THE T.IORXIXG OREGOXIAN. THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1909.
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SCHEME TO KIDiP
OF GOVE
Convict Aims to Force Gillett
to Pardon Him, but Is
Betrayed.
HAD TRIED TRICK BEFORE
Clifton, Man of Many Wild Deeds,
Instructs Men About to Be Dis
charged to Carry Letter
to His Confederate.
SAX FRANCISCO, May 5. (Special.)
The plot of a convict In San Quentln
to have the young son of Governor Gil
lett seized and held for ranson, the
ransom to be the pardon of the convict,
was only frustrated by the confession
of the accomplices made to Warden
Hoy le.
In his cell. J. B. Clifton conceived the
Idea of having: the Governor's son kid
naped and attempted to convey his
order to the members of his gang on
the outside through a letter to be car
ried to them by two prisoners about to
Oe discharged. These listened to Clif
ton's instructions, and then told the
Betalls of the plot to the warden.
Has Tried Scheme Before.
"A wild dream," Mr. Hoyle calls it,
but the record of Clifton contains other
wild chapters, and one in particular
In a similar coup was attempted. At
that time Clifton, who has served many
sentences, was a prisoner in the Ala
meda County Jail, and actually suc
ceeded in getting a letter carried out
by a prisoner whose term had expired.
This pian miscarried when the mes
senger was killed by a streetcar and
the letter fell into the hands of morgue
Officials.
Clifton is one of the most notorious
criminals In the state, and is serving a
life sentence for attempting the life of
Detective St. Clair Hodgins, of Oakland.
He has also Berved two prior terms, one
t Folsom and another at San Quentin
for burglary and robbery.
Ten days ago, according to Warden'
Hoyle, two prisoners told him Clifton
asked 'them if they would be willing to
carry a letter to friends of his on the
outside when they were discharged. Clif
ton told them he wanted to arrange to
kidnap the Governor's llttie son, and hold
him for a ranson. The Warden said to
day: Warden Calls It Dream.
"I took no action in the matter, but
Ignored it entirely. I made no investiga
tion further than to have the old cor
respondence of. Clifton's searched with a
view to ascertaining if he has any friends
on the outside. 1 found he had none: I
did not care to give him the importance
or consideration of a regular Investigation
and think he only had a dream.
"When prisoners are discharged from
prison, they are first stripped to the
skin and then are given new clothes
in another room. It is possible some
such wild Idea might have passed
through the mind of Clifton, but It
never got any further than that."
HAMILTON ADMITS CRIME
(Continued From First Page.)
Army officers to other statements, par
ticularly regarding ammunition sup
plied and to have personally collected
thousands of dollars from the state
for ammunition that was never bought.
Besides these thousands fraudulently
secured from the state, his large sal
ary from the state has all been spent,
mostly upon, the Seattle affinity.
Summoned here for a conference with
Governor Hay this morning, Hamilton,
when confronted with proof of his
guilt, was practically penniless. He
had to borrow money from friends for
his dinner tonight and to pay for the
room he and the Deputy Sheriff occu
pied at a local hotel, where he is
lodged. He requested that he be not
placed behind the bars. His wife left
hi m somo weeks ago and is with rela-
tives in Eastern Washington.
Confronted With Evidence.
Governor Hay said:
"This morning I had Adjutant-General
George B. lumping bring ex-Adjutant-General
Hamilton to my office. As soon
as they entered I said to Mr. Hamilton,
Any thing you may say will perhaps be
used against you in court. You do not
have to answer unless you want to.' He
B-"ked me what I wanted and I said,
"General, your accounts are mixed up.
He sat silent about 10 minutes, with his
hend in his hands, gazing at the pile of
vouchers in front of him.
"I said. "General, don't you know that
these affairs will always come to light?' '
"I-know it.' he said. I asked him to
tell me all about it. He did not reply. I
then spoke to him about his family, men
tioning in particular his wife and little
child. He wan unmoved, then I told him
that Hazel Moore had confessed and
thrown him down. He replied hotly, 'It
la a damned lie!'
Wants Girl Protected.
"ITnder a rapid series of questions
he admitted enough to Jet me know
that he was guilty. Finally turning
to Lamping and Dallam, my private
secretary, he said he wished they
wouia leave the room. After they left
he acknowledged a shortage, then he
said, 'If you don't arrest the . 'rl, I
will come through." All my talk about
his wife and daughter and family did
not affect htm. but he grew weak at
the mention of the girl's name.
"Picking up two vouchers out of the
pile, he said, 'these are false." Togeth
er they amounted to J11SS, and strange
to say. were the very ones upon which
the Assistant Attorney-General had
based the complaint tiled here earlier
today. He then went through the whole
list we had assembled and made num
erous notations. 'I. myself, cannot say
which are the false vouchers." said
Hamilton. 'I will have to go through
my correspondence to get the exact
amount." "
Says Ho Has Not Confessed.
Hamilton raid tonight:
Attorney-General Bell has turned the
prosecution of Hamilton over to the
Prosecuting Attorney of Thurston
County. Hamilton was taken before
Police Judge Giles, where his attorney,
J. W. Robinson, asked that bail be
fixed, and said a preliminary examina
tion may be asked later.
Hamilton was unable to secure bail
tonight.
"Owing to reports that' seem to have
been sent out from this city, I feel in
duty bound to my friends and myself to
say that I have made no confession of
my guilt to any one of the charge that
has been made against me. and I hope
my friends will not judge me till I have
had a fair and impartial trial.
"I have always been taught that every
SON
RfJIJP,
American citizen Is presumed to be In
nocent till he is proved guilty, and in my
present trouble I invoke that doctrine.
I feel that my bond has, been fixed at a
high figure, but will endeavor to secure
my liberty immediately, and I believe I
can explain any alleged irregularities in
my accounts."
Investigation Has Been Pending.
Several months ago an official inves
tigation of the sources of Hamilton's in
come was begun because he had been
spending money at a furious pace in
company with a young woman of Seattle.
On looking over Hamilton's ledger it was
found a single regiment of State Militia
had been .supplied more than half . a mil
lion shells at a cost exceeding $17,000.
During the two years prior to Hamil
ton's incumbency of the office of Adjutant-General,
the state had expended only
$S28 for its target practice ammunition.
War Department officials at "Washing
ton declared that no such purchased had
been- made from Government arsenals
as Hamilton's books showed. The ammu
nition forgeries for 1907 and 1908, so far
as discovered amount to (13,158, most of
the' forged bills purporting to be from
the Benicla, Cal.f arsenal. Forged
vouchers for other supplies were also
found.
Always Had Good Name.
Hamilton is 36 years old; the son of a
wealthy farmer of Whitman County,
Washington, and was educated In a mil
itary academy in Portland, Or. He was
married in 1897 to Miss Mary Savage,
daughter of a rich farmer of Whitman
County. When Hamilton became Adjutant-General,
his reputation was stain
less. During the early part of his term
he went East on National Guard matters,
gained wide acquaintance among mili
tary and Army officers and was con
gratulated personally by Secretary, now
President, Taft, for his success in get
ting the United States National Guard
Association to adopt the proposal to place
the militia directly under the President's
orders In times of emergency.
HAMILTON WELL LIKED HERE
Considered .of Good Character and
With Bright Future.
General Hamilton has a wide ac
quaintance in Portland, having received
his first military instruction at the
old Bishop Scott Academy. The story
of his alleged misdeeds came as a
shocking surprise. Hamilton Is par
ticularly well known among local
Guardsmen, for he attended all the
maneuvers at American Lake with the
Oregon troops and has made frequent
trips to Portland to attend military
meetings.
Just a few of his close friends in
Portland knew anything about the wo
man in the case. One woman, who as
serted she was Mrs. Hamilton, made
several trips to Portland and passed
herself off as his wife among his lo
cal friends. Her conduct caused much
unfavorable comment, as she drank
copiously in public and conducted her
self in an unseemly way otherwise. A
friend of General Hamilton's wife was
introduced to this woman during one
one of her brief visits here and he at
once betrayed the fact that she was
sailing under wrong colors.
Hamilton, who isn't past 30, spent
three years at the old Bishop Scott
Academy, under Dr. Hill. He came here
from Colfax, Wash., where his father,
J. W. Hamilton, conducted a drug
store. He was popular at the Academy,
being regarded as especially solid in
morality and honesty.
WAITERS SAY HE WAS "BROKE"
Declare Tacoma Cafe Refused to
Serve Hamilton and Mrs. Moore.
TACOMA, Wash.; May 5. (Special.)
Although it is said by the friends of
Ortis Hamilton, former Adjutant-General
of the Washington National Guard
charged with the embezzlement of
$11,000 now under arrest in Olympla,
that Hamilton , was In Olympla last
night, several waiters in a . local cafe
declare that Hamilton and "Mrs. Hazel
Moore." said to be responsible for his
downfall, were denied food and drink
in the restaurant because they had no
money.
The waiters Insist that they know
Hamiton well, having served him and
his parties numerous times when he
made trips with Mrs. Moore to Tacoma
In automobiles.' They say he several
times tipped them handsomely.
"Hazel" Moore, a beautiful woman,
was formerly of Tacoma, and has been
as much of a mystery here as she has
been In Seattle and Portland. About
two years ago the woman occupied a
house near the business district and
frequently patronized the dives below
tne deadline. At the time she declared
herself to be the wife of Hamilton.
MEAD SUSPECTED NOTHING
Could Hardly Believe Charges, but
Hoped Scandal Would Be Probed.
BELLING HAM, Wash., May 5. "I am
In the position of a banker who has
accepted a bad check, if the charges
against ex-Adjutant-General Hamilton
are true," said ex-Governor Mead, "as
either I, or my secretary for me, signed
the forged vouchers and approved them
and thus I am directly or indirectly
connected with the matter."
Mr. Mead stated he could hardly be
lieve the charges true when first re
ported, but recalled that during the
closing days of his administration Ham
ilton's social life was somewhat irreg
ular, but the matter was such that he
could not take cognizance of It. Now
that the forgeries had been discovered,
he hoped the scandal would be probed
to the bottom.
AUTO POUND ADVOCATED
Tacoma May Try New Means of Cur
ing Speed Maniacs.
TACOMA. Wash., May 5. (Special.)
So annoying have become the automobile
speed maniacs of Tacoma and so per
sistently have they dodged the police
that forming an automobile pound is be.
Ing considered by the City Council, at
the suggestion of City Attorney Stiles.
It appears ss though all automobiles
captured while traveling above the limit
of speed prescribed by ordinance will
be caged up for a number of days, ac
cording to the discretion of the Police
Judge.
It is the opinion of the City Attorney
that if automobile owners are deprived
of the use of their' machines for a num
ber of da-ys when they are caught speed
ing, the practice will soon be stopped. A
motor cycle will be Used as a means of
overhauling the speeding cars.
HUGHES DECLINES OFFICE
Tacoma Man Now Likely to Get Fed
eral Judgeship.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, May 5. President Taft today
received a letter from E. C. Hughes, of
Seattle, declining appointment to the
Federal Judgeship for the Western
Washington district. It is considered
probable by the Washington delegation
that a Tacoma man will be given the
place, as the other district has a Seat
tle man as judge. Attorney Shackel
ford, of Tacoma. is believed to have a
chance for the appointment.
SEATTLE, May 6. E. C. Hughes this
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LARGE TRACT IS WITHDRAWN
Government Reserves 242,000 Acres
in Burns District.
WASHINGTON. May 5. Secretary of
the Interior Balllnger announced today
the withdrawal from entry for use in
the Malheur project of 148,000 acres of
land In the Burns district, 22,000 acres
for use in the John Day project in The
Dalles district. 10,000 acres for use In
the Harney project, in the Burns district,
and 62,000 acres for the Deschutes project
in the Lake View district.
Northwest Postal' Affairs.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 5 James F. Leatherman has
been appointed rural free delivery carrier
Route No. 1, at Wilbur, Wash.
Postmasters appointed Celilo, Mrs.
Emma G. Ward; Vernonia, Carroll , C.
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Richie Made Timber Cruisr.
WASHINGTON, May 6. C. W. Richie,
of Roseland, has been appointed timber
cruiser in the General Land Office serv
ice. Bruce C. Kester, assistant clerk on
Senator Bourne's committee, has been
appointed special agent in the General
Land Office.
MANY QUESTIONS ASKED
HYPOTHETICAL QUERIES PRO
POUNDED IN MAINS TRIAL.
Policeman Who Arrested Him Con
tradicts Evidence of Former Wit
ness Says He Was Irrational.
FLUSHING, N. T., May 5. This was
"hypothetical-" day at the Mains trial.
For nearly two hours the jury listened
to the reading of the hypothetical ques
tion propounded by the defense, upon
which three alienists are to predicate
their opinions of the mental condition of
Captain "Peter C. Halns when he killed
William E. Annis.
When court opened Policeman Baker,
who arrested the defendant at Bayside,
following the shooting of Annls, testified.
Contradicting the testimony of Roberts,
witness said the defendant did not speak
upon the trip to the police station, and
did not say, as Roberts testified, that he
had used a 45-caliber Colt automatic and
showed the policeman the holster under
hist coat in which he carried it.
Policeman Baker testified that the ap
pearance and conduct of Captain Halns
on the day of the shooting was irra
tional. Charles Weaver said he had known
Captain Halns since 1836. On August 15
he met Captain Halns and his brother,
Thornton, at the entrance of the Brook
lyn bridge.
Thornton Hains began to talk about
a house at Bayside, and I told him I
would go down with him and look at it."
The witness described the Captain's ap
pearance at the time as Irrational.
Race Line Drawn in Strike.
SALT LAKE CITY, May 6. The draw
ing of the race line was the only in
teresting development in the Smelter
strike at Murray today. A notice was
posted by the American Smelting & Re--fining
Company that all Austrians,
Greeks and Italians in the employ of
the company were to draw their pay
and consider themselves discharged.
Countess of Orford, Nee Corbin.
HELENA, May 6. The Countess of
Orford, who died in London yesterday,
was a well-known resident of this city,
having been born here 41 years ago.
She was the daughter of D. C. Corbin,
a well-known mining and railroad man,
and it was while traveling abroad that
she met and married the eighth Earl of
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BULLS DRIVE UP WHEAT
MAY GOES CP WITH RUSH HIGH
ER THAN PATTEN'S PRICE.
July Advances With. Leaps, bat
Breaks Near Closer Cash
Sales by Patten.
CHICAGO. MfcJ 6. (Special.) There
was a renewal of the- bujl operations in
wheat this morning when the May price
went to Jl.29. or cent higher than the
top figure recorded in the course of the
Patten bull campaign. ; The July price,
which jumped 4 cents yesterday to $1.16,
reacted cent for a , minute and then
was rushed up quickly from i.lSH to
Jl.17.
The Bartlett-Patten house began the
day with a cash sale of 40.000 bushels of
hard wheat to outside mills, on top of
200.000 bushels sold yesterday.
Experts call it a congested . market,
with no one in a position to sell wheat
to fill the big volume of buying orders
coming' into the market.
The excited bull market of the morn
ing in wheat was1 followed . by a decided
reaction and a break of nearly 2 cents
from the high point in July contracts
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PATTEN IS BACK IN MARKET
Noted Speculator Returns From Va
cation in Colorado.
CHICAGO, May 5. James A. Patten,
whose deals In wheat have brought him
into international notice, returned here
today after resting on his partner's Colo
rado ranch during the last two weeks.
He Is conducting his market campaigns
from his residence, , where wires have
been put in.
OIL SUPPLY INVESTIGATED
Japanese Visit Bakersfield and May
Use Petroleum for Fuel.
BAKERSFIELD, Cal., May 5. Two
Japanese naval officers and an officer of
a leading Japanese steamship company
are here looking Into the oil production
of this county. It is supposed their in
quiry Is relative to the adoption of Cali
fornia oil for fuel by the Japanese navy.
The Japanese are Commander Yiechi
Tomiyasu and Naval Expert Sanmatsu
Kanaya, of the Japanese navy, and To
shie Nakaya, of Nutsio & Company, the
Japanese steamship firm.
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JUDGE REFUSES INJUNCTION
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stated that he did not believe in tem
porary restraining orders without a
hearing of the facts in open
court. He then issued an order
for the union to show cause
on Friday next why an injunction
should not issue preventing the man
parading with the banner.
SHAH GIVESC0NSTITUTI0N
Persian Elections Will Be Held
Under New Law.
TEHERAN, May E. A proclamation
granting a constitution to Persia has
been Issued by the Shah.
Elections will be held in accordance
with the new electoral law to be pub
lished shortly, and should be completed
by July 19.
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