Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-01-16
SHOT ON THE TRAIN.
Three Bullets Penetrate the Body Of
An Overland Passenger.
Hit i'm The Dark---Assailant and Incen-
tive Unknown---A Deep Mystery.

When the overland train arrived
at the Salem depot last night
wounded and bleeding man was
brought from the train by the con-
ductor and assistants and placed in
a cab and brought to the city. The
conductor said the man had been
shot three times by some unknown
assassin, soon after the train had
passed Gervais. The wounded man
was taken to Fry's drug store, where
medical aid was summoned to come
and care for him. Drs. Richardson,
Cusick and Holmes responded and
the man was blaced on a cot in the
rear of the drug store and an eX-
animation made.
THE WOUNDS.
1t transpired he had been pierced
by three bullets. The first struck him
on the left arm, below the elbow, the
ball ranging toward the wrist. This
ball was readily extracted, and
proved to be of A calibre. The
second ball entered his neck on the
left side. After considerable prob
ing the ball was removed, having
penetrated the flesh considerable
distance. The third ball entered at
the base of the left shoulder and
glanced downward. Up to 3 p. M.
to-day the doctors had not been able
to locate the ball. Their probes
failed to reach it, although they
followed the track of the missile six
inches. The opinion is given by
them that the ball has not pene-
trated vital point, and that they
will be able soon to remove it.
THE SHOOTING.
There are so many and such con-
Trajectory stories regarding it, that
the true state of affairs is difficult to
learn. The wounded man, when
approached on the subject, says he
is confident hei not the man whom
it was intended should be hit, as he
claims he has not an enemy on
earth. He was standing on the
platform of the car with Arthur
Brennan and another man when an
explosion occurred, quickly followed
by another and another, and then
he opened the car door and fell to the
floor inside. He had been in Port
land few days and was low of
funds and had friend Van Horn
on the train who had purchased a
ticket for him to San Francisco.
WHO is He?
His identity he wished to conceal,
but when told that his description
would make him known to his
friends, he stated that his name was
Frank Avery Pearson. Letters in
his pockets bear the name of Frank
A. Avery. This morning he still
insisted that his true name was
Pearson. 1t is evident from his con-
duct that there is some mystery
about the whole matter and that
Pearson or Avery knows consider
| blY more about il than he is willing
to make known.
HE is NOT AVERY.
Simon, the c,gar man, said he
knew Frank A. Avery, travelling
man of San Francisco, but this
morning when he saw the man con-
cerning whom there is something
shrouded in mystery, he said ii was
not Avery and that he had never
seen the man before. Pearson is a
rather fleshy ami heavy set man,
about 33 years of age and Scotch
man. He is n well educated man, a
good talker, and wears full beard.
WHO DID THE FIRING.
From the many reports this is a
hard matter to determine. Pearson
says he will not give his friends
name although they were on the
platform together when the firing
occurred. Brennan was also there
ut the time, and after the shooting
he was brought in the car where
Pearson was reclining and they
were brought face to face. Pearson
when asked if that was the man
who did the shooting, said; Yes,
that looks like him. l think he is
the one.n At this Brennan flew
into a rage and wanted to know il
he meant to say he (Brennan) had
shot him (Pearson). Pearson said
that was what he meant. 1t seems
rather peculiar that no witnesses
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