Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-08
EARHART SHOOTS
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,e was there surrounded the build.

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Deputy sheriff and citizen shot.
Earbart at this time was fully
so yards from the warehouses ID
his hiding place on the hillside.
In scouting around the building,
Joe Beasley came in plain sight in
the moonlight) Of Earhart, who
opened fire with his shotgun at q
distance of about 80 yards. Beas-
ley received charge Of shot in the
face and quickly turning around he
received another shot in the back.
Beasley commenced 10 call for help
and Deputy Sheriff Walter Cason
ran to his assistance. The officer
as soon as he appeared also received
shot in the back and another IN
the legs.
The posse then began to get to
safer distance from the ever ready
shotgun and waited for daylight
which soon appeared. At the first
streaks of dawn Earhart's hiding
place was located and the posse be-
gan to surround him.
Earhart Surrenders.
Seeing that his case was hopeless,
Earhart came out and commenced
to beg and cry for mercy, but still
held to his gun and walked toward
the warehouse. Near the ware
house he came onto other members
of the posse who ordered him to
surrender, failing to obey the COM
mand another wolley was fired when
Earhart surrendered.
Ia the shooting, E T. Perkins,
postmaster at lone, was slightly
wounded in the foot with shot from
Earhart's gun, and Charles Ritchie
also was slightly wounded In the
leg.
When captured it was found that
E4rhart was also slightly wounded.
He was grazed in the small of the
back with u rife ball. After the
wound was dressed by DR.. Chick,
Earhart was started for Heppner.
Messenger Sent Tor sheriff.
During the height of the battle
messenger was sent to Heppner
for Sheriff Shut. Upon receiving
the word, the sheriff and DR.. kist-
ner, in the Doctors automobile,
started for lone.
Heavily armed and making 30
mile clip to Lexington, the officer
and physician met the officers in
charge of Esrhart. He was brought
to this city aud landed in the coun-
ty Jail.
Buildings Puncturea.
1t is said that the buildings on
the north side of Main street and
the warehouses are punctured with
bullets in more than so different
places.
When Earhsrt was making his
run 1t is said that he ran close to
an old mare that was tied and the
animal hearing the cannonading
got scared and commenced to jump.
The posse taking the much fright
ened maze for the fugitive let drive
a volley. The only injury that the
old mare experienced was q verv
bad scare.
Earhars is Silent
When seen by Gazette repre-
sentative at the Morrow county
Jail yesterday morning Earhart had
nothing to say. "No statement,
nothing to say at this time," was
the only statement that he had.
Escue Is Recovering.
w. II. Escue. who was at first
thought to be fatally SHOT, is re-
covering and has good chance to
pull through. Mr.. Escue is resi-
dent of Portland. He is a man
about GO years of age. He came
to lone with the intention of work
ing through harvest. He was shot
with rifle, the ball striking him
in the shoulder and ranging down.
ward through the lung.
Out of Pen short Time.
For former gun play at lone
Earhart was sent to the penlten-
tiary. After serving eight months
of two years sentence he was
pardoned conditionally by Cover