The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-30
CORVALLIS, OREGON, 80,
10 o'clock. He called up policsr
headquarters, telephoned his suspi-
cions aad description Of the coup

clons aad description OF the COUP
le.
A posse of police was still on
guard in that section of the coun-
try, watching the roads, and Caps
tain Of Detective Simmons was still
on duty to receive reports and giva
instructions. He Immediately
hastened Officer Gabriel on horses
back to the Paulson place with pho
tographs of Leasia and the woman,
Mr.. Paulson at once and without
hesitation identified the pictures AZ
Illkenessss of the couple he had fed
three.quarters of an hour before.
Upon being notified by telephone of
the Identification, Captain Sim,
mons, Detective Day and Off
GERS Austin and Burke jumped in
rigs that had been held waiting
and drove in all speed to the place.
The six officers, with the rays Of
their lanterns shooting into the en-
blackness Of the night, started for
the barn., Captain Simmons, De-
tective Day and Officer Burke step
ped cautiously inside, while the
others surrounded the building.
| Feeling that Leasia was desperate
man in more desperate situation,
they decided to take no chances
and advanced with revolvers drawn.
They expected Lsasia to shoot on
sight. On their side, the officers
were determined to take him, dead
or alive, but alive if possi bic. Hav-
ing searched the mangers, they pass
ed, speaking in very low tones when
speech was necessary, to an elevat-
ed side of the barn, where there was
little hay.
They heard a whispsr-an In
tense whisper-and these were the
words they distinguished:
"Sh-h-hl Lie still; be quiet, damn
you'll"
The officers could hear their own
hearts beat. Then three dark Ian
terms were flashed into a corner,
three officers, revolvers in hand,
rushed forward together, and in less
time than it takes to write it, Lea-
sia and the woman were surround
Led.
L;anbassl ssin,si, 81. thrust bis & IN
into the murderer s face. The oth-s.
er two revolvers also covered him
instantly.
The desperate fugitive did not
have a chance to draw weapon.
But he never whimpered. He was
game, when the slightest movement
on his part would have made his
brain the place OF lodgment Of three
big pills of lead.
Leasia and the woman lay side
by side, thinly covered with hay.
He was grabbed by the collar and
jerked roughly to his feet before O.
word was spoken.
"Don't make a move-on your
life, said the captain.
In three seconds Leasia had been
searched and handcuffed.
7 Two revolvers were taken from
him. One was the 38-calibre with
which he killed his father-in.law,
and the other was a little 22-calibrs
belonging to his wife. No other
weapons were found.
The woman was assisted to her
feet. Right glad she seemed, to be
in the clutches of the law-for her
the clutch of rescue, the hand Of
safety and salvation, failing in
which she felt her fate would be
death. The infuriated but helpless
Leasia and his freed and trembling
captive were separated and at once
driven to headquarters.
Right here comes in a new and
startling feature of the crime.
Upon physical examination at
the Jail Leasia was found to be Sc
verely though not fatally wounded.
There was bullet hole to the left
of and little above the left nipple,
almost directly in straight line
with his heart. His shirt had been
saturated with blood, which, drying,
had caked until the shirt had be-
come as stiff as pasteboard.
How came you by that" hs was
asked.
my father-in-law shot me-shot
me first. Then l plugged him." he
replied.
"I'll bet you are a liar" said
somebody in blue uniform.
And be is, il hie former wife is to
be believed. The police give her
story credence and pass his up into
the four winds.
The woman says she shot him.
This is her story Of how it happen-
ed:
81 was standigg in the door when
Martin came to the house. He shot