WILL -MARRY AGAIN.
Edward F. Searles, Mrs, Hopkins
- -' ' ower, ADdnt to Wei '
THE BRIDE IS NOW MISS FOLLEN.
i Report That They Were Engaged Prior
to The Hopkins Nuptials.
THE BKBK.8HIKE HILLS HKK HOME.
" . - - . e
Ber Father a Man of Wealth And Vosl
tlin During His lifetime No.
. " FarUoolars.
4fnTHue. Mass., Aug. S.Mr. ; Ed
t? Rorp lpft hero vestefdoy for
Motna onrl Mvlama Rumor eaya- bia
visit ia for the purpose of meeting.
" wAopnrtjf former data. The Essex
.Tnnrnnl lnfit eveninc says: "It is rc
ported that millipnaire Edward
fiearles. of this city, s will soon marry
Miss Follen, of Williamstown, Mass
whom rumor says he was engaged .to
nrior to hla marriage with the late Mrs.
Hopkins. Miss Follen visited California
-several years ago and made many friends
daring her stay; Her home is iu the
Berkshire hills, and her father was a
man of wealth and position during life,
It Is 6ald that the lady is visiting friends
in Maine at present, and the particulars
of tha weddincr date cannot he ' ascer
tained."
New Yobk, Aug. 4. In the summer of
1887 James Hnnter, of Philadelphia,
-startled the financial world by a precip
itate flight from the country after put
ting out forged papers to the amount of
$106,200, was today held in $10,000 bail
to answer, having returned unexpect
-edlyon 8unday. When the eteamehip
Segurance arrived in New York yester
day, it had on board the fugitive, broken
in health, his mind shattered and bear
ing but a faint resemblance to the .once
honored business man who was head of
. the extensive mill firm of James and
r John Hunter. John Hunter was re
ceiver of taxes and the' firm was recog
nized in business circles' as one of the
most reliablo in the state. The money
raised by James ntmter is supposed to
have been lost in western land specula
- tion. Physicians examined James yes
torday and had no hesitation in pro-
nouncing him incurably afflicted men
tally. Subsequently all the facts were
placed before District Attorney Graham
and be accepted bail. The return of
Mr. Hunter was so quietly conducted
thatsome members of the family will
have learned of It through the news
papers today. There is no doubt in the
minds of those who brought him back
that he never will be in a condition to
stand trial.
Refreshing Fpr Allen.
Review. When Senator' Allen reads
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer of recent
Issues he will grit his teeth with rage
and vexation. The trouble ' with' the
-Seattle paper is of the "fond and foolish'
' variety. In its zeal to prove that Allen
Is King countys man it reprints every
thing it finds in the state papers charg
ing bim with neglecting the rest of the
state. The Review, for example, print
ed an article declaring that Mr. Allen
was elected by entering into a combina
tion with Hunt and McGraw and their
Seattle crowd. The Seattle paper has
tens to fasten the collar by reprinting
the article with approval and without
denial. Elsewhere it was charged that
Seattle was the open foe of the Columbia
nver, and this was also reprinted .with
approval. It looks as if the Post-Intel
ilgencer had an' idea that King county
elects the senators for the state of Wash
ington, and that Mr. Allen had only to
carry . the King county prima
ries to be returned to the Senate. That
has been true In the past ; but it is now
time that the rest of the state were as
serting its rights.
' ' Nursing the Viper.
Grants Pass Conner. Evidence .'mul
tiplies daily to prove that this country
. in throwing her doors open so wide to
the "oppressed of all nations" has put
her foot in it and has cast pearls before
a whole lot of pigs. Wherever foreigners
have been allowed to concentrate in any
great numbers, Americans have had to
move. American liberty has been
tram peled upon, bigotry and intolerance
established and open anarchy has
reigned in its stead. Tho late assassina
tion of Frick by a nihilist shows the kind
of stock the "refuge of oppression" ' has
been harboring. Yet, when will con
gress be brave enough to restrict our
immigration laws in such a way that
paupers, criminals and anarchists may
be kept out? After the steed of liberty
and equality has been replaced "by an
archy, oppression and intolerance, there
rill be very little nse of trving to lock
the door, ine doors will be locked on
the lovers of trae liberty themselves and
they will have to find some other clime
where property rights will bo respected,
end murder in all its forms condemned.
A KAPACIOT7S MSPOSltlOif.
The 1'ositloa of Spokane on the Sab
'" Ject of an OpenKiver.
From the Review Aug. 3.) I; -. -, CV' . '
Some of the reasons brought forward
by the railroad agents here to support
their hostile-attitude'-agamst the Spo
kaue mills are amazing "We want the
Ions haul on everything," said one of
these aeents. "and if we don't get it we
lose revenue that rightly belongs to us
Why should we build up your industry
when yon dispose of a considerable pro
portion of your flour to the local trade
and thereby deprive us of the monev we
could earn if it had been hauled to
Tacoma or the east?" Por a hot day
that is cool enough to be refreshing. We
are even bogrudged the bread we eat
and ' are pronounced unreasonable be
cause we are unwilling to ship our wheat
to Liverpool and buy our flour in Dakota,
Henceforth the public mnstever bear in
mind tbat in eating bread or consuming
any of the various products, of this sec
tion it is "robbing" the . transportation
companies of money that they oaght to
have for hauling them to distant mar
ets. - . . -..
8Dokane and the Inland empire will
be at the mercy of thte rapacious dispo
sition until the Columbia baa. been
opened and an independent railroad has
been built down to the Snake. Railroad
men and railroad influences will ridicule
this proposition, but it is nevertheless a
fact that the water haul and iadepend
ent lines of road have brought the trans
portation companies to terms elsewhere.
and the same influence feared In this
case. Until wo can command this key
to the transportation situation of the
Pacific northwest, our industries will
rise and fall at the caprice of distant
railway officials who are manipulating
their systems for all there is in it, lnd
who will not hesitate to strike down the
interests of investors and the hopes of
the people whenever by eo doing they
can add a little to their revenuee. This
is a short-sighted policy, but it is the
policy that frequently controls the man
aeement of the transcontinental rail
roads in their treatment of the industries
of tho cities through which they run
A Very Important Fact.
. Review. There is one fact tbat the
wage-earners are overlooking in dis
cussing the tariff. Laying entirely aside
the question of wages as affected by the
tariff, it is yet a matter of overpowering
importance tbat the worklngtnen of this
country should have continued employ
ment. If the United States ia to adopt
a policy that will permit Europe to throw
her manufactures into these markets;
if the worklngmen of Great Britain' are
to be maintained, fod and paid by the
people, of . the United- States, : how can
the American worklngmen hope for
steady employment? If wo are to order
half our shoes, half our clothing, half of
this manufacture and that from another
country, how are we to find employment
for as many workingmen as under
policy that contemplates the preserva-
vation of the American markets for
American industry?
A New Valley PoU.
Salem Journal. During the past year
a number of cherry trees have been de
stroyed in this vicinity by a small insect
which was entirely unknown to the fruit
growers here. J. H. Albert has sent a
specimen of this pest to, the government
entomologist at Washington, and has re
ceived the following reply :. -'?The insect
which has killed your cherry tree is one
of bark beetles known as Monartbru
Scutellaria. : Other things being equal,
this insect seems to prefer trees which
are unhealthy rather than thrifty, vig
orous growers, very few observations
have been made of this particnlar species
and I am not aware of the exact time of
egg-laying, but should this be ascertained
the trees can be protected to some ex
tent by washing them with soft soap re
duced to the consistency of thick paint
by .the addition of washing soda and
water.
"A Late Discovery.
Moscow Mirror. Quite a number of
union miners arrested for contempt and
complicity in tho Ccenr d'Alene murders
and other crimes have all at once dis
covered that they are not citizens and
can not be held by the authorities.
However, they deprive true born Amer
icans of their rights, life, and property,
and it appears that they will be punish
ed in proportion to their crime. Thev
were citizens enough to commit murder
and other crimes and they are surely
citizens enough to suffer for their
crimes. -
; Waking np at Last.
Review. Seattle knows where to
throw her political influence . in order to
delay the opening of tho river .and
hasten the digging of the ditch. It is a
pity that more of the politicians of east
ern Washington are not modeled after
the mold of the Seattle politicians. It
is time that we were looking out for onr
over interests; too long we have played
tne puppet for the overbearing and sel
nsb forces that are determined to rule
or ruin the state.
.. v Protection As Is.
Review. - The'Portlnnd Telegram eays
"it costs $21,000 a day to keep the mili
tia at Homestead, and this is another
kind of protection tho laboring man
pays, for." Tho militia is there by order
of a democratic governor, and the labor
troubles followed ' a ' reduction of the
tariff..
KXAMIMATIUK 4)F BERUFILD.
Considerable Interest Taken In The Case
by-The. People. '
i Justice Schntz' court room was filled
to suffocation Friday night at 7 :30, by an
anxious Crowd to listen to the testimony
taken in the case of the state of Oregon
aeainst Wo. Berefield. accused Of the
poisoning; of his mother-in-law, Mrs
Matilda JCogers.
The prosecution opened by calling Dr,
HoUister. the physician who had been
called to attend deceased on the morn
ing of Iter death. He reached the house
about 6 o'clock, or a little before, and
found the woman dead. There were no
unusual appearances to indicate that
death had resulted from poisoning. Con
siderable time was taken -op by questions
relative to the action of poisons oh the
human system. Conversations between
witness and Mr. and Mrs. Bergfeld,
gardlng the funeral were detailed; and
the condition of the body.was descnbed,
as :the,. witness, found I it. Tbeie-was
nothing apparent by which he could tell
me cause oi aesta, ana jm vu ut uc
respecUneUio case he haltiearhed fro
Mrs. Bergfeld. It was ascertained that
the ' poison Rough on Rats, and some
laudanum,, was in the house. Witness
sen t-an undertaker to thebouee by" re
quest of Bergfeld. No further instruc
tions. There was no glass nor nothing
in the room to'show tbat deceased had
taken a dose of any .nature; No signs of
frothing at the mouth
Rndv anneared
natural for a corpse; Telegrams and
' "
messages were prepared to notify friends
at a distance of the death. The time
necessary to keep the body until these
could arrive was discussed. Conditions
of the stomach in cases of poison were
explained by witness. Had never heard
of a case of death from taking chloride
of zinc.
D. L. Cates was called by the prosecu
tion. Witness had a conversation with
defendant on the street the . day of the
funeral. In his capacity as sheriff he
had previously served some papers on
deceased, and Mr. and Mrs. Bergfeld, in
a suit of the First National bank. Mrs.
Rogers told him that she knew noth
ing of the cause of action ; that she
was living in dread of Bergfeld ; that he
had threatened her life; that be had
drawn d revolver on her son. etc. These
things witness told to defendant that
day ; defendant said if deceased said she
didn't know of the suit she was a
old liar; said his family was wealthy
and would prosecute any one circulating
damaging reports about his character.
Told the coroner what Mrs. Rogers had
said, and told other who asked him
about it.
Joseph- Nitschke was called by prose
cation. Arrived at the house at 7 :30 a.
m. as undertaker. Found the body in
the bed, covered over, and a handker
chief over the head and under the face
to keep the chin in place. After talking
with Mr. and Mrs. Bergfeld about keep
ing the body four or five days, proceeded
with an assistant to embalm and pre
pare the body for keeping it. Used 3)
Quarts of embalming preparation. One
quart was placed in the stomach. Found
the corpse natural : no signs of froth at
toe mouio ; arms ana .ega.nuvui. ,or a
. . i , . i i i
corpse. oi tiKcu a u.u
from the same bottle used that day and
gave it to the coroner. The fluid comes
in bulk, 5 gallon kegs, and is drawn off
in bottles for use. -
Alter the- testimony of this , witness
had been taken court adjourned until 9
m. Saturday.-
On reassembling this morniug await-
a waiting witnesses J. H. Flak, and L. V,
Hampton, from Portland, and F. N. and
Eve Spicer from Antelope, the court
admitted defendant to bail in the sum of
$2,500, with the understanding that he
is to report to the sheriff twice a day,
morning .and - evening,- and court ad
journed until 2 p. m.
Pursuant to adjournment court met
at 2 p. m. Witnesses having failed to
reach the city, the case was again post- f
poned nntil 9 a. m. Monday.
The Dalles, August 1. Justice
8chutz convened court st 9 :S0 a. m.
Witnesses from Portland were unable
to leave last night, bat would arrive on
the noon train.
Mr. JN. M. Eastwood, coroner, was the
nrst witness called by the prosecution,
lestinecl, was present when -the body I
was di3intered ; saw stomach after, re-I
moval. After autopsy held by Drs.
igan, Uoane and Kinehart took charge
ot too viscera, sealed them up and took
tnemtoJ.H. Jrisk, Portland. On ac-
count of odor was compelled to use' dis
infectant at tho inquest; .
Placed the examination of witnesses
in the hands of E.'Tt. Dufur.
Dr. HoUister was recalled and ques
tioned concerning the poisonous proper
ties of different compounds of zinc.
ioionae oi zinc was unquestionably a
poison. Sulphate of zinc may possibly
produce death. - Made one trip to the
Rogers' farm on tho day of the death, I
did not see the deceased alive when I
arrived. My judgment as to the cause
of death was based on the information J
of -Mrs Bergfeld. Decided apoplexy to
bethecanse. Accidents to workingmen I
resulting from zinc poisoning often
caused by arsenic. Chloride of zinc is I
a corrosive poison, caused by the chlor-
me m tne compound, it is a common
preparation, is often used in the arts,
Sulphate of chloride of zinc do not pro-
"duoa the same effect. Chloride of zinc
causes an ulceration, sulphate a conges
tion. Did not consult with Judge Ben-
nett concern ing ttoeTcaee. ' . '"
Bert Rogers, son of the deceased, and
brother-in-law of defendant, was next
summoned."' Reside -at 'Afttelope; On
receiving news of his mother's death
came to town.- Signed the paper, de
manding an inquest, Talked with de
fendant. . He said that it would be the
dearest paper I ever signed, and that ho
would have both me and my brother in
the penitentiary, called me a
futrher said that he further expected
that I would feel cheap when it was
found out that my mother committed
suicide. My sister said that it was a
hypocritical way we acted. Bergfeld
said that he would have signed the paper
asking lor an inquest it it had been
brought to bim. Witness did not know
whether his mother was troubled with
dvanpnaia. nf tinf aha was'- anKtutf -
headaches ; also was subject to pains in
tbe che8t MQ s heFi to
- b, tlm 8he could hardly
breatho never knew her to haye
i KMrt trouble
N. M.Eastman was recalled, and hav
ing sprayer and disinfectant, illna
trated the mannerin which he used
them.
Attorney tor tne defense asked that a
portion of the liquid ' be . given bim for
for analysis, court granted permission
The prosecution having no other wit
,ueBHrcubr'BUJurnea wj p. m
I A , ) n 1 .
to adjournment.
Capt. J. H. Fisk, testified. N. M. East
wood called at my office In Portland July
14th and delivered to me a grain sack
tied with heavy string and sealed with
thestnnpof the Pacific .Express com
pany on the seal, all In perfect condition,
which he said contained part of the re
mains of Mrs.' Rogers, and on which" he
requested a toxical analysis. He also
delivered to me 'a three ounce vial of
embalming, fluid, sealed, with the stamp
of the Pacific Express Co. on the seal.
Every seal was perfect and showed no
tampering. . After being sworn before a
notary public to carefully analyze the
contents of the jar. and giving him a
receipt for the same, the sack was open
ed, and Inside a stone . jar was found
wrapped in a white cloth. The cover
was sealed on with green . sealing
wax, with beavy strings : around
and over the cover, which were
sealed and stamped . as above
stated. The" jar was opened and. the
contents emptied iro.a. largo evaporat
w '""T " v r V, 1
rl n rw 4 Taf (ha aT Iiaah vtt auh arl writ 1
drant water. The jar was found to con
tain the Stomach ligated at tLe pyloric.
opening, and left open at the cardie end ;
all the intestinal tract, the liver, kid
neys, spleen, and he.trt; also some
bloody fluid tbat remained in the jar
that had oozed out of the organs. The
liver, kidneys, spleen and., intestines
were complete. The heart bad a cut in
it, which probably was done at the post
mortem examination. - The stomach was
separated out and placed in a new clean
platter that had been washed in distilled
water. The stomach was opened, and
was found comparatively empty, with
the exception of a few pieces .of meat,
and eome blood fluj of.
reaclloi, which waaemDtied into a clean
glass jar and eet aside. . . : ,
The stomach' was highly inflamed and
covered with purple spots, especially at
the cardie" opening.' We closely ex
amined the internal surface of the stom
ach with a magnifying glass, and found
it coated with a crystal ine substance, as
though it had been sprinkled with salt,
which appeared to have inflamed the
lining of the stomach: ' We picked off
eight of these crystals, washed them in
distilled water, and then weighed them,
they weighed 10-100 of a grain. We
placed them between two watch crystals
and set them asidojor' future examina
tion; then washed tho stomach with
distilled water and emptied, the. wash
jnCT into a Klasaiar coutainimr -the !con
tents of the stomach. We then opened
the intestines, and found them inflamed
and in some places almost eaten through.
About 18 inches below the commence
ment of the email intestines a medium
sized gall etone was found. :
Several sheets of detail testimony'
describing the analysis, are om
nutted for lack of space. The finding of
zinc in the stomach is supported by the
following proofs : Firet, that it cave
heavy white precipitate with ammonium
sulphide, which is characteristic of zinc,
hSecond, that - the precipitate' thrownJ
down by amthonum sulphide, when col-
lected on a filter Hi'&olverf in hot nitric
acid ;' a trace of nitrate of cobalt added,
(not enough to give it a pink color), and
then carbonate 6f eoda added in excess,
and the fluid boiled a few minutes; a
precipitate of the mixed carbonates of
zinc and cobalt was formed ; which, when
collected on a filter, washed, and incin
erated on platinum foil, and the residue
dissolved in dilute-hydrocloric acid,
gave a bright green color, which is char-
acter'st'c of zinc. Third, ammonia gave
8 ..w.fte gelatinous precipitate, which
wa? readily soluble in an excess of am-
moma which is also characteristic of
zinc. Fourth, ferrocyanido of potassium,
alded to a portion of the fluid, made
alkaline by ammonia, gavo a white pre-
cipitate of the ferrocyanide of zinc.
In our opinions these tests we con-
sider conclusive and sufficient evidence
of the presence of zinc either in the
form of a chloride of zinc, or sulphate of
zinc (white vitriol). beyond the floestion
of a doubt. - '
At the conclusion of Capt. JFiek'sve'
timony Miss Dr. Hampton was callea.
Witness had aeeisted in the analysis.
Her testimony, was substantially - jtlie
same as his. Both were subjected to
rigid cross examination. The main
facts adduced from the experts was to
tho effect that sufficient chloride of zinc
was found to produce death, i
Bert Rogers was recalled.
Said ho
was not on good terms with the
ant; might have said that he
suspicion concerning death
mother until the arrival of his
defend-
had no
of his
brother
from California. ' -
Mrs. Spicer,, daughter of deceased tee
tified. Came to mothers funeral ; noth
ing was told her concerning the em
balming of body. . Defendant said that
it was not possible to keep. the. body,
and he would take bis children away if
the body warkept in the house as it was
not safe for the children to remain,
- Coart adjourned to! 9 a
m.
Thb Dalles, August 2. Court con
vened at &30 a. m. - - - -
Mrs. Bergfeld testified : After mother
died saw a letter written by Mrs. Spicer,
the letter is now probably destroyed or
in the possession of Bert Rogers. -
Mr. F. Spencer, sdh -in-law of deceased
testified: Defendant and deceased had
some trouble about money matters.
Defendant made a proposition to Mrs.
Rogers and both became very much ex
cited. Mrs. Rogers gave defendant
money to pay school taxes, which the
tax col lector said was never paid. Berg
feld said that he had the receipt but
.could not find it. Defendant called her
some bard names did not remember all
of them, he called her a "damd old hog."
Tho defendant, after' her death, said
that he had no more respect , for Mrs.
Rogers than for a dog. Was sent by the
defendant to how Bert Rogers felt
about the matter and whether he ens
picioned the defendant. Tha defendant
wanted me to get Bert te stand in with
him., as Will Rogers would have the
matter gone through with, and
Bert had great influence over Will. De
fendant said that his defense would be
suicide, and also that he thought that
there was a will made ont In favor of
the boys, and that Mrs. Rogers had
committed suicide to cheat him and bis
wife. Defendant said tbat C. Cates and
Mr. Croesen epoke with ber, and that
Mrs. Rogers acted silly telling them that
her life had been threatened. She
clung to them saying that she was af raid
of her life. Bergfeld told me' that he
had never threatened her life, and that
I had heard all the threats made. De
fendant said that be would take the ad
ministration out of her hands, and that
he told Mrs. Rogers that she had the
place deeded to her with the understand
ing that when the mortgage was paid it
would be deeded back to tho estate, and
thin was the reason he was going to have
the administration taken ont of ber
hands. He said that he would have a
lawyer draw np the necessary papers.
On cross examination witness said
that Bergfeld was dissatisfied with . the
management of the estate. During de
fendants conversation with the deceased
there .-was considerable recrimination
between the two, as the defendant
claimed that as' soon as the property iwas
cleared from" debt it would revert to the
estate. Tho deceased claimed that it
would become her property absolutely.
I told the defendant that neither I nor
my wife took'auy steck in the stories
concerning the death, but I deceived
them in this. I told them several
times that I had no suspicions.
Mrs. Bergfold said that she thought
if her mother was poisoned it was' done
with her own hand. Witness said that
he did not remember whether Mrs. Berg
feld said that it would be a horrible
thing to Jiaveher mother suspected of
poisoning nerseu. ine defendant said
that ho did not have the $2,000 but
would pay in the fall in time to" be1 ap
plied on the mortgage. He complained
because she sent money to Will Rogers.
Witness said that Mrs. Rogers had a
pretty vigorous tongue when angered,
and said mean things to Bergfeld. She
once called bim a thief, She became
excited and I told Mr. and Mrs.-Rogers
luat 4 thought she was crazy at times.
I also said that Mrs. Rogers had trouble
enough to drive her crazy. She alluded
to her troubles in her conversation with
Bergfeld. -Mr. Bergfeld. charged; Mrs
Rogers with trying to separate him and
his wife. -Mrs. Rogers said that it was
not ".so, and Mrs.' Bergfeld. eaid that.it
was a lie ; yon have.
Court took a recess 'till 1 p. m. ' ' .
Tun Dalles, Aug. 2. The afternoon
session of the Justice court closed -with
a review of the testimony by Judge Ben
nett, for the defense, on amotion to dis
miss the case. The motion to dismiss
was made upon the" ground that there
was nothing to show that the defendant
was guilty pf any crime,; because it was
not shown that a crime had been com
mitted.. He argued that the inflamed
condition of the stomach might have
come from natural causes. If a corrosive
poison had been used the throat would
have been affected. Tracings of zinc
and other metals could be found in the
stomach of all animals. Deceased may
have taken poison through mistake for
magnesia which bears a resemblance to
chloride of zinc. The number of suicides
is much larger than murders. In all her
troubles she mav have desired to has-
ten ber journey to "that land fron
wbosc bourne no traveler returne." She
had.broo4ed hpon her trpoWcs Hill ber
mind wif affected. The deceased said to
fret daughter; M4LBcrgfeld, "I bad to-
,dd itcould stand it no longer." These
were the last words of Mrs. Rogers.
The motion for dierats was denied.
and the court adjourned until 9. n
August 3d.
Wednesday, Aug. S.-rCowt convened!
at 9 :15 a.m. J. Nitechko was called
in behalf of the defense. ' ' Wittaees" eoid
that, the means be took to preserve' the
body could not properly be called em
balming, and that he told Bergfeld that
the body was not embalmed, but iC
would keep four or five days." I adVised?
them not to have tho funeral on tho-4th'
of July.. I was not enjoined to keep
anything secret concerning the useof
embalming fluid.
Mayor Mays was . next called. Her
testified : on t he death' of Mrs.' Rogers the
defendant came torn and asked me, aa
mayor, to teiegrapn to tne postmaster
at San Francisco- to' send' 'Will Rogere
address,' I received answer that Will had
not called for bis mail for some time.
The next day I received a telegram fronv
Will Rogers giving me bis address. X
knew from Bergfeld that he wished to
have Will , here, and I asked Will te
come op. . He answered lor 60.. and
wanted the funeral delayed. I saw! the
defendant and wife, about the matter.
and they concluded that-since the other
members of the family were present and
it being doubtful as to the time of Will'e
arrival, they would hold the funeral on
the 5th .of July. The notices of tho
funeral were published at this time.
Mr. Stiles was ner,t summoned and-
testified. I am a druggist in. the employ
of Floyd & Shown. Have not sold any
chloride or sulphate of zinc . Chloride
of zinc .is a. very nncoiamon article. The
defendant spent a good deal of time ia
the store. Never saw fcim behind the
prescription 'desk. Do not keepchloride
of zinc in tho store.
J. Boon testified, I hold a mortgage
for $3,000.00 on the Roger's ranch..
Mr. Clark testified, I am in .the em'
ploy of Snipes & Kinnersly. Have not
sold any chloride of zino since I . have
been here. Do not know whether or
not the different poisons contain chloride
of zinc, s
Mr. Easterbrook and Judge Blakeley
of the firm of Blakeley & Houghton testi
fied that they had never sold any .chlo
ride or sulphate of zinc to . Mr. or. .Mrs.
Bergfeld. ". " .......
Otto Bergfeld? brother of the defend
ant, testified. " I was sent in town for a.
doctor. Nothing" was done to. conceal
(he fact Of the. death. ' I was sent to in
form Mrs. Smith of the death and ask
her to come over. . My brother told me
to get Jim Smith to. go .to Antelope for
Bert Rogers.
Mrs. Bergfeld testified. There was no
effort made to conceal the death of my
mother. I knew that my mother had
not been embalmed. (Here some bottlee
were introduced in court, and Mrs. Berg
feld indentified them' as being the bottle,
found in ber mothers room.
The defence here submitted tho case.
Justice Schutz decided' that the pris
oner be; remanded to the costody of
the sheriffwithout bail.
The, Kress- Association. '
Eugene Guard. Considerable inquiry
is being made in regard to the time and
place when the next press association of
Oregon meets. So far as the place is.
concerned that was fixed at the lost meet
ing of the association at The Dallee.
The time is left with the president, and
has not yet been fixed. It is expected,
however to be some time in September,
so tbat the members can take in the' ex
position either on their way to or 'from
the meeting, besides there is a desire to
meet about the same time that oar
Washington brethren shall- meet at
Spokane; and if possible arrange ah ex
cursion fromTTie Dalles toBpokane, joia
our friends there and return- by way of.
tho sound.
DMireHmn Ellis Improving.
Heppnert3azctte. Hon. W. ft. Ellis
came up town for the first time last
Thursday. He made another visit Sat
urday, though on both occasions foe was
unftble to walk, even with crutches, but
was brought up in the 'bus. Even this
is a treat to a man who has been in doors
nearly sixty days. From the way he is
improving it will not be long till he can
use-his crutches, with no . fears of re-
breaking'his game leg. -. ' , .
Ball-Whackers Must Go'.
r Klamath-, Star. ; The old-style' bull
whacker Is going down into oblivion.
Four horses can do about as much work
in a "day at hauling logs as ten oxen,
and the horse-driver can bo had at $60
per month, while the bull whacker
must have from $90 to $100. Besides the
bull-whacker swears nntil the tobacco-
juice boils in bis mouth, while the horse
driver only says ' "Dog-gone yer skins.
grtuptharl" . ... . .
Castle Cralr to Klamath.
Tho Southern Pacific railway
Star,
company is now building a railroad from
Castle Craig to Klamath falls', a distance
of 100 miles. Work was commenced
May 1st, and already 30 miles of road
have been completed. It 19 expected
that the road will be finished next vear.
Ala, Too Trne.
Washington Post. "You didn't seem
to get onto my curves,1' said the railway
track to the locomotive when it landed-
n the ditch.
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