East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-02-04
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by the men in saving their way out
of the coop was dropped in the
court room. 1t was discovered this
morning by Miss Grace A. Gillian,
county treasurer when she with Il
number of other curious county Off
lcials was looking over the scene of
the escape. How Berry and Boyce
lsecured this saw is one angle of the
case which the sheriff's office would
like to know.
| Tried to Hide.
/ The pair of men acted in man.
ner which aroused the suspicious of
Deputy Sheriff Dave Lavender yes
Iterday evening When he appeared
! to lock the prisoners in their various
cells and 'coops" Berry and Boyce
hid. He missed them in making his
check and found them hiding in the
bath room. That the pair had
thought they possibly might be able
to keep out of the coop" for the
might and thus save themselves the
trouble and labor of saving through
the bars is the belief of members
lof the sheriffs force. Lavender
found them, however, and on search
ing them, he found they possessed
Il heavy case knife. After this was
taken from them, they were then
locked in the cell with several other
men for the night.
The charges against the men are
larceny from a dwelling. They were
arrested following some quick work
in which members of the sheriffs
force and Special agents of the o.
| IW. r. & N. co-operated The ar
rest was made January 13. The men
are said to have confessed and aided
the officers in returning the loot to
some of the houses from which it
| had been taken. They told the Off
cials that this was their first Of
! fense, the authorities report, and
were seeking clemency. Later, how
lever, it was discovered that the men
. had been in trouble before. They
Iwere wanted at Baker.
Berry "Socicty Bandit"
Berry, who gave the alias of
lCharlton when he was arrested, Is
known in Portland as the society
bandit" This appelation clings to
him as the result of an attack made
by him on an aged pawn broker in
Portland several months since. For
this escapade, he was committed TO
the state hospital for the insane.
Local reports are to the effect that
la Portland woman was responsible
for aid which finally resulted i'll him
getting out of the hospital. He was
lgiven his freedom on condition that
he go to sea, but he did not like
|the' briny very well and turned up
later in San Francisco. From there
The went to Salt Lake and then oack
toward Portland in leisurely stages
4 fBoycc is q Salt Lake man, according
| ito information of the officials.
The men appeared before Judge
/ EG. w. Phelps yesterday and were
/ Earraigned on charges of larceny from
la dwelling. They were to have ap'
/ peared before the court again this
kllmorning at 10 O'Clock to enter theil
Ipleas, but when that time arrived
Itheir places were vacant.
| Delivery Easily Made.
That the recommendation of tht
grand jury that the Jail should b'
strengthened was not at all amiss II
lponted out by members of the sher
EIiffs- force. The county strong hous'
Ifor housing prisoners is very inse
/ cure, members of the force assert
i Indications are that the delivery wa
made with comparative ease. DE
I Iputy Sheriff Dave Lavender wa
asleep in the jury room which
: across the hall from the circuit cour
+ room, and Sheriff Zoeth Houser wa
| asleep in his back office. The hou
of escape was between and
| o'clock. according to information sc
cured from prisoners. Some Of Ber
I RVS and Boyce's fellow prisoners ad
mitted that they could have escape
| too, If they had desired as the nois
I caused by the battering on the cell
ling awakened them.
| This is the first county jail deliN
| cry since the break by five men
l July, 1920, when Sheriff Til Taylc
! was murdered. kilograms and Ion
| distance calls have been made ]
I every direction in an effort to appr'
! hend the prisoners. and confidence
expressed by the cheriff's office thi
they will be secured.
Wore Brown Suits.
Both of the men are thought
| have worn brown suits when th'
| left the Jail. Berry is % years oil
! is five feet eight inches tall. /
| wore a black hat. top telescope
| low tan shoes, light shirt, and kr
! necktie. He has black hair al
black eyes.
I Boyce is the larger OF the pa
| and stands five feet II inches
height. He weighs 162 pounds. hi
brown hair and blue eyes md wo
! sideburns when he left here. l
wore a dark overcoat. crushed clio
that. light shirt and low shoes, bla'
in color.
The officers entertain the theo
that the pair may have separated a
tier their escape and gone In opp
! site directions. 1t is also believ
THAT the men may be in hiding cor
y a.4a