Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-05

Weaver and Field the Peo-
ple's Candidate.
oHARLEs WILSON'S ESCAPE.
How He Managed to Elude Kelley
and His Deputy.

and His Deputy.
PoRTLAND, July Sat 3:4
o'clock Saturday afternoon, aft
Wilson had been brought back
this city from Vancouver barracks
he was taken from the count
jail In this city by Sheri
Kelley and Deputy Billy Morgan
He was placed in hack which wa
IN waiting at the Fifth-street er
trance, and conveyed to a fla
station on the line of Southern Pa
cfic, West Side division. The off
GERS had decided to take Wilson t
the penitentiary at Salem for saf
keeping. II was the intention t.
take him up on the west side of tn
+ river to point opposite Salem, ant
smuggle him across during tb'
3 night.
Late In the evening dispatcl
was received from Salem whicl
stated that the officers had no
arrived with the prisoner. This
was followed by later Telegram
announcing the fact that Wilson
had escaped. This was regarded by
many as hoax OH the part of th,
( officers, who, 1t was thought, hac
+ placed Wilson in some obscure jai
and wished to throw Iynchers of
the scent. The escape is undoubl
edly true, however, AZ subsequent
developments will show,
Wilson and his custodans arriv
ed at McMinnville at 7;25 O'Clock
Saturday evening. Several persons
recognized Wilson while the party
was supping, 10 the officers secured
. doubIe-seated conveyance with
driver, and started for Salem.
The murderer was not secured H.
any way, but sat on the back sea-
with Deputy Morgan, his hands
and feet being perfectly free. 1t was
1880 p. m. when the party reached
point IL miles from Salem and 15
from McMinnville, in long canyon.
This point is two miles from Wheat
land. 1t was quite dark, and th,
party supposed they saw some shad-
owy form In the road ahead.
Suddenly Wilson, who was sit
ting directly behind the driver on
the right-ha side of the wagon,
said "Look out" and, placing his
hand on his (the driver's) shoulder.
leaped to the ground. Kelly, wht
was peering ahead, did not notic,
this, but Morgan attempted to fol-
low Wilson. His feet became en-
tangled In rope or halter and he
was hurled to the ground BY this
time the fleeing fiend had reached
fence which lines the road, and, be-
fore he could be overhauled, dis
appeared In the darkness. Why
Morgan did not shoot Wilson down
Instead of trying to follow him In
the darkness aud under-brush, Is one
Of the mysteries of this case that
remain unexplained. He yelled to
the murderer to stop, but 1t looks as
IL he was afraid of hurting the dend
~ be fired. AT all events, he did
not use his "gun."
E The alarm of Wilson's escape
spread like wild fire, and soon
several po ,ses were in pursuit, but
they might just rs Well looked for
flea Ia sandhlll as to try TO find
frenzied murderer in a mouutain of
on dark night.
The search was kept up all Sat
urday night, Sunday aud Sunday
night, and still no Wilson, Attn
a. M. yesterday dispatch was re.
oeived.
4 McMlNNvILLE, Or, July A.
Sheriff Warren has just returned
Rom the scene of escape. Wilson
was tracked to the barn of Young
on the Polk county hills,
mile west Of the place of escape,
vhere II is supposed he tried to steal
horse. Failing In this, he returned
0 the timber in the canyons. There
rere but dQzep- ~ 81 still hunting
'r fuo1dgitive, and doubts are now {
Ipressed as TO his probable capture.
'Alf OF the people believe the story I
the escape to be hoax In order /
deceive them, but Kelley's de. c
cted look and his expression that I
} would sooner part with his right
Z than return to Portland and face /
g people, shows the story t, be
ne. The prisoner leaned on them
Implicitly for protection that a
riot watch was thought un-
McMiNNyILLE, July 5.--Although :,
|rdly able 10 get about, SO worn !,
il ~ he with fatigue, Sheriff Kel- Z
n OF Multnomah county, Is again y
pursuit OF the red.handed muir !,
'rer who escaped from him Satur. !.
" night. He blames himself for
n eecape, and says he should have
HIM handcutfed and his legs
ed. Mr.. Henry, who drove the f,
Jon for the officers, says he had - =
Idea who his passengers were, or n =
would have Insisted that the pris. : :
aor be secured In some way. No =,
ae here has any idea what direc- - -
cn Wilson took when he got out y
tbs canyon, and nothing of
'unite nature will be known until
y officers return,
jAIler James said. when seen earl, -
4ferday afternoon, that he had :"