The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-02-07
is DEAD NOW
TRUsTY WHITE, CoRNERED NEAR
EDDYYILLE AND KILLED.
After Being Wounded. He Placed
His Revolver to His Own Fore
head and Sent Bullet in
to His Brain-Body
Passed Through
Corvallis,

There was an unusual buZ,
about the Corvallis & Eastern sta
ton at Corvallis on the arrival o
the train from Yaquina, Thursday
In the baggage car was ths dead
body Of a man, and gradually il
leaked out that the deceased was
none other than Ed White, the fu-
gitive trusty who escaped. from the
Oregon penitentiary a couple o1
weeks ago, and who has since be
come notorious in connection with
the scandal In which the name of a
female convict from Jackson. cotn
ty is mentioned.
In a desperate encounter with Of
ficers, worn out with the fatigue of
fight, and exposure to the weather
and the constant pursuit of the
Lincoln county sheriff and Dept
ties, and eager to find in death a re-
lief from his troubles, White, after
the manner of Tracy, finding him
self wounded, placed his revolver
to his own forehead and sent bull
let crashing through his, brain, He
died I'VE minutes later, still clutch
ing with death grip, his revolver,
one hand holding the handle and
ahe other the muzzle of the weap-
on.
The encounter happened We'd
nesday, near the farm house of
Robert Warwick, who resides a
short distance beyond EddyviIle,
Lincoln county. The only partici-
pants were the fugitive and Robert
Warwick. Warwick, armed with a
Winchester rife, ordered White to
throw 40 his hands, and the reply
of the latter was to present a A.
calibre Colts revolver, which. how
ever, though every chamber was.
loaded, he did not discharge. At
the moment, Warwick lsveled his
Winchester, and White quickly
turned and fed. After several shots
a ball fred by Warwick brought
the culprit to his knees, when he
ended his life by his own hands.
The fact that White was in hid
ing in Lincoln county became
known last week. He stopped for
a time at farm house not far from
the Summit. From there he drified
southwest across Lincoln county,
until Sunday afternoon, when he
was overhauled by Sheriff Ross,
and il an encounter that took place
between them, both emptied their
fevolvers at range of only IS
yards, without effect. White es-
capped, and during the night crossed
the Alsea Bay from Waldport to
Lutjens, and thence took a north
easterly course, passing through
the Drift Greek country and u1ti-
mate1y appearing in the vicinity OF
Chilwood. Monday night he slept
in barn on the farm >of Charles
Bruner. Tuesday morning he was
driven from the school house near
Chitwood, by parties who went
there to hold come kind of a meet
ing. Later, the same morning he
took breakfast at farm house in
the vicinity.
Meantime, officers were trailing |!
him, and the whole country was
excited over the situation. Reports
of all kind were In circulation, and
the next development was watched
at Toledo, Elk City, and other
points along the bay with feverish
interest.
Among those on the lookout. for
the fugitive was Warwick. Armed
with a Winchester and travelling "a
long the railroad track on a hand
car with the section gang, Warwick
observed man answering Whites
description, Wednesday forenoon.
The stranger was in the county
road, and as he noted the approach
of the party on the hand.car, he )
Immediately disappeared in the
bushes. The car did not halt, but
kept on its course, past the fugi-
tive's hiding place, and to dis
tance of so yards beyond. There,
out Of sight of White, Warwick dis
mounted from the car, and stole
back towards the fugitive's hiding
place. Within a few minutes,
White appeared in the road again,
moving toward Warnick's house,
orly short distance away. Assad-
died horse stood tied to the fence
in front of the door, and apparent
" the convict was making for it.
Whites first knowledge of the
presence of Warwick was the lat
ler's command to halt and throw up
his hands. The fugitive turned sud-
denly and presented his revolver as
ifatofre The-deputy immediateiy
levelied his winchester and White
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