Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-11-14
POSSE STRIKES
TURNOW'S TRAIL
Outlaw and Alleged Murder
er's Camp Is Found -
Sheriff Is Busy
HOME IN HOLLOW STUMP
Deputies Now on Watch =
Revolver Shells Of Leuger
Are Found

Seven men. we'll armed, are patient
ly waiting the return to his crude
camp of John Tornow. the . outlaw
and alleged slayer of the Bauer
twins and Deputies Colin Mckenzie
and A. V. Elmer Last nights long
and strenuous vigil brought no re-
suits but still every passage way to
the big cedar stump, Tornow's home
is guarded. Whether the accused
murderer's woodcraft cunning has
warned him of the approach of enc
mics, is not known. He may be
miles from the spot where the dep
uties wait in Misunderstanding with
all possible speed to his former
haunts in the upper Wynooche, near
where the dead bodies of the two mur.
dered deputies were found. More
deaths may result as an attempt to
solve the trouble, yet Sheriff Ed
Payette is determined. he says to ad
vance every effort regardless OF
risks to capture the outlaw. The
sheriff returned to Aberdeen yesterday
morning. and will probably return to
day. The posse is within six miles
OF a Lel0pHOHe.
Ranchers Find Camp.
While in search for a lost cow. w
Schultsky, rancher living about four
miles up the Satsop from the old Tor
now home, together with his two sons
found a hollow stump in the deep
brush. They also saw a rifle leaning
against the stump. Using every pre-.
caution the men advanced until they
were within short distance of the
stump, but no signs of life were ap-
parent. This was on Thursday, but
It was not until Sunday morning that
the story was repeated by the father
to Sheriff Payette. The sheriff i'm
mediately got together posse of
seven men and the same afternoon
started on their quest. Since Mon
day morning the posse has been
watching the cache. In the stump was
found the carcass of COW. and
the animal is believed to be the COW
lost by Schultsky Examination OF
the carcass showed that it has been
recently killed. probably a day or twn
before the camp was discovered by the
ranchers and his sons Further proof
that the inhabitant of the crude camp
which was covered with slabs to pro
tect from the rain, is or was Tornow
is shown by the fact that Leueer
revolver cartridge was found near the
stump. Mckenzie carried a Leuger
gun when murdered, and the weapon
was one of the articles of plunder
taken by the murderer But few
Leuger guns are known to be used
in this district
"There is but little doubt in my
mind but that the man we are seek
ing is Tornow," said Sheriff Payette
last night" When the posse reached
the camp we found it about as re-
ported to us by Schultsky, the blanket
and rifle reported by him to be lean.
ing against the stump were gone.
"In the camp we found a quantity
of apples and potatoes together with
the meat Some of this had been smok-
ed for about two days We believed
that number of articles had been
hid, but owing to the heavy storm It
/ was difficult lor us to work. While
! lying in wait for TOrnow we heard a
number of shots which we judged
were about a mile distant.
"In hunting around we found a
piece of clothing which | am sure was
! at one time part of McKenZies coat
1t was of a dark brown color and
matched the clothing worn by
Mckenzie"