| Show Woodsman Kills Hermit Wanted f for r Murder NEVADA CITY Cal Nov 18 UP The UP-The The massive body of William Villiam Ebaugh legendary hermit of the Sierra ills foothills and a fugitive from justice for more than 10 months awaited a purely I formal inquest Saturday as authorities said his slayer marksman-slayer ought to get a medal Ebaugh bearded year old suspected murderer of a south Pacific war veteran was shot and killed Friday by Irwin Davis quiet unassuming woodsman who discovered the fugitive in an abandoned abandoned abandoned aban aban- summer cabin in the tho White WhiteCloud WhiteCloud Cloud recreation area of or the Tahoe II na national forest Deputy Coroner H. H M. M Edwards said Ebaugh apparently was killed instantly by a n single bullet through the heart from Davis powered high-powered hunting rifle Ebaugh against whom the worst previous accusations were cattle rustling and the rape of ot a woman he purchased from her husband for 20 was wanted for the murder a month ago of Henry Lewis ex- ex service man Davis fold Deputy Sheriff William William Wil Wil- liam Woods he ho heard someone someone near his cabin three days ago and later noticed smoke coming from the chimney of the abandoned cabin while he hc was out for a walk with his wife and child Friday morning he returned to the cab cabin n armed with a 40 I Krag Jorgensen rifle Davis said He lay In wait walt on the snow cov ered ground until the hermit came out of the cabin barefooted and clad in blue jeans and a shirt The year old woodsman said he was certain of or Ebaugh's Identity and allowed him to go back into the cabin The Tile second time Ebaugh left his refuge Davis challenged him The hermit started to run Davis said and he fired once Most of the residents at least tolerated the hermit who occasionally occasionally occasionally occa occa- came to the outskirts of ot the town bellowing love songs through a megaphone The tolerant attitude of the ranchers changed after the popular Lewis was found fatally shot at atthe atthe atthe the entrance of an abandoned mine tunnel Oct 16 It was believed Ebaugh shot the veteran to prevent disclosure of ot his whereabouts Ebaugh had no record of crimInal criminal criminal crim crim- inal convictions although he twice was tried for rape In 1937 he was acquitted of ot raping and mistreating mistreating mis- mis treating Mrs Ray Dalama whom he ho allegedly held captive in his cabin four months after purchasing purchasing purchasing pur pur- chasing her from her husband He once broke another womans woman's ribs by hugging her too tightly I |
