Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-11-01
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HR4GEDH At TlREANIOOK.


Tillanook last FRIDAY evenings. about
q O'Clock, near Miller's store The
parties engaged in the terrible melee
were named respectively Drost and
Hauxhurst. The, result of the rem
counter was the sudden death of Drost.
A gentleman just from. the scene, and
who saw Hauxhurst few minutes
after the perpetration Of the frightfll
tragedy. gave us the following partic'
ulars Of the sanguinary affair. Drost
kept small restaurant near the landipg,,
and Haa1hnrst is a sort of fisherman
i and geneFal lsborer 20 seems chat
he had been. in the habit Of making
Dfost's restaurant sort of rendezvous.
He became such frequenter of the
house that Drost grew jealous of his
attentions to- Mrs. Drost, and imagined
that too great degree of intimacy
existed between the parties Whether
or not their existed such grounds for
such a supposition our informant could
not state but the lady in question
bears good reputation, and is hard
woman. At all events Drost was
driven by his blind jealously to a
degree of desperation, and forbade
Hauxhurst to enter his house It was
stated-as was subsequently elcited at
the preliminary examination
Drost had made frequent threats
against the life of Hauxhurst Last
Friday Mrs. Drost learned that Haux-
hurst intended to' cali at the house on
the evening of that day. Knowing
the feelings of her husband, towards
Hauxhurst, she sent word to him to
stay away. But Asdid not heed the
warning and came to the house little
after dark. Drost was at home and
no soo1er did, Hauxhurst enter the
room thar he sprang at him, and the
two soon became engaged IN despe-
rate struggle. Hauxhurst, although
wirery and powerfully built, was une-'
quail to cope with Drost, who was
man of immense physical strength.
As a consequence, Droet knocked his
antagonist down several times, and
was pommellng him severely. In the
struggle on the floor, Hauxhurst
managed to get possession of a butcher
knife. He plunged this terrible wea-
pom into his adversary some thirteen
times, literary cutting him to
pieces and causing instanta neous death
The terribls affray was witnessed by a
man named Bean and the wife of the
murdered man. So suddenly was the
work of death wrought, that Drost
hardly uttered word. When Haux>
hurst arose from his CORY labor, he
was q most horrible siekeHing and
bloody spectacle at which to look.
Immediately after ths killing, Haux>
hurst was arrested, but at the conclu.
sion of the preliminary examination
was discharged, it being shown clearly
that Drost had threatened to kill him,
and that the stabbing vas done in pure
self defense.
Hauxhurst is a half>breed, who in
general, is pcaceably disposed when
sober, but turblent, quarrelsome and
desperate when under the inhuance, of
drink. He is regarded as dangerous
man and has been engaged in several
bloody affrays. Some years ago he
had difficulty with young man in
Salem, in which he stabbed him sever
al times, resulting in death few days
after. For this, Hauxhurst was tried
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
ten years. Subsequently he was par
doned out at the expiration of four
years, ,'and hae been residing at TiUa.
NOOK for the last three years. Drost
sustained the character of bully, but
was not regarded as man of violence
or of very Bad disposition. The
ssnguinary affair created great excite
ment in that vicinity O,egonian Oct.
28.