The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-06-18
John T. Moore, at the Portland po-

Jonn 1. Moore, at the Fortiand po-
lice station.
I'VE don't know just how TO go
about it," said Mrs. Alcorn. There
is no one here who will try to ar
rest him except my husband. How
will We get him?''
"Take him dead or alive, re-
piled Captain Moore. "Order him
to surrender and, if he offers to re-
sist,-sboot him. Hs is wanted for
murder and don't let him get away"
Mr.. Alcorn, armed with 80 cal
ibre Smith & Wesson revolver, inn
mediately started to arrest the MUIR
derer and, knowing that Guglielmo
owned ranch back in the hills
from Linnton and would probably
soon strike out in that direction,
mounted q little hill overlooking
the town and the surrounding hills.
"Guglielmo left the saloon in
company with another man and
struck off into the brush soon after
/ reached the top of the hill," said
Mr.. Alcorn, "and I ran up the old
smelter track and through the brush
to head him off. He saw me and
ran further back into the brush. I
shouted to him to come out or I
would kill him, but he made no re-
ply. I slipped quietly. along and
doubled back on my track through
the brush and suddenly came upon
him, much to the surprise of both
Of us. He was only few. feet away
and / threw my gun on him and
cried: " 5.
"sYou might as well give up. You
can't get away and, if you move,
I'll kill you.' He stepped toward
me and pulled his gun from his
pocket, but we were SO close togeth-
er that ! instantly had my gun in
his face, and with my left hand I
seized the hand in which he held
the gun and he made no further
fight.
cat the muzzle of my revolver ]
marched him back to the postofice,
where with my revolver in my
hand I sat and guarded him in
front of the building until the Off
GERS arrived from Portland and
took him back to the city.
Il asked him how he got into
the trouble, but he made no reply.
He would not speak to me, but to
another Italian he talked a little in
his native tongue. He appeared
nervous, especially when he asked
if the girl was dead and was told
that she was. He asked for drink
of water and had it brought to
him. In response to my offer to
give him his supper, he said he was
not hungry and lit q cigar and as.
sumed a composed appearance as
though nothing unusual had hap
pened.
! When the officers arrived he gave
some instructions about expressing 6
his bicycle back to Portland in g
Icool-headed manner and climbed
into the automobile between the de-
tectives, and putting at another ci
gar, was soon out of sight on hit
way to Portland.
"He kill my daughter because
not let him come to my house," sale
Guiseppino Guarascia, the girl,
father. "I 90 into his saloon on,
day. he continued in his broker
English, land say to him to nj
come to my house, I say my littl'
girl only 16 years. She too younl
to have husband. You get othe
lady, He say, All right, I no take.
I know he no good man and I n,
want my girl to talk to him." ane
the old man gulped back lump il
his throat and brushed the tears ou
of his eyes.
+ Chicago, June Is Admiral To
, go's squadron captured numbe
of rice-laden Chinese jnnks which
were attempting To run lnc ulock
ade into Port Arthur last night
They were confiscated and priz
, crews placed aboard to take then
to Sasebo.
, St. Petersburg, June 14.-Em
} |peror Nicholas has received the fol
: lowing dispatch from Kuropatkir
: dated June 13:
"This morning the advance G
r two Japanese divisions was diseov
, cred northward from Pulantier
The advancing forces at 2 p. n
. were observed to extend from tn
r village of Vandchou along the val
t ley of the Tassa, one division ad
g vancing by the Tassa Valley. Th
: enemy halted at 4:3O p. NJ, occr
: pying the villages Of Taotsiatune
q Changtsiatung and Luitsiatungan