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MAHSHFIELD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE 10, UI07.
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JENNIN
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BEFORE
While Fishing Around Coos Bay
Two Shots Were Fired
At Him
BOWLSBY TESTIFIES
Denies Shooting Victim From Ik-hind
Friend of Muidered Man In
terview cd Hout Story.
(Special to the Times.)
Astoria, Juno 15. The inquest
was held yesterday morning by Coro
ner Wm. Pohl on the remains of
Clove Jennings, who was killed "by a
bullet from the revolver of J. H.
Bowlsby early Friday morning on
board the Alliance. The jurors
summoned were P. Lawler, Julius
Strauss, J. N. Laws, A. L. Steele,
E. C. Jeffers and E. A. Coe. The
Coroner announced that as most of
the principal witnesses were on board
the Alliance, he would, after taking
the evidence of he doctor and hav
ing the body identified by J. H.
Bowlsby, adjourn the Inquest till
such time as the Alliance returns to
Astoria. Dr. J. A. Fulton, who at
tended the dead man from shortly
after the time ho was shot till his
death, was then called. Having
been sworn, in reply to the coroner's
questions, he stated that ho had seen
the body, and it was that of Joseph
Clove Jennings; that he had first
been called to attend Jennings at 6
o'clock A. M. on Juno 14, and found
him lying on the floor of the boat
suffering from a gun shot wound.
Then he had the body moved to St.
Mary's Hospital. Being asked what
treatment was given the man the
doctor replied that nothing could be
done for him. His condition was
too precarious, and ho was simply
put to bed. Ho died about 2 o'clock
the same day. The next question '
was the cause of death, and to this
the doctor replied that the man had
died of a gun shot wound in the body.
The bullet entered the back about
2 inches from tho spine and close .
to the tenth or eleventh rib, and
passed through'the body, coming out
below the left nipple about 1
inches to the side of the middle line
of the body, ranging slightly upwards
and passing out near the ninth or
tenth rib. On its course the bullet
passed through tho spleen and
through the dlaphram twice,
the stomach and left lobe liver.
and
Ho
had no other wounds.
This concluded tho doctor's evi
dence. He was told by tho coroner,
with regard to any statement made
by the dead man to him he would be
questioned in the future. After
wards the jury viewed the body.
Then the prisoner, J. H. Bowlsby,
was taken to see the dead man and
Identified him as Cleve Jennings.
vThe prisoner said his name was J.
H. Bowlsby, that ho was 46 years of
age, and that he lived at North Bend.
Ho did not know tho dead man's
age, but knew he lived at North Bend.
Tho inquest was then adjourned till
such time as could be fixed on the
date of the return of the Alliance
could be definitely ascertained. After
the jury had departed the prisoner
asked to be allowed to make a state
ment, but the request was refused
at tho time, nnd ho was told he
would have an opportunity later.
He did say, however, that the man
was facing him when he opened fire,
and that he was hit in front, and not
In the back.
The prisoner yesterday looked ex
tremely worn and, although he car
ried himself firmly and answered
questions clearly, he nevertheless
was plainly suffering acutely from
nervousness and general distress. He
was very quiet and always respectful,
and excited neither defiance nor re
sentment. In an interview yesterday with
Thomas Whitney, a friend of the
murdered man, who had been work
ing with him in different places dur
ing tho last .month, Whitney said
h&sJje first met Jennings at Ray
fotodLMay17. They were both
HMwkftWr at the mill and soon after
becoming acquainted Jennings told
him of his trouble, Jennings "was
then, receiving mall from Coos Bay
wh?j$Qljt3!Jaid was from his mother.
Then Jennings left Raymond saying
ATTEMPTED
SHOOTS WIFE'S LOVER.
Eugene, June 15. Jealous of
attentions paid by W. L. But-
ler to the wife who divorced
him recently at Oregon City,
John Ford today at Wendling
opened fire on Butler, firing five
times and hitting him twice in
the arm and once in tho body.
Butler got his gun working and
fired two shots into Ford, one
ball passing through Ford's
heart. Butler has surrendered.
he was going home, but ho only
went as far as Astoria. In Astoria
Whitney met him again and Jennings
told him he had received a telegram
from Coos Bay which said Bowlsby
was In pursuit of him (Jennings),
and added that Bowlsby was dis
guised and was coming to kill him.
Whitney and Jennings then moved
to Ranier, where they worked in a
sash and door factory.
At Ranier Jennings received the
information that Bowlsby was in
Goble. Whitney again advised a
move, and the two came back to
Astoria. Hearing in a rooming
house that Bowlsby had been there
and had gone to Portland Jennings
made up his mind to return on the
Alliance to Coos Bay, and boarded
her Friday morning and met death.
Jennings informed Whitney that
Bowlsby had shot at him twice be
fore, and altogether he had been
shot at four times while at North
Bend, once two shots were fired at
him while fishing. Jennings .also
told Whitney while he and Mrs.
Bowlsby worked together in the
same creamery he gave. her money to
help out the family. Bowlsby, he
said, used to take all of Mrs. Bowls
by's money from her and go to the
card table with It. While at Rainier
and Raymond Jennings went by the
name of Charles Jenkins. Whitney
says although Jennings knew Bowls
by would shoot him he never carried
a gun or any arms. When the two
met at Astoria Jennings told Whit
ney he did not know Mrs. Bowlsby
was In town, but he had run across
her on the street.
The body will be shipped to North
Bend on the next steamer. A tele
gram was received yesterday from
the Marshall at North Bend by Chief
of Police Gammaf of' Astoria Instruct
ing him to forward the body there
by tho next boat, and he would be
responsible for the charges. Jen
nings' parents live at North Bend
and are sending for the body.
ALLIANCE STORY
OF SHOOTING.
The murder of Cleve Jennings on
board the steamer Alliance, while
she lay at dock in Astoria Friday
morning, was witnessed by A. Ross,
an oiler on the boat. Mr. Ross was
standing at the pump forward of
the forward hatch, and young Jen
nings was standing on the port side
of the hmatch looking down in the
hold at the men who were loading
the vessel. Bowlsby walked along
the starboard side of the ship, and
when he arrived oven with tho first
cabin, stopped and, keeping his body
hidden from the range of Jennings'
vision, stuck his head around the cor
ner. Had Jennings looked' up he
must have seen Bowlsby, but ho was
Intent on the w.ork of the men In the
hold. Bowlsby then pulled out, his
.44 calibre revolver and sighted it
around the corner of the cabin. It
was at this juncture that Ross, tho
oiler, first perceived him. He
(Ross) says that the only thought
that came to him was that the man
with the gun was playing a prang on
his friend.
It was not over five seconds after
he saw Bowlsby sighting along the
gun that the shot was fired. Young
Jennings on the Instant staggered a
trifle, his knees giving way, and then,
recovering himself, he looked up and
for a brief period the murderer and
victim looked full into ono another's
eyes. Jennings uttered a Bhort gasp
ing, "Oh," then turned and walked
waverlngly down the port side of the
vessel, and entered thd social hall.
Just as be crossed the threshold his
strength gave way and he sank to
the floor. Passengers picked him
up and placed him un the seat which
runs alongside, but was too narrow
and he was laid on the floor. He
realized that death was near, and,
pending the arrhal of the doctor,
made a statement to Purser Short
in which he stated his absolute inno
cence of any intimacy with Mrs.
Bowlsby.
According to Ross, Jennings was
not shot from behind, and his story
is probably the most anthentlc re
garding the details attendant on the
shooting.
After Bowlsby had convinced him
self that he had gotten his man he
turned around and, holding the still
smoking revolver in his right hand,
walked slowly down the starboard
side of the boat tothe gangplank,
where he went ashore. Several pas
sengers who were on that side of the
boat made hasty exits into convenient
cabin doors. Reaching the dock
Bowlsby walked toward the railroad
tracks, and It was about that time
that Captain Olsen was apprised of
the tragedy. That the Alliance cap
tain Is possessed of the unalloyed ar
ticle of cold nerve was then demon
strated. Walking up to Bowlsby he
grabbed him and, though the mur
derer made some resistance, Cap
tain Olsen wrenched the revolver
away and led him back to the ship
where he was detained pending the
arrival of officers.
Purser Short was working on
some manifests in his cabin when the
shot was fired, and thinking it was
nothing tmore than a beer cork ex
ploding as they do sometimes when
being loaded he continued his work.
That something decidedly unusual
had happened was broken to him hi
a startling manner when his door
suddenly flew open and an excited
man rushed in closing the door be
hind him with all dispatch. "Keep
it shut! Keep it shut!" he yelled,
and this arousing tho purser's curi
osity, he went out and learned of the
trouble.
Dan Ward was the name of the'
little boy who was with Bowlsby.
Mrs. Ward, his mother, wishing to
send him on the Alliance to North
Bend to his father, of the firm of
Pittenger & Ward, asked the Astoria
agent If there was anyone she could
entrust him with and the agent re
ferred her to Bowlsby. Just prior
to the killing Bowlsby was with the
boy, and he had him wait on the
dock while he (Bowlsby) went
aboard the ship. The boy came to
North Bend on the Alliance.
Bowlsby got aboard the ship at
Portland. He registered under his
real name, although going up from
North Bend took passage under an
alias. It is the theory that young
Jennings, thinking Bowlsby was in
Portland, determined to take the
boat for North Bend and that he did
not know of his enemy's close proxl
mlnity until the last, when ho found
Bowlsby looking him full in the face
after the fatal shot had been fired.
BRIEF SKETCH
OF BOWLSIJV.
A pathetic touch is given the pres
ent case by the fact that Bowlsby has
two children, Nora and Joe, both
scarcely more than children. While
the father and mother have been
away the little girl has been keeping
house at the home in North Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowlsby came to
Coos Bay from Elgin, Oregon, some
three and a half years ago. Bowlsby
has a brother in the employ of the
local railroad. The family of the
murderer live In Illinois. Bowlsby
had consumption and, it is said, had
often expressed the belief that he
was not long for this world. It was
known In North Bend that ho had a
hatred for young Jennings, and he
was generally under observation.
When ho purchased his ticket at
North Bend for tho Kllburn he gave
out that it was for a friend of his.
He had an undertaking shop in
North Bend on Sherman avenue, but
did very little business owing to the
small death rate in that city. It Is
said Bowlsby did quite a good deal
of gaming during his residence In
North Bend,
WEATHER, FORECAST.
Western Oregon, fair south,
partly cloudy and occasionally
threatening; north .portion,
waririer except near coast.
Western Washington, gen-
orally fair, warmer, except near
coast. ,
Eastern Oregon, Eastern
Washington, Idaho, fair and
warmer.
GOISE TRIAL
ES
Orchard's Story Is Given Confirma
tion By Evidence Introduced
By State Counsel
STATE CLOSES CASE
Former Goternor l'enbody nnd
Daughter Arc On Stand Moio
Damaging Testimony.
Boise, June 15. In support of the
case against Haywood, the state to
day submitted the testimony of an
even dozen witnesses tending to con
firm further the details of the story
of Harry Orchard. At adjournment
It announced that it would close its
case next week. The announcement
of the conclusion of the prosecution't
case was a surprise to the defense,
and it was clearly pleasing to the
prisoner and his counsel. It came
in response to a request from the
defense for notice from the state as
to the time It should assemble Its
witnesses, and Senator Borah, who
spoke for his side, will have till next
Wednesday as the time. He later
explained he had given an early day
In order to avoid delay. The trial
stands adjou:ed until Tuesdny
morning. Among today's witnesses
were Former Governor Peabody and
his daughter, Miss Cora, but neither
were on the stand very long.
Boise, June 15. The prosecution
in the Steunenberg murder trial Is
today entering in earnest upon the
substantiation and corroboration of
Orchard's testimony, and showed a
continuous thread of evidence con
necting George Pettibone's store in
Denver with Orchard at San Fran
cisco while engaged in the Bradley
murder plot. It also partly devel
oped another direct line by which It
hopes to show Haywood engaged and
paid Steve Adams for the same des
perate work and added several
touches of confirmation to Orchard's
general story.
Officials of the United States post
offices at San Francisco and Denver
produced the final records showing
that in August, 1904, a registered let
ter sent under the name of J. Wolff
from the address of Pettibone's store
in Denver to J. Dempsey at Golden
West Hotel, San Francisco. Orchard
swore he stayed at the Golden West
under the alias that he was either
Dempsey or Hogan; that Pettlbone
used aliases "Wolff" and "Pat Bone";
that under the name Wolff, Pettlbone
in the month of March sent him a
registered letter containing $100 to
pay his expenses while engaged in the
Bradley murder.
Police officials of Ogden estab
lished the arrest there in June, 1903,
of Steve Adams and A. T. Williams.
They were sealed up In an eastbound
car loaded with fruit when arrested
for trespass. Each had a brace of
revolvers. When released through
the Influence of a detective who was a
brother Mason of Adams, they went
to tho office of the Western Union
and sent a telegram to Haywood at
Denver. The defense headed off an
attempt to get the contents of the
telegram before the jury, but the
state indicated it would return to the
charge later and further develop the
incident.
The state through an official of the
Western Union produced the original
of a telegram supposed to have been
sent by Attorney Fred. Miller, of
Spokane, now recorded as one of Hay
wood's counsel, to Orchard after the
latter was arrested at Caldwell for
tho Steunenberg murder, but did not
introduce it because Its identification
is 'still insufficient. Tho state also
got an(order from tho court directing
the Western Union to produce its rec
ords to show that Haywood sent
money to Adams at Ogden.
Stove Adams was brought Into
court to bo identified. Adams, seem
ing in a defiant humor, walked to a
point directly In front of tho jury and
gazed steadily at tho witness con
fronting him. Other portions of Or
chard's hiory Avero corroborated by
several J .witnesses. The witness
Bhoyefy that all witnesses had been
touted -and Interviewed by Pinker-
fCAaJitlrt they wer0 elven ad"
T$tfc$sftjf Expense money through
Pph
Plnkerton agenda.
LUMBER SLUMP
IN BAY CITY
Coasters For California On Mar
kets At Lowest Freight
Rates In Years
PREDICT LOWER PRICES
Dcnlers In Son Francisco Dispose of
It ut Half Price Labor
Trouble.
Lumber piled in the yards at San
Francisco, shipped there from Port
land, Is being disposed of by the deal
ers at whatever price they can get for
it in order to get funds with which to
carry on their business. Advices re
ceived locally this morning state that
much of the lumber has been sold at
$15 per thousand feet, which Is about
half cost. It is stated that It is like
ly to be selling at as low as $10 per
thousand within a week.
The cause for tho great slump In
lumber is attributed to labor trou
bles. Before the strikes were de
clared, enough tonnage could not be
secured for tho transportation of fir
to the Bay City. Business was flour
ishing to such an unprecedented de
gree that it Is explained many of the
buyers got overstocked. And when
tho trouble In the labor world arose
there was little demand for the build
ing material, and It Is going at a
sacrifice. At this end of the line it is
feared that many of the lumber buy
ers in tho California metropolis will
lose every dollar they own before the
industrial situation has been satis
factorily settled and business Is re
sumed on an extensive scale,
i Coasters for carrying lumber to
California are on the market at the
lowest freight rates to be quoted for
more than three years. Several fix
tures at $4.50 per thousand feet have
been reported. Unless a great change
Is brought about very shortly, It Is
predicted the rates will be down to
$3 and even lower, reaching such a
point that the owners will be forced
to tie up their craft.
DINING ROOM CLOSES.
Today our dining room will be
closed to put in a new range.
BLANCO HOTEL.
AT THE CHURCHES
Where You May Worship
Today
First Presbyterian, H. H. Brown,
pastor. 10 a. m Sunday school con
venes for Bible study. 11 a. m.,
Morning Worship with sermon by the
pastor; subject, "Tho Christian Mo
tive." 4 p. m., Special Meeting for
Mothers. All mothers with children
aro Invited to attend this meeting
Irrespective of denomination, and the
little children are welcome also. 7
p. m., Tho Young People's Service;
topic, "Who Are Slaves and Who Are
Free Men?" Rom., 8:12-23. 8 p.
m Eyenlng Service. The pastor will
preach a sermon to tho young women
of Marshfleld; text, "Woe to the wo
men that sow pillows upon all el
bows." Young men aro not exclud
ed. Everybody welcome.
First Baptist, D. W. Thurston, pas
tor. 10 a. m., Bible School, Alva
Doll, superintendent. 11 a. m., Ser
mon, "The Atonement." 7 p. m.,
Young Peoplo's Service, Annie Whee
ler, leader. 8 p. m., Temporary
Rally; subject of Pastor's address,
"The Meditations of tho Man Who
Voted 'Wet.' " Special music at the
ovenlng service. Those who neglect
ed to vote for tho "Homo and Fire
side" on Juno 3, aro especially In
vited to tho services. Remember, 8
o'clock sharp.
Methodist, W. R. F. Browne, pas
tor. 10 a. m., Sabbath School. 11
a, m., Sermon, "Religion in tho
Home." 7 p. ra., Epworth Leaguo;
topic, "Wasting Harvests." 8 p. m
Sermon, "An Eastern Love Story."
To all of theso services a most cor
dial welcome will be extended.
Chrifttiuii Science services will be
hold in Redraen'a Hall at 11 a. m.;
BUbct "Ia the Universe, Including
Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?" All
cordially invited,
liuimiumi
DECIDE ON
ELECTION
Judge Hall and Commissioners Will
Meet to Settle Recent "Wet"
and "Dry" Election
Monday in the court house at Co
q'ullle the wet and dry question will
be threshed out by Judge Hall and
the County Commissioners. It Is
thought there will bo no question as
to the decision of tho late election,
but the prohibitionists argue that
when a precinct is voted dry it must
remain so for two years, and an elec
tion at the end of one year has no
weight In the changing of tho con
dition of affairs. The people In fa
vor of saloons claim that elections
can bo held each year if enough
names can be secured on a petition
asking for a special election, as was
the case in the last election.
Judge Hall and the commissioners
will probably settle the question Mon
day. There aro at least two pre
cincts in the county which went wet
at the recent election, and because
they were dry previously will have
to remain dry if the commissioners
and the judge so conctrue the law.
EXHIBIT OP CHERRIES
Salem Will Offer Prizes For Best
Variety of Fruit Entered
Salem, June 15. Preparations aro
now under way in Salem for tho Cher
ry Fair and Flower festival which is
to be held there in conjunction with
the annual convention of the Pacific
Coast Nurserymen's Association. Ent
rances are open to any of the cherry
growers in the state of Oregon and
already many entries have been mado
Following aro the rules which will
govern the exihibt.
The commltteo that has charge
of the coming Cherry Fair and tho
Flower Festival to be hold here in
connection with annual convention
of tho Pacific Coast Nurseryman's
Association are working hard, to make
the affair a success and tho committee
that will govern tho cherry exhibit
which promises to be one of except
ional quality and beauty. Already
many exhibitors havo signified their
Intentions of entering tho contest.
Since the exhibition is free and open
it follows that many exhibitors who
had formerly been prevented to ex
hibit on account of regulations and
entrance requirements will havo full
liberty to enter tho contest.
The rules for the exhibits aro as
follows;
(1) A plate of cherries or berries
should contain ono pound. Stems of
cherries must be left Intact.
(2) Carton exhibits must bo en
tered nnd judged separate from tho
regular ten pound box.
(3) All fruit entered for prizes
must bo correctly labied and must
be in the hands of the exhibit com
mittee before 1 o'clock of tho open
ing day.
(4) In collections duplication of
varieties will not be permitted.
(5) Exhibitors must filo with tho
secretary, on or before tho first day
of the fair, tho name of exhibitor
with complete list of varloties enter
ed by him.
(6) Entry cards furnished by tho
jecretary must be placed with all ex
hibits for the guidance of tho judges.
(7) AH exhibits must bo free from
any name or address or anything that
would Indicate where tho fruit was
grown or i(acked, until aftor tho
awards aro made.
(8) All articles placed upon tho
tables for exhibition must remain in
chargo of tho exhibit commltteo and
cannot bo removed before tho close
of tho fair, with out express permis
sion of this committo.
(8) Threo Judges will bo appoint
ed who shall judgo all exhibits and
In all cases their awards shall bo final
No judgo shall bo allowed to enter
fruit In competition,
(10) In plate exhibits judges shall
consldor size, shape, color, freodom
from blemishes, caro In arrangement.
(11) In commercial exhibits Judges
shall tako Into consideration size,
color, freodom fiom blomlshes, and
neatness in pack.
(12) Any box of fruit, receiving a
cup premium must go to tho doner
of the cup,
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