Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-14
John Linn Murdered.

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in the Ortgpnian nm account of the mnr.
,lcr ol Jubn Linn at Alder springr, near
the summit II The Cascade mouuininp,
on the 18th u June, the murder I~ing
committed by Claude Brantyn. Follow.
inv Is the 0regoniau's account oi the
crime:
"Envpne Ore, July 6.--Officers here
have Just learned " murder 1T Alder
springs. 80 miles enst " Eng,'ne, On the
McKinzie river. June -. CuartHnt
Green and Clande BraDion we're coming
across the Dionnthns with Jonn Linn, OF
Condor, with band Of horses. Linn
and Brapton had trouble over eettle-
nient while caippei at Sqnaw creak !.
,'rook connty. They arrived ut Alder
springs June 1J, AMI corrnlrd their
horses. Linn lay down hy the lire.
| Green aays SOM after, while he WAS get
| ting wnod. he heard the report of a pis-
tnl. tle lnnkrd around, bp sayr, and
.aw Brani0n standing over Linn With Il
smoking revolver. Linn WAS shnt tliro'
the head. Green iays he does MT klo3
whnt was done With the irniy. as he and
l,raDton went 10 Walierville the next
day. brnntnn told friend there OF the
-honiing III Linn. Officers were later
informed, and are now searching for
Brantpn. Deputy Prosecuting Harris
aud Coroner Cheshire left fT Alder
springs tonight. Linn WAS abpni go yearr
of Hge. BrantDn and Green are young
men,
The Eugene Register gives more
detailed acronnt of the mnrler which y
confiruatory Of the report given above
II seems that Green Was frightened b,
the cold blooied deed. and WAS 80 muel,
ifraid ~ Branton iint he did mt speak
~ the murder to any one until The story
leaked mt, after their arrival ut Walter
Vile from remarks made by Branton
himpelf. Green then told the stnry IL
his nncle. who at once started him tn
Engrne 10 notify the proper officers.
Brantnn left the horses nj Seayey's place.
near Waltervllle, IN pasture. and came
lmck across the mountains TO I'rineville.
Later he returned 10 the Valley. visited
IN uncle at Pleasant Hill. and the last
seen of him was on the night of Jnly 81.
1T Crrswcll. Lane county. where he war
waiting for train. presumably with
the intention ~ going To California. He
had declared his intention oi enlisting
In the army. and all officers are especial
~ requested TO watch recruiting stations
fur him.
A late report In the Evening Telegram
states that officers who were searching
for Linn's hodv found only the bones
and few torn remnants OF his clothing
Linn WAS we'll known in this seciion.
aving been a resident here for ~ or Il
wears. lie was oi economical habits and
had accumulated considerable none,
and also owned band Of horses tina,
ranged In the Ferry Canyon section.
lie worked for different farmers and
storkmen In this section and was ar-
.nnted good hand bnt Of a s0mewha,
peculiar disposition. he was ahnut As
vears Of age. Branfon came here last
fall from Wal,e,yille. Lane comfy. with
mis- mother, and the family resided her.
hiring the winter. Mrs. Branton So,
'nrcd divorce from her husband al
the April term Of court. here. and Ii II
rnmored around town that Linn was y
.niior tnr Mrs. Branton's hand, and onp
story was circulated that after the party
,eft Condon in June, Linn and Mrs
1rant0n left the others and went a.
Washington ard we're married. This
story lacks confirmation, however. and
is given f1r what Il IL worth.
Young Green also came here from thu
| Nalierville county aud worked for Pat
Skelly during the spring. The three
men. Linn. Branton and Green, left
here on the 9th day of June with hand
II Linn's hDrses for the Valley. and Mrs.
iranton left at about the same time.
Linn was member of Condor Camp
Noodmen Of the World, and carried u
5000 policy on his life in that order,
irawn in favor Of his legal heirs. He
had no known relatives on this coast
Int is supposed to have siAter liv-
ing either At GAleshnrg or Alberton, III.
Linn made his hnme with the family
1t John Palmer, of Ferry Canyon mnsi
4 the tune for the last 10 years. Ell
Palmer. who perhaps knew as much oI
Linn's business as anv man 10 the conn
Try, informed the GLOBE that Linn took
hia trunk, which contained all his pa
pers, letters etc., with him or rather, SEN
It In the wagon In which Mrs. BrantoI
went. lie was moving his horses across
the mountains for hotter range aud
had arranged with Claude Branton ,c
run the hand on shares. lie had $500
lue him on July lst as he hal promised
Ell Palmer to let him have that sun
. IN that date to invest IN cattle. lie ex
: pected TO return to Palmer's abont tn
iirst u the month and spend the Four,l
| there. Ell thinks he had perhaps $l2
with him when he left mere.
Late advices from Eugene addresse,
, TO p. II. Stephenson, in response to in
/. qniries made by him, are to the etfec
J. that the coroner and prosecuting atto'
ney have returned from Alder spring
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