THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1920
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Trial of Alleged Murder Plot
Case Resumed.
FIVE SHOTS HELD FIRED
rormcr Kaiich limplojc .ow Serv
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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-
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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-
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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
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