The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-11-16
ARRESTED.
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| feasiem.


After the departure Of Charles Finlay.
son from Albany on Saturday, No. 3rd, he
was traced 70 jefferson - stated last week
and from there 70 Portland. whore ali
trace was lost until Saturday last Sheriff
Humphrey, Of this city, heard that he had
gono to Wsiiuia junction. Going 70
Castle Rock he ascertained that no was at
farm eight miles from Willows, where II
seems he had hired out 70 farmer for
the winter, under ths name Of Frank
Harris. Here the Sheriff found him at 5
o'clock Tuesday morning, when he ar.
rested him without any resistance. He
brought him 10 Portland that day and
Wednesday TO this city, where he IL new
lodged In tho County jail.
Wednesday afternoon no was taken be-
fore II II skipworth, Esq when Pin
laysen was examined ~ to the finding Of
the body and other circumstances, Mr.
vanny Smith, Deputy Sheriff In reference
10 the custody Of the knife, OK, shirt and
boots, and Mr. o II Irvine and d d Mem
teith, In reference to q confession made by
Portland Wednesday forenoon. Accord
ing 70 their tastimoney which was sub.
stantIally the same, the prisoner told
them the following story OF the terrible
crime After DIR Finlayson had gene,
having head ache. he layed down on .
lounge in tho sitting room, when Mrs
Finlayson told him that ho ought 70 be
ploughing, and not be trying 10 shirk
work because Mr. Flnlsyson had gone
away and ascused him Of being lazy. He
answered back and afterwards went into
the kitchen, whore she was washing the
dishes. He made some impudent re-
mark, when she struck him with q stick
OF wood on the head, light blow whIsh
did no. hurt him much, but made him
very angry. when she reached down To-
put the wood into the stove. he took an Al
which was Standing near the wood box,
having been brought In 70 split kindlIng
wood, and struck her blow on the left
side OF her head, and this was the only
blow he struck with tho AZ. She did not
fall then but won't into tho bed room,
whom she foil, and he, having followed her
knceled down, and struck her with the
knife, he did not think more than twelve
times. sho asked for glass of water and
Ne went and got Il, and he put her head
on his arm, when she said, "Good- bye,
Charlie say good bye 10 all my friends"
and expired. sflsr this he piled the clothes
on her, prled open the desk with AZ, took
little less than Eve dollars from the
drawer, len both Of them there, went into
the sitting room, took of an outside pair
Of overslls. having two pairs on, burned
them in the fire place. ss they were
bloody, changed his clothes In tbs sitting
room locked all tire doors, went mp stairs,
got four bits Of his own, went out and
threw tho key away, but remembering
somsthing, climbed into the milk room
window and went IT,, and then came out
aud came 10 Albany, thence TO Jefferson.
etc, a. already narrated.
The above. we undsrE,aud, coincldes
With . confession made 10 Mr. DAigIsIsh,
81 Portland and ono or two others. We
give Il a. testified 10 without any COM
ment.
zs was heia on the cbargt Of murder 70
await the action sIs the grand jury without
the benefit ef bail.