The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-23
ANOTHER MURDER.
CHARGED WITH MURDER OF
HIS FATHER IN CROOK
COUNTY.
Had B en- on Bad Terms With His
Father-Was Buried Only
Three Feet-A Fire Built
Over Burial Place TO
Conceal It.

Prineville, Or, Sept. 20.-C. M
DoDkel, OF D-schutes. was arrested
in Prineville, Friday afternoon, By
the sheriff of this county, and il
now in the county jail at this place
charged with ths murder of his
father sometime between the 18th
and 17,b of September. TIE time
for the pr liminary examination
has not been set.
Quite feeling has been aroused
against the young man by the pso.
pie living in the vicinity of the mur-
der. The young man himselfwhile
not denying that he had frequent
troubles with his father, says hecsn
give satisfactory account for. all
the time he was away from camp
between the 18TH and the time he
was present when they found his
fathers body.
Inquiry at the sheriff's Office as
70 any evidence they may have that
would connect C. M. DopkeI with
tba crime brought the il torma ton
that ae the COZ ouer's jury say a
murder has been committed. his Of
fee in connection with the district
attorney have the matter in hand
and have nothing to say regarding
it at present.
S. P. Donkel was shot behind the
left ear, and his body was then bur
led in grave about three feet deep.
Over this fire was built for the
purpose of either obliterating all
trace of the newly made grave or in
hopes that the heat from the FIRE
would cause the disintegrating of
the body. Donkeps story is that,
upon missing his father, he insti-
tuted search for the body. He
was attracted to the spot where the
fire bad been built.
In prodding around through the
ashes he noticed that the earth un-
aerneath was not firm, and, upon
Investigating, discovered that IT.
had been freshly dug. He dug
down some dista CO when he came
to boot which he recognized as
belonging to his father, and then
made the discovery that the boot
inciosed the foot. While stopping
10 Investigate further, he immsdi-
ately came to Prineville and in
fpsmed the coroner, who went to
thu seer aad finished exhuming
the body.
Donkel's money was found to
have disappeared, and the theory is
that the murder was committed for
the purpose of robbery. The coro-
ner's jury decided that the deceased
came to his death at the hands of
persous to them unknown, aud that
tas cause was from the desire to
conceal tbs crime of robbery.
St. Helens. Or, Sept. 20.-S. p
Donkel. who was recently murder
ed in Crook county. was we'll
known resident of this county un-
til coupls of years ago. For ma
my years he lived near Mist, in the
lower Nehalem Valley, and was
held in high esteem by wide cir
Gle of friends. Y.
Baker City, Or, Sept. IA
particularly distressing scene was
enacted at the parish house of Faith
or Desmereas of the congregation of
st. Francis at noon. The principle
trouble was caused by Bishop Ghas.
J. O'Reiliey, Deputy Sheriff HEM
pie, Father Desmereas and bis de-
mented sister.
Deputy Sheriff Hemple went to
che parish home to serve papers in
a suit of ejectment against Father
Desmereas. The ejectment was
caused by the orders of Bishop o.
Reilley, the authority in the dio-
cese. Father Desmereas resented.
disputed and opposed the deputy
sheriff. He drew a gun and stood
the officer eff. Deputy Hem
pie is small man. but he took
charge of the resisting priest and
finally, with assistance, landed the
warlike priest in Jail.
The demented sister of Father
Desmereas was arrested later.
Charges of insanity were filed a.
gainst her this afternoon and now
she,, with her brother, is also an in
mateSof the county Jail.
Father Desmereas created no lit
tie excitement as he was being plac-
ed in Jail by the deputy sheriff. He
shouted and raved in his agony:
"My God, don't put me in Jail with
out letting me see an attorney. Ny
sister, must see her. I must go
back and get her."