Private manhunt ended with cold-blooded, jury-approved murder

Published: May 4, 2020, 2 p.m.

John Bowlsby stalked his wife's alleged paramour from North Bend to Portland, a heavy .44 revolver in his pocket. He caught up with him on a steamboat in Astoria, stealthily shot him from the shadows, and a few months later walked free. (North Bend, Coos County; 1907) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1509a.bowlsby-jennings-UnLaw-355.html)