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East Oregonian Round-Pp Srmvenir Edition Pendleton, Oregon, Thursday, September 22, 1921.
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with mich a desperate fighter even
though imprisoned, they left one man,
. Dick Patterson, to guard him whllo
: four of them Hurt, Owens, Rathte and
Llngren having the-keyH, entered the
, j sheriff's offico Llngren Hf. out ut onco
for fresh air. Led by Owerls nd de
termined to escape at nil cost, the
others Immediately began ransacking
; the office. Revolver were secured at
ones but not the ammunition, which li
had always been the sheriff's habit to
' keep hidden,
'.. ''Papers, books, everything was be-?-
(ng strewn all over the .place In their
, hurried search and it wan upon tlili
, cehe that Tit Taylor and Ouy Wyrlck,
k close personal friend, unexpectedly
': sntered, returning from their ride, t ,
"There wan no time to draw a gun;
Taylor grappled Owens, the biggest of
, the three and threw him to the floor; j
: While Wyrlck, who was ably handling j
; Hart, was struck from behind by
i Rathle whom he turned. The two men
- fell fighting to the floor.
'j ,' "There, too, lay the sheriff's gun
' which had dropped from his holster In
hln hand-to-hand fight. With a honnu,
' Ilnrt, now free, snatched It and litre
' Sponse to Owena' calfto shoot, raided
, the gun. The sheriff, releasing one
; hand from his grip on Owena, with re
,; tharkable quickness again grabbed the
, tun barrel in time to divert the ahot.
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-( unooi mm again, commannea
, Owena, aa tho two men locked In a
struggle for life or death.
' .' Drawing, the gun down to Taylor'a
hearth fired again, the bullet enter
. Ing the sheriff's cheat Just below the
throat
' 'Ouy, I'm shot,' gasped the fatally
'. wounded man' aa he crumpled to the
' floor. .
' "With the muule of hl gun and a.
. threat to kill, Hart forced Wyrlck to
release Rathle, then again drawing on
. Taylor, cursed them both and demand
ed the location of the ammunition but
received no response. Again he
threatened to fire when Wyrlck shout
. ed, 'You wouldn't shoot a man when
he n down, would you?'
y' Taylor, realizing he waa fatally
wounded, In order to Rave Wyrlck told
the men where the cartridges were.
'. The effort waa a aevere one for the
dying sheriff and he asked for water.
After some debate In which no little
turning figured. It waa brought to h'm
by one of the men, while Wyrlck under
the tnunle of a gun assisted htm as!
much aa possible", placing him on a bed ,
In an adjoining room. Meanwhile the
Other two desperadnes.searched for a
full supply of revolvers and ammuni
tion. ! "What la the trouble?" asked R. 15.
P helps, county road master who hear
ing the noise ran up to the sheriff's
v office.
" "Just a little Jail riot." answered
Anderson, standing at the Jail door,
and whom Phelps did not recognize as
a pr"soner.
) "Everything all right now?" queried
Phelps.
"All right," came back from the ad
joining room.
. i . "Let's go," shouted Owens. Tat
.t ergon, leaving Matin, Joined the oth
" ers, now all armed with loaded revolv
ers, and the five lit' out, heading for
the hiilroud tracks. Here one of thos
strange coincidences we call Fate
oemed to favor them a freight train,
an extra, which was promptly Jumped,
was Just Icavlngkthe city, east bound
for the nine Mountains.
Wyrlck, caring for the fatally
wounded sheriff under cover of a gun
until the five men fled, immediately
upon their departure telephoned for
a doctor. Phelps, "however, had been
suspicious, but being unarmed, walked
slowly away until out at sight, then
speedily notified the chief of police
vho gun in hand, rushed to the Jail to
find the birds flown.
A Tragic .Sunday
' Til's Hhot!"
The word passed by' mouth and
phone. It was a rude- awakening
which aroused the Numbering little
city from Its Sunday siesta. The quiet.
empty, hot streets Immediately became
apotted with llttlo groutm of people
j talking, at first In' subdued tones.
Then came the second word "The
Jail's broke Til's murderers have
made a getaway."
"Then the storm burst, People
scurried to and fro, autos shot down
the street, up street, and across street.
Telegraph wires were hot with mes
sages to head off the prisoners, or ask
ing for information. Determined men,
with mouths ft and eyes steady, went
quietly but quickly to their homes and
loaded their rifles. Hardware stores
were unlocked and their owners, with
a wave of the hand toward the gun-
racks, told the man-hunters to help
themselves. , Deputies, headed by the
released Marin, took charge and the
entire surrounding country was noti
fied. "Wild rumors and -groundless clues
of the fight were plentiful, but the
first clue came from the brakemen on
the west bound extra. They had seen
five men drop off the freight at Mis
sion, six miles east of Pendleton, and
make for the brush neatt the river.
Posses, hastily organized, struck out
In every direction, but when It was
known a clean get-away had been
made, returned for definite orders and
found that Sheriff Taylor waa dead,
"Following the clue, armed to the
teeth, they shot out in cars. One large
Posse thoroughly searched the wheat
field and brush at Mission. Llngren
the first to skip out and who had' no
hand in the fbrht had evidently board
ed the same freight and was shortly
captured about 12 miles from Pendle
ton, at Cayuse.
. "In less than 10 hours he was again
behind the bars but gave absolutely no
information as to the whereabouts of
the rive other fugitives. Evidence was
obtained later,, however, which proved
that the posses' were within 10 yards of
wheft they were.
"Blood hounds from the state peni
tentiary at Walla Walla, 60 tnlles
away, were rushed to the scene; all
points on the railroads were carefully
guarded, mountoin cabins, were, noti
fied and the hunt re-organized. Twi
light found over 100 men at Mission
with the hounds in leash. They stalked
the fugitives throughout the night.
J the largest posse, whipping one long
I canyon, saw daylight on Cabhage Hill
! In the foothills of the Blue Mountains
18 miles away. -
"Here they found" that the meat
house of a construction camp had been
robbed. Cheese, sausage, and dried
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codfish had been carried away. Jn i
muddy spot at the spring nearby a tell
tale foot-print was Identified by one of
the posse as corresponding to that of
a shoe worn by Owens. Thus was the
first clue obtained and bloodhounds
were placed on the scent.
' "The heavy brush In the deep can
yons and the extreme dryness of the
rocky hills greatly hampered the
hounds, , When the trail was hottest, a
hurry call came from 30 miles west of
Pendleton, requesting all available
men to help close in the fugitives who
had been surrounded. There was np
time to debate the matter, and much
aRjtlnst the will of the officer In charge
of the dogs, the whole party of mau-
hunters was streaking dbwn the moun
tain toward Pendleton. The report
proved false ind the chase was ajaln
up In the air. .
"The courthouse In Pendleton nbW'
saw the hunters gathered in and new .
plnrs were systematically laid, maps
cf creeks, canyons, springs, cabins
and every possible point where the
desperadoes might go were made; !
stations wero established at all points '
and telephones taken to them from ;
which reports were phoned hourly. W. '
R. Taylor, 'Jinks' Taylor to those who j
knew him, brother of the murdered :
sheriff, a prominent rancher of the!
county, was appointed by the court to i
fill the unexpired term of h! brother, !
while posters announced a total re
ward of $6,000 for the capture of the
fugitives, dead or alive. Invaluable
assistance in the planning and or
ganizing was rendered by two addi
tional Oregon experts In this line of
work, Asa Thompson of Echo and E,
B, Wood of Portland.
"The search was now re-planned In
a scientific manner. All traffic was
stopped through the country; jMislnesa
houses closed down and allowed their
employes to Join the posses; sheriff,
Jeputles, government detectives and
railroad officials Joined in the hunt;
Indians, of the Umatilla Reservation
iolned the friends of the dead sheriff
as they rode horseback over the hills.
"h'le on all possible trails scouts were
placed.
"Not until after four days of ex
haustive effort did any of the posses
get within sight of the outlaws; then
two men were seen at a distance and
shots exchanged. Reports of various
robberies committed in the nearby
cabins Indicated that the fugitives ;
were In the vicinity, and after three;
days of the hardest trailing, some-1
times by tracking, sometimes with tho
ild of bloodhounds, over rocky hills
and Into deep canyons heavily masked i
with brush ,and almost impossible of
penetration, a posse of Pendleton and I
La Grande men under Sheriff Lee
Warnlck came to a deserted campfire.
"Reaching a telephone they noti
fied a posse from La Grande on the
other side of the mountain to head !
the bandits off. In 'responso the La
Orande posse, scouring the hills for
Isolated sheep camps, came upon the
darkened tent of a French sheep-
herder, who lay soundly sleeping in
the dark and obscure interior.
Hart and Owen Taken
"Have you seen any strange men In
this section ?" they called loudly.
- "Tha man roused himself. "No, T
have not,' " he responded, rubbing his
sleepy eyes. Meantime, however, he
pointed significantly toward a figure
asleep on the floor to one Bide of the
door of the tent. Again the French
man raised his swarthy arm, this time
pointing to a sleeping man on the
couch beside him.
"Carbines were quickly unlimbered.
Flashlights lit up the scene and he
fore they could awaken from their
deep slumber, the two sleepers were
roughly Jerked to their feet in no un
certain manner. There stood Owen
and Hart.
" 'Search 'em,' and as they went
thoroughly and quickly through the
captives, a big gun slipped from
Owens' holster and fell to the ground.
With the quickness or a cat he reached
tor it. and as he stooDed to siege it he
! rn nlnmh ua-ninftf rlflA vhtch nn
of the pessemen Jammed square In his
face.
"Move another Inch and I'll shoot
you dead In your tracks," he threaten
ed. 'To hell with you; shoot and be
damned," muttered Owens but shoved
his hands up as the gun came into
play.
"Half-starved and exhausted from
their flight over the mountains, cheeks
sunken from loss of food and sleep,
feet bruised and blistered from six
days of Incessant hiking, the two were
then with scant ceremony bound to
gether hand and foot.
"Thus, after six days of trailing
foot-prints and following with blood
hounds over some of the roughest
I kind of country; the two most desper
ate of the quintette were caught like
rats in a trap, in a lone sheep-herder's
cabin six miles east of Toll Gate on
the top of the Blue Mountains."
Two other of the "thrillers" in Col
onel Furlong's book are the stories of
the tides of Jackson Sundown and Lee
Caldwell, great riders .of bucking
bronka. In his story of Sundown, Col
onel Furlong says, in part;
"Of all the riders of the Amerlnden
race, none have ever ridden Into auch
popularity at the Round-Up as Jack
son Rundown, the Nex Perce, of Cul
nesac, Idaho, nephew of Chief Joseph.
He Is tha only Indian who ever wrest
ed the most coveted cowboy and In
dian trophy the Round-Up prize
bucking contest saddle and money for
the championship of the world. This
Sundown did in 1916, making a.most
sensational ride on Angel. It la in
teresting to mention in connection with
two bucking champions of the Red and
Paleface races, Caldwell and Sundown,
Uiat the great outstanding features
were the clear headedness In out
thinking and out-enduring their
horses. The secret lay primarily in
the unusual care each took of his
health. Caldwell weighed in at about
135 pounds. He had always adhered
to early regular hours, avoided over
indulgence of any kind and Intelligent
ly considered his diet and long runs
had been a part of his training pro
gram. Rundown weighed in at about
the same, waa married and happy,
had never touched either liquor or to
bacco and made his championship ride
at fifty years of age.
"Angel waa saddled. -
"In true Indian style, the Nei Perce
swung gracefully into his saddle from
the right aiuo. He watched with the
slight suspicion of his race every
movement of the white granglerg for
fear they might be 'gypping him. His
tlgure, straight M an arrow, leaned
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forward a moment and old Jackson
peeked over his saddle horn when they
went to hook his halter rope to make
sure th.it It was snapped In tha lower
and proper ring of the halter, then
looked at Lee Caldwell, who stepping
nearer, sized it up and nodded. Old
Jackson was satisfied.
"When the blindfold was pulled off
the big bay pivotted twice and then
seemed nearly to reach heaven in a
Eeries of long, high jumps of the kind
which have spelled defeat for many 4
rider.
''Sundown dug his spurs into An
gel's shoulders, stuck; them into his
flanks, and then clamped down on
the third Jumps as Caldwell has ad
vised. Once set, he then goaded him
to his worst It was a superb figure,
beautifully ; proportioned, narrow
waisted and riding like a centaur; his
hat, bound with Its Shimmering, silken
colored handkerchief, swung out , an. I
down at every leap; poised for an in
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