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CORVALLIS, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY. 1. 1900.
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IN HIDING.
POSSES
Sheriff Shaver Dies of Wound at
the Hospital Clackamas Coun
ty Officer the Third Vic--.
tim Conscious to the
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Gorvallis and Philomath, Oregon:
Gervais. Or., April 28. At 1 o-
dock this afternoon word .was re
ceived from St. Louis that Smith
' was seen parsing the residence "of
Mrs. H;,B. Bennett two miles west
of Gervais- at 7 o'clock. He vas
running and almost .exhausted.
The posses at this and ptber pointB
started in pursuit at onte. - ; - . .
J By Spencer B Beet. V .
(Jourral Staff Correspondent.):
' Gervais, ' Or., - April ' 28. A
posse of armed men is scouring the
country in search of Frank Smith,
the murderer, who eluded pursuit
last night a mile soma of Wcod
burn, . by shooting - and' fatally
wounding Captain O. D.. Hender
son of Wood burn, who has since
died, and seriously Bhobting Sheriff
Shaver of Clackamas county The
shooting occurred on " the railroad
track south of Wood burn. . Smith
escaped by jumping down a steep
embankment and running across
the country in a westerly direction,
Darkness assisted the fugitive and
the pursuing posses lost track - of
him. This morning, however, the
scent was renewed by Chief of Pc
lice Burns, of Oregon City, Detec
tive Snow, of Portland, and a poese
of 20.
They traced the murderer for the
distance of a mile in the direction
of Gervais. He Is believed to have
slept 8 few houis early this morn'
mg in a barn on the Brown farm,
near Woodburn.
The place was thoroughly search
d today and traces of the fugitive
found, and a posse is now patrol!
ins the railroad tracks between
Woodburn and Gervaie and search
ng every residence, barn and build
mg In the vicinity, ine chase -is
likely Jo continue through the night
At 12:30 o'clock this morning t
poete ot lour walking . along tne
track towards Gervais encountered
Smith 2oo yardsEOuth of Wood-
burn Sheriff Shaver, of Clacka
mas, and Captain Henderson of
Woodburn were on the track. Sher
iff Culver and a military man were
on the road along the Bide of the
track. They were within 1U feet of
Smith before they recognized him
"Throw up ytur hands, said
Hendeisjn. Instead of complying,
Smith immediately opened fire with
a 44-cahbre revolver and Hender
son fell with a bullet wound in the
groin. He died at 8:30 o'clock this
morning. 1 shaver then fired
Smith and evidently missed, for the
fugitive returned the fire and Sha
ver fell wounded across the body of
Henderson.
The desperado then leaped down
the embankment. As he did
Culver and the military man fired
simultaneously and one ball is be
heved to have found its , mark for
the desperado uttered a cry of pain
and then threw up bia hands. How
ever, he continued his flight. While
tracking him this morning the pot
se found a place where he rested
the ground. He bad vomited free
ly, which confirms the belief that
he is wounded: 'though no blood
was found.- ;;V ,
. The country patrol is in the Bhape
of a jrfaoglecxveriug' the territory
between Woodburn, Gervais ang St,
Louis, an area of about I2 miles. A
cordon of officers and .armed- citi
zens is patrolling' tne ' district in
caee the fugitive Is in biding in the
guarded district." Hisoapture is in
evitable;5 No bne! is certain, -however,'
whether he passed before" the
dead line was established. ' ,? ik? ;
A reward of $1,000 has been of
fered for Smith's capture, "dead or
alive." The two' wounded men
were taken to Salem 'on .a freight
train and immediately removed to
the hospital where Captain Hender
son died daring an operation. Sher
iff Shaver passed through the neces
sary operation, but is announced
by physicians to be ; in a very ;' crit
ical condition. 2tsjv7?o- ! f.wa r
As soon asr the latest deed of the
desperado became known 'four pos
ses were : immediately : formed at
Woodburn, and are now scouring
the country for trace of Smith. The
men in tte posse 3 are determined,
nd it is probable that Smith will
be shot on Bight without an attempt
being made to take him alive.
A long distance telephone mes
sage from Aurora at 1 o'clock tbis
fterooon stated that it was thought
Smith was doubling on bis tracks
and that shots bad been heard Eoutn
of the city, leadiDg to the belief that
the posse had come in contact with
the desperado and that a battlo was
in progress. '
Chief of Police Grltzmacher re
ceived word by telephone from
Chief Burns of Oregon City this
morning that Frank Smith is sur
rounded in the woods by a posse
one and one half miles from Wood-
barn.. His capture or death is be
lieved to be certain.' ' ,,'
NOT GUILTY
is the Verdict of dora
JENNINGS' JURY FOR THE
. MURDER OF HER
FATHER.
Woodburn, Orvr April 28. The
little town of Woodburn - arrried : it
aelf hurrieidly and turned out. en
masse to assist in the 1 capture of
Frank Smith, the fugitive - murder
er; ibis afternoon. - The ' town Is
wildly excited.- - At 2 o'clock .it
was reported that Smith had been
surounded in a thicket near here.
Soon after the rumor was circulat
ed two loud Teports. were heard in
the direction of the thicket. The
town immediately thought the bom
bardment had begun and rushed
to the assistance of the posse. They
discovered that the shots were caus
ed by dynamite explosions set off
by farmers blowiBg up stumps.
Salem.; Or.. April 28. Sheriff
Shaker is resting quietly from the
effects of the operation at the hos
pital here, but it may be a day or
so before his real condition can be
ascertained. -
Accused and Relatives Are Joyful at
Jury's Verdict as Announced
Outcome Ma; Bring New
T": "Trial for JaBper."' ' '; '
Grants Pass, Or.
Albany, April 28. Armed, with
evidence that will make' easy the
identification of murderer Smith,
who is a son-in-law of a Linn coun
ty farmer, left this afternoon for the
scene of the search for the outlaw,
onerin White is in receipt ot a
letter from William Eckhert, a far
mer residing at Lacomb, a settle
ment of the Smtlam district in the
eastern patt of Lion county, in
which Eckhert states that Frank
bmitb, tne man who Is causing eo
much trouble 10 Clackamas .and
Marion counties 13 Eckhert's eon-in-
faw, and a 'bad " " .' maa,
Eckhert encloses a photo
graph of Smith that will make iden
tihcation ot tne murderer an easy
matter. ... ," ' .'.'.' ' ;
Smith has been away from Linn
county for some time. , Until about
two months ego he was working as
a laborer in Polk county."';' While
there he was accused of obtaining
money under fahe pretenses and
was forced to flee. He is suppose 1
to have gone to Portland, where his
career as a jailbreaker and murder
er that places him in the Tracy
class began.
Mr. Eckhert states that Smith is
a dangerous mar.. Smith and bis
wife separated before the murderer
left Polk county, and Smith threat
ened to kill bis father-in law if the
opportunity offered. ? - ;A.
With this .new' information at
hand, the constabulary . of ' Linn
county will be able to keep a close
watch on the movements on all
transients, and if Smith attempts to
pass the cordon of police that has
been formed in Marion county and
make his way south by means of
the numerous freight trains that are
moving through the valley hd will
have a gauntlet to run in Linn
CO.llity. .:;),;::.;:;... i ) -
- Sneiiff White will furnish the
date in his hands to , the. posse In
search of Smith, - and will himself
join the chase for a time at least.; 1
Woodburn, Or., April" 2S. Offi
cers in search of Murderer Smith at
Woodburn at 4 o'clock thiB morning
encountered a negro hiding in a box
car on the aiding. ;IIe wbb ordered
to come out of the car, but refused.
When attempt was made to arrest
him he opened fire on the officers.
A fusilade followed, and the negro
was shot twice belora he'' surrendered.;-'
One shot i took effect in the
back near the left; shoulder-blade.
The other shot' entered 'the'; right
arm above the elbow. . t ; :
There were fire" men la the posse
which captured the negro, and none
ofthemwasjrjured. -
- The fight with the black despera
do was a hot one, und many, shots
were fired on both Bides. :
27. The
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jury.intna wora Jennings;, case
brought. in a verdict 01 . not guilty
at midnight. The Droeecuting at
torney finished bia jrgument short
ly after 10, P. j M. Judge .. Hanna
delivered his charge to the jury at
once, and in a few minutes they re
turned from the juryroom with, the
above verdict.. General, approval
is expressed at the result of the
trial.. . . , ;. .... ; .7
The bacDiest clrl in Oregon this
morning is Dora Jennings. , Dora,
her .mother,, brothers and sisters
were. hysterical with joy: " The girl
took the hands of the jurorB as tbey
came out. one by one. as - they went
into the crowd that . waited in tbe
courtroom. Women , threw their
their arms about her and cried. It
was the most joyful scene the old
courtrosm has ever known.
The plea of Attorney William
Colvig, for tbe girl, was the ablest
ever heard here and the. sympathy
be won for the girl played a big
part in winning the caseV Dara and
her mother this morning visit' d the
jail and the girl bid. adieu to the
steel-barred room that has been her
home for several months past. She
thanked Sheriff Lewis for his kind
treatment and continued to' shower
her praises upon the jury. The
outcome of the trial will be a strong
factor in reversing the case of her
brother, Jasper, now pending in the
supreme court. Both were tried on
the same indictment. If the boy
is giveu a new trial it is believed he
will be acquitted.' - "
The charge on which Dora Jen
nings was last night acquitted was
the murder of her father, N. M.
Jenningswho was shot while asleep
in his cabin home at Granite Hill
one night laet September, nine miles
from Grants Pass. No clue was left
by the murderer.' but circumstances
surrounding the tragedy pointed to
his eoq and daughter, Jasper acd
Dora. Both were indicted and Jas
per was found guilty i add now has
an appeal pending in the supreme
court;-1 tuiwcliwi fcrjsi-c r ,
The murdered man, .N. M. Jen
nings, had a contract to supply the
Granite Hill mine with wood, acd
bad a wood crew of 15 men at work.
He was about 5O years old and had
a wife and four children. ; His wife
left him last spring returning to her
parents in North Carolina.1 r
Jennings lived in a small three
room house near the mine, : having
with him a girl aged 18, one aged 9,
a boy of 16, and one of " 14 years.
He slept in a Email - bedroom down
stairs eff the living rcom, while tbe
two girls slept in the sama rcom
in a bed ! three feet distant :from
their father's. The boys slept in a
little a tic room. '- - : . ; v :
The father had been shot with a
rifle, the ball penetrating the fore
head, passing through the bead, and
was found in the pillow. The gun
was held so close to tha bead that
the skull was Bplit open by the ter-
rifio force of the bullet, and the
brains were scattered over the bed.
There were two guns in the house,
but both were in places when the
house was examined. : The : wind
ows and doors were closed, and
there was no evidence that the shot
bad been fired from the outside.
The children claim to have ; not
heard the shot,' but a man working
on the night shift at the mine Bays
he heard a gun nred at 1 o'clock at
night. Mr. Jentiicgs was a hard
working mac, but addicted to drink.
failed to produce the books and was
promptly taken to jail, where he
will remain until he showB a dispo
sition to obey tbe order of the court
or is released through some legal
proceedinss. .
Collins refusal to place the de
sired record in evidence before the
grand juiy is taken as an open de
fiance of the mandate of the court.
and it is believed that he will ose
every lepal means- to escape obey
ing the order. What tbe next move
of his attorneys will be' is not
known but it was reported vester-
day afternoon that they would be
gin hbeas, corpus proceedings Mon
day 1 .. , . i t, ,
The case 13 one of importance, as
it involves a fine question of 'con
stitutional privilege raised by Col
lins. In refusing to produce tha
books, he claimed immunity on the
ground that they . would tend ta in
eliminate him, and. that no . man
could be compelled to testify against
Wolverton,' given Friday, and J up
on which action was taken yester
day, supported District Attorney
Bristol on every point in his refu
tation of the claim made by Colli as.
It now remains to be seen whether
further proceedings will enable Col
lins to successfully deny the author
ities and re fuse to bring before the
grand jury the records of D organ
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Sharpen Up.
All kinds of grinding and sharp
ening done at M. M. Long's repair
suop.
Salem, Or., April . 3o. Sheriff J.
S. Shaver, of Clackamas . cout(ty,
died at I.03 o'clock this morning at
a hospital in this city from the ef
fects of the bullet wound he recei v
ed at the hands of Frank Smith the
outlaw, in the battle at Woodburn
early Saturday morning. He was
conscious until a half an hour be
fore the end came, and apparently
suffered little pain. "
Mr. Shaver's wife and son, C. E.
Shave, a joung maa 28, years .of'
age, were at the bed side .where the
sheriff gave up the brave struggle
for life. They had been informed
early in the pay by br. Mount, of
Oregon City, their family physician
tk.t U 1 1.U AU Ik
was expected that death would net
come before morning. Mr. Shaver,
however, was never fully aware of
the gravity of his case and wh n
Lot In a semi comatose state, b Id
brief conversations - with his w ife
and Bon, expreesirjg Ihe belief tf-at
he was getting along well: -In the
hope that a change for . tbe better
might come he was not told differ
ent. ; ' ' -,"'" ' ; ' ' '
' Mrs. Shaver - snd her Boh are
nearly prostrated with grief and
were uaable this morning to stte
what funeral" arrangements would.
be made, other than that the body
would be taken to Oregon City for
interment. ! - ; : : 1 '.
Deputy Sheriff Escb, Louis Fol-
som and Lute Sivage returned to
day from Woodburn, where. tLey
engaged in the manhunt. They eay
there is no reliable information as
to the whereabouts of Smith and it
is possible,' though not probable,
that he has escaped beyond the cir
cle of guards that have .been sta
tioned on all the roads in that part
of the county.' They believer that
the pursuit is settling down to a
systematic search, eince many irre
sponsible persons who were out
with guns and rifles have returned
to their homes.
There was great danger of men.
bers of the posse shooting f aoh oth
er by mistake, but this danger he s
been lessened by the departure of
many of those who are careles?.
Every train going through Salem is
V.ctv. n.(..tl 1
Distilled water used in Camp
bell's Soda fountain.
Woodmen Picnic.
Suver Camp No. 7,332 M. W. of
A. will have their 6th annual pic
nic, May 26th at Ridders Grove
near Suver. .
Portland, April 28 Sunday Or
egonian: John J. Collins, . a well
to-do timber cruiser and member of
the firm of E. Dorgan & Co.ri Al
bany, is confined in the Multnomah
county jail on an order issued by
Judge C. E. Wolverton, of the Fed
eral court; holding' him " guilty , of
contempt of court. ' Collins was of
dered. by Judge Wolverton:. to ap
pear before . the Federal -' grand: ju'
ry "yesterday morning and blace . itt
evidence tbe reoords of : the firm ' of
which he is a member. . He was on
hand at the hour designated, but
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