Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-14
CAPTURE OF ESCAPED CONvICTs.
Oae Killed, One Dangerously. and
Another Slightly wounded.

Another Slightly wounded.
SALEM, July 12.-At o'clock this
morning this city was thrown into a
frenzy Of excitement BY the arrival of
team at Gaines Fishers livery stable,
with the dead body of Bauchamp, and
with the report that they had wounded
two more who would soon arrive. Bau-
champ was shot all up. His hands, his
face. his body was riddled with buck
shot, and he was pitiful looking sight.
The captors changed teams and took
Bauchamp to the Penitentiary, where
Warden Collins Immediately reco9.
nized him, and also the knife, which
they tried to kill Collins with, when the
prisoners escaped. On the arrival of
this news q reporter proceeded TO the
Penitentiary and took the following re-
port: Mr.. Townsend and Mr.. Todd ar
rived at 8 O'Clock, with Mansfield and
Reinhardt, Who were wounded and who
were also recognized.
From all Of the parties concerned in
the capture of the three convicts, we
learn the following: Peter Heater, War
ron Gibson, William Prioe aud Dick
Kays all of Stayton, got track Of the es-
capped "cons," and followed them like
earnest men to execute justice. They
tracked them through Aumsville, thence
down the Marrow Gage Road toward
Woodburn. On Tuesday the prisoners
laid over in Eo6's Canyon, at the south
end Of Howell Prairie, and Tuesday
night they travelled below Silverton.
BY this time the parties on the trail had
learned Just how far the oonviots could
travel in one night, and % on Wednes-
day they went down Just mile above
Woodburn. and took their stand on the
bank of out and laid in wait. The
hunters had been joined by J. Buff of
Silverton. Wednesday noon, and the
ave men were all armed with breech-
loading shotguns. They did not have
TO wait over thirty minutes before they
heard the three prisoners crossing the
bridge about o hundred yards above.
and q they approached tho cut, where
the mon Were on guard, they could be
heard whispering, giving ample evil
denoe that they were the right men.
When within forty feet Of tho guard
they were three times called upon to
halt, which they did not do, bat started
70 run. Each Of the men ON guard at
this instant fred. and the 6rst round
brought Beauchamp TO the dust, and
Rsinhasdt also fell, wounded, but
Reinhardt and Mansfield kept on run
nine, one going over one bank Of the
road, the other opposite. Tho party Of
exeoutionsrs got in two moro shots be-
fore they were out Of sight, ono Of which
struck Mansfield in the leg. Reinhardt
fell, and they supposed that he was
mortally wounded. Tho party then
Left the men ON the field and went to
Woodburn, whore they stayed all night.
The next morning, at daybreak. they
went With two handoars TO the scene OF
the deadly work. and found Beauchamp
cold and stiff. With shotgun, which
they had stolsu from Hovelrs house,
wing cloae bsalds him. Soon, Watt
Townsend and N. g. Todd. Who live
near Townsend 6tation,- arrived with
the other two prisoners They had
made their way up tathis station. about
Q mile distant, and gave themselves mp
TO Townsend and Todd. Mansfield
ooula have escaped, bat Reinhardt
needed medical aid. - b was suffering
intensely. TIE gentlemen from Stay
TN took 6eauohamp 70 W0odbufn
and ti.ere secured . team and brought
him on 70 Salem. Todd and Townsend
brought their men On also.
Nana1eld vas put In his cell, and il
vas found that his wounds were slight,
only three shot striking his ankle, aad
two Of these alAncinR. Rsinhardt vas
sent 10 the hospital, and upon ex-
animation IL vas found that he Lad been
struck By two bunkshoe Just under the
armpit Of the right side, sns Of which
muss have affected hif lungs. The
chances for recovery are against him,
and hs vas hrsathinR heavily and suf-
fsring untold agony. The reward was
| Immediately given 10 the mon. The
Rentlemsn 20 whom the tvo men sur
rendered we're allowed $50 each, and
Peter Heater, Warren Gibson. William
Prise and Dick kAys vero given the full
rovard-e160 for each oouvict-makine
t&5o in I'll. The original reward vas
tlO0 for eaeh oonviot, bot Mr.. Stratson
ssnt word 10 thsse msu that il they
would kssp On the trail day and night,
b voold warrant them go moro for
each man, and this encouragement was
what beoaeht ths priennsrA Thess -four
man from StAytoo have The praise Of
svoTy peace lowing eiti1sn. Thsy had q
roach Giaes. endarsd much hardship,
risksd thar live and moro than earned
their moooy. The captured msn had
bQt - one gun. They we're al drsassd
h eisisso4 eIoehine-duokine 6lothss.
Thsv rofuss 20 tel ths vhsesabouts Of
t. okhsr -four men, bat Il b believed
that B9adahav and Glenn have panssd
through Woodbuzn and are making foa
Portland.
4 ssqsibls young lady made the fol-
loving seQuo1 OF hss frseods: DO MOI
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