were tho cntise of my downfall, and If Is on account of n woman that I nm hers today, awaiting doath on tho scaffold. I wni always a fool aftor them, nnd there wts ono woman that I loved Oh, Clod, how I lovod hor! and sho Is directly to blame for my presont predicament. I was safj out of the state, but I returned to bos hor If I had tlym'gone away, as I Intondod to, aftor soelng hor, I could havo os caped, but I remained with hor, and the officers found me, with the result that I had to fight for my life, and this is the result. I love hr still, and will as long as I live. A good woman can conducted a secret saloon, or a'hllnd s n blessing to a man, but a bad wo. pig." and mado money, my profits bo lng ast much as 10 a day. Aftsr a tlmo I was -compelled to loavo there, and I drifted furthor West." Ho refusod to state what he had dono from tho tlmo ho left Iowa until tho came to Oregon, but of his career In this state, ho said: t His Career In 'Oregon. "I camo to Oregon In 1900, and for a time I worked as a teamster, until I got Into trouble, In Lane county, whon I was sent to prison for a torm of years, having boen convicted of larceny from a building. Horo I know Tracy, but I nevor had anything to do with blm, and when I was discharged I determined to load a respectable llfo. I adopted tho namo of Henry D. Eg- man Is the worst curie n man have, and I know what that Is. "I havo rolatlves In dlfforont parts of tho country, but thoy can do noth ing for me, and I am doomed to go tc tho scaffold, whon I did not commit the dogreo of crlmo of which I am ac cused, and convlctod." Parents In aKsnas, Egbert's parents reside at Smith Center, Kansas, whoro ho writes tc his father, Jamos Frost. Ho also writes to his aged grandmothor, Mrs. L. Frost, of Extra, Iowa, and to his sister, Mrs. Kldwoll. of Allsco, Union county, Orogon. Ills sister writes to him, but his fathor has not boon hoard i m from. His attorney, A. D. Leody, of Canyon City, Orogon, has not written Hla Nervo Weakens at Times. Up to within tho past fow days, Eg bort was cheorful and composod, but during tho last woek his iron norvc gavo way at times, and ho had mo ments of dcop doprosslon and norv ousnoso, This ho attempted to hide, especially whon visitors wero at his coll door, and ho gavo himself the nppearanco of n porfectly sorono and composed person, who had nothing to worry him. His appetlto failed him during tho last fow days, nnd some of hla meals woro sent away un touchod, the condemned man's great oet solace Booming to bo cigarette Thoso ho smokod constantly, and whon a visiting nowspapor man handed him cigars ho accepted thorn thankfully, and scorned to onjoy thorn. He spent n goodly portion of this woek writing letters to his rolatlvos, his father, a well-to-do rancher nt Smith Center, Kansas, and his slBter, Mrs. Alice, Union county, ouch eolvlnc last mossagoa from him. He administering tho sacred rlto to him. Is Grateful for Kindnesses.. Whop spoaklng with a representa tive of Tho Journal last evening, ho cxprossod his thanks to Mr. SL Plop ro nnd tho Christian ladles, who had visited him, for tholr Interest In hla. futuro wolfaro, and for tho many klndncssos shown him. Night boforo last ho dldnot sloop nt all, but yestorday mornlng.Jiotwooa tho hours of 9 and 11, ho ulumborod lightly, and was rofroBhcd whon ho aroso. Ho scarcoly tasted hla .break fast, and his mid-day meal was en tirely untouched whon romovod from his coll. I-aftt night ho ato a, Httlo, and during tho night ho spent tho ma jor portion of his tlmo bending ovor hla Httlo tablo writing what ho said, wna his last will. Sure Cure for Piles. Itohlng PIIob produco molsturo nnd causo itohlng, this form, as woll as Bllng, Blooding or Protruding Piles aro cured by Dr. Bo-san-lia's Pllo Ilomedy. Stops itching and blocdlng. Absorbs tumors. COc a Jnr at drug gists, or sont by mail. TrontlOB froo. Write me nbout your case. Dr. Bo snnko, Phln, Pn. l M n I I I III HUM Notice. The Hughes hrldgo will bo closed to teams until furthor notice. By order of tho eommltteo on bridges, II. O. TAUPLEY, Street CommlsHlonor. Salem, Or., Jnn. 20, 1901 1 21-10t o.A.jEji'onncurjL. 3n xh jj " A"1" iw nan witch wvx noeo8H-efe-f&Me amwfrce-MH!8iiae Don't Send a Boy To Mill If you want a man's work dono, is an old saying. You can send any ono to our market for1 moot, and your ordor will bo filled Just as well as If you came yourself. Wo keep nothing but the very choicest moats, fat, primo, tender and Juicy, and we cut and trim your steaks, roosts and chops as only experts can for your table. I rffflllivOTr via 1 IjF-rW Hh trii & E. C Cf oss atciaiciaistcH 9044Mel bort, by which I was known when an to him recently, as It Is evident that adopted son of a family In Iown, and bis relative will not tako a hand to I determined to be straight. But I save him from tho death penalty. In got Into trouble, and in a quarrel speaking of his approaching ond last struck a man ovor the head with a evening, ho Bald: I ml . . .-- - - --,-- six-shooter, while In Douglas county. I "Llfo is a struBcIo at host, and ' 8(iet &0a$8aeer? I left there, und Jqft tho state, but there is nothing In it for a man who my lovo for tho woman at Burns torn poor, Thore Is nothing In llfo brought mo back, and this Is the re- '0xcept tho pleasure you can get out suit Claims Sfllf-Defense. "I will say this, I did not kill those two men In cold blood, but was fight ing for my life, for I bad heard that Saxton had made a boast that he would kill mo on sight, and when I last walk in the yard of tho penlten saw him coma to the Fields ranch, ac- 'tiary. Ho was shackled to Guard corapanled by another armed man, I Warren Cyrus, and together the two knew that it waa up to me to fight for men, flno looking1. athletJc fellow. I my life, for I knew Saxton to be a de- both of them, marched back and forth of it, and that is little, for the roan without wealth. Still, life Is swoet tc all of us, and w hate to dlo, but, what aholoo Is there for me?" His Last Walk. j Yesterday aftemon Egbert took his A. M. PATRICK & CO. Successor to D. S. Bentfey. Wholesale nnd Retail Rocne Hathot Lime, Alsea Cement, Lath and Shingles, Sand and Gravel And an Kinds of Bulldlnr Material, All Kinds of Heavy Haulta? and Traasfer Work done on snort notice 181183 Commercial Street W91 I