The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-30
AT PISTOL POINT.
PORTLAND MURDERER AND HIS
CAPTIVE TAKEN IN A BARN.

Darkness-W Held Her
Husbands Arm and Pre-
vented Him from Fir
ing-Charged With
Murder.
Portland, May Martin v
Leasia, who killed his former faith
er.in-law, F. FL. Drews, last Sun.
day morning near peninsula sta.
ton, and his divorced wife. whom
he forced to flee with him into the
jungle, were evertaken and captur.
ed BY the police about 5 O'Clock
this morning. Both are now lock-
ed up at the city Jail. They are
confined in separate cells, and are
not allowed to converse with each
other.
Leasia is wounded over the heart
by pistol bullet. His former wife
had attempted to kill him.
Notwithstanding the vigi1ant ef-
forts of a large posse of police and
citizeas to capture the murderer
during the previous 48 hours, 1t re-
NAMED for rancher to discover
the final clue to the whereabouts of
the couple and to notify the police.
O. Paulson is the rancher. He re-
sides about two miles down the
Slough road from G.enwood sta
ton. Between 9 and 10 o'clock
last night man and woman, an
sswering the description Of Leasia
and his captive, came to his house
and asked for something to eat.
Leasia first inquired the way to the
ranch Of a Mr.. Wagner, by way Of
introducing the subject Of .yictuals.
Mr.. Paulson knew of no such far
mer among his neighbors or in the
vicinity, and 80 informed the fugi-
I've lsasaia ban assd ..Eat he and
the woman, whom he said was his
wife, lived in Vancouver, and had
walked all the way. He added that
they were very hungry, and asked
lOt oOA0tAiuS W SdVs
Z Mr.. Paulson was in his stocking
feet and shirt sleeves. He was just
about to retire whenLeasia knocked
rather timidly at the door. He
cheerfully consented, however, to
feed them, and set out what the
pantry afforded at that time of
night. 9i5
Leasia ate greedily and soon
placed himself on the exterior of q
goodly portion Of food. Mrs. Lsa-
sia ate sparingly but drank two
glasses of milk. She was perfectly
silent during the meal. In fact.
Mr.. Paulson said today he could
not recall that she spoke a single
word during the entire time she
was in the house. Leasia talked
volubly. Noticing telephone in
the Paulson house, he inquired if
Mr.. Paulson could communicate
with Portland. When answered in
the affirmative, he did not show
the least sign of uneasiness. Mr..
Paulson said the woman seemed to
be sickly and nearly exhausted. :.
He credited her lack of appetite to
this condition. Leasia told him he
had no money, bat. that if their
paths ever crossed again on the ac-
tive side of the grave he would re-
pay him liberally. Then the coup
lie left.
After they had departed into the
darkness of a wet and nasty night,
it suddenly struck Mr.. Paulson
that his visitors might be Leasia
and the captive woman. He re-
membersa the couple he had
read IN last evenings telegram.
The descriptions seemed to fit, with
the exception that he did not re.
member on the moment, whether
part of one Of the mans ears was
cut off. It then occurred to him to
delay them and notify the police.
He rushed to the door and called
out to them. For half minute
there was no response, then Leasia
answered from a point at a consid
cradle distance from the gate. He
judged from the elevation of the
voice that Leasia was on the fence,
though it was too dark to see him.
Mr.. Paulson, then mentioning the
inclement night and bad trayelin G,
invited the couple to remain in the
house till morning, saying, 40 as
not to appear toosanxious, that he
could provide 'sshakedown" in
the parlor.
Leasia declined with thanks, say,
ing that they would return to the
ferry landing and await the boat. III
With this Mr.. Paulson closed the
door and immediately stepped to-
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