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r THE aiOBXIXG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, APRIL, 28, 1923 PROSECUTION RESTS VDN DER ARE CASE Details of Jeppson Murder Gradually Bared. TESTIMONY SUMMED UP Mnch Mystery About Killing: Re mains Some Facts Thought Withheld Until Later. 0 PENDLETON. Or., April 27. (Spe cial.) Gradually the details of the murder of MatL Jepson have been re vealed during the trial of Charles Von Der Ahe on a charge of brutally claying the aged hermit because he was reported to have told officers of moonshining operations of the de fendam. Even now much mystery remains about the actual killing, which is be lieved to have been about July 23. The state rested its direct testimony early this morning, but many persons believed that some facts were being withheld until the last chance for presentation. Testimony Is Summed t'p. The outstanding testimony of the atate case in the last three days, to day was summed up as follows: That the body of Matt Jepson was found with skull horribly crushed in the bottom of an old well on his own ranch on August 13. That Charles Von Der Ahe haI been een making numerous trips to and from the Jepson ranch. That Matt Jepson was last sees live July 23. That important evidence had been destroyed by the coroner's office. That Von Der Ahe 'was fined $400 last summer when he pleaded guilty to a charge of moonshining. That Matt Jepson gave information of Von Der Ahe's moonshlning op erations to officers, but that the in formation was not the basis of Von Der Ahe's arrest. Biff Surprint Is Sprung. That Von Der Ahe had made many threatening statements against stool pigeons and against the man who "turned him in." That detectives had obtained from Von Der Ahe statements which were said almost to be admissions of the crime, although many of them were made under the influence of intoxi cating liquor. A big surprise was sprung this morning when the defense opened its case by picking up old clews dis carded by the state in its investiga tion of the murder and using state witnesses in an attempt to prove that Fred Patterson, young mountaineer of near Jepson's home, who was ar rested and held for several months on a murder charge, but finally re- Jeased, was guilty of the offense. I Questions asked by the defense were In regard to the investigation of the murder last summer at which time Patterson was the suspect; Pat terson was liberated when the state failed to obtain enough evidence against him to form a case. more efficiency and fewer public employee T and live within oar .income. I am a candidate for governor because I do not believe any of the other candi dates have declared themselves emphatical ly enough aad told us what they would do nor how they would do it to accomplish the desired result. I would do my best to eliminate every commission and board possible and every employe of the state possible. The only way I &e& to accomplish & saving: is to have the constitutional officers do their full duty and work and take to their as sistance only such clerical help as will do the work. Could not then the whale state force of employes be housed once more h the state house instead of having to ren at state expense oiiicee and rooms in Sa lem and Portland? I would insist that all state employes own their own conveyances or walk instead of the state furnishing a large number of automooues ior tnem. WIFE'S STOBY BIT SHAKY EXPLANATION OF MASH FAILS TO SAVE HCSBAXD. of Gottlieb Reigart Is Convicted Liquor Manufacture and Is Fined $50. , "That's jiat sortie refuse I threw from the window," explained Mrs. Gottlieb Reigart on the witness stand in the court of District Judge Bell yesterday, referring to an exhibit produced by Deputy Sheriffs Beeman, Wolfe and Schirmer a& a part of whisky mash the woman had art temptedi to destroy when, her home at 831 Union- avenue North was raidied. "Of what was this 'refuse' com posed?" asked John Driscall, deputy district attorney. "Oh, just some prunes, raisins and potatoes," she replied. "How do you account for the water content?" "Oh, that's just rain water from a leak in the roof." "It was thrown from the top story of the house, was it not?" "It was." "And your kitchen is on the first floor?" "Yes, sir." The testimony of . Mrs. Reigart failed to save her husband from con viction and a fine of $50. The fine was not large, due to the fact that the actual liquor found on the prem ises was little more than a tea spoonful. Emil Schiller, in whose home at 651 Mississippi avenue 40 gallons of whisky was seized pleaded guilty to bootlegging and was fined $50 by juage Bell. IS MR. HOLMES WOULD ABOLISH APPOINTIVE BOARDS. Democratic Candidate for Governor Wants Public Economy and Is Opposed to State Income Tax. "Webster Holmes, if elected gov ernor, would have all members of appointive boards and commissions resign, except the industrial accident commission and the corporation com missioner, and he would give the latter supervision over the insurance and state banking departments. Mr. Holmes, who is a candidate for the democratic nomination, makes this statement in his platform, which he has just compiled and released. Mr. Holmes was born in Polk county in 1872 and is a practicing attorney of Tillamook city. He at tended the public schools of Polk county, Dallas academy, Willamette university and Monmouth normal. He was appointed circuit judge by Oswald West, when the latter was governor. Mr. Holmes grandfather crossed the plains to Oregon in 1848 from Virginia. One-term incumbency is all that Mr. Holmes asks and he expresses belief in a constitutional government as provided in the state constitution. Jle says he is opposed to and would veto any bill for a new tax or an act creating an income tax. Mr. Holmes says that an income tax only penalizes industry and the energy of the individual. He also says he would veto any bill making unneces sary appropriations for state schools and would make them keep within their legal income and would advo cate a simplified system of public accounting. Continuing, the platform says: I am not In favor of and would refuse to continue any tish and name commission. They arc unnecessary and a grea.1 expense Let the commercial fishermen propagate "cir wwn lifir. me citstrict attorneys nu ijiq aneruis eniorce ail iih and game laws. I would see that a larffe percentage of vugineennK expenses on public hig-hway were aved. I wouid use every power to ?ee that w. reduced in every possible way expenciitme of pubitc money. I stand for the constitutional officers doina- the work and administering the :tr business with the least possible cler ical heip in the manner which the consti tution of the etate provides. 1 realize that in order to reduce our destructi a rate of taxation we must re.iu- .twth anT expense hv hnvine CHINESE PISTOLS SEIZED Astoria Police Confiscate Express Consignment of Weapons. ASTORIA, Or., April 27. (Special.) In his campaign to put a stop to the Chinese tong war, Chief of Police Carlson today confiscated four auto matic pistols and 450 rounds of am munition which arrived thia morning by express from New York, consigned to Chin Dok in care of the Hop Sing Lung company, Chinese labor contrac tors. Chin Dok was said by the police to be a member of the Bing Kung Bow Leong tong. Go Wong, a Bing Kung-Bow Leong tongman, was arraigned in the jus tice court this arternoon on an infor mation charging him with assault wif h a dangerous weapon with intent to kill Ah liuong, a Hip Sing. The de fendant was released on $2000 bonds to appear for a preliminary hearing Monday morning. PRIlVTIJVrt M. -K. A, That SATISFIES Pacific printing is if nest it speaks for itself. Unsurpassed facilities. Newest faces of type the kind you have long wanted. BDWY. 2971 IRRIGATION DAM BREAKS The Dalles-California Highway Is Washed Ont by Flood. BEXD, Or., April 27. (Special.) 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