East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-06-05
DALE llAINTAINs NNooENCE.
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] flckett OF PILOT ROCK, mad surround
ed the house two hours or more be-
fore Sheriff Taylor arrived on the
soene They knew he was in the
house, his wife having told them that
he was still in bed and drunk. While
watching the house. Frank Michael
one Of the members, saw him momer-
tarily through the window as he arose
to get a drink
There is no question but that Dale
knew that armed men were without
long before the sheriff arrived. He
had several dogs which raised a
great commotien when the posse ar
rived.
When Sheriff Taylor rode over the
hill horseback with two others and
| Joined the force about the house he
did not hesitate. He walked straight
to the door though all the way he was
directly in line with an open window.
While approaching he caught sight
OF moving object behind the cur
tains. As he stopped to crawl under
wire fence around the house, the
dogs began barking vicously. Within
few feet Of the door, the sheriff
called to Dale by name and asked him
If the dogs would bite. mo. they
wont bite" was the answer, come
on i'm, When the officer pushed
open the door and entered, Dale had
crawled back in bed. A 30-30 rifle
stood at the head of the bed within
reach but Dale made not effort to
secure it, Taylor walked over and
set the gun aside, telling Dale to get
up.
What's the matter, what do you
want of me? ?" he asked. The sheriff
| answered that there had been some
kind of a crime committed down at
Ogilvies and that It was thought he
might know something about it. He
was not told at the time that he was
suspected of having shot the old
couple.
When dressed. he was started back
to the Ogilvie ranch, Sheriff Taylor
and Constable Newcombe walking on
either side and supporting him. The
remainder Of the posse rode on ahead
Sheriff Taylor questioned him on the
way down. At first he denied having
gone home by way of the Ogilvie, ranch
but later admitted it when reminded
that Stubblefield had met him. The
sheriff asked him if he had had a
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Asked what he had done with it. he
| searched his pockets and declared he
didn't know Further inquiry would
only result in drunken responses such
as What a you trying to hand me.
never killed anybody"
After he had been given some milk
to counteract the alcohol, he was
placed in the sheriff's auto and
brought directly to Pilot Rock. Re-
ports that mob had gathered in
that town to intercept and lynch him
are unfounded. There were a good
many people on the streets curious
and excited but no violence was Of
| fered. A stop was made for several
minutes before he was brought on to
Pendleton.
Today Dale seems impressed with
the gravity of the charges against
him He formerly lived at Dallas,
Oregon, and Attorney Butler of Free
water, who knew him in Dallas. is
coming down today to talk with him.
Coroner Held Inquest.
Upon arrival at the Ogilvie rarch
Coroner Brown took charge of the
! body of Mrs. Ogllvie which was lying
! face down upon the back porch just
as it had fallen. An examination
showed that the bullet had entered
the left breast just under the arm.
The six men, who had not gone with
the posse, NJ. T. Baker, Ford Wright
NJ d. Orange, Oliver Knots. w. A.
Gillian and c. N. Hemphill, were
sworn as jury to make a formal ex-
animation Upon the strength of the
statement written by Mr.. Ogilvie dur
ing the night, they signed a verdict
to the effect that MRS. Katherine
ogilvie had come to her death by a
gunshot wound inflicted by a gun in
the hands of Lee Dale"
The body was then placed on a
stretcher and tied upon the auto of
Mr. Orange and conveyed to Pilot
Rock. All this was accomplished
while Sheriff Taylor was gone to
make the arrest
One of the most pathetic features
of the whole affair was the presence
of Mrs. Dale, young wife of the ac-
cused man. She was most visibly
shocked when told of the tragedy and
of the suspicion against her susband.
All during the day she sat on the
hillside near the Ogilvie ranch while
armed men came and went. Efforts
were made by friends to take her
away but she steadfastly refused. She
declared she would stay at the home
stead alone. Her married life has
been a troublesome one. according to
friends, because of her husbands ad-
diction to strong drink but she had
become more hopeful since he had
taken up the homestead.
On every hand are heard praises
of the foresight and courage of the
murdered man in writing down
statement while suffering great ag-
ony from his wound. Thinking he
would not live to tell of the affair, he
had written down a statement on a
calendar But for that, had he died
during the night, suspicion might
have fallen uDon an tunocent Dpr-