Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-05-10

4 l. many a day. 1t was one long
breathless shudder, ramified with con
tingent horrors.
Dippy Ellsworth remembered that
when he drove up in his cart on the
night of the tragedy to light the street
lamp which stood on the corner by the
Herald office his horse had baked and
refused to 90 near the curb. 1t was
generally conceded that the sagacious
brute smelled blood. Dlppy himself
said he would not sell that horse fol
$1,000 and 1t was admitted on all sides
that such an animal possessed value
hard to reckon in mere dollars and
cents.
Three men recalled that they had
passed the Herald office and noticed
that the door stood open. Within TWEEN
ty-four hours they were hearing groans
and within a week cries for help, but
they were not encouraged.
or course the real hero was Bob Ben
nett. Ryder's assistant, who had dis
covered the body when he went back
to the Office at half past s TO close the
forms. His account of the finding OF
Ryder dead on the floor was an ex
ceedingly grizzly narrative. dellghtful
ly conducive OF the shIvers He had
been the quietest OF youths. but two
weeks after the murder he left for Chi
cago. He said there might be those
who could stand It, but Antioch vas
too slow for him
Not less remarkable was Ryder'a
posthumous fame Men who had ney
er known him in life now spoke Of
him with trembling voices and every
outward evidence OF the sIncerest sor-
row. 1t was rs If they had sustained
a personal loss, for his championship
Of the strike had given him great
popularity, and his murder, growing
out of this championship, as all pre-
fcrrel TO believe, made his death seem
Il species of martyrdom.
Indeed, the mere fact that he had
beea murdered would have been sufi-
Client to make him popular at any time.
He had supplied Antioch with glori-
GUS sensation. 1t was something to
talk over and discuss and shudder at.
and the town was grateful and happy
with the deep, calm joy of perfect
emotion.
II determined to give him funeral
which should be credltable alike to the
cause for which he had died and TO tie
manner Of his death.
Meanwhile Dan had been arrested.
examined and set at liberty again IN
the face Of the prevailing sentiment
that he should be held. No one doubt.
ci-he himself least of all-that Roger
Oakley had killed Ryder. Bob Bennett
recalled their meeting as he left the
Office TO 90 home for supper on the
night OF the murder. and a red and
yellow bandanna handkerchief was
found under the table, which Dan
it tified as having belonged to his
father,
Kenyon came to Antioch aud made
HIS re-clcct.n0 ALMOST certain by the
odsc Of n reward OF 5000 for the arrest
and conviction of the murderer, This
stimulated a wonderful measure of nc.
t.vlty Parties Of men and boys were
soon securing the woods and fields In
quest OF the old convict
The dag preceding that OF the funer
al dusty countryman on a hard rid.
den plow horse dashed into town with
the news that man who answered
perfectly TO the description of Roger
Oakley had been seen the night before
tweuU-six miles north OF Antioch. at
place called Barrow's Sawmins.
where he had stopped at a store and
made a number of purchases Then he
had struck on through the woods. II
was also learned that ne had eaten his
breakfast the morning after the mur.
der nc farmhouse midway between
Antioch and Barrow's Sawmirs The
farmers wife had at his request put
up a lunch FOR him. Later In the day
man az work In field had seen and
spoken with him
There was neither railroad. telegraph
nor telephone al Barrow's SawmUls
and The fugitive had evidently con.
sitered il safe 20 venture into the
placc. trusting that De was ahead OF
the news OF h.s crime It was on the
edge OF a sga-sely settled district and
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