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MAKSHFIELD, OREGON, WKDXKSSDAY, JUXK II), 1007.
No. 207
Hs
iS. BQWLSBY
TELLS STORY
Woman Responsibte F6r Jennings'
Death Says lie Staid With
Her in Astoria
DISPLAYS EMOTION
S.iys Husband Had Cause For Jen-
lousy Alliance Crew Testify at
Continued Inquest.
(Special to tbe"fitaes.)
Astoria, June ISA Th ) coroners'
Inquest over the body of Cleve Jen
nings was resumed yeste day morn
ing, and in addition to v, ltnessea al
ready examined, Dr. Bulton and
Bowlsby himself, at, least ten more
were put on tile stand and the ses
sion lasted fiom 9; 3 0 'until 4:30,
with an interval 01 one and a half
hours between 12 and 1:30 o'clock.
The first witness called was Ross,
who works on the Alliance and saw
the shooting. Following him came
Thurston, winchman on board the Al
liance; Mitchell, who i3 clerk nt the
Callender dock where the Alliance
berth; Chas. Haddix, customs in
spector, who was on the dock.
Sheriff Pomeroy, who arrested Bowls
by; Mrs. Crossman, the pawnbroker
with whom Jennings pawned a le
volver; Mrs. Overton, the lady of the
house where both Jennings and
Bowlsby stayed; Assistant Prosecut
ing Attorney John C. McCue, who
took Jennings' statement in the hos
pital; Bowlsby himself and Mrs.
Bowlsby.
During the whole course of the
proceedings there was no incident,
nothing dramatic, until Mrs. Bowlsby
was called. Each witness told his
story plainly and strajsjit as he had
seen the events. Eveniowlsby him
self, though informed by the district
prosecuting attorney that he need not
give evidence unless desired to do so,
said his say without any outward evi
dence of extravagant emotion. Only
once, when reference was made to the
children, was deep feeling on the part
of the man discerned. One striking
point that was adduced and which
seemed to be unanimously agreed
upon, was that Jennings was shot in
front, and not in the back, as Pulton
had said in his testimony.
Bowlsby told his story in a
straightforward and convincing man
ner, withal his tone never changed
and he laid stress upon nothing. He
gave the impression that he had ac-
complished his task, and was done
with the whole matter, and that he
was resigned entirely to whatever
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.1 Fate might have in sioru iui i".
H0 told the same story he has told
before, that he had suffered so much
throuch Jennings' attention to his
Vwife that he had resolved when he
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"" Bible kllljJennings, in fact, said ho
CA wu11 "ipalto an end of the three of
them," and that gives the Key 10
what seems to bo his feelings. He
resolved to kill thorn and himself,
too, weary and heartsick of the whole
business. Thero is no question but
that his story gained the entire at
tention and sympathy pf the jury,
and this was couplet when Mrs.
Bowlsby had told her tale,
In a quiet and 'subdued manner
with downbent head and with a trace
of emotion in her voice, she con
fessed slowly and in monosyllables
the whole guilty story of her illicit
connection with Jennings. The'
story was practically dragged from
the woman. Question after question
was put and with very few exceptions
her reply was monosyllableic, either
''Yes" or "No." Twice a suggestion
of tho dramatic element was Intro
duced; first, whep Mrs. Bowlsby was,,
asked why her husband wished to kill
Jennings. She replied because ho
was jealous, and on being asked If
ho had cause for jealousy she an
swered "Yes," and secondly, when
tasked if Jennlng3 took her to a
Main street house, she said, "Yes,"
and on being asked how long he
stayed sho replied, "All the tlmo she
was there." This was from Monday
night to Wednesday morning. Mrs.
Bowlsby's evidence concluded the
session for yesterday, and the Coro
ner's inquiry will be continued at
1:30 toaay, when Captain Oleson, of
the Alliance, will be on the stand,
Captain Oleson took the gun from
Bowlsby on the dock. Alec. Ross
was the first witness called. He
said he resided at 335 Monroe street,
Portland; that his businss was oiler
of the Alliance, that he had worked
about throe trips. He was on the
deck of the Alliance when the shoot
ing took place. Mr. Fred. Thurston
and one or two strangers whose
names he did not know were with
him.
Bowlsby testified as follows: "I re
side in North Bend, and have lived
there four years. I left thero two
weeks ago Tuesday and came to Port
land, as my wife was visiting broth
ers in Astoria. She got into Astoria
on the Alliance Monday night. My
brother received a message Tuesday
night that she arrived Tuesday night
at 7:30 all right. The dispatch read
as though she had not sent It. I
waited for a letter. She wrote Wed
nesday, the 29th, and in five days I
got a letter which stated the boys
were all right. My little niece also
had a letter in with hers. "I went to
Astoria, and not finding Jennings, ex
pected to go right back. I went to
the post office and there was a letter
for Miss Bowlsby, dated Ranier. I
had an idea from whom it wa3 from,
as my daughter is tho only Miss
Bowlsby on tho coast. The letter
said the writer would lay for me.
The letter was intended for my wife.
I then made further search for Jen
nings, thinking I might meet them
both on stieet. Failing, I told the
folks I was going overland. When
the boat landed in Astoria Jennings
was on deck. When I first saw him
I was standing a couple of hundred
feet away from the boat and walked
ck to the gang plank. I was carry
ing tho big gun, because I had been
threatened by him and his brothers
that they would kill me. I think
I have had enough trouble with him.
I chased him out of North Bend, and
ho has been reported as coming back
for the last four or five months. He
followed my wife to Astoria.
"The man in there is Cleve Jen
nings, known as Chas. Jennings, the
man I shot down tho 1 1th of this
month. It Is a pretty hard proposi
tion to answer a question as to
whether improper relations existed
between tho deceased Jennings and
my wife. I could prove it by people
who come pretty near to knowing,
can get evidence. I stood It all for
three or four months before I said a
word, but I finally got abetter from
a friend who knew more about it. He
accused my wife of improper rela
tions, but did not give much satis
faction. She partly denied, partly
acknowledged the accusation. Prior
to this she had not lied to me in fif
teen years, but afterwards she never
told the truth. The trouble came up
through this fellow, his mother, and
an old doctor's wife. Things went
all right for days at a time, when
letters came and were brought to, her
by the woman. I told her she had
better take a little trip. The mother
of Cleve said she would break it up
and as much as told Cleve to wait un
til Mr. B. died, and they could marry
if they loved each other. This old
woman lives in North Bend. Jen
nings stopped at Mrs. Overton's) rent
ed a room .for a week, and Mrs.
Bowlsby went up to see him. Sho
stayed until the following Monday,
when I telegraphed from North Bend
that I was coming. Mrs. Bowlsby
got letters from Jennings while ho
was away from North Bend through
these people. Jennings wont under
tho assumed name of Chas. Jenkins.
A'NERCONFECTION'
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Experiments In Mixing
Sugar and Artillery
Prove Unsuccessful
Billy Taylor has been in tho candy
business a great many years, and has
had all orts of sweets barreled upf
hut It was not until a few days ago
that ha ever had a Cannon and sweets
mixed In the same barrel. It hap
pened thus wise:
Mtes Alda Cannon, who will have
chargef the candy store in Mr. Tay
lor's absoWe, was so unfortunate as
to be slttinKjfonMtfP of a sugar barrel
when the heaugave way, precipitat
ing her into tho cask in sue ha man
ner that only her head and feewero
visible. It was necessary for Mr.
Taylor to call in assistance to extri
ctite the young lady from her precarl-
ous position. Miss Cannon is none
the worse for her experience, but
does not care to repeat the perform
TIME TO
Jg IV1URDER I'ijlH
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Mi Jm sptfi 1 mm
Cottage Grove Commercial Club
Would Build Portland Line
And Connect With Elec
tric at Roseburg
Co-operation In the plan to build a
railroad from Portland to Cottage
Grovo bv wnv nf tho r.nnat Tnri.- nt
the Willlametto river, to connect with Harriman railroad yesterday before
the road about to be constructed from tho council street committee agreed
Roseburg to Marshfleld, was decided to waive any objections they might
upon yesterday at the regular month- have to inserting a common user
ly meeting of the Oregon & Washing- clause in the franchise and the coun
ton Lumber Manufacturers' Associa-,cll will undoubtedly pass the measure
tlon. In response to a call from the! at the meeting next Wednesday.
Cottage Grove Commercial Club, the Attorney Connor, C. G. Sutherland
railroad committee of the association, and Assistant Engineer Chase, of the
headed by A. C. Dixon, was directed ,0. R. & N. company, were present
to co-operate with the Cottage Grove wlth Plats and ulue Prints showing
organization In a meeting to be held
at Cottage Grove on June 25. -
The Cottage Grove organiza
tion has sent out a call for such a
meeting, saying that owing to the
congestion of the Oregon railroads
a second road is badly ' needed.
Ways and means to build such a road
will be devised at the meeting on
June 25.
r John S. Bradley, vice-president of
tho organization, tendered his resig
nation, owing , to his retirement
from the ,lumber business. Al
though his resignation was reluctant
ly accepted,' his successor was not
named, and will not be until the next
meeting.
The reports of the treasurer and of
tho sample committee wero ' heard.
The treasurer reported tho finances
in a healthy condition, and tho sam
ple commlttco reported that 3.0Q0
sots of samples have been mailed,
while 2,000 sets additional are on
hand ready for distribution.
Tho insurance committeo, which
has been directed to repjort on the
subject of mutual insurance, handed
Jn its report, showing tho status of
tho different mutual insurance com
panies in the state.
RECALL "JAP" MINISTER
Washington, June 17. Tho state
department officials and members of
U19 diplomatic corps are much Inter
ested In tho statement In the Toklo
nowspapers that the Japanese govern
ment would probably recall Viscount
Aoki, the ambassador who is con
ferring tho appointment of Baron
Kane Ko. Officials stato that the
progressive party has taken the San
Francisco incident as a pretext to
bring about tho downfall of Aoki and
in this case it Is pointed out that tho
Marquis Ito has been hostile to Aoki
for many years. It was stated au
thoritatively tonight that "If tho
Japanese government has any inten
tion of recalling Aoki, tho news will
bo first announced to tho world
thrn..h thn PnininnH nf thn Hochl ."
and Umt AoJd wjn not attach any
credence to the report.
WIPE IT OUT.
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Doyla in Philadelphia Press.
Wants Tunnel Franchise Without
Common User Clause Em
bodied But Mayor Lane
Says "No"
Desiring to begin work as soon ns
possible on the tunnel through the
peninsula, representatives of the
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the proposed plans anu tne amount. 01
property owned by the -railroad com
pany in the district to be traversed.
City Attorney McNary stated that the
permit to drive a mile tunnel under
Columbia Park and a number of
streets was more a question of agree
ment between the company and tho
municipality than a question of fran
chise In view of tho fact that tho ap
proach to the tunnel Is private right-of-way.
The railroad officials agree to con
struct steel or concrete bridges as the
city may designate across Newark
and other streets affected by the tun
nel. v
Frequent reference was made to'
the franchiso granted tho Portland
& Seattle line and It was stated that
tho franchiso asked for by tho 0. It.
& N. was similarly drawn up. Wlien
tho matter came up in tho council at
its last meeting Mayor Lane wasj'par
ticularly anxious that a common user
clause be incorporated in tho fran-.
chise. It was explained to tho street
committee by tho railorad officials
that as ground around tho approach;
was all private ngni-01-way in woum
bo impossible for a rival company to
use the tunnel.
Councilman Wills thought vthe!
mayor might veto tho franchiso with
out tho common user claus'o and
moved that it bo Inserted. The
measure was then recommended' for
passage with an amendmont covering
tho construction of bridges across tho
affected streets. ,
MASHED TO DEATH
(Special to tho Times,)
Coquille, Juno 18, Harry Martin,
a lamber faller employed in Crane's
camp about one-half mllo from River
ton, on tho Coquille River, was
mashed between two trees yesterday
morning about 10 o'clock and death
resulted almost Instantaneously, Tho
tree which ho bad cut fell againBt th0
ono where ho was standing. The In
quest over the body will bo held in
Coquille today. Martin's parents,
wh6 live in Gardiner, hare been notified.
T
B MAYOR
TIES OFFICE
Schmitz' Successor However Will
Be Ejectell If He Attempts
Use of Sanctum
POLICE ON GUARD
ScrgL'imt Has Orders to Keep Every
body Off Premises, Force
If Necessary.
San Francisco, Juno IS. Super
visor Gallagher, who was yesterday
by the board of supervisors, appoint
ed acting mayor In place of Mayor
Schmitz, will be, by tho bribery
graft prosecution, retained In that
office until Schmitz has perfected his
appeal from last week's conviction.
This statement was made this even
ing to tho Associated Press by Dis
trict Attorney Langdon. He further
said Gallagher's successor had not
even been discussed, but that they
were moving carefully and did not
fear any step tho mayor's attorneys
might take.
Schmitz this afternoon, at the close
of a long conference, addressed to the
board of supervisors a letter robuk-i
Ing that body for its action yester
day. In tho letter ho declares him
self able and willing to perform tho
duties of tho mayoralty, and com
manded the board to forward to him
all matters requiring a review by
the mayor and warned the board that
any recognition of Gallagher as act
ing mayor will result in trouble for
the city. a
Gallagher jwkffio attemnt today
to take poakJfKpFnt the mayor's
office at PosrBtF Franklin streets.
He did not visit tho place at all. Tho
police sergeant was " on the door" all
day, and, his instructions wero to see
that no one approached the premises.
Tho sergeant admitted that should
Gallagher attempt to establish him
self in Schmitz's office he would; use
force if necessary in, "Throwing him
out." Gallaphor says ho has no use
as yet for the office at Post and
Franklin.. Ho says for the present
the mayor's office is wherever ho
pens to be.
ACCIDENTS
Find Floating Bodies.
New Port News, June 18. Clad In
full naval uniform and with faces and
hands fearfully mutilated, the bodied
of Midshipman P. H. Field, W. II.
Stevenson and F. P. Holcorab wtire
found in Chpspeak Bay today. Tho
bodies of four of tho eleven drowned
In tho Minnesota's launch a week ago
tonight havo how been found. Tho
bocjles of three midshipmen, and four
Beamen aro still missing and launch
es and tugs aro still searching the
lower , bay and Hampton roads for
nhem. Tho fact that tho bodies'
found today had drifted 1.0 or 12
miles from thta sceno of tho tragedy
gives rise to tho fear that all the
bodieswll never bo found, '
Eighteen" Tiijmeil. "
Trinidad, Col., Juno 18 Eighteon
passongers jvero injured, thfco fatal
ly, in a wreck today on eas bdund
passenger No. 8 on tho Santa Fee
near Earl, twenty miles east. Tho
causo is assigned to a dofectlvo brake
or a spreading rail.
Auto Itiiim Amuck.
Salt Lake City, Juno 18. It js
feared that Mrs. Wells, wifo of forni
GregoernrH o mh-lffnWbu nu nu nu
Governor Hobor M. Wells, will die as
a result of an automobllo accident
this morning. Tho machlno was be
in goperated by former pjstrict At
torney Richards, and becoming un
controllable ran Into ono of tho col
umns at the Eagle Onto, being com
pletely wrecked. Mr. Richards and
wife are slightly injured,
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DEATHS AND ':
FIE LETTE!
TO WIFE NO. I
Orchard and Haywood Concocted
Plan To Deceive Her As
To Whereabouts
MASS OP EVIDENCE
Documentary and Letter Testimony
Offered In Hit wood Murder
Trial at Boise.
Boise, Juno 18. Tho prosecution
In the Steunenberg case offered ono
of Its most Important pieces of evi
dence against Haywood today when,
recalling Orchard for re-dlrect-ex-nmtimtlon,
it Introduced and secured
the admission of four letters tending
to show that Haywood, during the
fall of 1905, when Orchard swears
he was engaged in various crimes for
the Federation, had participated In
n plan to decelvo Mrs. Orchard, tho
second, of Cripple Creek, as to tho
whereabouts of her husband.
Over a variety of protest from tho
defenso Orchard wai allowed to tes
tify regarding early In the summer of
1905. Haywood told him Mrs. Or
chard was writing him (Haywood)
for information as to Orchard's
whereabouts. Orchard swore ho pro
posed ho should write his wifo a
series of letters that were to be false
ly dated and delivered to Mrs. Or
chard by agents of tho Federation.
Ho said ho first wrote two letters
dated at Ran Francisco and had them
delivered through Paddy Mullnney,
who represented tho Federation at
Crlpplo Creek. Orchard identified
tho two letters and overruling tho
objections of tho defense, Judge
Wood admitted thom. Next Or
chard swore ho wrote him a letter
purporting to come "from Nome,
Alaska, and that under a general ar
rangement he made with tho Federa
tion officials, Marlon Moore carried
the letter to Nome, whoro ho went
as organizer for tho Federation and
posted It. This letter, bearing tho
date, Nome, Aug. 5, 1905, was pro
duced, Identified and admitted as
evidence.
Orchard then identified tho lotter
which Haywood wrote to Mrs. Or
chard, and that, too, was admitted in
nd handed to the Jury. It
ows:
'Denver. Nov. 18. 1905r
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Mrs. H7 OrCbfwfl. 6-
Dear Madam nnd Sister: I ha,ve not ,,.
heard a word since I saw you. Tho
last! information I gdt was from
Nome, Alaska.' I. think Fairfield 8
tho name of tho p&co. . I see that
awful conditions prevail among the
law and order element.
W. ' HAWOOO."
Tho letters written by Orchjcrd con
tained practically nothing baring on
tho case or Orchard's testimony ex
cept in references to. tho arrange
ment widen Orchard said ho mado
with the Federation officials for care
of his wife while absent.
Thb defenso attacked tho letters
and Orchard's story about thorn, whon
It Eot a chance tg cross-examine; tho
witness, but Orchard hold to tho story
he told about, them. The. witness de
nied he mado arrangpindnts for the
delivery of, the letters to Plnkertpn
agonts, that tho letters had only
mado their appearance since ho 16ft
tho stand last week, or that ho had
Invented the story because his wifo
had Haywood's letter in her posses
sion. He sworo positively that Hay
wood had agreed to write from
Alaska, It was a day of coirespond
onco and documonfary evidence. Be
sldo tho four San Francisco nnd Alas
kan letters, the State secured tho ad
mission of a certified copy of an un
signed letter which Orchard got at
the Caldwell Jail nnd which Orchard:
swears was in tho handwriting ot Pet
tlbono, This lotter was:
, "Friend Tom, Your lottor ro
coived, that was sent to Jack Dec.
21 for you. Ho should send it to
you so that you ought to have it by
this timo. Will not write any moro
this tlmo, Wrlto to mo soon, ns you
get to ypur new .field," Tho letter
was postmarked Denver, Deo. 30, tho
day that Steunonborg was killed, and
it is claimed by tho Stato that "Jack"
mentioned was SlmpkfBv..and that
That" referred to $100 which Or
chard swore he asked SlmpUlnB to
securo for him when Jio was leav
ing Caldwell,
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