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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1913)
TTIE MORNING OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 16, 1913. II LATE ASYLUM INMATES SLAYERS Astoria Assassination Has Parallel in Killing of Polk ' County Woman. EX-JUDGE TAYLOR WARNED Governor West Tells of Causing Ar rest and Commitment of Oswald Hansel for Threats Victim Knew of Grudge. SALEM. Or, Sept. 15. (Special.) Tbe assassination of Frank J. Taylor. ex-Circuit Judge at Astoria, by Oswald C Hansel la the second homicide com mltted by ex-Inmates of the State In sane Asylum within three months. The other one was the killing of Mrs. Eliza J. Stewart, who lived near Dallas, 1 Polk County, by Lou W. Davis. Davis has been sentenced to serve a term of life imprisonment in the Penitentiary as a result of the crime. He went to the home of his mother-in-law to see hi wife, who had left him. and Mrs. Stewart was shot and instantly killed riurln a fleht which followed. Ben Arm. who had been summoned by Mr. Stewart, after he had warned Davis to iininrt. was wounded. That Judge Taylor had cause to fear Hansel Is proved by a letter which he wrntA Governor West. In which ne ce risked the man was dangerous and should ba confined in the Insane Asy lum. He also wrote that the man had threatened him. The letter was in reimonse to a warning from the Gov ernor. to whom Hansel had made threats against Judge Taylor. . Governor "West was shocked today when he read in The Oregonian of th assassination of Judge Taylor. il Is too bad." said the Governor. "Judge Taylor was one of my best friends, and one of the best men 1 the state. Hansel was craiy." Governor West then told hdw he had personally been responsible for the man being sent to the State Insane Asylum and declared he did not know he had been freed. "T was in mv office in Portland Sep tember 12, 1912, when this man Hansel entered." continued the Governor. He said something about killing people In Astoria, and when I told him he mus not do that he asked me to help him. I said there was nothing I could do, and he replied that he would have to act himself. I became convinced that he was a dangerous man. "I threw him against the wall and searched him. While I was doing this Miss Fern Hobbs. my secretary, has tened to the Courthouse and swore out a warrant against the man. He was i day or two later committed to the In sane Asylum." The Governor then told of an effort to communicate with Judge Taylor over the telephone to warn him against Hansel, but the Astoria lawyer was not in his office. A few dayB later he re ceived a letter from Judge Taylor, which said in part: "The man Hansel has a grudge against me. A few days ago I saw him in town,, and as I passed on the opposite side of the street he was talk Ing to a woman, and when he saw me he became quite violent and seemed to direct bis conversation at or toward me. Later Sheriff Burns came to my office and warned me that I might be on my guard, and told me that Hansel rame to him and wanted his gun. after which he launched into a tirade against me." The records at the State Insane Asy Jum show that Hansel was "discharged as cured" January 23. last. PREMEDITATION" IS CHARGED Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict In Astoria Killing Case. ASTORIA. Or.. Sept. 15. (Special.) The Coroner's inquest over the body of the late ex-Judge Frank J. Tay lor, who was shot and killed Sunday, was held this afternoon, the Jury re turning a verdict charging Oswald C. Hansel with deliberate and cold-blooded murder. The slayer was not called as a witness, but Deputy District At torney Tracey testified that he bad a conversation with Hansel today and the latter not only admitted the shoot ing, but identified the revolver. Hansel declined to discuss the ' cir cumstances surrounding the shooting, but said the revolver had been in his possession for a long time. He said he usually carried it in his suitcase, but took it out Sunday while In his room at the Occident Hotel, placing it in his overcoat pocket. The Coroner's Jury verdict was im mediately reported to the grand iury, which this afternoon began examining witnesses in connection with the case. The jurors were: G. Wingate. Norrls Staples. Michael Nolan. P. A. Stokes. S. M. Gallagher and H. J. Slusher. The revolver with which Hansel shot Mr. Taylor and. which he afterwards threw overboard was recovered today. Four of tbe cartridges had been ex ploded and the fifth had been snapped. LAURELHURST FOR BRIDGE Clnrb Adopts Resolution Indorsing Proposed Oolumfcla, Klver Span- Members of the Lanrelhnrst Club at a' meeting last night by unanimous vote adopted a. resolution indorsing the pro posed Paclflo highway Interstate bridge across the Columbia River. The resolu. tlon was introduced by W. M. Davis. The meeting was called to discuss the lighting problem in Laurelhurst. Until a, week ago, when Commissioner Daly made arrangements by which 91 of the ZiO cluster lights were put back in service. Laurelhurst had been dark since September 1, when the lighting contract expired. A vote of thanks to Mr. Daly for his action was passed. Dr. J. D. Fenton, president of the club, appointed J. C English, W. L. Page a ad W. M. Davis a committee to work out a plan by which all the lights can be retained. The club already has a. membership of about 350, and 60 additional appli cations for membership are In the hands of President Fenton. Ground will ba broken for the new clubhouse the Laurelhurst Club on block 88 op posite the park, in about two-weeks. A tennis court has been Installed on the new grounds and will be ready for use in a few days. sidering attending the next meeting of the School Board, to urge that body to rescind its order abolishing all Inter citv games. The Board's order, which means that hereafter none of the Seattle teams will be permitted to play an outside team, was the paramount topic of dis cussion among high school students today. A general strike among the players of the various high school football teams In the event of the order becom ing effective Is under consideration. Several of the players at the Broad way High School said that they could hardly take sufficient interest to turn out for practice if the games were confined exclusively to this city. It was the plan of more than 200 students of the Broadway High Schooi. to hold an open-air mass meeting at Lincoln Park tomorrow afternoon for the purpose of taking up the matter among themselves and drawing up a resolution asking the Board to recon sider the order. As Principal T. R. Col, of the Broadway School has billed a boys' assembly for tomorrow mornins;. at which time it is thought the matcer will be allowed to be discussed freely by the students, the mass meeting will probably not be held as scheduled. Those of the principals of the Seattle High Schools notably T. R. Cole, of Broadway; Otto L. Luther, of Queen Anne, and J. A. Reed, of Franklin, who either have played some form of ath letics during their high school days or are interested followers of the various sports, say that the Board's action will be sure to reduce the Interest taken in the schools' athletic activities. The football aspirants at the various LA GRANDE CENTER OF MARKED ACTIVITY Fine Buildings Going Up and "To Let" Signs Are Rare in Residence Section. e Victrola Gives Th Kin H t T T d ot M US1C Th Every! ey Like t WOMEN'S WORK NOTABLE Addison Bennett Describes Industrial Advantages of Distributing Cen ter for Productive Grande Rondo Valley. BY ADDISON BENNETT. LA GRANDE. Or.. Sept. 15. (Staff Correspondence.) About five years ago I met up with a cowboy over in Harney County. He said his name was Patricio MAN WHO KILLED EX-JUDGE TAYLOR IN ASTORIA, AND WIFE, WHO DIVORCED HIM. m ii iiuiuaiiiuu.ivS)a!spiiiia-aajiiaii 4 ! P iTt' . . OSWALD C. HANSEL AJfD MRS. HANSEL. schools in their turnouts today were noticeably lacking in ginger. The en thusiasm and action, the "old pep" that marked the practice sessions since the opening ot the season was not much in evidence. CHECK PASSER SOUGHT CHARLES D. BURN'S WANTED TO EXPLAIN BOGUSi DRAFT. Recent Resident of Portland, AVho Posed as Heir to Ohio Estate, Gets Cash on Bad Paper. FOOTBALL STRIKE NEAR Seattle School Players Kesent liui Ing ot Board. SEATTLE. Wash., Sept IS. (Spe cial.) Feeling considerable sympathy wltb the students' desire to carry on their athletic contests as in previous seasons the principals of the sis Se MU ch.oolSr it fa exli, juLft con-. Charles D. Burns, once arrested for bogus check transactions, - again Is oueht bv the oollce to exnlaln why 2500 draft which he deposited with the Ladd & Tilton Bank, and upon which he drew J1500, was said by the Cleveland bank on which It was drawn to be of no value. He also is wanted to explain another bad check for $20, with which he paid Boon (Jason, his lawyer: a 1300 check, which C E. ohnson indorsed tor him and which as found or no value, ana a ijuu check on which he borrowed $250 and out of which he tried to pay Cason an additional $50. Burns came to Portland six weeks ago. He exhibited to noon uason a letter which purported to be from William D. Burns, his uncle, admlnls trator of the Charles Burns. Sr.. es tate, with offices in the New England building. Cleveland, Ohio. . The letter tated that the uncle was unable to advance Charles Burns $10,000, but would be pleased to oblige him to that amount by the first of the new year. Mr. Cason was deceived and Burns then proceeded to cash several pieces of bad paper. Detectives Mallett and Price lodged Burns in jail, but he was released Sat urday night. He failed to appear as scheduled in Municipal Court yesterday. Mrs. Burns, to whose delicate condition Burns owed in part his release, was not at home. At 14 Marlon street, where Burns has resided since coming to Portland. Detectives Mallet and Price again are looking for Burns. Judge Steven son holds the $300 cash offered by Burns to "square" the check indorsed by Mr. Johnson. GIRL GETS LONG JAIL TERM Court Convicts Prisoner of Robbing Chloroformed Man. G. L Rankin te"strfled In Municipal Court yesterday that he lay in a stu por from chloroform and watched Llllie White depart with $30 belonging to him. He said that she bad poured chloroform over his face, but that it did not destroy his consciousness en tirely. "I saw her going out the door. he told Judge Stevenson. "I called to her to 'come back with my money. She laughed and went out Into the hall. She flipped 60 cents to the landlord and told him to go buy himself a drink. He said he didn't drink. She told him to buy some cigars, then, and he took the 50 cents." Rankin's testimony, backed up by that of Detectives Mallett and Price, the arresting officers, was sufficient to convict the young woman, whom Judge Stevenson sentenced to 360 days in jail. JURY AT BAKER HAS CASE Early Verdict Expected In Case of Marshall Lockctt- BAKER. Or.. Sept. 15. (Special.) The Marshall Lockett case went to the Jury late tonight and a quick verdict is expected. The lawyers iiniaiieu their arguments at 9 o'clock and the jury was instructed. Marshall Lockett was jointly indict ed with his brother. Hick Lockett. on charges of rustling cattle, and Hick TU found, jruiltx Jast SUCKa .. Folay, with the accent strong on the lay. He said he was the son of an Italian nobleman, who had been exiled from his native land for political rea sons and took up his residence in Ire land, where he married an Irish Princess, Patricio's mother. Patricio waa the "loudest" dressed cowboy that ever came down the pike. His chaps, his spurs, his sombrero, his shirts, boots and gloves, also his saddle, were the best money could buy. When dressed in his full regalia he could give any wild west actor that ever ap peared on any stage or with any com- I pany cards and spades and win nine i to one. Cowboys in those days got only from $40 to $60 a month Patricio paid his boss $25 a month for the privilege of working. After saving his salary for two years he went to Ontario and got on a westbound train. Going into the chair car he created a sensation, almost a riot. The women flocked around him, caressed him and plied him witn questions. He said be was just irom tne range, that he bad never seen the cars before and got aboard to see what they looked like on the in side. "After we. started." he said, "the foreman of the cars got next and asked lor money for riding. I did not sup pose you had to pay to ride in the cars but I give him $10 and told him to tell me when he wanted more." Call at Our Store body the che Best Today See and Hear the Various Styles From $15 to $250 Indoors or out, city, country, hill or plain, the Victrola provides a maximum of enjoyment at a minimum of cost. It is always ready, ever willing, never weary, never wearisome; providing for every occasion just the music you wish at just the proper moment. We are shipping Victrolas to every corner of the Northwest. Why can't we send one to you? The style IV, price $15, and VIII $40, possess every feature that has made the Victrola the most perfect musical instrument in the world. They are sold at $5 monthly. - Your Money's Worth or Your Money Back MORRISON STREET AND BROADWAY SHERIDAN BUILDS UP Fire-Swept City Now One Busiest Places in State. MATERIAL LINES STREETS Riirwr and Better Structures re place Those Destroyed In Almost Every Instance Several Al ready Are Finished. Patricio Become Fat. Anynow. Patricio kept going, re malned on the train until he got to his oome ai im. uranae. where his father, (who. by the way, is not an Italian no- Dieman;, jusi plain j. E. Foley, grave r-airicio me roiey House, of which he, as just plain Pat Foley. Is still the landlord. You will recognize him by the 3 8 -carat diamond he wears on hla right thumb. mat story has nothlncr to do with La Grande, but it does bring up the fact that Mr. Foley. Sr., has recently pui up a iive-story urlclc building in that thriving- town one of the hand somest structures in Oregon: and. what is more, every room in it Is occunlri and a large waiting- list of tenants are clamoring to get in. La Grande is some town. The TTniov building is diagonally across from the new Federal building. The latter struc ture is one of the handsomest the Gov ernment has put up in the state. It is of red brick La Grande -made brick. The land office is on the top floor, as well housed as any similar offica sn the country. Bruce Dennis Complimented. La Grande people have a ennf mnv things to brag about besides Bruce Dennis. I do not mean that Bruce is a thing. Far from it. He is one of ih brainiest, livest, jolliest newspapermen In the state in any state. His La Grande Evening Observer is a nwi. paper of which any town might be proud. Bruce is making a big success in every way. If his friends do not force him to run for Governor he will no doubt continue as a resident anrf active rttizen of La Grande for a long time. He confided to roe. confidential line, that La Grande is the best town on earth, and he believes it. Well. It aoes not taice a great stretch of imag ination to believe it. There is also the Moraine- fitjr Ed Eckley causes to ghine and twinkle every week on Thursday. The rest of me lime jmi is attending to his literary pursuits. some aay he will perhaps ruon mm pnnc wim a novel or scien tific work, whichever he cares to write, that will startle the world as the btst seller of the decade. Fopnlatloa Growth Shown. What is the slze of La Grande? Th people claim 7000. The census of 1910 gave them a little less than E0O0, and the school census, about 1450. would seem to indicate that 7000 Is not an ex travagant claim. Speaking of schools reminds me iha.t La Grande claims to have the b-3.it high school building In the state out side of Portland Just as good as nny in Portland but smaller. Thero aio three grade school buildings, all fine structures. Forty teachers are em ployed this term. The superintendent Is Professor John Girdler. This Is his first year, but he came with the high est recommendations. He was last in charge of the schools at Glenwood Springs, Colo. Boston Museum of Fine Arts has acquired th. aiacociber collection of Chinas natterv: s-taa XiattiB-ta9iarld . . SHERIDAN". Or., Sept. 15. (Special.) Sheridan." as a city Is rapidly assuming its normal aspect again and is one of the busiest places In Oregon. Every business house, bank, hotel and a large number of other houses were burned in a fire July 18. With will and de termination unsurpassed, those who were hardest hit have been the ones to rebuild first. Today the main street of the little city Is ono mass of brick. sand, mortar, lumuer. Iron and tne hundred and one other things now going Into new buildings, which are being rushed as fast as possipie, aiaea by ideal weather. The King Bmltn jjepanmeni oiore will soon occupy its new quarters. The postofflce will be ready in another week. The First National Bank ii al ready In its reconstructed quarters. The Sheridan State Bank is building a splendid two-story building of white pressed brick, one of tne pest to De constructed. New Hotel Is Started. F. B. Sackett Is building two modern bricks, one with 80-feet frontage, to be occupied by the Sackett Be uougmy General Merchandise Store; the other, with 36-feet frontage, for a similar purpose. The new Bnenaan iioiei building is just starting ana, wnen completed, will fill a long-felt want here. Henderson's large livery barn and the Sunderlin prune drier are already practically completed, the former being already occupied. E. W. Hass has be gun work on a modern, two-etory, face-brick front, the lower part of which Iwill be occupied by his drug store, with the upper part for offices. Ivie Payne & Son, who suffered heavily in the fire, will soon have their new building ready for occupancy. The Hazelwood Cream Company has erect ed a neat building on the Bite of the burned one, and the Sheridan Sun, Sheridan's only newspaper, again shines In a- brand-new and better building on the site of the old one. .Better Buildings . Rise. Nor is this all. Mayor B. W. Jones has plans for a large building to re place the one burned, but has not yet commenced operations on it. The Ma sonic Order is nearly ready to begin work on its new temple, to be, when completed, one of the best buildings In the city. Everv bulldlnz so far erected or un der way 13 bigger ind better- than the old, and undoubtedly this lead will be continued. About three miles or pav ing is now well under way and Is about half done. ceed 125 cars this season. This Is not the largest crop in the history of the prune Industry here, but the prevalent high prices of 6 cents or more for the best grade will net the growers nearly $300,000. A. E. Mclntire, of the Drager Fruit Company, which operates a packing house here, estimates that half of the Italian prune crop will average 30s and 40s. Lad Sent to Training School. OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 15. (Spe cial.) Because he persisted in running away from home and had taken a horse and buggy that did not belong to him on one of these excursions, Elbert Kid der, 10 years of age, was sent to the State Training School by Judge H. 3 Anderson, of the County Court, today. Railroad Develops Market. EUGENE, Or., Sept. 15. (Special.) A ton of cream a day and 30U0 cases of eggs a year are two of the items of produce estimated by Freight Agent F. P. Sheldon, of the Portland, Eugrn & Eastern, as being brought into touch with the Eugene market by reason of the opening of the new railroad be tween Eugene and Monroe. PRUNE CR0PJVILL BE BIG Douglas County Growers Expect to Ship 125 Carloads. ROSEBURG, Or., Sept. 15. (Special.) E. C. Skinner, of the Producers' Fruit Company, estimates that the Douglas County prune crop will ex 0 ON THEIR WAY To take advantage of the big three days' sale of new Fall Sample Suits at $18. Regular price $25.00 to 840.00. Na tional Sample Suit & Cloak Company, second floor Swetland bids., 6 th and Washington. Adv. ' J When you're frying eggs, insist on ff Bacon It gives an added flavor . crisp and delicious. $141 Visit the SPOKANE Great Interstate Fair Reduced Fares 5 Week's Carnival of Kingly Sports- Ticket Sale Sat., Sept, 13 Wed., Sept. 17 Return Limit Sept. 23d Quickest Most Comfortable Eoute via NORTH BANK LIMITED Electric Lighted 9:55 A. M. 7 P. M. Station, Eleventh and Hoyt Ticket Office, Fifth and Stark