The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-04-27

uIuC1 WAS SOkessHCo AZ jail go
accessory to the crime, whik Main
street was packed with people dis
cussing the affair, the one topic
of conversation throughout the day
being the tragedy in its various
phases.
WOULD Nor GO HOME
The trouble is the fruit of hood
lumism in which gang of Cor
wallis boyszhave engaged at fre-
quent intervals for two or three
years past. Ready was often the
participant in the doings of the
gang, and on one or more occasion
fell into the hands of the author
tiles as result. Though less than
nineteen years of age, he was a
young man of great physical
strength, and the equal of any Or
binary man in fist fight. He was
very courageous, and other mem
bers of the gang always relied on
him him to do the rough fighting.
In the present instance, however,
Ready was very little, if at all. as
sociated with his usual companions.
so far as known. He was under
the influence of liquor, and early in
the evening began to talk of fight
ing. Ben Guier, who was one of the
victims of raid by the gang north
of the sawmill several months ago,
was in town. and Ready and others
talked much about fighting bin.
Near midnight, someone fred re-
volver in the vicinity of Broder's
saloon, and Officer Osburn, block
away at the time hurried to the
scene and surmised that either
Ready or Turner was the guilty
party. He discovered Keady's
condition, and once began an effort
to indnce him to 60 home. Ready
however, did not want to go, and
as time went on became stubborn
on the point, insisting on remain
ing so that he could get chance to
fight it out with Guier.
TRYING TO ARREST KEADY
At last Officer Osburn gave up as
hopeless the effort to get Ready
home, and determined TO arrest
him. 1t then developed that Ready
had a gun, and this made his arrest
all the more imperative in the
mind of the officer, and he started
out to do the JOB. Ready was
then about Aliens drug store. and
when Osburn started after him, he
crossed the street to the bank. Os-
burn followed and Ready, leaving
the pavement went out into the
street about twenty feet and drew
his revolver AS Osburn approach
ed, Ready warned him not to come
nearer, but Osburn refused to obey
and Ready backed off. By this
time Ready was flourishing hi:
revolver in all directions, as he
kept moving south in the street
Several of his friends tried to ap
proach him. and pointing the pist
tol at each, he warned them to come
no nearer. A second warning o
the kind was not, necessary.
| A groop of persons stood in from
of Halls and passing among then
with his revolver presented, Keady
took again to the street, going il
direction of the postoffice. AS Os
burn passed through the crowd
James Dunn, who was not armed
joined him and both kept advanc
ind on Ready, who was backing Ii
the direction of the postofice. Whe,
within four feet Of the pavement
Kea dy halted, and after a warn
ing, fred at Osburn, who was thel
but a few feet distant. Osbur1
was at once assisted to the hotel
and Ready, after holding severa
others at bay, left the street will
Burt Turner, and after a detour o
several blocks. appeared on tht
sidewalk just south of James Tay
lor's house.
A SECOND VICTIM
In the interim, Ready had re