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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 0. 1908
ing self-control, but he has not that
complacence which marked his manner
on the day of his arrest. He has been
assigned by Sheriff Stevens to a cell
In murderers' row and here he mixes
freely with the others of his kind.
VITRIFIED BRICK.
What They Are Composed of and
How Made.
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FINCH
IS
TED
TO SPEEDY TRIAL
MY
ft
Murderer of Ralph B. Fisher Is
Given Hearing and Held
to Grand Jury.
GIRL POINTS OUT ASSASSIN
Dramatic Scene in Justice Court
Whfin Miss Verna Murk-hart Sin
gles Out Man Who Killed
Her Employer.
James A. Finch, discredited lawyer,
was held to the Grand Jury yester
day afternoon for the deliberate mur
der of Ralph B. Fisher, prosecutor of
the Multnomah Bar Association. At
the conclusion of the preliminary ex
amination he was remanded to the cus
tody of the Sheriff without bail. His
Indictment Is to occur next week, his
trial will be arranged for as early
a date as possible and It Is the purpose
of the District Attorney's office to
have him at the gallons with only
such delay as is unavoidable.
There was a dramatic scene during
the examination when Miss Verna
Burkhart. the stenographer who wit
nessed the murder, was called upon
to point out the murderer. She was
asked to do this while on the witness
stand describing the shooting and the
request was put by C. F. Lord, attor
ney for Finch.
Marts at Sight of Finch.
Miss Burkhart- looked about on the
crowd that jammed Justice of the Peace
Bell's courtroom. For several minutes
he continued looking from face to face
and she seemed on the verge of re
porting that she did not see the mur
derer when her eyes, as by chance,
rested on Finch who was siting at a
table not more than five feet in front
of her.
Miss Burkhart started as if she had
been struck and for a moment seemed
on the verge of fainting when, at
length she controlled herself, she
pointed at Finch.
"That's ha sitting right there," she
said with a shudder.
Finch grew very uneasy at this mo
ment and worked about most uncom
fortably in kis seat. He seemed vast
ly relieved when the next stage of
the proceedings was taken up for Miss
Burkhart would occasionally look at
him and shudder while on the witness
was another dramatic mo
ment when Finch's wife, a bride of
several weeks, entered the courtroom
Just before court was called to order.
Walking straight to where he was
seated she threw her arms about his
neck and kissed him several times.
She then drew up a chair and sat with
him during the examination, holding
and stroking his hands. She was close
ly watched by Deputy Sheriff Bulgrer
who was intent on seeing that she
did not slip anything into his pos
session. Plan of Defense Shown.
From the attitude of Finch and his
lawyers, it was made clear at the ex
amination thsA. the defense will be a
combination of emotional Insanity and
self-defense. Attorney Lord questioned
Miss Burkhart, the sole eyewitness,
very closely about the moment of the
shooting and attempted to bring out
that Fisher had a loaded revolver
ready. Miss Burkhart said Fisher had
told her of having purchased a re
volver some weeks ago. saying It might
be useful one day in preventing trou
ble. But she never saw the weapon.
There Is no likelihood, however, of the
defense profiting by the claim of self
defense for Fisher's revolver was
found set far back in a deep drawer
of his desk.
The examination was called at 2 P.
M, and continued nearly two hours.
It was held at the request of Finch,
who was represented In court by At
torneys Lord and Plggott. The state
was represented by District 'Attorney
Cameron and his chief deputy. J. J.
Fltigerald. No defense was attempted
and the state brought out only such
portions of its case as seemed abso
lutely necessary for the purpose of
having Finch bound over.
Deputy Coroner on Stand.
Deputy Coroner Dunning was the
first witness and he described min
utely the position in which Fisher's
body lay sfter the murder. After the
gunshot wound which caused death
had been described. Miss Burkhart was
called to the witness stand. She cold
in detail of the shooting. In response
to questions asked by Mr. Fitzgerald
she said that Finch entered the re
ception hall or outer office of Mr.
Fisher's suite about 1:30 o'clock Sat
urday and asked for Mr. Fisher.
"I stepped to the door," she said,
"and told Mr. Fisher that a gentleman
wished to see him. Mr. Fisher was
busy at bis desk and merely looked
up. Then this man broke past and
walked Into the room. He said "hello
Ralph." and then drew a revolver from
his coat pocket and started shooting.
I ran out of the office, not knowing
what was going to hsppen and
screamed for help."
Miss Burkhart s dramatic ldentifi
tlon of the murderer followed a mo
ment later when Attorney Lord began
plying the young woman with ques
tions regarding Fisher's revolver. The
defense neglected to ask her If she
could sea Mr. Fisher at the moment
of the shooting. It Is not believed that
the defense will go to the seemingly
ridiculous extreme of attempting to
show that Finch was actually In dan
ger. Instead It Is likely that In de
scribing his mental condition at the
time an effort will be made to estab
lish that he thought be was In actual
danger. And by affirming that Fisher
had a revolver the purpose of such a
plea might be given some little color.
Believe Finch Will Hang.
But the belief Is prevalent among
lawyers that Finch's path leads direct
to the gallows. - His only possible
loophole, of course, must lie in prov
ing mental unsoundness at the mo
ment of the murder and In this it is
believed be must fall. There is no in
sanity in his past record and he was
able to talk clearly and consistently a
half hour before the shooting. An
hour after It occurred he could talk
clearly on every subject excepting the
murder. And those who talked with
him were unanimous In the belief that
be was simulating bewilderment on
that subject.
It Is not regarded as probable that
an average Jury, carefully selected,
would believe that a man would have,
such a lapse or. at least, that he was
benefited to any distinction from
other murderers on account of claim
ing such a lapse.
Finch seems genuinely worried now.
When talking he succeeds in effect
In the minds of some people street
paving brick have no special distinction
from common brick other than that they
are hard burned. This is. however, not
the case. To make a vitrified brick it re
quires a high grade of mineralized clay, or
what Is commonly known as shale, a
pure substance absolutely free from all
earthy or deleterious matters, the prin
cipal elements being silica, alumina and
Iron. Such clay exists In solid forma
tion and Is mined by heavy explosives
and is In no sense a surface product.
The clay, or shale. Is reduced to a dust
by very heavy grinding and pulverizing
machinery and is then ground and tem
pered in water to suitable consistency,
when It is pressed into column form
under machine pressure and Is cut into
brick form, giving each brick uniform
size and shape. After the brick are re
pressed they are thoroughly dried in spe
cially constructed tunnel c?flers, passing
through this process on steel cars. After
this drying the brick are put into kilns,
where the burning takes place. These
kilns are ingeniously devised and are of
very heavy permanent fire brick con
struction, each kiln costing from 3000
to J1O.00O. according to size. It requires
from 10 to 12 days steady firing to burn
a kiln of brick, the final beat being car
ried as high as 2400 degrees Fahrenheit.
During tins burning by mechanical de
vices the elimination of water by ab
sorption and the water In cheralcaibond
is note, as is also the shrinkage of
the brick Incident to the amalgamation of
the clay particles. Whe n the barn
completed the fires are drawn, he Mm
are tightly sealed, every particle of air
Is shut off and the brick are permitted
to cool slowly, requiring from 7 to
day During this cooling the brick are
thoroughly annealed, become homogeneous
and form vitrified brick. Clays that will
make common brick will not endure the
required heat for vitrified brick, and
lack every essential element as above set
forth. .
The Denny-ftenton Clay Coal Co.
make all their vitrified brick as above
specified and mine all 'their clays from
great shale deposits that combine every
essential ingredient for vitrified brick
of the highest quality. It has been dem
onstrated in many ways and Is a mat
ter of common history that brick burned
and annealed are enduring to the end of
time and withstand the action of the
chemistry of nature better than any stone
formation and under the ravages of
traffic as a wearing material when prop
erly put in place, being uniform In size,
make a smoother pavement, less noisy
and easier on horses than any stone and
endure during any ordinary business
man's life.
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INCREASE SHOWN IN WORK
Report for November Filed by
County Clerk Fields.
The report of the business done by the
Multnomah County Clerk's office during
November, Issued by County Clerk Fields
yesterday morning, shows that nearly
twice as many Instruments were recorded
last month as during November. 1907.
The report also shows a substantial In
crease In the other business done by the
office.
The report shows the number of mar
riage licenaes issued In November, 190f,
snd November, 1908, to bo the same, 200.
Last month there were 20 divorces. Last
month 2204 instruments were recorded and
348 marginal releases given, while in the
same month In 1907 Instruments recorded
numbered 1284, and 124 marginal releases
were given. The remainder of the report
shows the following:
Notary commission!. November. 1908, 15:
November. 190T. 13. Notary crtlncats. No
vember I90S, 64; November. 1007, 59. Arti
cles of Incorporation. November, 1908. ST;
November. 1907, 24- Declarations of Inten
tion to become citizens, November. 1H0S.
5.1- November. 1007. 30. Citlsens admitted.
November. 1908. 16: November. 11)07. 0.
Liquor licenses. November, 190S. 2; No
vember. 1907, O. Medical licenses. November,
1908. 3; November. 1907. 1. Dental licenses.
November, 1BOS, 8; November. 1907, U
Hunters licenses. November. 190S, 248; No
vember. 1907. 220. Physicians" certificates,
November. 1908. T: November, 1907. 0.
Nonsupport eases, November, 1908, 7; No
vember. 1007, 0. Circuit Court cases. No
vember, 19HS. 143; Probate Court cases. No
vember. 1008. 5.1; November. 1907. 6. Insane
commitments, November, 1!0S. 17; Novem
ber. 1007, 10. Amount received for coiiles of
Instruments, etc.. November, 1908, 11 80;
November. 1907. 33.4S.
Deserted Wife Seeks Divorce.
Josephine Jones has commenced suit
In the Circuit Court to obtain a di
vorce from Charles T. Jones, whom she
married at Los Angeles. February 2.
1907. She asserts that he deserted her
In October. 1907. without cause.
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OTHES
STORE
Clothes for men and young men in the latest style
conceits, of the famous Chesterfield make, known to
be the finest ready-to-wear clothes produced in this country.
Having entirely closed out our Furnishings and Hat Departments, our
entire attention will now be given to supplying to Portland's good dressers
correct clothes for every occasion. The exclusive store is much better
equipped to supply your clothing needs than the store which tries to supply
all needs. This is the age of the specialist in all lines, and we are the
leading specialists in our line. When in need of good clothes give us a
call; if you're not already a patron, you will be after one visit Chester
field Suits priced $20.00 to $50.00j Chesterfield Overcoats and Craven
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Smoking Jackets priced $5.00 to $15.00; Bath Robes and Lounging Robes
priced $6.00 to $18.00. Courteous salesmen ready to serve you.
269-271
MORRISON STREET
269-271
MORRISON STREET
The hew home of Chesterfield Clothes, corner Fourth and Morrison Streets, will open February 1st, 1909
CONTRACTS LET BY SWIFTS
WORK WILL START AS SOOX AS
MATERIALi IS READY. -'
Foundations Ready and Brick Work
on Six BulldlnfiS Will Soon Be
Cnder Way on Peninsula.
Contracts were let yesterday for brick
work of six buildings for the Union Meat
Company's plant on the lower Peninsula.
The big contract was secured by Binir-'
ham & McClelland, of Portland, the
builders of the Wells-Farjjo, Beck and
other large structures In this city.
The principal building; to be started
at once is the main slaughtering and
packing-house, which is to be six stories
In height, 130x220 In dimensions. This U
to have an addition of four stories 130x
75. Four of tho remaining buildings are
to be about 75x100. The tank building
Is to be 50x60, and of four stories. All
these buildings are to have walls of suf
ficient thickness . to carry additional
stories if future demands require.
The contracting firm announced yes-
terday that they are ready to start on
the buildings as soon as material uu
labor can be assembled. The contract
Involves an expenditure of something
like $300,000, which is exclusive of car
penter work. Bids for this portion of the
plant will be received in a few days, the
supervising architect of the Swifts being
in the city in consultation with President
Cult and the other officials of the Union
Meat Company with reference to further
letting of contracts.
Foundations for the new buildings are
practically ready, those for the main
buildings having been finished some
weeks ago. Dockage and waterfront fa
cilities on the slough have been con
structed sufficient to answer for some
time to come, but these will be extended
as occasion requires.
A vast amount of grading and filling
has been accomplished since the com
pany decided to locate at that place, and
the sites for the new enterprise as seen
from the bridge of the Spokane, Portland
& Seattle road gives some idea of the
extent of the property to be built upon.
It was announced yesterday that work
on the cattle pens of the stockyards will
be well under way in a short time.
TO CURE A COLD IX ONE DAT
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money it it fails to sure.
E. W. GROVE'S signature Is on each box. 25c
25c safety razor at Eyssell's Phar
macy. 289 Morrison 4fh and 5th.
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Danger in Delay
If you would save at, "least
half on your clothing, come at
once to the Closing-Out Sale of
Wholesale Clothing Stock at
Front and Oak. The opportu
nity will last only a few days
longer.
Men's Wool Coats, $1.00
Men's Wool Vests, 50c
Men's Good Pants, $1.00
Boys' Knee Pants,. 25c
Men's Wool Suits, $5.00
On sale at Northwest Corner
Front and Oak; StH- In the cen
ter of the wholesale district,
where rents are low.
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NEW PIANOS . . . .$250
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NEW PIANOS ....$300
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