THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY; 21, 1921
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TISSO Of T i
DEFENSE REARS EfilD
Both Sides May Rest Case by
Tonight.
STATE WITMESS SHIFTS
Ta.vicab Driver Testifies for Slayer;
'o Outcry Heard While Girl
Was in Auto.
attorney, who questioned him at the
same time, and Dr. George Parrish.
city health officer, who was awak
ened by a woman's screams while in
his room at the Mallory hotel the
night of the killing
Showerman testified that Lotisso
told him ,a few hours after the trag
edy that he had killed his wife and
did not care if he hung for it in the
morning. The witness said Lotisso
fully realized what be had done and
thought he had done what was right
when his wife refused to return to
him.
Defense of Thomas Lotisso, wife
slayer, based on the Insanity theory.
was well under way at adjournment
of court last night, and there were
indications that both sides would rest
their cases, except for argument, by
tonight
Transition of Ed Goneau, for-hlre
automobile driver, from witness for
the state in tne first trial of Lotisso
to star witness lor the defense in the
second hearing was accomplished
without confusion. He repeated on
the witness stand the story he had
told at the first trial, which was the
rasis of perjury charges filed against
him by the state several days later.
t'ross-rxaminaiion did not sh;.ke bis
story. He testified that there was
no struggle between T -ssie Lotisso
rnd her husband as they drovo down
Alder street the night of November
3". and that he heard n.i screams or
outcry of any description. The state
has produced six witnesses wi.o said
they had been roused from sleep thai
nitht by screams of a woman, fol
lowed by four shots.
Oonean dorm tar Police.
After hearing the sh its, fired on
Fourteenth street out rf his sight,
Goneau testified that he nrove east on
-rtlder to the intersection of Four
teenth, saw a body lying !n the street
J nd two men standing .ver it. drove
iinrth on Fourteenth away from the
murder scene, down Washington to
Broadway, notified two policemen
that he thought "Dago Tommy had
killed his wife," and drove them bac
to the scene.
"Why dldn"t you go to where the
body was lying when you rim saw
it?" Goneau was asked by Joseph L
.Hammersly, deputy distr ct attorney,
in the cross-examination
"I didn't think It was necessary
to go there." replied the witness. "I
eaw two men there. Really, I don't
believe I knew Just what I was do
ing." "Didn't you think your car might
be of some service?" pursued his in
terrogator. "I figured that with that many
shots she must be dead and there
was nothing I could do with the car,
so I went for the cops." was the an
swer, vvnen he returned, the dying
woman had not been moved, he said.
I.otluo "Nice" Daring Ride.
On direct examination. Goneau tes
tified that during the ride from the
Chinese restaurant where Lotisso had
gone for his wife, to Fourteenth and
Alder, Lotisso "had been very nice
to her. putting his arm around her"
the was crying at first but the couple
talked together in low tones later,
he said.
On cross-examination. Goneau ad
mitted that at the coroner's inquest
he had testified that Lotisso and his
wife during the drive had been quar
reling "a little bit." He admitted his
arrest for perjury and a recent con
viction for bootlegging.
Mrs. Kvelyn M. Conway, a new wit
ness called by the defense, told of
finding a letter written to Lotisso by
nis wiie in October, at a time the
prosecution contends he was verv at
tentlve to an old sweetheart. Mrs.
ueriruae oeddes. This communis
tion thanked Lotisso for some money
am naa seni. amount not mentioned
ana was signed "With love and
Kisses. -Jessie.
Early In the evening preceding the
ruurning oi toe Killing, iirs. Conway,
in wnose nome Arthur W. Larsen
chum of Lotisso. had been staying,
talked with Lotisso, or rather
listened to him for half an hour as
he recited hi3 troubles. She said he
did not seem particularly nervous
but that he wanted to talk to some
one.
NEW STORE WILL OPEN
Second Wool worth Establishment
Ready for Business.
The new 15-cent store of F. W.
Woolworth company, at the south
west corner of Broadway and Alder
street, will be open tomorrow after
noon from 2 to & o clock for inspec
tion and will open at 8 o'clock Satur- J
day morning for business, according i
to announcement made yesterday d
R. J. Williams. Oregon and Washing
ton n.. n . rn, fnr Ih. fOlYiriAnV.
ThA management of the store has I
issued a general Invitation to the
nnhllf to visit the store during the in
spection period. There will be an 8- '
piece orchestra to give music for the '
occasion. ' I
The new Tortland store Is No. 1126!
In the Woolworth chain. It" will be
operated in the same fashion as ail i
the other stores of that organization, j
according to Mr. Williams. Eari j
Goodwin will be manager.
The new store Is declared to be In
line with the policy of the Woolworth
company to establish two stores in
leading cities of the west, it is de
clared.
UNIT DECLARED ASSURED
Roscburg Machine Gun Company
Is Obtaining Enlistments.
ROSEBURG, Or.. Feb. 23. (Special.)
Following a meeting at the armory
last night of young men eligible to
enlistment in the proposed national
guard unit here, it was announced
this morning that the company is
practically assured for this city. The
names of 65 men are necessary be
fore the machine gun unit can be
organized, and C. L. Stoddard, for
merly a captain In overseas service,
spoke before the high school this aft
ernoon, and succeeded In enlisting a
number of the young men in tne
pnmninr.
Salaries for the members of the
unit will total approximately $8000
annually, and in addition funds will
be available for equipment.
Taxpayers' League Elects.
ROSEBURG, Or., Feb. 23. (Spe
cial.) At .. meeting here of the
directors of the Douglas county tax
pavers' league last night. Loyal V.
Emery, a Coles valley prune grower,
was elected president; C. O. Garrett,
a stockman of Glendale. first vice
president; G. W. Riddle of Riddle, sec
ond vice-president: A. A. Thiel of
Yoncalla. third vice-president, and H.
O. Fargeter of Roseburg, secretary
treasurer. The directors are: Loyal
V Emery, G. W. Riddle. C. H. Bailey.
A. A. Thiel. O. L. Beckley, S. D. Evans,
Arthur March and C. O. Garrett.
Auto Goes Over Bluff.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Feb. 23.
(Special.) K. G. Harland. head of the
electric equipment company, en route
to Walla Walla from Lewlston yester
day afternoon, saved his life by leap
ing from his automobile as it went
over a bluff on the slippery Marengo
grade. His car was wrecked. He
was brought here today in another
car and sent out a wrecking crew.
This hill has been the scene of many
bad wrecks.
I.otia.o Says lie Couldn't Sleep.
"He said that If he could get to
talk to his wife alone, everything
would De all right." said Mrs. Conwav.
"but he declared there always seemed
lo be another girl with Tessie. He
had not been able to sleep because
or worrying about his wife, he said
He toid me that he had been saving
up money so that he could take her
back to England as he had promised
her mother. He was going to meet
her that night after the show to
which he was going with Mr. Larsen
ne said."
Larsen was a witness also. He
was with Lotisso until 11:30 the night
of the killing. He had known him
lor about three years. On cross-examination,
he answered that he had
observed nothing unusual about
Jjonsso s condition that nisrht.
Mrs. a I. L. Ruthman. proprietor of
ine .-vavarre hotel, related on the
witness stand conversations between
Jessie and two other men she said
sne had overheard while eavesdron
ping at the telephone exchange board
scout a month before the tragedy.
Two Jlen Called oa Phone.
Lotisso had gone to the hotel and
wanted his wife to stay with him. said
Mrs. Ruthman. Before she went to
bis room Tessa telephoned two men.
declared the witness, telling one of
them she could not keep an engage
ment wun mm mat night, as her
husband was there. This was after
midnight. Mrs. Ruthman testified.
Mrs. Ruthman said Lotisso had told
her he wanted to take his wife back
to Lngland and open a little ice
cream parlor there, and was caving
money with that end In view.
Lotisso himself took the stand
shortly before adjournment last night
and detailed the accidents in his
youth which had subjected him in
later years to fainting spells or com
plete lapses of consciousness. His tes
timony had not reached his marriage
when court closed.
Barney Lotisso, father of the ac
cused, and Jennie Lopez, sister, tes
tified concerning the mishaps of the
young man, also.
.Wife Taunted Mate. Testimony.
Other witnesses for the defense,
who testified In the first trial, were
M. G. Butterfield and H. A. Chapman,
who described an argument between
Lotisso and his wife at midnight in
the street near the Morris hotel, say
ing that after she had gone to her
room. Tessie taunted her husband
from the window. The episode had
such an effect on Lotisso that he
walked away nnsteadily from the
hotel, spinning about dizzily near a
street intersection, said Butterfield.
Verne Bristow and Thomas W.
Hughes, taxi-drivers, were other wit
nesses, telling of actions of Lotisso
prior to the crime.
Final witnesses for the state, pro
duced yesterday morning, were Grant
Showerman, newspaper man, who in
terviewed Lotisso after the murder;.
Richard Deich, former deputy district
' Roseburg Playground Planned.
ROSEBURG. Or.. Feb. 13. (Special.)
If plans Initiated by Umpqua post
of the American Legion materialize,
the youngsters of Roseburg will soon
be provided with a fine playground.
The tentative proposal was discussed
at a meeting held in the city hall last
night. It Is proposed to invite aid
of the city council in perfecting the
plan. In addition to a central ath
letic field. It Is believed necessary to
provide four community playgrounds,
one in each section of the city.
Kelso Man Becomes Minister.
KELSO. Wash., Feb. 23. (Special.)
W. S. Pearson, who has been asso
ciated with his father. C. B. Pearson.
In the realty firm of Pearson & Son.
has been ordained as a minister of
the Mennonite church and has taken
a pastorate at Granger. Wash. He
is jiot yet 21 years of age. His
father will continue the realty busi
ness here.
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Washington Programme Given.
MONMOUTH, Or.. Feb. 23. A
George Washington programme under
the direction of Miss Laura Taylor,
head of the department of physical
education, and Miss Bessie McChes
ney. third and fourth grade critic of
the Independence training school, was
given In the Oregon Normal school
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Wings of the morning!
Good coffee for break
fast makes things seem just
right. It gives you a real
set-up for the day's work.
And how good it is!
how fragrant, how rich
and smooth to the taste!
Schilling Coffee is one
of the fine coffees, packed in
vacuum-sealed tins to keep
the original fragrance and
taste 'until you get it.
Schilling Cofiee
it
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No Article in the Store Over 15c
Inspection Day Friday, February 25th
From 2 to 5 P. M. No Goods Sold on This Day. Everybody Welcome. Fine Orchestra Music
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From 8:00 A. M. to 6:00 P. M.
Wonderful Opeolp
pecials
ALUMINUM TEA KETTLES, 8-CUP PERCOLA
TORS, Double Cookers, etc, on sale 8 A. M
WILLOW SHOPPING BASKETS. You will appre
ciate this value; on sale 9 A. M
HOUSE BROOMS. We will let you judge what
these are worth. On sale 10 A. M
GUARANTEED SILVERWARE; tremendous big
values. On sale 11 A. M
15c
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15c
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TURKISH BATH TOWELS. A large, heavy Bath
Towel. On sale 1 P. M
COTTON BED BLANKETS of good size and
quality. On sale 2 P.M. Each Blanket
LADIES' SILK HOSE. Colors black, gray and
cordovan. On sale 3 P. M. Each Hose
LADIES' SILK GLOVES. Colors black and white.
On sale 4 P. M. Each Glove
15c
15c
15c
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WE ARE ALSO LISTING BELOW A FEW OF THE ALL-DAY SPECIALS, WHICH WE WILL PLACE ON
SALE AT 8 A. M. BE SURE YOU COME AND GET YOUR SHARE OF THESE TREMENDOUS BIG VALUES.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT SALE OF SPECIAL GOODS.
Palm Olive Soap. , . 5c Borden's Large Milk 10c Coates' Sewing Cotton, 150 yd. . . 5c
Creme Oil Soap 5c No. 2y2 Can Apricots 15c Coates' Crochet Cotton 10c
Crystal White Soap, 4 bars 15c No. 2x2 Can Peaches . .15c Wide Fancy Ribbons, y2 yard 15c
Fels Naptha, 2 bars. 15c Large Can Tomatoes 10c Fine Quality Gingham, yard .10c
9-oz. Phez Orington Jam 15c 1-lb. Can Pink Salmon 10c Large Tin Buckets ,15c
Extra Specials on Candies for the Opening Day Only
PEANUT BRITTLE
Our Peanut Brittle is known by its wonderful flavor.
Special for Opening Day Only.
1 5c Pound
This candy made in Portland.
SOLD IX POUND LOTS ONLY
MILK CHOCOLATES ,
These are our regular line of ORIOLE CHOCOLATES
At a Special Opening Price
V4 Pound 10c
SOLD IN POUND LOTS ONLY
SALTED PEANUTS
These Are the Little SPANISH PEANUTS That You
Like so Well. On Sale, the Opening Day, Only
15c Pound
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-WOOL
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CO.
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