Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-02-13
The Murderer of George w.
Sayres in the Pen.
ANXIOUS TO SEE The CRIMINAL
Only 20 BE Disappointed in How
He Looks.

When the overland, south, pulled into
the depot last evening, there was q
larger crowd than usual gathered, the
attraction bring the expected arrival Of
"Buue3" Kelly. whose trial for TIE
murder Of Gen. w. Sayres In Portland
has sttaine .h- importance in this
state Of ''cau.e celebre." AZ the train
sto lprd lhef- WIS a rush toward the
smoking ear steps, and the curiosity Of
the gazer- was rewarded by seeing I 40
officers alight, having iu custody three
securely lroned prisoners, who were
hel.,ed down nu the'platfoTm, and In
stantly hustled across 10 the cab stand,
under guidance of tine vigilant eabman,
who has the hauling Of prisoners to
The pen. All OF the three shackled
men were uDdersized. and about all the
crowd bad was the knowl dge that
K-lly was one II them.
|, Was evident from the confusion
and Disappointment manifested. that
Misrepresentation regarding Kelly's
physical drvelopement, was general;
everybody expected to see big, brswny
douole-flsted desperado, and as none Of
them answered such description the
crowd seemed inclined Ia repIdIate the
idea that the criminal was there; but
he was.
sheriff Geo. c. Sears and his deputy
w. II. Gardiner with their charges,
were packed into the cab, and driven
out 10 the penitentiary, where they
were received by Warden Berry, who
just having returned from drill was In
his uniform as lieutenant Of n. q. ).
o. The first receipt made out was for
Joseph Kelly, committed from Multi
nomah county for lite; aud the guards
and Others Ia the prison office had an
opportunity OF inspecting the murderer
As he was stripped preparatory to being
ushered into the chapel.
Kelly Is a short, slim man, much
under the average height aud weight,
ned.faced .rcd-moustached with down
cast look and generally depressed ex-
PRESTON. He oLeyed Ia silence the
orders OF the guard to remove his outer
garments, Shoes aud stockings, aud
without raising his eyes submitted TO
the us1al search for concealed articles
In his uBdeFciothing. Then he step
ped aside aud was Joined by his fellow
oonVicls .who had goHe through
the same onieAl All three reused up
= biz As the turning key aud dropping
bolts released tho first door through
which they passed into their gloomy
home for terms Of years, aud they
shook hands with the shehn, only
Kelly saying goodbye"
Sheriff seans appeared relieved a.
be PLAYED ia his ample wallet the
rcoslp,s the warden handed him fof
the prisoners, aud said. "Im glad I've
s., that on nay mind,"
1T a wlisf" replied Deputy
sheriff 0anilnef.
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