8 THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 2, 1907., BROWN FORESAW HIS AWFUL FATE Knew He Was Shadowed by Men Whose Crimes He Exposed. REAL CAPTOR OF ORCHARD Murdered Sheriff Found First Evi dence Against 'lioleeale Assas sin I'nknoun Danger Caused Settled Gloom, but No Fear. Ex-Sheriff Harvey K. Brown, while he has never been Riven credit for it, was the man who made the capture of Harry Orchard possible. He also knew that Steve Adams lived near Baker City a:.d when Orchard made his confession and Implicated Adams in the crimes that he had committed for the Western Federa tion of Miners, it was Brown who ar rested Adams and turned him over, to the Pinkerton detectives. When the assassinataion of Ex-Governor St -.inenber took place. Brown, who anew Orchard, Adams, Simpkins and sev eral others, and knew the character of the men, at once got on a tr.i and went t to Caldwell, Idaho. He had known that Orchard had been seen In Idaho and at once connected him with the killing of Idaho's former governor On his arrival at Caldwell. Brown at once began to look for Orchard and the very tirst man he met in the Caldwell Hotel was Orchard, who was seated In a chair in the hotel of fice. After making up his mind that he, had the man he was looking for. Brown at once notified the officials. It was Brown who accompanied one of the officials to Orchard's room and the search which followed resulted in the discovery of the evidence of the bomb, by which Stuenenburg was killed. Active In Federation Cases. Since that date. Brown has been ac tively engaged in collecting evidence for the prosecution of the officials of the Western Federation of Miners. He was one of the important witnesses at the first trial of Adams for mur dering Tyler, and his friends believe that his terrible death was due to the fact that recently he had obtained very important evidence in this connection, although some of his friends are of the opinion that his death was due to his activity in ridding Baker City of vice and corruption and that the bomb was placed at his pate by his local enemies. That Brown knew that he was a marked man was an open secret among his intimate friends in Portland. On a recent visit to Portland he dis cussed the fact that he was marked for death with United States Attorney Bristol ai:d Harvey O'Bryan, his friend of many years. Mr. Bristol knew Brown very well, In fact he had made partial arrangements with Brown to . work in his office. Mr. Bristol knew him to have been a very efficient of ficer and had offered him a position with the Government and expected to use him in connection with the ap nroaching land-fraud trials. Mr. Bristol said yesterday that during his conversation with Brown the ojther dav. he noticed that Brown appeared worried und taxed him witu it. At rlrst Brown said be was having some trouble with his stomach, but finally admitted that certain things had come up of late that convinced him that he was liable to be shot at any time. Knew He 'Was Doomed Man. To Mr. O'Bryan Brown also confided the same thing. In Breaking of the ter rible manner In which Brown met his death. Mr. O'Bryan said last night: "Only a few of Harvey's friends knew of his close connection with the prose cution of the ofllcers of the Western Federation of Miners. Ever since he turned up Orchard and arrested Stevo Adams, hardly a month has passed that he has not received threatening letters. He was too brave a man to be frteht ened by these threats. He told me a long lime ago, and he spoke of it again during his visit here last week, that he had. been followed for a year. He toll! me that some one was trying to drive him out of the country an that he ex pected to be shot aJmost any night. Poor fellow, I know he never dreamed that they would use the same means of killing him as they did ateunenberg. He expected that some one would shoot him from ambush and he was constantly on his guard. Had lie suspected that thoy would place a bomb for him, he would have been more careful. Whoever Is re sponsible for his deatli killed one of the bravest men that ever walked." Ex-Sheriff Tom Word was another close friend of the dead man. Yester day, upon reading of the assassination, he at once started a subscription. wlb the Intention of raising $1000. which wi tie offered as a reward for tho capture of the assassins. said he had seen the same man in Walla Walla. Brown had seen him first that day in front of the Perkins Hotel. After wards the man looked in at the Imperial Hotel, where Brown had gone after leaving the Perkins. Later, when Brown came here, the man was standing on the other side of the street, staging at him as he entered the building. He told me he had recognized the man at once as one he had seen In Walla Walla. "While Brown had been verv strict in the enforcement of the law at Baker City, there was no bitter feeling against him. nothing to warrant such a dastardly deed as was committed. I was a mem ber of the police force there for three years myself and know there is no ele ment mere wnicn would employ such means for committing murder." STATE MAY OFFER REWARD BHOWN VICTIM i TO FEDERATION (Continued " from First Page.) I lng the cowards who took his life in this sneaking and Inhuman way. Mr. Brown had no enemies in this city who would wish that such a fate should befall him, although they have been and are opposed to him because of his efforts to enforce the law against the saloon men and gamblers. During the last few months of his duties as Sheriff of Baker County he received several letters which threatened his life because of his open and avowed opposition to the whisky Mayor Telegraphs Governor, .YVho Has Fund for Purpose. SALEM, Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) In all probability Governor Chamberlain will , ring and the gamblers. Since leaving of fice, however, he has not been tnreatenea openly or Incurred the avowed enmity of anyone who would want him out of the way. except the Federationlsts in Idaho. He was connected with the search for the murderer of Alex Wlddowson and re- offer a liberal reward on the part of the state for the arrest and conviction of the assassins who fired a bomb at ex-Sheriff Harvey K. Brown, of Baker City, last night. This morning Mayor Johns, of Baker City, telegraphed the particulars to the Governor's office and Private Sec- DEATJI DVE TO FEDERATION Brown Was Hunting Simpkins and Was Shadowed Everywhere. That the murder of Harvey K. Brown, of Baker City, was the work of hired assassins of the Western Federation of Miners is the belief of T. E. Hammersley. Chief of Police at The Oaks, formerly on the police force at Baker City, and for 20 years an intimate friend of Brown. Last night Mr. Hammersley said: "Brown was here at my house on September 19. He was on his way to Salem, he told me. for the purpose of getting some information regarding a man who had kidnaped his child and for whose recovery a reward had been offered by the mother. He told me he bad Just spent a month in Walla walla, looking for Simpkins, who was wanted in the Stcunenberg case. During the closing days of the Haywood trial he learned that Simpkins had been in Wall Walla and had bought a violin at a mu sic store there. The man who told him this lives in Walla Walla and knows Simpkins. He had also found out that Simpkins has a sweetheart in Walla Walla and has been there three times to see her during the Summer. ne lout me ne was saitsnea ne was being shadowed wherever he went. He had seen the same fellows in Spokane Walla Walla. Pendleton and Baker City. The day he came here he said to me, as lie entered tne room: ' "There's a man over there across the street at the cigar store who has been following me. "When wevwalked over to the window, the man was no longer there, but Brown T. ................................ ............. --m f t I - - - . j. t - V"l'',"i','-fi;vA I 1 - i - u- iSf I t ' 1 ?v v. ,- : I - ' 4 ,s" 1 "-i "? ' i t;v: f - - ? - :x7j? :: i - - j :: l - " "-v.jfi f jy-'S.-. s$ - :: li t 1S- - S rj :; t HARVEY K. BROWN. ' ' ' una t.nj aiigui iiucdia ucuuuao of his knowledge of the crimes. Expected to Be Murdered For the last six months Brown has been spending most of his time- in Idaho, work ing on the case of Steve Adams, and had been summoned by the state to appear as a witness at the trial. He confided to friends in this city that he did not want to take the stand against Adams, because he felt that if he did he would never es i. . nrevont his offering Dart of it as cape from Idaho alive. In a confidential " ' O 1 " - compensation, conditioned upon conviction retary W. N. Gatens immediately wired the Governor, who was due to arrive in St. Louis tonight to attend a meeting of the Inland Waterways Commission. At a late hour tonight no response had been received, and It is thought that the Gov ernor, has not yet reached St. Louis. The Legislature has provided a fund of $.i000. to be expended by the Governor at ' his discretion, tn the enforcement of law and the detection of criminals. The law contemplates that with this money the Governor shall employ persons to rerrec out criminals, but there seems to be noth of the assassins. If this could not De done, the Governor could ofTer a reward conditioned upon an appropriation by the Legislature, and. if the murderers should be caught and convicted, there is no doubt that the Legislature would make the ap propriation. ' HARVESTER TRUST NEXT GOVERNMENT WILL SOON MOVE TO DISSOLVE IT. Has Collected Evidence of Absolute Monopoly and Purdy Will Prepare Complaint. WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. (Special.) The farmers of the country are soon to have the satisfaction of reading that the Government has commenced pro ceedings to dissolve the Harvester Trust. Assistant Attorney-General Purdy. who has prepared all the trust cases, has Just returned from a Summer in Europe and today was in conference with the Attorney-General. He has done much work upon the harvester case. The department has succeeded, through its agents, in collecting a vast amount of evidence and Mr. Purdy will be able in a comparatively short time to have the case filed In court. Dis trict Attorney Sims, at Chicago, prob ably being selected to prosecute. It is stated that the Harvester Trust has such a complete monopoly of agri cultural Implements that it absolutely fixes the price the farmer must pay. and has eliminated all competition. The farmers are encouraged to be lieve that after its dissolution they will be able to get their agricultural machinery at much lower prices. . MAY YET Pl'XISH ALTON ROAD Grand Jury Taking Evidence In Other Than Standard Cases. CHICAGO. Oct. 1. James A. Moffett, president of the Standard Oil Company in Indiana, went before the Feedral grand 1ury today to explain his public statement that other concerns besides the Standard Oil Company had been guilty of rebating with railroads. A subpena was issused for F. H. Hol land, chief rate clerk of the Alton Rail road, It is declared that, if Holland, as agent for the Alton, gives evidence in volving the company criminally in othjr cases than the Standard Oil Company, he will obtain immunity for himself, but not the railroad, the Alton having been granted Immunity only in the case of the Standard Oil Company. It was rumored that the summoning of Holland was due to a statement by Moffett that agents and officials of the Alton were responsi ble for rates granted. ' way he had told one or two friends in this city a little of what he knew about the Adams case, and they are satisfied that he had a sufficient knowledge of Adams' alleged crimes to send him to the gallows. He was also employed by the State of Idaho in ferreting out the murderer of Bx-Governor Steunenberg, and it is thought that his knowledge of the work ings of the inner circles was such that it was not safe for the members of this organization to allow him to be free to tell all that he knew. So Brown stated in effect that he thought the Western Fed eration of Miners had hired the assassins to put him. out of the way. Believes He Was Doomed. During his visits to his -home in this city Mr. Brown has always seemed to be gloomy and downhearted. His friends knew of no reason for this, for he was .naturally a' man of high spirits, full of life, and always looked on the bright side of life. Everything was running smoothly in his business affairs, and there was no known cause of bis open gloom and dis couragement. ' W:hen asked by an inti mate friend concerning his low spirits a-nd gloom, he replied: "I am a doomed man. I have been slated for removal." Brown was a detective of no mean ability and had noticed on several occa sions that he was being shadowed and followed. He was not afraid of auy danger that can be seen ana met, but the secret and unknown danger that always lurked about him preyed upon his mind and made him afraid. It is reported that he had received several anonymous let ters through the mail threatening his life unless he left this part of the coun try, but this report is not verified. Intended to Leave State. It is supposed, however, that he had received warning of some kind, for he bad confided his fears to his wife, and she had persuaded him to leave this part of the country, and they had Intended moving to California In a short time and spend the Winter there, if not to make their permanent home there. The unex pected occurred sooner than Mr. Brown thought possible, and he paid for his de lay with his life. Met Shadow Near Home. As to who the persons are that shadowed and followed Mr. Brown, he did not know, or. If he did, he never mentioned it to any one. He has been followed on all his trips to Idaho and has. been watched while about his duties In Baker City. When Mr. Brown left his home Monday evening to go down town on business, he noticed a stranger in front of his home. He spoke to the man and went across the street to his neighbor's, and from there to the business district. He had just returned Monday after noon from his mining property at Stices Gulch and. while conversing with a friend, said that he intended to leave tn a short time for California. Mrs. .Brown was not feeling well that evenir.g, as she has trouble with her heart, and had been worrying about the threats that had been made upon the life of her husband. About 9 o'clock she went to the front door and walked out upon the porch to look down the street to see if Mr. Brown was coming home. She did not see him, but noticed a tall woman' walking along in front of the house. She thought nothing of this, but returned to the house and went to bed. She did not lock "the front door, as she knew her husband would be. home in a short time and she would not want to get up to let him in. She had barely fallen asleep when she was awakened by a terrible explosion and rushed to the front door to see what had happened. She wTas unable to open the door, but could hear some one moan ing and groaning at the gate and knew that her husband's fears had been re alized and that he had been blown up with a bomb. Then she rushed to the telephone and called up Mr. Brown's mining partner, J. S. Kenyon. Mr. Kenyon had heard the explosion, but was unable to tell where it occurred and was telephoning to Mrs. Brown. He heard a voice at the other end as of some one sobbing and weeping. He thought it was Mr. Brown's daughter, Ethel, and said: "Is that you, Ethel?" She replied that it was Mrs. Brown and said to htm, "Oh, Mr. Kenyon, come quick; I believe Harvey is dying. Glass is flying from the windows and I cannot open the front door. I believe we have been dynamited." Kenyon Immediately rushed to the scene of the tragedy and found Brown lying on the ground Just inside the yard and about five feet from the "gate. He went into the house and secured some pillows and a comforter which he placed under Brown. Other neighbors soon came and Chief of Police Jackson and some of his men were shortly on the scene. An ambulance was summoned and Brown taken to the hospital, where he remained until death relieved his suffering. , How the Bomb Was Exploded. The bomb which caused the death of the ex-Sheriff ws placed Just inside the gate on the suth side of the walk. A wire was attached to it and this wire was run along the top of the picket fence about 26 feet to the corner and then West in the street along the gutter for about 40 feet to a" point near a telephone pole. The construction of Mr. Brown's house is such that a horse on the north side in the road would be hid from view of any one passing along the front of the house, because of the complete darkness and lack of street lights. There Is a porch light which throws Us rays entirely toward the front and south of the house. It is apparent that the person at the end of the wire was out in the street and touched on! the bomb as Mr. Brown entered the gate. A brass knuckle was attached to the end of the wire and was used by the assassin in pulling the wire to set off the explosion. A gate post, six' by eight inches, was blown to splinters, the fence was torn away and shreds of Mr. Brown's cloth ing and pieces of his flesh were scat tered for many feet in every direction." Every window pane in the house was broken and the force of the explosion broke windows In a house 200 feet away. The report could be heard all over town. and soon summoned an immense crowd to the scene of the tragedy. Flesh Torn From Bones. Brown's body was badly mangled. Five inches of the thigh bone on the left leg was blown away and only a little" of the flesh of the fore part of the thigh held the lower limb to the body. The back part of the right thigh was blown away, leaving the bone bare. The left hip was badly punc tured and part of the flesh torn away. The force of the explosion seemed to have caught him between the knees and his body. Chief of Police Jackson last night telephoned to Walla Walla .to secure the bloodhounds from the penitentiary, but could not get them and this morn ing teiegrapned to Harry Draper at Spokane, instructing him to bring his hounds, and this evening received word that the dogs will be here tomorrow. The road along the North side of the house, where the Inhuman brute stood to touch off the bomb, has been roped off to give the dogs a chance to pick ur the scent. Red Crosses on Gate-Post. One peculiar thing that lends credit to Brovyn's theory that the Federation ists were back of the crime is the two red crosses on the fence. Two similar red crosses were found on Steunenberg's fence. These crosses were net marked until after the crime was committed. Mayor Johns telegraphed the facts con nected with the crime to Governor Cham berlain at Salem, but as the Governor Is absent it is not known whether the state will offer a reward. The County Court will meet in this city tomorrow and Judge? Messlck stated this evening that he was in favor of offering a reward of $5000 for the apprehension of the murderers, and County Commissioner Cropp is also in favor of this action, so a reward will doubtlessly be offered to morrow. Coroner's Jury Will Meet Today. Chief of Police Jackson has taken every precaution to prevent the escape of the criminals, but no clue has been developed. He is awaiting the arrival of the hounds in the hope of tracing the perpetrators of the awful crime. A Coroner's Jury was empaneled tonight at S o'clock and held an inquest over the remains, but did not bring out anything new in connection with the case. It was late when the testimony was concluded and the jury adjourned until 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, when they will meet and return a verdict. HELPED KCX DOWN ORCHARD Brown Rendered Valuable Aid Was Killed by Steve Adams' Friends. BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 1. (Special.) Ex Sheriff H. K. Brown, of Baker County, Oregon, whoi was. blown up with a bomb at the gate of his home last night, was the man who went with C. H. Thiel, the Spokane detective, to Haines, Or., last year and arrested Steve Adams. Brown was In Caldwell the day after Steunen berg was killed and rendered the officers there efficient service In tracing the crime to Harry Orchard. Brown took an active interest in the case in the months following the Steunen- Enough to stretch one-third the way around the world. This represents the quantity of blue ribbon used by the Pabst Brewing Company of Milwaukee during the past year. About six inches of this blue ribbon is stamped in. gold with the words "Guaranteed Perfect" and wrapped around the neck of each bottle of - If S WSSm fi iiii mmm. mmmmmm: . mA?i- t i r ir r m t r n nun 1 11 mi i tmu i i i v Jt',"- r 1: The Beer of Quality Some idea of the popularity of this famous brew may be gathered from the size of this order for blue ribbon labels. The blue ribbon is the mark of excellence and is used only on Pabst. Blue Ribbon. It is the maker's pledge of quality and your guaranty of purity. When you order beer, insist upon having Pabst Blue Ribbon. You can recognize the bottle by the blue ribbon fastened to its neck, as shown in the illustration. Made by Pabst at Milwaukee And Bottled only at the Brewery. Charles Kohn & Co., 8rd & Pine Sts., Portland. Phone Main 460. I SINKS FROM SIGHT berg murder, arid on numerous occasions rendered the Idaho officers valuable serv ices, though not in such a manner as to come to public notice. He worked with Mr. Thiel and Angus Sutherland, ex- Sheriff of Shoshone County, a great deal. though generally in the background, but . ' ?hta."dErof&h Johnson Drowns in Ne- highest terms ot Ms aDinty as a detective and his good judgment and fearlessness as an officer. The officers here generally charge the blowing -up of Brown to the friends of Steve Adams, now in jail at Rathdrum awaiting trial lor murder. ' WAS NATIVE SON OF OREGON Harvey K. Brown Born and Reared on Farm Near Baker City. BAKER CITY, Or.. Oct. 1. (Special.) Harvey K. Brown was born a lew miles west of Baker City, August 17, 1S71, and was 36 years of age at the time of his death on - October 1, 1S7. His life has been Bpent in Baker County, where he had a host of friends who loved and re spected him for his many kind and gen erous traits of character. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Brown, came to Oregon from Ireland and settled on a ranch near the little settle ment of Pocahontas, near Baker City. Harvey was the only boy of four chil dren and was reared to manhood on his father's ranch. When he had reached a mature age he drove the stage from Baker City to tlie Elkhorn Mine, 20 miles west of Baker City. Later in life he was engaged in the livery business In Sumpter, and his duties as liveryman brought him in connection with a large number of the people of this county. Brown was upright, honest and fear less in living up to his beliefs of right and wrong, and when he entered the political arena in 1901 as a candidate for Sheriff, he had a large number of friends who were willing to vote for him and willing to work for him. He was elected to his office by a large majority, and did not hesitate to enforce the laws as he interpreted them. He was tireless in his efforts to enforce the laws against the saloons and the gamblers, and during his term of office the saloons obeyed ' the Sunday-closing law and the gamblers took to the woods. He was a candidate for re-election to office and was the choice of the people by a large majority. During his last term as Sheriff of Baker County, Brown became Imbued with the desire to carry his reform to the Governor's chair, and became a can didate for that high office. He Tiade a brilliant campaign of the state and at the primary election succeeded in carry ing his own county and city agai'l i us home opponent. Mayor John. He was defeated for the gubernatori al nomination and then settled down to look after his own private interests and was also engaged in detective work.. He was engaged in mining and also owned some rich farming lands. His family is well provided for, as he owned much real estate and carried a large amount of life insurance. He was a member and a trustee of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was a member -of the Benevoient and Pro tective Order of Elks. Workmen. Knights of Pythias and the Royal Ar canum. On August 15, 1892, he married Miss Dorcas Montgomery and as the result of this union there was born one daughter, Ethel, aged 14. who survives him. His mother, his wife and three sisters, Mrs.- Ella Osborn, Mrs. Lily Landreth and Mrs. Abbie M.. Payton are also left to mourn him. canicum YVhile Fishing. WAS WITH I. N. FLEISCHNER - Earthquake at Chelan. CHELAN, Wash., Oct. 1. (Special.) A considerable earthquake shock oc curred here Saturday night at 9:25. The disturbance lasted about two seconds, but was not nearly so severe as a number of others that have oc curred within the past two years. Before Latter Can Give Aid, Unfor tunate. Man Goes Suddenly Under. Body Found Firmly Grasping Limb of Log Beneath Water. SEASIDE. Or.. Oct. 1. (Special.) Ed win Johnson .while fishing in the Necan icum yesterday with I. N. Fleischner, of Portland, fell from a log and was drowned before Fleischner could render aid. The accident happened at what is known to fishermen as Anderson's Hole. Johnson was standing on a log. He slipped and fell into the water below. , Fleischner hearing the splash, called out, 4 Til be there In a minute." John son was then clinging to the log, but in an instant he let go and sank from sight. This morning a party consisting of A E. Miller, Bob Gibson, William Leighton, Louis Seegar and B. A. Childers went up with grappling hooks and within twenty minutes after reaching the spot had lo cated and grappled the body, which was about ten feet below the surface. On pulling the body to the surface it was noticed that he had grasped a limb which lay about ten feet under water and held to it in a do. grip. The limb had to be sawed before the body could b extricated- . - Edwin Johnson was born In Sweden 53 years ago. He came to America 24 years ago, spent nine years here, then went back home and stayed seven years. He spent the last eight years with his broth er Charles, and intended to return to Sweden this Fall to spend the evening of his life. He had never married. The funeral will be held as soon as his nephews, who are now in the mountains, return. Johnson had been residing with his brother Charles. PERSONALMENTION. Miss Fay Mantell of San Antonio, Texas, was the guest of Major and Mrs. Ransom at the Hobart-Curtis Monday. The family of Otto Kleeman, who have been spending the summer at their country home near Sandy, have returned to their Portland home on Belmont street. Sigmund Frank and family have re turned from a trip to Europe. While in the Bast Mr. Frank inspected many of of the large department stores for sug gestions as to the annex that is to bs built by Meier & Frank In this city. Caught by a Nail. Cries of "K I me! Kill me!" heard by Jack Roberts, spc' ' officer, "and Pa trolmen " Kennett and Abbott, brought them to Davis Street dock about 13 o'clock last night. They found a man struggling in the water, his clothing caught on a nail protruding from the tim bers. He was lifted from his precarious position and taken to Central Station, where he gave the name of Graber, but nothing further would he say except to repeat the words "Kill me! Kill me." Western Exploration & Dredging Co, will be 35 cents after Oct. 5; buy today. SI 5 Couch building. J I v rl Boys Look Best in XTRAGoop Clothes AT school on Sunday anywhere and at all times you want your boys to look as well as any. And bet ter if possible. It all depends on the clothes you buy. Most kinds lack fit, shape, style, neatness and good taste; poor mate rials and poorer tailoring are respon sible. XieioooD are entirely different; made after a higher standard, under better conditions, of superior fabrics, by smarterworkmen. In making clothes of better quality and more durability, the manufacturers produce garments that also look right. Clothing made as XTRAGoof) js lacks nothing in appear ance or wearing qualities. Let u (how our (tyles for bojr and children. Ages 2 'A to 17. Price $5 to JIZ. Sam'IRosenMattGCo. Cor. Third and Morrison Streets