Vol. XVI. No. 49. CORVALIJS, OREGON. EEBRUARY 3; 1904. ' x B.r. nrrur Kditor ml li oiu tta. IredugtignI I A -SALE 'V--;';: 1 For January. 1 EVERY DEPARTMENT. Big Discount on Every Article. Specially Big Discount on DRESS GOODS ' LADIES' SHOES RUBBER BOOTS CLOTHING RUBBER CLOTHING. EXECUTION AT SALEM. HARRY EGBERT PAYS THE ' PENALTY FOR HIS CRIMES ON THE SCAFFOLD. . Without any 8igo of Fear Ha As cends tbe Scaffjld With a Firm Sep He Gives WordB of Advice- First Exei-u-tioD Under New ! f Law. . WS DO NOT OFTEN CHANGE . Our ad., but our goods change hands everyday. Your money exchanged , for Value and Quality is the idea. Big Line Fresh Groceries Domestic and Imported. Plain and Fancy Cbinaware A large and varied line. Orders Filled Promptly and Com plete. rest. Visit our Store we do the B. Borning. n T "dt. a mrr "p-nn-njo 3 3 II Mom riirniiiiTQ nnrf ITIiitfn son iuii(iiuio mi jiiuoiu WbiW tw Store. South Main Street, CORVAriilS, OR. I Cordially iavite you to inspect my New Stock of Goods consisting of Various Musical Instruments, Bed Lounges and Couches, ' Bedroom Suites, Iron Bedsteads, Maple and Ash Bedsteads, etc. Woven Wire Springs, Good Line of Mattresses, Extension Tables, Center Tables, Sideboards, Kitchen Safes, Kitchen Treasure, Dining Chairs, High Chairs, Children's Rockers, and Many Styles of Other Rockers. Fine Lot Bamboo Furniture just in Window Shades, Curtain Poles. " tea Sewing Machines, hew and second-hand. Second-band Pianos 'or sale and for rent. A few stoves and a few pieces of Gmniteware left. E. E. WILSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office In ZieroK Building, Corvallia. Or B. A. CATHEY, M. D Physician and Surgeon. Office, Room 14, First National Bank Bnilding, Corvallis, Or. Office Hours, 10 u) 12 a, m., 2 to 4 p.m. S.le.m, Jan." 19. "Mi friends, take me as an example, if you bave children,, rernen.bvr jus and bring them up to that Ui'v will not fol low in my steps. My heart "aches tor them. Keip them in at night away from the saloons and out of bad company. , Bid raiting and bad company brought me here. I re pent of my sins aod am ready to die. It is not true that! have anv hatred for the woman I love. . I Mill love her'with ail my heart and d e true to ber. My hea't is toa full to sv anything more." With farewell address to those as sembled to witness the first legal execution at the penifen-tiry, Har ryD. Egbert, or John H. Fro3t swung into tt-rnity at 12:42 o'clock this alternoon. 1 be drop was seven feit. At 12:45 Dr. J. D. Shaw, pria on physician, en I Dr. E. Pierce, member of tbe state health board, pronounced that tbe heart had ceased beating. Death Wis caused by tbe dislocation of tbe neck. As tbe doomed man stood on.the trap door no finer built rran ever faced death. He bore the ordeal with military fortitude, and as he faced the witnesses, scarcely a trem or went through bis ssrong - phys ique. Robust and athletic, he was at the threshold of another world all ready to die. The march from' the cell begun at 12:35. Just prior to this Super intendent C. W. James announced that all was ready and produced tbe death warrant. Egbert waived its reading. Superintendent; James and Rev. St. Piere, the 'spirnual advisor, led the procession while supporting the condemned man were Warde 1 Frank Curtis and As sistant T D. Smith. They, bad to wait a moment until tbe prinontr rolled tbe last c'ga rette. This 1 e smoked nonchalantly on his way to tbe scaffold. . His list request to Warden Cur tie-that be be not snacfcled was ernted, and like a so'dter he march ed to meet bis doom. Guard Warren Cyrus, to whom Egbert took so great a liking,, was with him during the last few minutes in tbe cell. Without assistance Egbert mount ed tbe step of the scaffold. Spec tators rt-tnoved their bats and tbe prisoner stepped to the front to de liver his parting address. Placing tin band on tbe railing he spoke in a cleat distinc; vo ce. During the speech he bowed his head and was feared be was about to break down. But he recovered in a sec ond and he resumed. As he finished, his voice was fill ed with emotion and tears welled to his eyes. Tbe minister iead the well-known verse of John 3:xvi as the mask was adjusted and Curtis placed the noose over Egbert's bead. "Father uot Toy keeping I com mit my spirit," said Rev. St. Pierre and tbe body dropped to death. The blackcap was -disarranged, but did not expoee tbe features. Phvei cians held the body counting the heart beats. In ten minute tbe man was dead and the law bad been fully satisfied. Tbe rope was removed and the corpse laid in a plain coffin. Superintendent James summoned the required number of citizens to certify to tbe fact that the-hanginghad been legally carried out. The dean of Willamette, Univers ity requested the body, but the su perintendent will hold it until sat isfied the relatives will not claim it. From 10 o'clock, when Egbert rose and dressed, the minister was with him, listening to his profess ing religion and repenting for bis sins. Before noon be was shaved in trie chapel. - Then he dressed neatly in a dark blue suit, roll collar aod black necktie. He con stantly found solace iB cigarettes. The cell where the murderer had been closely guarded for six weeks was at the far end of the second story cell row. Harry Egbert was a native of Exira, Audubon countv,- Iowa, where) ha was born, raised and ed uotei, and where, ha began hie ca reer s the operator of a "blind pig" or Unlicensed saloon, after graduat ing from the" high school. ' From that point he strayed Weet and ia 1900 he came to Oregon, and soon thereafter, in March, 1901, he was arrested and convicted for the crime of arceny Trora a building in Laoe county, and sent to the penitentia ry for one year- He was received at the penitentiary March 22, 1901, and was released from that institu tion' February 19, 1902. In 1903 was wanted for burglary 10 Douglas county, but be escaped, and notice was sent to the sheriff of Harney county that he was btliev- to be in that county, and tbat a warrant had been issued for his ar rest,' and requesting the Harney county officer to arrest him. Attor ney J -fan G. Saxton, a man of un questioned nerve, was deputized to secure the man. . He found and ar rested, bim, b it tbe criminal made ti!v8cape and lett the state: but a fewtdays later it was learned that be had again been seen in Wild Horse valley, 85 miles south of Burns, and only 20 miles, from the Nevada line. Hearing of his whereabou's, At torney Saxton, accompanied by a nether deputy sheriff, Jack West, started -oat after their quarry, with ins result tbat ueitber man came back alive. - It seems that Egbert was in love with a half breed woman known ae Mabel Rhode", and with ber he was living at tbe - ranch of Charles Fields in Wild Hirse Valley, the womao passing as his wif . When tbe. two officers, approached the bouse, ..the fugitive opened fire on them from behind the corner of tbe ranch bouse, killing West. - He then went into the bouse through a window, while tbe woman made her escape, and Sixtoo entered the house through the door. A thin partition separated tbe two men 1 1 . . 1 1 a. 1 1 1 uu a lerriuic naiiu iiauu uiiun nued, tbe fugitive firing with Trifle and the officer with a revolver, It seems that Saxton running out hcf cartridges, weo& to West for a fresh supply, when Frost, as he was called there, shot the officer from the second story of the building, in nicting a mortal wound. Alter tbe Cant tbe fugitive and twice murderer went to a nearby ranch, where he secured a 'horse and went to Nevada. Here a large party started on his trail, and when near tUko, Nevada, a posse of Al mon settlers, beaded by Deputy U mted States Marshal McCoy, ran him down, arrested him after a run ning fight for nearly four miles, and hdd him until Sheriff Allen of Har nev county could come with - a re quisition and return him to Burns, where be was tried . Decembar last, and on December 1U he was sentenced to be hanged on January 29, 1904, between tbe hours of 1U a m. and 2 "p. m. He was brought to the penitentiary a few days later and on theSway up he attempted to kill tbe deputy sheriff accompany ing the Bheriff as a guard, and was prevented by the latter officer from adding another crime to his already black record. MRS. MAYBRICK, AMERICAN WOMAN, HELD FOR POIS ONING HER HUSBAND. ' For Years She Was Imprisoned in England Until King Edward Concluded to Release Her . Details of the Cass. ! : London, Jan. 31. L'oyda' Week ly Newspapers says ibis morning tbat Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the American worn in who waB serving IS NOW FREE. iugr him all day and night. He is sick onto death. The doctors held a consultation yesterday. Now all depends upon how long his strength, will hold out. . Both my brothers-in-law. are here and we are terribly anxious. I cannot answer your letter fully today, darling, but re lieve your mind of alt fear of dis covery now or in the future. M has been delirious since Sundayv and I know he is ignorant of every : thing, even of thenameof the street, also tbat he has not been making any inquiries whatever. The tale he told me was a mere fabrication, and only in ended to frighten , tha truth out of me. In fact, he be Heves my slatemett, although he will not admit it. v - 1 . .1 r 1 l;r l ..; 3 ', iuu uotu uui, luereure, Eoaoroau her husband, wa released from'on this "u1nd' dere8V h?im??Z Aylesbury female orison at 6:45 0'-1 ?a8e don t lpave EDglaD.d UDi1 1 1 ,L ,U f T UBVC BCOIJ Y OU UUM HKB1U. X UU 5 on special license. Her mother. the paper says, bad visited her Sat urday, January 23, and evidently was me Dearer 01 important news. Tbe governor of the prison' on Sun- ay conferred with tbe prison offi- cia's with a view to arranging " for the departure of the prisoner, which was earned out very quttuy. Mm. Maybrick, accompanied by one of the prison matrons, enteral a dot ed carriage and drove to Aylefebtary statnn woere sue toot a train lor London.' She drove from Euston station and Irom there went to a private house not far fiom the me tropolis. She will remain there for a short period in order to recuperate and to await the completion- ol certain formalities which will give her a freedom of movement not allowed by persons on ordinary ticket-of- leave. Mrs. Maj brick, the paper con tinues, during the last few months in prism was employed in the light est work, as a reward for good con M n . ' UUUbt Enterprise, Or., Jan. 29. A tel ephone message received here yes terday pave a meagre account of.ao accident t j the Joseph and Elgin stage. While coming through Wal lowa canyon it tried to pas a team on a narrow grade where the wheel horses slipped and the stage and Passengers fell' over a fifty-foot grade int the river. Two passen gers. Mrs. Henderson ot Promise, Of-., .were seriously injured and Mrs. ri,ender8on may die. tfiuy jacwu lianas, the driver was also hurtbut wu "likely recover, lhe injured were removed to Wallowa and med ical attention was given them. Are You Restless at Night.? And harassed by a bad cough? Use Bal lard's Horehonnd Syrup, it will secure vou sound sleep and effect a prompt and radical cure. 25c, so and 1.00. Sold by Graham & Wortham. For Sale. Guinea fowls, $1.50 per pair. S. C. W Leghorn cockrels, 75 cents each. F. L. Howe, Corvallis, ;' E,F. 1. No 1. For Sale. O. K. -Grabbers. Best in Orezon : three state premiums; one horse has the power of 99; can grub an acre a day. James Finney, ' - Brooks, Or, A British jury found Mrs. Flor ence Maybrick guilty of the murder of ber husband, James Maybrick, August 7, 1889, by the use of ars-nic. She was sentenced to be banged. Petitions poured in on tbe British home secretary from all parts of Eogland and America, and the sentence was commuted to im prisonment for life. It has si ways beeu a question in the minds of many persons, especially Amen cans, whether Mrs. Miybriclc bad any part in the killing of her husr band, or whether or rot, in - fact tbe husband was killed. The con tention of the defendant at the trial was that .James Miy brick killed himself by accident. Gail Hamil ton, Dr. Helen Dansmore, Lord f.ussel. of Killowan, Colonel An few H. H. Dawson and others worked for-Mrs.. Maybrick's release, Mr. Biyard, Mr. Choate and Mr Hay, in their ambassadorial terms, presented the matter to the home office, but their requests and' the numerous petitions from America were ignored. It .was hoped that the American woman a ca?e might come under tbe coronation amnesty but tbe British authorities refused to include her name in the litt. Florence Jtiiizaoein Mtvbrick is the daughter nf the late WilliaufC Chandler, of Mobile, Ala. f He was a nephew ot the late John A Campball, formerly of ..thjeupreme court of tbe United StiteeViuid was a. meuubjr of Jeffarson .JvTsT1' cabi net lrom lsoz to tbe (tJ6e of the civil war. Mre. Maybrick was one of two coil-: dren. Her brother died . several years ago in Paris. MraMiy brick's nueoanu was a ijiverpooi cotton merchant whs had large dealings ia the Southera states. After the death of the future Mrs. Maybrick's lather, bis widow, tbe mother, went to Germany and marrie 1 the Baron von Roque, a German officer on the staff of the late Emperor Frederick. While in Europe Mr. Maybrick fell in love witn Baroness von Koque's daughter, then leas than 20 years old at the time ef his marriage. The notorious Maybrick case was precipitated by a baby's dropping a letter in a muddy street. A nurse maid found the letter and opened it to put toe letter into a clean envel ops Several rather extraordinary pnrasea caugnt ber eye and sne read the letter. It was written to A. Brierly, Huekissou street, Liver pool. The letter was as follows: Daareet: Your letter under coy er to G. came to hand just after I gave them for you on Monday. I did not expect to hear from you eo soon, and delay occurred in giving him the' necessary instructions. Since my leturn I have been nurs- rjoust feel that those two letters of mine were written under circum stances which must ever excuse their injustice in rrur "ys. Do s you suppose I cool 1 act as lam doing if I merely lelt what 1 ioferr- ed? If you wish to write to me a bout anything, do eo, as' all letters pass through my hands at present. " Excuse this scrawl, my darling, but I dare not leave the room for a moment, and I do not know . when. .' I shall be able to write to you again. In haste, your own. . FLORRIE. - About two hours after the nurse . maid found the letter, . Jamee-May ' brick died, lhe girl gave the let ter to Edwin Maybrick, a brother ' -' of Jame8,who allowed tbe funeral to proceed, but had Mrs. Maybrick.. watched closely by detectives. Mrs. Mavbrick was arrested by - the police while she was ill in bed and was charged with the murder of her husband. The events leading up to the ar rest, s brought out in the first trial, can when Mrs. Maybrick wrote to ber brother Michael, eaying she ought to tell bim her husband was taking a white powder which sho feared might have something to do with tbe pains jn his bead and. bis nervous irritability. Tbat same month Maybrick consulted Dr. Dri.'dale. He' mentioned several drugs which he v was taking, but? artemc was cot one ot them. At the same time Mrs. Maybrick, wrote to a hotel in London saying she wanted rooms for another Mr. and Mrs Maybrick. She then left hornet, eaying Bbewas going to nurse -a eick aunt. She met a Mr. Brier ly and spent two days with him there. She returned home and her husband met Brierly at the Grand national races. While there she. had a quarrel with her husband a bout Brierly, and - Bhe afterward Eaid that when thej reached home her husbanp beat her because she bad persisted in walking with Bri erly against his expressed command. She had a black eye. The meeting with Brierly is what turned the judge against her and made is charge to tbe jury so se vere. . It was this which has since been used as an argument for her pardon that she was convicted; not of murder, but of. immorality and that her conviction was a sen timental one, not according to the evidence. Shortly afterward Mrs. May brick went to the shop of Woke?, in Liverpool, and bought fly paper. Her husbaud had an account there, but she paid cash for . it. It waa said that the arsenic in the fly pa pers was used to poison Mr. May- brick. The defense alleged tbat Mrs. Maybrick used the arsenic to make a face wash. Later: Mrs. Maybrick went to a chemist named Hanson, about ten minutes walk from her house, where she bought a lotion, a cosmetic con sisting of tincture of benzoine, and ' elder flowers, and two dozen fly pa pers. She did not v for U.e lo tion, her husband h .vi'i; a a ac count there, but did puy lorthe fly papers. She took li.na with her. They were not seen in use by any onejn the houee. The lotion, Han son Baid, while it did not contain arsenic, was a cosmetic into which arsenic would very likely be put by persons who use arsenic. Soon after Maybrick sent after Dr. Humphreys and told bim the medicine did not agree with him. "All doctors are fools," said Mrs. Maybrick to the nursemaid. : A mouth later Dr. Carter was called in consultation. He, too, thought that Maybrick had dys pepsia. Then came suspicion. It was fanned by a letter of Mrs. May brick to Brierlj and 'by her own statements. 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