Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-11

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"Wilson was riding on the back
seat with me. / heard Kelly say
something about men being in the
road ahead. 1 looked forward, and
lust then felt Wilson's leg move.
CHANGING around saw him out into
the road, and jumped after him. But
my feet caught in rope and l fell.
Before 1 could recover, Wilson was
over the fence and away. pulled
my pistol but there was no use in
shooting for l could not see the man.
But into the bushes plunged. L
heard Wilson breathing heavily,
and trying to make my way In that
directions a limb ofa fallen log which
| was trying to get over, broke and l
fell to the ground.
/ continued my search and after Il
while saw man standing a short
distance away. | drew my pistol
ready to shoot and approached.
Walking up | found 1t to be Sheriff
Kelley. 1t was a lucky thing for
him that he did not make move
ment, for / believed 1t was Wilson
and would not have hesitated to
empty every barrel of my revolver
into him. Then we began the chase
again, the particulars of which you
all know.
Since Wilson escaped / have not
been out of radius of eight or nine
miles from the spot. Jim Ross,
ex-cbief of police of Salem, has been
with me and worked in great shape,
In fact he killed his horse and
smashed bis buggy, but he cared
nothing for such small things.
Friday morning we knew we
were on Wilson'S trail. We went
to the Deghborhood of McMinnville
and met Constable Carter, We had
talk with him, but he was still
inclined to believe that Wilson was
still in the Jail at McMinnville. We
convinced him to the contrary, how
ever, and gave him good descrip.
tion of the man. Ross and then
separated, intending to close in
about where we expected our bird
would be. The capture showed we
were on the right trail, for just
where Carter, who is plucky fell
low, got the man, is but short dis
tance from the place where Ross
and l intended to meet.
When Wilson was taken, Ross
was about one and three-quarter
miles away, and L was down the
road couple of miles.
When l heard of the capture l
went to McMinnvil e and found
Wilson ia Jail. Sheriff Kelly was
also there. We concluded to take
him to Salem at once, and after his
broken arm was dressed by a ply
sician we started away. We had
the same wagon in which we rode
Saturday night. l took a place on
the back seat with Wilson, bnt this
time, Notwithstanding his broken
arm, | ironed him to me.
"Well, we got there all right, and
the suspense is now over. Mr.. Kel-
ly and | were careless in handling
our prisoner, but we have paid for
it dearly"
Wilson's talk of killing himself is
disgusting to the officers. He is re-
ported to have bitten his arm sever
al times with view of opening an
artery, but he always manages to
do this when some one is around.
He had good opportunity to end
his miserable existence when he was
in possession of a razor, but failed to
take advantage of it. In the Nc
Minnville Jail while being searched,
lying in Il bunk, he kicked Sheriff
Kelly in the stomach with both
feet, and afterwards said he did this
to make Kelly mad, hoping that he
would draw his pistol and kill him
(Wilson.)
The impression Is that Wilson is a
most despicable coward in every re-
spect; one who when he appears on
the scafiold to expiate his crime will
cringe and cry, and have to be car
ried to the platform and there held
until the rope is adjusted about his
neck,