Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-11-21
THUGS BULLET
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which the doctors say will probably
not be fatal, Homer Black, teiived
to be the thug who committed the
atroclous holdup, is in the county
ial. Black is alleged to have stated
after being brought into the sheriff's
Office that II It had not been that
william Tweedy had him covered
/ with a double-barrellcd shot gun
from a buggy, he would have killed
w. w. Johnson, the livery stable
nan. who had left the buggy to eff
feet the suspected thugs capture as
he ran into hiding in the bushes
about 2 bloch west of the Fair
Ground. store on the Fair Grounds
road When captured Black wore a
black handkerchief around his neck
/ in such position that 1t could be
easily drawn up around his face. In
the front of his trousers he carried
45-calibre Colts revolver and on
other parts of his person he had
nearly an entire box of shells. Two
empty shells OF the same calibre
we're found by nurseryman @. F.
Lansing on an overcoate believed tn
belong to Black, found on the plat
form OF the street car waiting room
at the Fair Grounds.
Doctor Robertson passed a good
right and Il Is stated by the doctors
who attended him the wound will
probably not prove as serious as was
at first expected. Should no compli-
cations set in the physician should
be we'll in a comparatively short
time.
An important feature In connec-
tion with Black is that he was seen
in this city yesterday with another
man. II Is the belief of the police
that the two worked in conjunction
in several mis-deeds recorded in this
city and especially in the beating up
CT Clerk Giles OF Barnes Cash Store.
From Blacks position of hiding by
the side OF thc Fair Grounds road,
4 looked to the two men who effect
ed his capture. as II he were pre-
pared to hold up car, as he had
his mask already to pull over his
face and a pistol In his hand at a
spot where all cars have to come al
most to a stop before rounding the
curve near the place.
The Hoidu?. ,..
DR.. Robertson, being afoot and
carrying an umbrella. was walking
down Fourteenth street. He OBJ
served man also carrying an UNI
brella in front OF him some distance
away and while watching the latter
aw him bring his umbrella down In
ront OF him. When quite close to
the stranger the umbrella was again
raised the man pointing pistol
directly at the doctor. The man
then ordereI' the doctor to throw up
his hands. DR.. Robertson then made
an attempt to escape but as he began
running away the man fired striking
the ply ician in the back Just below
the right shoulder blade and pass
Ing completely through the body.
The bullet came out OF the right
br tst, The highwayman then fred
nnother ~tot. which fortunately
missed It's mark.
Men came rushing up from every
direction after hearing the two
shots. Among the first to respond
were ]. II. Schell. Frank e. Shafer.
D. w. shafer. w. n. Savage and
Judge King. These gentlemen
quickly removed the injured man to
the home of Frank shafer at the
corner OF Thirteenth and State street
where he was made as comfortable
as possible. awaiting the arrival OF
physician and the ambulance
which came very few MINUTES
after. He was removed to the VII
lamette sanitsrlum.
Results OF the Drag-net.
One OF the best pieces of work
ever done in this city was accomp- |
lished in this case by the officers |
and their assistants. Immediately |
after the shooting, the sheriff and |
chief of police were notified. and |
within a few minutes they were on
the scene ready for business. Sheriff |
Mimic, after obtaining the particu- |
lars returned to his office and pro-
ceeded to get In tGCeh with some OF |
the best men in the city, whom he |
gave instructions to locate at differ
ent po nts where the highwayman |
would be most likely to make his
escape. After doing this the sheriff |
and chief of police Gib-on accom-