, 1889-08-29
The Terror of the Big Bend
Voluntarily Gives Him
solf UP,
Recalling Recolleotions OF a Ter
rible Tragedy of Three
Years Ago.
The Capture of Missouri Fugi-
tive and O Battle on
the Plain.

the former was prisoner IN the GUS
tody of the latter and Frank Aiken,
both of this city, has surrendered him
self to the sheriff of Douglas county.
Paine, although Il young man, has been
regardcdTs most desperate character
and has terrorized the community
throughout the Big Bend country for
several years past. He has deiied the
authorities to arrest him and has
written letters daring them to attempt
his arrest. His voluntary surrender
has created n great sensation.
FROM THE BIG BEND EMPIRE.
The following notice of his surrender
appeared in the Big Bend Empire of
the 18th, published at Waterville, in
Douglas county;
"On Tuesday of this week wcll-ap-
Fearing stranger inquired Mt the audi.
tors office for the sheriff. Being directed
to the proper place, tho person was seen
to go into the sherilrs office, where he
found that official busy at his desk. He
frankly introduced himself as Manfred
Payne, and said: Il surrender myself
us your prisoner for the purpose of II
trial for the crime of which | am
charged. Naturally, the sheriff was
quite taken by surprise, and soon IL was
generally known about town who the
person was. 1t appears that the accused
man had made previous arrangements
with w. \. Reneau, ESQ, n local attor-
ney, and y. Il. Cation, ESQ, of Spraguc,
to defend him at the September term of
court. Accompanied by the sheriff, he
went to the office of his attorney, with
whom he had IA consultation, after which
he renewed the acquaintance of his old
friends, of whom he has many about
here,
"Ihe public Is already familiar with
the crime for which Manfred Payne has
been charged since three years ago this
month, and 1t is not only necessary, but
unjust to the prisoner to- further preju-
dice the public mind with a recital of
the circumstances. : The prisoner Is
sbout % years of age medium height,
nothing about his appearance to suggest
the daring desperate which he has been
represented by sensational newspaper
reporters; on the contrary, he appearo
like well-raised country boy whose
genial manners would gain him the
friends among those who have known
him since his residence here and knew
the family In Missouri.
Not having interviewed the prison
motive may be in thus offering himself
for trial. Perhaps he has taken advan-
tagc of what lac considers the first OPP
portunity to have a fair trial to prove
his innocence. II will be remembered
that there was no direct evidence
against him at the time of the tragedy,
the only grounds for the Indictment
being circumstances from which a
strong suspicion was produced. IL Is
now believed by many that another
character figured In the crime, and at
the proper time this will be shown and
Manfred Payne will be honorably ac-
quilted of the charge, Should this bc
the case, IL would he another of those
remarkable examples of the danger OF
circumstantial evidence
AN ACCOUNT OF THE SHOOTING.
On Friday, September 3, 1886, T.. j.
Hubbard, who at that time was con-
stable at Deer Greek Fails, received a
warrant from the governor of Missouri
and a rcquisition from the territorial
governor for man named Thomas
Paine who was wanted in Missouri foI
the crime of murder and coming TO Spo-
kane Falls he induced Frank Aiken to
20 with him to the Big Bend country to
capture Paine
Hubbard and Aiken left this city
about o'clock that afternoon in buck
board wagon for the purpose of arrcstinG
Paine, who lived at the foot of Badger
mountain, near Waterville. Hubbard
had been informed of the desperate char
actcr of the man he sought To capture,
but felt able TO cope with him. ON
Monday night the two men camped at
u lake two and a.half miles west ol
Okanogan City.
tuesday morning tney droVe TO sheriii
Robins place, about lonr miles west oi
okonogan, ana sucCeedeu III ec'tihg nm
to ald them III making tle arrest start
ing our, huDpar.i nllu Looms riuihg on
horsephIk anu Alhe'l urlVlnS tnS unck-
board, they journeyed. on until they
reached q canyon withln three,qlarters
OF q inlie oi fhine caOiii; aiken nc,
manned with the team white Hubbard
and the sheriff rode on TO make the ar
rest. Ihcy secured faine without any
trouble, ana, putting MN OF, morse
they rode back 10 the wagon. Inc party
then started on iheir re!sirn anni aitel
them;
Hubbard and the prisoner occupied Z
seat IN the wagon wiile Aiken followed
behind on horseback, ana they were
making their way toward this city very
nicely until they reached q point few
miles west OF tie urahn .ouIee, ant
about thirty-hVe mics rom where TN
"''''' ""'. '.'"S' .
MAN ON HORSEBACK
7 following them. When the rider wa
within four or five hundred yards of tn,
wagon, Aiken asked the prisoner If Ia,
knew the person. The prisoner replied
mo, can't see him at that distance q
this time in the evening"" IL was thcl
between 6 and 7 o'clock =. NJ. Th,
mounted pursuer then rodeup within -!
yards ofthe party and Aiken again askct
the prisoner If he recognized the man
The answer was. Eyes, it is my son.
Aiken requested Hubbard to stop tn,
team until the boy caught up with then