The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-02-02
WILLIAM G. MAGERS is HUNG.
Continued Prom Fourth Page.
RrylrN OF TEE cAsr.

- the willamette river below the ste'
= bridge, near the Polk comfy side, b
- some boys who were out in "a boat. Th
= body was bouno and weighted in sue
- manner that il stood upright with fec
. resting on the bottom Of the river.
= The body was brought to Salem an
= next day was identified as that Of Ray
= mond Sink Of Grants, Sherman county
. II was also discovered that the las
= man seen with Sink was William G
. Mayors and this led to the arrest Of Ma
4 gers in Portland on Sept, 23rd.
From further developments and tes
timony introduced at the trial Of th
(. accused the facts of the case are ~ fol
lows:
z Raymond Sink was an unmarried maj
OF German descent, 81 years Of age anC
his home was in sherman county. FL,
( was in good financial circumstances
J having a farm Of about 900 acres, and
bank account.
VIM. G. Magers, alter serving tern,
in the penitentiary, went 10 Eastern
Oregon, and was employed by Sink to
work on his farm, and became ac-
quainted with his circumstances.
Leaving there, Magers came to Port
land and entered into correspondence
with Sink, and finally induced him h
come TO Portland in July 1898 Togetb
er they took a trip TO Tillamook ostensi
bly TO visit young lady acquaintance ol
Magers,
Sink again came down in September
and boarded at the house of Il. w. Man.
ming, Magers' brother in.law, in Gervais,
] where Magers also stayed
They we're around together and Mag
ers seems to have been steering Sink
against the ladies', for whom Sink APP
parently had soft spot in his heart, it
being probable that he was looking Tor
wife.
Magers tried 10 induce Sink 10 pur.
chase livery stable in Geryais but the
negotiations fell through. Sink also
spent some time In Slyerton where he
contemplated buying livery stable. lie
was in Salem several times. lie ap.
peared TO have plenty Of money with
him and Magers Of course knew IL.
On the morning Of Sept 18th, when
Sink had been at the Manning residence
Ia Geryais for three or four days, and |
was about 10 leave Mayors proposed 10 /
take him to Salem, aud accordingly pro. |
cured buggy from Manning's livery
stable aud together they drove 10
Salem, arriving here about: 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon.
They left the team at keeler's feed
yard on Center street AZ the end OF the
steel bridge across the Willamette.
Whore they spent the day not known,
but they called for the team about
O'Clock In the evening and drove away
together. That was the last seen of Ray
Sink alive in Salem.
Later in the same evening John Sparr
who lived three miles north of Salem in
Polk county, near the llarrtt farm saw
the two mon, driving rapidly, turn of
from the main road toward Harritt"s
gate The ropes and weights from this
gate we're the ones used To sink the
body In the river.
II IL supposed that Mayors took Sink Z
stunned him with blow, and {
hen inflicted n wound, which was found '
'n the neck Of tho body. lie then {
brought the body in the buggy and d
lropped it of the steel bridge into the
iver bound and weighted with the rome :
md weights from Harritts gate. Blood.
tains were found on the railing Of the
ridge.
About II o'clock that night Magers, :.
lone, drove the team into Skipton's =
table, since burned, ON the corner ol :,
'ourt aud High streets, aud lelt them
here about half mn hour, after which "
e took them out aud drove off, arriving h
Mannngs hop yard, ncar Geryais, W
bout o'clock in the morning. W
This was during hoppicking season, ~ ~
nd Mayors seems 10 have been on in.
ma'e terms with a couple Of girls from bl
slow Portland. The next day he, with ht
friend, accompanied these girls To- al
ortland and stopped at the Depot hotel be
here he registered one OF the girls as
: wife and the other as his niece ml
ley stayed there until Mayors arrest. -,
paying the expenses aud spending y.
nsiderable money around the city. m,
Here he met Sinks brother and tired he
avoid him, but finally told him that
" had gone TO Newberg with a lady
end, asking the brother ii he was !
Nious about Ray th'
On sept 2Srd Magers va srr,aed W W
d taken To Dallas, where he was ais
und over 20 the December term oi the Ma
cult court. na,
lie VAS arragued on Dee 7th. lsgs. by
Il the nearly Two days were consumed Gel
gettlng jury, The case went 10 trial An'
December ath before the following eAv
" VIM. Riddell. II. 5. Buts. d. ", ~" .
Wis b. G.. keyt, rhos W. Brunk. NJ. Ron
Doris, }. W reests, E1n Connor sIy,
H. Mcdaniel, VIM. Kmher. Wm TAX
huscott, Wilson Ayres
udge George Il Burnett Mas the .
II Judge the vase VAS prosecuted hy cen
tr'el Attorney 5. T.. Hayden, assisted hol
j. T. s'oley, deputy for Polk county. =
lniicd States District Attarn., ~W
"a Han and Mayors Was deiendcd by slut
H. Holmes, oi SALEM. ami Dak =
it,r, OF Dallas W.T.
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