Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-28
OFFICERS
MADE QUICK
CAPTURE
ArStell, the Man Who Held Up
Mcdonald, Caught Near
independence and
Is Now in Jail.

Hdn answering tne description OF the
highwayman who held up and shot at
J. ]. Mcdonald on the Liberty road
last Monday evening. Deputy Sheriff
William Esch had the fellow stuck
up" and was searching him near In
dependence, 12 miles from this city.
The man proved TO be Louis Arstell
an ex-convict pardoned from the Ore
gon penitentiary on the 18th OF this
month. having been sentenced from
Tillamook county TO serve five years
for robbery, and with the exception
that his complexion was not fair nor
his hair light. he answered identically
20 the description given by Mr.. Nc
Donald yesterday.
II has been some time since the
usually quiet little city OF Independ-
ence has had such an awakening as
yesterday when the chase began for
the highwayman. After Sheriff
Mimic had been notified by Squires
that a man was seen headed for In
dependence. answering the descrip-
ton OF the hold-up man. he and
Deputy Esch secured a team as soon
as possible and left for Independence
taking the Halls ferry road. The
officers did not catch sight OF Ar
stell until they drove up one OF In
dependencies main streets when they
saw him sitting in front OF livery
stable. When Arstell saw the Off
GERS coming, accompanied by Marshal
Taylor OF Independence. he asked
bystander Charles Williams who the
party was, and upon being informed
that II was the sheriff from Salem.
krstell darted out back OF the stable
and down through the brush toward
the river. Sheriff Minto Immediately
gave chase, while Deputy Esch, who
was stir in the buggy. went down
the road short distance where he
met Sheriff Mimic coming out OF the
thicket, and the sheriff instructed his
deputy 20 drive down the road as
fast as possible and head Arstell off
n possible
Esch lost no time in carrying out
the plan and sent his team running |
full tilt down the road and when
about 500 yards ahead OF Arstell. he
being in sight a few times, the Off
Ger Jumped out OF the rig and Joined
in the chase, and after performing
some good high jumps over three
barhed wire fences and running
through briars and thistles for some
time, Esch came up behind large
patch OF thistles and looking over saw
Arstell coming his way through a
wheat field. Arstell started around
the patch toward the deputy. but evil
IDENTIFY changed his mind and when
he turned around 20 go the other
way, he caught sight OF the officer,
who had his big, ugly-lOOking Colts
revolver in plain sight. Arstell then
broke and ran toward the fence
which he had just crawled through
and Deputy Eseh told him 10 come
back or be made a present Of some
hot lead, and the fugitive stopped
and threw up his hands al the Off
GERS order He was then ordered
10 climb back through the fence and
come 10 where Eseh stood, which he
did but not with much relish. and
from his actions the plucky deputy
thought a fight was about to be
started, but me fellow cTawled
through the fence and after he had
come close the officer held the gun
ln him and made a quick search OF
Arstelrs person with the expectation
n finding a revolver, but the pris-
Jner had thrown IL away in the brush
rs was found afterwards.
While going through his clothing
he deputy held the gun rather close
md Arstell's hand was seen to lower
oward II by Esch, who put a stop
o that trick by jamming the revol-
'er into the mans stomach with such I
orce as 10 make him think he was
yoing 10 be shot on the spot, and the
owered hand flew skyward with sur
'rising quiekness and the officer Z
the search.
In the meantime. Sheriff Minto. y
accompanied by a hundred citizens
4 Independence. arrived on the scene
fter running a long distance through G.
hick brush and wheat four feet high. O
nd Arstell was taEen 10 town. Ar D
tell could not stand the sight OF q
he sheriff and the thrOng following D
i'm when he turned 20 run from =
Deputy Esch, as they were in plain e
light across the field. and Sheriff b
iinto also held big black gun ready CT
or action should the prisoner con p