The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-04
TURNS
ON HIS
FRIEND
ExCOnVict Riley Beats
Man Who was Aid
ing Him
Elliott ParkhurSt. Nephew OF
Ex-Governor Geer the
Victim. Harry Riley
the Thug
Turned on His Friend.


taking him, ex-convict as he was, to
his own room for the night, Harry ri.
ley, a released prisoner from the Sa.
lem penitentiary. brutally assaulted
Elliott Parkhurst. an ex.deputy sheriff,
at the corner Of Tenth and Salmon
streets early yesterday morning.
Parkhurst is the son-in-law of ]. T.
James, ex-warden OF the Salem penI.
tentlary. Riley was released from the
prison Saturday morning and arrived
In Portland that afternoon. James had
written to Parkhurst. telling MIN OF
the release Of the trusty prisoner for
good behavior and asked him TO be
friend the ex-convict in every way.
Parkhurst, who was a deputy sheriff
under Sheriff Frazer, knew Riley and
was pleased at his early release. He
met him at the train. took him to the
ban game in the afternoon, and after
an evening about town started for his
room at 22S Eleventh street, inviting
Riley to spend the night with him.
The pair were proceeding up Tenth
street shortly after / O'Clock and had
Just arrived at the corner of Salmon.
when Riley turned upon his friendly
companion.
You - -. I've got you now"
he cried, and dealt the unsuspecting
man a terrible blow upon the head.
whats the matter with you, Har-
ry; are you crazy2" cried Parkhurst
dazed and startled at the attack from
the man whom he had been taking 10 |
sleep with him. Too dazed with the |
first blow TO defend himself, Riley had |
an easy victim. lie struck his man
again This time Parkhurst was
thrown violently against tree. cut.
ting a painful wound In his forehead.
Stricken TO his knees. Parkhurst al.
tempted 10 crawl away and finally
gained his feet and beean 10 run. His
head was swimming from the blows
which had been showerod upon him
by the powerful convict, and. Instead
OF running away from his assallant, he
ran straight into tho waiting arms Of
the false friend. Blow after blow fol- ,
lowed. the pair working their way
down the sidewalk towar. spaaylor
street all the time. n. IL
Attracted by the disturbance anal
sound Of oaths. Charles X. Jacobs \
who was driving hack for the Unite
Carriage Company. stopped his vehicle
in front OF the two Parkhurst thought I :
he saw a chance to escape
Take me out OF here. quick; want
TO find policeman" he cried TO the
hack-driver. and sprang into the hack.
That mans been living with my q
wife; he's getting what he deserves, Z
came the ready explanation from the
mouth Of the ex-conylct.
Beat Him Second Time. +
''Well, get out OF my hack, then, b'
ordered the driver. and Parkhurst. ol
bleeding from the wound on his head. al
was forced TO climb down and face his o.
antagonist again.
I'm take what you've got. anyhow"
iaid Riley. and he coolly took some
small change from the pocket Of Park
iurst, after first beating him to the ha
sround. an
When the dazed man was able TO -
Use this time he knew that 1t was life l'
IT death for him. and. fear giving
trength to his fainting limbs. he sped
own Tenth street for Morrison street. r.,
)ficer Warner was found at West ca
ark street. and the two went at once Bl
p Tenth street. in the hope of finding arr
Hey. No trace Of him could be found, ~ ~,
oweyer, but a warrant was sworn out or
esterday for his arrest me
Was a Model Prisoner. Ph
Il had no idea in the world that 9''
AIRY Riley would ever attack me-"
nd Parkhurst last night. when ]
as a deputy sheriff | always took to- acI
aceo and other small presents to him Ma
prison. Last Christmas / sent him i,s me
dozen handkerchiefs. I have be az
tended a number OF ex-convicts. and puI
is is the first have ever got turned sec
'wn yet" 80 -.
Parkhurst's mother il the twin sis STA
r Of Ex-Governor Geer and the young ing
an is well known ia the city. =
Harry Riley was sent TO the Salem
three years ago on con
etion OF holding up Lee Patterson +.
d three other men a short time be- hee
re. Captain Bailey was the ofhcer nr,,
10 made the arrest, and Riley at 80,
npted TO pun a pistol upon him at