East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-13
REWARD OFFEREDF FOR
CAPTURE OF SLAYER
JOURNAL AND OTHERS
SUBSCRIBE S177O
Five Hundred Dollars of This Amount
Will BE Paid for Information Lead
ing to Capture of the Murderer of
Hill Family. 10y.

To encourage the bringing to light
the arrest of the murderer of Will
liam Hill, Ruth Cowing Hill and her
two little children near Ardenwald,
Friday morning, The Journal, with
the aid of a number of public spirited
citizens. has collected a cash reward
of $1770. says that publication.
a portion of this money-$500-
will be paid for information that
leads to the capture OF the maniac
who killed the Hill family. while the
remainder will begpaid to those who
/ capture him.
The danger to the pubic, which eX
/ lists while this murderer is at large
! and liable at any time to attempt a
! repetition Of the atrocious murders
! of Friday morning, as well as the
| character of those crimes has led the
Journal to offer $500 itsefr and to
/ collect $1270 additional for the pro-
lection of the people of oregon.
1t is expected the amount of the
rewards offered for the murderers
/
wishing to subscribe to this fund are
requested to send their names and
either cash or check to the Journal
in which contributions will be ac-
| Enowledged.
The purpose of the Journal in maxi
ing a portion of the reward payable
for information leading to the arrest
/ of the murderer is to encourage any
one who may have observed suspic-
/ ious circumstances possibly connect
| ed with the crimes, to furnish such
/ information, under guarantee of pro-
lection.
The $40 collected by the jour
. nal, together with the $1,000 offered
/ by the state of oregon through sGov-
/ ernor West, makes a total of $2710
now posted for the capture of the
murderer of the Hills.
All of those who have contributed
to the fund have expressed their hor-
ror at the crimes committed and their
desire to aid in every way in the cap
ture of the man responsible for them.
Most Terrible of Crimes.
j. u. Finley, one of the contribut-
ors, who as coroner of Multnomah
county, has had long experience
with every kind of murder case, said
that in his experience, he had never
come across so terrible a crime. Cen
eral Manager Papst of the Portland
Gas Il Coke Co, expressed his horror
at the affair and the desire of him
self and his company that the offend
ed be captured and society be pro-
tected against him.
Senator Selling, Mr.. Jacobs, Mr.
Wemme, Mr.. Whittenberg and all the
other contributors to the fund e.
pressed their desire to do anything
possible to capture the man respon-
The offers of reward by the Jour
nal are made with the understanding
that none of the suspects now under
arrest is proven to be the man who
, murdered the Hills. There are tive
suspects today, though early this af'
ternoon indications were tina neither
will be connected with this particular
case. Both are thought To be dement,
ed.
Suspect Is Silent.
The Oregon City suspect wa'
brought to Portland this morning ant
taken by Sheriff Mas of Clackama
county, Sheriff stevens and Deput!
Sheriff Archie Leonard to Ardenwal'
and to the cabin where the Hills wer'
. killed. hoping this experiment ma,
Z force the man to break the rigid 81
g lence hehas maintained since his ar
l rest near Milwaukee Saturday morn
ing. In spite of every effort made t.
induce him to speak, he has refused
to utter a syllable since his arrest
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