The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-07
LUREO FROM HER FARM
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booze and Sunday night got back to
the ranch Here he was given a terrible
beating by the Barnes trio and given
a ticket and some money and told to
leave. He came through here and was
known to have said that he was going
to Montana; but he wanted it kept
quiet What his connection with the
murder is. is not known, but that he Is
either an important witness or a
guilty accomplish, is certain. Steps
have been taken for his apprehension.
Yesterday Sheriff Haviland. Attor-
ney Rupp and Deputy Claude Berry
went to CGppei creek and found the
trail left by the man. Witness after
| witness told of seeing them pass until
above the Holmes ranch they were not
SEEN Everyone became excited and
SEARCHING parties went out in large
numbers. Under the direction of Sher-
| if Haviland, the hunt was narrowed
to the place above where Mrs. Aldricn
was last seen and it was there she was
found this morning.
The family of Mrs. Aldrich offered
| $1,000 for her location, dead or alive.
Dixie was stirred as never before. Had
it not been that the men were placed
in safe keeping by the sheriff's office,
they would have been in imminent
danger If being lynched. Everywhere
feeling ran high and last night when
the search was abandoned on account
of darkness, there was excitement
such as the little town of Dixie has
never before known.
This morning Sheriff Haviland sent
John Fuller and Rufus Wods to the
scene of the supposed murder, to take
charge Of the hunt for the missing
| woman but before they reached the
place a message was received from
Dorsey Brunton. that the body had
been found.
The first news contained no intelll-
gence of how the murder had been COM
mitted. Brunton and Fred Rolf found
the body and while the latter guarded
the body. the former rode to Dixie and
sent word to Sheriff Haviland that the
body was found.
Deputy Sheriff Painter Prosecuting
Attorney Rupp. Coroner MacMartln
and one or two others left at once for
tho scene The body was not touched,
pending the arrival of the coroner.
The place where the murder was
committed in a lonely, desolate spot in
Eaton's pasture, mile and half from
the Bruntcn place. Here, lying under
tho trunk of an uprooted tree. the re-
mains of the murdered woman were
found partially covered with dirt and
| leaves.
Barnes Declares innocence.
Sweated last night for more than
| fonr hours Bud" Barnes was positive
in his statements that he knew moth
ing of the whereabouts of the missing
woman. He would tell conflicting stories
hrt could not be induced to give any
d;rect evidence or tell anything re-
lating to the murder. The two younger
8 hovs were Just as secretive and they
have evidently planned beforehand
what they would do If they were
| caught and pinned down. The gist OF
! "Rud" Barnes statements is contained
in the few words he said when frs.
questioned:
You may hang me-" he whined'
| lint I am inocent."
Asked about beirg seen by Holmes
,ear Holmes ranch and coming back
alone. he said:
II locks pretty bad. admit But
| ,,are is some mistake. l never went up
,na+ canyor and those people never
saw me-