The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-06-24
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
A CowARDLY ATTEMPT MADE UPON THE LIFE
OF CHAs. sTEEGE EARLY THIS MORNING.

Considerable excitement was created on
eur streets this morning over the report
that during the night IA murder had been
committed. When inquiry was made, how
ever, it was ascertained that while no actual
murder was committed a dastardly attempt
had been made upon the life Of Charles
Strege, who lives in the northern portion OF
the city, and that it had lacked very little
of putting an end to his existence. TIE
facts Of the ctse, as nearly as we can ascer-
tain, are as follows:
The victim, Charles Strege, is German
about 35 or 40 years of aye and for some
! time past has heen employed at piing lum
t,er at Frendly's saw mill. About week
or ten days ago ne rented house OF Mrs.
Kendall on Second street abeut two blocks
south of the mill, where he has since lived
alone.
| Up to late hour last night he was seen
a number of times on the street Ill company
with some of the other men employed about
the mill, going home about ii o'clock.
This morning about 6 O'Clock Stoke Moore,
who drives the slab wagon at the saw mill,
went to the stable usual to hitch up his
team and on going into the stall found
Strege lying i'll semi-conscious condition
| ny the manger, almost under the horses
feet. He was dressed only in his under
clothing and was covered with blood.
Moore attempted to get an explanation from
him, but his mind was so dazed and befog
ged that nothing intclligible could be made
out of his words. Moore then went to the
house of Chief of Police Scrafford and mott
! fled him. The latter summoned DR.. Lee
and procuring a carriage, brought the in
jured man up town to the Occidental hotel
where the surgeon dressed his wounds and
did everything possible to render him COM
Portable, and it is believed that, while the
injuries are quite severe, they will not
prove fatal.
About 2 o'clock one of the neighhors
heard noise and loud talking which lasted
| about five minutes. Shortly afterward she
arose to close window aud, on looking out,
saw man the street from Streis4's
house to the fence in front of Mrs. PInilp
Weber's residence, and taking hold of the
fence began walking along the sidewalk
northward. AS the man staggered i'll his
walking. she supposed him to be Intoxicated
and thought nothing more of the matter.
This man, it appears. was Strege, for by
following the blood stains which he left as
he walked, they are found to lead from his
house to the stable where he was found this
morning. In searching the premises tn day
Henry Gerber found in the alley back of
the house heavy club about three feeo
long which had evidently been used in
doing the deed, as it was covered with
blood and had hair sticking to it i'll several
places. The party or parties evidently en-
tered the house through the back door or
through window and struck the unfortun
ate man as he lay in bed asleep, as the bed
ding was covered with blood and there was
a large pool of blood on the floor beside the
bed. Strege had apparently made hard
fight, as everything about the room Was dis
arranged and blood was spattered all over
the place. The blows were gwen principally
over the head and face and that some of them
did not prove fatal seems almost miraculous.
The evident intention of the party or par
ties was robbery, as Strege had been some
what free about exhibiting his money and
lie had at the time $3.50 III gold in the house;
they failed however, to secure tins us it was
found this morning in his bed. The officers
are at work on the case. but up to the time
of our going to press nothing of Importance
had yet been learned.
RECEPTIoN.-LastT Tuesday evening re-
ception was rendered Rev. Mr.. Kantner and
wife at the residence of Mr. G. Q. Hogue.
At an early hour the friends began to gather
in, and by nine o'clock the several large
rooms were filled to overfowing. After short
| time PLEASANTLY spent in social way, Miss
Maui Hoffman favored the visitors with IL
reading from Shakespeare. This was fol-
| lowed by another Shakespearean reading by
Mr.. I'll. G. Davis. These, with other exer-
cises, were interspersed with Instrumental
and vocal musi: by Mrs. Ida Callahan. Miss
| Nettie Spencer, Miss Hortcnse GreffoZ and
Miss Carl Kitchens. This beautiful pro-
gramme was followed by refreshments which
but to partake was to enjoy. MIR. and Mrs.
Kantner are well known by most of the citi-
zens of Corvallis and their welcome home
was something more than an outward dls-
play. As has been hitherto announced,
MIR. kantmer has been elected pastor of the
Congre regational church of this city. and it
is to be hoped that his work in this COM
munlty may prove very pleas mt to him and
his lady.
HORTICULTURAL SCCIETY-The
meeting Of the state horticultural So
ciety will be held at Hood River, July
18th and 18th, 1892. An excellent
and instructive program has been pre-
pared. The citizens of Hood River
are making every effort to provide tor
the entertainment of those attending; {;
committee on accommodation and
hospitality has been appointed, and a
most cordial reception will be accorded
all. The hotels have made rates of
$50 per day. The Union Pacific
Co. have made the low rate of one
fare (S2 55) round trip, good for ten
days, with the priviledge Of returning
by boat from the Cascades. The
Southern Pacific Co. will return men,
bers over it's lines from Portland at
one-third regular fare. Those desirous
OF availlng themselves of this cppor
tunity Of visiting this section of the
country and enjoy delightful ride
home on the Columbia, will confer a
great favor by notifying the secretary
as soon as possible.