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PLAY MADE INSANE
Pendleton Teacher Kills His
Wife 2ind HinflSelft
LEFT A NUMBER OF LETTERS
iinrv Decides Murder and Suicide
Were Committed Under the Spell
Cast by Actors In a Local
Theater.
PENDLETON, Or., Jan 26. (Special.) j
Insanely Jealous, without cause apparent
to a Cox-oner's Jury, John T. Brown, a
Umatilla County school teacher, induced
his wife to submit to being killed and tnen
tm? h! own existence. The dead bodies
of the two young people were found on
the crest of the high hill south of this
city this morning about 10 o'clock. A letter I
of Instructions, written, oy me uiuuauu
ond left at the home of E. L. Smith, where
the two bad been living for the past two
weeks, read as follows:
"Mr. Smith: Mrs. Brown and I are tired
of life. You will find our bodies on the.
hill south or southeast of here, neasa i
send my personal effects to my mother,
Mrs. M. A. Brown, Relnbeck, la. Yours
truly. JOHN T. BROWN."
The bodies were found by Sheriff Tay
lor and Policeman Meeker, according to
instructions and Coroner Cole neia an in
quest tonight, when the following letter
v W -3-3 4 n TlrrSTlTI C 1
oi January zo, uuucsscu ...
mother, was introduced in evidence:
Puts Blame on His Wife.
"My Dear Mother: When this reaches
you I suppose you will know that I am
out of existence. Knowing what I know
f mv -wife I find it impossible to live
with her. so have conciuaeo to ena n
.... - i
would have driven me to such a step,
but there are some things worse than
death, and this Is one of them.
"No, I am not Insane, but I have looked
tho future fair In the face and find this
hp. oniv solution. Forget me as soon as
possible and give my love to all. Again,
nv Aod comfort you. for I know this
will hurt you. but If you knew my suffer
ing you would not want me to live. "Eours
affectionately, JOHN."
The woman loft a letter addressed to
her brother, Tom, other name and address
unknown, saying good-bye, but in the
stove, torn Into pieces, was found a let
ter addressed to Tom as follows:
Letter That Shows Another Man.
Dear Brother Tom: When this reaches
you I will be no more, if you know what
that moans. I suppose i win soon Know,
as I have reached a crisis in my life. I
have found a man in Oregon I lovo bet
ter than my husband. Oh (here the name
of some person Is lost and the piece couiu
not be found) how I love him."
The deed was committed this morning
about 2 o'clock. The couple went to the
play "Human Hearts" last night, as tney
Jokingly said. In celebration oi ner tn
birthday. They returned home and about
2 o'clock In the morning left the house
and never returned.
They had gone about 40 rods to the top
of the hllL He placed a 22-calIber re
volver close to her breast and fired, but
the bullet evidently did not kill, as her
throat was cut. He then laid her down on
her hack, nlaced three letters on her
breast and spread his overcoat over her.
Then opening his clothing In iront ne
drew his underclothing up and placing the
ltttlo pistol directly over his heart flred
and fell dead on his face beside ner.
Lodges and Friends Informed.
The letters left on her breast were ad
dressed to tho L O. O. F. Lodge at St.
Anthony, Idaho, the A. O. TJ. W. Lodge
at the same place and to his mother, Mrs.
Brown. Belnbeck. Ia.
In the room were found letters addressed
to her brother,. E. L. Smith, of Pendleton,
and Bert Whitman. Pendleton. What the
letter to Whitman said nobody knows. It
was delivered to him and he refuses to
divulge Its contents,
Mr. and Mrs. Brown came irom Je-
braska to Rexburg, Idaho, where he
worked for a couple of years, at one time
In tho Rexburg Banking Company's bank.
as he has letters from Ross J. Comstock,
cashier. They also lived at St Anthony,
Idaho, coming to Pendleton last August
Brown then taught school, while his wife
worked as domestic and studied for
teacher's certificate.
Brown Was Man of Melancholy.
Dr. D. J. McFaul testified Brown was
of a moroso disposition with tuberculosis
In both bones of the shoulder, and sub
Ject to fits of despondency and melan
choly. They were happy Monday night
at supper and were joking about cele
bratlng her birthday at the theater.
The doctor believed that the atmos-
phore of the play turned his head and he
then talked his wife Into the belief that
both should die. She consented, as cir
cumstances prove. She was never known
to bo with any other man. Mrs. Brown
stayed at Mrs. Whitman's house, who
lives on McKay Creek, where Brown
taught school, for a few weeks last Win
ter. But Whitman says he was home very
little of the time she was there,
Jurors Decide on Temporary Insanity
The jurors do not believe there was
another man In the case unless It was
one of the actors In the play. Morbidness
and temporary Insanity brought on by
witnessing tho play Is the verdict of the
jury and no one Is connected with the
case. Both wore young and had bright
prospects as the man was an excellent
teacher. They were saving their money
to buy a fruit farm in the Grand Ronde,
as Brown's tuberculosis demanded outdoor
employment He had $100 In the bank
and some money on his person. The let
tors of the lodge directed the disposal
of his body, and that he be buried at Rex
burg. Idaho,
ROBBER SUSPECT IS IDENTIFIED
Walter McGuIre Has Respectable Pa
rents, and Is Deserter From Army.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 26. The identity
of tho man held in custody at San Luis
O'Blspo on suspicion of having robbed the
Sunset limited train of 515,000, near Santa
Margarita, last week, has been established
despite his attempt to baffle the officers
In this regard. The detectives have an
nounced that his real name is Walter Mc-
Gulrc, and that for a number of years he
passed under the assumed name of Wal
ter Clark.
It appears that there are two reasons
for the prisoner's reticence concerning his
personal history. One is that he Is a de
serter from the United States Army, the
second reason, considered the more Im
portant Is that he Is a well-connected
young man, born of wealthy parents and
brought up amid surroundings of refine
ment and luxury. He halls from Santa
Barbara where, before he ran wild, he oc
cupied a position of social prominence.
Though every means has been taken to
hush up this part of the young man's per
sonal History, tne detectives say they are
ia possession of information that not only
Aifts falter iicGulre. alias Clark, rela-
vse among the elite of the pretty town
CBat nestles In the bosom of the Santa
Xne fountains, but that he himself has
been accustomed to travel all over the
continent In tho style becoming a young
gentleman of means.
Up to a year and a half ago he made
freouent trips on the Sunset route to vari
ous points in the East and on these
I grimages he seemed always well supplied'
with funds. The officers are today look-;-ing
up ilcGuIre's Army record and gathering-
further facts about his past. He
I -served at Fort Stevens and was there
known as "the dude."
argument in dunsmuir case
lease Closes, and Judge Drake Re
serves His Decision.
"VICTORIA, B. Jan. 2S. Argument
of counsel In the Hopper-Dunsmulr will
lSTTSSStX.
Ing authorities on mental jurisprudence
and citing cases of valid -wills made by
excessive drunkards, held that this case
i was clearly one of fact, a matter of the
credibility of witnesses. He discredited
the evidence of the plaintiff herself, and
said that other than three physicians, her
wltneses were maids and bellboys.
There were, Mr. Davis held, two Alex
ander Ihinsmulrs one who went to bis
business day by day and whom his asso
ciates had never seen under the Influences
of liquor, and Alexander Dunsmuir, drunk
and In an abnormal condition.
Judge Drake, the trial Judge, at the
conclusion of Mr. Davis' address, asked
him to point out what standing Mrs.
Hopper had in court. She was not beiress-
at-law. She was no relation, and he
could not see that she could have any
standing.
Mr. Davis said he had not talked of
these points, having made his strong plea
on the soundness or Alexander xuns-
mulr's mind, and tho intervener having
taken part in the case made it unneces-
sary.
The case closed this afternoon, and
Tua&B Drake reserved his decision.
Following the argument of Mr. Davis,
K. C, for defendant. Sir Charles Tup-
per, IC C, for intervener, argued that
the interests of Mrs. Dunsmuir, plain
tiers mother, had been Ignored. He
adopted plaintiff's counsels argument of
the incompetency of Alexander Duns-
muu - to sJgn o m.
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E. V. Ballard. K. C for plaintiffs.
argued that undue influence was shown
in both the mill and the subsequent agree
ment. He referred to the duplicity of
Mr. Wilson, of San Francisco, and the
conversations with Mrs. Alexander Duns
muir when she was told that if the will
was Bet aside her social standing would
wcui mil iuunh ut: I Hocia.1 KLRnoinir wnnin
Jf JmsmuSr n
he signed the will, he was Insane when
he married
He stigmatized Attorney Wilson's line
of action as dishonest and said that
James Dunsmuir signed the agreement
with Mrs. Alexander Dunsmuir, promising
half profits In the San Francisco busi
ness, realizing that she "would never llvo
realizing tnax sne wouia never
to enjoy any of the money received,
Mr. Bowell laid stress on the fact that
Mrs. Dunsmuir had been informed of the
will and said Alexander Dunsmuir either
did not know he had signed the will or
defendant got it signed by undue influ
ence and had Imposed tho fact on Alex
ander Dunsmulr's mind that he must
keep quiet about It. Mr. Bodwell claimed
that Dunsmuir did not think it was a
will that he signed, but probably thought
It a document relating to business In
British Columbia, ale also held that
Lowe, a witness, testified that he did not
"know it was a will lie had witnessed.
which, according to California law, an
nulled the testament.
The .evidence tending to show that Duns
mulr's mind was unsound was dealt with
at great length, and Mr. Bodwell said that
a man who used alcohol as" Alexander
Dunsmuir had could -only come to one
end Insanity. He held that Dunsmuir
was shown conclusively to have been de
mented when the will was signed.
OELRICHS DID NOT GO TO BANK
Nor Did He See Checks Delivered to
the Nelsons.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 26. When the
hearing of the Fair case was resumed
today before Commissioner Hosmer, Her
man Oelrlchs, husband of Theresa Fair.
testified that he had been In charge of
the arrangements for the funeral of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles L. Fair In this city.
The offer of a settlement of the claims
against the estates of the victims of the
automobile accident in France, which had
been presented by Mrs. Nelson, mother
of Mrs. Fair, and her family, was not
made by him, but was suggested by J,
W. Harvey, in the interests of the
Nelsons.
He had met Mrs. Nelson, A. Lu Nelson
and C. J. Smith, all claimants to a nor
tlon of the property, but had no direct
dealings with them. He went over In
detail many of the circumstances con
cernlng the case and Us attempted set
tlement, but nothing of Importance not
already published was developed.
Mr. Oelrlchs stated iat It was not until
after three interviews with Mr. Harvey,
who represented the Nelsons, that he
consented to sell their claims by signing
checks for $125,000. He handed the checks
to his counsel, but did not see them de
livered. He said that If Mrs. Nelson had
testified he went with her to a bank to
see them cashed, her statement was
untrue.
TRIED TO ROB POSTOFFICE.
Grant's Pass VIsted by Thieves, Who
Are Scared From Work.
GRANT'S PASS, Or., Jan. 25. Burglars
attempted to rob the Grant's Pass post-
office last night and endeavored to secure
admittance to the building by prying open
the Iron doors in the rear. The postoflice
is located In a one-story brick annex to
the Masonic Temple, and the rear door
and windows are protected by Iron-covered
doors securely fastened by means of Iron
bars.
The burglars had been seeking an en
trance by prying open the double doors
and succeeded In bending the Iron bar
fastening nearly double, but were fright
ened away just as entrance was nearly
gained. . I. Sweetland s pack of sheep
dogs was In the back room of his meat
market, and when the door was unlocked
In the morning tho dogs were ranged along
the partition wall with noses to the floor
and on being liberated Immediately start
ed out In pursuit
No clew has yet been found to lead to
the Identity of the burglars. The Iron bar
used to pry with was found and Identified
as one stolen from a local carpenter.
BRITISH COLUMBIA STATISTICS
Census Returns Show Great Growth
of Country.
VANCOUVER. B. C Jan. 26. The Cen
sus Bureau has completed statistics of
manufacturing establishments in Canada.
The number of industries employing five
workers and over in 1S91 was 12,679. and
the value of products was 5363.156.797. In
1901 the number was 14.650 and the value
of products MSL053.373.
Butter and cheese Increased from
510.000.000 to $3,000,000: cottons from
5S.003.OCO to 512.000.000; log products from
S4S.OW.000 to 550.000.000, and slaughtering
and meat packing from 53SWO.O0O to 522.
000.003. The woolen trade remains about
the same.
The value of butter and cheese and
condensed milk factories. In British Co
lumbia increased from 573.530 in 1S91
U06.KO in 150L
Want Verdict Set Aside.
GRANT'S PASS, Or., Jan- 26. (Special.)
The Circuit Court for Josephine County
has finished its labors for this term, its
last sitting being a hold-over for the pur
pose of acting on several minor cases. In
the case of" Durham vs. Southern Pacific
Company the court listened to arguments
on the motion- to jset -aside ihe verdict of
the jury and order a new trial. The mat
ter was taken under advisement and a de
cision will, be given during ' the vacation,
the plaintiff to have SO days In which to
file a ijlll of exceptions if a new trial is
ordered.
SOOJHEDJV CIGARETTES
EGBERT, MURDERER, AWAITS
THE DAY OF HIS HANGING.
Vain Man Has No Compunction In
Regard to the Deputy Sheriffs Slain
'In "the Wilds of Harney.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 26. (Special.)
Smoking cigarettes incessantly and try
ing to reconcile himself to the inevitable.
Harry D. Egbert is passing the time In
his prison cell awaiting the day of his
execution. January 23. While there seems
to be nothing of the braggadocio about
him and no indication of a desire to pose
a "brave" man, in the sense the
term was used by Murderer Armstrong,
yet vanity T3 plainly one of bis char
acteristics, and he will probably try -to
maintain his self-possession during the
last act of his life. He Is In the best
of spirits, cats heartily, sleeps well and
talks pleasantly. If he 13 sorry for his
foul deed there Is no Intimation of It in
his conversation.
When approached today, he declined to
make any statement whatever, but a few
moments later was talking freely of his
life and the tragedy -which has resulted
DIRECTED THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES
OF THE IROQUOIS THEATER DISASTER
JOHN E. TKAEGEIt, COROXBB OF COOK COUNTY.
In his being condemned to die upon the
gallows. n
Tt seems hard," he said, "to bo cut
down in the prime of life, but there is
no help for it now, and no use worrying
over It"
A reference to the two deputy Sheriffs
who were shot down by him on tne
Harney County plains did not carry to
his mind any suggestion that it was nara
for the friends and relatives of these
men to have them cut down in the prime
of life.
"What else could I do?" he asked.
What would you or anyone do? Those
two men came out mere armea witn
a rifle and shotgun and one of them tried
to get the drop on me. I shot in self-
defense." But a moment later he ad
mitted that he knew one of the men
was an o nicer oi mo law, an uuraia-
sion which carried with It the asser
tion of a right to defy and overthrow
all law and order. Egbert does not claim
that he would have been shot If he had
surrendered when called upon to do so.
Born of good family, educated In the
public schools and graduated from the
Audobon County, Iowa. High School, Eg
bert started out In life with -every op
portunity to be. an honest and useful
member of society. The second employ
ment In which he engaged v was running
a "blind pig." a secret liquor selling
establishment In a prohibition town.
With every manifestation of pleasure
and satisfaction he tells of the good
profits, financially, which came to him
through this unlawful business. Four
years ago he came to Oregon, worked
at various occupations at intervals ana
served a term for horse stealing. Knock
ing a man senseless wiyi the butt of a
pistol and living with a woman to whom
he was not married are other crimes he
admits leading up to the double murder.
His execution on Friday will be the
termination of 27 years of an ill-spent
life. His mother is dea'i his father is
supposed to reside- somewhere in Kan
sas and he has a sister, affectionate and
true, in Union County. There is no one
else to mourn his death.
All preparations have been made for
the hanging and all Invitations are out
There will be about 20 persons present
at the execution, as required by law.
The hanging will take place at 12:30 P.
M., Friday. It Is customary to conduct
executions early In the morning. The
sentence of the court In this case re
quires that the execution take place be
twen 10 o'clock A. M. and 4 o'clock P.
M. At 12 o'clock noon all the prison
ers at the penitentiary will be locked
In their cells, there to remain until 1
o'clock. For that reason the hanging was
set for 12:30 o'clock, as a number of reg
ular guards will be free to assist In con
ducting Egbert to the execution cham
ber.
Egbert is writing a few letters and
sending some photographs to friends and
relatives. His vanity Is plainly shown
by a picture which he had taken a few
days ago at the prison. With mustache
stylishly curled and an affected smile
on his face, he posed with a little finger
pressed against his cheek so as to show
a gold ring whlcn he wore.
During his conversation today Egbert
said that be was aided In bis escape.
after killing Deputy Sheriffs West and
Caxton. by Sid Kurtz. Tnls is Informa
tlon which the Sheriff of Harney County
has mch desired but has been unable to
secure. Egbert secured Kurtz horee
with which to make his escape.
There has been doubt whether Kurtz
knew that a crime had been committed
when he let Egbert have the horse. Eg
bert said today that when Kurtz arrived
at the place he saw the bodies of West
and Caxton. and they talked of the kill'
Inc. Egbert says Kurtz gave him his
horse and what money ho had with him.
. to help him out o the country. Superin-
tendent James will Inform Sheriff Allen ,
of this statement made .by Egbert
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POLITICS LEADS TO CIVIL- SUIT
Ex-Commissioner Byrne Wants. Dam
ages for Being Called a- Poltroon.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Jan. 28,--5peJal.
The Superior Court of Thurston County
Is now occupied with a libel suit tae
principals in which are two prominent
citizens of the city, John" Byrne, ex
County Commissioner, and George H.
Funk, ex-Prosecuting Attorney.
The suit was Inaugurated by Mr. Byrne,
who is a Democrat against Mr. Funk,
who is a Republican, as a result of po
litical controversies arising in the cam.
nalsm of 1902. Mr. Byrne demanding 55000 1
for an alleged libelous' statement that an j a final missive to the man who she de
neared in the Daily Olympian of this I blared .-had forsaken her. She Is dead.
pitv over Mr. Funk's signature. I
Both principals to the suit were at that I
tlm In county office. Mr. Byrne, as
member of the Board of County Commis
sioners, was one of the parties to an
asrreemont entered Into between the Com
missioners and the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Company whereby an amount con-
slderably "leJ than the total taxes due
irom tne company ior picvjuua Jts
nont hv thfi conntv.and litigation re-
eardlne tho assessment was dismissed.
Mr. Funk, as Prosecuting Attorney, do
clined to act in the matter or represent
the county in the preparation of the neces
sary papers In the compromise.
The controversy aroused an issue which
was fought out between Mr. Byrne and
Mr. Funk, la communications to the press
4 Via Tn rrA cfaamanf "VIV Tfllnlf
promised to prove that Mr. Byrne" was a
"poltroon and a liar," or forfeit 5100 it,
certain facts could not -be substantiated.
Tms statement is tne grouna ior tne liDei
suit which Is now being fought out in the
courts.
Mr. Funk's defense is justification, in the
charge made In his statement
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Funeral of Joseph Talbot Bush.
OLTMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 26. (Special.)
The funeral occurred In this city today of
Joseph Talbot .Bush, one of the oldest
pioneers of the state, who died at the
Soldiers Home at Ortlng last Saturday.
Mr. Bush was a veteran of the early In
dian Ware and the Civil War, and last
evening his body arrived from the Sol
diers' Home under a special escort of In
dian and Civil War veterans. The escort
was composed of Commander William
Doherty. of C. M. Reed Post G. A. K.;
Captain u. E. Hicks. Lieutenant vanogie,
Matthew Shields. Peter Johnson and A-
J. Dal ton. The Interment was made in
Bush Prairie cemetery, under the aus
pices of tho G. A. R.
Joseph Bush was born In Missouri In
1S33. and crossed the plains with his.
father, the famous pioneer. John S Bush,
In 1S44. The elder Bush died In 1E53. and
Joseph Bush and his three- brothers all
continued to reside In this county. Tne
three brothers. W. O. Bush, Louis Bush
and Sanford Bush, still survive him.
Funeral of H. H. Alderman.
TILLAMOOK. Or.. Jan. 26. All the
Vi,crfnocc! hnnwi! nnd thp Tiuhlle schools
were closed today during the funeral of
thi latR Sheriff of this county. H. H.
AMoT-mnn Tho nnhllff services took ilacel
at the Christian Church. Rev. Mr. Pat-
terson preached a, sermon, during tne
nf rpMrh hf nald hlch tribute to
the deceased, who was widely known and
universally respected. The pallbearers
were Dromlnent citizens of Tillamook,
members of the Masons and Knights of
Pythias. At the grave the services were
conducted by the Masons. The Knights of
Pythias also held a brief ceremony.
Mrs. S. A McCune.
FOREST -GROVE, Or., Jan. 25. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. S. A. McKune, aged 74 years,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
S. T. "Walker, here, today. She came to
Oregon In 1S52. The following children
survive her:
J. "W. McKune, of Spokane; Melvin
McCune. of Napavine; John McKune, of
Toppenlsh: Mrs. Anna jfutman. or wa-
nato. Wash.: Miss Emma Dyer, of
Ballston.
Henry Kllensmith.
OREGON CITY, Jan. 26. (Special.)
Henry Kllensmith. aged 68 years, died
of nneumonla at his home near Clarkes.
this county, yesterday. Burial took place
today at the Clarkes' cemetery. The de
ceased Is survived by a wife and several
children. He had "resided in this county
for about 20 years.
Delayed to Get More Practice.
WILLAMETTE "UNIVERSITY. Salem,
Or., Jan. 26. (Special.) The basket-ball
game that had been arranged between
the teams of Willamette and Dallas Col
off by the manager of the Dallas team.
The reason given was their desire for
longer practice before the game.
First Paymcnt.on Inheritance.
SALEM, Or., . Jan. 26. Special.) The
first payment under the Inheritance tax
law was made today when the John M. crossed the plains with ox team to Ore
Brooks estate, of Portland, paid ?310 into gon. After six months of travel they
the State Treasury
mm he
GAS
MRS. ALICE A. PITMAN WROTE
AS SHE WAS DYING
Portland Woman Said She Was
Wronged by a Man She Names
as Harry Bennett.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 26. Mrs. Alice
A. Pitman, of Portland, Or., turned. on
the gas in her room, and while- she
waited fqr it to do Its deadly work, penned
Harry Vernon Bennett of 623 Sutter
street, is the man she accuses of having j
wrecked her life and been responsible
for her untimely taking off. The follow
ing note was found folded in the woman's
bosom:
"May the power controlling this unl-
verso control Harry Bennett and force
him to come and do what is right: make
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me as I am to him. May he never rest
until this prayer la answered."
The following letter, written just before
the woman died, also was found:
"Dear Harry I will just write a line or
two to let you know that I am still liv
ing. Just think what the cold glitter of
gold will do. The day you left me in Los
Angeles I thought that if you did not re
turn, life would not be worth living. Well.
Harry, I suppose you will Wonder how I
got your address. You wronged, me, you
know, and may you never ,havo cause to,
suffer. You have had your revenge. Oh I
Heaven, may you never, have cause to suf
fer " '
The letter was unsigned,' as the gas
had -evidently done lt3 work.
On, the body of the . dead woman and
.In the room were found:many letters ad
dressed to her and signed "Harry Ben
nett They are all 'of -an endearing na
ture and show that the man and woman
were on the most intimate terms. The
liaison seems to date .back two or three
years.
Harry Bennett is about 20 or 21 years
of age, and is at present visiting In the
East From letters found on the dead
woman It was learned that the young
man's parents reside at the Lenox Hotel.
in tnis city. Mrs. Bennett was communi
cated with this morning, and she was
,Ioth to believe that her son was respon
slble for the woman s despondency.
Mrs. Pitman engaged a room at 268
Turk street and paid a week's rent in
advance. Catherine Lake, the landlady.
states that she seemed despondent
iast evening a roomer at the same
house detected the odor of gas and traced
It to the. decedent's room, which was
broken open. The jet key was turned
fully on. She was lying On the bed fully
dressed,
1 Mrs. Pitman had an aunt residing In
Oregon City, distant about 14 miles from
It is said that this woman died renUy
and left a fortune to Mrs. Pitman
It Is not known where Mrs. Plttman and
Bennett first met but It Is evident from
.the .correspondence found that Bennett
had -met the woman at various, cities in
this ;state.
An. attorney who says he had Mrs. Pit
man's, affairs in charge, declares that he
will hold young Bennett responsible for
her death. It is said financial losses on
account of Bennett were one of the causes
that led to tho suicide.
A letter found in the dead woman's room
was written to the proprietors of the
Patrick House in Los Angeles, and is
signed by Mrs. J. H. Bennett She states
that she has written three letters to her
son and has received no answers, and she
asks that if the letters are still there that
they be returned to her. This letter was
written January 6.
There are letters among her effects from
.Stella Baker, of Eugene, Or., to whom
she had loaned money, and Susie Morrow,
or MonKiand, or.
A girlish letter to Mrs. Pitman begins
"Dear -Aunt Alice," and Is signed EivaJ
It Is postmarked Goldendale, Wash. Mrs.
Pitman recently told Attorney Maples
that Bennett had Induced her to sell out
a lodging house in Portland, Or.
Grief Caused Suicide, Says Friend.
SEATTI.B, Jan. 26. Franclne Pitman
I kept a lodging-house In Portland, for a
year prior to her Journey to San Fran-
j cIsco. She is the widow ot a well-known
business man of Northern Oregon. Harry
V. Bennett, son of a former railroad man
of Sacramento, and a member of the
recent criminal hunt in California, asked
the woman to marry him, and Miss Lulu
Orcutt, her Intimate friend, now in
Seattle, believes her grief at the dis
covery that he was faithless caused her
to kill herself.
THREATENED TO KILL HERSELF
Suicide of Mrs. H. M. Pitman Not Un-
expected by Portland Friends.
Mrs. Pitman was the widow of the late
H. M. .Pitman, who, prior to his death,
was engaged In the retail grocery busi
ness in this city. For a year prior to
December 17 Mrs. Pitman lived at 251 Sixth
street where she had a lodging-house,
which she sold on December 4. Her suc
cessor said last night:
"I bought the house from Mrs. Pitman
December 4, but she lived at the house
until December 23, telling me before she
left that she was going to San Francisco
to meet Bennett
"This is not the result of her first im
pulse to commit suicide, however, because
she was going to kill herself while she was
here. It was on December 17, I think, that
she was disappointed because she failed to
receive a letter from Bennett and she
tore around the house and cried and made
an awful fuss. She said she would kill
herself and that she was going to take
laudanum, but I told her she would have
I lo Bet out ui my iiuuse uecause x waniea
no suiciae nere. one uien aeciaea to wie
pnone .Bennett m ban urancisco -and
i iu'lD em? taaa
I be was sick and that a letter was then on
the way to Portland. I think the letter ar
rived next day.
"She was a very nervous creature, and
the least little mishap would agitate her.
She said she hated work, that she bad
been a pet at home and was petted by
her former husband, and that she did not
know what work was. She was-dark coro-
plexioned, small of stature, rather good
looking and 38 years old.
"I think that Bennet once lived In Port
land. She told me that she went from
here to San Francisco with him in March
and returned after quite an extended visit
During her absence another woman looked
after the house.
"When she received the" last letter from
Bennett she seemed to be all right again
and bought several new dresses, among
them a stylish traveling suit, and outfited
herself with plenty of new clothes. "When
i loft ch tnM a That ha -r. vo
Bennett at the Golden West Hotel. In San
Francisco, and for me to tell her nephew.
who called & few days before she left.
that she had gone to San Francisco, but
not to tell .him- her address or that she
was going to 'meet Bennett She. did not
want folks to know Just where she was
going. She promised to'wrlte to me, but
l tailed to receive a letter."
Mrs. Charlotte Walker Dead.
WOODBURN, Or- Jan. 26. Mrs. Char
lotte Walker, of Gervais. - passed away
at the home of her son, William Walker,
ary zj, ageav i yeara. bne was
In Yorkshire. England, June 17. 1813,
She was married to William Walker,
September 20. ISn. and came with her
husband and one son to the United
States In 1843 and settled in Wisconsin,
remaining there three years. In 1852.
with, her husband and two children, she
I landed In Portland. After four years she
came to this neighborhood, where she has
resided ever since.
Since the death of her husband. May.
15, 1S9L she has made her home with
her son, E. P. Walker, on the old home
place one mile south of Gervais. She
was the mother of eight children, five
of whom are living, as follows: William
Walker, of Wood burn; Mrs. William En
gl e, of Woodburn: E. P. Walker, of Ger
vais: T. C Walker, of Portland, and T.
B. Walker, of Gervais. Besides her five
children she leaves 24 grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral took place at the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church at Wood-
burn, of which she was a member, on
Wednesday, January 7, at 11 o'clock,
with interment at the Bell Passl cem
etery.
Aunt Wants to Be Guardian.
OREGON CITT. Ian. 26. (Special.)
Mrs. Mary A. Mclntyre, of Salem,
th rough her attorney, Webster Holmes,
also of Salem, today instituted habeas
corpus proceedings to recover the care
and custody of Peter B. Emerson, of
whom the former was today appointed
bv Probate Jude Bran Th
g X&SSSU
need 4 years and is a charge at the St.
aLB r ,, " ,r..
Agnes Founding Asylum, near this city.
The Question as to the child s guardian
ship- will be tried before Judge Ryan
at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. The
boy Is the youngest child of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Emerson, both of whom died
but a few days apart at Nelson, B. C,
about two years ago. Three other minor
children were cared for by relatives of
tho deceased parents, but the youngest
boy was. taken in charge by the
Foundling Asylum, which. Is made the
defendant in the writ of habeas corpus
action broucht today.
Mrs. Mclntyre is the aunt or tne
youngster, whom the authorities of the
asylum, refuse to deliver to tne woman
who has been appointed guardian.
Williams' Title Held to Be Good.
ABERDEEN, Wash., , Jan. 26. (Spe
clal.) Judge Irwin, of the Superior Court,
has decided the case of F. F. Williams
against H. L. PIttock, of Portland, which
Involved the -title to a claim on the
HumntuliPs River valued at 53000. Wil
Hams secured a tax title to the land for
the sum. of about 577 and PIttock sued to
recover on the ground that the publica
tion of summons was defective In that
the date, of publication was only placed
at the bottom of It and omitted In the
body of the reading matter, which omis
sion, it was pleaded, was not according
to law.
Judge Irwin held that the date made tho
publication valid and held the title of
Williams good. Inasmuch as publications
of similar character only contained tne
date at the bottom, J. B. Bridges and
ex-Sheriff Hull, who held a similar title
to a claim worth 54000, attempted to cor
rect tho alleged defect before the Wll
Hams case had been, decided and tho
P,J Judgment
Sues for Death of Husband.
VANCOUVER. . Wash., Jan. 26. (Spe
clal.) Mrs. Woolf. wife of Charles Woolf,
who was killed by a train on the
W. & O. line near Fruit Valley in
October last has brought suit against
the railway company for damages
amounting t6" 540.000.
The complaint sets forth that the plain
tiff Is the widow and only heir of Charles
Woolf, who was killed on account of the
neglect of the railroad employes while he
was crossing the track of the said com
pany.
It Is also stated that the trams were
run at an unreasonable and unnecessary
soeed: and that at the time of the ac
cldent no alarm of any kind was given
by those In charge of the train; which
fact was due to the death or -wooir.
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Food Eaten Is Worthless Unless DI-
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Food taken Into the stomach whIch, from
the nature of the food or the condition of
the stomach, Is not digested, Is worse than
no food at all. This Is a true statement
as far as It goes and a great many dys
peptics go only this far with their reason
ing. They argue with themselves that
because their stomachs do not do the work
given them, they must be given less work;
In other words they must be starved, it
would be Just as sensible for a business
man who Is unable to do all his own work
to cut down his buslenss to his own ca
pacity as it is for a man to starve him
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business man employs help and goes for
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How much more sensible Is this method
than that employed by many sufferers
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