The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-02-03

Extra, Audubon county, Iowa,
where he was born, raised and ed
ucated, and where he began his ca
reer IS the operator of a "blind pig"
or unlicensed saloon. after graduat-
ing from the high school. From
that point he strayed West and in
1900 he came to Oregon, and soon
theresfter, in March, 1901, he was
arrested aqd convicted for the crime
of larceny from 5 building in Lace
county, and sent to the penitentia-
rY for one year He was received
at The penitentiary March %, 1901,
and was released from that institu.
ZION February 19, 1902. In 1908
he was wanted for burglary in
Douglas county, but he escaped,
aud notice was sent to the sheriff of
Harvey county that he was bellev-
10 be in that county, and that
warrant had been issued for his ar
rest, and requesting the H4rney
county officer to arrest him. Attor-
ney ,hn G. Saxton, man of un-
Questioned nerve, was deputizsd to
secure the man. He found and ar
rested him, b 1t the criminal made
hissescape and left the state; but
few days later it was learned that
be had again been seen in Wild
Horse valley, IS miles south of
Burns. and only % miles from the
Nevada line.
Hearing of his wherea bou's, At
torney Saxton, accompanied by a.
neither deputy sheriff, Jack West,
started out after their quarry, with
ths result that ueither man came
back alive.
| 1t seems that Egbert was in love
with a half breed woman known as
Mabel Rhodes, and with her he VS.
living at the ranch of Charles
Fields in Wild Horse Valley, the
woman passing as his wifi. When
the two officers approached the
house, the fugitive opened fire
on them from behind the corner of
the ranch house, killing West. He
then went into the house through a
window, while the woman made
her escape, and Saxton entered the
house through the door. A thin
partition separated the two men,
and terrible hand to hand battle
fensued, the fugitive firing with 6
-frifle and the officer with revolver
1T seems that Saxton running oul
of cartridges, went to West for I
fresh supply, when Frost. as he wal
called there, shot the officer from
the second story of the building, in
fiicting a mortal wound.
After the fight the fugitive ant
twice murderer went to a nearb.
| ranch, where he secured a'hors
and went to Nevada. Here q larg
party started on his trail, and whel
near Elko, Nevada, posse of M I
mon settlers, headed by Deputy U
nited States Marshal Mccoy, raj
, him down. arrested him after run
= ming fight for nearly four miles, an
he Id him until Sheriff Allen of Hal
: ney county could come with re
QUESTION aud return him to Burn:
: where he was tried December 8
last, and on December 10 he wa
sentenced to be hsnged on Januar
20, 1904. between the hours of 10 6
N. and 2 p. m. He was brough
to the penitehtiary few days late
and on the> way up he attempted t
kill the deputy sheriff accompany
= y ing the sheriff as guard, and wa
prevented by the latter officer fror
adding another crime to his alread
black record.
Enterprise. Or, Jan.-29.-At te
q ephone message received here ye'
s terday gave meagre account OF. a
e accident to the Joseph and Elgi
s stage. While coming through Wa
l. Iowa canyon it tried to pass tear
e on a narrow grade where the whe'
10 horses slipped and the stage an
d Passengers fell over fifty-fot
i grade into the river. Two passer
le gers. Mrs. Henderson of Promis
10 Or, were seriously ipj ured and Mr.
d Henderson may die. Billy McWi
is liams, the driver was also hurt, b,
a will likely recover. The injure
% were removed to Wallowa and me-
Of ical attention was given them.
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