The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-05-28
FIGHT WITH BANDITS
SHERIFF sHACKELFORDPUR-
SUES IMNAHA POSTOF-
FICE ROBBERS.

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dts Escape to the
Mouatains-Other
News.
Portland, May 25.-Oregonian:
News of pitched battle between
postoffice robbers and officers Of
Wallowa county was brought to /
thIs city yesterday by J. G. Shack
elford, of Imnaha. The sheriff ov-
ertook the robbers in the wilds of .
canyon and, though they were twoI
to one and heavily armed, he engag-
ed them in a fierce battle until his
horse was shot from under him.
Refreshing for aid, he gathered a
posse and again engaged the band.
its in q running fight, but in the
darkness and brush the bandits
managed to escape. Officers Of the
county are still on their trail, and
every effort is being made to effect
their capture.
The two robbers are believed to
be ex-convicts named Gale and
Bartley. A few nights ago they
rode into Imnaha and held up the
postmaster, helping themselves to
government funds and supplies
from the store. Mounting their
horses, they made for the noun
tains with their booty. Before an
alarm could be raised they disap-
peared.
Sheriff Shackelford started on
their trail and on the afternoon
following the robbery he unexpect-
edly met them face to face in q
canyon several miles from Imnaha
The robbers opened fire and Sheriff
Shackelford returned the eompli-
ment. The fight was a running one
but 1t was coming to close quarters
when the Sheriff's horse fell, pierre
ed by bullet from the rifles ofethe
robbers. As the bandits rounded
the cliff, the sheriff fred a parting
shot and saw one of them fall. He
was evidently only slightly wound
ed, for he clambsred to his horse a.
gain and the two disappeared. The
sheriff returned to Imnaha and,
raising posse of deputies, started
back on the trail of the robbers.
The next day their camp was dis
covered in a precipitous canyon.
The horses and outfit were captured
by the officers, but the officers could
not find the men. They were locat-
ed about dark, returning to camp.
They opened Ere on the posse from
q high cliff. The fire was returned
by the officers, bat before the latter
could scale the cliff the robbere had
succeeded in <eludiDg them. The
search was continued for several
4 hours, but no trace Of them could
be found. It is believed they atole
new mounts from q bunch of horses
that was found the following day,
and made their way to some refuge
in the mountains.
North Sidney, N. S. W., May
I2o.-Thirteen lives were lost today
when the British steamer Turre,
Bay, coal-laden. bound from Sid
ney to Montreal, during fog struck
on the rocks, 1s miles uff Caps
North, the northernmost point o
Cape Breton. and sank in deer
water within 20 minutes. Only
nine men were saved. After thu
impact the steamer backed off init
deep water.
The crew attempted to cut th'
boats clear. but while thus engaged
the vessel plunged down, bow frs
carrying every man aboard will
her. Some OF the men struggled tt
the surface and clung to floating
pieces Of wreckage. Fourteen per
sons were taken off the wreckage b.
the life.saving crew that put ou
from the island. but five of then
died before reaching the island
The vessel was built in 1894 c
steel, was OF 2211 tons and owne
by William Peterson, of Newcastle
on-Tyne.
Il Cottage Grove, Or, May 22.-
o,,is poyfrous farmer LIVING 9