Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-26
Murder Of
Til Taylor
PartofPlar,

ana Neil Hart, prisoner who
escaped from the Umatilla county
jail here yesterday when Sheriff
4. d. Taylor was shot killed;
are reported to be surrounded in
wheat field five miles south
west Of Pendleton. Armed men
were rushed to the scene when
the home " rancher was report
ted robbed. A reward OF $1,000
for the escaped prisoners, dead
or alive, has been offered by the
city of Pcndlet0n.
Pendleton. Or. July 2s.-Albert
Lindgren, one Of the five men who
escaped from the county Jail nero
yesterday when Sheriff D. r. Taylor
of Umatilla county was shot and kill
ed, was captured by posse early
today at Cayuse. twenty miles east OF
Lindgren declares he LEFT
the jail before Sheriff Taylor was
killd. n a 'A{'-l 4
According to Lindgren the prison.
ers had been plotting the break for
several days and to members of the
posse he is declared to have said the
killing Of Sheriff Taylor was plan
ned to take place during the escape
Of the men.
800 Men: on Trail
The other escaped prisoners, in,
Neal Harl. half breed Indian
who Is alleged to have shot Sheriff
Taylor, are believed to be in hiding
in wood country east of Pendletou.
A posse of about three hundred men
on horseback and in automobiles, is
taking up every clue.
Two horses are reported to have
been stolen from asranch east Of here
and belief is held by officials that
these were taken by the escaped pri !,
oners still at large.
Pendletown. Ore, July 26.-T. d.
Taylor, sheriff of Umatilla county,
was shot thru the breast and fatally
here Sunday afternoon when
six of seven prisoners confined in the
county Jail made their escape. Sheriff
Taylor died at 6:1o P. M. four hours
later. MI:
Posses were formed Immediately at
and at nearly points and
towns and took up the trail of the
outlaws. e
One prisoner, Robert Jeffries, re-
mained in the jail and took no part
in the break.
The prisoners who escaped were:
Neil Hart, Indian. Naged %, held In
Jail after duel with Taylor and Dep
uty Sheriff Marin in the hills near
Reith last week. and who faced
charges of grand larceny and attemp.
to kill; Jim Owens, Indian. aged ss.
caught with Hart; Jack Rathie, %
years old, held on robbery charges;
Albert Lindgren. alleged check raiser;
Patterson and Lewis Ander.
son, held on bad-check charges. All
action.
Deputy Sheriff Overpowered
The prisoners first overpovered
Jake Marin, a deputy sheriff. who
had entered the cell to carry them
their dinner. The break was made at
1:55 P. M.
Then, led by Hart, the Indian, the
prisoners made their way to the sher-
ifs office and began a search for
guns and ammunition.
Hart evidently obtained rifle whic,.
he loaded and, accompanied by two
Of the other prisoners. left Taylor's
office. :
Taylor and Guy Wyrick, a friend,
we're lust entering the sheriff's office
when they saw Owens and Paterson
the drawers in the search
for ammunition. They rushed the
prisoners and Taylor thew owens
down. Wyrick oyerpowered Patter-
son.
Sheriff Taylor Is Shot
Then Hart entered the Office with
the loaded rifle and shot Taylor. he
hen commanded Wyrick to stand up
and release Paterson or get a dose
IF lead, too. Wyrick obeyed. They
placed Taylor on couch. Hart was
,bout to shoot Taylor again because
he would not tell where the ammu-
,ition was hidden. Wyrick beggeo
Hart not to fire again and was nnally
allowed to get some water for Taylor.
Hart then became more abusive ana
gain threatened to shoot the pair.
rhen Taylor pointing to his desk and
= the drawer which contained the
said, "All right, take the
and get out
Immediately after they optaiheo
he guns, the prisoners fled from the
building. They then made their way
a the O.-W. R &eN. railway tracks
where they boarded an eastpoun'
freight train. They. kept under cover
long the railway tracks until the
rain passed and then boarded IL JUST
outside the city limits.
Train Ridden -Four Miles
The fugitiyes rode the train for four
,,ilas getting off Mission sta'ioh.
Tron, there they fled into the TIMBER
A. soon as the. news of the Jaii-
,raak had been made known every
-bodied man in Pendleton was
,rossad into service and posses were
a,t out in pursuit of the fugitives-
word of where the outlaws haa leit
ta +rain was brought to Penateloii
,.,,r after the escape by members
. .he crew of westbound freight Tram
1886. O.. ,,,va
...tarsd L.ndgren was reported py
small boy to have been seen run
ling up Wade hill. southwest %
,andleton. alone. The other liVe inch
rere still thought to be in the "oo't4
lear Mission. a,,5
Tav1or. although mortally woundea,
.,sed freely to relatives and frienas
'.,r;,y the first hour after he was
80 ua said: "yyell. this is corKer-
cor, conId have shot the dirty cur eneTn,
NO Owens). but he got me all rishl.
was given Taylor. but nc /
ever rallied enough to have cnance-
~ bnIIet cut the jugular vein ano
-teries leading to his neck His wiie
- onlv. son were at the oedsi7e