Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-19
HANGED TO A BRIDGE.

was Jaken lIOih Nh0 OpuhUJ JN'' -
night by mob Of a hundred q
more determined men and hange'
to the iron bridge. Ortiz met deatl
cody.
Over 100 hundred citizens marched
to the Jail and covering the deputy
sheriff with revolvers and told hin
to deliver the keys. The deputy re
sisted but was soon overpowered anc
the KEYS taken from him. The ad
vance guard quietly unlocked the
iail and the cell occupied by Ortiz
and he was told "to get up" that h'
was wanted down town. "All
right" replied the culprit, when he
was led from the Jail they took ORTIZ
to the iron bridge and asked him II
he had anything to say, to which
he replied, "I would like a glass OF
water and a priest" He then gave
the names and told where his rela
tiyes resided and requested they be
written to but not telling the inan'
ner of his death. He wes informed
that the priest was not present and
that his request in that particular
could moi be complied with, he was
given q drink of water and flask of
wbiskey which he drank eagerly.
His feet and hands were quickly
tied rope tn rown over the cross
beam of the bridge and at the com
mand, "haul away" he was soon
suspended between heaven and
earth and in few moments life was
extinct.
TO PREVENT LYNCHINd.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. .19.-Gov-
ernor Jones has sent 20 members of
the Wilcox cavalry company of
Camden to Furmen to assist the
sheriff there to protect five negro
prisoners in danger of being lynched
by mob.
TRAIN COLLISION.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. l9.-
A collision between the Hartman
and Rockdale trains owing to mis-
take or disobedience of orders. The
fireman and brakeman of the north
bound train was killed.
VERDICT OF coRoNER's JURY.
! WOODLAND, Cal, Sept. l9.--Late
Thursday night the coroner's jury
rendered verdict that McAdams
: came to her death by gunshot
: wound inflicted by j. w. Montgom'
! cry, and that he took his own life al
: the same time aud place, Experts
have since examined the letter oI
, McAdams found on Montgomery
! addressed to her mother, and have
, decided quite generally that 1t is in
/ the handwriting of Montgomery
: This discovery goes far to convince
: the public that the unfortunate gir
, was not a party to any compact t'
: die together, but was rather the vie
tim Of jealous and melancholy dis
: position on the part of her lover,
IOWA DEMOCRATS.
SPENCER, Iowa, Sept. l0.-Th'
=. largest democratic demonstration
! In the history of northwestern low,
was presented in the meeting herr
yesterday afternoon. An addres
was made by Congressman VIII
liam M. Springer of Illinois, proml
, nent candidate for speaker of tia
, fifty.second congresses, The coun
ties of this region, thirteen in mum
Der, comprising the eleventh. district
with two or three exceptions, hay
9 heretofore given heavy republican
: majorties, constituting the republt
r can stronghold in Iowa. Spencer |
}, in the heart of this region, and unit
@ the visit of Springer no democrati
orator of national prominence ha
4 addressed the people Of this stronl
!. hold, Springer held the earnest "a
:, tentlon of his audience for one hor
and half while he discussed the i
sues Of national politics. His speec
was chiefly devoted TO the tariit que
ton aud criticism of the present n
publican administration.
\ COURTEOUS EDITOR,
RALEIoH, n, G., Sept, 10 "A sp
. cial TO the Chronicle from Wilsol
n. c., says: "Last fall a wealth
Northern gentleman visited Rock
Mount. He was very fond Of hun
v ing, aud Mr.. G. III. Harris, eX,edit
> of the Rocky Mount Plaindeale
e lent the stranger his dogs and sho'
n ed him numerous eourtesits,
a The stranger dropped dead Mo
: day, aud when his will was open,
Ie II was found he had bequeathed NJ
= Harris 100000 for courtesles NJ
1 favors shown him, 90 be paid by h
executors In United States curren
> Mr.. Harris left today to get Il
money"
a HUNTING FOR THE MURDERER
1. NEVADA CITY, Sept, l0,-Sner
n Dunster and ex-City Marshal NJ
n gle returned home yesterday after
e sixteen hou NJ hunt for the murd'
" er of Superintendent Galavotti,
D. the Derbeo mine. On the Sou
/ Yuba grade they found the track
I. a No. s or loot leading nom
Ie point on the hin where the shoot
II stood down to the RAJ. Here th
Ie were Joined by parties from Nor
y Bloomfield. Suspicion falling I