The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-12-01
AL. Harlon Killed.

young man by the name Of Peter Ma
loney, IN Cannon's saloon, at Grants
Pass. Maloney got the drop on Har-
lon with knife, when the latter beg
ged for his life and Maloney spared
linn. When Maloney released Kim
and turned around, supposing the affair
was ended, Harlon drew large sized
Smith & Wesson revolver and shot him
in the back of the head, killing him.
/ He then left for the Cow creek noun
tains. Sheriff Purdom was notified on
Thursday that Harlon had come into
Douglas county and having q warrant
for his arrest on charge Of burglary,
committed in this county, he took the
train for Glendale Thursday night.
Friday morning. in company with Geo.
w. Smith, one of his deputies, he went
over to Galesville and there learned
that HArlon, in company with young
man by the name OF Garrett, had passed
that place. They went from there in
company with John Haight, to Jones'
plsce and learned from Mrs. Jones that
Harlon had been there and stated that
he had killed a man and demanded
something to eat. She had givon him
some provisions, which he. took to
cabin up in Starveout guich, where he
was then stopping. The Sheriff had
Mrs. Jones to go to the cabin and tell
him that Charles Dwelley had seen
where he was stopping and had told
the officers, and that he had better move
to an old cabin on the hill. back of
, their place. The Sheriff then, in com-
! pany with Mr.. Smith. Winfield Booth.
and John Haight, concealed themselves
,. on the trail he would have to take in
going to the cabin. About tweo'clock
in the afternoon he made his appear
ance, with his provisions and bedding
3 on his back When within about forty
: steps the Sheriff presented his rife and
q ordered him to throw up his hands and
surrender. He instantly drew his pis-
tol and jumped to get behind q log
The Sheriff then fired, which was fol-
f lowed by three or four shots from the
J. other party, when Harlon fell forward
d on his face and called to them to shoot
again. He partially raised himself up
:, on his hands and commenced to groan.
;. The Sheriff and Mr. Smith drew their
J. revolyers and went to where he waa
n laying. The Sheriff picked up one of
his revolvers, which was laying on the
e ground, partly under him. It was 8
le large Smith and Wesson revolver, OF
= A caliber, the same he had killed Ma.
% loney with. He also had on his person
$. another pistol of 80 caliber. They
70 found that he was mortally wounded
:. They had shot FIVE times, and two oi
~ the shots had taken effect, one through
- the thigh, the other in the side, rang
ing upward and backward, breaking
the spinal column. He lived but .
8. short time, when they took his remains
,e to Hardy Ellitf's and notified Justic'
al Flint Of this place, who went out Sat
= n urday night and held an inquest Sun
- day. The jurors were James Moore
I'd Hardy Elliff, A. Walker, Wm. King
a. II. G. Levins, and Edward Tulstt, wh'
r. after viewing the body and hearing tn
xt testimony returned their verdict to tn
- effect that the name of the deceased wa
Al. Harlon, that he came to his dealt
7 by gunshot wounds inflicted by Josepl
no Purdom, G. W. Smith, Winfield Booth
on and John Haight, while resisting al
e, rest, and that the killing was justifa
un BILE. The remains were buried in th
Galesville burying ground on Sunda
cb evening. Of the deceased but little
sw known. He was arrested some tw
nd and half or three years ago and place
na in the old Jail, which he, in compan
- wish two others, broke and got on
as The others were rccaptured, but b
'es made his escape. The grand jury ri
sts turned an indictment against him ia
burglary and bench warrant issue
er- for his arrest, but little or no effort ha
- - been made to arrest Tim, although
n. has been reported for the last year an
he half that he was along the line of th
he railroad, from Riddle to Grants Pas
le- He has been regarded as desperad
0l and dangerous man and considerabl
= fault has been found with the Sheri
sor for not making greater effort to a
RS. rest him before.
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