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Newspaper Page TextMORNING ENTERPRISE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1911. .f A Self Confessed Criminal Showing How- -Superior the De . hectare b to the Ope Court Method r COWARD BLAKE. CoprrtcM kr AmtImi Praaa As cialloa. A lawyer, especially a criminal law yer, baa eftea great difficulty lo learn ' log from hi client the true :"acts In rase for which be la retained. Tbe lawyer ebould know whether or no bU client, if accused of a crime. Is guilty or Innocent Soon after I began to practice my profession I was retained by a woman accused of forgery. 1 asked ber If she was Innocent, and .aha confessed that she was guilty. 1 submitted a almllar hypothetical case to tb judge before wbum tbe woman was to be tried and asked him wheth er It was my duty, knowing ber to be guilty, to defend ber or refuse to d -crime there was something maoaaaV otuethlng nobis. In ber dVwire la ex piate It. If aba were not of sound mind and not guilty tbe mystery of tbe rase was sunVlept to enlist one's deepest Interest. Tbe result of all Ibis was that I fell la lor with my rlient. Pbe was fully ten years my senior, a widow, and IIt Ing ou tbe slenderest Income. None of these consideration .was In Itself suf-Bclt-nt to prereut my loving beror mar rying ber. but to feel that my happi ness waa deeudeut npua a uulon with a self confessed forger wss sufficient to drive me to Insanity, J -- -. Tbe theory of Justice Is that an so- guilty tbst be munt be proved guilty j , to be punished. Nevertheless com- f Un Chih-.ha Rachm.,.. promise, which enters into sit etoer matters of life, enters Into law as well. Tbe Jury was .obliged to brjnx In a verdict of guilty, but recommended tbe culprit to mercy. Tbe consequence waa that in seutenclng ber tbe judge QROZCO, HERO TO the nmmm - . r- - Mexican Gsnerars jiiarei. Op erations Cap Lire!) Career. STANCH MAOERG FOLLOWER. Inte Rsbslltesi Against President Diss, Prwvee Meat Daring and Rs sewreeful of Osseeitieej Lsadsrs. Nt4" Fse Ability W.th Rifle. Welgand. tract J. Clackamas River sides, 10 acres; flu. J. K- acaver, almlalstrator. to W. E. and Raima Johnson. Ms IS and Is. block f. Gladstone; f it. Henry Wlnkel. et at to John Rim kus, lota 9 and 10, block . Sunset City; UH. IV K. It'll to John W. Uxier. 40 acres, section its, townsnip I swum, ranite i east: 1 1. John W. and Grace K. Unler lo IX K. Bill, north half lot A. tract (7. SO fool atrip through southwesterly half of lot A. Willamette Tracts, and lots 7 and S. block SI, Gladstone; 11. WINNIE AND FRANK "" ij f. a Ntrrciio. r. f OspyrtaM br AmerK-sn Prm Asso ciation. IMI. Mrs. J. P. Roehl la seriously at her home In Moutaln View. Tbe uneipected and seosatloual de- rave ber tbe lightest sentence ptwi- ble within the law. He condemned j 'n " D- border city of Juarea by ber to serve a term of six months In Meilcan lnsurrectos commanded by His reply waa that It was my duty to defend ber; that It was tbe business of tbe Jury, not tbe attorney nor tbe Judge, to determine tbe matter of guilt or Innocence.. lira, Bebecca Irwin, my self con . fosstd client, was a very femluine per . eon, but back of ber femininity was evidently a certain peculiar atreugth. I would take ber rather for 'one to Sir away what abe bad than to take money from another, especially dis honestly. She waa somewhere between thirty and forty years old and a very pretty woman that Is, si beauty Is In a woman of that age. "Above all. . aha possessed a very melodious voice. 'something la a woman always very attractive to me. In abort. I became Interested In my client at once. The crims. was forging a check ef Edgar Jones, payable to himself. His name was also forged on tbe back of tbe check. Tbe paying teller at the bank bad no remembrance to wbom the money waa paid. When tbe for gery was discovered and reported tbe fflcers of the bank, suspecting that aome one of tbe bank's clerks bad something to do with the fraud, em ployed a detective to Investigate tbe Batter. Ba waa at work on tbe case when my client went to the president ef the bank and confessed that she had made the forged check and bad draw the money. When asked ber nrro back Oram's aims. - for ber voluntary confession ahe aald abe waa Induced to make It on account of a guilty conscience. I entered a plea of not guilty for my client and called In two experts In chi rograpby to pasa upon tbe writing ins ooay ox tne check was In one hand, while the signatures were In an other. My experts stated tbat tbe writing In tbe body was something similar to that of my client, but they pronounced tbe signatures to have been made by another person from tbe filler of the paper and certainly not - that of my client The prosecuting at torney s experts declared tbat my cli ent had both filled In tbe check and written the algoatures. What puzzled me was tbat Mrs. Ir win manifested no interest in secur ing an acquittal. She said she felt that she bed committed a sin and could never nope to obtain any mental com fort In the matter till she bud paid the penalty. Her actions were so strangely at variance with her confes sion that I was forced to tbe conclu sion that abe was laboring under a hallucination. Without Intimating to her my object I asked ber for Infor mation as to ber family record, think ing I might discover that there was Insanity In her family which bad crop-' ped out In ber. She resolutely declined to assist ma In tbe matter, but I bunt ed np a cousin of hers, who Informed me that a maternal grandmother of bis own and Mrs. Irwin's bad In ber old age fancied herself to be troubled wltb malignant spirits. Acting upon this. I called 'la allenlsttf hoping to prove by them an abnormal " mental condition on tba part of my client Tbe first alienist who exam ined her pronounced her In perfect health in every respect. Including her mind. Tba second, after a great deal ef cross questioning, In wblcb be was endeavoring to fulfill a theory., gave It as his opinion that she bad received it some time a severe shock which might have produced mental aberrar Hon. Never did an attorney get bold of a more puzzling case, and both Judge tnd Jury were similarly affected. As for me, my sympathies were so far en listed for my client tbat I could not fix tbe state penitentiary. That a woman I bad come to. love abould send one minute behind bars was not only abhorrent to me. but It unbalanced my equanimity. I at once moved for a new , trial, then when alone wltb my client confessed my love for her. She waa strangely moved by my cou- fesslon. It seemed to give ber both happiness and misery. When I asked her aa to ber feelings toward me abe broke down, weeping profusely, but gave no answer. When sbe bad quiet ed she begged me to let the sentence of the court stand. Sbe would sr so ber term and tbe suspense would be ended. I would not agree to this. I ob tained a new trial, which could not be brought to pass for several months, but tbe Judge wss willing to accept bail, and I furnished the necessary amount myself, so tbat my client s liberty until tbe case wss dually closed waa not in question. One morning tbe president of tbe bank ou which the forged check bad been drawn sent for "toe. "I went at once to see him. He took me Into bis private office and said to me: "This case of yours In tbe matter of the state against Mrs. Kebecca Irwin la a very singular one. Do you know that your client is not guilty V I believe It. but I csn't prove it And this fact Is driving me mad." "Ton don't need to prove It We have tbe proof here In tbe bank." - What do you mean?" Listen. From tbe first we have bad a detective working on tbe case. When Un. Irwin confessed 1 told him tbat there was no further use for his serv ices. He replied tbat tbe case would prove to be a mystery and that be bad got hold of a clew wblcb might lead to Ita solution. Of course I told blm to go ahead. He claimed tbat Mrs. Irwin's confession, turning suspicion from the real culprit, would aid blm (the detective) greatly In prosecuting his Investigations. "well, be baa Just, made a report It is this: One of our clerka named Dixon, a youngster of twenty. Is tbe forger. He has been Intimate with Julian IrwlnL aged sixteen, the son of the self accused woman." "Wbatr 1 Interrupted. "She never told me she bad a son." "Young Irwin was one day scribbling on some mans cnecss. Dixon got bold of one of those checks, the body of which was filled In. the name of the drawer of tbe check and tbe person to wbom It was made payable alone be ing wanting. Dixon filled In the nam and made tbe indorsement and a long while afterward asked Irwin as a fa vor to dra w tbe money "When Irwin, though innocent found himself implicated In the matter be went to his mother and told ber the circumstances. An attorney was con sulted, who told tbe mother and son that if Dixon was prosecuted Irwin must stand trial for forgery, with the probability of conviction, for Dixon would doubtless try to throw the whole responsibility on tbe boy he had made bis tool." I see it all. But go on." "To bush tbe matter up, thus saving her son from a blighted life, his moth er confessed herself a forger." , God bless ber!" I exclaimed. "She tried to conceal ber nobility from me. but failed." "The experts were all st sea," re marked tbe president "Mine were not They pronounced the writing in tbe body different from that of tbe signatures." My client has not yet been informed of this discovery T" 1 asked presently. io. Yon are tbe only person thus far, besides myself, to know It" Getting from him tbe 'address of young Irwin, I called a carriage and drove to where he was employed and told him I wished blm to go with me to his mother. He did so, and 1 an nounced to both that there was no ne cessity for further mystery, sice tbe case had been worked out to a fin ish. Their first act after tbe announce ment was to' spring Into each other's arms. Mrs. Irwin bad persuaded her son to make no opposition to her course, assuring blm tbat she would never have to go to prison. And so It was tbat I fell In love with a confessed forger and married a no ble woman. Tbe case which comes so near to me has given me a realiza tion of the Imperfection of human Jus tice. While I. In open court, waa work ing upon the surface wltb experts, Judge and Jury, another, having no connection whatever with the court, was silently pulling upon a thread that lea blm to tbe truth. It Is not every men who Is given the ODnortUnltr to win annh a wnman aa my mind on any other subject If she I won. shs betn wniu, tfca i-a a wore of sound mind snd guilty of tl rrlmlnil. . Interest Id tbe rebel llou against Diss. This was particularly true of the United States, as Juares is Just across tbe Klo Grande river from El l'au. Tex., and is Joined to It by tbe bue International bridge wblcb Presidents Taft and Dtaa dedicated. Since horse racing baa been abolished In Teias tbe American promoters bare moved to Juarea. which baa emphasized Ita Importance as the moat lmortaut Mexican town on tbe Texan border. uustavo A. Uadero. the younger brother of Francisco I. Xladoro, lender of the revolution ' hn la In Aninpli-a ! to secure aid for bis brother, declares tbe rebel army Is made up of 12.000 earnest men. armed with modern Win cnester nnea. while tbe government baa only 24.000 apathetic soldiers. Tbe Madero forces bare already captured eight small towns and have organised bands in ten states. lie praised toi co'a Juarea maneuvers. Praise Fee Orsxoe. . "Tasquale Orosco, one of tbe young est and .bravest of my brother's gen erals. Is responsible for this," be said "Orosco, since the war began In No vember, has been the leader of three of tbe revelation's most spectacular achievements, at Guerrero, Cerro Frieto and Malpaso. "Ha Is only twenty-eight years old snd never served In the army before or ever held any public office. He was tbe eon of a small ranchman outside Chihuahua. Being brought up on bis fathera ranch, he had no social po sition In particular, but learned to be able. to hit a dime every-time wltb a rifle at 200 yards! When be reached tbe age of twenty-one be left his fa ther's ranch and came Into Cblbuabua and started in business for himself as a commission merchant "He never met my brother, but when tbe latter last summer was touring Mexico making speeches Oroxco be came enthusiastic over bis Idea, and when tbe revolutionist commander Abraham Gonzales became provision al governor of Chlbushua last Novem ber Orosco became his personal escort Gonzales was a brave man on tbe field, but at Guerrero two months ago bo lost his nerve Tbe town bad been captured by tbe revolutionary army after a fourteen day siege. Tbe fed eral troops msde their last refuge a block of bouses In which the families of many revolutionary sympathizers also lived. Gonzales aald be wouldn't blow up tbe block, and It seemed as though the federals were going to re main Intrenched there Interminably. "While Gonzales waa thus besltat Ing Orosco Jumped out In front of the revolutionists and cried tbat tbe block must be blown up and tbat be was willing to take the responsibility for doing it He asked If the men would follow him. and in the wave of excite ment which followed tbe revolution- lata said tbey would let bim be tbelr leader thereafter. Tbe block was blown up and tbe town fell absolutely into the bands of tbe revolutionists. Proves Skillful Lssdsr. "Orosco has been tbs official leader of tbs revolutionary forces of Cblbus- bus ever since and bas proved worthy. Ar-thebattle-of 'Malpaso. which occurred a few weeks after the fall of Guerrero, be enticed the fed eral troops Into a canyon and ambush ed tbem. killing and wounding 250. He afterward permitted tbs federals to take tbelr wounded from tbe field. Among tbe wounded was Colonel Guz man, leader of tbs federal forces. He died a few daya later In a Cblbuabua hospital. Before be died he said. 'I have only one regret, and tbat I tbat I bavs never been able to abake bands Ith my opponent General Orosco. the bravest man snd tbe ablest gen eral that I know.' Jnst before tbe engagement at Mal paso occurred tbe battle of Dark Hill (Cerro Frieto), at which Orosco turned what might have been a disaster Into a splendid victory. General Navarro, a federal commander, wltb 400 men. was marching through the province looking for revolutionary bands. Oros co. wltb only tblrti Ave men. was fol lowing him. Navarro knew. too. that Orozco hoped to receive re-enforce ments, so be disguised ISO of bis men In tbe uniforms of tbe revolutionary army snd sent them to meet Orozco. "Orosco snd bis men were st first deceived. When tbe two forces were within 160 yards of each other Orozco saw be bad made a mistake. Instead of galloping off he and his men sprang rrom tbelr horses snd, getting behind tbem, retreated alowly, firing. They retreated tbna for eight miles. Orozco lost twenty-five of bis thirty-five men. MLLE. SORELY HATS. French Actress YVKa May Marry Lerd Re.cbsry. Ate You a Subscriber to tbe Ne7 Daily? If The Morning Enterprise Is tote as successful aa the Interests of Oregon City demand it mnat needs havs the support of all. The new daily has a big work before It In boosting Oregon City gad Clackamas County. Tour support means more strength for the work. Vill Yon Help Boost your own Interests? Kor a limited time the Morning BnUr prise will be sold lo paid In advance subscribers as follows: By Carrier, 1 year. . . . $100 2.00 but the federals killed were fsr more." . Circassian Walnut Has Alias. Much of tbe "Circassian walnnt" ap pearing In np to date furniture Is tbe wood of tbe red gum tree. Will Work for city. - , A. Funke, Itinerant stranger who waa arrested snd given lodging In the city Jail Monday night, was given 25 days In Jail by Recorder Stlpp Tues day. It Is the belief that he la a member of the hobo (gang that la camping near the city and sends dele gations to town occasionally. The charge waa drunk and disorderly. He will be put to work on the street along with Harry Clerks' REAL ESTATE. 4 Tbe following transfers of real es tate were filed resterdav In tha office of Cdanty .Recorder Willlama:" VILVCT BATS SOU ST BtLLB. SOSIU Mile. Sorel Is one of the Nut known women In Paris. Not alone Is she one of tbe famous actresses of the French stage, but sbe bas tbe distinction of being -one of tbe mot beautifully gowned women of ber dny In fuct. la rertaln' costumes she strongly re sembles the grand dame of tbe ancient regime. The bate pictured are ones Mile. Borel Is now wearing In the Cltj of Light Lord Hosebery. It I said. Is aeeklng tbe band of this accomplish ed Frenchwoman In marriage. As the three ambitions of bis life marrying the richest hclrem u F-iielnnd. bring prime minister ami winning the Derby have all been accomplished. It Is not unlikely tbat Mile. Horel umy Iwcome tbe second wife of this noted states man.- Blouses For Every Day. The satlu blouse has taken the place occupied by the lingerie shirt waist of several seasons ago. Tbe prevailing Style of making these blouses on peas ant lines without boning gives every woman a chance to supply herself wltb several at moderate cost. The satin blouse should always have a muslin or ponpee lining to prevent 1 ...A.J f - NnS' V'Y $ W1 ) - ' I : . - IN FIOUHKD SATTW. the moisture of tbe skin from coming In contact with the outer fabric. This lining should be cut exactly like tbe outer one and tacked In place at the armboles. There la no waist belt ex cept on tbe outside, made by a band of satin ribbon the color of the blouse. This Is stitched on one side on the fastening for a quarter of an Inch, and its two ends sre then brought round the waist and fastened wltb a hook and eye In front. Below the waist the lining and tbe satin are something on tho order oi a man's shirt, without full ness snd opened st tbe sides. This prevents tbe danger of the blouse rid ing up above the skirt The blouse In tbe cut Is one of tho newest models for spring. . r1 Healthful Laughter. The habit of laughter Is one well worth acquiring. Not tbe habit of silly smirking or meaningless giggling Mr. Scarborough ami I are very, good friends very good friends ludcml. The question Is whether we shall be more than frleutla. We like each other pretty well, but for my part there Is one other that I'm not sure 1 love bel trr than I love him. One djy Mr. Scar borough' aud I went out lu a boat, and It was evident before we had been to get her long thai our mlmla were vu the great questlou. "Shall we be morel than frleudsr We were very prac Ileal about It. etcbauging views w4tbi a frankneaa not usual lu such cases. "For .my part." he said, "I feel thai I love you better thau any other cr son In the world excepting one. That person, I confess, I do not approve I of -one whose Intellect I not by auy means of the highest and whose good Intentions are often not carried out' "How slngutarT' 1 exelatuied. "Tou have spoken my 'case aa well as your own. There Is one whom I prefer to you. Hut. gracious, how faulty! I con fess I am often put to the MimU ou account of Frank's shortcomings. "Seiahr "Selfish st times beyond measure.' "That'a Just the way with my Win nie." "How la It. then, tbat we prefer these unworthy persons to each otherf I aiked. .There was a brief silence, at . the end of which be asked: "How long bare you. known this person V "Many years," "I bare noticed tbat the longer I have known Frank the greater selfish ness find." . "Same here. We "have-been cotnpan ions since we were wee little things. My theory la that It Is p-oploqulty. I have known my Winnie and you have known your Frank so long tbat asso ciation has liegottrn lore." "But love is blind. if this la love we feel for those cmon how Is It that we see their fsults so plainly?" "Are what we see In tlieiu really faultaT "What do you mean by thatr "I will explain. I unmctied a kl from you. You are nni:ry and l.litrne me. In other word, you on il r tli.ii ' 1 hare committed n fun II. wlieretia I have simply been Mlov lu,- n it i i:m. Instinct. Now. ymir Frnn'i i"nv i'l.! e. you In an rmtxirrm-ln-..- cin'ilni wlih out any Intention lo l.i . yet yoti consider him nt fmill." "That mity apply to vunr Winnie, but not to in y I'rnnk." I ionf.--.ij jon are linn h more wortliv of my love than Frank. My love for I'riuik I ad mit la liiexitiNshlc. sud yet I can't help It." . "And. I will admit thnt my Winnie's thoughts, and acts are gruea In com parison with yours." "How can you love such a penonT" "r would rather call It preference than love." ... !Tbcre again weagreeJM prefer ence In my cane too." While we were talking a cloud had been gathering behind us. Our backs being turned toward It, we did not see It We were sitting In the stern of tbe boat, while I held the main sheet In my S m n ana nana, ituaaeniy a squall struck us and .capsized the host, which sank. Three of ns were In the water to gether, Mr. Scarborough,'! and one life preserver. Mr. Scarborough could not swim st all. I s very little. A few strokes took me to the corks. Mr. Scarborough could not reach them. though they were not a man's length from him. He went down, and when he came up, by a desperate effort. I reached blm with the life preserver. "Take hold of It." 1 cried. "No; It will bear but one of us." "I can swim." "Not enough to save yourself." Ho went down a second time. When he came up I fought to get the pre server -around -him -He - was. uncon- sclous, and I partly succeeded. Then a boat's nose poked Itself against ua. The rain and the wind beating up the waves bad concealed It from us. A band grasped each one of us and dragged us Into tbe boat I bung over him anxiously nntll we got blm to shore, where we applied the usual restoratives In such cases. Aft er awhile be showed algns of life and finally came to himself. The samo evening, after having been revived, we resumed tbe talk that had been Interrupted by tbe squall. But we now chatted under very different conditions. We had been damped In the water wltb-so far as we knew at the time a chance for but one to be saved. Each bad preferred that the other have tbat chance. We aat lock ed lu each other's arms. "It bus been proved conclusively to day," be said, "tbat these other lovers of ours must take a back seat. wouia not nave done for Winnie what i oia ror you." "Nor I for Frank." "Ita an 111 wind that blows nobody any good! Tbs squall blew us Into we water, but It blew away at the same time our Indecision between each other and these two other lovers." rnank heaven for that. I was aw fully tired of It But tell me who Is this Winifred that has been my rival?" "Who Is Frank?" . Tell nieond I'll tell you." ' I . "My name, as yon know, Is Edward W, Scarborough. Winnie is not Wlnl- ireo, as you stinnosa. hot Win. la, L'L ";n "f JTZl Lth-' ' n,y.e letter than It easy to find amusement In situations and circumstances tbst . otharwls might be mournful, or at least trying, and which bqbblea forth In merry and genial laughter. Such bablt Is not always easy to ac quire especially wben tbe natural taste and temperament lie In other di rections, but, once established, it more than. .repays the effort of attainment The ready laugher usually, is blessed with good tamper, good digestion, good bold upon life generally, and not only enriches but prolongs Ufa for aundry leas fortunsto fellows. Who has not known a man or woman whose hearty, Jovial or silvery lsughter mads all tha world seem better? The good laugher, other things being equal, may be aet down as a good citizen ,n1 . "And I am Evelyn Frances Boyn ton. I thought I loved mvsfllf than yon." If you would sell YOUR HOUSE YOUR FARM YOUR HORSE Try what the cheaa columns of the ' : ' 't': ' ; - Morning Enterprise can do for you. Axe- Yon a - r . . To ftSae We DAILY? IF The Mogiarilng Is to be as successful as the inter ests of Oregon City demands it must needs have the the support of all. The new daily has a big work before it in boosting Oregon City and Clackamas County .Your support T means more strength for the work. Will You Help Us Boost Your Own Interests? For a limited time the Morning Enterprise will be sold to paid in advance subscribers as follows: By caffio, I year $3.00 By mail, J year 2.00 Send in Your Name and Remittance '1 y u, ,,,, end In - yosr name and remittance. -. . good friend. N. o. andv Alice I. Pike to W. F.