Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-09-28 | Page 1 | Convict Kills Oregon Prison Superintendent

I CONVICT KILLS IllS OREGON PRISON SUPERINTENDENT Escapes From Penitentiary and Wounds Jefferson City Marshal t Salem Ore Sept 27 i Harry Minto superintendent of tho the Oregon Oroon state stat penitentiary was shot and killed b by Otto Hooker an escaped convict late lato oto tonight ht An hour before Superintendent Minto was as killed cl City hal Marichal J. J 1 J. J Benson DeMon of ot Jefferson was shot b by Hooker who escaped front from th the penitentiary this afternoon aft aft- Benson Is In a n critical con cun- dillon looker Hooker appeared In lii Jefferson Jetterson after Superintendent lied hud been bemi thero there for him fo- fo about an nn hour hOHr him b the The marshal recognized by description given hen an 1 attempted to ar arrest arrest arrest ar- ar rest Hool Hooker cr The Time convict con grabbed s gun Jun an and hot liot hIm him while the tho two men men inca were scuffling hooker mode made his lis i If cape and amii started towArd r Albany I b t 11 liMo MInto anI and party part were speeding n Hooker was wall ln an aim Indeterminate I sentence for burglary burlar