------- - - TnE OBEGOmX. WEDXESDAY, MAY 24. 1911.-
COX ACQUITTED OF
NEGLECT OF DUTY
Court Instructs Jury That Of
fense Charged Is Not
Covered by Law.
EVIDENCE NOT SUFFICIENT
County Ixteotlve? Admits He Would
Not Have) Frit Justified in Mak
ing Arrest itnoui i
thorlty of Warrant.
n v . il!rt nf not arullty directed
y Judf Kilu(l. es-Chlef of I
Police Cox was Irnd from im cn.
r.f uiIki of official duty In not closing
disorderly houses about the city, at
th aftrnoon Rulun of hi trial In th
Circuit rourt yesterday. Th court
baaed th directed verdict on tha
rround that tha acts with which tha
Chief ii charged wera not a crlma
gainst tha Oregon lawa and also that
tha vidnre wa not ufflclent to
Justify a continuance of tha trial.
Deputy I'istriri Attorney Collier,
a ho. with, Ltiuty I'tstrlct Attorney
Ienntson. waa conducting tha casa on
behalf of tha stale, contended strongly
egalaat tha motion of Co" attorneys
that a directed verdict be Riven.
Law Not Applicable.
It was Just after tha state had rested
Ita case yesterday afternoon that
Kaiph K. Moody, one. of Cos' attorneys,
presented the motion that tha case be
dismissed. In addition to contending
that the evidence was not sufficient to
.warrant a continuance of the case.
Mr. Moody Insisted that section S05 of
tha state law did not provide that
a neglect of duty of the kind charged
against the Chief of Police waa a
crime. The law. he said was directed
at any one who might retard Justice by
wilful necloct of duty. Burn aa an
officer who failed to serve a legal
paper when directed to do so. and that
It could not be applied to the case
on trtal.
A point made by the defense waa
tha dinculty In getting tha necessary
evidence against disorderly houses to
brine about a conviction. Tha only
evidence produced In the case to prove
that the house mentioned in the in
dictment were of a disorderly nature,
waa their reputation as such.
p. J. Ma her. the county detective
who had prepared a list of the houses
fnr tha uaa of the District Attorney,
testified that while he had visited them
to get tha evidence required, the evi
dence obtained waa limited to the repu
tations of the places.
Arrest Not Justifiable.
"Would you feel Justified in making
aa arrest of any person conducting
one of these houses on the evidence at
your command r' Mauer was asked, by
John F. Logan, ona of Cox" attorneys.
"Not without a warrant." waa the
reply.
Tha testimony of Police Captain
Slover waa the most detrimental to
Cox' defense. Ha aald that in an In
terview with Cox he bad been told by
Cox that he should not Interfere with
the so-called "parlor houses" until he
received order to that effect. Tha
Chief told him. he said, that Captain
Bailey would look after the "combina
tion houses.' or those in which intoxi
cating liquor are sold.
At a recess of the case. Chief Cox
m.d. It a iMilnl to denv the truth of
Plover testimony Insofar aa It re- !
f-rrtd to letting the parlor bouses go
without being molested.
"Captain Slover is In error la that."
said the Chief. "I never told him that."
The testimony of Captain Slover was
made one of the featurea of Mr. Col
lier's demand that the case be not dis
missed. IVtectlve of the Mjnlclpai Associa
tion, who gathered evidence thai re
sulted In the Indictment of several
women shout the city for conducting
disorderly bouses, were forced on the
witness stand by Mr. I.cgan to acknowl
edge tiat not ere of ur.e Indictment
aatnst trie won.en bad retailed In a
conviction.
resilience Section Invaded.
The defense latd stress on the testi
mony of Detective Maher to the effect
that since the effort had been made to
purlfv the city. Il.e Immoral women
had been moving about from place to
place. Invadtr.g at time the most ex
clusive residence districts. The wit
ness testified that one place on Wil
lamette Heights had come Into exist
ence as a result of the crusade that had
been cad against this class of women.
O. E. Keilog testified that be had
been employed by the Municipal League
to gather Information against disorder
ly bouses, and that when visiting some
of these be was told by the woman
conducting the place at 1 Cay street
that a policeman waa at that time a
patron of tlie r ace. A little later, he
eaM. a patrolman with a star numbered
Z I emerged from the house.
An Incident of the t-ial yesterday
was the controversy that Attorney
Lctaa stlrra-1 up r-v Irttmatir.g to a wit
ness thai Dtatrt'-t Attorney Cameron
was not active In suppressing vice un
til after the Municipal Association bad
threatened to circulate petitions to have
Cameron recalled- The deputy District
Attorr.ev went to the defense of Mr.
Cameron and made u.-h a protest that
the court ruled that the Issue had nets
lag to-do wltt the trial.
Inference Not Permitted.
It was wh!Te Maher was still on the
tand. Jjat before the noon recess, that
Mr. Logsn asked him this Question:
"Was It not about the time that the
Municipal Association was threatening
to invoke ta recall against Mr. Cam
eron that he suddenly became active
tn investigating these piacear
The question fallowed the witness'
statement that he was working under
the direction of the District Attor
ney' office in gathering evidence
against tmmoral houses.
Deputy District Attorney Dennison
was vigorously protesting to the ques
tion, even before It was fairly com
pleted. He appealed to the court to
prevent such an Inference, and aided
by his colleague, soon obtained the
ruling that the u.uestton need not be
answered
After the case was dismissed, the
Jury went Into tha hallway of the
Courthouse and among themselves took
a straw ballot. It waa arreed by all
present that they would have voted for
an acquittal. If the case had son to
there, for a verdict.
of the concert, money to pay for a
bed at 'St. Ylnoant'a Hospital, a bed
that will be known as Queen Alexan
dra bed. and other benevolent work.
The music programme I a good on
and will be taken part In by Mis Jan
Irene Burn. Mrs. Hose Reed Haneome,
Robert Burton, pred T. Crowther. J.
M. Hughes and Carl Denton, with Scotrh
dance in costnm by Misses Elsie
Johnston and Annie Williamson, as
sisted by John Smith, piper. Addresses
will be made by W. T. Williamson and
James Laldlaw. British Consul.
AUDITORIUM IS INDORSED
Sell wood Commercial Club Heartily
In Favor of Plan.
Tom Richardson delivered an ad
dress at the tSellwood Commercial
clu broom last night In favor of tha
auditorium project. Involving aa lsn
of o.vui bonds. He was cheered and
at the conclusion of the address a
motion to indorse the project was
adopted unanimously. Mr. Richardson
said, among other things: .'
"We know what the rose has don
for rortland. With the Auditorium to
help. Is- It not possible to make th
Rosa City the musical metropolis a
well a th capital of flowers? Will
snythlng mix better than roaea and
muster They ar twin to start with.
Th Auditorium spell 'get together
la chorus. Tjtay together- I th earn
result of a few doaea of Auditorium
mixture.
"We are proud of Portland. God
built an auditorium for It to grow In.
Nature worked overtime tn construct
ing a great scenic section. Portland
Is Ita hub.
. "W pleas the visiting delegate.
Let prepare an auditorium to multi
ply thla new American species. It pay.
Ask Los Angeles.
"Kvery man and woman who comes
from the Kaat to the Pad no Coast
becomes a better American. Tha Audi
torium will bring them. The Audi
torium la a missionary as well as a
patriot builder."
INSTITUTE T0 BE HELD
Sunday School trcroentary Grade)
Teacher Will Meet.
Sunday school tearhers of elemen
tary grades of all denominations will
bold an Institute in the Whit Temple
all day Thurday. beginning at 10:30
A. M. The Institute is under the di
rection of the Portland Graded Union,
which has invited all Sunday-school
workers to attend. There will be a
luncheon and social from noon to -P.
M. and the programme of exerct
will be:
II V. reorlonsl opening con
ducted by th president. Mrs. R. R. Steele:
motion snnss and exercises bv the union:
"Wnat Shall We De With the Babies?" Mrs.
1 C Philips; "A Little Child Shall Lead
Tbem." Mrs. O. J. Ferris; "The Us of
th. Ere-r.;e." Mrs. C. A- Morden: round
table, conducted r-y Mrs. J. W. Wllklus:
model of the temple, shown and explained
by Mrs. C A Paddock.
. oo P. M. Devotional opening. Tr.
Luther w. t"lt: "Handwork. J. A. tm
rich: "How Hhall W Be Prepared?" Mrs.
H g Black: round tshle. conducted by
Rev. C. L Phlppe; motion sonss and ex
ercises, by th union: "cirowth of the
I nlon." Mrs. F. R. Cook: "Practical Work
i .n K-hnnla" Rev. C. L. Phlpps: sec
tion conferences tn separate rooms: Bln
ners Mra E. L. Hart: primary. Miss Orace
Hays- Junior. J. A. Emrlcn. Music for re
aseernr.lv. Misa Lula Forrester; talk by R.
R. Steele.
"EVERY LITTLE MOVEMENT"
"Every little moment saved hag a
value all It own." Phone B. & O.
Transfer Company when In a hurry to
catch your train. Th only company In
the city that checks your baggsge at
your home or hotel. Main . A H!!.'
Com r-uleory domestic service Is advocated
Itrltish Concert I Tonight.
Tn St. Andrew'. British Benevolent.
Caledonian. Welsh and Canadian w.
defies and Claa Macleay. of this rttv.
unite In a concert at the Armory. Tenth
ard Coach trts. to celebrate Em
pire day by raising, with th proceeds
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Purine th last few year condition
In all line of bnslness. even profes
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that every man 1 waking tip to th
far, that In order to win ucces he
must speclsllie and learn to do some
one thing and do It well.
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to the people. It mint have genuine
merit or no amount of advertising will
maintain the demand for the article.
Vor many year w bav watched
with much Interest the remarkable
rec r.l maintained by Ir. Kilmer's
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beginning th proprietors h,d much
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Ther bav on tile thousands of let
ters received from former sufferer
who are now enjoying good health as
a result of its us.
However. !f you wish first to try a
sample bottle, address Lr. Kilmer
'o Blnghamton. N. V.. and mention
thla paper. They will gladly forward
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