The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-11-13

from his mouth in a stream, took
hold of him and said:
"My God, Gholson, what has
happened.
II am shot," Gholson gurgled in
weak voice, pointed to the region
of his wound and eank to the floor.
Low FASTENED to summon a physi-
clan, but Gholson sank rapidly and
died in very few minutes, before
DR.. w. H. Byrd arrived.
Several persons in the vicinity
of the scene heard tie shot, and a
few claim they saw the principal in
the cold. .blooded deed.
/ Edward Ellis, who is employed
as bartender in the Senate saloon.
across the street on the corner of
State and High etreets, heard the
shot and went outside. He says he
saw one man emerge from a small
room in the livery stable and run
across the street toward Lows sta
BILE. Then second man came out
and calling to the first one he COM
manded, Come back; don't go over
there" He then took to his heels,
and his retreating footsteps died
away in the distance in a southerly
direction on High street. Ellis
could recognize neithe, Of the per-
sons in the early morning haze and
would not be able to identify either.
A white Stetson felt hat, light
black serge coat, and an umbrella =,
positively identified as the property
Of D'Anna, were found later by the
officers in the street in front of a
disreputable house, conducted by
Mrs. Hattie McGinnis, at the cor
ner of Liberty and Ferry streets.
When last seen at the Salem hotel
where be again called up Recorder
Moore and talked about his troubles
over the telephone, shortly before 6
o'clock, and the shooting, D'Anna
wore black derby hat and heavier
coat of dark material as described
by Proprietor P. Fennel. When
, he finished talking over the tele.
phone, he asked Mr.. Fennel where
the young livery mans room was
and, upon being informed, went
out, and few minutes later a shot
was heard. When In the custody
of officer Longcor, D'Anna was very
abusive in hia language, and officer
Longeor says he repeatedly threat.
ened to "get" some body for getting
him into trouble. O'Anna believed
Gholson had his missing property
in his possession, and told Officer
Longcor:
II will get him for it, | will gel
you, too, before 3 o'clock this after
noon"
;, Gholson was about % years Of
age and a son of Edward Gholson,
a pioneer farmer near Zena, Polk
county, and had been emp Dyed al
the stables, of which T. M. Jones is
now proprietor, for just one year.
D'Anna was about 80 years old
and his relatives all reside in Vir-
ginia. He has been employed by
the Willamette Construction Com.
pany as engineer in charge of a
surveying crew in laying out the
line of the Oregon Electric Railroad
Company, which is building be-
tween here and Portland. He was
quite popular here and was also
we'll known and popular in Portland
Either etung by remorse over the
disgrace of lis arrest tor he was o.
exceedingly proud spirit, or elst
firmly resolved to kill both Ghol
son and officer Longcor and ther
commit suicide, D'Anna hastily
scrawled two notes while in hi:
room, after his arrest. one of which
was addressed to his father, Signol
D'Anna, Oklahoma City, Okla.
and the other to Miss Lena Hutton
a young society belle of this city
and sister of the wife of State Lane
Agent Oswald West, with whom b,
kept company. In the note to th'
latter he said: dearest Jake-Kee,
this as the last of my only. Thinl
of me no more. Yours and onl,
yours, Victor"
In that to his father be wrot
simply: Good. bye, papa; I can
stand this disgrace. Victcr."