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VOLUME VI
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 11 190?
NUMBER 60
SOB
ES1ES SHOT
KILLED BY JOHN M'MAHUS
HUE EDITOR OF THE PILOT ROCK RECORD TAKES THE LIEE
OF A WELL KNOWN MAN IN PENDLETON SALOON
Pendleton, Fab. 10 John P. McManus,
ditor of the Pilot Rock Record, shot and
Wtad Robert Estes. yesterday afternoon
aoout 5 o'clock, the tragedy .occuring in
the rear of the Pullman taloon on Main
treet. McManus was drunk at the time
and it is believed by many that he thot
he was shooting McCary, who is alleged
to have robbed him twice last week,
when the Pilot Rock editor was in the
city on a protracted spree.
Estes was shot in the hack, while
standing in the toilet in the rear end of
the saloon and falling over backwards,
jnni without speaking a word.
MlcManus was apparently making no
effjit to escape, but as he was walking
' excitedly out of the saloon he was seized
by ex-city marshall and vas taken to the
office of Recorder Friz Gerald where he
was kept until the arrival of Sheriff Tay
lor, when he was taken to the county
jail.
When interviewed a few minutes after
. the shooting McManus was too drunk
and too badly excited to give any intelli
gent explanation of the tragedy or of the
. events leading up to it. About - all he
said was that his victim had robbed him
twice, taking his money and his watch,
and that he was trying yesterday after
nodif lor the third time to roJi,him. He
insisted that the fellow was trying to
. take the same watch which he had stollen
before and which was returned to him
by a woman supposed to be Mrs. Mc-
when her husband was arrested
the' officers. These statements lend
color to the belief that he thot he was
shooting McCarty, when he killed
Estes.
A confirmed report on the street last
' evening was to the effect that McManus
had been looking tor wcuinyana mat.
the 'atter had. stated that he gave the
drunker, editor the slip at the same sal
oon just .proceeding the shooting. The
rumor had it also that McCarty escaped
from McManus by stealing out the back
door of the saloon.
Coroner Folsom was one of the first
persons on the scene of the tragedy and
at once impanneled a jury to investigate
the affair. The inquest was held at the
morgue, lasting from 7:30 to 10 o'clock
the final verdict being that Estes met his
death by a bullet fired by John P. McManus.
McManus is a well known newspaper
man of this state, being a brilliant editor
ial writer, but his fondness for the flowing
bowl has been his ruin. He formerly was
on the Pendleton Oregonian and at one
time was editor and proprietor of the
Tribune. About two years ago he was
married to MrsiIdaMcGallisteri of Salem
who is now in Pendleton, having come in
with him yesterday about noon from their
home.
Robert Estes is a young man about 50
years of age. He is a son of William
Estes of Athena and has a sister and
wife in North Yakima, who will make an
effort' to reach this city in time to' attend
the funeral. He also has several relatives
in Pendleton, his brother John Estes, be
ing half proprietor with Caso Matlock
the saloon where the shooting occurred
COURSE FOR FRUIT GROWERS
(Scrlppa News A relation)
Lansing Mich.. Feb 11 There was
gratifying attendance today at tne open
ing of a two weeks' course in fruit grow
ing at the Michigan State Agricultural
College. It is a short practical course fo
fruit growers and those who desire to be
fruit Growers, pointing out the errors of
mismanagement and the methods of over
comma diseases and insect pests in the
orchards.
BINGER HERMAN AGAIN
Scrlpps N-w Ao1atlon
Washington, D. C, Feb. 1 1 .The case
of Representative Binger Hermann of
Oregon, charged with the destruction of
certain letter press copybooks when he
retired from the office of commissioner of
the general land office) was called in the
criminal court today before Justice Staff
ord. The case, which has been pending
for a long time, has attracted considerable
attention. Since the charge were first
brought against him, Mr. Hermann has
been reelected to Congress. .
Binger Hermann it a Republican and
represent the first district of Oregon in
the House. He was born in Maryland but
after coming to Oregon engaged in teach
ing school. Later he studied law and was
admitted to the bar of Oregon 1866 and
has practiced continually since, lie was
elected to the Oregon lower house in the
axilla MCM&i. in. L. J i . . . y - - - " ' ' r-
wards. Then followed a term at deputy
revenue collector and from '71 -'73 was
receiver of the land office at Roseburg.
At the time of leaving this appointment,
it when the allegations say he committed
the crime.
OEJKIHS
BT JEROME
MAKE GOOD
WRICK AT JUNCTION 0TY
(Scrlppa News Association)
Junction City, Ore., Feb. 11. The
Western Pacific passenger number 188,
was telescoped from the rear by an extra
freight this morning during the fog. Two
brakeman and Fireman Bolder were in
ured. The engine of the freight and two
coaches on the passenger were demol
ished.
. FOR CONTROL OF GRAZING LANDS
crlppe News Association)
I Washington. D. C, Feb. 1 1 .President
Roosevelt has designated Senator Warren
to meet with the Public Lands -Commiss-
ion and committees from the American
Live Stock association and the National
Wool Growers' association in a joint con
ference today to consider the question of
national control of the grazing lands of the
West. Oregon is represented by Dan C.
Smythe of Pendleton.
SMOOT CASE AGAIN
(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington, Feb. 1 1 The Smoot case
was brought up in the senate this after
noon by Berry of Arkansas who urged
the adoption of the resolution reported by
the committee on priviliges and elections
which holds that Senator Smoot, of Utah,
is not entitled to his seat.
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Royal Tailor
Made
to
Measure
Men's Suits
for
Spring
Now Ready
' They Give Satisfaction
i Scrlpps New Association)
New York Feb. 1 1 Thaw's attorneys
today endeavored to devise means to force
the introduction of the defendant's will as
evidence. An agreement to protect pub
lic morals at much as possible, now
Attorney Jerome, to offset Evelyn's tes
timony, will bring into the spot light, the
reputations of many New York million
iares, will even attack Thaw's advertised
love for his wife. He will introduce tes
timony to show that after the marriage.
he frequently responded to the call of
White in many ways. He will show that
Thaw's crusade against vice, in which he
enlisted the support of Anthony Comstock
was carried on for selfish motives and
under soiled banner. Such tactics will
result in only one thing, and that is that
the defense will resort to the same thing
so that the trial will become a muck delv
ing medium. The darkest orgies of half
the world will be held up for inspection.
The first announcement in the Thaw
trial today, was an edict from the judge
ihat except the six actively engaged,
newspaper women, all of the gentle sex,
must leave the court room. The an
nouncement caused a buzz of indignation
from the regiment of cackling scandal
mongers and sensation teekert who had
been drawn out by the beautiful spring
weather. Thaw entered the court at ten
thirty, looking fresh and in good spirits
Harry seemed disappointed that none
of his family was present when he enter
ed. Attorney Delmas accompanied by
Evelyn remained in the clerk's office for
some time. Then came J. D. Lyons, vice
president of the Union National Bank of
Pittsburg. He was the first witness
called to identify the Thaw will.' Jerome
objected to Lyons as witness and raised
the contention that the will was tempor
arily barred, because it contains no evi
dence to prove Thaw's insanity. Jerome
insisted on further proof of mental weak
ness. Delmas maintained that the will
would tend to show exccentricities. After
a Ions wranele, the witness was allowed
to speak. iy
He testified that prior to 1905 he had
received the will from the defendant, and
it is over that document, then received by
him, that the controversy was made. He
declared that the enve'ope containing the
will had not been broken from the time he
received it until he surrendered it. in the
latter part of November 1906. Attorney
Gleasonthen took the stand and testified
that the will had come into his possession
on November of the same year.
At this point Delmas again offered the
will in evidence but Jerome's objection
was sustained. The will was temporarily
aid aside and Evelyn Thaw recalled to
the stand. Instantly the court room was
aroused from the diainterestednessto ex
citement.
The wife was clad :n her simple cos
tume. On her entry, the shuffling of feet
ee?sed. and eves were craned to follow
her down the aisle to the stand.
Delmas asked Jerome to turn over the
the note which Evelyne had written to her
husband at the Cafe Martin on the night
of the tridegy. several minutes elapsed
before it was produced. During the inter-
vail all eyes were turned upon the witness
who appeared calm and and smiled sever
al times at her husband. The witness
identified the noce and said she had
written it. Delmas read the note to the
court. It said "lhe b was nere a
moment ago but went out again.'
Tn whnm did b refer?" asked the
attorney. !
To Stanford White."
Now I will ask you," said Delmas very
gently, "if you ever heard I haw speaK or
any threat made against his life by White?"
Jerome objected. The court susiainea
the question, but Jerome again jumped to
his feet with another objection on ine
grounds that the question did not bear on
the insanity of the defendant but had to
do with the plea of self dafense which the
attorney for the defense had not yet es
tablished. Jerome's objection was then
sustained. The court also sustained ob
jections to questions about the malefactors
llnoed to have set upon the
COURT TOMORROW
If the court schedule is carried out.
Judge White of Baker C'ty will arrive on
this evening's train and the case which
has brought forth more comment and
speculation than any cae curing the past
two court sessions will commence at 9
o clock in the morning. We refer to the
case of the State of Oregon vt E. W.
Bartlett and S. A. Gardinier, who were
indicted by the last grand jury for extort
ing money. v -
Owiug to the fact that one of the prin
e pal witnes-es, Mr. Klein, is absent from
iha city, we .lave been Informed that the
stite will fi t a motion for continuance.
This of coursa will be fought by the de
fendants who will show that they have
been clamoring for a tpeedy trial tinea
the indictment nd it it no fault of theirt
if the ttate hat not taken the necessary
steps to have its witnesses here.
THE INDICTMENT
The following is the text of the Indict
ment: .
E. W. Bartlett and S. A. Gardinier, tht
above named defendants, art accused by
the Grand Jury of the county of Union
and ttate of Oregon, in thit indictment, of
the crime of attempting to extort money,
committed at follows: '
The said E. W. Bartlett and S. A.
Gardinier did in Union county, state of
Oregon, on the 18J day of May, A. D
19C6, then and there feloniously, willfully
corruptly, axtorsivety and maliciously
obtain from J. IN. Klein, and J. C. Smith
the sum 'of one hundred and fifty dollars,
current money of the United States, the
particular denominations and character of
wnicn.it to tne urana jury unxnown, oy
putting them in fear, such fear then and
there by the said E. W. Bartlett and S. A.
induced by a threat then, and there -by
them made in a verbal communica tion to
the said J. N. Klein and J. C. Smith to
accuse and prosecute them' for a crime
against the laws of tht eUte of Oregon
towit: permitting gambling, , by them the
said J. N. Klein and J..C. Smith charged to
have been done and carried on iiy certain
buildings and rooms in the possession
of the said J. N. Kline and J. C. Smith,
situated in the county and State afore
said, contrary to the statutes in such
cases made and provided, and against the
peace and dignity of the state of Oregon
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CARCLR 1H
THE SCALES
'Scrlpps News Association
Washington, Feb 11 Mayor Schmitz
and ' ther Californiant who art with him
from San Franc'tco to confer with the
Prtsident on the Japanese school question
it receiving showers of telegrams, not
only from people in San Francisco, but
from all California, and other ttatet
on tht Paciflo coast, urging tnem nut u
make concessions without possitive exclu
sion of the Japanese. Many messages art)
threatening. Tht delegation it in a pec
uliar predicament. Each member of that
group know what their political car
een will amount to if they do not bring
about a satisfactory settlement of tht 1
question. For this reason, perhaps at
much at any, thty will ttop of nothing
thort of exclusion. They themselves can
not figure out how the President can
make any guarantee. He can not promise
that congress will pass any exclusion law,
or that the senate will ratify a recall of
the present treaty. Tht Pacific coast -
people demand that the President leave '
their affairs alone, yet demand that their '
representatives receive a guarantee that
the executive will interfere with the leg
islative treaty making and the preroga
tives of congress.
The Schmitz party will work under a
great hamper, brot on by the San Fran
cisco press. Several papers have already
gone so far at to state the party having
unconditionally surrendered to the P rest-.
dent This may be stated at untrue.
Still it it generally believed that tht
President will win the contest but nothing
has been said by either President Roose
velt or tht Schmitz party to substantiate
this assertion. A second conference will
be held thit afternoon.
THOMAS A. EDISON IS 60
(Scrlpps News Association)
East Oranga, N. J. Feb. 11 Hard at
work in his laboratory Thomas A. Edison
did not pay much attention to the fact
that today was the- sixtieth- anniversary
of his entrance into the world. The birth
day would probably have passed entirely
unnoticed to him had he not been remind
ed of it by the receipt of a bushel or
more of congratulatory messages from
every part of the country. Mr. Edison
is enjoying good health, notwithstanding
the fact that recent reports have had
him suffering from paralysis, nervous
breakdown and other dire a dictions.
KEEP THAW OUT OF PAPERS
(Scplpps News Association I
Washington, Feb II President Roose
velt has asked the Postmaster General to
take steps to bar from the mails, news
papers printing the details of the Thaw
trial, if this is possible under the law.
The following official announcement was
made this morning from the White House
"The President has communicated with
Secretarv Cortelyou to learn of it is feasi
ble to bar from mails, papers giving the
full disgusting particulars of the Thaw
case."
FULLER NOT TO RETIRE
(Scrlpps Netvt Association)
Washington, Feb. 1 1 Chief Justice
Fulier of , the United States Supreme
Court enered upon hit seventy-fifth year
today. Although he hat been eligible for
retirement for four years, . so far as hit
friends know he has at no time sir.ce ha
reached the age of seventy seriously con
sidered taking advantage of the privilege.
Ht apparently is in good health and en
joys Washington life.
Chief Justice Fuller is a Democrat,
and tho he is compelled by prtcedent and
good taste to keep out of politics he it yet
a stanch party man and would leave no
stone unturned to see.his successor a man
of the same political faith at himself. If
Theodore Roosevelt is succeeded by a
Democrat as President, barring ill health,
Chief Justice Fuller will likely not retire
before March 4, 1909, at which time ht
will be seventy-six years of age. By
pursuing such a course the chief justice
would have the pleasurt of teeing hit
successor a Democrat.
TWO ADDITIONAL CIRCUITS
(Si-rlpfs New Association)
Washington, Feb. 1 1 .Senator Fulton's
bill establishing two judicial circuits in
Oregon, was reported favorably by tht
senate judiciary committee today.
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