In the scorching autumn of 1907, Pendleton, Oregon, was shaken to its core by the tragic demise of J.L. Beckhusen, a respected horse dealer who took his own life in a desperate bid to escape the suffocating grip of business woes. On a chilly Tuesday morning, November 26th, Cress Sturgis, manager of the local high school football team, stumbled upon Beckhusen’s lifeless body dangling from a beam in the grand stand of the baseball grounds.
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Key Facts
- State: Oregon
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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