The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-10-10
was the SOD Of tbe great military
orpa nicer.

an active part In the deb 3tes OF the
I House and has made several speech
| es which marked him as a man of
growing, although moderate ability
and q fairly good orator. He has
paid more attention to matters per-
4 tanning to the army than to any
other legislation.
] During his first term he introduc.
| ed pfivate measures relating to the
army and pension bills, and spoke
upon the army appropriation bill
! The Fifty fifth congress was prac-
lticsHy repetition of his first term
| work, except that he became active
in measures looking to the reorgan-
ization of the army.
| The Fifty-seventh congress offered
Mr.. Mcclellan more opportunities.
He urged the absolute necessity of
the army general staff bill. Dur
ing the first session of that congress
he made humorous and somewhat
Sarcastic speech, his remarks being
directed at chairman Hit, of the
1.-The foreign relations committee, on
the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill.
/ On the question of trusts he said
that the bill offered by the republic
cans " as q clever move on the part
of the party in power to hoodwink
the public while protesting sinceri.
ty In its efforts to destroy monopo-
lies. He urged the abolition of the
protective policy.
! During the debate on the affairs
i of the army in the Philippines Mr..
Mcclellan upheld the soldiers who
were fighting in the islands.
Burns, Or, Oct. 6.-John g.,
Saxton, prominent attorney OF
Burns, is lying in the morgue to-
night. The body was brought in
!, ats o'clock, P. NJ. Saxton was a
Isnecial Deputy Sheriff who went
out to arrest John Frost, alias Harry
/ Egbert, a fugitive burglar wanted
inl Douglas County.
Fgbert had once been arrested
by Saxton, but gave him the slip
faEd eInded% ths officer from Septem-
Der 18th to October 4. on which
), day at noon Saxton and Jack West
: at the ranch house ofCharles Fields
} in Wild Horse Valley, 135 miles
south of Burns.
Egbert and his wife were at the
:, house alone and as ihs two men
: approached Egbert opened fire from
, behind the corner of the building.
West was shot in the back and died
in short time. After this Egbert
went into the house through 8
window and Saxton entered through
! a door. Egbert's wife had fed and
what happered is told from the
/. appearances of things after the
!carnage.
/ Egbert had rifle and Saxton a
! revolver, and with these weapons
the men fred at each other through
a thin board partition. Saxton was
shot through the right shoulder,
but kept up the battle, using his
lett hand to work the weapon. Egg
bert fed to the upper story and
West seemed to have called Saxton
from the house to bring him water.
Saxton seems TO have gone twice to
a spring and as he turned away
from West was shot from an upper
part of the house as the fatal bullet
ranged downward through the CEN
ter of the breast. No autopsy or in
, quest has yet been held. Vests
body was kept at Wild Horse for
burial.
!, Egbert went on foot to the ranch
of Melbin Voane, five miles from
the scene of the shooting, and de-
manded horse to ride. This was
lrefused him and he took what he
wanted at the point of a gun a nd
rode away. Since then he has not
been seen.
i Sheriff Allen, Coroner Marsden,
George Siezmore and A. Ankeny,
of Burns, are now in that vicin ity
and will use every endeavor to get
trace Of Egbert's course. Mes.
Esages have been wired in every
direction, calling attention to the
crime.
j Wild Horse Valley is one of the
most Isolated regions in Oregon,
and the start Egbert has had will
give him good opportunity to es-
cape. John G., Saxton the murder
| ed deputy, is brother of F, M.
ISaxton. a member Of the Baker
/ City Council, and was an estimable
citizen. He had lived in Burns
about four years. West was an
old resident of the Wild Horse and
! Stein Mountain region.