Image provided by: Oregon City Public Library; Oregon City, OR
About Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1891-194? | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1898)
Oregon City Enterprise. VOL.33. NO. 31 OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1898. ESTABLISHED 1866 jy . HKAMANN I'liyalcliin anil Hurgitnii), Kiii!rI illnnlliiii given to ttrli nt work. Ollln. tioiira; N to 11 A.M., lluSl'. M., flloB 1'. M. HoomaOainl lOCharniaii III Ic. ao. o. niu)wiiri.u 1. 1), cakhiu.i. jj JROWNKI.L e CAMPIIKI.L ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Omuiim Citt, ..... omuon. Will prrlli' lu all tli oourti of the Unto, 01 Dim, in t;..uflM tm diim. Qf II. 1H0M. CIVIL KNiilNlCKIt am) DEPUTY COUNTY SURVEYOR. Will m fit court house on each Haturday ml on regular awhIoii days ol , county court. QUAjy ,tki AIIHTHACT TIU'HT CO. furulh, AUt'inti. ( halm lit Tit . I)crlp Hun-, Ixmiii, Iiuiimi r. I'r Tun l'rf!l Tltlo. cilu., em. Oltm. or. r Imuk ut lir"U CI' y. J. r. ILAHK, Pre-., awl M. r, - - - OKRUOM. ORIOIlN CITY, J II. Ml I.I.Kit, - DENTIST - Klns wta of ticili, K"l'l crown, all kind ol tilllnit mid bililtjework. Hrvunlh St. nrar ilot. rt-ni L'Hy, Or. I 0. T. W 1 1.1.1 AMU. HEAL KHTATB AND WAS ACiKNT. A food lluf of biialitf rrnldrnce tui ukurbtu 'ro.ertjr. f ' froMitr In tnu'U to stilt ou lormt. 'l.rmpaiiilenea irmiitly anawcrad. Ofnc, out doi mlu "I M llimlLl tuiiio i. l),a U.C. LATOfllliTTE. ATTORNEY AND COUNKKIaOUS AT LAW MAIM TllllT UHtUION CITV, OKKOOK. rurnlih Atlrm ot Title. Un Mom-jf. ''- Olua. Miirta, ann irauaact uvi Law anil aloeaa. S. CKOHB, TT I 11. " ATTORNEY AT LAW. Witt raicrtci id All Con an or Tin btati. RmI tiUU end Inraranre. Office on Main Bir.l bet Bluh end Berenih, uaauon city, A. B. DKKKHEK. ATTOIINKYATUW. OnVover Mi'Klltrlck'a Hho Biore, nrar the llankof Un-KouCity. Oaano City, . Okkhok. Jt K. MARKS, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will pratlce In all the court or the elate. Oftlce oiK)lle court Iioiimi In Caiitlf Id building. Jl. PORTER, J ATrOKNKY AT LAW eTcTiorriorRTY rnNinn. Offioe next to Oregon CUT nni " h trt- D R, FRANCIS FKKEMAN, DENTIST Graduate ol the North wohUuii Unlvei- nit v Dental School, Chicago. Also American Colleneof Denial Hirgery, With Dr. Welch. Willuniotte Block. mtlK COMMERCIAL HANK, OF 0KR0ON CITY ! ' Capital, 100,0OU iir.,r."mie. "iir.dr.s;usi. - lem on.. uy. and .oil. ea. hauRj mi all Hii till tel Htatea. Kuroi-e ami Hm.g W WopVHilta recel-ert a.il.l to check Bank opvu Irora a. . to 4 r. . n n LATOURKTTK, Irom1otit. u. u. . r MKYKR, Ca.hler. JJANK OF 0RK0CN CITY, Oldest fiuklDi House In me City. Paid up Capital. IiO.OOO. Hiirplii-, .'",Haii. A aenoral hanking himIh. trauaaotea. Uoiiolla roclvel aulim l check Apnroveit hill" "'! no'". dlnoiinloi1 Couutj and city warrant. boiiKht IxMi mile on vI1kIi1i xounrity Kohnn bought and aold. Ciilleatloni mlo promptly limit, aold vllai)le In any part of tn0.' Telegraphic exchange, .old on Portlaurt, BM' Kranoi.oo.lhlngand New York. uturu.t pal l on time dwpo.lt" JOHN YOUNGER, EWELER, Opp. Huntley's Drun Store, FORTY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN Ureat Britain and America. WOOD WANTED. Person b desiring to contract for wood In quantities of onel thousand cords or more will please apply to Crown Papkb Co. Think or Starve!! That In the alternative now-ft-dayi. If you pay out too much money tlioiij(litlcRMly, you will noonlmve none left to ny. It would !o money in your pocket to irfve a little thouxlit to what we are omnlnu. InvceliKiite and sue how remarkably low our price are on Wall Paper. We mill a double roll for 7c, but 10c will buy a better, more serviceable picr. Bellomy &, Busch, The llouHcftirnlhhcrB. jyOiKwito Court IlouHit, 0 )'. i i " i - -4r i Thei Tell It Her shoes show that she knew wlmt to buy; aloothat her shoe man knew how to fit the foot, fchoes tell every time the habits and tastes of their wear ers. If you need n-w ones we proniiHe you satisfaction. Krausse Bros.... W. I'. Klt.iNKIt UKO. K. KKAMKIl Kniner & Kramer ..Tailors.. 22S Waabiiniton 8t. Tortland, Ore. Pate n t: m ploar $ Your tmf for1 it Manufactured in Oregon City from the beet selected wheat on the market. IT IS FOR SALE JXKnj.ndis Gnaranteea the best. Patronize Home Industry. v.zz Wo arc headquarters for Lawn Mowers, Lawn Rakes, Lawn Hose, Lawn Sprinklers, Garden Hoes, Cultiva tors, Screen Doors and Windows, Wire Netting, Etc., Etc. Agents for White Mountain Ice Cream Freezers, the best made; also for Simond's Saws and Canton Clipper Plows. Full stock of Steel Ranges, Hardware, Etc. POPE St CO. Corner 4th and Main Streets, - Oregon City. tSS3SSSS3SSS2 'HrrVHrVrVrVrV.I A Rich Strike Yda cannot make money faster than by buying your . . Dress Goods . . . where you can get them cheapest. Klondike Is all right, but you must have clothes to wear, and the best quality at lowest prices can be had only at Thomas Charman & Son's Pioneer Store. HERE IS THE PROOF How The Rev. Barkley Hid Away Witness Mitchell. DEFEATED JUSTICE Rev. Gwynn Makes Affidavit to the Truth of His Exposure at Scott's Mills, Where He Showed Barkley Up in His True Light Interesting Paper. Statesman Correspondent Tells of llarLIey 8 Methods. film Mood and Sufficient Rpaon Why ' He Mioolil Not De Returned to the Legislature. The following affidavit will be read with interest by the voters of Clackamas and Marion counties. It shows up "Rev." Barkley in his true light, and, coming from a minister, cannot be doubted: State ok Oregon', gg County of Makio.n.J I, Rhys Gwynn, D. D., being first duly sworn, on oath do say: That, on or about the 20th day of December, 1896, Charles Corby, of Woodburn, Oregon, came to my residence, near Wilhoit, Oregon, with a man whom he iutroduced to me as Mr. Mitchell, a personal friend of Rev. H. L. Barkley, and said that Barkley wished me to keep him and treat him as one of my family, and that said Mitchell was an honorable gentleman, and I would find him a nice fellow; that Barkley would pay the bill when Mitchell was called for; that said Mitchell stayed at my place about fifteen days; that the letters as published in the Salem Statesman of May 22, 1898, were written by H. L. Barkley toj me, and received by me at the time; that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of II. L. Barkley and know the letters are in his hand writing; that, owing to the acts of Mitchell and Corby and the letters received from Barkley at that time, 1 became suspicious that there was something wrong and demanded of Mitchell to know, and threatened to expose said Mitchell, Barkley and Corby as soon as Mitchell told me that it was a scheme and arrangement between them to get eight or ten thousand dollars out of the insurance cases; that Mitchell immediately wrote to Corby to come and get him; that, about the 10th day of Janu ary, 1897, Charles Corby came and took Mitchell from my place; that, on or about the 2Gth day of May, 1897, F. G. Eby came to my house and asked me concerning the letters received by me from Barkley; that I refused to give the said letters to him; that, on or about the 19th day of June, 1897, while our conference was in session at Abiquau, and while I was attending said conference, Mitchell came to my place and obtained the letters from my son Rhys, without my knowledge or con Bent; that at said time Elisha, my son, came to me at the conference and told me what had happened. I immediately told Barkley what had happened. Barkley said to me: "I'll put my fist clear through that Tom Mitchell!" I said: "Brother Barkley, be careful." Barkley replied: "I don't CARE WHAT IS DONE OR SAID; I HAVE THE BEST LAWYER IN THE STATE BACK OF HE, AND IT IS JoE SlMON, TOO." That, on the 27th day of May, 1898, 1 was at Scott's Mills to attend the political speaking and was called upon by one of the speakers to make a statement, either denying or affirming the letters published, or be denounced; that I stated publicly at that time that I had received the said letters, and knew them to be in Barkley's handwriting as ad dressed to me; that, on the 28th day of May, I called at Woodburn, on my way to my sister-in-law's, on the Harding place, west of Woodburn; that, while on the streets of Woodburn, I was accosted by Mr. Rigdon and Charles Corby and taken into the office of E. P. Morcom and rig idly questioned by them concerning the whole transaction; that they asked me at that time if I would stay in Woodburn until the evening of May 80, at which time, they said, they, with other county committee men, would hold an investigation, and that Barkley would be present: they assured me that, if I would remain, they would make a thorough investigation, and that I should be permitted to have two or three dis interested witnesses present to hear what was said; That, at 8 o'clock p. in., the time appointed, I was on hand with witnesses; that they refused admittance to my witnesses, saying it was a strictly private affair; that Bayne, of Salem, an attorney; U'Ren, of Clackamas county, and Rigden of Marion county, proceeded to rigidly question me concerning the matter under the pretended investigation, not for the purpose of finding out the truth, but for the purpose of try ing to lay foundations for my impeachment; that in the meantime E. P. Morcom, an attorney, was busy writing something. I saw the trap that had been laid for me and started to make my exit from the room; whereunon Bavne laid hands upon me by catching me by the coat, and told me they were not through with me yet, as they had some other questions to ask; and asked me to sign a written statement. I told them "yes," I would; to come along before a notary public and I would do so. They then asked me if I would make and sign a statement that Barkley and Corby were both good, honest men, and would not do wrong under any circumstances. I told them I could not. Rigdon then asked me if I had not said previously that Barkley was a good man. I replied: "Yes; and so was the devil an angel of light at one time, but he fell." I esoaped and went to the office of F. G. Eby Bayne followed me. I asked him where Itigdon was, and if he thought they had done right. He said Rigdon had gone home. Just then someone opened the door and Rigdon was at the door and came in. I then, for the third time, offered to make a written statement and swear to the same before a notary public. Bayne said, in the presence of Lew Adams, Hobert, Davis, Mitchell, Eby and myself: "We've had enough of you; we will show you up tomorrow." That said H. L. Barkley was not present at said pretended "inves tigation;" that the .committee asked me to go over to Barkley's house. I refused, saying: "You are trying to trap me further, but I will face Barkley here with witnesses only. Bring him here." That I make this statement and affidavit for the reason that I be lieve the pretended committee intends, in order to clear up Barkley's skirts, to slander, falsify and impeach me, if possible. RHYS GWYNN, D. D. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3ht day of May, 1898. F. G. EBY, Notary Public for Oregon. A correspondent, writing to the Salem Statesman, ban this to say of Elder Bark ley: Editob Btatbhmax : Your recent pub lication of the letters of H. L. Barkley and C. W. Corby relating to the hiding of an important witness in the Wolfe cane, growing oat of a untpiciou fire at Portland, has created a great sensation. Mr. Barkley's friends would like to break the force of the chargei) againxt him by crying "persecution," and telling na it ia a shame to attack his "private" charac ter. How can he he a worthy and faith ful public ner van t if his private character is oad? The people of this county have had reasons to doubt Mr. Berkley's sin cerity and political honesty, but few have thought him capable of the work these letters show him to have been engaged in. He has been known as a close con dant of the notorious Jonathan Bourne, and has been specifically charged with cashing Bourne's checks at suspicions times. In the legislature he loaded down his do-nothing committee with a lot of supetflous clerks, and was almost at the head of the list in voting money out of the public treasury. His extravagance in the legislature of 1895 is a part of his tory, as is also his association with Bourne and U'Ren in the ''hold-up" of 1897. Marion county knows him well as a man who blusters a great deal on tba stump and as a man who, in private life. whines a great dtal about bis own supe rior goodness. Little is known of Corby, except that he considers that his only , duty in life ia to worship Berkley, and ia one who has well earned his title of "Barkley's fat boy." He is the man who, in the last campaign, drove around a hack load of heelers from place to place to hiss W. J. D'Arcy, the democratic can didate for representative, a shameless performance, which Mr. Barkley seemed very proud ot, as an evidence of personal devotion to him. Mr. Barkley denies the charges of T. H. Mitchell, and "pities the people who find it necessary to resort to such vile methods, and hopes his friends will defend his honor and good name." How much that does sound like Mr. Barkley I Mr. Corby de nounces Mr. Mitchell as a "perjured villain." Of course; but most people will ask for . better evidence than the word ot Mr. Corby. Mr. Mitchell's affi davit is nothing compared to the letters of Mr. Corby and Mr. Barkley. What does Mr. Corby mean by saying "I will pull the Jews the first opportunity," "there is game in the future if we bit the huntii.g ground," "am glad my name has not been mentioned," and "yoa and Mrs. Mitchell are not so badly disgraced as you seem to think?" What does Mr. Barkley mean by these expressions in his letter to Rev. Rhys Gywnn : "Mum is the word," "keep all under your own eye," "never allow any one to detect you," "give this to the man," and "old man do your finest job." After these letters are published Mr. Gywnn, a min ister in Mr. Barkley's own church, in a public meeting at Scott's Mills, is pro duced as another witness to tbe truth ot the charges. Mr'. Barkley also asks his friends to protect his "honor." Who ever heard of Mr. Griffith or Mr. Dimick, the other two Populist nominees for senator, asking their friends to protect their "honor?" Their conduct, as pioneer citizens of this county, has al ways taken care of itself. Is it any wonder that the Christian religion makes no greater progress when its ministers and its bishops set such an example before the world : but the church, is not to be judged by its unworthy dis ciples. No one ever heard of Bishop Cranston, of the Methodist church, writ ing to any one "old man do your finest job." No one can charge Bishop Morris, of the Episcopal church with writing to a parishioner "never allow any one to detect you." Imagine if you can, Rev. J.S.White skulking around the corri. dors of the capitol for forty days, peep ing through the cracks of the doorways into the hall of the house, where he should have been doing his duty as a rep resentative. Think of Rev. W. C. Kant ner, consorting with such I men as Jona than Bourne, and hanging around such a. place of resort as the Eldriedge block: was during that time. Of course, a very large proportion of the Populist party will give Mr. Barkley their support, whatever his character, as they are blind and rapid partisans, but we can not belieye that the earnest men in that party, who are honestly and sincerely desirous of rooting out political corrup tion and electing men who are worthy of confidence to places of trust, will endorse work of this kind. How can a man whose private life is nnworthy prove a. faithful public servant?