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NEIGHBOR SEIZED
AS HILL MURDERER
VICTIMS Or AEDENWALD TRAGEDY, OF WHICH NATHAN B.
HARVEY STANDS ACCUSED.
Christmas Pianola Pianos Nov $8 a Month
When they are gone it will never again be possible to secure one of these pianola pianos for such little
prices Dozens of your friends and neighbors have secured one Do the same today or tonight.
Nathan B. Harvey, Milwaukie
Nurseryman, Is J2i!ed and
Arraigned for Crime.
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INNOCENCE IS PROTESTED
Sheriff !. of Clackamas. fca
TIIE MORXIXG OKEGOXIA". THURSDAY, DECE3IBER 21, 1911.
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Circumstantial Kvidenc Point to
Prisoner as Family' Slayer.
Accuaed Ask Delar.
ORZOOS CtTT. Or. Dac. I 5p
dal Nathan B. Hrry. a prosper
mia oaraorrman of Mllwaukla, was tr
rstd last eight, charged with th
murder of th four member of the
Mill family In thetr home at Arden
wald June lat. Harrey prottal hi
Innocence.
In Justice of th Pace Famaoni
rourt thla afternoon Harvef waa ar
raigned. C. M Idleman. of Portland.
' hla attorney, did not appear, and Dep
uty Dtatrlrt Attorney Htlpp read th
warrant charring the prisoner wliu
murder. Harirey asked that the hear-in-
be postponed until he could confer
with cour.ee?. The request being
ranted. Harvey wax taken back to
Jail, where he waa Joined by Mr, Idle
man. It l probable that the hearlnc
will be held next TuejUsy. when Sheriff
Mans says be will al!ow only enoufrh
of the, state a evidence to be Riven lo
insure the prisoner belns; held.
The arrest of Harvey waa timed to
take fine- after the .leparture of 11 r.
and Jire. Thomas F. Cowln from Port
land for California. Mr. and Mrs.
I'nvlnr are the parents of Mrs. Hill.
The iowlt-s left by the Shasta Um
lid Tuesday nlarht.
The vouili around and across the
road from the Harrev place now are
beina; du- by Uelectlvea. who aay they
expect to find a suit of bloody clothe,
which, they allee, Harvey burled In
the Arden4l1 vnodj.
rrlaaaer t lowaraal.
While watilna for the rase to be
celled. Flartey. who Is well known at
Milwaukie ami has always borne a
-oo! reputation until his name became
nnne.-ted with the i I ill trnedy. chat
ted pleasantly with Sheriffs Man and
Stevens. His conversation related to
t w eather, his business prospects, his
'::le .'iturhter. who Is III. and other
i innmt r." n''e topics. Not once did he
iii.-nrt.in the crime of which he stands
i.'Krcl.
Harvey denies Ms aiillt and declares
!-e can prove his lrnocence. His deep
est concern seem to be for the wel
fare of his daughter. He fears his ar
rest wIP have a bad effect upon her
ond'tton. Sheriff Mass Is confident
llsrvey la the frullty man. and base
! ! opinion unon the followlrs; points.
hl.-h. he says, can be proved:
Sheriff Vfass says the crime we
i.mm'tted htween 12:46 and IS:.".
o'clock on ti.e morning of June 9.
Tl-e Sheriff refuses to tell how he
'-.'inri it tne exact time of the mur
V: Harvey pot off a streetcar com-
'fir In th's direction from I'ortlsnd af
r1rs-M t 1?::; o'clock. Several
persons saw M:n when he alighted
fr..m the (!. and be admit he wa
f re. It is said he ha.l to pasa the
flk home, a hre the at. the Instru
ment wielded by the murderer, was
oMa'ned.
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His wife and other members of hi
family do not know what time he re
t'irred home, for none occupied the
room with him. Hrvey. the Sheriff
save, has revealed Information whlrh
no one but the slayer could possibly
know.
rive dsya after the crime. accord-In-
to the authorities, he went to a
Tortland firm cf lawyers, of which Jay
Bowerman. recent candidate for Gov
ernor, ta senior partner, and engaged
the firm to defend him In esse of hi
arrest for the H'll murder. He I said
to have stipulated In writing that he
would pay the lawyeTa SCO.OOu for their
services, and pledged hla ranch at Mil
waukie In payment of the fee.
suspicion wa not directed to Har
vey until the authorities learned of the
reported transaction with the lawyers.
It Is said that he attempted, on aev
era occasion, to molest women, and
that several year ago two girl who
were driving In a wood escaped from
Mm by whipping their horse Into a
' gallop. He Is accused of having In
aulted several other women.
i ..e authorities say that Harvey had
wanted to buy the property which was
bought by the Hills, and that he had
made threats of preventing the sale.
Threats. It Is said, were also made by
him after the sale. He la reported as
having said he would yet obtain the
property, which he wanted to give to
a relative.
Tkree Tragedlea la Faasllr.
Sheriff Maaa jays that criminal In
stincts are hereditary In the Harvey
family. Nathan Harvey's brother.
anlel. and his mother were found
slain In their borne In IsSS. The au
thorities at the time declared Daniel
had killed hla parent and then com
mitted suicide.
Another brother of the prisoner wa
drowned in a pond but two feet deep
1 years aro. 8ulclde waa suspected.
Not long after the death of Harvey
mother. Mamie Welch, a li-year-old
gtr!. waa siain In Harvey's strawberry
patch- A relative of Harvey. Samuel
Wilson, who waa charged with the
crime, committed suicide In th Mult
nomah County Jail., where he had been
taken for safe keeping after attempta
to lynch him had been made.
Harvey's father died suddenly in
Iowa after he had deeded his property
to his nuns.
Sheriff Miu says he first Intended
to have the evidence against Harvey
submitted to the grand Jury and make
the arrest Immediately after In case '
of Indictment. At the suggestion of
District Attorney Tongue, who.said the j
case could not be submitted until next
lrm of court, the Sheriff concluded to
make the arrest at once and have the
preliminary hearing in the magistrate's
curt. He and Ieputy Sheriff Miles
went to the Harvey home In a vehicle
ohtatned at a livery stable and made
the arrest.
laaareaee Is Aaeerte.
The prisoner, who had been brourht
here before and questioned, did not
show the least alarm. He was taken
to the Sheriff's office, where it was
enpected he would make a statement.
He refused to do so. however, and th
s-herlff. thinking he might make a
statement today, locked him up and
kept the arrest secret.
Harvey made a long statement this
morning. In which he denied anv con
nection whatever with the crime. He
admitted passing the Hill home on the
morning of the murder, adding that
l.e had to paas It to reach his own
home.
"I do not deserve to be here." said
Harvey when visited at the jail by
newspaper men. "I am no mora
guilty of the crime than any man
within the reach of my voice. I want
Sheriff Mass to dig down to the very
bottom of this thing. I have been
nearly a lifelong resident of this part
of the country, and I have built up a
good business and made a respected
citlxcn of the community. I started
for Portland from my home at 3
o'clock In the afternoon of June 8.
After going to the Corbett building
to see a man on business, 1 went to
Mount Tabor to see T. V. Kuleman. a
nurseryman on business. Tteturning. I
went to the home of Mrs. George
Miller, who lives In the rear of the
l.'nlted States laundry on Grand ave
nue. With Mrs. Miller and other I
vlsltd the Rose Festival parade on
Grand avenue. Later t went to the.
Woodmen of the World building to
see a friend, who did not keep his ap
pointment. Hill Hume Passed.
"I hoarded the 11:0 o'clock car for
my home; arriving at Ardenwald ata-
tlon at 11:5 or 11:30 o'clock,
walked straight home. I did not no
tlce a light In the Hill cabin, nor did
1 see an ax at the Delk cabin. I went
home and wenf to bed. and I knew
nothing about the murder until the of
ficers told me of It.
"I did not know Mrs. Hill personally
and only spoke to her once. I think
that was three days before the mur
der. I was driving along a road when
she called to me and said:
1 "'I am Mrs. Hill, a neighbor. Do
you know where I can buy a cow T
"She walked beside the buggy until
I reached mV gate and turned into my
place. I knew Hill only slightly, and
never saw any of the children to my
knowledite.
"I came to Oregon In 1881 and set
tled at Milwaukie several year later.
I went to Alaska to aeek gold In 1900.
I have made money, have always been
respected, and. knowing I am Innocent
of thla horrible crime, am certain that
I will be acquitted."
WIFE BACKS MATE
Every department of onr store 'will be open evenings until Christmas.
SECOND-HAND PIANOLA PIANOS AT TREMENDOUS CUT IN PRICES
Great Exhibition and Sale of Player Pianos Will Continue Until AH Are Sold
A Ftoreful of finest player pianos iu one grand low-price sale that simply annihilates competitive attempts
and makes player piano buying a positive duty to many a father or head of a family.
The ultimate piano is the player piano. Get one now at the present gj-eatly reduced prices at Eilers Music
House. Payments are arranged at $20, $15, $10 and'$8 monthly, at sale prices. for those not wishing to pay all
cash. A positive demonstration of what the Eilers sales system actually accomplishes: $1050 asked elsewhere.
here now $787; $975 asked elsewhere, here $735; $600 asked elsewhere, here $48-5; $.300 asked elsewhere, here $378
and $385.
We have carefully planned this undertaking; for .many months, and, as we anticipated, it is bringing much
enjoyment and musical education into hundreds of our best homes and I to every member thereof, old and vounsr.
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The seven distinct points of superior
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. But instead of endeavoring to charge
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NOW THE
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Mrs. Harvey Says She Knows ?s lw,,h,!i'
' I r inaliy he railed
Husband Is Not Murderer.
SON BERATES SLEUTHS
Maa laaoeeat Save Lawyer.
After the conference with Harvey In
the Jail, Mr. Idleman said that he was
confident his client waa Innocent.
"I have been his lawyer for 20
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Ma n j Residents of Ardenwald Kiu
plnycd at Time, hy Prisoner Kx
pres Belief In Hi Innocence.
Home Is Darkened.
Xataaa H. Harvrr, Wee la Aew
raaea af Ha via- Slala the BUI
Faaallr at Anteawald.
years." said the attorney, "and I never
knew a more upright man. There will
be little difficulty In proving hla Inno
cence, lee has said nothing that could
incriminate him."
!' am confident we have the mur
derer." said Sheriff Mass. who has
worked on the case almost continuous
ly In connection with Hherlff Steven
nd Portland detectives. W have evi
dence that has not been divulged. It
la all of a circumstantial nature, but
It Is convincing. "
MARZIPAN.
It doesn't come, packed in tins ail
the way from Lubeck. No. w know
how to make it. fresh and delightful,
right here In Portland. Marsipan and
Potato - Marsipan Christmas delicacies
dear to the heart of all. and worthy
of th Christmas appetite. -Any branch
f the Koyal Bakery A Confectionery.
Mrs. Nathan B. Harvey and children
scout the possibility of husband and
father having committed the crime
with which he Is charged.
"Do I believe he is Innocent?" she
queried yesterday at Ardenwald. "Why,
I know he 1 Innocent.
"Do you think that If he had been
a guilty man be would have dared to
come into my house after committing
such an atrocious crime? li shall ba
able to prove ho I Innocent, too."
Mr. Harvey was wrestling: with
emotion the whole tlmo she was speak
ing. The house was darkened a if
there had been a death. It is just
small frame dwelling, with two or
three outbuildings, and to It left
stand the small frame shack that had
been occupied bv the Hill family.
"We have always had the greatest
sympathy for the friends of the Hills.
1 don't suppose anyone could have felt
more keenly than we did the horror of
the deed that had been committed."
Mr. Harvey went on.
"They had only been here six weeks
and as a matter of fact we scarcely
knew them. Certainly, beyond Just
nodding to them when we saw them.
we had no acquaintance with them.'
Mrs. Harvey 1 a pleasant-faced
oman of about 4o. Her son, Corwin
Harvey, waa Indignant, more than any
thing else regarding his father ar
rest.
I don't see why we should be put
to this terrific expense Just because
these detective are trying to earn
blood money," he asserted. "They
won't be the only ones to talk. We
have a few thing to say about the
detective and we ahall be able to
prove what they have been trying to
do."
The mother tried to calm her son
and told him that it la wisest at thla
time not to say anything.
"If you will see his attorney, Mr.
Idleman, I have no doubt he will give
you all the statements you want," con
cluded Mrs. Harvey.
Ardenwald residents, many of whom
have known Harvey for many year
of th 21 he ha been a resident in
the suburb, refuse to express them
selves one way or the other.
Many of the men have worked In
Harvey' nurseries and done contract
work for him and they declare that he
haa always been prompt in his obli
gations. R. K. Delk, whose x waa atolen by
the murderer to commit the crime, de
clared that he believed he spoke for
almost all the residents In Ardenwald
in declaring they would not believe
Harvey guilty unless' he wa proved
guilty.
"He Is quite popular." he said, "and
I have never heard a single word
arainst him. It Is true that after he
left Pellwood. funny stories . were j
heard, but there haa been nothing said !
about him In Ardenwald that Is not to
hi credit. Peraonallv, I believe him
Innocent."
went out to feed hi cows. He was
struck by the quiet around the Hill
shack, which at that hour waa usually
children's voices,
to hla wife and told
her to go to the home. This she did.
She peered through the window and
aaw the body of Dorothy Rintoul. one
of Mrs. William Hill's children by a
former marriage.
Investigation a little later showed
that Mr. and Mrs. Hill were slain also.
Further inquiry showed that the
bodies of Mrs. Hill and her daughter
had been violated.
Four fell victim to the criminal.
They were: William Hill, who worked
for the Portland Gas Company, aged
3!: his wife, Ruth Hill, 32; Philip
Kintoul, 8. and Dorothy Rintoul, 6.
The murderer passed the home of R.
F. Delk less than five blocks distant.
There he saw an ax glistening in the
moonlight, which had been left outside
after sharpening. Taking the ax with
him he walked to the home of the
Hills, reaching it shortly after mid
night.
While he did his ghastly work, he
hung clothes over the window. He
first attacked the husband and imme
diately after killed the woman who
was occupying the same bed. He
walked to an alcove a few paces dis
tant and slew the boy, finally walking
over to the couch In the living-room,
where the little girl slept.
After the fourfold murder the crlm-
InaJ washed his hands, leaving the
marks of his bloodstained hands on the
towel. There were also to be found
bloody finger prints on the bodies, but
these were ameared.
A number of suspects were arrested
charged with the crime but were able
to prove their innocence. The most
notable of these was Richard Holm
berg, who was arrested at The Dalles,
October 12, following Information
given to the police by two boys In his
company. In Portland the boys ad
mitted they had lied for the sake of
the sensation and Holmberg was re
leased.
have been subpenaed by the Coroner as
witnesses at the inquest to be held
today.
Dr. With room be Is Honored.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallls, Or.. Dec. 20. (Special). Dr.
James Wlthycombe, director of the Ex
periment Station at the Oregon Agri
cultural College, will address the con
vention of British Columbia Dairymen
and Stockbreeders, at Victoria, on Janu
ary 23. He will take as - his subject,
"The Ideal Cow." In speaking to the
dairymen, and "Fundamentals of tha
Livestock Industry" before the stock
breeders. The invitation was tendered
to Dr. Withycombe by the Canadian
Deputy of Agriculture. Dr. Withy
combe will address the Oregon Retail
Merchants' Association annual conven
tion In Medford, on January 17 and 18,
on "The Relation of the Retailer to the
Producer."
Pianos Rented $3 Monthly.
Kohler & Chase, 375 Washington st.
TIMBER FALLS, KILLS MAN
Workman on Lipnian, Wolfe & Co.'s
Building Accident Victim.
Jack W. Pari lng, of B42 Leo avenue,
a plumber In the employ of 'Williams
A Beggs, was killed at 12:4$ o'clock
yesterday, while working on Ltpman.
Wolfe at Company's- new building at
Fifth and Washington streets. Par
ling was working in the baBement on
the Alder-street side. He waa struck
by a four-by-four stick of timber which
fell from one of the upper stories.
where workmen a're building the ce
ment forms and -putting In the con
crete. Parllng s skull was crushed. He
was placed In the Red Cross ambulance
and died on the way to SU Vincent'
Hospital. Coroner Norden was sum
moned and will hold an inquest tills
morning.
Parting was single, and about 2"S
years old. He had worked for his em
ployer about four years. He had rel
atives in Sweden, but none in Portland
so far as known.
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WHOLE
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IS
SLA IS
Woman Friend of Hills Discovert
Bodies. Locked In Little Home.
The murder of Mr. and Mrs. William
Hill and tw-o children at Ardenwald
aroused the whole state and the woods
for mile around Ardenwald were
combed for any trace that might have
been left by the assassin. Early in the
morning of June , C. W. Matthews
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There's a reason, too, for such
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December 23, 24, 30 and 3 1
RETURNING UNTIL TUESDAY
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