Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1894-09-07

ffshness Of demon Barnard rushed az
and showing the revolver close to the
back OF his head shot the defenselesi
boy and he fell against the gate on the
sidewalk. In rapid succession be emp
tied the remaining three bullets into biz
forehead and Myron Hamilton's earthly
career was at an end.
Barnard ran to the stable, about fifty
yards distant, jumped on his horse (ior.
getting his spurs) and brandishing his
revolver ordered the several citizens
who had already appeared on the scene
TO stand back. He galloped slowly out
over the hill on the Fossil road, loading
his pistol as he went. The confusion
and excitement was 30 great that for a
few minutes the citizens forgot the inn
portance OF following the murderer.
Sheriff Wilcox had been sick for several
days and was hardly able to ride, but
he ordered as many az could to start at
once In pursuit. Considerable time was
lost in hunting Winchesters and getting
horses saddled, so that the fugitive had
fully 26 minutes' start before posse
consisting Of Sheriff Wilcox, Jas. Dunn,
Frank Armstrong and s. P. Shut start
ed In pursuit, followed later on by Val
Wheeler In his cart. About two miles
out OF town Barnard caught up with
Charley Perrin and after riding over a
mile with him, remarked that he had
committed an offense at Condor and
that IL would perhaps be better If he
(Perrin1 we're net caught with him, and
after bidding Charley goodbye and tell
ing him TO come to bis funeral he rode
off at breakneck speed. Within few
minutes the posse came tearing along
and Perrin joined in, as did also Rev.
Il. Curran, who was on his way home
from Buckhorn. On they few like the
wind, with Barnard several miles ahead
and out OF sight. Armstrong and Shut,
being on the fastest horses, soon took
the lead and gradually gained upon him,
and learned at Mayville that he was
only about FIVE minutes in advance.
Several miles beyond Mayville Barnard
caught up with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Hamilton, who had been over 10 Con-
don visiting his brother over Sunday,
and rode along chatting pleasantly with
them hundred yards or 90.
The horses by this time felt the effects
Of their hard ride, but on they few
with terrific speed and at Butte creek
they got the first glimpse Of the fugitive
only half-mile ahead, headed for his
home down the creek. Notwithstand-
ing that Barnard's horse is the recog-
nized best long-distance traveller in the
country, they gained several miles on
him in the chase from Condor, covering
the distance, 20 miles, in exactly one
hour and fifteen minutes. Shuts horse
being tagged out, could not proceed
on the trail any further and he went
up the creek half-mile to notify the
Fossil citizens, as per order of the sher-
i'll. Armstrong kept on the trail, follow
ed by the sheriff, while the balance OF
the posse went on to Fossil. Here the
posse was joined by one or two Fossil
citizens, after delay of several hours.
In the meantime the sad news was
sent TO the family OF the murdered boy
and the parents and other relatives
started at once on the sorrowful journey
TO Condor.
Barnard rode direct TO his home, tied
his horse to the fence and went into the
house, remaining only minute, when
he remounted and rode up the West
Fork road to his brother-in-law, Chas.
Browns place, closely followed by Arm
strong and several others who had join
ed in the chase. At Browns place
Barnard changed horses, several good
ones having been left in the corral,
presumably for that purpose. For the
next couple of hours the posse lost track
Of him. and the next heard of him was
about 4 p. m. when Chas. Pinkham and
his wife saw him ct Harrison Huntley's
place in the Cove, near the John Day.
About this time Barnard also saw Clyde
Brown in the same vicinity and gave
him three letters to mail for him, which
Clyde dropped into Jerome Bridges
mail box. They were addressed to his
sister, Billy Mack and the Journal. It
is supposed he wrote these letters in the
school house or a vacant cabin near
by, being written by pencil.
Barnard was determined to kill Harri-
son Huntley, and hunted for him several
hours in and around his home. In his
letter to the Journal he said he had
two more men TO kill and then he was
willing to kill himself and quit" or
words to that effect. Luckily for Hunt.
ley, Bob Palmer started from Fossil az
soon as the news was received to notify
the Pine creek people, and especially
Huntley and Ebel Clarno, whose lives
Barnard had threatened. When he