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- -- ( Zii!!!-i!ii llflllFll- 1 i I H m t!l !! ' ! " 1 iVil YS Y i h r' ' VOL. XI LA GKAiNDfc. IjMOri UJUM UKEUUX MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1910- NUMBEU'2 'mi wnwttw 1 IfJTEflS PROPOSED LIST OP JURYMEN AT TRACTS UNIVERSAL ATTEN. TION. SOI STATEMENTS MADE Inqairles Regarding the Truthfulness of the Story Comes from Different Sections of the County La Grande i Gets Considerable , Notoriety and Much Advertising1 Among the Towns gested two names end Worstell sug gested the others. There were names mentioned we knew to be prohibition ists, or belonged to different societies that would bar them .out of making good Jurors. The Hat was. of fair minded men as we could find it After the list was selected Morgan handed It to Chllders. I was not with him. It was not our aim to pack the jury and we had no thought of It. It was only a list of falrmlnded men. There was a rumor out that the other side had a list .and we, knew how the sheriff stood if a special venire was called. During the latter part of the trial we found from the county clerk's record that thirteen out of the sixteen were republicans. The 'others were demo crats and Independents. We were ac cused of having all prohibitionists. There was not one on the list. We had struck out all the prohibitionists." O Vv A Since the Interviews appear- A tug in this article were given A A and placed in type, Ben Morgan A called the Observer over the A telephone, demanding that they A not be printed. It was lmpos- A sible" at the late hour to accede A A to his demand, hence this para- A graph. Is printed as explanatory $ ' A and to convince all sides that A this paper is endeavoring to . A give an Impartial hearing In its A columns. , A - A A AAA AAA A A A A Whether the advertising La Grande is at present receiving "Is of the kind that is wanted Is a question for this community to decide, although the fact that this cUy Is ln the spotlight at present over the offering of names for Jurymen by an Interested party is apparent, and has caused numerous inquiries from outside communities. While the action of some leaders of prohibition, when they offered Sheriff Childers a list of names for jurymen in the Newlln liquor case, is said to be a move due to Ignorance of the law, the feverish Interest that has been caused by It does not die and today there are many predictions as to tfc ultimate outcome of the whole matter. There is no disposition on the part of those accused of having given a list of names to the sheriff , to deny the charge. They excuse themselves for the almost unheard of transaction by stating that they were ignorant of the law covering such points. It will be seen by the statements appearing in this article that the prohibition lead ers have frequently mentioned Sher Iff Chllders in connection with the matter. ' ' Today the Observer procured state ments relative to this jury selection from several Interested parties. In some quarters there is a disposition to let the matter rest, while elsewhere is found a strong sentiment against per mltting a state of coma to envelop the matter. It is argued that La Grande has 'been placed before the people of r the northwest In a bad light, in that " the selection of jurymen be suggpst ; ed out of the manner provided by law and many have a desire to see the whole transaction put through the courts, thus giving a clothesline filled with linen after the cleansing process has been administered. . The statements which . undoubtedly are of Interest to the reading public. follow: Ttev. Cray's statfrieni": "Worsen PUKzested to me that we have a Hst of names. He went to see the sheriff as to its being improper to hand rim a list and to see If he could : receive a list. He said he would ac - ". if i. 'Morgan and I started to ,i, -He wnnt''- m ' 'suggest Mmer.ii.: I :e.-rv?n Vn t- viVtp11 , V.pfvif h" ivh rr-ve '"."!" trlth f a fW-ty upd vork. !! hrd ben n .. r.s'ns tafrw for y8r. .1 met. vUh , M.ircan when he went to see the sher iff but did not hear what they said. The list was written by Morgan. I Bug- r Detective Ben Morgan's statement: Chllders was approached in private by me and asked about accepting the list He sanctioned . the proposition. Ha lri1 If T hnif tha Hat nt ntntH T told him I dldtnot and he asked me to get the list He suggested that the matter be kept private, and I assur ed him that such was my intention. I returned in about ten minutes and banded it to the sheriff in the lobby. He asked, "Is this the list? I told him it was." , ''..'. EBIPPEn HID H LEVEUE ARRESTED ID HDII THEIR IDEUT1TY HE!! BHD GIRL A NERYGUS COLLAPSE WHEN TAKEN IN CHARGE RY OFFICERS AND BOTH PLACED IN DUNGEON FOR SAFE MEFING. CASE JS MOST REflAEXABLE IN HISTORY OF KODERN POLICE SERVICE CRIFPEN SULLEN AND SILENT Quebec, Aug. 1. Manacled and guarded, Doctor , Crippen, the man hunted the world over for bis wife In London, was taken ashore, and placed in the Quebes prison. Mmme. Leneve, his companion, dressed as a boy, was Elder Ford A. , Ellis' statement: "I had nothing whatever to do with the case other than helng interested in seeing the law enforced." " , ,. part in drawing the names." . Chllders Seen by Reporter. When Sheriff Chllders was called upon by a, reporter for the Observer today and asked to make a statement relative to the matter in question he treated the newspaper representative very courteously but declined to make statement for publication at this particular time.- '-? ' W. A. WorBtell's statement: ; ; "Mr. Morgan asked me if I would furnish lists of names that would make good Jurors. I told him I could and i did. I had no criminal Intent. I did not know there was a law against FALLS FROM LOFT STRICKEN UNTIL BUT NOT LATER luvv but w m tttrntm Unusual precautions were the police. The publicity '.given the murder and the wireless chase, caus ed thousands to assemble at the wa ter front to get a glimpse of the men responsible for the capture. The vessel docked at 1 o'clock thl? morning and shored at day bakl Fifty police kept the street clear f.t the automobile. The ; credit of th capture is given to Captain Kend VI arid his officers who handled it so as tutely that neither of the prisoners believed themselves suspected 'tutil arrested. -.'''.. Newspapers Help Matters Service rendered by newspapers of England America in- publishing ac counts of the disappearance with des criptions and pictures is recognized as th principal factor of detection, not underestimated faonw aonw aonw while the usefulness of the wireless Is not underestimated. ' When. Dew boarded the Montrose, he was first uncertain of the man Crippen, as the suspect has shaved his beard and moustache Girl a Nervous Wreck. Mme. Leneve is a nervous week. Efforts are being made fo persuads her to Incriminate Crippen. Inspec tor Dew, who identified the couple, Is not satisfied as to the security of the cell, and has ordered them transfer red to the dungeons in the parliament building. . Crippen was talkative on the river ourney, but became sullen fend silent after he was imprisoned. The girl wrung her hands and moaned and rolled on the floor of her cell. She has not slept during the might. follow ing her arrest aboard the Montrose at Father Point. .She was a pitiable sight, and with difficulty the police nersuaded her to land while thous- Has Not Been Conscious Since Yes. terday Evening at Sundown. Horace Williams, at one time In the law firm of Williams Brothers and for the past three years residing on a farm near La Gande, was stricken with appoplexy last evening at sun down and Is still in a ver- precarious condition. At noon he had not gained consciousness and his full recovery Is dispalred of. ' ' " Result of- Fall. v Yesterday evening he sustained a fall from the loft, of his barn and though badly shaken, he did not con sider himself seriously hurt. He wen to the house and conversed with Mrs Williams, but in the course of half an hour , he fell over on a bed and I since that time has not been con- j sclous. His brother, Arthur C Wil-! Hams, justice of the peace and school clerk. hasbeen at the bedside of his brother all day, and the entire fani ilv Is much alarmed at his condition. ands were watching. She refused to; enter an automobile and was removed ' to the Parliament building in a cab. The girl was astounded when she learned she and Crippen' were ac cused of murder, and entirely forget-j ting she waa playing the part of a TT j boy.' fainted when Chief McCartthy of uuci; IUAt1.CT, dltcOLCU UCI. K UCU searched she was wearing a canvass harness to conceal her figure, and wore soft shirt, loose trousers and a cap. Her hair was cut short and parted in the ,' middle. Eve:yond on board kaiw she was not a hoy. but none suspected her to be I.eiieve. After the arrest Mme. Lenve was given a loose gown and was lei, stumbling, d?wn the gang plank, nnd ;. ted when she reached the irlnon Dew1 expressed his, belief the woman did not participate - in the alleged murder. According to British law, the sus pect may not be questioned except perfunctorily regarding the crime of which they are accused. They have been warned that anything they , say may be used against them. Thl-does not prevent Mme. turning King's evl dence if it is done of her own free will. Dew believes Crippen kept her in Ignorance of the charges against them. ' Crippen wore a canvas belt containing several women's diamond rings, ear rings and stickpins. No revolvers were found. After Leneve revived, following her arrest, she reached the port hole, and threw away what is believed to have been Crippen's revolver oer board. An en velope containing powder was founl In Crippen's effect, and it will oa analysed. Crippen Arraigned.. Crippen was arraigned before Judge Angers at noon, and the proceedings began. He admitted his identity and did not object to returning to London He was remanded to the Jail for fif teen days. Mme. Leneve was unable to appear, for her physicians Informed the court that she had a nervous collapse. The court room was crowded. Find Gold In Wallowa. Enterprise. Ore., Aug. C Twenty years ago J. B. Nedrow, In company j with a mess mate la the civil war I went Into the' interior of Wallowa j hunting. They camped west and north of the present town and post office of Sled Springs. At that time Mr. Nedrow discovered a tract of ; good land, and learning that It was school land secured it from the state. He has remained on it ever since. Re cently, however, he invited the same former mess mate of the civil war to his ranch home, and together tbey spent several days hunting. On this trip they discover' a ledge of miner al hidden by thick underbrush, on Mr. Nedrow's ranch. An assay reveal ed that the surface showing amount ad tp some $3 In gold, some silver and a trace of platinum. Nr. Nedrow Iwb filed claim notices - about his place and on lands surrounding. . hi m is ABLETO REACH A UEODIGT . DRUGGIST GUILTY OF-SELLING' LIQUOR AS CHARGED IN INDICTMENTS SffllESCED riEXT fill Jury Out Tnenty-four Hours Before Coming to an Agreement Sioai Ten to Two for Conviction for Sev era! Honrs Defendant has tight to File llotlon for a Retrial Before: DEATH DEALERS. Enterprise Will Improve Walls Enterprise, Ore., Aug. 1. Special. This city va thrown Into something the city council at its last meeting,.! when an ordinance was passed requlr lug all property owners within a pre scribed limit to rip up all board side walks and put down cement. It took an tne ousiness men wno own prop erty by storm. In fact, the notifica tion struck like a coast squall and everybody began to reef In sail, so to1 speak, until bearings could be taken. After mature deliberation the usual BBirn, 01 me uusmess men prevauea, ourt room and Foreman and board walks have been ripped and Hustff read the verdlcL puea up, ana a force of cement work-1 Guilty as Charged;. cid HUB ueeii laIUg cement WftlHil I "Thji wKnla nwin1ii nf ...jtMM v.u.Uru.auon ot inB nus.ness struts B,ssal fte jury jeQttlred. Wt i w Adolph Newlln, owner and manager of the Newlln Drug company, was found guilty of selling whiskey t De tective Ben Morgan after twenty-four hours' deliberation by the Jury, which was given the evidence last Saturday evening at 4:30 o'clock. The verdict waa reached yesterday afternoon but held in abeyance until 9 o'clock thla moimln when the Jury fled Into th Rudolph of this city. Mohawk Mining Dividend. New York, Aug. l.The Mohawk Mining Company toddy ialdrlts semi-annual dividend of $1 a share. National Guard Field Work. New York, Aug. 1. New, York and Brooklyn militia companies compris ing, the First Brigade today began their field service at Pine Plains. Jefferson county. The second brigade will begin its encampment on August GU1BEU OREGON 1 SENATOR PASSES THROUGH THE CITY THIS MORNING Puckrr.: i);iny (lin.'cres. Chicago. .':g. 1. Counsel for the i Chicago packers today filed an answer to the civ? suit for the dissolution of I the National Packing Company and itR alleged affiliated concerns, in th j ttA,1 Gtntaa ,lri1llf nnrt TIlO gno. 1 v:er contains r general denial of the fhaif,e male and the packers will fight the -lt on its merits. THE t i i i I I' . -i n:v- .'- '?- '. .,- 1 : ' - , .Li Ill lttnr'StMr 4'.i?H ...... .'. '..- I I .... - .. , , v, l. j . ',: ,, .... ".'ivv' i u . ' . i n i. h Has Not Time to Discuss Politics but Shakes Hand with Friends. United States Senator George E Chamberlain is in Oregon again, glad to be back on native soil. He was a passenger this morning from Wash ington, D. C, and will reach Portland tonight. A large crowd of friends dls covered his presence at the depot this morning and he was warmly received He declined to discuss the political is sues of the day, in fact, didn't have time, but. he declared himself to be highly pleased with his return to Ore gon, from which he has been asbsent many months minutes' time. The defendant himself was not on hand to hear it, But attor neys represented ; him: Mr."NtwUn reached the court house a minute or . . two after the reading. ", Tt is said the balloting stood ten to two for acquit tal for many hours. . . ' 1 "Sentence Next Mob Jay. - ; Sentence will be pronounced next Monday. In the Interim, however, the defense will have until Wednesday to file a motion for a new trial, when the attorneys in the case will expound the law before the court. If a retrial is not granted the defense will appeal but if an appeal is taken it will not be perfected until after sentence has been pronounced. The punishment . that can bo meted out In this instance is not more thaim thirty days in Jail,' or not more than $500 fine or both. In view of the fact that this la the first offense, jail sentence 1 not oblig atory, which does become after the first offense is balanced up. Small Crowd Present Detective Morgan was not on hand when the sentence was read for he and several others were a moment late. Rev. Frank E. Gray and W. A. Worstell, who have been oromlnentlv connected with the state's evidence. were both on hand, The crowd was small on account of the early hour. Much Interest has centered on the case. The county clerk'B office phone and the Observer, 'phone were kept humming with inquiries, from local and out of town people Elgin Sum mervllle. Cove and I'mlon showing much Interest In the outcome of the trial. New Insurance Company. New Yor, Aug. 1 Harwood B. Ryan, former state actuary of Massachusetts, today assumed his duties as assistant actuary in the state insurance. depart ment of New York, or Us service in his city. . 31 ILL EMPLOYE MA31IMKI) Robert Kllllugcr and Colorado Girl Married In This City Today '..Robert Kellinger, a popular employe of tli r Wilcox Lumber company of this city, was today granted a license to marry Luella M. Davis, lately of Colo rado. Doctor Seemann officiated, They will make their home In Union ccunty. . Try Thumb Print System. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 1. "Tin your finger in the In kbottle and make a mark here." This was the request made today by clerks in the office of the city treas-, urer to city employes. The thumb print system was put Into effect today as a means of protection for the fcity. and to enable those who cannot wrlta their' names fi obtain their money readily. Prints of fingers and thumbs trade on n ?.!'!. tr tc ?im1 arc ateo'Heu In tha office. wo KinK George to Mediate. . London, Aug. 1. King George will ret in the role of mediator in the Al sop claim case, now pending between the United States and Chile. The case was presented today and His Majesty will immediately begin Its consldera tlon. King Edward had consented to at ns Arbitrator shortly before his death, but the case had not been sub-U:lti?-J. .''.'.. ';.'
