Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-09
WILSON IS WITH Us.
Mamie Walsh's Murderer Cap
tured Friday.
SHERIFF KELLY HAPPY.
After a Weeks Wandering He
Gives Himself Up.
SHERIFF KELLY HAPPY.

Friday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock a
dispatch was received at Salem that
Wilson, the murderer of Mamie
Walsh, had been captured near Che
halem in Yamhill county and that
be was then on bis way to McMinn-
Vile with his captors. The edition
of the JOURNAL WAS nearly off the
press so the only news made public
last evening was brief announce
ment on the JOURNALS bulletin
board, which caused not little ex-
element, and much qualification
among the citizens generally.
The next news received at Salem
was the arrival Of the prisoner il
charge of Sheriff Kelly and his dep
uties, who placed him in charge OF
the state prison officials about 10
o'clock last evening.
A JOURNAL reporter visited the
prisoner this morning in company
with Sheriff Kelly and the follow.
ing named persons who assisted
him in his search for Wilson: j. H.
Palmer; of Portland; Fred, John
and Nate Simkins, w. H. Eusted,
AL. Hutton and Z. Cove, of Wheat.
land. These gentlemen went out
simply to see the subject of their
search. He was found in dark cell
No. 46, on The first ward. He talked
freely with all and ouly regretted
that they had not ended his life.
Wilson is 81 years of age, is feet
and s inches high, has dark hair
and black beard when allowed to
grow. He has head like Roman
senator, with broad crown and
full temples, shapely nose, small
mouth and chin. He was no doubt
an able bodied man before his ply
sical strength was destroyed by his
own hands. He was born six miles
southeast Of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa,
where his parents still live. His
father is a well-to do and respected
farmer, Wilson having worked for
him until about SIX years ago when
his health broke down, as he admits
from self abuse. He says his head
has been "out of fix" for years, and
that if such had not been the case
he would never have committed
the crime. He also said that if he
had been alright he never would
have been captured after his escape.
He has four brothers and two sisters.
Three brothers are at home while
the other lives at Milwaukee. One
sister is married to railroad con-
ductor named McMurray and lives
at Tacoma, while the other sister is
in an insane asylum at Mt. Pleasant,
Iowa.
Six years ago his father sent him
south for his health, when his
brother sent him money to come to
Oregon, and he also visited Califor-
mia. This time he has only been in
Oregon a few months.
Wilson's father was soldier un-
der Sherman and now draws a pen.
sion of $24 month, The family is
and Wilson grew up
among some of the best people IN
Iowa. He says he has never been
ldicted to the use Of bad language,
neither has he kept bad company
md his present condition would in
iicate that he was of Il melancholy
nature. He is not very well bal
lnced. He claims to have shattered
and his nervous system
s evidently deranged. He stated |
his morning that he never feared |
ieath of any kind, but would not |
commit suicide by any torturous
means. He says he heard the mobs
lowi at Oregon City and at Port
and, but all without fear.
Speaking of the crime, be ssye
he committed il under a mo-
aent Of frenzy, and did it by the
anne impulse that would prompt
iim to choke rabbit or any wild