The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-12-07
HARLAN KILLED.
While Resisting Arrest BY sner trs poss

The Roseburg Plamdealer publishes the
following account of the killing of fugitive
from justice by the sheriff of Douglas county;
.'Al. Harlan, alias H. A. Blanchard, who
killed Pete Malorey at GRAMS Pass last
week, was killed by sher;Ts posse, at
| what is known as the Starve-ouS mines,
near Calesville, last F.%dsy. Harlan was
in Jail at this place, nudec the name of
Tbompcon. for housekeeping about two
years % but made his escape and went to
Wasbin;, ION territory where he served a
term in the jail at D y:oa foc horse steal
ing. and ay&'n escaping csre btck to Ore
9on scme tine ago. At Gne time of his
deayh a reward OF 500 was Offered foc his
cap3u by the authorities of Columb; a
county, w. T. The murder Of Pe;e Ma'o1ey
| by Harlan occurred in Jackson county.
harlan of course LOST 70 time in gel. az
out OF that county and c n into this. C 20.
w. Smi5h, deputy sheriff at Clerdale, te'e-
graphed to She-;f Purdom 1ha5 he knew
where Harlan was aud asked j: he should
arrest him. M {. Pucdom answe .ed, tellin :,
him to secu 'e him of poss bic. M. Smith
hen Wen; whe. be sdppos I'd Ha-'a to be,
but on his arrival there he les.creG that
some pa .tie- lad given him horse and that
be bed skipped OUT Thur-day event.
Ste If Purdom went out to C'eoda'e wtece
he me- Smith I'D 9e.%' og all the pa i culs IS
possible conc luded that be would try acd
capture Ha a.'ar. Accordingly F. cay morn
| iog be laced out in company with G. w.
Smith John hight and w. 5. Boob. They
rived at Ca'esville about noon add Sbere
| 90. track of the man and was ,o'd tte.t ev
would p.obe by ind him at 81. :ve-o' L,
m:res. They ,hereupon s3.rced Cor that
| p ce arc inqu' ed o. NJ 5. Joaes il size had
seea hr. She sad that he bsG been the e
but that she had turned him awsy and he
lad goae fucaher up the creek 10 a cab n.
| A - some 3:me Sher f Pardon got fer TO
| e. on a hocse and 50 up TO where B:''an
| was and t,y end gel him to come down 20
her house and get some provis ous EEL ag
hin at che same time that Cha ley Dwe'le :
had seen m and gone dowh in the va
and that he would probably -ejuru with lie
sbe;iGG. Wren NJ 5. jones' went 20 ;.he
cebn Ha~'an was con. ca ed and would no
open the Goo4, but had her go around to ,e
window. She Ghen tod h m he 20 e. ding
ard a'so told h;m to take The 5:aii leadin :
p. " kept concea'e ed. ard when t1ey :oupd
The way he was go,n9 buck. Sc d, oned them
selves behind some trees: near wbe e the
I'd VI ned OF from The rod at Dow Monj-
gomefys b'n. Hac'ssn bad two lsree re-
vo've on him, one g.: cs.jbre and the othe =.
D. I'd a sacE o. provisions ovec his
shoulder. When Re 9o5 w:,h n 20, O.
fly syeps OF he parry Shelf Pu do Il
Stepped ou; and hold:lt his gun cn =
ted him tw ice to throw up his hands and
The rest of the pa 'ty ha'lowed to I'm >e.
| Instead o; obeviug he W u a'oer f's re-
volvels and 1rjed 20 Se5 beh;ud some s5pmps
and logs, bu5 before he did all Of the Pc ~
| fred. One shot ,ook effect in his side and
came out near the spinal cofomo, 51e o:her
going into his hip. Wien be was sho; be
said ''Shoo5 rain, and fe'l on his hands
ard knees. Nj. Pu dom end Mr.. Sm;, , 1
5hen Went up 80 hin aud found 5hs; be was
irata ily shot. They made him as com. .o:;ab1e
as possible, but he soon tel expired. They
;he1 got wagon and took bis body to
Ha,dy E':fs where they lie ii foc The nicbs
| S'ter Pu-don went 20 Glendale and
look The train, a.civing he,e SATURDAY.
mo oiug. Fe Immediately went to the
coronec, A. L. Flint, add no jed him OF
the 'ac g. who we1; out 70 Ca'esvi'le aod
empaue'ed a ia'y. Tine following is .he
Corooer's ju~y repor;:
| We, the rnde, s:aced, do believe The n
k''ed by Sher;f Purdom 20 be Albert Ha :
i I'D ard he ca ne to hi death by .wo 2uo
sboS wounds by the bards O: Jos. Pu dom
G. w. Smith, w. S. Eoo5h I'd Jo:o
eight while ;:yiog 20 resis; ohe shelf in
TIE d;scha ge o. his duty on Nov. %, les;
in Cow creek prec;nct, Dols'as county,
Oregon: and that the killing was jos liable.
| Fl. C. LsvGNs,
| WIN. NC,
| E. 10 ILSC!,
| JAMES Mooae,
AN sW WAFER,
| HAcoy EaL.eF