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About The Coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 187?-1902 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1902)
VSffMi r-i!rt(mf - '.-r r1" i ' "tjS&ft i n. .? "v COAST T v7QL XXIV MWMaarMmMUIUIIWJU GENUINE SENSATION Case Apinst A, A. Fuller Dismissed MARSHFIELD, OOQS OOUNTYToBEGON. "FEB TTlQOa DEFENDANTS WIPE SAYS SHE FIRED THE SHOT Killing ihc Legs of n Screnndcr Ncaily Full of I,ea1, CHIC. TWOMIlbVV TKHTIMONY. Was with tlin charivari crowd. Thero woro ladles and children In tint crowd. All making all tho uolso (hoy could. Hnw flushes of shots firm! mid saw IVtcr wit hIioI. Ilo wim on outshlo of fence. JOHN I.AWHON'rt T1UTIMOVV. Was with tho charivari erowil. At the time one nhot was fired illt struck wit IICHSOH faee Which hail been kicked mi liv the shot. Haw a figure In tho window from which shots wore flrtd. Thought It wih a mail. Was not siyo. Fnw a uuc ono lire a gun in tho back yard. 0 I'llOHS KXAMINATION. Douglas spent coii.Mhlerahlu time with this wltniMH on Hid subject of which window of tho Iioiifo tho hIhiIh ciiiiio from luit beyond confusing tho witness, did not Kut much satisfaction. The state hero restid itw cuso. Then J list I co Ttirpln dismissal the case. It Isliitimntod that tho matter may llinl lui wav into court again, hut It htm taken on such an entirely different ihane that nothing has yot hcen decided on. il JxXJLi- " rsrn kt 'j ' .. v . Duiil'Iu moved to dismhiri on (ha giouiid tlutl no evldeiico had liven intro duced showing that tho offennt was com mitted in this county and state. .Motion win overruled. After an Intermission of 15 minute court again couvKiied. Fuller's statement notiiuderonth, wiih taken down, mid was substantially tlu he wm' of the State of Orcunu ni'iilnt Hnini us the commmilciilluii inibllsiieillii . . Fuller, charged with ii'suiilt with ' Iho CojIST M.UI. over hi tdguntiire. Tho u. dangerous weapon, wih dismissed by party whlrh camo . Sunday evening w;ih lu-dlronf the IVucc Turpcu. at Kmplrn dodgnatod iih an exceedingly ugly, ills- i ny, vtcnuosiiuv ctoniug, urtcr an e.x- onii-ny crown or people, iiiey came FIRST WIRELESS MESSAGE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC Hay Sttrmard lUker In McClurc') aiuua(liu in the cnurMi of which a i;eu UIIIO SlIIHUllOII WllS Sprilllg, Ah our rendcrx know, the' ease iirNe from (ho fuet that while a crowd of pi-o-ph weu' conducting a charivari of tho liewlv married . A. Fuller and wlfo on Iho night of Dec. Will, Home one fired from tho house and filled young Andrew Peterson's lr nearly lull of flint. The general supposition bus been that .Mr. Fuller llred the hIiiUm, hut on tho .datid under oath Mrs. Fuller a-sorted that liv herself did tho shooting. This is what caused a sensation III tho court room and which really seemed to end the two against Mr. Fuller. Tho eiim wiih railed at :i p. in., nftor being snlponod from Id n. in. the hour 11 rut M't. Thoslntowns represented by Deputy I'roHrcuf Ii; 'Attnrtipy Ktirrf n. while W. I. Douglas ucU-d'ns council for the tic-ciieil. Andrew I'ttemin. tho complaiulnur wliiiew. wn.i tho llrnt wltnehH called. IIIj tortluiony wiih In effect ih follow-: Win churl varllui; A. . Fuller when thv wl.ot wan fired. It wih nut a very dark. ulht. Could nihil)' dihtiiiKUlNh per M'im. Wiih hliuullii on the hlilewalk with IiiiihIh In poekelH uheli heiuil liolce lit siudow and Mint uiih find. Saw itaik llKtire at window which ho Wok to I" a man. Could not tell for certain. Int II, at uh IiIn lmpieh.loii. Wax Injuied It Much an extent that he had to lie help id lii'li.e. 'Ihi'UKht t-ltot wih aliout No. ;. Vi iih tilmtil 'JO or '.'!) feet from the window. Theio Weio iilmiit in other pi'iMiiH present. Had hoen on ihoHrfe wulk Millie time, maklu,' a mdre. (HON- .A1II.NATI0.. Thero were iihout 'Jo or !in perum Noyeiit. Had mhiio miiiiII llrecntckeH. rid not mm any kiiiih Id the crowd. Hid i.i t M'o anyone (iliiow iniylliln. Could ilMlni'iiiMi a peiHinV featurort about I." Ii 1 1. No cuiih or IlienrniK In tho crowd that ho knew of. Hawhlintuu protrud Iuk from tho window before the hont lnir. Shot ciiuie fiom tho direction of ' o hotiMc. Ili'iud no pUtutu Hied. Ml. IUJItsV.l.lr vi.vrnioNV. llxaiiilucil Andrew 1'eteiMUi. Iuiud ho had been hhot with lino bird f liot. .'eventy-Hlx wnuiulHonoulHldoot left le Mill lit en liflde of ilulit Ur,- Didn't llilnk the boy could Iiavo been over !to or in feet from l'iiii. .size of tho nhot re moved from tho boy wiih Xo. 10. aiO.-H-KXAMIN.VI'ION. Could not tell how fur tho hoy wni from tho Kim. CAl'T. SIAdKI'.'H TIXriMONY. W'iih in twnt when Andrew Pi'ternm wiih nhot. Heard tho repoit of tho khh and Haw IVtermin tumble off of tho Hide walk. Went and helped him to IiIh reel, ljuile u number of HhotH weio fired bo fuie. .Someone wiih Hhoot I Uf;. low down and hluh up. Had conversation with A. . Fuller tho tiny after tho HhootliiK. Wiih pasHliiK tho houso when Fuller camo out and HhoWed him tho fence. Fullcj-Huld ho honed that no ouo would think that ho had nhot tho boy on pur poho. Fuller raid t'uit all tlio other t-liotu llrcd woro blank and tli.t loaded eartrhlL'o wiih (lied by accident. Fuller iiiuiie uio rcniarK: by accldi 'Woll.th about H o'clock In tilt eveiiluc brliii'lin; tin coin, horns and eveiy known device for mnkili a nolne. Thev lined roiiRh mid ob-ceno laiiKiine. They tfhouted: "Cmiio out here, you old ciihh. If you auT come out throw out oiir Hack." They made much iliHttirlr-.iuco and were an over uieyaiil ami over tlio Iioiiho .uxi eveninu; iney were a very oniony crowd. Muile all tho iioIho they coiibl, biit'dld no d!iuiii(c. Thought occurred to all in Iho home to help them iiiuku a iioIm'. There were nlxtcen eartrJilgi-n in tho Iioimo and a Hlnle barrelled Mint j,iiii. All the cartrbl.eH uero HiipiMiseil tu be blank. First Intimation that any one wai injured wiih next mornlujr when camo down town. Was told had nhot a man. W'cut tu turn him accom panied ly jay wltiv IV ty wotiia pny no atteutloii. Huw the boy's mother. K.x iilaluiHl tho unfort itn jto occurrence; that u wiih an ncriiionu Mr. Fullcr'rt Htatement wiih tnkou down in hhnrlhaml, by Mr. Fnrriu. ill 11. IIAII'IY W'nn flrnt Mltnesi tor tho defense: Wan pn-eut nt tho charivaii. Heard tlio L'uu hIkiIh nod Haw the HiihIi. Wiih in tlio hKHiik room. ShotH went all llred from tho window in Hie ell of tho house, the Lcdrootu. No hIioIh were llred fiom any other part of tho hotco. MltH. VIII.I.KII. Saw a nun llred from Uio iiou.se. Kiiii j)(fd all the rthelU to bo empty. W it iiohh iuiiiomsI tho nhot hernelf. Thero wore Id idielln In tho liuuw. ShotH were directed in the air. .Mr. Fuller wan not oiilof tho house diriiiK the time that the hIiooHiik tool place. Ho llred no idiotH from the buck yard. Thirteen Hhots were llrcd. Wltnes-H wnn accus tomed to tho UK' if tho Kim. On' cnwH-examluatioii, witness wan linked by Coko how hIio iiulonded tho hhelK "W ith a k:ilfe." mild the witncAs. Ami lianded thetitto Mr. FullerV" asked At noon on Tliiinnlny (December 12, 1'JOI) Marconi imt wnltin, a teiejihono receiver at IiIh ear, in tho old Imrrnckn mi Hl(iial IIIH. To him it numt haie been u nioinrnt of painful plrens. AiraiiKeilon tho tnlilit before him, nil lt parlH within cnHV leach, wis the delicate. reei'lvliiK iiiHtnnueiit. tho n- iircuie product of year of the Inventor' me. now in uu Hiiumiltcd to u iieclHire tent. A wire ran out through the win dow, theiico tan pole, thenco upwflrd to tho kite which could bo rcoii wtrayiiiR IiIkIi overhead. It wns n hlilfT, raw day; nt thnlinyoottho cliff, 3U0 fvrt below, thundered a coliU;a; ocean ward through the mint rose dimly tho ouflliiPH of Caiio Sjienr, tho ensternniiNt reach of the .viriu American comment. iieyntm that rolled the unbroken ocean, nearly i, uiiiuiir!i iu uiu ro;iHi oi iiriinil JHIC. Across tho linrUir tlio city of SLJoIiii'm lay on I In IiIIIhIiIo wrapped in fog; no ono luid taken ruouli intercut in "Hie experiment!! to como up hero through tho hiiow to Signal Hill. Ku'ii tho tibl (liiltoim reporter w.w nlwent, but tho faith of tho Inventor in his creation won 'iimdiukci). "I belUved from tho first," ho told me, "that I would bo HiiccesMful in getting ulgnalH acrosH tlio Atlantic." Onlv two iicriwino worn in tho room, Mr. Afiireunl and Mr, Kemp Everything had beuu done that could bo done. Tho receiving npimratiw was of unimual BOiihltiveuofN, no.tlmt It could catch even tho faintest uvhjeiico of tho Blgnnin. A tolephomi receiver,- which- U ! tmrt of Hit; ordlnnry IiiHtnnueiit, hint been miptdlwl, m that the Hlighte.st cMckiug of the dots might bo conveyed to tho in ventor'ri car. For nearly half an hour not a Round broke t:ie Mleuro of the room; then rjulte maidenly .Mr. Kemp heard the nharp click of tho tapper an it Htruck against tlio coherer tliin, of courne. was not the hIiui1, yet it was nit Indication that Fomething was coming. Tho luveutor.H face showed no evidence of excitement. l'rrvntly hohuid: "See If you rim hear anything, Mr. Kemp." Mr. Kemp took the recehor. mid n moment later, faintly, and yet distinctly ntul unmistakably, camo tho three little Clicks tho dotH id thw letter S. tapped out an Instant before in Knclnnd. At ten minutes past one more signals came, and both Mr. .Marconi mid Mr. Kemp assured thotn.solvoH again and again Hint there could be no mistake. During this time tho kito gyrated ho wildly in the air that tho receiving wire was not malntaliie.l nttho same height, ns it should have been; hut again, nt twenty minutes after two. other repetitions of, uio Hignai were received. Tlnm tin Coke. "No. I nut tliciu back In tho box' i .. ' """ ' "' Promoin wiih i solved. One of Mifi! the witness. She was then asked if i"e gieai bonders or. scienco Mid noon sue urcd me Mioi-iiicrsoir, nut sun pre ferred not to iiiswer that (mention. l hen Coke iiHlfeV'W'ho fired tho HliotsV"' W itiiesH lusitateii aboiu answering this, but getting no ei -oiir.igemeiit to refuse from her attorn y or the court, hIio aii.sw'ored; "t llred them loself." Coko asked, "Ao you Hiiro of that?" "i certuiuiy an " said tlio witmss. nit. nous M.t, ita'Ai.i.ui). As an e.Hrt oi tho number of sli kind used would hundred Hhot. shuudioil. lk.'feiirio rested. (it:u, Called by Htato; houso on tho oven tweed ti and (CIIO U strike tho roof of htandimr in tho htiikosidoof tin) Bhotuuns. witness snid ts in a shell of tho o about four or five Might bo from & to 7 Vmmmakn Vas at (.'apt. Heed's ig in iiuestiou. Ilo ard a cuargo of idiot tho house. Later was oor and heard nhot ioti'0 ami window ler's residence. I any oi tho shot m whether they Wer l Shot camo from tin direction of Mr. Ful- d not see anything of i nay. ummiri ten largo or small shot. l.UVAH. liuilof ncommunicu- pub I. they mill they Produced tho or would come iiimIii the nextnlitht." homo . Hon from Mr. Fullr. which Vas of tho bombs were thrown into tho yard linhed in tho ihtilfJ0AT Mail of Jan. Thought tho crowd very peaceable. Wa : -itli there tho night before, Some went in Coko was Hworniand teHtilled to tho tlio yard that night, some in tho back 'genuineness of tit siR'uat li dereiiH yard, ami Hnuieono raised Kvoryo.no niafle all tlio Toilso the w ndow. ho could. Witness had an old can With some rocks in it, and when he get tired he passed it u long, attoruoys had the urc. Against iiho this letter wrought. On the following aftennxm. I-rlday, lio Hiicceeded in getting other repetitions of the signal from Kugland; but on Saturday, though ho made an effort, ho was unable to hear anything The signals were, of course, sent contin uously, but tho inventor was unable to obtain continuous results, owing, as ho explains, to tho tluctuutlnus of tho height of the kite as it wiih blown about ny tlio wind, mid to tho extreme, delica cy of IiIh instruments whieb reooinxi constant adjustment, during .tho export- niyiiis Somcthinrr that Will do YouGood W'o know of no way in which wo can bo or more service to our renders, than to tell tiieiii or something that will bo of real good to them. For this reason wo wiiiittoaetiunliit thorn with what we consider ono of tho very best remedies on the market for coughs, colds, and Hint' alarming complaint, croup. W'o refvr to Clinmborlulu's Cough " Kemedy. no mini oscii u wuu sued goon results in our family so long that it has become a nousonom necessity, ny its jirompt uso wo haven't any doubt but that it has tlino and again prevented croup. Tho testimony is given upon our own experience, and wo suggest that our renders, especially those who luivo small cnimreii, aiwnys Keep ii in utotr homos IUN'DONJ, .UN. 28. Tlio .Mnnilnlny got li this nffornooo, L-apt. IJrttoholorformnrly Unit ofllcor In romrnniHl. Much intercut in mnnl rcali'il in tho umtct of. tho change. Cunt. Ueccl hue, crci; Upon n etnuncli friend of tlio rlfer. nnd Ii.im ,1,,,.,. iuiucli tooncournL'n iho iW.l,.ri.,u..i pof itMrc8onrcc,pariiciilnrly its con I mwnn. iiowiii l.o mia'tid on tho hridgoof tho "ll.igil)' of our fleet. Ilowcvor, Ciipt.iJotchclor is ono of lliosfl grent hi'', wliolo-noulcil Fjillom who will iuspiro faith in nlhvlio "go down In tlio kch in hIimis." while iiliip pora will be nlensed with Iih udniiiiM-tMtion. ma nu-nluorblne question tliec i'iy i aiiiiii no keep our public schoo h opon? Tho directorate pro. tngonim wliilc.tlio town Imnrtl- hIiow llllllS inflcXlblo Jllllls. ttcnnrU fr,,... Conn lip nro uniformly unfnvoroidu, and thy board o health; nomposod of our two phyMicinns, set llioir uver ii I fnecs firm ngninut a roopoiiing of tho hoolc, iilloglng them to bo hotsbodfl of hilccliori, oncu tint drend iIjoimc finds lodgment in the town Kuoldof iiioii gniliflr on tho mrprtn itiul nrgiio tho queslloii with much ll.lflf M...I M..M.!....1 .. !, .iimi, KtwiiriKiiniy wuu n Oeirreii on ncrimony. Tim n.rgumoiit of tlioieri whowould opon tho unten, whvn riP-l iiiccu to its lowest tcrme, i dolbra iinacontf. no rnrthoiuitln hcciii n bo seen io in thou purpocn to rafo- giiunl the health of tho resiilnl.v TfeV.' gunnels oi commercial interetU. J.J ThoArgo went to sen yeKtp'rfJJtV' with hor usual cnrg( of veneering ami matchwood. This ih tho swiftest cnift ever on tni river indeed noun of the bay nrnft enn keep paco with her. However, her currying capacity is so limited that she is hardly 'u inoncv mukor eo fur from her base of coal supjily. A new crew for tho Bdrocla come on the Muiidnlny. mid a new nnclior itiimo from tlio Bay "iome-.duv ago. Tlio cables which had been madu fust to nncliors hcrotoforo phiccd, gnvo way rccon tly making it neeecsury to pluco now ones. dipt. Hums certain ly hug liis norvo with him. ia;e ITEMS. nt.- i..... .. .. ... Xr,' ? ,""' cr" "nouS, fV iitick iiuntiiiQ h Iho principal K,rL. of tho senso;!. . i"-,,fc Geo. Sohroedcr ami a P. Colemnn jvero hunting eattlf oif tho wnd flat! Alex Unrlson went- to Mo-nlifld,!,, Momlny mi Iiihiiiukji, ' rrnf. ircrringtrin of; Tcmplcloiu OiiiiIh Iiko n vorv iitn,iT,., ...i'i ' ;. Sunday.. ' ' : "" ,a" Jacob stoiichiko, llm brickmasoti is building R chimin ,', S?"';S strontL.ikc. ' ' "C,T-' Mr. mid .frs. J, Ilenoon um daul'li- week"'0 at L"k " ,,,,sblx;'!'! ' Mm. of. K. lJniiibri(o roturiicdr. homo l'ticsilay from AIMrf.fieId where!', alie linn bi'iin vixttirtK her duughtcr. ItaiiIc Jlowron lh.1l , friwijo,,. ' brought from MnnUtMtl fast wecb thHL l,o will Ueo oi) tfocth Luke. ' : 1 here bus iveiitt number of flna.. ntcol head sulmoii ho.h in t-...h .....1,1...... '- " iKUIIIIIV. VIC11N IllMIiVa W. b Bowr OV.E3 Bwi tbs Binitnr if 03L3:.. ItsJCmd Yoa liara Kmn BsM c&m run of Toiitiiii.i.... .... .. plcnsnut rnllorat I.nL-,, I . vi,..: "t ..!?'' mill i.nHight Home ile: n)I,,M f ' Coo IJny nr.irkels. l , I'.niiiAi.orMarsirirrld was visit ing iriOHUS Ml till'' vimnll.. Im I." loJ'. . II,bhard' farm where thev '. . Vhoro isn roftirt cur lent that soci- soci fhiuiiifv., 58N-- fkV'will lojft one of ' wt (W.HWIUII. iTOO HflVM III. n.wl miuurr nro going to keep house, believe tho hoiiKekcepnijrpart but wMH.r poruon oi uio iQry pounds rathorK iuiK J w.uun. w.iu oiuur prominent, flitlxens lias. Wo . - Ills boon ou Com II.iy for.u pleasure trip'" or severnl ilny. U h reportwl tlnrt" ' " ho attended n social dunco nt Pleas, ant Point but- wliMn,i,1ife'rv?nwl L.''-: trvirnvcil .KftJU' l-MlirriiiinrlnK.ln..r...l .1. . ? ,' .wt. V In? if. .; Y.V .y- "VtVsBWvcsay, J" " " '"" v'"i " iM"UUOICl (r.. Coimljmlon and hailtli never go together, He WJtl'i IJllle Iirly Ri$er4 iwom ca.' Jnctio.iuf the bow cb iihout Uiitrejj. '1 b.t.. oecn troubled witfi cooivenni nine years,M mja J. O.Crcene, Dcrwuw, lud. l ,ae tiled roany . t-ftMlli.lt. lull T Iltl T?--t.. Tt ndueatoYoar Boiron Win, n. ,. "7. I . ""' naKT vc D - 109.363. ItaaO.tan.ilmreisUrcju,jB10ncj Phirmwy. "''" "'"' Hill ! ITIlilH ,r-" TiM IMIMII , -- i.miimi OBaacnai3BnDDisn8aiKM5Bffl.wpiKmwt'.i. i iho objection of ' i-nu tiiinilltnil lii iflilidii'o. 111... ..1..I... .. ... - T fT A .. . This llnisht'd tl testimony, and court "?. "'Bwuni againsi croim.-unnidou took'ui-ecess for sjpp'er.'nrter which tho ? v: aiwseugeiv for sale by VoUu , uuv. " iTcusa. uuy. 1 H 51 a a H a n II a i i w ft i At our Stock-taking Sale. Tlio Price You Pay And tho class of goods you secure is what ninkos tho purchase ii satisfactory one. We flrat reg iuality here-Then n prico thiil signiilles real worth A prico ilimmnkos it an object tor " "v .."" mm Ki'iiiiignuwn to rent worth. n ft: i : giving our ctitoiiio relinblo goods, nt hosninllcst proliis, that lius caused ' the succesc of our sale. , These specinl prices will convince you that we lead nil others iu this particular Hue. suits .Boy Blouse from 90c to $3,00. Boy a M m vestee suits from 90c to '' - $3.00. Boy two piece uits from $1.25 to $5. Mackintoshes, all styles and defy competition. Mapes & Matson T II fe LEADING 0 U T FI Tt t R S; ft ;B 'ft 'ft. 'ft' prices, that ft ft i ft h 1 :- .ftv - .?. J