The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-03

the way of punishment from the
law, but their idea was and always
IS, to abide and obey the law. Ac-
cordingiy, the scenes about the
streets were not other than usual.
AT six O'Clock, business houses
closed, and everybody went home.
Before that hour, the stragglers
who had hung round the county
Jail ali afternoon, had dispersed.
By nine o'clock in the evening,
there were not half dozen men on
Main street. A number of drum
mers sat in front of one of the ho-
tells and talked until a late hour,
and this was the only sign of life
save an occasional citizen who pass
ed along the thoroughfare.
Nevertheless, there was a pro-
position to do violence to Crefheld,
but it did not come from Corvallis
ties. The authorities heard of it
early in the evening. Four men
left Portland on the evening train, |
ana drove over from Albany. They |
were men who have full occasion
to hate Crefhe'd. Among them
was B E. Starr. who is plaintiff in
the case which Crefield must an.
swer in the Portland courts. After |
arrival in Corvallis, the Portlanders
wen: to 0. V. Hurt, and proposed |
a settlement with the man in the
Jail. They argued that the punish
! ment to be expected from the law.
couldn't be adequate, aud inquired
if Mr.. Hurt would be a party to the
plan. The latter took position at !
, once against it.
| ON THE WATCH.
Mr.. Hurt advised peace, at all
cost. 1t was good advice, and the
menfrom Portland acceptedit as such
They gave up the plan without
further effort, and there the matter
ended.
Meantime, however, the Jail was
under constant surveillance by an
officer. In the absence of Sheriff
Burnett, Deputy Wells was on duty
1t was arranged with the Corvallis
i police to render aid in case of need.
:: Private parties were made conver-
SAINT with plans for preventing viol-
ence. Deputy Wells spent the
night in the county clerks Office
where from window and under a
favorable moonlight, every object
in the vicinity of the Jail was plain
, ly discernible. The watch there
, was kept up until FIVE o'clock in
, the morning, but no suspicious
!, circumstances occurred. Nobody
approached the Jail, and even pas
sersby ceased to appear after ten
! O clock. At half past one, a buggy
! drove along the street, going west
from the direction of the ferry, but
6 it passed the Jail without hating.
!, AS it approached, the deputy had
visions that the time had come fo1
@ trouble, but as it drove swiftly by
> and disappeared to the westward
! everything lapsed back into a ST.
lence and peace that continued un'
til the morning. By use of conven.
. lent telephone, it was proposed fol
assistance to have been summoned
q if the Portlanders had succeeded in
a the plan for violence. Deputy
4 Wells had a newspaper man as e
-, I, x,s-;1
: THE REWARD.
y y NJ disposition has been made o.
u the reward. The sum offered was
), $3.50, of which 5000 was for the
= = capture, and $15o for the capture
and conviction. Roy Hurt, "a years
of age, ia the person who discover.
, ed Creffield and made his capture
:. p ,ssible. Under the terms of the
: offer, he is, entitled to the $2oo
! now and to the $50 later if there is
a conviction. O.V.Hurt, however,
l. has given it out that he does no,
want the boy to have the money,
and the lad has assumed similar
/, attitude. Mr.. Hurt said yesterday
q "It was Crefheld that we wanted
e not money. Several of those who
: are contributors to the reward fund
q have expressed to me, their willing
I ness for the bov to have it. but /
q do not want him to have it." 1t is
: not yet known what disposition
i will be made of the sum.
q EFFECT OF CAPTURE.
!, 1t is believed that the removal Of
r Creffield from the community will
E give his followers chance to re-
o cover mental balance. AS long az
] he was able to remain in communi