Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-01-01


Of The Journal At St. Paul.
An account OF the Sagers murder
has been printed 10 this paper, but
correspondent az st. Paul sends the
/ following:
t;e0rge Sagers was found murdered
on his ranch opposite COffey's Land
! ing 90 the Yamhill county side Of the
| Willamette river. Louis and Ndse
Labonte we're cut for hunt,and while
passing ia boat they noticed the
house of Sagers was badly wrecked
and went about TO see what was
wrong when they discovered Mr..
Sagers had been murdered. Louis
came to Mr.. kerr's who accompanied
him TO the horrible scene, while Nase
went in the vicinity OF Dayton 10
spread The news ia that section. COro-
nor Clinton of Yamhill county was
notified, who soon came, but owing TO
rise OF river causing back.water In the
bottom land, the coroner was some
late. When he came TO Mr.. Sagef's
ranch he decided to 90 back, leaving
Mr. Kerr aud LabOnte ia charge OF
the body until morning. When he re-
turned with the doctor and 9 Jurors,
the inquest was held. A cash on the
head aud skull and two wounds 10
the back from a skinning knife TO the
depth Of inches, penetrating the left
lung, the knife was left IN the
second cut. 1t is home made concern.
The body was badly beaten with rocks.
The deceased was about so years OF
age, unmarried and oyer feet In
height, has LIVED on his ranch
for nearly 30 years. The remains were
taken to Dayton on Wednesday after
noon for buriel,
Coroner Clinton, the Jurors and the
people that were present supposed how
the crime was commenced; first at
lacked by rocks by two persons, one
on each side Of house and they sluhg
the stones through two windows,
about half bushel was used, which,
with few apples, bruised their Op-
pOnent in terrible shape; then the
door was pried open with rail, then
the finishing blows came. IL seems
that Sagers was forced outside where
he met his enemy with shovel,
which WAS broke over his head, cut
ting deep cut to the skull; then the
kniting work was done. Sagers bat,
which was found with marks OF stOue
bruises on aud stained with blood, lay
with the broken shovel, about 10 feet
from the house. The murdered man
was found about 80 feet from the hat,
back OF the house In leaning posi-
tion with his right hand TO his side
and leaning on left hand, where he died
from. loss OF blood. About December
20. That was the doctors decision.
All indications proved that the
murders we're rather inexperienced
hands and were compelled TO finish
their job with fear they would be
identified. Tracks lead To the river in
a running position. Sager's was in
Dayton on Thursday before Christ
mas On the same day he was seen at
the Weston Landing about 2 miles
from his house, he left in his boat
with 100 lbs Of potatoes, 100 Of -four
and seme meat, which he arrived home
with. He had same clothes on and
also hat, He didn't use any of the
above PROVISIONS and was in the act
OF building fire in the stove when
the attack was made.
About forty people from Marion and
Yamhill counties were at the inquest.
Wednesday morning II was talked by
many that IL was the mUsU brutal
crime on record, besides disgrace
TO both counties and the surround ny
community on both sides Of the VIII
lamette.
A rope would only be to good for
such cold Hooded murder.