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BERT OAKMAN
IS CAPTURED
IS NOW IN THE HILLSBORO JAIL
He Was Captured by Leu Hartman
a Portland Detective, After the
Hunt Was Abandoned Here.
Beit Oakman. the man who a week
a-'o last Saturday niuht thrust a knife
deep into the neck of Frank A. Bennett
and rushed out into the darkness with
the brand of Cain on hy hrow, w hile his
victim gasped out his life in a imn1 of
blood, is behind the bars in the county
lull. It was pint one' week alumni to
an hour from the time he struck tht
fatal blow until the sheriff and K. IV
Sappington brought him buck to the
scene of bis crime in irons. No man
living knows of the thoughts that pass
ed Bert Oak man's brain during that long
Saturday night the week's airliiversary
of his crime no one but Bert Oakman,
and on that subject he has little to of
fer.
In the evening Oakman, accompanied
by Craig, the man who is ace lined of as
sisting him to escaH, were taken to the
county court room and arraigned before
Justice H. T. Baglcy. County Attorney
T. II. Tongue read the indictments to
lioth men, after which Craig's bail bond
was fixed at $H(X and later reduced to
$.ri00, which was secured the following
day and be was set at liberty until Tues
day, when he was to have hud a bearing
and make his plea of guilty or not guilty,
but the cane was again adjourned until
Wednesday.
1 he feeling for a time was very hitter
against Mr. Craig, but now that Oak
man is safely caged, the sentiment is
not so pronounced, and those w ho con
demned him worst, are among the first
to advocate a fair trial for him, and to
give him the benefit of any doubt that
may exist as to his conduct on that fatal
Saturday night.
The following is taken from the Port
land Telegram of Saturday evening and
gives a full account of Oakman's move
ments from the time he struck Bennett
to the time he was handed over to the
sheriff of Washington county-
Peacefully pursuing the vocation of a
cannery workman, JW-rt Oakman, who
murdered his former chum, Frank Ben
nett, at Hillsboro, last Saturday even
ing, and who lias been trailed by armed
posses for a week, was captured this
morning at McGowan'a cannery, War-
rendalu. Detective I -on llartiuan, of the
Portland police force, went to Warrcn-
lule last night to make the arrest and
brought his prisoner to the city jail
this morning. Oakman makes no at
tempt to deny his identity, but says he
diil not intend to kill Bennett, who he
lames struck him first. He will enter a
plea of self-dcfensu. He came direct
to Portland after the killing and has
never In-en to Sauvies' Island. If Onk
man (Tag any concern over having taken
human life, he docs not give any inti
mation of his feelings. He talks freely
aUiut his crime and in everything ho
said he showed that he had tin) utmost
confidence that he would not go to the
gallows.
Oakman offered no resistence when
arrented by Detective Hartman. He is
not the vicious bandit, murderer and
outlaw that was given out by some w lieu
taken, and offered to come back with
out shackles.
C'AITt'R WAS CANY.
The capture was simple and easy, but
exiiccting that the murderer might
make a strong tight for bis liberty,
Detective Hartman was ready. Friday
morning Chief of Police Hunt received a
telephone message from P. C. McGow
an's cannery at Warrendale that it was
thought Oakman was there, having ar
rived Tuesday evening, and Ix'ing im
mediately given employment. Detective
Hartman, under instructions of Chief
Hunt, left on the O. R. N. train last ev
ening and arrived at the cannery alniut
o'clock. Oakman was immediately
pointed out. Officer Hartman thought
it bewt to let Oakman sleep and then ar
rest him this morning. This was the
action taken. Mr. McGowan and De
tective Hartman took turns during
the night in keeping watch of the bunk
house where the murderer was idecping.
At breakfast this morning, Detective
Hartman sat on the opxsite side of the
table from Oakman to make sure of the
h.'xcription. Mr. McGowan and Book-
keecr S warts had previously la-en limit
ed to guard the doors of the menhoiiHe
when the officer gave ;he signal. After
the meal was over, iMectiw Hartuian
walk around to the side of the man and
CALLED HIM BY NAMK.
'Bert, how are you this morning?"
Oakman Uxked up w ith a ipiick glance,
but did not answer.
'Bert is your name, Is it not?" again
said the officer.
Blushing and immediately becoming
nervous, Oakman admitted his identity
and was Immediately placed In irons
and brought to Portland. He did not
want to le Ixmnd In handcuffs lecaue
he said in the end he would go free.
In a simple way Oakman told about
the fight at Hillsboro lant Saturday
evening and then gave a careful and de
tailed account of his flight up to the
time he was captured. Oakman is a la
borer. In his own way he said:
"I struck Bennett twice with my pocket-knife.
It was just outside of the sa
loon and dark. I could not tell where I
hit him. After striking I tied. That
night I went to the shed of the picnic
(rounds just at one side of the tow u of
Hillsboro. There on the hay I slept all I
night. I did not know the boy was dead
at the time, but as I was running away
I beard Win groan. I ran hear that
sound yet, but I hit him ill self-defense.
tSl'ACKI) Orf BICYCLK.
"Karly Sunday morning I crawled
from the shed and secured my bicycle
and in the early hours ol the morning
left for Portland. Three miles out I
saw Dr. l.inklater, w ho was at a farm
house. He came down the road to ask
me if I bad seen anything of Bert Oak
man. I told him I had not. I asked
what lie was wanted for. The doctor
said:
"Murder; lie killed young Beunett last
night."
"That staggered me. I did not dare
show that I was the man, but kept on
talking to him, perhaps ten minutes.
The doctor attended me only a short
time ago, and it is funny he did not
know me. I then wheeled away. After
going about live miles from Hillsboro I
threw my wheel into the brush and
started to walk to Portland. I walked
along the country road, but did not keep
in the fields or woods.
CAMS TO PORTLAND.
"I arrived at Fulton late that after
noon and took the street-car to Third
ami Morrison streets. From there
wamlered alMiut the city ami finally se
cured a room in one of the cheap lodging
houses on North Second street. I do
not know the name of the house. As 1
was tired I slept until about U o'clock
Monday morning. After getting break
faxt I went to a second-hand store and
exchanged my clothing, all but my
shoes, for old clothes. Then I started
out east. I did not know where to go,
hut thought I would look for work some
place, as I did not have a cent. I cross
ed the steel bridge and walked on and
on,
'Late at night I arrived at the tunnel
on the O. R. A N., and there stayed with
the watchman all night. They did not
auk me many questions. In the morn
ing I went buck in the wood to a logging-
camp, but 1 could nut get work because
I had no money to buy the proper kind
of clothes. I had to walk back out and
lute Tuesday evening I arrived at the
cannery.
"While at the cannery I was to receive
$1 per day until Monday, when fishing
was to start, and then 1 was to have re
el ved more."
"Now tell us alout the murder?" was
requested.
tll'HDEIIKR SHVDDKK8.
At that Oakman shuddered and drew
back. That is the first time he gave any
Intimation that he felt the position his
horrible crime had placed him in. He
shifted his feet, moved his hand to his
head and thought for a few minutes.
"I did it for self-defense." The mur-
ierer broke the silence, as though trying
to convince himself that he would not
be hanged. "We were both Bennett
and I, keeping company with sisters. I
was visiting Miss Alta Ledford and Ben
nett was keeping company with Vesta
I Ail ford.
The trouble between us liad been
going on for nearly two months. He
would go to the girls and tell them
things, making them believe that'I had
been talking behind their backs. When
I would go to the house they would tell
me thcxe same things. Finally he se-
ured a photo of my little baby and was
showing it alwut town. Saturday even
ing I caught him at the postoHice and
said to him :
When you are through show ing the
picture of my baby I would like to get it,'
DXCIDED to rioHT.
"That is what led to the row. We
concluded that we would settle the mat
ter, and we decided to meet some place
Monday. I w ent to the saloon and was
Irinking a glass of ls-er w hen Bennett
came into the barroom. He said to me :
If you are going with me now, come
on.
"Tasked him to wait until I had drunk
the ls-er. He said all right, and then
we walked out of the saloon.
He went ahead of me, and as I came
through the door he bit me in the face,
staggering me. 1 went to take my coat
off, and my hand happened to go against
my iMx ket-knife, w hich a as in my side
oat pocket. Bennett lilt me again lie-
ore I could do anything. To save my
self I drew my knife and struck at him
twice. He fell and I tied."
SHOWS MARK O FM I,
On Oakman's (ace and around his left
eycis a black and blue bruise, where he
las sustained a violent blow. His eye
is also bloodshot. There were no other
marks on him.
Oakman, who is 27 years old, stands
about r feet 10 inches, and is stoutly
built. He has not a vicious-looking face,
but has quiet determined features.
He has a wife and little baby living at
Blandinville, III. He has not written
tlirni yet that he is now facing death.
When asked alxuit his family he seemed
o le touched to the heart, ami it was hard
r him to keep back the tears. HTs for
mer jaunty air disappeared.
"I do not know w hat to do
about let-
(Continued on page 3;
AM APPEAL
TO OUR PEOPLE
WE NEED A BETTER EXHIBIT
Fruit Growers of Oregon Asked ts
Sand Specimens to the Big
St. Louis Exposition.
We are trying to make a creditable
exhibit of the Horticultural products of
Oregon. To accomplish this object it is
necessary to awaken the interest and en
list the support of the fruit growers of
our state. Can you not send us sain
pies of the fruits of high quality that
you may hare during the remainder of
the season? We need them seriously
peaches, lears, plums, prunes, apples,
grapes, nuts, in fact everything covered
by the term "Oregon Horticulture."
We want the best.
Trusting that you can to some exteut
comply with this request, the following
suggestions are submitted : Specimens
uuilorm in size, shape and color, should,
if possible, be selected. These should
1st wrsp)H)d separately und packed snug
ly to prevent shaking and bruising. It
is advisable to place not over twenty
pounds of fruit in any one package.
Mark plainly us to variety, grower and
place where giown. Kindly send by
xpress, collect, to Chas. V. Galloway,
Oregon Exhibit, Horticulture, World's
Fair, St. Ixiuis.
Oregon has on of the best locations
in the Palace of Horticulture and we are
in a position to exhibit fruits to ad van
tage. Anything you may send us will
!e la N-led and ctedited as directed, will
Le entered and scored for awards in the
name of the grower and the State of Ore
gon.
Thanking you in advance for any fa
vors you may see lit to render, and
promoting to acknowledge the receipt of
all packages, we remaiii.
Yours very truly,
W. II. WF.HRUNU.
Special Coin, arid Gen'l t-upt.
CHAS. V.GALLOWAY.
8uierlntendcnt of Horticulture.
October Designer.
There are lashions fur everybody in
the Octo!er Designer, from the pink tot
blinking for the first tiinu In the world's
sunlight to dear grandmothers, whowlll
lie interested and pleased with the de
signs shown for their especial leuelit in
"Growing Old Gracefully." There is
good reading, too, tor everybody. F.ven
the man of the family, who with artful
intent professes scorn for a woman's
fashion magazine, will chuckle over
''Naming the Birdsall Baby," and may
profit by "Fashion Notes for Men."
The daughters of romatiu age w ill ap
preciate "A Mislaid Proposal." and
"Glimpses into the Life of a Japanese
Girl," while the little folks will enjoy
the thrilling history of the prairie dog
"Dicky-Doo," and the tantalizing pus
sies in .'Knott and Whatnots." Those
who are inclined to look on the dark
side will be rimmed out of their gloomy
thoughts by the accounts of the brave
unostentatious sisters who have battled
upward to success, as told in "What
Women are Doing;" and she who feels
that advancing yeurs have made her a
back number, will promptly brush away
such foolish ideas when she reads "The
Sunset Days of the Famous Women."
There is fancy work galore in this issue ;
knitted and crocheted sweaters, child's
petticoats, and tolsjggan caps, directions
for making dainty eandle-shdes and
further instruction for hardanger em
broidery, and all kinds of new trimmings
and feminine knick-knacks ars pictured
and described in "Fads and Fancies"
and "Fashions and Fabrics." while
"Points on Dressmaking" gives full in
struction for making a complete Norfolk
suit for a small lxy. The . Designer de
partments are "practical" In every sense
of the word.
Pacific Monthly for September.
The Septemls-r numls-r of The Pacific
Monthly is a rich feast of good things.
Within its 0( pages of reading matter are
packed six live, np-to-daU, illustrated ar
ticles, three fuxcinating short stories,
seven bright, carefully edited depart
ments, several bits of verse, ami the
whole illumined and enlivened by
seventy-two splendid illustrations. A
better tnazagine bargain was never
offered. Foremost among the articles is
Mr. C. E. S. Wool's review of the
democratic convention, w hich must be
accepted as the mist acute anil profound
of the many articles on the subject.
The music and musical instruments of
the Chinese is treated in an interesting
way by Alls-rt Gale, director of music,
University of Washinton. "The Bucket
Tramway" and "Campus Day" deal with
two unusual phases of Western life. In
"The City Boy's' Swimming Hole" is
descriled the public baths in one of our
large cities. "People Places Things"
covers s wide sweep of human Interest,
and contains a wide variety of beautiful
illustrations. The other departments are
all timely and thoughtful, and the short
stories are fully up to the Pacific Month
ly's recognized standard for its fiction.
The Hillsboro Independent, The Pa-
clfic Monthly and The Toledo Blade, all
three publications one year
(or fl..j.
Who lias Been Robbed?
The democratic platform nays "We de
nouuee ProtectioniHin robbery." This
! is certainly true. But who has Is-en
robbed?
' jt the farmer who Is getting a billiou
dollars more a year for his products than
under Free Trade; whose animals are
worth a billion dollars more than under
rrea Trade: who has paid off his mort
gages, who has improved his lauds, who
has increased his stock and implements,
and w ho has money to burn instead of
corn, as was the caae under Free Trade.
No the farmer lias not Imeu rohlied,
and the farmers and their families con
stittite 40 per cent, of all our Hple.
!oi the wage earners In inanulactur-
lng industries, who have lived so well
and added s billun dollars to their sav
iugs sines 18U7, w ho hsve increased their
insurance, w ho have paid for their homes,
who have worked less hours and eurued
more money than ever before. No, the
wage earner has not been roblied.
Not the railroad employes, who are
getting a quarter of a billion dollars
more wages a year row than under Free
Trade.
Not the railroad owners, w ho are get
ting twice the dividends and whose stock
is worth about double what it was under
Free Trade.
Not the professional man, whoisearn-
ing twice as much, and getting it. He
did not get it even though he earned it
under Free Trade.
Not the wives and daughters, who live
well and dress well when the husbands
and fathers are fully employed at high
wages.
Not the boys, who are getting a good
education.
Not the general public lal Hirers, who
are working less hours and getting high
er wages than ever before.
Not the old soldiers, nor the present
army, nor the men who man the ships.
No, there is no one Isjing robbed ex
cept the pawnbroker and the democrats
who want a job. There is where the
robU-ry comes in, and there is where it
hurts. The wonid-lsi cabinet ollicers
and heads of departments, the would be
postmasters and clerks, the would-be am
bassadors and ministers and consuls,
the would-be office holder of any and
every description, he thinks he is being
robbed, and yet he can make more mou-
ey In his business and get more wages
for his work than he could under Free
Trade. He is robbed, not of work and
income, but of a position he cannot be
trusted to fill. That is ail the robbery
there is to Protection.
It Is a matter of common knowledge
that when a man Is walUiug blindfold
ed or Is lost lu a fog or In some un
known forest or desert Instead of
walking straight he has always a
tendency to work round lu a circle. The
most commonly accepted explanation
of this curious fact Is the slight lu
uallty of a man's legs. The result
If one limb being longer tliuu the
ether will naturally be Unit a per
son will unconsciously take a longer
step with the longer limb, and con
sequently will trend to the right or
to the left, according lis the left or
right Is the longer, unless the tendency
to deviation Is corrected by the eye.
This explanation Is supported by the
fact that lu the enormous majority of
cases the human legs are proved to be
of unequal length. The careful meas
urements of s series of skeletons
showed that no less than IKi per cent
had the lower limbs unequal lu length;
33 per cent had the right limb longer
than the left, while In Tm per cent the
left leg was the longer. The left leg
being, therefore, more often the longer.
It Is to be exected that the Inclina
tion should take place more frequently
to the light than to the left, and this
conclusion Is quite borne out by ob
servsttons made on s number of per
sons whm walking blindfolded.
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RUSSIANS ARE
BEING CROWDED
A LIVELY RACE FOR MUKDEN
The Fight Is On to a Finish, and the
Japs Are Not Giving up
Their Ground.
The Russians are pushing on to Muk
den, greatly inicded by heavy rains and
Hoods, conducting an orderly retreat,
and followed step by step by the Japan
ese. Details of the fighting and of the
exact position of the opjHisiug armies
are lacking.
The reKrt that Kuropatkin's rear
guard bus been annihilated, and that
the Russian forces are in danger of be
ing surrounded, is denied by the Rus
sian General Staff. The Russian War
Office is entirely confident that the re
treat Is slowly, but surelv, U-ing efT-
fected.
From Tokio comes the official report
that the bulk of the Russian forces is
still at Yeutai. The Japanese Field
Marshal, in an extended report of the
lighting up to Scptcmtier 4 nays the Rus
sians burned all the railroad bridges
over the Taitz river, and predicts that,
while the Japanese list of casualties is
not yet completed, the losses w ill prove
heavy.
Viceroy Alexieff is on his way from
Harbin to Mukden. The heads of Kur
opatkin's long commissary trains have
passed through Mukden, and are con
tinuing northward.
The attack on Port Arthur continues,
and Chinese arriving at Chefoo say the
Russian garrison expects a general land
and sea attack.
How He Knew.
The villagers were all gathered round
the little store, talking alsuit Sam Jones'
lost colt. It was a two-year-old and bad
strayed out of the pasture the day l-
fore, says the Youth's Companion. Sam
was worried tUmt it, the neighbors had
all been out looking for it without suc
cess, and no one seemed to know where
to look for it.
t Jim stood there looking and listening.
Jim wa( a taH lank yountf feliow r,.aiirj.
. i.aif-wiiteil bv om n.-ronn mi.l
as foolish by others
"I think I could find your h-horse,"
ho said to Sam Jones.
"You? Why, Jim, how do you think
you could find him when we have had
the best men in town looking for him?"
"Well," said Jim, "I tould try,
could'nt I?"
"Yes," answered theowner, "you can
try, and if you find him I'll give yon a
dollar."
"All right," said Jim, ami walked
away on the search. To the surprise of
all he returned in less than half an hour,
leading the missing horse by a rope tied
around his neck.
"Well, well !" said Jones, as be took
the horse and paid Jim the dollar.
"How In the world did you find him so
quick?"
Jim answered In his long-drawn-out
words. "Why, I thought, 'Now if I was
a horse, where would I go?, And so I
went there, and he had."
Excursion Rates to Yaquina Bay.
On June 1st, the Southern Pacific Co.
will resume sale of excursion tickets to
Newport and Yaquina Bay. Both
Season and Saturday-to-Mnnday tickets
will be sold. This popular resort is
growing in favor each year, hotel rates
are reasonable and the opportunities (or
(lidilng, hunting and sea bathing are
unexcelled by any other resort on the
Pacific CosBt.
Forest Fires Raging Near Holbrook.
inly a dcu I calm prevents the forest
lire near Holbrook, Or., from running
through the timber mid sweeping down
upon t c little tow u a mile away, whose
inhabitants have been lighting it for the
past three days with little success. All
.Monday night and last night as well
crews of men attempted to check the
spread of the tire, but it proved unex
pectedly olwtiuute.
It was first considered certain that
the lire could be kept within the bound
aries of the cordwood piles belonging to
the C. R. Davis Fuel Company, ol Port
land. Though there has been scarcely
a breath of wind, the fire has crept be
yond the wood piles, where HlK) cords
have len destroyed, and is now burn
ing fiercely in the green timber one mile
to the north of Holbrook. Nearly JWO
acres have been burned over.
The land uion which the fiames have
now enroarhed lielon to Messrs. Smith
and Hutchinson. The Hutchinson prop
erty in particular Is covered by valuable
green tiuiU-r. There is another wing
of the tire south of Holbrook. How
much property has Ih-cii destroyed aside
from the Davis cordwood is impossible
to ascertain so long as the heat of the
fire and the dense, suffocating smoke
drive back all observers.
Several occupied bouses are within a
mile of the present fringe of the tiro.
Desperate efforts are being made to
keep back the I lames fioui these houses,
but all dc )H'iids uon the wind. Thus
far the fire lighters hsve had no wind
whatever to battle against, but even .
with this advantage they have not been
able to bold back the general spread of
the tire. A sudden, heavy wind would,
therefore, render their efforts power
less. The fire in Deer ('reek Canyon Is not
now an element of -danger, but is also
waiting to be fanned by a wind into a
big lire. All the timber and brush in
the vicinity is extremely dry, and even
the green timber has been excellent fuel.
Reports from Holbrook last night by
telephone make it apparent that the fire
is now decidedly more dangerous than
it bus been since Sunday, when it was
first observed in the Davis' wnodpiles.
The logging Hume has thus (ar gone un
injured, but is still liable to 19 des
troyed. C. R. Davis remains at the lire,
and a number of other Portland men
having interests near Holbrook have
also gone to the scene.
T. Patterson, of Holbrook, who was.
related to have liecn burned out of
house and home by the fire, was in the
city last evening. He says that when
he left Holbrook yesterday morning the
fire had not yet reached his laud. At
that time, Mr. Patterson says, none of
the green timber had been burned.
Much less than 71HH) cords of wood owned
by' the Davis Fuel Co. had been des
troyed to bis knowledge, an 1 it was
thought at that time that the wood piled
near the flumes could lo saved. Ore-
gonian, Sent. 7.
Trespass signs at this ollice.
One thousand homing pigeon were
set free at the exp wition grounds in St.
Louis one day last week. The feather
ed messengers had been gathered from
all parts of the United States. The
birds rose in the air in groups as they
circled in a thick cloud over the grounds
for half an hour ls-fore getting their .
lMurim.'S ami starting on their long
journey across the country.
The processing and packing of prunes
still goes on around at the company's
plant. AIkiuI twenty-live girls are at
work and already 17i,(nk) ihiuihIs of Ital
ian prunes have Is-en neatly packed in
twenty-five-s)iind boxes and have Jieen
flapped. Corvallis Gazette."
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