Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-22
SHERIFF kendall
AND MINISTER OF.
ALBANY ARE SLAIN

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still first and then he and Rev.
Mr.. Healy went into the house
The sheriff talked to West a few
minutes in room where only the
three men were present. Then
Sheriff Kendall and Rev. MI.
Healy left the house, presumably
for the purpose of destroying the
still.
Two Shots Fired.
Vests wife and Mrs. Harry De
Atley, his niece, who we're at the
farm house, heard the aged ranch
er mutter something about not de-
stroying the still, and saw him
pick up big caliber rifle. Both
the woman argued with him for a
few moments not to take the gun
out of the house, fearing there
would be trouble.
West stepped out with the gun
and soon afterward two shots, a
very short distance apart, were
heard. At the time he was shot
sheriff Kendall was coming
through a gate from stock yart
into the yard surrounding the res
.dence. He fired no shot and ap
parentIy did not draw q gun a
all.
SO far as could be learned, Wes
shot him without saying word
Rev. Mr.. Healy apparently wa
standing in the yard some dis
tance from the sheriff when Wes
shot. He started to run and hat
reached the lane in front of th'
house, which leads from the coun
ty road to the West house, wheI
the moonshiner fired again. Rev
Mr.. Healy fell in the road, sho
dead. ~
Death Believed instantaneous.
Though. it Is not known posi-
lively, there is every indication
that both men died instantly.
Both Mr.. De Atley, who went t
the West farm later, and Mrs. d
Alley said apparently Sheriff Ken
dali never moved after he fel
though neither went very close t
the body. Mrs. De Atley saw tn
minister fall and said he neve
tried to get up.
After the shooting West wen
back into the house. After a con
siderable time Mrs. West tele
phoned to the Bonar store 4
Plainview and advised Mrs. Bona
OF the killing and asked that wor
be sent to Mr.. De Atley, who wa
working in a nearby field, the
went to the house.
Slayer Is Calm.
He said that West was absolute
ly calm, that he sat with his riff
in hand and said he would neve
leave the place. He said he woul
not modest the coroner If he cam
alone for the bodies, but that n
one else could come on the place
Because West, who had been
hunter and trapper for man
years, is dead shot with a rifle
other officers advised Corone
Fisher not to go on the place un
til communication could be estat
lished, fearing West might mis-
take him for an arresting office
and kill him,
West told De Atley to make
plain to the officers that his wit
had nothing to do with the kill
ing. This seeme,- to be the onl
thing worrying him. De Atle
thought that West would kill hin
self before he would be taken.
West asked Do Atley to sta
with him, but the latter refuse
and took his wife and two chi
dren and left the place and wer
to Plainview. West insisted thu
his wife stay with him.
Word of the shooting did M
reach Albany until o'clock.
DlSLIlCt AtbOlIldy A4GWCAAlhb I'll
Coroner Fisher left for Plainvie
at once. When they found thi
West was barricaded in his hon
the former telephoned to Deput
Sheriff Hume at Brownsville
bring a posse from there. In Il
meantime news of the TRACED
reached this city and parties
men formed and by o'clock qui
q crowd had gathered at Plat
view. District Attorney LewelliI
ordered the posse to surround u
house to prevent Vests escape t
Aight, but advised caution to pr
vent further bloodshed.
Few Details Given.
Mrs. De Atley, the only grow
person on the farm at the time
the shooting, and who has left
talked freely to newspaper me
but could give few details. 81
heard none of the eonversatiC
FxDlaincH HowE EnlarOn