The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-08-18

acter was at large near the Fred
Schreiber farm in the vicinity OF
Mockonema. A man had called at
the Schreiber residence and asked
Tor something TO eat. He took a shot
at dog which barked at him. Ii
was Immediately suspicioned that
the man was the one wanted in Col
lax Tor murder the previous night.
The chase began at once.
Frank Freeman's heading crew
joined the posse. The fugitive hiked
across the fields popping at his pur-
suers with his little lver Johnson. A
man on horseback with a Winchester
clrcled in front, header bed loaded
with harvest hands armed with a
rifle, shot gun and other arms and
drawn by four big horses dashed
through the fields in pursuit. A
little farther back in the chase was
Lee Hubbard's header box contain
ing Deputies Eastep and Ritz and
Special Deputy Charles LaRue, who
had gone out in an automobile and
arrived on the scene a few minutes
e.
Many shots We're exchanged but no
one was hit and the murderer did
not give up until overtaken by the
dig wagon and found himself cover
ed with Winchester. The capture
was made about a mile east of Dia-
mond.
Coming back to town in the auto
mobile the captured man admitted
the shooting and inquired where he
hit the old man. When told that the
bullet entered below the stomach he
said, Il thought l hit him higher
up" He also said that he did not
intend to hit the big fellow outside
meaning Cole). He told of going
up the O.-W. r. & n. track towards
the Crest Immediately after the
shooting in the saloon and how he
mad laid down in the bushes while
the switch engine passed with a
searching party. Stopping to get
something to eat and shooting at the
dog, he said, was where he made a
fool of himself
Carl Weems is the name given bv
the captured murderer. He said he
had been in Colfax eight or nine
years ago and was we'll acquainted
with the country around here He is
slight built, stoop shOuldered fell
low and gives his age as 26 Accord
ing to the story of his life which he
is very free to tell, he was born when
his father was 64 years of age. His
early education was neglected and
he is able to read and write only TO
limited extent. His memory, how
ever, is wonderful and he can give
detailed descriptions with names and
dates of places where he has worked.
He told the same story without vari-
alton to several different people He
claims to have worked for Link
Blaine in 1903
When searched his pockets were
bulging with S4335, all in silver.
The amount taken from the cash
register was supposed to be about
$40. He claimed to have worked on
the hOe-dOwn with the Adams rig at
EndicOtt for five days, but was let
out Sunday morning and came to
COlfax that night. When he arrived
here he had $14. In reply to the
question if he had been drinking
when he robbed the saloon, he said
he had been drinking some all day
| but was not drunk.
Trembling like a leaf Weems was
glad to get behind the prison bars
for it gave him a good scare when
someone shouted, Get a rope" as he
was being taken from the automobile
to the Jail.
When Weems was arranged before
Judge Neil Wednesday forenoon
he was dressed in his old black shirt
and blue overalls. His black coat
one pocket containing a handful OF
cartridges was left in the sheriff s
Office
After the information charging
first degree murder was read by
Prosecuting Attorney Paul Pattison
the prisoner was asked IL he wanted
an attorney and stated that he did
The case was continued to 2 o'clock
The defendant had no means for
his own defense and Attorneys U. L.
Ettinger and G. F. Voorhees, were
appointed by the court to look after
the interests of the prisoner. He is
TO be taken before the court to plead
at o'clock Saturday morning.