The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-07
H. EGBERT
SHOT TWO
IN OREGON
Deputy Sheriff John 6. Sex
ton of Harney County, and
Man Named West
MURDER WAS ON SUNDAY LAST
Both Men Instantly Killed Egg
bert is the Man Shot by
Tom Murray

A vaequero from Miller & Lux's
ranch came in at o'clock this morn.
ing to notify Sheriff Lamb of a muir
der COD itteJ pear DEMO last oln'iav
ald t. ,porm i'm II at the RI
was seen n: ,fs foot { the hill al: u,
thirty miles from Winnemucca last
night. A telegram came from Thos.
Allen, sheriff of Harvey county Ore
gou this morning giving further par
ticulars and a complete description of
he man, asking Sheriff Lamb to watch
for and If possible, arrest INN. The
far Is in regard to the murderer ami
his crime are these:
His name is Harry Egbert, but he
also uses the titles of Harry Hubbard
and John Frost. He is the man shot
on Sunday morning about three
weeks ago at Andrews, Oregon, by
Tom Murray, who shot to save the life
of Ed. Owens, Murray's friend, who
was being attacked by Egbert. The
bullet struck Egbert in the groin, and
inflicted wound from which he has
not yet recovered. He is, from all re-
ports, a tough specimen, and it is al
legged, is living in a sort of seclusion
In company with woman who was
the wife of Egbert's half-brother, from
whom he took her some time ago. A
good many things are charged against
him, one of the most recent being a
robbery committed in Douglas county,
Oregon. 1t was in the attempt made
to arrest him for this crime that two
men lost their lives.
The murder was committed last
Sunday morning. Deputy Sheriff
John G. Sexton of Harney county,
Oregon, accompanied by a man nam
ed West, who formerly lived in Col
Iconda, went out to serve the warrant
on Egbert to where he was living on
Chas. Fields ranch, fifteen miles
north of DEMO. The deputy read the
warrant. and Egbert, without any
show of resistance. stated that he
would surrender, and accompany them
His actions indicated good faith, and
when he asked to go and tell his
wife" good bye, permissin was grant
ed. He went upstairs. or into anoth-
Ter room, and returning suddenly arm
ed with a Winchester rife and re-
volver, opened fire on the two men.
1t is said both were killed instantly,
without even returning the first shot.
Securing a horse at once. Egbert
lstarted south, it is surmised with the
intention OF striking tina railroad her !,
or at Golconda and getting out of the
country. Last night he rode with the
McDermit stage driver from Cane
Springs to the foot of the hill. His
horse was about used up and needed
shoes badly. He was armed with a
rife and a revolver, and it is need
less to say the deputies now after him
will run against a hot fight if they
give him any chance.
At the earliest possible moment
Sheriff Lamb sent telephone and tele-
graph messages to every place where
Egbert could possibly show up, and
three deputies were started out in diff
ferent directions to intercept the murd-
erer. There is little chance for him to
escape, even If he were attempting
to sneak out of this section. This he
Is not doing, evidently being under
tn, impression that the news of the
crime of Sunday morning has not
yet reached Winnemueca.
Egbert's description is given as fol-
lows by Sheriff Allen of Harvey coun-
ty in his telegram to Sheriff Lamb
Age 20: medium build; feet 9A
inches in height; weight 165 pounds;
dark complexion: dark hair; dark
brown eyes. When last seen wore
heavy mustache. but is believed to be
smooth shaven now. Had a cut scar
or left side of face, near the nose. two
large cut scars above the right eye,
and various other scars about the face
and hands