THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1920 K STEIGER TELLS OF TODAY " THURSDAY FRIDAY WfoodardGlarfrc&Go. ALDER STEEETAT WEST EAEK S. & H. GREEN TRADING STAMPS S. & H. GREEX TRADING STAMPS 1 M LIX ASSAULT V K Trial of Alleged Murder Plot Case Resumed. FIVE SHOTS HELD FIRED rormcr Kaiich limplojc .ow Serv ing Term Tolls of Association With Mrs. btdzcr. SALKM, Or., Sept. 21. (Special.) A crowdrj courtroom, an atjed woman defend nut and her daughter in tears, a chiUl of tender years playfully romping about tne floor unconscious of the seriousness of her grrandmoth fr's pliaht. and five attorneys bat tlinff for legal supremacy, furnished t lie sett in when the trial of M rs. J.ena Sleiser. charpred with conspiring- with Jess Mullinix In a plot to murder her husband, T. W. St ei tier, at. the bitter's ranch, a short distance north of Salem, last March, was re sumed before .ludire Kelly in the Marion county circuit court here t o day. Mullinix had previously pleaded fruilty to the part he played in the phuotinK and is now serving a term f ciKht yeajs in the state peniten t iary. Mr. Slci-srcr, the first witness called to the stand by the prosecution, re viewed at lenjrth his relations with M u 11 i n i x and of" how lie recojyn ized )itni as his assailant w h-en t hey clinched in front of the former s barn i mined lately follow in the shoot in jr. He also testified tliat Mullinix had been an unwelcome puest at his ranch and that tln se visits were responsible for tlie trouble between himself and M rs. St e i s;e r. "On the night of the shooting I had finished do ins? some chores about th ratieh, said Mr. Striper, "and had left my barn carrying a pail of miVk and a lantern. As 1 emerged from the door of the structure 1 noticed a man standing only a few i away. Vithout uttering a word the man ai proached, and when v.-Jthin a few feet, of where. T was standing he opened fire. In all five shots were fired, one penetrating the upper part of my chest, another my left leg and the tnird my riKht thigh. The other two Shots went wild. T o Men Then firapple. "Realizing my position. I grappled with the gunman and immediately recognized him as Mullinix. Suffer ing from pain and the loss of blood. I staggered a short distance in the di rection of my dwelling and fell to the ground exhausted. I was afterward carried into the house, a physician was called and later I was sent to a hospital in Salem. "I first became acquainted with Mullinix about four years ago when he came to my ranch and sought em ployment. I engaged hirn and he worked for me for nearly two years when I discharged him. At that time I was suspicious regarding the rela tions of Mullinix and my wife and I ordered him not to return to the ranch. "Mull in ix, however, returned to the farm a few months later and passed an hour chatting with my wife. My adopted daughter later told me of his presence, but before I entered the house he escaped by the rear door. On that occasion I called my wife some bad names and informed her that if Mullinix ever returned to the ranch I would kill him. A few months later when it became apparent that our domestic difficulties were such that a reconciliation was Impossible Mrs. Steiger proposed to me that we sepa rate. She said she would consent to leave the farm if I wouid give her one-third of my property. This I re- fused." Mullinix Takes Stand. Jess Mullinix, now serving a term In the penitentiary for his part in the Rtciger shooting, was accompanied1 into the court room by Sheriff Need ham, and was the object of close at tention during his examination on the witness stand. I became acquainted with Mrs. fUeiger nearly four years ago,' said Mullinix. "but after my discharge from service by Mr. Steiger two years later I was told not to return to the ranch. I did return there in August following my discharge, however, and was told by Mrs. Steiger at that time that I had better remain away as Mr. Steiger had threatened to kill me. Later I met Mrs. Steiger on the public highway and she gave me a pistol." The revolver previously placed in evidence by the prosecution was then presented to Mullinix, who 'dentifted It as the one given to him by Mrs. Steiger. Later in his testimony Mulli nix said he had met Mrs. Steiger sev eral times following his discharge from th ranch and that she had em- First Moving Pictures 11 of WALL ST. BOMBING OUTRAGE MAJESTIC NOW braced him in the most affectionate manner. Several of these meetings took place In Mullinix's home in Salem, he said, while on other occasions they met at a local hotel. More than once during these meetings Mullinix said the defendant had informed him that she was being ill-treated by her hus band and that she desired to leave him. The witness denied, however, that anything was ever said with regard to him marrying Mrs. Steiger. It also was admitted by Mullinix that on one occasion Mrs. Steiger told him that she desired to get rid of her hus band, and that plans to that end later were perfected. BEND RECEIVES WARNING Low Interest and Xon-farfisan Is sues Culled Perils. BKND, Or.. Sept. -21. (Special.) Lloyd Riches, secretary of the Oregon State Kditorlal association, and Frank Gol lehur, of the state taxpayers league, sounded a warning in Bend today against the 5 per cent interest rate bill and the non-partisan league, when they spoke before a special meeting of tbe Bend Commercial club. Both addresses were well received and at the suggestion of President D. G. McFherson, of the -club, the matter of completing an organization to oppose both the interest rate bill and non partisan activity, will be taken up at the next regular meeting. Riches, speaking of the non-parti san league, said that it was a menace knocking at the door of Oregon and that it must be met if the state is to be saved from a fate similar to North Dakota and other states where the movement had been successful. '. FIRE PREVENTION DAY SET Governor amcs October 9 as Date for Observance. SALEM, Or.. Sept. 21. (Special.) Governor Olcott has issued a proc lamation setting: apart Saturday, Octo ber 9, as fire prevention day In Ore gron, and on that day the people of the state are urfced to give special at tention to removal of fire hazards from their premises. General educational exercises relat ing: to fire prevention will be held Jn the public schools and the press and the pulpit are asked to pive the sub- TAP? IV . -tfJ 1 At the-Southwest S2S ", ".fSf i Comer of Broadway 'tS5fc, UllisJVffc rWS i and Stark Streets g excitement! f fi - m J . . ALWAYS yfllff Your Neighbor's E ORGAN c j advice will be Xj" the same as ours, tf T?T T1 s ti W IN c ; c 1 1 . hu fl Trtf V I hat'sbur rrvl Saturday "A SPLENDID HAZARD" An Allan Dwan Production Ject special attention. Also all offi cials and legislators are asked to give the subject serious thought. W1AN STARVES TO DEATH raticht on Way to Portland IMcs as Vessel Docks at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash.. Sept. 21. (Spe cial.) rAs the steamer Jefferson of the Alaska Steamship company ar rived in Seattle early this afternoon, the life of a passenger a Mexican named Felix passed out. He was being brought from the north to a hospital at Portland. Felix refused to eat during the en tire trip. Boat officials say death was due to starvation. Prisoner Seeks Release. SALKM, Or.. Sept. 21. (Special.) A petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed in the circuit court .here yesterday seekiner the release of Aus tin Mann, who Is now serving a term in : the state penitentiary, following his plea of guilty to a charge of larceny committed in Umatilla coun ty. It is charged in the writ that the imprisonment is Illegal in that Mann was not yet 18 years of age at the time sentence was imposed. L. K. Compton, warden of the prison, has hfn ordered to present Mann in court September 27, when his case will be given consideration. AIRPLANE FIRM FORMED Coos and Curry Company to liegin Opera! ions 3Text Spring. MARSHFIELD, Or., Sept. 21. (Spe cial.) The Coos and Curry Airplane company has been organized on Cooa Bay with "Dr. T. G. Johnson as presi dent; I... M. Briggs. vice-president and general manager; H. Kvans, secre tary Pnd treasurer. The company will not operate until the spring of 1921 but in the meantime will complete plans and purcha se plane necessary for conducting business. The intention of the company is to give service In Coos and Curry coun ties and probably between Coos Bay and the Southern Pacific railroad at several points, including Kugcne and Ro.se burg. BrUlg.es to Open Campaign. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 21. j (Special.) Robert Bridges, candidate for governor on the farmer-labor party ticket, is to speak at a rally in Boilermakers' hall Thursday evening, September 23, which will mark the opening of the campaign by tha party in this county. The local party held a convention September 14. pri mary day, and nominated nearly a full J ticket for the county, indorsing sev- !erai LanuiciaLfa u 1 1 lug i ruuiiuiiii ticket, for which they nominated no , oh not da t es. a: At A The thrilling, gripping and in . teresting story of a girl's adven tures when a strange man en tered her apartment. 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