Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-08
CRIMINAL.

SEAITbE, WV o. o.-iitBuWuN H1ti
were ut " rk gain lust night ailt
the usual daring was display, d b.,
them. ! hey began their work
early In the evening and continued
Il for nearly an hOnr. Within the
short space of an hour. in fact he
tween Z and 8 O'clock, three men
we're held up by outlaws and al
attempt made to rob them. Lucki
~. In not u slngle instance were til,
highwayinen successful In securing
booty.
Almut 7 O'Clock In the evening
"Umcle Harris. M elderly nun and
n pawnbroker ON Washington street
bet ween South Second aud Third
streets, left his home, corner OF
Yesler avenue and South Eleventh.
street. He was cunning to his place
of business ana had gotten about II
block away from his residence going
down Yes!er avenue, when u desper.
ate looking individual approached
aud demanded his money. The old
gentleman refused and ut that til,
fellow drew forth heavy Frcncl,
plate puGket lOoking.glass. oval
shaped, with handle attached,
and struck the old man u stunning
blow across the heal. 1t knocke,,
"Unc.e Harris" down, but he got VI,
aguin aud showed fight. The high
wayman, seeing he had not encoun
tered a "tender-f foot" turned and
ran down South Tenth street, and
ns wns afterward learned, hid under
the dewa'k.
Harris hastened to police head.
quarters and reported the matter.
A posse of fill er- was at once
started In search of the man, bul
bef.re they could reach The plnce
where the man b; d | cen seen to
skulk under the sid wax, he had
started for the lower part of tit
city.
AN INDIAN HORSE THIEF.
SEATTLE, Nov. 8.-Judge Hume's
court room lmked very much like u
post traders store before ration day.
There were Indians of all degree
and social prominence ana ages,
present ns witnesses. Bill Yuke,
one Of the Indians. hud lost horse
and all the Indians present were
satisfied that Gilbert Holman, an.
other Indian, had stolen 1t from II
camp near Kent. Holman was on
trial aud was defended by Attorney
Nj, Nninarn, who aroused the ire of
the witnesses hy asking, as they
thought. too many questions. Half
dozen witnesses had te-tiiie tn
the loss Of the huI.e aud Bill Yuke
Was Un the stand, when tie at
turnry asked linn why le got Ben
Salmon to swear out the WARRANT.
at | steal from yuu," lie answered,
"you would got me into jail aud into
court--salile as l did had injin.'
Ben Salmon, the head chief of he
Black River tritH, told the court
that he knew uf the loss of Bill
Yuke's horse, and that he swore cut
the warrant BECAUSE lie k.ew that
Holman had stolen it, Tor an lndinn
runuer from the reservation had
told him that the horse WAS over
tn, re.
COMMITTED SUICIDE AT PORTLAND.
PORTLAND, Ore. Nov. 8.-Tne
body Of the unknown young man,
VINO committed suicide yesterday In
the Napa lodging house, was ident-
ilied this morning US that of Harry
Moses. 1t was also learned from
papers aud letters found on the body
That Muse. was foruneIly from Chi
"ago, where lis parents live aud
That n WAS formerly in employ Of
the North Pacific Co. ut Tacoma,
Wash.
TERRIBLE DUEL.
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 8.-The
terrible election day duel In Eslill
eouhiy, of which only nieager nlen-
tion was made Ia the dispatches
wednesday, turns out to have been
one OF the most desperate encoun-
ters ever witnessed In Kentucky.
I'e men engaged IN the affair were
w. Lilly, u prominent young phys
'c'an, and John Wilson, commits
sloner Of dommOn schools in Estill
county Lilly Is u republican and
wilson democrat. Lilly brought
upa negro to The polls to vote when
wilson challenged him. The judge
colncided with Wilson aud the
negro was rejected. This fired up
Lilly and hot words ensneti. result
ihg III the drawing Of pistols by
'o'h men. Lilly got his weapon
out readily, while Wilson's hung In
us pocket aud was accidentally dis
charged before he could level 1t. In
Tue meantime he received two balls
''o'n his antagonist, both lodging
near the heart. The wounds how
ever IA Al a
anu the dreadful combat continued.
W''sonKot his weapon free and fired
w" sll"ls, one of which struck Lilly
near the heart.
ABOUT this time Wilson's brother
n'erlered ! and succeeded IN wrestling
L'hy's weapon from hls hands.
Nmhlng daunted him, however,
s"" almost In the thrnes If death he