Morning Oregonian., May 11, 1908, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORNING OREGON! AN, MONDAY, MAY 11, 1008.
3
THOUSANDS VISIT
GUN ESS FARM
Every Vehicle in La Porte Is
Pressed Into Service.
. Many Go on Foot.
PICNIC PARTIES NUMEROUS
Gay Scenes About Spot Where
Ghastly Tragedy Was Itecently
Uncovered Souvenir Pic
tures Grabbed Up.
LA PORTE, Ind., May 10. All roads
in La Porte County lead to the Gunness
farm today, more than li& sightseers
visiting the place of death before the
sun set.
Practically every able-bodied - resi
dent of this city made the trip and
the railroads and trolley lines brought
about 4000 more to the city.
Mayor Darrow found it necessary to
issue stringent orders that the Sunday
closing laws should be strictly en
forced and the hotels and restaurants
were overrun with patrons.
Practically every conveyance in the
town was pressed into service in an
attempt to provide transportation for
the crowds. in tho afternoon these
proved insufficient and late comers
were forced to make their way on foot.
I.! nil hoc AVas to Wed Employer.
Investigation of the case by detec
tives halted the Sheriff and other offi
cers who went to the farm. There were
many out-of-town visitors, however, all
' seeking information concerning miss
ing friends or relatives, and some fur
ther information regarding the possi
ble identity of the unknown victims
of the farm resulted from their in
quiries. The most definite information came
from Olaf Llndboe, of Chicago. He said
his brother, Thomas, worked for Mrs.
Gunness three years ago and that the
last letter which he had from him con
tained the information that Thomas in
tended to marry his employer. Olaf
wrote to the woman a little later, and
she replied that Thomas Llndboe had
gone to St. Louis and that she had had
no- word from him. Olaf Llndboe
viewed the unidentified corpses but was
unable to find any likeness to his
brother In tiie decayed bundles of bones
and flesh.
Picnic Parties on the Farm.
The crowds began arriving in La
Porte when the first trains from the
ICast arrived, shortly after 5 o'clock in
the morning. The strangers had no
difficulty in finding their way to the
death farm. The constant arrival of
carriages, omnibuses and wagons, au
tomobiles and other vehicles pointed
unmistakable directions to those who
were unable to obtain places In the
conveyances and were compelled to
walk. The macadam road which winds
past Clear Lake and the Gunness farm
was choked so that even the automo
biles were compelled to move at a
snail's pace. Many of the vehicles were
unable to get within a quarter of a
mile of the farm, their passengers
Joining the crowds which walked
across- the intervening fields.
There was nothing to indicate that
the crowd was visiting a place where
the most grewsomo tragedies of a
decade had taken place. Jokes and
laughing comment on antecedants of
the farm were heard on every side, and
exclamations of joy from successful
relic hunters were numerous. Family
picnic parties grouped themselves on
the sloping lawn under the fine pines
find cedars which dot the dooryard. or
found resting places beneath the flow
ering apple and plum trees of the
orchard. Children were numerous, and
many of these groups Jiad a baby cab
is a nucleus.
Souvenirs Go Like Wildfire.
Along the roadside in front of the
Tarm were h-monade stands and lunch
wagons. At the gates were souvenir
peddlers, those bearing a group pic
ture of Mrs. Gunness and the three lit
tle ones who met death with her find
ing the readiest sale. A baseball game
In the vicinity was represented by
jtrong-volced barkers.
Sheriff Smuttier will continue his in
vestigations at the Gunness farm to
morrow. The first object of searching
will be the heaps of ashes and other
refuse in the cellar of the ruined
house. Tiie ashes and cinders are to be
rarcfully sifted and then sluiced by a
miner in an effort to discover the gold
fillings which are said to have been in
Mrs. Gunness' teeth. The floor of the
cellar may also be dug up and addi
tional excavations may be made where
!he ghastly cadavers have been un
ai thed.
FLEET VISITORS VICTIMS
Petty Swindlers Sell Bogus Tickets
for Trips to Warships.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 10. The
thousands who wished to visit the war
ships today furnished a rich harvest
Held for a number of petty swindlers.
Bogus tickets were sold without Inter
ference from the police by venders who
represented no launch company what
ever; none but invited guests were
taken on the flagship, although thou
sands bought tickets which they
thought would enable them to board
the Connecticut, and many of the ex
cursion steamers did not land passen
gers on any warship, but merely
Lruised among them.
Because his Indignant passengers de
manded the return ofx their money
when he failed to land them on the
battleship Vermont today. Captain
Heniy Frisch, of the excursion steamer
St. Helen, drew a revolver and threat
ened to shoot John Babcock, the
spokesman of the protesting excurs
ionists. Police Officer Charles Wed
eking was on the dock when the
trouble began, and he lost no time in
disarming the steamboat captain.
EXCLUSION LEAGUE .GROWS
Organizations Formed in All Prin
cipal Cities of the WesU
SAN FRANCISCO. May 10.-"The Yel
low Peril" was the tone of several
speeches at the third annual meeting of
ihe Asiatic Exclusion' League of San Fran
cisco, held today. That the sentiment in
the Eastern States is now opposed to Jap
anese immigration, whereas two or three
years ago 'the Japanese were considered
iesirable, was declared by the members
who addressed the meeting.
Statistics recording growth of the Ex
clusion League during the past year were
read by Secretary A. F. Yoell. In addi
tion to the three outside leagues which
existed last year there are now leagues
at Vancouver. B. C. ; Reno, Nev. ; Astoria
and Portland, Or.; Pueblo and Denver.
Colo.: Omaha, Neb.: Everett, Olympia.
Tacoma, Spokane, Aberdeen, Ballard and
Belllngham. Wash., and Boise, Idaho.
The following officers were elected for
the coming year: A. E. Tveitmoe, presi
dent: E. B. Carr, vice-president; A. E.
Yoell, secretary-treasurer, and J. C.
Williams, sergeant-at-arms.
The tinancial report showed that during
the year there had been received from
various sources and $46S9 had been
expended.
Pneumonia In Linn.
ALBANY, Or.. May 10. (Special.) Ten
of the 17 deaths reported in Linn County
In April were caused by pneumonia. Most
of those who' died from this cause were
more than 30 years of age. To offset the
17 deaths there were 20 births in the
county during the month, ten of them
being boys and ten girls.
Oddfellows to Build at Lebanon.
ALBANY. Or.. May 10. (Special.) A
new building soon to be erected In
Brownsville will be a two-tory brick for
the I. O. O. F. of that city. The Odd
fellows will be the third lodge In Browns
ville owning a building, the other two be
ing the Knights of Pythias and the Wood
men of the World.
TUFT'S WORK SUCCEEDS
SECURES SETTLEMENT OF PAX
AM A TROUBLES.
Arbitration Tribunal Will Be Named
to Adjust Land Values Starts
Homo Tuesday.
PANAMA. May 10. Ever since his ar
rival here Secretary Taft has been busy
holding conferences with President Ama
dor. Foreign Secretary Arias. Senor
Arango, Panaman Minister to the
United States; Mr. Squires, the Ameri
can Minister to Panama, and William
Nelson Cromwell, legal adviser of the
Panama Canal Company. The confer
ences were concluded today. They cov
ered numerous topics relating to the
treaty which it is desired to negotiate
between Colombia, the United States
and Panama.
While details are lacking, it is stated
that a tentative accord has been reached
upon important points and that deci
sion with reference to the others will be
reached at a special inquiry now in
progress. The result, it is announced,
will be satisfactory to all parties con
cerned. Colombia's recent seizure of the town
of Juarda on the frontier, involved in
the general boundary question between
the two countries, has been fully con
sidered. The Panama government has
agreed to the suggestion made by Mr.
Taft to withhold all action until the Sec
retary of War has had an opportunity
personally to confer with President
Roosevelt and Secretary Root. One of
the most important questions affecting
the Canal Zone has been to determino
the titles of individual occupants of lands
in the zone and the value "of lands ap
propriated for Canal uses.' Until now,
adjustment had been impossible, but a
solution has been reached by which an
arbitration tribunal will be instituted
under the existing treaty. This tribunal
will have the power to determine all
questions as to legal titles. It will be
composed of two citizens of the United
States and two citizens of Panama, with
Governor Magoon of Cuba as umpire.
Secretary Taft expects to conclude his
business relative to the Canal adminis
tration and inspection tomorrow and will
sail for the United States on Tuesday
morning.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY OCCURS
Man and Son-in-Law Killed by
Buckshot Daughter Escapes.
WATERTOWN, N Y.. May 10. The
crash of-a charge of buckshot through a
window upon a party of cardplayers sent
Jerry Apple weltering in hi? own blood in
his cabin on Apple's Island, in Black
Lake, north of this city, last night. As
Apple fell, a son-in-law, Albert Crowder,
Jumped to his feet. The report of the
shotgun again echoed through the woods
and Crowder fell dead.
Mrs. Royal Dunning, Apple's daughter,
tied and escaped in spite of several
charges aimed in her direction. She
brought the news of the double tragedy
to this city after a night of terrified flight
through the woods.
On her complaint, her husband. Royal
Dunning, with whom she had quarreled,
has been arrested charged with murder.
LONG WALK FOR $2000
Indian to Cross Continent and Back
In Eight Months.
KANSAS CITY. May 10. Across the
continent and back In eight months for
a purse of $2000 is the task chosen by
Charles Mover, an Indian of the Sioux
tribe. Moyer is in Kansas City on his
return trip to San Francisco. He left
there October 29. 1907, and arrived In
New York on January 23, 1908. He has
until June 29 to complete his trip back
to San Francisco.
He expects to reach San Francisco two
or three weeks ahead of time.
BOAT CAPSIZES, FIVE DIE
Pleasure Party in Launch Overtaken
by Big Wave.
NEWBURYPORT, Mass., May 10.
Caught by a big wave as they were
crossing the bar oft Plum Island, at the
mouth of the Merrimac River, nine men' of
this city who were on a pleasure cruise in
a naphtha launch today were capsized
and five of them were drowned.
ASKS LEMON, GETS BULLET
Continued From First Pa&e.)
lished that It was not Gordon himself,
who married her.
It was no secret that Gordon' and the
woman, who said she was his wife,
lived together for several years, but Bhe
was a heavy drain on his purse and in
order to rid himself of her. he filed a
suit to quiet the title to his possessions.
The woman employed counsel and put
up) a hard fight, which resulted in a com
promise, and at the suggestion of her at
torney the suit was dismissed and she
filed an action against Gordon for a
decree of divorce, he agreeing to give
her about $1000 in money and to permit
her to obtain a decree.
The pair had frequent conferences while
the negotiations were pending and at one
time Gordon cursed her roundly publicly.
He was certainly tired of her and even
since their legal affairs were settled he
has been compelled to evade her, as she
has attempted to extort more money
from him. She was In Oregon City about
one month ago and tried to ascertain his
whereabouts and has written from Puget
Sound points and British Columbia to
locate him. Gordon, however, has been
in California, and returned several days
ago. He was in Oregon City last Friday
and left, last night by train for Coos
Bay. going in by way either of Drain or
of Roseburg.
INSTRUCTION FOR
TAFT A CERTAINTY
All County Conventions
Washington Are Agreed
on Programme.
in
AVOIDING AN INDORSEMENT
Candidates for State and Congres
sional Offices Do Xot Want to Of
fend Direct Primary Law Sup
porters Ballinger Delegate.
SEATTLE. Wash., May 10. (Special.)
The Republican State Convention at Spo
kane on May 14 will unquestionably in
struct the delegation to the National Con
vention to support the Presidential can
didacy of William H. Taft, Secretary of
War. Every county convention held thus
far has Indorsed Taft. and has asked
that the state delegation be tied down
to vote for him. so long as there exists
a chance of Taft's nomination.
A pledge will be demanded of Republi
can candidates for the Legislature, that
they agree to abide by the primary elec
tion results on candidates for United
States Senator. A general indorsement of
the state administration and an enthusi
astic approval of the Rooseveltian poli
cies will be made by the convention. It
is likely, too, that special labor legislation
will be asked of the Legislature, but
beyond this the platform cannot be fore
casted accurately.
The pledge on the Senatorial election
has been given an importance to which
many think It is not entitled. . Jones has
given out an interview to the effect that
he expects to abide by the primary re
sults, and Ankeny's managers long ago
declared that they expected to win in that
manner, and would not go before the
Legislature if defeated. In Ankeny's
home county yesterday, the primary
pledge was adopted. But for a newspaper
agitation the managers of both Senatorial
fights would have accepted the primary
law in the spirit in which it was drafted,
without any noise, but as a general dis
cussion has been precipitated, the state
convention will go through the form of
dictating to the public the class of men
that should be nominated.
Uphold the Primary Law.
If any attempt is made to make any
indorsements in this state in a manner
that would be likely to influence the
direct primary results in September, the
move will be fought bitterly. Most of the
candidates for State or Congressional
offices have had indorsements from home
and a few outside conventions. The spirit
of the direct primary law Is that no such
Influence should be exerted, and the more
conservative of the candidates are anxious
to avoid giving offense to the primary
partisans in the state convention. The
usual perfunctory indorsements of Na
tional, Congressional and State officials
is conceded as proper from a partisan
convention, and will be unopposed. If
anything beyond that is attempted, it
will be resented.
Yakima County set a precedent in In
dorsing home favorites by demanding
Jones' indorsement. Since then Walla
Walla County has evened it up by ap
proving Ankeny's candidacy, in a con
vention that consisted wholly of Ankeny
men. Mead got an indorsement out of
Olympia, in compliance with a bargain
made at the time he vetoed the capital
removal bill in 1905, and has since had his
home county's specific Indorsement. Mc
Bride did not ask King County to indorse
him, and King County, though chosing a
Piles-Ankeny delegation that contains a
majority of McBrlde men, did not attempt
a specific indorsement of anyone. In
Skagit, however, 'McBride received an in
dorsement. A proposal was made that a
fight be made in Chehalis for the Indorse,
ment of both McBride and Ankeny, but
that was discouraged when suggested.
Pacific did indorse Ankeny, and Benton
indorsed Jones. Klickitat indorsed Ank
eny when Jones men forced the fight.
Cosgrove and Atkinson can show home
indorsements, and Kitsap favors the re
nomination of State Auditor C. W. Claus
sen. Local Favorites Indorsed.
These merely by way of Illustration.
There has been much promiscuous in
dorsement of local favorites, but shrewd
political forecasters do not believe any
attempt will be made in the state con
vention to slate state officials for the
voters' approval. One very, good reason
for that conclusion is that there exists a
fear that if such action is taken it will
injure the persons favored in the primary
election.
There Is a surplus of material for Na
tional delegates, but unless there is an
upset of the programme, as now generally
understood, the First Congressional Dis
trict will get four and the two other dis
tricts three delegates apiece. King, In
the First District, will only ask that R.
A. Ballinger, ex-Commissioner of the
General Land Office, 'be sent to the Chi
cago meeting. Because of Ballinger's in
timate acquaintance with the National
administration, his election can be placed
upon the footing of a state choice. What
ever other Northwestern allotments are
made will go to the other counties of
this district. W. J. Rucker. a prominent
Snohomish County lumberman and bank
er, will undoubtedly be a second delegate,
and if King, Snohomish and Skagit can
give enough help to Whatcom to accom
plish it, E. B. Deming. the most promi
nent canneryman in the Northwest, will
be sent as one of the delegates-at-large.
Deming Wins in Whatcom.
Major H. W. Patton, editor of the Bel
llngham Reveille, precipitated the Deming-
fight in Whatcom County that yes
terday resulted in his indorsement. Major
Patton Is a McBride supporter, and the
Mead following, despite Deming's indorse
ment by commercial bodies, feared a po
litical trick, and served notice upon Dem
ing that he had to get out of the race
or line up with Mead. Deming declared
he had not authorized his candidacy, and
would not be a candidate unless unani
mously indorsed. At the same time he in
sisted he would not consent to be used
in a political fight. Subsequently he an
nounced his support for McBride, but
when the Mead following got into control
of the Watcom County Convention Satur
day, they Indorsed Deming. Whatcom
County advices are that the Deming sen
timent was strong enough to have broken
the Mead programme but for this conces
sion, but that circumstance does not In
terfere with the fact that Deming won
out, anyway.
Robert L. McCormick. secretary of the
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, will be
Pierce County's sole representative in the
National Convention. McCormick's fight
was made and won by men who are sup
porting Ankeny. tout before his indorse
ment was given they consented to a Cush
man programme that Included the naming
of 10 delegates-at-large. mutually agreed
upon by Congressman Cushman's brother.
It Is claimed by non-factlonallsts that the
delegation is evenly divided on Senatorial
lines, but without the result of an actual
poll at hand, this assertion, if made,
would be disputed by both sides. Pierce
will try to keep clear of Senatorial
troubles. .
C. S. Eaton, of Olympia, backed by a
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delegation whose convention . indorsed
Mead, but whose personnel Is strongly
McBrlde, wants to be a Thurston County
Representative. Liewis County will prob
ably present George Dysart and Clark
will support Judge J. L. Miller. Chehalis
County has given up hope of a delegate
In order to further the interests of John
G. Lewis. Indorsed for State Treasurer.
By the process of elimination it is believed
the southwest will get down to three dele
gates and take three or four alternates
to give other statesmen seats In the Na
tional gathering.
Spokane indorsed both D. T. Ham and
Frank Post. The county not only wants
a delegate from the Congressional Dis
trict, but also one at large in the state.
'As Spokane has five candidates for the
Congressional nomination, this situation
may cut a figure in pruning down the
number of delegate candidates from that
section. The situation regarding dele
gate candidates from outside districts in
the Third Congressional division is not
settled.
There has been practically no talk of
the nomination of the Ave Presidential
electors. King has not asked for one,
but in view of the fact that the county
has one-fifth of the state's population and
has surrendered claims to extra delegate
representation, it may demand an elector.
If any other county wants one the fact
has not been made known. Nor has there
been any talk of the convention's organ
ization. COWLITZ FULL- OF HARMONY
Indorses Roosevelt's Administration
and Instructs for Taft.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash., May 10. (Spe
cial.) The Republican county convention
held at Kalama yesterday was harmo
nious throughout, probably due to the
fact that factions had been eliminated
at the caucuses and that the delegations
were of one mind. A platform Indorsing
the Administration of President Roosevelt
and Instructing the delegates to the state
convention to use their best endeavors
to send an Instructed delegation for Taft
to the National Convention was adopted.
The platform also demands an adjustment
of the rights of labor, or laws that will
enforce them, and the adoption of a
system of postal savings banks. The fol
lowing were elected delegates to the state
convention, at Spokane, May 14: G. L.
Buland. J. A. Byerly. T. W. Robin, L. M.
Sims. A. L. Watson. F. G. Barnes. Martin
Larson. A. L. Bozorth, E. C. Swart, O.
A. Taylor. P. Baxtor, W. S. Lysons, C.
C. Rullfson. W. E. Anderson. E. Patter
son. O. Byerly. The McBrlde faction met
defeat at nearly all the caucuses, and the
delegation to the state convention is
almost unanimous for Cosgrove for Gov
ernor and many of them are for Wesley
L. Jones for United States Senator.
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CORINTH. N. Y., May 10. After an en
tire day and night spent at the Hudson
River mill of the International Paper
Company, the Congressional committee
which is investigating the manufacture
of new print paper in this country left
this afternoon for Washington. whe to
morrow they will resume hearings
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Venezuelans Show No Courte
sies to Minister Russell.
CARACAS PLAGUE-STRICKEN
Chamber of Commerce Makes Appeal
for Help Distress Among City's
Unemployed Second Train of
Provisions Is Sent In.
WILLEMSTADT, May 10. W. W. Rus
sell, the American Minister to Venezuela,
sailed from here today on the steamship
Caracas for the United States, where he
will spend his vacation of two months.
The American Minister arrived here
from Puerto Cabello, sailing from that
port yesterday afternoon after a visit
to the United States gunboat Paduach.
His departure from Puerto Cabello was
signalized by a salute of 15 guns.
That there Is tension In the diplo
matic relations between the United States
and Venezuela was shown in the fact
that none of the local officials was on
hand to bid Mr. Russell goodbye.
Thomas P. Moffatt, the American Con
sul at La Guaira., Is still in that city
without means of communication because
of the plague, and it is feared without
necessities of life.
It Is thought that the United States
may send a gunboat there for the pur
pose of transferring the Consul, because
at present there are no American in
terests requiring his presence.
President Castro's decree shutting off
La Guaira may be prolonged indefinitely
or until a full week passes without new
cases of plague appearing. There is
great distress among the unemployed, of
which the number is large. Merchants
in La Guaira are doing little business
and are no longer able to support the
poor. An appeal has been made to the
Chamber of Commerce In Caracas for
help. A second relief train was sent to
the isolated city yesterday with pro
visions. The death list Is growing, and
the whole town seems to be infected.
TIME TO USE BIG SLIPPER
Paris Temps Boldly Asserts Vene
zuela Must Be Taught Lesson.
PARIS. May 10. The recent expul
sion of eight Frenchmen from Venezue
la has served to Increase the resent
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ment of French public opinion against
President Castro's arrogant treatment
of foreigners. Tho Temps, reviewing
the situation, expresses regret that
France did not send ships to bombard
Puerto Cabello. Instead of simply
breaking off diplomatic relations when
M. Taigny, the French charge d'affaires,
was expelled from Venezuela two years
ago. It declares that tne time has
come to act.
"The United States seems disposed to
think." says the Temps, "as Senator
Cullom declared, that Castro deserved a
good spanking. Never was there a
more 'propitious occasion for President
Roosevelt to use th? nig stick, and
France is perfectly willing to see lilni
enact the role of peacemaker. Vene
zuela must be taught a lesson, anil it
Is immaterial whether It comes from
Washington or elsewhere, providing It
comes quickly."
Wants to Quit La Guaira.
WASHINGTON, May 10. Consul Mof
fatt In his official communications to the
State Department, has expressed a de
sire to leave La Guaira at the present
time, according to Herbert W. Hengler.
chief of the consular bureau of the State
Department. Mr. Hongler said today
that the communications from the consul
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Resting" Corset, which takes away your
'backache and gives you the slender
"new figure;" the dainty "Willow
Shape" Corset, which produces the
sylph-like, willowy figure of Fashion;
and the famous "Self-Reducing" Corset,
with the new Flatning-Back, which has
never had a rival for stout women's
wear.
Our experts will see that you are
correctly and comfortably fitted. Let
us end your corset-troubles this week!
100,000 Yards at Half Price and Less
This sale includes white, cream, ecru, black and col
ored laces of all descriptions Vcnise, Baby Irish, Ori
ental, Net Tops, Filet, Cluny, Antique. Spanish and
Soutache effects in edjres, insertions, galloons, appliques,
medallions, festoons and 18 to 4)-inch allovers. Over
10U.000 yards in 2000 various patterns to select from.
LACES WORTH TO $1.00 YARD 39c
LACES WORTH TO $1.50 YARD 59c
LACES WORTH TO $2.00 YARD 98c
LACES WORTH TO $3.00 YARD $ 1 .35
LACES WORTH TO $4.50 YARD $1.98
LACES WORTH $5 AND UP YD. $2.40
A special lot of Valenciennes Lace and Insertion, 'i
to 2 inches wide, double and single thread, reduced:
VALS. TO 12'2C YD., 5c YD.; 55c DOZ.
VALS. TO 2 0c YD., 1 0c YD.; $ 1 . 1 0 DOZ.
have not yet Indicated that the situation
in the plague-stricken city is critical.
MAKES A LUCKY CATCH
Warden Smith Comes Upon Escaped
Convict In San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 10. J. D.
Smith, deputy warden of the state prison
at Walla Walla. Wash., came to Califor
nia to take back an escaped convict, but
through a mere chance he will also re
turn with a fellow fugitive of the man
he came after.
Smith was on his way to San Jose to
get John E. Powell, who escaped from
Walla Walla while he was serving a two
year sentence for forgery. The deputy
stopped here today to pay his respects
to the local police, and at the corner of
Market and Powell streets, while on his
way to the Hall of Justice, he met J.
Rearson, who escaped from the Wash
ington penitentiary with Powell.
Smith arrested the man and he will
be held here until requisition papers can
be procured from the North. The pris
oner was serving a five-year term for
burglary, and ho had three years to
serve.
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