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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1901
18th YEAR, NO. 4 9
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THE O'RIELLEY MURDER.
EDWARD HUGHES
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Prinevllle Review Gives Comph. te
Details of the Tragedy.
Mention was made in this paper last
week that D. L. Bruner, son of rank
Bruner, of Lower Molalla, had killed
Thomas O'Reilley, a stockman, near
Prineville. State Senator Brownell has
been retained to defend the young man,
who was raised in this county, and haB a
wide circle of acquaintances and friei.da
here.
The only witress to the Bhootinz was
O'Reilly's partner, and it is probable
that his version of the affair would be
ont'- aided. The following is from the
Prineville Review :
"t.HHt, week we eave to our renders
what little that could De gathered In
reference to the killing of O'ReiLey near
Asbwood. Thomas O'Reilley 01 the
firm of Creeiran & O'Reilley was in
atantly killed by D. L. Bruner on the
morning of the 4tn inst. cruner was a
sheeDherder in the emoloy of the Prine
ville Land & Live Stock Company. The
details of the terrible tragedy are aoout
b follows:
The company fcr whom Bruner is
wnrkinc have two ranches on Black
Rock milch about 12 miles northeast of
Ashwood. O'Reillev has a homestead
on a small etrit of land lying between
the two ranches. On, each of these two
ranches the company had a band of
sheep and O'Reilley was herding one
from his rjlace. On the morning of the
14th. Bruner took his sheep out and it
fleams thev were about to "mix up
with O'Reillev's band. So O'Reilley
takes bis rifle and went over to where
Rrnnar was and at this point there is
Borne slight difference In the stories
of the tragedy. John O'Re'lley's part
ner saw the deed committed but he was
some distance away, possibly 700 yards,
Bruner and O'Reilley walked along for
soma distance when Bruner pulled his
pistol and shot O'Reilley through the
Ftft arm iust above the elbow. This
knocked the rifle out of O'Reilly's hand
and he started running down the hill is
fast as he cnild. Bruner picua up
O'Reilley's gun, and from shells found
must havfe shot three times The lat
Bhot striking O'Reilley in the center of
the back of the head and came out ;n
the center of the forehead. It was 180
ards from the spot where be fell and
Iruuer was 125 yards from him, havir.g
advanced on the fleeing man 55 yardp.
Bruner says that O'Reilley attempted
to draw on him and he shot in self de
fense.
Bruner took the rifle and left for the
comra'iy's headquarters and was there
when Shenn uongieton pui in appear-
nee and was awaiting that othcer's com
ing.
Justice Childers held an inquest on
Friday, and the following was the ver
dict of the coroner's jury :
'in tne matter or me inquest upon me
body of Thomas O'Reillev held before
T. L. Childers, juBtice of the peace, for
Upper Trout precinct, urooK county,
Drecron. ADHl 5. IHUi:
We. the tury oi inquisiiion in me
above entitled matter find that the de
ceased was 1 homas O'Reilley, aged 26
years; a native of Ireland; that he came
to his e th, on his home
stead in Crook county, Oregon, on April
4,1901, from' the effect of a gunshot
wound in tne neaa innicied Dy u. cru
ner and that said D. Bruner fired said
shot or Bhots at the said Thomas
O'Reilley purposely and by deliberate
and premediatated malice, killed said
Thomas O'Reilley, said gunshot wound
being caused by a shot or shots from a
gun held by said D. Bruner in Crook
county, Oregon, on April 4, 1901.",
On the evidence given before mm as
acting coroner, Justice Childers bound
Bruner over to await the action of the
grand jury on a charge of murder.
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County Surveyor.
By Johm W. Mbldbdm, Deputy.
Oregon City., April 15, 1901.
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