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f I. u WILSON GETS AWAY. Ho Kni"hh from the ofllwn hut Nafurduy. THE ( 01 Nl IT MCOt'KKI) rou HIM. Tkf I'xuplr Oon't tlt tht Way la willed Ihf Ofllrvrt h lUndlrd lb Cast, last KrltUy m day of Important ilvlo)iiitnti In the Mamie Wnlcli miirdtr cmo. Cliarlss Wilson (it Drat tha nama waslvn'Miorife'')coiilitstiil that lit cuiuiiiitttiil tli crime, ll waa t one liustltnl tiff to tlm Portland Jul) lor saf koKplriK, It Mng retain that lit would tit lyn. iiimI II ha were ir wIimi tht con lr riiI on I'lHanm jiulilicly known. It Uxaiiit fvl.l.iiii that n attsmpt would lit msil lo lytii h Mm in Port laud to Wort night ha wm taken (rum that jail ly the ollliert ami concealed aonitwlmra to Mitt wlion the mob went through Hit jail Friday nlttht Wllann waa not to be (onnd. PaturJay bo wa iaVrn up the wtwt tide railway to Mo Minnvllln and Hlu-rlff Kelly and Itoiuly Mtigan ol Multnomah county wert tlr ly ing accost the country to Palvm whert they iiitendwl to put their man In the ix.mUntiary. He was unshatklwl and at a layoiahla olnt In th road he liad from the farrlaita and psrapwl lu the hruh. rVarili ol the country waa liniiiiHlialoly begun and Wednvaday the fmrillva had l.wn trarrl Loasr.l OrrKun City and it waa reported that he I had Ijwii awu nrar the atone ol tils! crime. Thtt lat'ktd confirmation, how vr. Many think he ia In the Coast iiioiiniaini. At any rata h It itill at Urge, When Wilson waa arrostrd there waa very atrong uapii ion that he waa the guilty iwrsoii, TliowmcMiKiK of uplnion named hint as th criinlnul. Htill then Waa immiihllity that lie waa Innocent nd white thia imaslbllity remained the lh'il were not disposal to reaort to violence. Though the rlri-imislantisl evidence waa atrona It waa not conclu sive, Ihrre temg one or to hreaka that it waa necessary to close More a com plete chain wnhl he piesentwl. Thiire lav afternoon Chief u( I'otioi 1'iirdom, O, (J t'sslcr, iMectlvt Iy and Mr. Walsh cnt over (lie ground where the murder waa committed making a sraruh- ! in eiaiulnslWrt lor evidence that would convict Wilun with the innrdor. A1 button bad Ixren torn from the giil'a' drawer taking a ple. e of clolli w Itli i, and it waa thought that the diarovory ol Uila button would have a bearing upon Wilson's cunnei'tion with the crime. It waa aurh amall thing that It ws likely to have IfW entirely overlooked by the criminal. After going reiwatedlv over the whole ground and diligently awarvhing for more than three houra Mi'. Walsh found the button only lew yards from where. Wilson wart working. It had dropped down In the leavea and graaa and waa well concealed Iroin view, : but it waa brought forth by running a 1 at'ck through the vegetation and raining ! the leavea. It waa taken charge ol by Utllcer I'urdom ami found to exactly fit the place in the garment from which it waa lorn. It waa a I no found that Wilton muat have teen at work there when the girl waa in that vicinity. Hit own atoiy confirmed Uila The eearcbera came back to town Thursday night. Newt ol the wew evidence got abroad and there waa a mild denionet ration at ulght. but it lacked lenders and nothing important came of it. If the newt had been widely known it ia probable that a aeriona attack on the jail would have been made by the mob. Thursda night Wilson wne confronted w ith the evidence that had been found agniiiHt him. He teemed to realise that it was concluaive and that it settled hia cane. Offlcert watched him cliMely all night for it waa evidently hla deHign lo kill hlnisell if given an opportunity. At one time he got hold of a piece of gtaaa and rut hla arm allghtly with It before It waa taken from him. He continually declared that he waa Innocent and Culled on the Iord to protect him Irom violence. Towarda morning he wanted a mlnUter, Intimating that ha would confess In the pretence of clergyman. Rev, E. (Illtena wal called but (natoad ol confessing Wilaon continued to assert hla Inrotence. letter he agreed to tell all ha knew ationt thecaae if the offlcert would bring bit brother.Frank.tobear it. Frank Wilaon came to town Friday morning. Offlcert told him of the chain ol evidence agalnat hla brother and he too became convinced of hit guilt and waa overcome with emotion. He went to the Jail and had conforenee with the prlaoner. It enema that the latter then became cenvinced of the futility ol attempting a dclenne and he waa at length prevailed iikiu to make a full ooufeaitlon. He had a niortal dread of (ailing Into the lunula of the mob and It waa only after HherifT Hamaon had aaaurml him that he would lie taken Irom the Jail to a place ol tafely that the murderer agreed to make hla ttatement. Hamaon, I'urdom, Aaxiatant Ulalrict Attorney I ye and Frank Wilaon heard the confcaalon. It waa iu lulmUnco at follow: I waa working that Wednesday ansmoon dlKging poathoN a iliurt dintanct from my bmthor'a bouat. I aaw Mamie pit king lr rlea, and when aha approached within a hurt ilUlanc of lut, an uncontrollable de Irt to kill her overcame me. I tlioiight how faaily I oould kill her. I grand hrr by the throat before alie knew my Inteu tloiin, fbeaaaa pretty little thing and ao luiiccriil. Kha atmirglrd hard tut oould maka no outcry, lor I had a Arm hold on her throat. The blood ooml from hrr mouth, but that did not attect me. Kill bow the Hide thing did Unlit. 1 waa the (ranger, however, and aha aoon became liiMinlblc. 1 bald ou for awhila until I thought eht waa tlrtd. I then dragged her Into Uit buahea, and went off to era If there wu anyone around aim eould have noticed what I bad itont. Hatinlled thai t had not lieeu I returned and after looking at the body I mutilated liar eoruewhat, and after ria mining hrr to my eallfertin, be gan lo eotiehler what diiieltlon I thootd make of iba rrmajna. While thinking, I nolle) Uit body move. 1 placed my hand over her heart, and found it alill beating. I then covered her inoulli and note wit, my hand until I knew life waa eilinct. Then I atuinlilereil the body, and carried it aet toward (he lane. I laiil h down In the liriiah, and went to look up and dnwa Ilia road. Meelng no one, I rnrrlot my burileu to the fence, and In attempting to lift il over it fell to the ground, tlie head atriklng tlml, culling a ifctli and making a aound lliatrauaeil me t. abadder. Thin the Drat aod only time Ibat a feetiog of re paniaiiee liaa euma to rua. I'arrvlng Uia Uxly aera' the lane, 1 dr!gd 14 under Die Itartied wire rVnee. Then I took off my lioea, and picking up Mamie reaumed my way. I never had any ierlenct iu carry ing aVad biHliea, and did not know how to needle thte en. I found a fairly con venient apot, under a big etump, and laid the bly down, t thought then it waa not the iieal place, but I waa too tired to go ahead. Ho 1 arranpwd the clothea nicely about her limbs ud leathering a few feme pread them over bar. I Uien eat down and viewed my work. I felt that I would tie found out, but did not care. I waa not in (tie leaat aorry. (In my return I hid the bucket anil bat Manila had, near the trail I bad followed. . I did not outrage her. Agreeably to hit pronilae to Wilaon Hamaon immediately prepared to ttke bltpilaoner to Portland. The conlea aion waa not flnialied till nearly 2 o'clock and it waa kept qniet till after the 2 :45 boat had left (or Portland. Saraaon took Wilaon out the rear of the Jail and over the rlvor hank to the wharf ao at not to attract attention. So there were not duenn person e aware of the fact that Wilton had confeaaod and waa being taken away (or protection. Slmrltr Kelly and a deputy met Sainton and hit man at the wharf in IHmlatid. They huatled the prlaoner to the Multnomah county Jail but the newt of hia confeaaion got on the street and In traversing the half a doien blocka a conaiderahlo crowd colluded and threatened to attack Wilaon , If lie bad had another block or two to go it ia prooable that the caae would have been ended rlnlit there. Thie nianifeatatlon THE BOSTON STORE, Commercial Bank Block, - - Oregon City, Or. THE NEW STORE FOR BARGAINS AND LOW PRICES. THE BOSTON eurprlaed the oftlrwra and they taw that It would lie iinaafe to leave Wilaon In jail thnre. Accordingly, early In the evening, he w taken ouf and aeemted. That Friday night a mob o alwut KK people colleided and dmnanded the mur derer, It appointed coiiimitUie which with the content o( the berlff aearched the jail and pre in I net twice but, of courae, they oould not And their man. Haturday the whereabouta of Wilaon waa myelery. From enbuarit devel opment It apieart that the governor gave hla content to the Incarceration of the criminal In the atate priaon at Halem and Hherlir Kelly and Kiputy Morgan took Mm out of town and boarded the weal tide up train that evening, going to McMlnnvllle. Then tbey procured a conveyance and driver and tttrted with their man ecroae the country for Halem, diatance of about twenty-aeven milea. Wilton waa not aback led. When a little more than half the diatance had been traveraed at they were going down hlSl into dark canyon where under bruah came cloee up to the road Wilaon made a leap and e neaped in the bruah and darkneaa. The deputy followed but got entangled in the lao robe end (ell. Bo lie waa unable to take the prlaoner. A at rung poaae waa aoon orgnniaed and aearch (or Wilaon wa Instituted and kept up to the present time without ie eult. A (arm houae in that locality wan burglarized Sunday night and re volver and rifle and aupply of ammuni tion atolen. It it auppoaed Wilaon Waa the burglar. Since then all aorta o( ru mor have been floating about. Koine people think Wilaon ia In the Coaat mountain. Other think be came northward toward thi eucne of hia crime. Hon.e people proffM to have aeen him In the vicinity of Milwaukee Tueaday night." It waa alto reported that he waa aeen rroeaing the Clackamaa river on the htfn at (iladatone Th lira day morning. rVarchlng fiartiea have been on the exikoutconatantly but noth ing definite ia known and it ia probable that excited imagination of the people give rise to theae ininbtble aturiea. An indignation meeting waa held in Milwaukee Tuesday night at which pointed apeechet were made and the billowing reaoluliona adopted : Whereae. Charlee Wilson, by hie own con rrtoion and other evidence, ia guilty beyond a rranoiiahle doub) of the ra and murder of Mamie Walah, and Wucreaa, Sherifl Hamaon lid, knowing Ihi-vr lacia, wlihout eulttcirut Juntittcation, remow aald Wilaon out of the county of -Oackamaa and mil of hia custody, into the custody of UiealirritTof Multnomah county, ami Whereaa, Sheriff Kelly, auffering ev(n arrsler eowsrtllce and stupidity than thai of Hherilt Hsinson, in Ibe attempt to remove aid Wllimn fmm Multnomah county, care lessly if not wilfully, permitted said Wilson lo escae from him; therefore b it Resolved, Ily the citiaeni of Milwaukee, Kellwood, Willxburg and Clackamas, lu in dignation meeting assembled at Milwaukee, that Hlierirt Hamson and; Kelly are abso lutely unfit and unqualified in couraga, dis cretion and Intelligence, to hold any posi tion of trust or responsibility, and that both ol said berlIVs should be compelled by the rlghtou Indignation of an outraged and in jured people to resign the positiona they now hold, and to retire to lbs well-earned obscurity of private life, where they may possibly earn an honest living breaking rock, or in tome other occupation fitted to the absence of the intellect, discretion and courage they have so conspicuously dis played In dealing with eaid Wilaon ; and be it farther Resolved, That it la the tense of this meet ing that it la the duty of the proper ntbeer to initiate legal proceeding to oust Sheriff Kelly Irom hia present position and leave it In caable hands, and also, If the tiling be possible, to runish Sheriff Samson for malfeasance in oftloe. A. Lt'iu inci, T. HAdtKHl'KUIK, W. 8. b"K!. . Hunday night Sheriff Samson went up to Salem and engaged in the aearch for Wilton. He returned Tuesday after noon but did not atop in O-cgon city. He went through lo Portland and ie quo ted by the Oregonian at admitting that lite reason he did not atop at home was that he was afraid of the people. He knew many of thera held him largely ree- ponalble (or Wilton' escape and he wa afraid to meet them. He returned in the evening and appeared to be very much Intoxicated. He required the assistance of two men to gut Irom the a tat ion to bit home, a distance o( two blwka. Doctor ('aril waa called, however, and he reported (hat Hamaon' aliment waa a aeriona attack of nervous prostration. A crowd of men called at Hamaon'a residence before tbi waa known and wanted to tee Hamaon. Deputy Morria responded and be ad dressed ren.arkt to the crowd that were not kindly received and teriout trouble on the spot we narrowly averted. Htep were taken lo have a county indignation meeting but when the doctor 'a report of Hamaon' physical con dition wa received the movement wa diopped temporarily. Wilaon i being hunted like wild beast. Instruction Issued are to shoot lii in on tight. Kelly and Hamaon have authorised reward of $200 (or hi cap ture dead or alive. If be ia not found the olficer reaonsible for hi escape will have an unpleasant time. WILSON ( AFTI KXU. Thursday afternoon it wa reported on apparently reliable authority that Wilaon bail been captured by Deputy Morgan in an old shanty near Graham' ferry , Teachers' Institute , Notice It hereby given that Teach- era Countv Normal institute will be held at the High school building in Oregon City commencing July 2oth, 18!t2 and closing August 5, 18'.i2. Competent in structors have been secured and special attention will be given to make this an interesting and beneficial meeting. All teacher are requested to attend, H. 8. Gibsou, 2t County School fc'up't. 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