NEWSPAPERS: Death of Frank Ellis, Jackson County, Oregon *************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with United States Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by noncommercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *************************************************************************** Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Elizabeth Corethers 14 Feb 2003 *************************************************************************** Jacksonville (Oregon) Post, Saturday, 7 Aug 1909, p. 1 ACCIDENT IN CAVE Frank Ellis killed in Marble Halls wife remains in dark with body. Frank Ellis, a young druggist of Grant's Pass, was shot and almost instantly killed while exploring the Josephine county caves near Williams, Sunday. The report sent out from Grant's Pass is as follows: Frank Ellis and bride of two months and Arthur Vineyard and bride of a week, went to the Oregon Caves a few days ago for an outing, in exploring the caves Sunday Ellis was in the lead and on going up an incline passage from No. 2 to No. 3 chamber, he slipped, discharging an automatic revolver which struck him in the eye, spattering his brain against the wall. Vineyard and wife left Mrs. Ellis with the dead body of her husband for four hours, while they went to secure assistance and telephone to Grant's Pass for the coroner and physician. Some blame is attached to Vineyard for having left the wife alone at such a time. But the real motive has not been learned. It is reported that both Ellis and Vineyard had heard stories of there being some bad men in the vicinity of the caves, and prepared themselves with revolvers in case they should verify this on going in. This would account for Vineyard's hasty exit, and the lone vigil of Mrs. Ellis with her dead husband in the darkness of the caves for so long.