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ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1910
No 199
J. P. Webb, a Pointer, Killed
Johnson.
ROW WAS OVER WOMAN
lrisoiu'ra Kntt'trd into Details Con-ci-riiing
Horrible Crime that
May Send HI in to the
Gallows.
(Special to Evfinthg News.)
PORTLAND, June 22. Following
the confession ot J. P. Webb late
yesterday afternoon, in which he
claimed that he killed Johnson in
a fight over Mrs. Keren, as the wo
man's real name proved to be, the
'police are now endeavoring to dis
cover what has become of the $25,
000 that the woman stated the mur
dered man received for his ranch
near Renton, Washington, Nineteen
hundred dollars were found in the
woman's stocking when she was tak
en to the police station. This money
was given her by Johnson shortly
before Webb killed himr but there
is no possible way of accounting for
ihe balance of the $25,000. Webb
told the police a Btory of a fight in
which Johnson was the aggressor,
and that he killed him In self de
fense, but the statement is, not be
lieved. It is common opinion that
robbery was the moth for the crime
and that the woman and Webb con
spired to lure Johnson from Spokane
for this express purpose,1 and while
it is thought that possibly murder
was not at first considered, the crime
grew out of the attempt to rob John
eon, The woman Js the undivorced
wife of Bert Kersh, a Seattle elec
trician, and she stole their seven-year-old
son from him at Seattle last
November. Kersh is now enroute to
Portland to take his little son home
with him.
'In confession to Deputy District
Attorney Fitzgerald, Webb said that
lie was 45 years old, was born In
Iowa, married Lena Samnelson In
Axtell, Neb., came to the Pacific
coast 10 years ago, and that his wife
and two daughters, aged 22 and 17,
reside at 212 Eleventh avenue, Se
attle. He said he met Mrs. Kersh
six years ago and that last November
they decided to run away.
"We went to Vancouver. B. C."
said Webb, "and after remaining
there a short time she went to San
Francisco and I went to Nelson, B.
C. I was foreman in the composing
room of the Nelson News. Last
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Some things below cost.
a. S. FREY
April she Joined me In Nelson and
worked In the 'ad' department of
the Spokesman-Review. 1 never
heard of Johnson until three weeks
before we came to Portland. She told
me about him, but I never saw him
until we were ou the train on the
way to Portland.
"She told me In Spokane that she
Intended to leave me and go with
Johnson. I did not want her to go,
but she went anyway. I fhad our
trunks sent to the depot and paid
the expressman but did not check
her vtrunks, I checked my own.
That was Sunday night. On the
train I met Johnson In the buffet
car and we had a drink together
and talked lab out various things.
Johnson did not know that the wo
man was anything to me and I said
nothing about her to him. ' She
came out and sat, on the rear plat
form with us awhile and I may have
passed a remark or two with her.
That was all. When I got up In the
morning we were 40 miles out from
Portland. Johnson was already up
and we had a little talk.
"Johnson and I had a few drinks
In the barroom and then they went
to breakfast. I went out and return
ed later for my breakfast. I met
Johnson again and he wanted to
show me the town. He had been here
before. We went to the park and
walked (back, stopping at several
saloons on the way to the hotel. The
woman was not with us. At the
hotel Johnson became quarrelsome,
accusing me of trying to steal the
woman. We went to my room and
he quarreled again. Then he went
to their room. That was between 1
and 2 o'clock. I -went downstairs,
got a bottle of beer and took It to
my room. . I asked Johnson in to
have a drink and forget It. He
drunk a glass of beer and carried a
drink to (the woman. When he
came back he was sore again. Then
d went Into their room and we all bad
a drink of whiskey out of a bottle.
Then I went back to my room.
"She went out and I went back
to their room again. We had a drink
and Johnson said he would fix me.
He began to smash at me and I de
fended myself. Then he pulled a
'blackjack' out of his hip pocket and
struck at me. I took it away from
him and beat him over the head with
it, I did not down him the first
time I struck him and hit again.
I do not know whether I hit two
or three times before he went down
on the bed. After he 'was down I
hit several times more over the head.
Then I went- to my room. In about
20 minutes I went back to his room
to examine him and see if he was
dead. I felt of his heart and knew
he was dead. She then came up
stairs and I told her what I had
done."
Charged With Mui-dor,
PORTLAND, June 22. Carrie 13.
Kersh and Jesse Webb were arraign
ed in the municipal court today and
OUT SALE
!
Ii
Mr. Clark Makes No Boastful
Statements.
NOT BOND SPECULATORS
Ills Company 1 1 us Quietly (ioup About
the Work of Survey Pro
files Filed Much lias
' IJeen Accomplished.
" "
Francis H, Clarke, president of the
Coos Buy & Oregon Central Ry. Co.,
arrived In this city this morning from
Portland where he has been for sev
eral days attending to some business
pertaining to the company, ilefore
going to Portland, Mr. Clarke made
a visit to Bolue, where he says the
people are very enthusiastic over
the proposed road. In an Interview
with a News representative shortly
after his arrival thlB morning, Mr.
Clarke stated that he could not say
when actual construction work would
be started, but he was prevailed upon
to make the following statement:
''The public rarely considers 'the
details of a project which Is not
already put Into material form. They
are, 'therefore, impatient and .that Is
the reason they often give their sup
port prematurely to projects which
have not been carefully-worked' out.
We have tried to avoid all the rep
resentations and suggestions which
may mislead, and V e have been anx
ious only to do our work scientific
ally and substantially. For this rea
son we have worked quietly and with
out any effort at publicity.
"The result Is that we have our
line surveyed and permanently lo
cated, and have, filed our profiles,
with complete data, with the syn
dicate which is behind the project.
Many unauthorized reports have
been circulated which represent us
as being In the market to sell bonds.
We have never been In the market
for such a purpose, and the men
who first proposed the construction
of this road are still behind It.
There has been no change, and thero
will be done, becunse there is only one
concern which 1b really Interested In
building a road between Cooa Bay
and Roseburg. The people of Rose
bui'g ought to realize that no parti
cular good will drop down upon
them without cultivation. Thoy will
do well to hnve fnlth In all projects
for their benefit which nre honestly
and earnestly undertaken. If I
should say to you that our rood Is a
certainly. It would not particularly
Inspire the man who la determined
not to have faith. Naturally, we
hnve no nnnouncementa to make, be
cause announcements are no pnrt of
a construction proposition. However..
I will sny. and the people will nc
cept it for what It Is worth, that
Roseburg nnd Coos Bay nre nearer
to a connecting railroad than they
have ever been before, and that we
have demonstrated much up-to-date
and will demonstrate more as time
goes on."
' The fact, that Mr. Clnrke is In the
city is evidence In Itself that some
thing Is being done toward starting
preparations.
In Mr. Clark's opinion, the new
rond, which, when completed, will
opernte through an entirely new
country direct from Boise to Marsh
fleld, passing through Roseburg, will
not only lower railroad freight rates,
but it will also make it possible to
ship freight by water from Coos
Bay to New York City through the
Panama Cnnal. And as Mnrsliflnld
is to be the terminal of the road
It will, of course, ho the chief com
mercial center. Rut Roseburg has a
grand wnter power supply, which,
according to Mr. ClnrkV's way of
thinking, will naturally make this
city a great manufacturing center.
SHIP AHOY 1IIO HI'CCKSH.
Armory Wns Crowded Last Evening
to Witness Play.
The Armory hnll was fairly crowd
ed to the guards last evening to
witness the comic opera. "Ship
Ahoy," staged by Prof. Fred Cnrlyle
and presented tinder the auspices of
the Ladles Auxiliary. It wns
a musical trent for all and full of life
from the beginning until the curtain
was drawn at the close of the last
act.
Allle Black and Lucy Bridges, the
prima donnas, and Arrle Black, the
soubrette, wero supported by excell
ent choruses of pretty girls who
enn, nnd did sing, to the delight
of the large audience. Miss Ger
trude Rnst, as Mrs. Jones, was a
decided hit and kept the audience
In an uproar while the Misses Har-
charged with the murder of Johnson.
Both the man and woman waived
preliminary examination and were
boiindj over to ifppear before the
grand Jury. The trial will follow
speedily. Mr. Kersh, the father of
the little boy who accompanied the
woman, appeared before the court
and asked for the custody of the
child, alleging that Ms mother, who
deserted him some years ago, stole
his little son from his homo In 8c
attel November Inst. A. H. Davis,
proprietor of the Willamette rooming
house, also asked for the child. The
matter was taken under considera
tion by the court.
rlet Barker and Florence Kldd car
ried their parts out lu a clever man
ner, Christie, the property boy, an
Important character that fell to the
lot of Mark Alexander, was a "stut
tering" success and could not have
been carried out better by a profes
sional. The sailors of the Turtle,
Including Weudull Bell, Ben B. Bull
winkle, Dr. F. H. Vlncil and Guy
Wollenberg, all had an important
part which was presented with
much credit.
Each number of the program was
heartily encored and responded to
in a becoming manner. Fred Cnrlyle,
as manager of an opera company,
was at his best last night and H. E.
Steel the bdatswain's mate and Harry
Hlldeburn, ns Captain Lugglns, car
ried out their part of the urogram
In ffrstclnss shape. With Miss Merta
Bales as musical director "Ship
Ahoy" was the hit of the season. The
play will be repeated this evening
and all those who were not forlunnte
In being present last evening should
avail themselves of the opoprtunity
or witnessing this operatic extravaganza.
RENO WARMLY
WELCOMES JEFF
(Special to Evening News.)
RENO, June 2 2.Jcffrles ... wns
warmly welcomed when he arrived
here, and will begin training this
afternoon at Mono. Springs. Things
are going forward lively; teams are
alfeady hauling lumber to State Park
for the arena, nd workj on the
structure will be rushed to com
pletion. The place Is about a mile
from the center of town and nenr
the railroad trackB. All rooms In the
city have practically been reserved
and cots are at a premium. Many
are sotting up tonts which will he
used aa sleeping placeB.
BIG STICK FORCES
ADOPTION OF BILL
(Special to Evening News)
WASHINGTON, June 22 Al
though Insurgents nnd democrats In
the senute protested against the ac
ceptance of the house postal sav
ings bank bill, a tent vote today
Indicates that Tart's big Btlck meth
ods forced enough regulars Into line
to Insure the passage of the meas
ure. , Insurgents and deinoaints will
make a hard right ngninsUMhe hill,
hut their efforts will probably avail
little and it will e passed with trifl
ing delay. I
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Election Farce in Mexico
Arouses the People.
IMPRISONED OPPONENT
President Diaz, not Liking Liberal
Ciimlldnto for lresldcnry, Sends
Him to the Penitentiary
Meetings Broken l'p.
(Special to Evening Nowb)
MONTEREY, Mexico, Juue 22.
Mndero, the Liberal candidate for
the presidency of Mexico, running
opposition to Diaz, the present In
cumbent, has been lodged In the pen
itentiary here today at the order of
the administration. The charge of
Insulting the government was first
placed against Mndero then he was
arrested, but later was changed to
Inciting a riot. This last move on
the part of Diaz, the Liberals declare,
Indicate that the election Sunday will
be a farce. Revolutionists through
out the ; country are thoroughly
aroused and the entire population
of the republic Is boiling with excite
ment. It Is believed that the coming
election will bo the most : Ibloody
one In the history of Mexico. Meet
ings called for the purpose of de
nouncing the' government for the ar
rest of Madero were broken up by
the police.
to itrcnucK ffiie jAma.
Supervisor llntlruin Making Kxten
tensive Prcnnrut Ions Along Line. .
Supervisor Bnrtrum Informed a
News reporter he wub making exten
sive preparations to reduce the an
nual fire loss the coming season.
He Is establishing tool Btntions at
ndvantngeous polntB within the for
est. These stations, about fifty In
number, consist of a substantia!
shed 12x14 feet, under which will
he constructed a tool box six feet
long, three feet deep nnd throe feet
wide. These boxes will be covered
with 1-3 Inch tray wire netting to
prevent food supplies being destroy
ed by rata and mice. A number of
shovels, nxes, mattocks and other
fire-fighting tools will be constantly
stored at these stntlons. W'honevor
there Is a fire discovered In the vi
cinity or one of them rorest olllcors
can Immediately go thero mid sup
Clothes
press It before It gets under head
way; Otherwise delnys would bo
necessary if they were comepelled to
secure tools und provisions else
where. It is presumed that the tra
veling public can also take advant
age of these tools In the event ot
lire that they may kccldoutly start
or find burning in route of travel.
The convenience of this method will
certainly insure a greuter protection
than any Bystem heretofore origin
ated. The people are beginning to real
ize more than ever the groat value
of tills wonderful resource. Mr.
Bartrum states that Douglas county
alone has forty billion feet of timber
worth a hundred million dollars.
When this timber Is manufactured
and exploited, fully flfty-flve per
cent of Its manufactured value goes
for labor, supplies, etc. Therefore,
evory citizen and enterprise within
the state are benefitted directly or
Indirectly.
So the destruction of this resource
by nre Is a greater loss to the peo
ple than It is to the owner, since he
has only the stumpage value. Mr.
Bartrum also states that the forest
service Is co-operating with compan
ies and Individuals outside of the
national forest to prevent destruc
tive forest Ares.
IS HIGHLY PLEASED,
And (iives Home Good Advice to Pro
lil's und Church Folks.
Editor News: The school election
Is over. We have elected a splendid
new director. He is a new man In
our community, but he will prove a
hummer. The church folks and the
prohl's seemed to want the other
man, but my advice to them Is nbt
to feel sore. Wo. all have to take
our" medicine at tlmeB. I have no
objection to! Mr. Nichols, the prohl
candldnte, but Mr. Marshal wns my
man and we won out. The majority
was only six, but It was enough to
show which way the wind blows.
Any tnlk about our new director not
being a permanent resident and
taxpayer Is all rot. He owns a
cigar store In Roseburg. My advice
to any set of men Is if thoy can't run
things their way, don't get sulky.
Some of pur citizens did noble service
In carrying the helpless to the polls
In autos.
T. B. 0.
horn.
CLEMENTS. At Morcy hospital, In
thlB city, Juno 22, 1910, to Mr.
and Mi'B, Frank Clements, a daugh
ter. Mrs. Etta Weaver, who has been
visiting hor Bister, Miss Cassoy Weav
er, In this city, returned to her home
In Elkton this morning.
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