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
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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.
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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."
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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
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