The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-07-30

lIc and JAmlson snrrenaes nsav the slns.
law.


Monday morning by the arrival Of Jim
Starr, Of the Alsea country, direct from be.
yond the Alsea, with full particulars of the
capture OF w w. Saunders and hts dog
Snider, ,Janison. AS Starr was present when
the drop was gotten on the escaped mur-
derer the public were Immediately satisfied
that the genuine article was In tow this
time. Mr. Starr was In great demand and
good nalnrcdly told 4he story over and over
again In his very original style. OF course
DEMOCRAT man was on hand 10 hear L..
We give the facts as nearly Is we can get
them from all sources.
Among the first men TO start on the
track of Saunders was + a. Richardson,
once q private policeman at Astoria and
again on the Portland police force. lie
has been employed In various capacities In
this city. Mr.. Richardson tracked the
escaped man TO near Mliler's, across the
river to Spring Hill and thence TO the place
OF capture. running on to every nights
camp fire but one or two. lie stuck 20 his
clue regardless Of Chestnut stories and Is
entitled to much credit for his work. Saun.
ders and his pal left their cards all along
the line. lie now lays II to the simpleneea
of JamIAon but hts own conduct shows
that lac was not sharp At all. At phIlomath
Jatnison bought pair Of shoes and other
things, and short distance beyond there
Saunders went intoa farm house aud slept
a couple OF hours. They seem TO have used
no discretion as 70 how they travelled. Their
course was towards the Alsca. When
they reached the head tide on the Aisea,
Friday the roth they called At Jos Rycrafts,
where Saunders asked for opium and pa.
pers, the latter OF which only they got.
They remained with Rycraft for dinner,
after which Saunders went to bed and slept
several hours. In the evening they bought
an old boat of Rycrait and aoated down
the river a mile when they camped over
night The next morning they started
again, when they were overturned and lost
all their blankets and provisions. At Aisea
Bay they obtained mere blankets and pro.
visions, as well as two bits worth OF opium
for Saunders, man there dividing with
him. From this point they seem to have
gone souti, along the beach. Saunders bad
an interesting conversation with an innocent
old man named Mitchell. Mitchell asked
S. II he were not Saunders. lie was told
no. that his name was Brown, and stuffed
the old gentleman about being from Ken.
tncky. II knew / bad made a mistake
then" said Mr. NJ. They were then past
ing themselves off as beach miners.
When Richardson reached Aisea he run
across Sta@ whom he engaged 10 act as
his guide, Mr.. Starr knowing every inch Of
the country. Together they followed the
snail like notions of Saunders aud Jamison.
On Monday Of last week from prominent
position they caught eIghs Of the two men
on the beach near the mouth Of The Alsea,
and were afterwards within half mile Of
them. Saunders, though, carried a rife,
and they knew Il would not do 70 be too
savagely familiar with him. 20 they dogged
them for an opportunity 70 get the drop on
them. Friday they were on their heels Al
Cape Perpetual ~ the mouth OF Cape
Greek. They arranged an ambush behind
iog, when they were Joined By y. ID !.
Afontcith. Of this city, and f. =. Hogan,
Reseburg. who had been south As far a.
Florence, on the siuslaw. 70 intercept them
They had been watching for Saunders about
i i a II IL
Before this they had been To Alsea, and OBJ
tanned information which favored their get
ting the men quicker By heading them off
Saunders slow travelling worked against L
The four men remained waiting all das
Friday and Friday night but the two mer
did not put In an appearance, ~ they were
Il was afterwards learned, OFF with SONS
horses hunting trail Friday morning
about O'Clock Saunders and Jafnison were
seen from the detectives hiding place on the
beach. Jamison came along ahead, a
seems TO have been their practice, wheF
Richardson. who looked like ssockman
went out to meet him, as decoy. lie talk
ed about stock and showed him a gooS
place beyond for camp. Then he strollcs
up TO saunders and they sat on the beaci
and talked about hunting for stock ranges
for half an hour, when Richardson showe'
saunders where his hired man was campcd
and went on towards tine beach. Saunder'
| walked towards Jamison's camp. Wher
I opposite the log where the three men wer
ambushed, and about fifty feet from then
he was greeted by the word
. aHalt.
; Uttered by Hogan, which he did. Upo
being told TO hold up his hands he threw u
his left hand "The other one" was cried
. and up that vent, and the gun fell on tn
ground. Hogan and Monteith each ha
shot guns loaded with pistol balls and Star
! Winchester rifle. The former two wer
Ieveled at him. Had he but stirred his rigt
: hand towards his gun ii would have bee
instant deattr and he knew It. Those VIII
thought he would die game will be disaI
pointed at his prompt surrender. Mr.. Nor
teith put his handouts on him Will
: Hogan covered him. Jamison was cal
d tured with no trouble while cooking SON
!, onions and potatoes. lie Ia as much
d Texas ranger as three year old bo
i Saunders took il easily. Said he would g
e new trial anyway, and would come 0,
ID all right. fIe seemed to have no hesitatic
" about talking and informed his captors tn
re If they had not got him then he would SOC
r nave been with friend who would ha'
lg hid him for several months, when he won
in have taken sailing vessel for Australi
v He told about his crossing the river belc
Id Albany swimming mostof the way, knoc
ct ling off toe nail, etc. He was much grie
ed at Jamison's insisting on taking
cup back to house, in Spring Hill, whe