Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-19

restaurant; was catching his heels
pretty hard, and staggering as
though pretty well filled up. | told
Officer Vanderpool we would follow
him and see where he was going, he
went rs far as Center street, turned,
went directly to approach of the long
bridge; he stopped beside the same,
looked all around, struck a match,
passed under the bridge; we walked
to the corner of the fence and watch
ed for some time; saw the fellow
strike several matches; we then co'i-
cluued we would go and see what
they were doing; we vivut on; the
darkey started as soon rs he dis-
covered us within a short distancy /;
| after him; caught him near the
corner of the fence where we had
been standing; took him back; and
snon saw the man was not in con
diiion to trayei; Vanderpcol stayed
with the lnan; took the dnrkey TO
the jail. aud then went back to as
sis, aim With the man; on the way
VI, | met Savage, sent him after
hack took him TO Jail, searching him
he spoke few words; asked him
If he had any money, he said he
had u dollar last night; be spoke
then II am arrested, am L." then
he dropped over and that was all l
got cut of him in the way of talk;
that is about the sum'0f what L
know of it. When asked as to his
cordition when found Latourette
SAID. He WAS III. what thought, II
drunken stuprr, bresthibg hard; on
the way / questioned The darkey
asking bin If he went with the man
under the bridge when he went
there, he said he did, that he was
friend of his. Latourette said de-
ceased was insensible; said he found
a paper of some kind, his pants
pockets were turned inside out; tine
pa per was in his inside coat pocket;
this happened about midnight;
might have been IL o'clock; am not
certain.
@. What did the darkey appear to
be doing?. A. He WAS standing
over him and when he saw us he
ran like scared wolf; the man said
"Anl l arrested aud not been drink
ing?n / had not seeu either one of
them before during the evening;
this is the same man found last
night (tbe body being before him.
Officer John VaDderpool was next
called. He said about the same as
Latourette. He said the man was
taken to Jail in cab. A man came
up while we were talking, he went
and got a lamp and stayed with me;
i could smell liquor very plainly in
the breath of the deceased.
f. P. Talkington next called:
met this gentleman Tuesday eve-
ming. was introduced to him; he
said he was hunting employment as
an expressman or bar keeper or such
work / told him he might get work
at the fair grounds. / sent him to
Mr.. Paulns; he came in most every
day and said he didn't succeed in
getting anything to do; the last talk
| had with him he told me that he
thought he would go to Independ-
ence and If he concluded to go he
would come around and borrow
dollar or two; he called at my place
at 1880 yesterday Saturday evening
and said he would go to Independ-
ence Sunday, then he asked for
$1.50; gave it to him and bid him
good bye; he was all alone excepting
the first time met him; he said he
was from Portland, said he wanted
work badly-would do anything;
asked him to take drink; he said
he wouldn't, he said he hadn't taken |
a drink for four or eight weeks; |
think he had been drinking man;
he did not act as If he had been
drinking Saturday; not as If he had
been drinking at all.
Louis Wright, :,This IS the same
man / saw last night. AS / was
going to my room heard some loud
talking under the bridge and some
person breathing very hard; l went
oyer; the two officers were there;
had q colored man arrested and ask
ed me to assist them in getting the
drunk man onto his feet; we lifted
him up but he was 30 entirely help
less he couldn't stand; one officer
took colored man to Jail and the 9TH
er asked me to get lamp; l did 40;
stayed till officer got back with a
hack and then assisted them.
". Diu .you uCdi oho OoiOAOo hh"b
say be knew the deceased?
A. Yes. The officer asked him II
he knew who the man was and he
said he was friend of his; could not
smell whisky on deceased.
A. o. Higginbotham: He said he
knew the deceased; he was tending
bar in East Portland when he be-
came acquaint5 ID with him; he came
to Salem Tuesday of fair week. he
came in and shook hands with ine
and asked If knew him; / knew his
face but could not call name; then
be told where he had worked and
him, he said he had lost
go at the fair grounds, it was taken
out of his pocket and said he had
1nly 25 cents In the world and
to get some place, a cheap
'oom, where he could sleep that r
night; / told him would take him
around to Mr.. Sargeant's lodging
louse; / did SO and paid for his bed
hat night, a half dollar; then after
wards he and l went into Mr.. Talk
ngton's saloon and / inUoduced