The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-11-13


shot. Some time after ! heard the shoot
Ing commenced II was awful shooting
/ After Il was over Frank called me back
Oakley told ne Frank said he had Killed 4
man. Frank saws | got one III them, look
on there II another one here. | vent ur
and saw Il wag man sure enough with 9
/ gun lying near him. | went to town &c
/ tell the sheriff Frank said hen started
10 town that he did not know who II was.
| When | came back saw the man lying
with face up With hand on his breast
There was hat on the dead mans head, on
The back OF the head. Shooting was 4
few minutes before y O'Clock. Saw moon
| when ! went out to barn. Did not see any
moon when the shooting occurred. Never
heard OF any one being about the house
| until the ffliay night before the killing.
Guess said the tracks we found In the
corn patch coriesponded with uenry's.
Don't think told Gouiet that II might be
Henry Ingram Frank did not tell me on
"Wednesday night to 10 and watch ilenry's
house. Did not tell Vanny Smith that
Frank told me on Wednesday evening to
watch Henry's house and that did and
saw two men. Frank did not tell me how
Henry shot. lie said Henry fred H. Did
not know Il was shot gun by Henry un-
tll came back from town. Frank told
me when ! came from the barn lnat he
had ehot the man three times.
FRANK ) MORAN, the defendant, testi.
lied: Am defendant. Was at Albany on
Friday prior 10 killing. Went 10 public
speaking. Came 10 town Saturday. Lou.
den came 20 town with me. Told me he
had something TO tell me. On the way
10 town he told me that q man had been
ut my house the night before. did not
know what IL meant. Felt that IL meant
mischief. Witness repeated the story
told by Londen Of following and watch
ing the man. Sunday morning found
tracks In the garden and along the fence.
Went TO Jim Nanny's 10 look after sheep.
After talking the matter over concluded
] would prepare for trouble. Went to
Seio for revolver. Came home Monday
noon. Monday night between 8 and o
dog barked tiercely. lie turned the dog
loose. Dog run down into corn patch
and barked iiercelv. Feared 10 go down
there. (The Witness pointed out various
objects ON map Of premises OF killing,
naming directions, distances. etc.l
Watched most all Monday night. Every
thing was quiet Tuesday night. set ,ip
nearly all night. On "Wednesday night
early went out 10 burn some straw.
Burning straw made much light. Boy and
went 20 bed at s o'clock. Shortly after
heard some one call me saying there In
man at the barn. II was Louden whom
had sent OF with cattle. I.ouelen took
gun and went out 10 barn. Hired man
followed and 80 did In another direc-
ton. ] fell down and discharged my
gun. Louden followed some time but
finally came back and said he saw two
men. One was taller than the other.
One had something like gun. We went
back 10 house. We then went down to
ktii Looney's and borrowed his gun |
watched ut barn NIL night. | did not
know what II meant. Did not know what
the pFowlers meant, whether 10 kill me
or 10 destroy my property. Went 10
Johr Scott's 10 See him about insurance
on my property. Scott told me he would
come down In about week. Game back
and hitehed up six horsc team. Helped
him 10 start TO harrow, Came 10 town
about IL O'Clock. Went TO straney's 10
do some business. Was sleepy and went
into his barn and slept little while.
Went 10 Straney's and ate dinner. Then
went 10 Mr. weatheriord's Office, then 10
the Oregon Bank, the First National
Bank and other places. Went back home
about sundown. Got supper. Called
boys in TO supper. Alter supper spoke 20
boys about the trouble. Told I.onden TO
take shotgun and go 10 barn and take
any one prisoner and punish him accord
ingly. Witness said he took position by
apple tree near hog pen. Described the
objects and localities oi premises. Was
sleepy while standing by tree. Heard
footsteps approaching and awakened.
saw object coming. ltwas man. Called
TO IN hands up" when he immediate
ly shot. As soon as saw the flash /
fired. stepped out and saw another man
running away, Heard shot farther
away. Saw movement OF gun of man
down on the ground. Shot him in the
head. watched the other man until he
ran OIL. Then called Louden. lie asked
me where was. Told him here am.
lie and boy came out. Asked me II | WAS
hurt. Told him no. Told him had got q
man. Louden asked me who il was. Told
him did not know. Asked me IL IL WAS
Henry. Told him 1t might be. Told him
to look and zee who H. was. Londen said
no, we had no right 10 touch him. Sent
Louden 10 town TO tell sheriff. Boy and
went in and he made fire. Sat down
and read the Herald awhile. After while
had no difficulty with that man nor
struck him on the head. Last time had
had any conversation with Henry was
about the first OF the summes. He
warned me 10 work on the road he being
road supervisor. lie was not in the habit
OF coming to my place. Did not see either
Of the men on " ednesday night. Lou.
den described them to me. Thought the
men intended 10 Kill me.
On saturday morning prior TO the kill
ing was the first had heard OF any one
prowling about my house. II was on
Monday morning that examined the
tracks; could not measure them in the
loose ground. Did not think at time
they were Henry's tracks. Did not send
Louden down to watch Henry's house.
Could not distinguish man on We'd
nesday night as to who he was, but
could tell him from an animal. Guess
left Sunday morning. Was not at the
dead body until after coroner came. Did
not strike match to see who 10 was.
Did not tell Oakley that it was Henry
from the size OF the man thought it
was Henry before the coroner came.
Oakley said it was Henry. His face was
up when shot the third time; stood
about his knees when ! shot the third
time: the body was on my right; shot
with my right hand Shot final shot ut
Henry before shooting at the man run
ming. Did not go close TO body after
shooting at man running. Louden then
looked at man ON ground; sad he
thought the man was dead. Nothing
said about taking man into house and
caring for him II he WAS not dead. Dog
was on porch that night, tied; he is a
bull dog, Was there when Louden sent
dog down into corn patch.
Did not rub my eyes when the man
approached me for was frightened.
Did not have revolyers in my hands
when first saw the man. He was
walking at an ordinary gait; he carried
gun in front with muzzle pointing for
ward. Man did not speak to me before
he shot. The other man shot at me too.
Did not hear shot or bullets rattle in
the trees. Boy had light in kitchen that
night.
Louden and / talked about it being
unsafe to approach a man concealed
Told Louden to go to barn and take any
man prisoner who came back. Saw my
brother in town the day OF the killing
Henry came to my house when he
warned me to work the road. Settled
an account with Straney on day Of kill.
ing; also sold some oats to Mr. Senders
Made my will at Weatherford's office
that day. Feared / would be killed
Bought ammunition that day. Had