, 1890-12-25
WALLA WALLA BUDGET
Three Men Lynched on the
Oregon Short Line.
HUNTS FINANCIAL TROUBLES
Two Prisoners Escape From the
Observation-Disclosures Cap
tured at Dayton.

WALLA WALLA, Dec. 23.-Rumor has
reached this city Of exciting times on
the Oregon Short Line, resulting from
tho murder OF brakeman by four
tramps near Glenns Ferry. The
tramps boarded a freight train and were
bounced by the head brakeman. They
aiterward got on the train aud over
powered tho brakeman, whom they
threw under the train. Both his legs
were crushed, and ho died shortly after
ward from tho effects of his injuries.
The tramps were caught near Hunting
ton. Three of them were ynched by angry
railroaders and the fourth escaped. II IL
further rumored that a brief strike re-
suited from the tragedy. The railroad
company refused to provide q coffin for
the unfortunate brakeman's remains,
and fellow employees, including fire.
men and engineers, went on II strike.
The coffin was then furnished and tho
strike was declared of. Before the fire.
men and engineers would go to work
again they demanded tho dismissal OF
Master Mechanic Dunn, of Pocatello,
who, 1t appears, 10 not popular. 1t was
not learned whether the demand was
complied with, but the trains arc now
in operation as usual.
q. w. Hunts financial troubles seem
to be thickening, and a horde of anxious
creditors are on his trail in Umatilla
county. Everything he owns individ-
uaily In the county, a half interest in
the Hunt-Cavlness ranch, town lots and
all his real and personal property, has
been attached by the sheriff, and depu-
ties have been active In zealously levy
ing upon Whatever could be found. No
property OF the company has been at
tached, although creditors would
on the road bed Il they
could. The latest attach ment suit was
brought Saturday by the Farmers
Mortage and Saving bank, :of Summer
vile, Tor 5000, accounts for suppltes
contracted by Hunt in grading his
Grand Ronde extensions, and the time
checks which were issued to the men
and sold TO Summervllle people had
also been assigned to the bank, which
brings suit Tor their collection in lump.
J. Ii. Rienehart, personal friend OF
Hunt, who has been Interested with
him in some OF his enterprises, is presi-
dent of the bank which brings the suit.
The total amount of the claim now
pressing at Pendleton reaches nearly
$l4 600.
A report was received In this city this
morning that two prisoners at the peni-
tentiary made their escape last night
and left for parts unknown. The facts
appear that they are TRUSTEES who had
been working in the engine room of the
electric light works mt that place, one as
assistant to Engineer Jack Watson. and
the other as helper They procured two
short ladders, nailed them together and
climbed over tho back wall OF the
stockade. 1t appears that while Mr..
Watson was busy running the engine
the two men went down to the boiler
room, and seeing the two ladders, con-
ceived the idea that escape was appar-
ent. They nailed them together ana
carried tho extended ladder 10 the stone
wall and effected their escape. Officials
are out now searching for them and will
probably capture them before morning.
one man was named Thompson, who
was serving years sentence for burg
larry committed in Tacoma. Tho other
was named Pathy, serving yea on the
same charge.
For the past two or three weeks the
city of Dayton has been infested with q
gang of petty larceny thieves. Hardly
a night passed but what some residence
or business house has been ntered and
burglarized. The police have worked
h ard to ferret out the thieves, but with
out any success. Thieving finally be-
came 80 bad that citizens procured the
services OF special detective and he
went to work investigating the matter.
After dillgent search of several days
the detective secured information that
on Monday caused the arrest of six
men as the thieves. Two men arrested
were taken from the Inlander printing
office the foreman and another printer.
The men are locked in the county Jail
to await trial.
Mark Olds, an old pioneer of this
county, died at Waitsburg Monday.
Olds was an old-timer, we'll known
throughout the state.