The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-01-18
A LIVE SAUNDERS ITEM.

The Corvallis Times publishes the fol-
lowing very interesting item about saun'
ders secured by Times man in Spokane
Ii will be read with renewed interest
He said: mine years of life in my
cabin with nothing to relieve the mo-
notonous routine OF duty but q tireiess
longing for liberty has taken about all
of the snap and vigor out OF me, and il
will be months before recover 1t, IL
recover it ever. Ihave, | assure you,
learned lesson by the experience. ]
| made fatal mistake when / allowed
myself to be drawn into that affair ut
Albany. II was a luckless hour when !
followed the custom OF my nativs state
and carried n weapon about my person,
bxt God helping me, will never so long
as ! live carry another.
al intend to remain in Spokane, ii |
can. have $1e0 left of the $3.50 that
friends contributed TO start me again IN
life, and il can enter a law cftice, or
establish myself in law practice | shall
remain here for the present at least"
That portion Of Saunders pardon pro-
hibiting his return to Oregon ia CALLING
to him, and there is no doubt but that
be hopes that Governor Lord may be
prevailed upon to remove it. The state
ment that he intends 10 marry and re-
turn 10 Texas is without foundation In
fact Saunders freely allowed the infer
enre that the affair with Miss Minnie
Allison, who teaches school near Boise,
Idaho, had been broken Of. Matte
Allison, Saunders says, is married and
now iives near Butte, Montana.
Saunders recounied the incidents of
his memorable escape from the Albany
Jail, and said: s'All had 10 do Was 10
make my escape from my cell, for q
"friend' with pick had dug out hole
In the brick wall. started 10 squeeze
my way through and ran against rods of
Old wagon tire that bad been laid be-
tween the layers of bricks. OF course. i
couldn't get out, and the "iriendf out
side had 10 go home alter tools 10 saw of
the rods. When got ou. OF the hole. ii
was broad daylight and smoke was ris-
ing frora many of the ciiimneys in the
town. When my partner went % 60 out
OF the hole in the wall the "friend" out
side grabbed his feet to pull him out and
thinking the sheriff had hold OF him
yelled Justify, and had 10 choke him
into silence, Once out, wc made our way
cautiously 10 the river bank below the
ferry where q boat was to have been
waiting bat when We arrived, TO cur dis
may, no boat was there. Behind us. the
city was fast wakeniug into activity, on
rs drenehing rain was falling, and in
front Of us flowed the Willamette There
was nothing TO do hut swim, and With
our clothes rolled up and tied 10 cur
shoulders we sSam the river and enter
ed the bushes where for two days we
stayed. On the second night we left ou-
hiding place and fsw hours later lay
down in q warm bed IN the house OF an
other friend near Wells station. We
were there when Constable Burkhars
with poese OF men rode up 10 the house
and made inquiries sbou, ns. aud then
left, stopping TO tack On tie barn . no.
siee Of Ss.l00 reward for our capture.
dead or alive. We remained there nearly
two weeks, and il had been we'll rid OF
my travelling companion | would have
STAYED there. / vas IA Corvallis tgo
nights during the two xesis stopped
with this friend"