Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-30
STATE.



very serious charge If true. He said
yesterday at the city Jail that ii is a
wonder TO him that he is now living
and tod his story as follows:
On Sunday night lac went to the
Coliseum theater and remained there
until about IL o'clock, when he be-
came tired and left. He had spent
Saturday night at the Clarendon
hotel, and so he returned there upon
his occasion. Mary Olseae was
tending bar, and to her he appli, d
for room, for which he paid in ad-
vance, took bis key and went up
stairs.
He undressed, put the lamp out
carefully, and went to bed, forget
ling to lock the door. He says he
had slept about couple of hours, as
uear as he can guess, when he
uwoke with stifliug sensation and
the consciousness of a bright light
in the room. Before be could move,
he heard sume one close the door
with a perceptible sound and walk
sUftiy down the corridor.
1t did not take HIM more than a |
aecoud toaTealize that his room was
N fire, aud he jumped out and ran
into The hall calling "Firew To his
surprise, he, says, he found both of
the Olsese people standing outside
Of his door.
Investigation proved that his
bureau bad been tipped over on tbs
floor and oil poured over it. Clothe'
saturated with oil had apparently
been laid on this and the whole
affair set on fire. Water was brought,
and with some difficulty the flames
were eXlinguished. Nielsen then
went in to get his clothes, and dis
covered that his watch was gone.
While standing in the hail, Frank
Olsese is alleged 10 have repeatedly
struck Nielsen with a heavy cane,
and Mary Olsese kept yelling, "Kill
him, kill him''.
Nielsen dccamped in dazed con-
r dItion and swore out warrant
against the couple for assault with
> intent to kill. He says that he be-
lieves they are the ones who set fire
10 the room with the intention OF
> covering up the stealing of his
watch, which he maintains was
> their work also.
> Officer Herrigan arrested the
/, couple and they gave bonds for theiI
appearance yesterday. Nielsen was
held as witness to testify before
= Judge Carey, at which time the
accused parties will have an oppor.
y tunity to tell their side of the affair.
- Nielsen said that be was perfectly
? sober all the time, and had taken
but two glasses of beer during the
y evening.
II CUT OFF HIS HAND.
}; PORTLAND, Sept. S0.-J. w.
e johnson, residing in Multnomah
l. addition in Albina, and who has
{ been known to be of unsound mind
/ for some time, yesterday aftern1 on
Z cut off his right hand with an AK.
IS Some one came running to the resi-.
= dence of Officer Alex CrOcker, which
e is only block away, and told him
g that he was wanted at once al
!, Johnson's house. He was not in
!, formed what the cause for the sum-
, mons was, but he Immediately
= answered the call supposing that
Johnson was having another insane
tit. He met Mr.. Boyle and asked
& him to go along. AS they came near
,s the heuse they heard groans inside,
IS and on the porch they were Mortified
3 to see blood spattered around. Po-
q lioeman CrOcker entered the house
q first, and saw Johnson lying on the
bed. A pool of blood had gathered
on the floor directly under the man.
He wss lying on his face and had
both arms entwined in the wir,
mattress. He was moaning in b
most pitable manner. No wounds
: could be seen on him. Officer
Crocker turned to tell his companion
to go for assistance, and he was sur
prised to find the man was gone,
' and he WIS left alone. He succeeded
in attracting the attention of an
eXpressman, who drove to the door.
Crocker then caught hold of John
son and pulled one of his hands
loose. He attempted to resist, and
the officer, in order to lntimidate
him, pulled out pair of handouts.
Al this Johnson threw out both
hands, and Crocker was Mortified to
see the bloody stump of the right
arm with the hand cut off. He
, secured Johnson and put him In
T the wagon with the aid of four men.
Z The officer then went in the house
? Tor Johnson's coat, and while he was
gone the latter got out of the wagon
! md had to be lifted in again.
The severed hand was found aud
placed in box, The express wagon
p was driven to Rivers undertaking
establishment, where johnson was
; placed in the rear room. DIR. New
comb was called aud baudaged the
exposed and bleeding stump and
administered stin,uants. The
hand showed that il had been