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VOL. IV.
KOSEBURQ, OREGON, FRIDAV, lKCKMItKK 1912.
No. 3a
Four Men . Hanged Today at the Penitentiary
PAVING
FIRM
N TROUBLE
Hilliard & McGinnis Make
Voluntary Assignments.
LIABILITIES EXCEED $100,000
Charles MKjintiis Comes To Ites
ciie and- Say There Is Xo Occa
sion For Alarm Wtll Settle
All Claims.
Hillard & McOinniB, the Portland
paving contractors who during the
lust summer laid several blacks of
concrete pavement in Roseburg and
Sutherlln, today made a voluntary as
signment . to , Hie lattor's father
Charles P. McGinnis, of Portlands It
is said that the assets of the com
pany approximate $100,000, while
the liabilities will exceed that amount
by a few thousand dollars.
Hillard & McGinnis have done
much work in Douglas county dur
ing the past summer, and roughly
estimated their contracts in this city
and Sutherlln totalled J30.000.
While it was known for some time
that the company's tneasurer was
slow in remitting claims, not until
a few days ago did the banks upon
which the company drew its checks
return them under protest.
The assets of the company Include
considerable paving machinery, while
the liabilities are made up of unpaid
bills, both local and 'foreign. At
present Hilliard & McGinnis have sev
eral substantial contracts, including
the construction of a sewer at Port
land from which they will realize
$40,000.
Charles P. McGinnis, in whose fav
or the assignment was made, arriv
ed In Roseburg this morning and
left this afternoon for Sutherlln
(Continued on page 4.)
NOT GUILTY
IS THE CRY
Murderers Are Hanged at the
Penitentiary Today.
GARRISON WEEPS ON GALLOWS
Says Ho Was Convicted of n Crime
Which Ho Never Committed
Faultier Kays lie Was
Hounded ! Officers.
(Special to The Evening News.)
SALEM, Or., Dec. 13. Before a
crowd of fully 100 persons, Mike
Morgan., slayer of John Yorke; Frank
Garrison, conressed murderer of Roy
Pcrkins; Noble Faultier, slayer of
Lewis Gilbert, and H. VI. Roberts,
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Leather Collar Bugs,
i
Drinking Cups in Leather Cases,
u
Ix-atlK-r Portfolio Roll Cases with
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Military Brushes in Leal her Cases.
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Lounging Boles made from Navajo
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House Conts, Fancy Waist Coata.
Soy, Four Pair In Box. Assorted
Four Colors.
Sox, Two Puir in Ilor, Silk with Lilo
Foot.
Combination Sets, lldkf., Tio and
Socks to Match.
Combination Sets, Ties and Socks to
Mutch.
Combination Sets, Cuff Buttons,
Scarf Pin, Clasp and Tlo to Match.
Combination Sets, Handkerchiefs and
. Ties to Match.
Initial Silk Hdkfs.
Xeck Ties In Holiday Boxes.
Paris Garters In Holiday Boxes,
Armbands in Burnt Wood Cases.
Keiser Nerkweur.
Fowiies Gloves,
Pajamas and Night Holies.
Xavajo Blankets.
Hull Bros. Hdnehahlo Handle Um
brellas, alo in Suit Cose Size.
Heefers and Xeck Scnrfs, just tlio
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If you have any packages to wrap
for mailing and etc., bring them In
and use our Fancy Holly and l'oln
setta wrapping paper, also special
wrapping rihlmn. You arc perfectly
welcome.
Harth's Toggery, inc.
murderer of Donald Stewart and
George Hastings, met almost instan
taneous death lu the dark execution
chamber of the penitentiary, near
this, city, today.
Frank Garrison, who killed Roy
Perkins, in Coos county, lato in Aug
ust, 1910, and weighted his body in
the buy, and Noble Kanlder. slayer
of Lewis Gilbert, mounted the scaf
fold at about 11:30 o'clock, and less
than teu minutes later they darteil
through the death trap and into eter
nity. Garrison was pronounced dead
at 11:54, while FauUlor was pro
nounced dead two minutes Inter,
Contrary to expectations, Frn:m
Garrison did not dtdivcr the 10
minute address which he prepared
and submitted to the warden of the
penitentiary a few days ago. On th
contrary he polluted the scaffolo
With apparei;, indifference and face 1
the morbid throng that crowded tit
death chamber. Just before the trap
was sprung Garrison said a few words
in which ho declared that he was in
nocent of tho crime of which he wai
twice convicted, "t was convicted of
the murder, of Hoy Perkins through
perjured testimony," declnred Garri
son, "and I am now condemned to
die for the crime committed by an
other person. 1 want to say that I
did not commit tho murder of Roy
Perkins of which I was convicted.
There were false witnesses," tuntin
uod Garrison, when his voice broke
ind ho stood choking. "Gentlemen,"
he continued, "1 have prepared a
statement which will be given to the
press." When the noose was being
placed about Garrison's neck he
routed, "Not so tight," and cried as
if he was but a child.
Kaulder, the Klamath Falls mur
derer, appeared little excited as he
took his place over tho trap beside
his cell companion, Garrison. In fact,
Faultier presented a picture of a jier
son unaware that he was soon to
cross the divide and face his maker.
Just before the trap was sprung.
Faulder raised his head and peering
Into the space remarked: "Goodbye,
everybody, goodbye. Hanging will
never cure crime,, you must got at
the root of the evil."
The trap which sent Garrison and
Faulder to death was sprung at
11:39, and at 11:56 one of the doc
tors pronounced the men dead and
ordered them cut down,
As the bodies of Garrison and
Faulder were being placed in wooden
coffins in the Jail yard, Mike Mor
gan and Roberts appeared. Roberts
hailed the guards In the yard and
remarked: "Well, bo long, fellows."
Roberts and Morgan were preced
ed by Father Moore, of the Salem
Catholic church, and tho three chant
ed Joyfully as they nenrcd the death
chnmhe.v
Father Moore spoke briefly In be
half of Morgan, whom he said shot
in Belf-defenBe. Morgan had nothing
to say on the gallows, neither would
he converse with those about him.
Roberts made a rambling state
ment, in which he said ho was hound
ed by the officers and had not been
given a square deal. "I was suffer
ing from an accident," said Roberts,
"and I believe I ,am Insane." Both
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(Continued on page 8.)
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