Show Oregon's Ex Ex Governor Challenges Officials Off To Put on Man Hunt PORTLAND Ore Aug 15 AP Oswald ld West former governor go of ot Oregon Oregon- Oregon today Issued a challenge to Governor Walter M. M Pierce and Warden Dalrymple of the state penitentiary for the three to enter Drift Creek canyon canon where posse posse- men believe three escaped convicts are arc in hiding West's challenge West's challenge was a sequel to toa toa toa a statement recently published In which he criticized th the warden In connection with the th escape o of the prisoners Wednesday night when two guards and another escaping convict were killed Governor Pierce Piece defended the warden against Vests West's attack West's Vests challenge was as I follows Around the rim of ot the canyon are several score of or men and boys r 1 of or the guard ordered to keep the murderers surrounded They may shortly be order ordered d to ent enter r the tho can can- yon Some of ot them Uk likely ly will be shot Now ow here Is my proposal to the I governor I asked him and and Dalrymple to meet me at the Pratum school house tomorrow or Monday morning at 6 Each will arm himself with a arWe rifle or 01 revolver re as he sees fit I Ishall Ishall shall station myself in the center with the governor and Dalrymple I will proceed ahead of ot them the fifty yards We Ve will scour this canyon thoroughly or at least for three days das l If we do not find the convicts Continued o on rage page 6 I i i I GOVERNOR EX-GOVERNOR OFFERS T TO 0 PUT ON MAN HUNT Continued from Ironi page 1 sooner sooner Each man will take a 1 blan blanket lan ket het with some supplies SALEM 1 Ore Aug 15 15 AP AI AP- AP Dus Dusk tonight ushered In the fourth night nigh of of search by posses for the three convicts who escaped from the penitentiary Wednesday night The convicts are believed to be in ina ina ina a a cany canyon n In the brush l land nd nine miles east of or here but admit that so far as any proof has been offered Tom Murray Ellsworth ElIsworth Ells Ells- worth Kelly and James Willos might be miles mile away Funeral services were held today for the two guards wh who were killed Wednesday night when the three convicts ma made a e a the f escape and when Oregon Bert Jones lost his life while leading the others in the dash for fr freedom edom Lute Savage age wounded veteran guard said today today- he was eating when the shooting started He He went t to th the scene unarmed SeeIng Seeing Seeing See- See ing Guard Holman come to the foot of the tower b by way of Qt an inside stairway he k knew ew that the trap trapdoor trapdoor trapdoor door In tn the tower was open and he sought to gain aon admission and a rifle He was shot in this at at- at tempt Hope that Savage might be able to tell which of the three convicts murdered Holman was dispelled when Savage said he became deathly death- death ly sick after being shot and p pic pid not not t see seo e th the shooting sh ot g James Nesmith turnkey was was' still still still-In in a serious as a result of be being beIng belag be- be ing lag felled with a heavy brass cus CUs- |