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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. SATURDAY. MAY 15, 1909. 11 f WIFE'S MOTHER IS BLAMED BY YOUTH William Longueman Says He Tried to End Life Because of Her Meddling. TELLS STORY IN COURT Unhappy. Husband Must Go to Jail Because Justice Olson Fears He Will Kill Mrs. Sylvia Brown, Who Followed Couple Here. Breaking Into choking sobs while on trial In the Justice Court yesterday after noon for mistreating his 16-year-old wife. William Longueman, a young sawmill employe, charged that the whole causa of his domestic unhapplness lay in the meddling of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Syl via Brown, of Los Angeles. Despairing of getting his wife from the disastrous In fluence of her mother, young Longueman told frankly of having tried to end his life by swallowing 12 capsules of carboMc acid last Monday night. But his wife called a doctor hurriedly and emetics were applied successfully. The mere fact that he caressed his girl wife roughly, while in a playful mood, was the sole basis of the action against Longueman. He swore from the witness stand that he wouldn't mistreat or harm his wife under any circumstances. His wife, Mrs. Maude Brown Longueman, said she believed him. He did hurt her, to be sure, last week, but she knew he didn't mean to. He was Just playing, she said, and being big and rough, hurt her. It was her mother who took the incident up and caused her to file charges. Tragedy Feared by Court. While it was plain that Longueman was the offended party rather than the of fending, Justice of the Peace Olson made a most unusual ruling in the case. He sent Longueman to Jail for fear he might harm his meddlesome mother-in-law. In face of that woman's lamentable inter ference and of the young man's desperate weariness of the meddling. Justice Olson saw the combination from which trage dies are brewed. Longueman tried to kill himself and he might next attempt to remove the cause of his grievances, the court argued. So, In view of Longue man' s frame of mind, he had him sent to the County Jail. Later, it is understood, the young man will be given his freedom. Mrs. Brown's meddling, it was shown, takes the form of attempting to separate the couple. Longueman married the girl at Los Angeles two years ago. She is how only 16, while he is 24. After they came to Portland, the perennial mother-in-law In their wake, Longueman began planning to go to another city. Mrs. Urown didn't want her daughter to go. Bhe was firm in that wish and then the Jrouble began in earnest. What looked like an effort to be rid Of the husband developed when Longue man, returning home from work, play fully bit his wife. It left a red mark. This was opening enough for Mrs. Brown. She caused his arrest and, notwithstand ing his attempt at suicide and his uncon cealed grief at the prospect of further domestio trouble, she Insisted on taking the case to trial. The charge was made openly by officials familiar with the facts in the case yesterday that exceedingly poor Judgment was exhiotted by the Dis trict Attorney's office In issuing a com plaint In the first place. Mrs. Brown, a severe appearing woman, took the witness stand to say she was afraid Longueman might injure her daughter. She said he had threatened to ' harm her. As to the biting incident, that was enough to convince her that her daughter was not in safekeeping. The (tlrl wife, following her mother on the stand, admitted that her husband bit her, but said he did It "in fun," she was sure. Longueman, a strongly-built young man, whose face bore a haunted look, broke down when he took the stand. Un able to control himself he cried In the manner of a grieving child. Youth Tells His Story. "There's nothing I wouldn't do for my wife," said he. "The thought of hurting her never came to my mind. I was merely playing when I hurt her. I am willing to be careful after this and every thing will be all right if her mother will only let us alone. She is the cause of all the trouble. She's trying to keep my wife away from ma and I don't Intend that we shall be separated. "Yes, I took 12 capsules of carbolic acid on account of all this. I was tired of it all the way I was being jobbed by Mrs. Brown. I wanted to die, but that Is past now. All 1 want is a chance to work and have my wife. I can make a good living and if my mother-in-law will keep away everything will be as it should." "In holding you, it is not for any wrong you have done," said Justice Olson, in passing on the case. "You are In no frame of mind to be turned loose. You should go to Jail for your own good for a few days in order that you may recover a normal frame of mind. Trage dies spring from Just such cases as these. There is no evidence to show that you mistreated your wife, but on account of your frame of mind towards your mother-in-law I feel it Is for the best to hold you to the grand Jury so that the facts may b made known there." COMMENDS DOG FOR BITE John Cr avail Says Victim Was Steal ing His Chickens. "When Charles A. Van Glan, a gate tender at the Morrison-street bridge, had John Cravall. of Lrents. arrested for keep ing a vicious dojr, yesterday, he paved the way for much trouble for himself. 'The dojr attacked me and hit me se verely" said Van Glan. "It is a most dangerous do to be allowed at large." "Yes, my doft bit him' frankly assent ed Cravall, when arraigned in the Jus tice Court. "But that man was trying to Ret into my chicken coop to steal my chickens." was his surprising addition to the confession. Tm glad I've got a dog that looks after the place properly. He never bites anybody on the streets' In order that witnesses might be se . cured in support of the. varying conten tions of the two men, the case was con tinued unti.1 next Tuesday afternoon. Bishop Scadding's Appointments. Bishop Charles Scadding, of the Epis copal diocese of Western Oregon, will leave thi morning for the annual offi cial visitations of the Episcopal churches in Southern Oregon. Hie appointments axe as follows: May 1 Rosatlon Sunday. moraine Grants Paaa; even Ins. Med ford May 17 Anhtand and Central Point. May 18 Roseburi . May IP Kujcenr. May so Asoenalon day. Address Colum bia Lodce on ' Freemasonry the Handmaid of Religion. " May 21 Afternoon. St. Mark's Portland rvir of benediction. May 23 Sunday after ascension, morn in. St. rvld May St)- Whitsunday, morn In, confor mation at Pro-Cart bedral ; even Inc. con firmation. All Saints. June S Meeting of board -of missions, Blshopcroft, s P. M. June 5 Annual meeting of St. Helen's Hall Alumnae. June j Trnity Sunday, McMinnville. June 7 Meeting of school board, Mr. Koltock's office. 5 M. June 8 Meeting of trustees of Episcopal fund, Btnhopcroft, 8 P. M. June 11 St. Barnabas day, address St. Helen's Hall. 9 A. M. June 13 First Sunday after Trinity. Morning, confirmation. Trinity Church; evening, confirmation, Sellwood. June 13 Quiet day for clery at Pro Cathedral. Evening, mass missionary meet ing St. David'. June 16 Twenty-first Annual Diocesan Convention at Trinity. Evening, commence ment. St. Helen's Hall. June 17 Diocesan Convention, :" A. M. till 5 P. M. Reception at BLshopcrof t, 5 till 6:30 P. M. June 18 Annual meeting of Woman's Auxiliary at St. David's. June 19 Wedding at Pro-Cathedral at 3 P. M. June 20 Second Sunday after Trinity. Preach baccalaureate sermon at State Uni versity. Eugene. Night, St. Mary's Church, Eugene. June 22 Benediction at wedding. Trinity Church Leave for Victoria. June 24 St. John Baptist. Address In ternational Clertcus at Victoria, B. C. June i7 Third Sunday after Trinity. Preach at annual conference Y. W. C. A. at Break era. Wash. June 29 St. Peter's day. Officiate Pro Cathedral. Bishop Scadding expects to spend much of the Summer with Rev. "William Hors fall In visiting the missions in Coos and Curry counties. ROSES TO BE PLENTIFUL PRESENT WEATHER INSURES MILLIONS OF BLOOMS. Rosarlang Say Clouds Now Will Hold Back Flowers Just Long Enough for Big Crop. Because of the apparently untoward weather. President Ralph W. Hoyt, of the Portland Rose Festival, has called on a large number of the loading rosarians of the city to ascertain whether the cloudy, threatening days Portland has had for the past few weeks would militate against a fine crop for the big rose carnival three weeks I.ence. He stated last night after a visit to rose gardeners, nurserymen and amateur rose fanciers that the present spell of weather was doing more to brine out an ihnmi. ant supply of roses than has been ex perienced in many years past. The buds and flowers are being held back just enough to make the first crop at its height just about Rose Festival time. "A great many people have wondered whether the protracted cold weather was going to make a short crop this season," said Mr. Hoyt last night, "but I find that most of our leading rosegrowers feel that conditions are almost ideal for the finest season of roses we have ever had. It is true that conditions do not seem to bo altogether favorable for roses just now, but there are more than three weeks for the millions of buds to burst into full bloom before we shall want them Offhand, I should say we have not had such advantageous weather conditions for our show in any former year as we have right now." PERSONALMENTION. F. E. Scotford is a guest at the Oregon Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. M. Jacob have returned from a five weeks' trip in the East and California. Miss Elsie Meyerfeld. of San Francisco, is vteiting Mrs. Mike Jacob at 141 Eigh teenth street North. Dr. W. G. Cola, State Senator from Umatilla County, is in the city for a few days on professional business. He is registered at the Imperial. E. D. Kirkpatrick, of Pendleton, is in Portland as a witness in the trial of Albert Bomson, the Umatilla Indian charged in the Federal Court with theft. Dr. J. A. Geifendorffer, a well-known physician of The Dalles, Or., who has charge of a sanatorium in that city, is ill here in St. Vincent's Hospital. Dr. Geifendorffer came to Portland for spe cial treatment last week, and will prob ably be able to return to his home soon. His illness is not regarded as serious. He is attended by Dr. Coffey. EASTERN EXCURSIONS. On June 2 and 3 the Canadian Pacific Railw.iy sells special round trip excursion tickets to St. Paul, Chicago. St. Louis. Buffalo, Toronto, New York. And all the principal' Eastern cities at very low rates. For full particulars ap ply at local office. 142 Third street, or ad dress F. R. Johnson, General Agent, Port land, Or. NOTICE TOJTHE PUBLIC. The store of McAllen & McDonnell will he closed Monday and Tuesday, May 17 and IS. to enable the sales managers "now in charge to rearrange and remark the entire stock for the great reduction sale beginning Wednesday, May 19. at 9 A. M Methodists to Build Church. FOREST GROVE. Or., May 14. (Spe cial.) At a conference of the M. E. Church of this place it was decided to erect a new church edifice to cost be tween $9000 and $10,000 on the site where the present parsonage stands. Tell your friends that we are now selling fine standard Talking Ma chines at savings of $5.75, $10, $19, $31, yes even $39 on each machine. Sale closes next Saturday. Your own selection of latest rec ords with each machine at reduced prices. Record Cabinets also are going at corresponding reductions. Pay as best suits you even if it's only $1 a week. We mean business. We need the room and want these machines and records out of the way. Eilers Piano House. KELLAHER ISTO RUN Enters Mayoralty Race as In dependent Candidate. ALBEE ALSO WILL STAY Hints That at End or Campaign One Will Withdraw In Favor of Other Are Denied Regular Forces Glad of Split in Opposition. For the third time since municipal politics began to stir last Spring, state Senator Dan Kellaher yesterday de clared most emphatically that he was in the race as an independent candi date for Mayor. Supporters of Senator Albee, who announced his independent candidacy Thursday, have been hoping that Kellaher would be good and lie down They wanted him out of the way so the anti-Simon forces might concentrate their strength on Albee. .Kellaher, however. Insists he is in the race to stay. At the same time Albee and Kellaher ar?..,?wn, to be wrm personal and political friends. There prevails more than a suspicion that either Kellaher or Albee will retire from the race be fore the June election and throw his strength to the other. It is argued that each must realize that with a divided . - , . 1 " 1 ' w" iu oimon ana with Munly in the field for the Demo- voie, mere would be but little chance of defeating the regular Re publican nominee in June. - Kellaher In to Stay. "Whv. certainly t ij , . . , ' J ixiuepenaent candidate for Mayor and have no idea i- ,r; "8 lne I1Kht. said Senator Kellaher vnntflrH .. ,,T . . .... , - - - ivb oegun t lie circulation of my nominating petitions i iiuuuiy as a candidate Just as soon as the required number of signatures have been obtained. Don't ml8take ' counting me out of this Mayoralty fight for I most as suredly am in the contest as I said I should be some time before the pri mary election was held." . Senator Kellaher would not admit he had been urged by the friends of Al- ?t.Vm,.any other sure either to quit the fight or to continue his can didacy as he had intended to do. Friends o.f Kellaher, however, take the position that he was the original in dependent candidate and if anybody is to get out of the way in the interest a .H. te PPsin to Simon, it is the other fellow and not Kellaher. Senator Albee says he has not so- daJeed iKe,1iaher t0 retire as candl aate. At the same time, friends of the latter are known to be trying to per suade Kellaher that unless the anti assembly vote can be united in sup port of some one Republican candidate, there is no possible way by which Si mon can be defeated. Simon Forces Pleased. These emissaries from the Albee camp are seeking to convince Kellaher that of the two, Albee is the stronger candidate. They base their contention on the ground that a considerable part of the strength Kellaher had been de pending on will be divided by him with Munly on one hand and with Simon on the other. Kellaher contends that he views the situation from an entirely different standpoint and that his ob servation and knowledge of the situa tion spells only Kellaher in the final result. But if both Albee and Kellaher are really in earnest in their candidacy and remain in the contest until the finish the supporters of Simon and the other candidates on the regular Republican ticket would not ask for anything bet ter. With Miinlv .i. - S. . ...... ... j B6mfi liio demo cratic vote and the anti-Simon strength divided between Albee and Kellaher, the assembly forces confidently expect a repetition in the June election of the signal victory achieved by their candi date in the primary nominating election Regular Republicans Active. In t h men nMmo a. . - --- ' oujjporierg oi the regular Republican ticket are not itj nujoe. xney are conducting the same thorough campaign, including everv nrprfnot in thA Ai 4 . - - " -.j, 1-iim.l mey am (luring the primary campaign. Early ' central committee Will tnVA tin rha wn.V - "vi ui uigjinizing pre cinct working clubs as an agency for in- ...... A mpiwttj voie m June. Offices have hppn uorxit-aH in v, v- , , " in me oreeaen DU la in jr. Third and Washington streets, where tha TYnmiVtMsx.-. , . ' v -nirai committee. tnroucrh its rvArntivA Knn4 m Jt . - - ' w win direct the details of the campaign, which is wifturtfct-u in me interest of the entire ticket nominated in the primary - X "c win oe in charge of Elmer B. Colwell, subject to the di rection Of rhn Irman fanl.,, j y wiiu me A,l v; . . "cjuL.ve ooara or the City Central Committee. The committee ZC . s inese quarters the first of the week. Friends of Senator Albee vesterday be gan circulating petitions by which he is to be nominated as an Independent can didate for Mayor. Independent candi dates nominated either by petition' or by mass meetings have until Saturday May Something That Will Interest You '"Coming events cast their -shadows before them." The Alaska Ex position and. the "North Bank" Railroad will draw the East nearer to the North Pacific Coast The Burlington, Northern Pa cific and Great Northern roads have felt the' stimulating mo tion of this advance, and have arranged, effective May 23, for all kinds of new and elaborate through train service, both via St. Paul and Billings, Montana, between Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Denver, the Lakes and the Mississippi Valley on the east, and Puget Sound and Portland. When planning an Eastern trip, look at the map, and note the choice of attractive routes this new through service offers. Does not continuity of service to these important Eastern cities mean a great deal to you T Con sult any agent of the Burling ton, Northern Pacific or Great Northern roads in the North west, or the undersigned. A. C. SHXXDOjr, Genl Agent C. B. Q. RT., 100 Third Street. Portland, Or. 22. to file nominating petitions with the City Auditor. WORK FOR BIG BUILDING Sellwood . Citizens Start Campaign for Public Structure. D. M. Donaugh, president, and J. w. Campbell, secretary, of the Sellwood Board of Trade, have started a cam paign for the erection of a building to serve as a home for the Oregon His torical Society and an auditorium. Cir culars are to be sent to the push clubs setting forth the need for this building and asking indorsement of the project Mr. Campbell, who is an old resident, is a collector of curious articles, and Is interested in the preservation of the collection at the City Hall. He says that there are also several private col lections of great value now stored in boxes which would be available for use of the public if there was a build ing suitable. J. Frank Parker, formerly of Walla Walla, Mr. Campbell says, has a fine collection which would be turned over to the city if there was a building. Recently a man offered the city a min eral collection but it was not bought. 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