I 6 THE HORNING OREGONIAN , THURSDAY, . DECEMBER 19T 1907. fBANK WRECKER IS 1- IN MEXICAN JAIL i! - ' Walker Is Positively Identified and Will Not Resist Ex tradition. RECOGNIZED BY CONSUL Man Who Robbed New Britain Bank of $665,000 Is Captured in Ixw-. er California tis onmes and ... Their Cause. SAN DIEGO, Cnl.. Dec. 18. A special dispatch to, the Tribune from Ensenada pays: A man who was arrested In a mining camp about 100 miles back In the moun tains and Is now In jail here awaiting Identification, Is supposed to be "William ,F. Walker, formerly cashier of the Sav ings Bank of New pritaln. Conn., who la wanted to answer the charge of embez zlement In that city. . . . The suspect Walker was arrested by a posse and the Chief of Police from here, accompanied by a detective, at a mining 'camp called Balare, in the mountains bout 100 miles from Ensenada. The pris oner Is about five feet eight Inches tall, of medium build, wears a moustache and Van Dyke beard. A small vial which Is supposed to con- ' tain poison was taken from him just .n time; also a revolver was taken from him after he had made a desperate attempt to use It. CRIME AND ITS RETRIBUTION ."Walker Will Return Voluntarily. Himself Prey to Swindlers. NEW TORK, Dec. 18. The Pinierton Detective Agency In this city confirmed tonight the report that W. F. Walker, the absconding treasurer of the New ' Britain (Conn.) Savings Bank, had been captured at Ensenada, Lower California. Positive identification has been made and Walker has consented to return to Con necticut without resort to extradition proceedings. Walker was arrested at a mining camp 150 miles from Ensenada, Lower Califor nia, which is Mexican territory; 'yester day. He was taken by a representative of the detective agency at Los Angeles, assisted by a party of Mexicans. The prisoner was taken to Ensenada, where his identity was confirmed. He will be transferrd to San Diego, CaL, and then jbrought east at once. The arrest was brought about lndlrect- 1 ly by information furnished to the offi cials of the New Britain Savings Bank by the United States Consul at Ensen- oda. The Consul had seen the pictures of Walker sent broadcast after his dis appearance, and recognized the fugitive .when he appeared some time ago In En senada. Before his capture could be ef fected, ' Walker, apparently suspecting rthat his identity was known, fled to. the mountains in the vicinity of Ensenada. After wandering about for some time, he found shelter at the mining camp to which he was traced. Meantime Assistant . Superintendent Hoffman, of the Los Angeles office of the detective bureau, had been put on the trail and. enlisting the aid of sev eral Mexicans familiar with the region, he ran down the absconder. The fact that, the posse was . searching for Walker became known and led to pre mature reports of his capture. Walker, when confronted by the of ficers, admitted his identity, and agreed to return East without raising legal obstacles. Further than this he had little to say. "What I have to say I will say when I am back In New Britain," was his reply to inquiries concerning his theft and subsequent flight. . Walker is in fairly good health and does not appear to have suffered so much as might have been expected. , A reward of $5000 had been offered for Walker if taken alive and $1000 for his dead body if . found. Walker is 61 years old and had long held an enviable position In the busi ness, social and church.clrcles of New Britain. On February 10 he disap peared, and soon afterward it wu dis covered that $665,000 worth of securi ties had been stolen from the bank. Walker was also treasurer of the Con necticut Baptist Convention, and after his flight it was found that $55,000 of the convention's funds had been stolen. At a meeting of the convention at Put nam, Conn., on October 15 last, it was announced that Walker's shortage had been made' up by others." Walker has, been one of the most prominent Bap ' tists in the state, and at the conven tion a prayer for his ultimate salvation was offered. Walker's disappearance was first be lieved to have been due to mental de rangement following sickness-. For some time previous he had suffered from kid ney trouble and was in the habit of making . frequent trips to this city for medical treatment. At least .this was the understanding of his family, though it was afterward alleged that he came to New York and had business dealings with others, who succeeded in stealing from him money which he had taken from the bank. It was said later that he became Involved with a gang of wiretappers and that he was Induced to use securities of the bank to raise money for the promo tion of illegal schemes in which he had' become interested. On the Sunday following his disap pearance his son In New Britain receivffi a telegram from this city, saying that his father had been Injured and removed to a hospital. An inquiry at police head quarters failed to discover such an acci dent as described In the telegram and the police became convinced that the mes sage had been sent by Walker himself. Walker's son, accompanied by officials of the bank, came here that night and their failure to find Walker led to an Investigation of the Institution and the disclosure of the shortage. Walker was born in Andover, Conn.. the son of Rev. William C. Walker, pas tor of the First Baptist Cburch at New Britain during the Civil War. He was made treasurer of the Savings Bank In 1S79. He was also a director of the New Britain National Bank. His family lives in New Britain. SIGNS BOYCOTT DECREE Gonld Warns Federation of Scope of Injunction. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. After hear ! lng arguments on various points In the I case. Justice Ashley M. Gould today I signed the decree . temporarily re straining and enjoining the American t Federation of Labor, Its officers and j all others from interfering with the business of the Buck Stove & Range j Company, and from ' declaring and -threatening any boycott against It. All attempt of couoeel of the Amer ican Federation of Labor to modify the decree failed, except in one particular, and that was to exclude from the or der the Electrotypers". Molders' ' and Finishers' Union, No. 17, against which It was shown no specific allegation had been made Justice Gould took occasion to dwell upon the question of jurisdiction. He said there would be no attempt made by the court to assume jurisdiction be yond the confines of the District of Columbia, but that an order was oper ative upon all the persons defendant who are within the District of Colum bia. An act, he said, committed by an agent or business associate of one of .the defendants outside the District of Columbia could be held as the act of the person within the District of Co lumbia so . ordering it. and subject such person to the punitive power of the court. He believed the decree should be very broad and that he need not be too specific. There waa, he said, no likelihood of the order being misun derstood, because he was not enjoin ing Ignorant men, but men who knew their rights, and knew the law. Mr. Gompers, he said, was one of these. Cabmen Want Shorter Hours. NEW TORK, Dec. 18.-One thousand cabdrlvers who struck yesetrday for a 12-hour day and $15 a week, went back to work today pending the arbitration of their difficulties. The cabmen will mean while get $15 a week. MAKE TRUCE FOR ONE DAY Fish and Harrlman Forces Vainly Trying to Agree. CHICAGO, Dec 18. A 24 hours' truce was declared today in the war for the control of the Illinois Central Railroad Company. Both the meeting of the stockholders and the. injunction 'suit filed against the Harrlman forces y Stuyvesant Fish were postponed until tomorrow, and the attorneys represent ing the varied interests involved spent the greater, part of the day and night in a conference, seeking to find a basis of agreement for further proceedings. Up to a late hour tonight no intima tion had been given that such an agreement had been reached. Accused of Grand Larceny. . TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 18. (Special.) On a warrant charging grand larceny, sworn to by Jim Kennedy, a logger, W. Webster, a local employment , agency man, and son of C. H. Webster, of Spo kane, a prominent and reputed wealthy commission broker of that place, was ar rested today and lodged In Jail. Ken nedy accuses Webster of taking $220 from him two weeks ago. Webster Is. commu nicating with his relatives whom he be lieves can get him out of the trouble. WHERE 3 HAH f -h v S8K - x - nErfl iff ! Iff 1 Jitif J2L ISij JLy-i? t r-rK-M'" T The Denver Auditorium win be ready by June 1 for the National Democratic Convention. The building, while looking a though it had just been started, in reality Is more than three-quarters finished. Four months more of work should complete the bulldlnc Ground was broken on January 1'laat and the cornerstone waa laid September 18, 1POT. Henry Schlueter, the oontrmetor, kt his contract October 23, and tbe work was taken up by the National fiurety Company and the Empire State Trust Com- ' pany of New York. There is said to be no danger of a strike. The work of swinging the steel roof-trussea Into place began ' Monday. The building will be under cover by February 1. The concrete, electrical and steam heating men will then begin work. The auditorium will be 188 feet wide and 20 feet long. The walls will be 83 feet high. , It will seat 11.500 people' by utilizing aisle space. The normal seating capacity will be 9000. The bulldlnr will be equipped with a large number of committee rooms, but not enough to take care .of all the committees of the National ponvention. . Important committee! will be housed at the Democratic Club building, three blocks alitant- Tho completed auditorium will- cost $425,000. The money to build it was raised through a sale of bonds voted by the citizens of Denver.. . ... . . Building Inspector Robert Willieon. who is in charge of the building, said recently: "I have made a study of auditoriums in America and I km sure that the next Democratic convention will meet In the flneet . hall in which any assemblage of delegates ever gathered. One of the best features U Ue acoustic Dropertlea. A speaker on the rostrum will be able to throw his voice to the extreme corners of the hall In the ordinary tons of a speaker's voice as readily u to those near him. ' In this respect,' the hall will be' tbe finest la the Halted eta-tee. CUN IS IN EVIDENCE Means of Goebel's Death Pro . ' duced in Court. MAKES A GOOD . WITNESS Quote Touteey's Remark Showing Prisoner Opposed ' Shooting An ' other Witness Refuses to Tes tify Against Powers Again. GEORGETOWN. Ky., Deo. 18. For the first time since it sent a bullet speeding into the body of William Goebel, January 30, 1900, the Marlin rifle, about which so much has been' said, was placed in evidence today when Grant L. Roberts .took the stand In the Caleb Powers trial today. It is now i nthe custody of the court as an exhibit. When the gun was brought into court it was found to have been care fully screwed in a wooden box made for the purpose of its preservation, the box wrapped in brown paper and the whole securely tied. The steel bullet and smokeless powder cartridges re maining in its magazine after that one shot had been fired had been removed by Mr. Roberts before packing it, and. these, too, were filed as exhibits in the case. . .Grant Roberts would not identify the gun without' qualifications. He was "pretty sure" that this was the long missing rifle which he had bought from Clarence Fugazzl, of . Frankfort, but would not speak with absolute cer tainty. - Point In Powers' Favor. Before closing for the day, Judee Morris, at the request of the defense. Issued n order for Henry Youtsey to be brought again from the penitentiary tomorrow. S. S. Shepherd, deputy Marshal at Covington, who was in the State Audi tor's office in Frankfort in 1900, testi fied this afternoon that on the Friday or Saturday before Goebel was shot he had seen Youtsey enter the office with a gun,- apparently much excited, and said that Youtsey exclaimed: "Get your gun$ Something is golnp THE DEMOCRATIC NATION ' . iii ii H ii i mir cjrrJ -- "T-r-x jZZ ""J ", r" C3 .1 i! ' 1 it- i 1 i-t: riiK! Nv - x 11 J?-yv$f f till ...r . . s r. miMiiMfcirn rmii I - , . . , , ,,,, . Ai "JUST A PEEP" Ton- should just take a peep at our Boy 8' Department If you want practical presents for the little ones. We have selected many spe cial articles for Boys' wear especially appropriate as Christ-' mas Presents Sweaters, Jersey Coats, Neckwear, Jewelry, Silk Handkerchiefs, etc; We are giving away free with ' Boys' wear the latest novelties in mechanical toys. EION ClothinoCo GusKuhnPfop 166-168 Third! St. to happen. Caleb Powers Is a brave man, but if they let me have my way about it I will soon settle the matter. I have a good position at stake." ' Shepherd said: "I was at my desk when Goebel was shot. I dropped my work and went, to the west door of the executive building, when I saw Henry Youtsey coming from the east door with a pistol in his hand." Contradicts IToutsey's Story. Ex-United States Senator William J. Deboe denied an alleged conversation with Henry Youtsey near Governor AL CONVENTION WILL BE 5k. T Ewenry suaift off " plsm dl Eimglklhi stoiipes Smpoiritedl' woirstedls anradl ekwib . , amidl all msuimkla maftaoalcB Fonnaerly sold from $40.00 to $60.00 ,ffifilIfil Taylor's mansion on the night of Jan uary 25, 1900. Youtsey had .stated on direct examination that he told Deboe of the plan to kill Goebel. Powers, in his final testimony today, emphatically denied the reported con versation with Frank Cecil, in which HELD it was alleged that Powers had said: "If you will find the man to kill Goebel I will find a man who will fur nish the money." Cecil had testified to this at a for mer trial. . but would not stay in Georgetown at this trial and give the same testimony. . . FACTIONS FAIL TO AGREE Fish and Harrlman Factions Hare Fruitless Midnight Conference. " " CHICAGO. Dec lg. After a series of fruitless conferences extending past mid night, attorneys representing the conflict ing interests in the fight for control of the Illinois Central Railroad announced that no basts for a compromise had been found. None of the conferees would dis cuss the proceedings. The failure of the conferences leaves the case in the same status which it occupied yesterday. Judge Bali, before whom the injunction suit filed by Stuyvesant Fish against the TJnlon Pacific' and the Railway Se curities Company is being tried, sug gested that the attorneys find some workable agreement by which the stock holders' meeting might go on pending a decision in the injunction suit. A truce of 24 hours resulted. What action will be taken by Judge Ball today, in view of the failure to agree, is problematical. MAY START BASEBALL WAR Some Talk of American Association Invading Chicago. CINCINNATI. O., Dec IS. Doubts as to the accuracy of the report that the American Association had decided to place a ball club In Chicago was ex pressed by August Hermann, chairman of the baseball commission today. "The American Association will not be allowed to enter Chicago," declared he, "unless the National and American leagues give their consent. The Amer ican League has gone on record aa op posing tbe admission of the American Association to Chicago and I am sure the National League also would. If the American Association has any grievance, I feel that they would come to us before they take the arbitrary action with which they are" accredited. The entire story looks to me like a piece of imagination, without foundation of fact." ST. . PATJT., Minn., Dec. 18. George" Lannon, owner of the St. Paul club, said: "I know nothing of any meeting In Chicago, and have had ' no Information H. B. LITT . Three Fiff4y-ome WasMitigton S MIXTUI Foraerfy.eo!d-ffiramnr$.00 to $90.00 $33o(Q)0 nnia&e & ire&I iraove! gift From $1.00 to STORE OPEN - EVENINGS that my franchise is to be transferred to that city. Under no circumstances will I have any connection with a team in Chicago." OMAHA. Neb., Dec. 18. An effort will be made by an Omaha syndicate, said to be headed by a prominent brewer, to se cure the St. Paul Association franchise. MTIWATJKEE, Wis., Dec. 18. Presi dent O'Brien, of the American Associa tion, this afternoon denied that any American Association franchise had been transferred to Chicago. Mr. O'Brien says thai no meeting with that or any other end In view had been held recently. CHICAGO, Dec. 18. Confirmation of the report that he has been offered a franchise In the American Association of Baseball Clubs for Chicago, was ob tained from James J. Callahan tonight. BLERI0T HAS BAD FALL Aeronaut's Machine Collapses In - Midair, Injuring Inventor. PARIS, Dec. 18. M: Blerlot, ' the aero nautic expert, had H another narrow es cape from death today, when his aero plane was wrecked. The machine was traveling at the rate of about 30 miles an hour when the wires holding' the wings broke and the aeroplane came to the ground with a crash. M. Bleriot was caught in the wreckage He was extri cated with difficulty, but it was found that he had escaped with only severe bruises. On two other occasions recently M. Blerlot has barely escaped serious lrijury owing to an accident to his airship. On Wkat Is Home Without a riano: ESPECIALLY SO AT CHRISTMAS TIME Our prices and terms of payments are such that anyone that wishes may own a piano. A visit to our salesrooms will convince you of this fact. Our stock is so large and varied in makes and designs that we can meet every demand. OPEN EVENINGS Sherman Bay & Co. SIXTH AND MORRISON STREETS OPPOSITE P. O. treat both occasions his machine waa badly damaged. Front Street's Bad Paving. PORTLAND. Dec 18. (To the Editor.) I desire to call attention to the shocking condition of Front street between Gllsan street and the Steel Bridge. The mud along the entire distance and especially along the track is about a foot deep, and the atench is unbearable. Having occasion to unload a heavy granite monument from the can, 1 was compelled to wade in the mud up tn my ankles. 1 do not know whose duty It is to remedy this state of affairs, whether the railroad company or the city, but the matter should be attended to at once. The municipal authorities or health officer sure ly have the power to invoke the law and see that tbe street is cleaned and placed In proper repair. The existing conditions' ar a disgrace. Mayor Lane should act and cause the removal of this plague spot, which Is a nuisance. OTTO SCHUMANN. Hawaiian Officials Confirmed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. The Senate today confirmed the nomination of Walter F. Frear to be Governor of Hawaii and of Alfred S. Hartwell and S. M. Ballou to be Chief Justice and Associate Justice, respectively, of that territory. ' . Finds Xasl's Arrest Iegal. ROME, Dec. 18. The Chamber of Deputies, after an hour's discussion to day, by a vote of 294 to 91, decided that the arrest of Nunzio Nasi, ex-Mln-ister of Public Instruction, was legal. Tomorrow (Friday) positively the last day for discount on East Side gas bills. Portland Gas Company. Albany.'Or. The Albany band has been reorganized with James Coon as leader ana will now rte a permanent ornaiuaitu"ii. IS0.00