The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-05-10
CRAZY CARPENTER
MURDERS SIX PEOPLE WITH
SHOTGUN IN SAN FRAN
CISCO.
Police Distract His Attention, Seize
Him From Behind-Spares .
Girl, Like My Own
Other News.

Girl, Like My Own
| Other News.
San Francisco, May 7.-Walter
&c. Davis, carpenter, Ia fit of in.
Isanity to day shot and killed FAM
lily of six persons. with whom be
resided, at 414 Pierce street. this
Icity.
| The dead are:
Orson R. Bush, aged 81, his wife
and their young son.
/ W. s. Bear. a carpenter, with rel
atives in St. Louis and Denver.
I M. E. linton, a surveyor, recent
ly from New York.
Mrs. Lillian D. Carothers. an ell
derly woman, who boarded in the.
house.
Davis and his victims all reside
lin the house, which was conducted
as boarding house by the Bush
family.
| Davis, home was in Farmerville
near Visalia, this state, where he
has wife and six children. He
has been working here as a carpen-
ter eince the fire.
The shooting was done with
double.barrelled shotgun. Davis,
who slept in the same room with
young Bush and Beard, arose short
ly after $ o'clock, and after arming
himself with the gun, shot his two
room-mates and then visited each
room in turn, killing the occupants.
He fancied that the psople in the
house had formed plot to kill him
and take his money. The shots at
i tracted large crowd and a rush
| was made upon Davis 80 he was at
: tempting to reload his weapon and
he was overpowered and turned over
to the police, by whom he was TAX
en to the detention ward of the hos
pital. The bodies Of the victims
we're taken to the mofgue.. One
lodger in the house escaped. She
was a young girl Of seventeen. Da-
; Wis pointed the gun at her and was
prepared to shoot when he eaid che
resembled his daughter, so be spar
ed her life.
After killing Bush and Bear,
the maniac took box of shells
from a shelf and walked down the
hallway, where he met Mrs. Lillian
D. Carothers, an elderly woman,
who had heard the first two shots
and had come to her doorway to
find out what was the matter. He
shot her aud with the remaining
shell killed Mre. Orson Bush.
M. E. Vinton, a government sur
veyor, who came here from New
York, was killed as he lay in bed.
Orson Bush, senior, was a tally
man in the employ Of the DECK
man Lumbering Company, and had
got up carly in order to prepare his
coffee before going to the mill. He
heard the shooting and rushed up
stairs, where he was met by Davis.
The appearance of the hallway in
dicates that Bush made desperate
fight for his life. His bony was
found as it had fallen 10 the head
of the stairs. Seventeen-year-old
Annie Bush came running into the
hallway, and was met by Davis,
his shotgun still clutched in his
hands. She was too dazed to speak
lor move and could only stare at the
murderer.
Davis pointed his gun fairly at
/ her head, but as she stood mutely
before him the madman faltered,
Ibis hands trembled and when the
girl found presence of mind to
plead, "Don't kill me-" the gun
dropped from Davis hands and be
said: 81 can't do it; you are good
| girl: Besides, you look like my
own child, and I would see her face
if I killed YOU"
Picking up his gun, Davis then
walked down to the kitchen. He
wandered aimlessly around the
house until the turning Of a key in
the front door attracted his atten-
tion. He rushed forward, prepared
for another emergency.
Officer Fred Staeglich was walk.
ling on Pierce street, between Fell
and Oak, when he heard the sound
of two shots. He rushed up Pierce
street and opened the door leading
to fat No. AL. He was met by
Davis, who pointed his shotgun full
at the policeman's breast and told
him that he too should die. The
policeman made bis escape and met
Policeman Thomas e Bolger, and
the two made second attempt to
capture Davis. They were unsuc-
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