The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-10-15
ALLISON TRIAL.
..Nos Guilty. 7

This trial was called before Judge Boise
at Salem, on Tuesday morning, Oct ratI
A moderate amount Of interest being mani
tested by the people of that city. Geo u
Belt, Geo + Chamberlain, L Finn and 4
D Humphrey appeared for the prosecution
and Richard WIllIams,W X llilycu, y Il
blackburn, G p Wolycrton aud John Bur
nett, for the defendant. Tie foliowln,
Jury was called from the regular panel
representative men Of the county : IN
Hartley, ] r Nyef Geo Waifor, Mariof
Eskew. w II Darby, ] d Jordan, A Nc
Cam, a + Blckncr, Henry Kune, = 7
Vroom, y A Mckee, Sidney illegc.
A DrMocRAT representative was present
and took the substance Of the testimon,
offered, much OF which was the same a,
that offered In the Saunders tral,au hence
Is curtailed. We give /, a. follows:
Thos Montelth, Ir.. testified TO the pris.
oner stating 10 him ut MonteIth & Sciten.
bach's store, on the morning OF shooting
that something terrible was going TO hap.
pen.
y Murry, testified 10 seeing Saunders
and Miss Allison together on the evening
Of the shooting. awhile previous TO ii.
Aaron condra, farmer, OF IIaIsey, tesa.
fled TO being In the yard Of Rev McA Allistcr,
near the place Of the shooting at the time of
It's occurrence. Heard two pistol shots, and
the remark Of some one, "yon have shot
the wrong man." and Saunders said that It
was an accident. Heard Miss Allison just
previous 10 shooting. say ~ have changed
my mind" Helped carry Campbell 10 Geo
BurkhaFt'a. Testified ns 10 those present,
and substantially as In the Saunders trial.
Harry Putnam, testified 10 working IN
Frcnch's jeweIry store on the 4th of No.
vember, 20 Saunders and Mles Allison
communicating together during that day,
to Mattic's showing him the Blankhead
anonamous letter asking for meeting and
an answer to the same, dictated By saun.
dcrs. suggesting 70 change In letter SO as 10
read Albany Engine Co. No. instead Of
Linn Engine Co. No. 1. Matte said she
thought Blankhead was Charlie Camp
bell, that he had been troubling her, and
she was going to put u stop 10 II. She spoke
about sending for Saunders. In their meet.
Ing there didn't seem 10 be any secrecy.
Matte left store about 7 30 y. m. She spoke
about being around and seeing the fun. She
said Saunders was going TO talk To Camp.
bell and II he wonidn't promise 10 behave
himself he would thrash him.
DR. q w Maston. testified TO hearing the
two shots just ~ he was going Ia his gate
about 40 feet from the tragedy. Some one
said a6on't shoot again you have shot the
wrong man. and some one said sgo for the
Doctor think Il was Matte. Matte Alt
son met him at the gaze of Mr. McAlllsfer'a
and told him for Gods sake 20 hurry up.
that she never thought II would come 10
this. Campbell asked Matte If s'shc could
for Gods sake forgive him before he died,
and she said aahe didn't know whether she
could or not" Saunders said Il was an nc.
cideus and claimed he didn't know tho man.
lie gave me arevolyer Helped take Camp.
| bell 70 Hurkhafi's. Witness testified In ma.
ture OF wounds and to antc.mortem state.
menss Of Campbell, under a realization Of
his condition.
e III Stewart, testified TO beIng at home
i lust across the street at the time Of shoot,
| Ing. Hastened 10 the scene OF the shooting
Saunders said Campbell was shot and that
Il was accidental. In reference 10 what fol.
lowed witness testimony vas substantially
that OF DIR Maason.
VII DougheFay testified To being abou.
Ia block away at the time Of shooting, "a
hearing two shots fired. To hearieg Saun-
ders say nc had done Il accidentally, 10
nothing being aald connecting Miss Allison
with II.
George Burkhaa testified 10 hearing
Matte Allison say about two months before
shooting. II campbelI didn't stop bothering
her Ahe would shoot him. She had a sort
| of by.word Of saying about any ono ahe
didn't like that she would shoot lhcsn. She
was going 10 shoot Campbell for talking
about her.
Mrs Geo w BurkhaFt testified 10 Matte !
coming 70 her house the morning OF shoot.
! ing and offering TO show her the letter sign.
cd Backhead, which she thought was
! Campbell. She spoke about sending for
Writ 10 come and help her out Of the trouble.
She spoke about his having high temper.
She threatened once to take her own life.
She said once that she was afraid campbeii
would XIII her. He was UP there once.
while intoxicated and said nc would kill her
IL he found her, aud called her names.
Gave Matte pistol the day before the
shooting. She told me Of being engaged.
They had several quarFels.
Mrs - Mansfield testified 10 conversation
morning after shooting At gate Of her resi-
dence. She said III ss as you said 10 my
sorrow.r She said II she had done 1t with
her own hands and not brought in a third
party she would have had no regrets. She
was sorry that II had happened. About
two rnorlhs before she called In one even
ing for Us 70 take her home ~ she was
afraid of Campbell. | asked her why she
became engaged 10 Campbell and she said
II was 10 have fun and witness told her II
would be to her sorrow.
Annie Mansfield testified that she did not
hear conversation mentioned above the
morning after shooting, and TO going home
with Matte with her mother as mentioned
in Mrs Mansfeld's testimony.
Wm Richards testified 10 having conver-
sation with Matte in which she said she
would either have to kill or shoot Camp
| bell or have him killed In order to get rid
of him. That was the latter part OF May.
Conversation took place In millinery shop.
| She said Campbell was bo;hering her and
wanted her TO marry him.
III Campbell, father of Charley Camp
bell, testified as to ante-mortcm statement
Of Charley. lie was walking home with
| Miss Allison, and she was talking loud,
when nearly across cross walk she let
his arm 60, and man stepped up and shot
him down like dog. lie said he didn't
know what she wanted TO io that TO him
for, saying It twice. Didn't tell this in
Saunders trial.
| Mrs ] II Campbell, mother of Charles
Campbell, testified as 10 ante-mortem state
ment OF Charley IN substantially Ike that
of Mr. CamrbeIl's testimony. In addition
ne said adon't you think that was horrible
for them TO step upon me and shoot me-
| He said Matte was clever TO him rs they
approached the shooting and he said hs
didn't know why he was shot.
Lura Campbell, sister of Charley Camp
hell, testified to seeing letters written b,
Matte to Charley |; but was not custodian