Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-04-26
ANOTHER KILLING.
Henry CrIderShot and Instant
" Killed by Harry Clay.

Our town was thrown into the widest
excitement Sunday afternoon, when
Claude Randall OF 0lex rode into town
and announced that Harry Clay had
shot and killed Henry Grider early Sum
day morning at the formers home on
Rock creek, two miles west Of Olex, and
that Clay had come in and given himself
up TO the justice Of the peace al 0ex, II.
ID. Randall. Young Randal's mission
To Condor was 70 notify the dead mans
relatives here Of the tragedy.
Sheriff Wilcox being absent, his dep
uty, Tom johnson, and J. w. Blake left
at once for the scene, followed by Column
bus Grider and Del Rice. Coroner
Goodwin was absent also, but upon his
return an hour or so later he left at once
for Olex, accompanied by the GLOBE man.
When they arrived there at o'clock,
Justice Randall had just finished hold
ing the inquest over the body, which had
been removed from Clay's place shortly
after the killing TO the school house at
Olex. The jury, subpoenaed by Tom
johnson, consisted Of l.. q. Ralston, fore
man; II. j. Mott, J. w. Mckinney, j. A.
Crum, Mat Chambers, l.. @. Ashbaugh.
The preliminary examination was set
for the next day, and Dist. Atty. Jayne
notified 10 appear for the state and j. Nj.
Johns for the defendant.
The coroner not deeming IL necessary
70 hold another inquest, the corpse was
brought 10 Condor Sunday night and
buried next day IN the cemetery here by
the side Of bis father's grave, Rev. Cur
ran preaching the funeral sermon.
At the preliminary examination Mon
day, after examining two witnesses for
state--John Butler, who witnessed the
killing, and J. r. Ralston, who was one
Of the fret on the gronnd-the defendant
waived further examination, and Justice
Randall bound him over 10 the grand
jury In the sum OF $4,000, the charge be-
ing murder in the second degree. The
information WAS sworn out by J. w.
Blake. l.. O. Ralston, T. q. Woodland,
Frank Stricklin, Tip Mobley and Henry
wilkins are his bondsmsn, each Justify
ing In the sum Of $1,000.
The probabilities are that long string
OF circumstances lead up the killing, the
particulars briefly being about as follows
Henry Grider was single man about 2s
years old, and had been in the employ Of
Clay for over year. as farm hand.
Up TO the time Of Clay's return on April
9th from Chicago, where he had shipped
about 1000 head Of sheep, il appears they
had always been the best Of friends, ard
Clay had lold several persons tina: he
never hadM more trustworthy or better
hand on his place than Henry Grider.
The particulars that led up to the terri
BILE tragedy we will not endeavor 10 give,
but that will all be brought 10 the sur
face In the trial at the fall term Of circuit
court.
Sunday morning early, John Butler, q
brother oi Mrs. Clay, twho was also in
the employ OF his brother-in-law), and
Grider arose and went 70 the barn to dc
the chores the cows, etc, When
they returned 10 the house about 20 min.
utes before 0 o'clock, Butler remained in
| the yard Just in front Of the porch and
Grider took the wash-pan in 70 the cook.
stove and got some warm water to wash
with. He was walking to the sink OF
washing place at the well few feet from
the porch with the pan Of water in his
| right hand, when Clay, according to his
own statement and that OF Butler, step
/ ped out OF the kitchen door onto the
| porch and said Henry, want set
/ element out OF you this morning" Ac,
cording to the testimony, Grider never
said a word, but pulled 3S-caibre pis
tol out OF his front pants pocket and with
his left hand fired at Clay, the bullet
missing him and striking cupboard by
bis side. Clay jumped inside Of the door
and took down shotgun from just over
the door and stepping out on the porch
took aim and shot him, at distance oI
about twelve feet, the entire charge hit.
| ting him just under the arm in the left
side, making hole nearly two inches
across. All Grider said was, "oh, my
God" and fell stone dead.
Clay then rode 70 Olex and gave him
self up, as before stated. Those who
went TO get the body found it just where
he fell, with one pistol in his pocket and
another on the ground at his left hand
The only persons about the place at the
time we're Harry Clay and his wife and
child, Harry's father, (from Portland
who was visiting them, and who alst
saw Grider fall from where he was sit.
ting in the kitchen) and John Butler
and Henry Grider.
! 1t is very serious matter, hut Clay
claims that he killed him in self-defense
and the public will not know what lee
up to the unfortunate affair until the
facts are presented in the trial, which
doubtless will be the most important OF
its kind ever held in this county.
The deceased was brother OF Mrs
J. w. Blake, Mrs. Del Rice, s. S. an(
G. q. Grider, Of this place. His ageC
mother, who lives with her son Shed
Is completely prostrated over the affair
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