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PORTLAND, OREGON, , SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1908
ANGEL OF STAGE
IS NOW BENEDICT
MORRIS LARGEY MARRIES MRS.
SIBE, OF CALIFORNIA.
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BROTHER ACCUSES
SISTER OF PLOT
Drury Makes Charges
Against Moultons.
BRYAN ADHERES
TO FREE COINAGE
BLIND STUDENTS
WOLVES KILL AND
EAT LITTLE GIRL
FORAKER STEPS
RUN ON ROLLERS
E
SKATING CRAZE STRIKES STATE
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IX WILDS
SCHOOIi IX MISSOURI.
OF MINNESOTA.-
TURKISH MONSTER
COMING TO OR
ON
rJTU BACKGROUND
Favors It, if Conditions
of 1 896 Revived.
TELLS OPINION IN CONFIDENCE
Attempt to Extort Public Dec
laration Fails.
SAYS QUESTION NOT ISSUE
Optaln Ross, of Columbus, Who Re
ceived Bryan's Confidential let
ter, States Problem In Open
Letter to Candidate.
CHICAGO. Bept 19. (Special.) William
Jennings Bryan, Democratic candidate
lor President, would. If he were elected
and If the conditions of the country
ceemed to him to become the same as
they were in 1896. favor tne free and un
limited coinage of silver at a ratio of 16
to 1, Just as he did in 1896. At least so
he said in a personal letter written some
months ago to Captain James B. Ross,
of Columbus, O., and now for the first
timo brought to the attention of the
public
Strangely enough, Mr. Bryan does not
want his convictions on this subject
made public. He not only refuses to dis
cuss the question, but he also refuses to
allow his former dlscusions of It to be
printed. Last March Captain Ross wrote
the following letter to Mr. Bryan:
Is Free Coinage Still Right?
9 North Ohio avenue, Columbus. Ohio.
March 23. 1908.
Dear Sir 1 de.tr. to express to you my
appreciation of your masterlv discussion of
guaranteed banks on the lHth ult., before
the Ohio Legislature at Columbus. O. No
doubt many will differ from you. yet all
must admit your presentation of that sub
ject la the strongest possible from your
view-point.
It Is said by ome that, during the cam
paign In which youwce a fcU-esirtentlal can
didate, with equal eloquence you arguel In
favor of free coinage of gold and sllvei at
the ratio of IS to 1. but alnce you have
changed your mind, and they intimate that
you may In time change your mind in re
gard to the question of guaranteed banks.
Were you right then? And if the condi
tions were the same now as then, would you
favor free coinage of gold and silver at the
ratio of 18 to 1 ? JAMES B. ROSS.
To W. J. Bryan.
Adheres to Opinion of 1806.
On May 12, Mr. Bryan answered this
letter with a statement that he had been
right in 1896, and that. If conditions
should ever again become the same as
they were at that time, the demand for
the restoration of bimetallism would be
the same.
This letter was marked "Personal," but.
as Captain Ross was a stranger to Mr.
Bryan, writing to him solely as a voter
on a public question, he considered this
word an oversight and did not hesitate to
show the letter to some of his personal
friends. The only knowledge of the con
tents of this letter has come in this way,
for, owing to a subsequent letter from
Mr. Bryan, Captain Ross has locked it
in a safety deposit vault and refused to
show It to any one.
Captain Ross, however, on August 27,
wrote Mr. Bryan again, expressing his
belief that the Commoner .had marked
his previous letter "personal" through
mere inadvertence. He asked the Com
moner's permission to make the letter
public. Mr. Bryan replied to the letter
on August 31, saying:
Will Not Allow Publication.
Tf the matter discussed in the letter Is
covered by our platform. I shall be glad to
end you a letter upon the subject for pub
lication. If It la not covered by our plat
form. 1 could not discuss It or authroxle the
ftuhlteatlon of a former letter without vlo
atlng a rule which I think necessary for a
candidate to observe, namely: Not to bring
Into the campaign Issues which are not In
cluded In the platform. Wv J. BRYAX.
Fnts Question to Bryan.
Before writing Mr. Bryan the letter of
August 77, Captain Ross had written un
der date of June 17, opening with the fol
lowing paragraph:
Columbus. Ohle. June 24. 190s.
My Dear Sir 1 am In receipt of your es-
tCenclnded on Page a.)
Foraker Take, a Flange
Young People Convert Gymnasium
Into Rink Acute Hearing P re
Prevents Collisions.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 19. (Special.)
The students at the Missouri School
for the Blind have taken to roller
skating and have insisted on Super
intendent S. M. Green moving all the
furniture out of the gymnasium, which
they have turned into a rink. Half
the older students, both men and wo
men, spend several hours each day
skating in the gymnasium. Persons
present would- doubt that the young
people were blind. The fact that they
skate without accident or collision is
due to their remarkably developed
sense of bearing.
Since the craze began last Thursday
not one of the skaters has mec with
an accident, excepting a few falls
which resulted from colliding with
skaters who rolled too fast, losing
track of the speed to be maintained
In the hall. The students glide by
each other as If they could see.
' A number of the students are expert
typewriters.
A modified game of football will be
a feature of the athletics for the pres
ent term.
RIOTERS BESIEGE RANCH
Charge When Leader Is Killed, but
Flee Before Troops.
EL, PASO, Ter., Sept. 19. Mail advices
to the Herald from Torreon, Mexico, to
day bring news of a riot 30 kilometers
west of there at Naxareno ranch, on
Wednesday, Mexican Independence day.
The ranch home of Don Jose Farjas.'a
prominent Spaniard, was attacked by
his workmen, who demanded higher
wages. A Mexican, who led the mob, at
tacked Don Jose with a stone, whereupon
iomingo Baidana, - bookkeeper at the
ranch, killed the leader with a rifle.'
The mob then charged the house with
stones and guns and the family 'Bar
ricaded themselves and defended the
place, telephoning to Lerdo for troops.
Four hours later the troops arrived on
a speclar train and the mob lied. Five
wounded men were captured and Jailed
and Don Jose and family were given
escort to Torreon. The .ranch is still in
charge of the soldiers.
JOY WHEN SUTTLER QUITS
Hearst Glad Georgian Opponent of
Ills Ticket Resigns.
ATLANTA, Ga., Sept 19. William R.
Hearst In a dispatch to E. G. Clapp, Na
tional committeeman from Georgia for
the Independence party, declared that ha
was glad to hear of the resignation of the
chairman of the state executive commit
tee of the party, Bernard Suttler, closing
with these words:
"I am as proud of the kind of men that
leave the party as I am of the kind who
stand nobly by the party. This Is a fight
to the end."
This is the latest development in the
spilt which was brought about when Mr.
Suttler announced that the state execu
tive committee of the Independence party
would not support Hlsgen and Graves. .
HIDDEN JEWELS BURNED
Tenant of Historic Yolo Mansion
Forgets Them In Fire.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Sept. (Spe
cial.) The old L. M. Scott residence. In
Yolo, Yolo County, was destroyed by a
mysterious fire last night, causing a loss
of about $5000. Mrs. J. H. Jones, who had
been occupying the house, had her ef
fects packed ready to move, but had a
thousand dollars' worth of Jewelry still
hidden In the house. She succeeded In
saving all the household goods, but forgot
the Jewelry. It was burned before she
was reminded of it by friends.
The property saved was worth much
less than the Jewelry.
Torpedo Practice Ended.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. The Navy
Peparement has ordered the torpedo-
boats Goldsborough, Rowan, Fox and
Davis to hold target practice In Drakes
Bay, near San Francisco. The vessels
will then proceed to San Diego, arriving
there not later than October 14, and then
joining the Pacific fleet for a cruise to
the southward.
Samnel Gemprrs Has aa Bsgut-
meat With a Red-Rot Store.
Head of Secret Police
Tells of Crimes. -
ORDERED 170 PERSONS SLAIN
Fled From Popular Vengeance
by Sultan's Order.
GRAFT ON IMMENSE SCALE
Lies Bey Arrives in London Under
Assumed Xante and Will Seek
Peace in Oregon Empire
Ruled by Thieves. '
LONDON, Sept. 19. (Special.) Zla Bey,
the head of the Turkish secret police, who
has had to fly for his life, is here In Lon.
don under the assumed name of A. R.
Gray. He admits that in his official capa
city he sanctioned horrible atrocities, and
that he dare not ever return to Turkey
again.
The people can never forgive me," he
said. "Turkey has seen the last of me
forever. You must remember that during
my term of office I have been the means
of ruining ministers, officers and civilians
at the bidding of my superiors, and 170
Turks, members of some of the most hon
ored families In the Empire, have disap
peared. Under my direction, a body of
well paid secret service agents, over 400
In number, have been constantly at work.
some Turks, mostly Armenians and
Greeks, a few women and two Maltese.
"It mattered not who were the persons
to be removed. Orders from Yildlz were
implicitly obeyed. False reports were
submitted to the Sultan and from them
there was no appeal. To be denounced
by us was sufficient to ruin any one.
"On July a, the day of proclaiming the
constitution, J knew that with Tashln and
Izzet Pashas my official career was end
ed. On July 24 the Sultan sent me a let
ter, short and explicit. 4 ;
" "Flee to Europe without an hour's de
lay.' I waited till dark -nd fled.
"Let me tell you some startling things
about the Porte. As an administrative
machine it ceased to exist 20 years ago.
All power was centered at Ylldiz. Min
isters, even the Grand Vizier, had less
authority than the head clerk of a de
partment. I do not blame the Sultan en
tirely, or the Chamberlain entirely; their
power rested in a sort of working agree
ment which enabled them to manipulate
the resources of the empire solely In the
private appropriation of the revenues, no
matter how gained, in the interest of
themselves.
"Izzet Pasha is reputed to have saved
from his perquisites 1.500.000 Turkish
poundi, the bulk of which was invested
In tho United State of America and
through Greek financiers in Paris. But
the Sultan himself has at least 3,000,000
invested In Germany, Austria and France,
because he received heavy percentages on
the bribes received from contractors for
war stores, supplies and clothing for the
army and navy. These men used me be
cause they found me pliable. I accepted
the post at the palace because it suited
me to be paid well and live under the pro
tection of the Sultan.
"What are my plans for the future?
Well, I shall not remain in London per
manently and am proposing to purchase
a small country estate in Oregon. As I
am only 40 years of age, I have a reason
able hope of living there in peace."
HEADS OFF HILL'S ROAD
Canadian Pacific Acquires Link to
Complete New Main Line.
WINNIPEG, Sept 19. By the pur
chase of the Alberta Irrigation Com
pany's line In South Alberta for $20,
000,300, the Canadian Pacific Railroad
Intends making the Crows Nest Pass
the main line to the Pacific Coast to
head off the Great Northern, which
road, it is said, has been trying to
get control of this railway for years.
ACCORDING TO HARRY MURPHY, THESE
Errs the Bet of Friend. Must
Part.
Brother of Victim Escapes From
Ravenous Pack Mother Finds
Mangled Remains.
ELY, Minn., Sept 19. (Special.) The
young daughter of Peter Kobe, a home
steader living in the wild section along
the Little Fork River, Northern Minne
sota, was attacked by a pack of wolves
while going on an errand to a neighbor
with her young brother and was killed
and partly devoured.
The boy escaped and, running home,
gave the alarm. The mother hastened to
the scene of the tragedy and found the
horribly mutilated remains of her child.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 72
. degrees; minimum. 47 decrees.
TODAY'S Showers and cooler; westerly
winds.
Foreign.
Chief of 6ultan's secret police, coming to
Oregon, tells about crimes. Section 1,
page 1.
Politic.
Survey of political outlook In Indiana. Sec
tion 1, page 8.
Foraker explains S.3.000 draft received from
Standard Oil Company. Section 1, page 2.
Bryan esys he still believes In free silver,
but refuses to make public statement.
Section 1, page 1.
Foraker voluntarily withdraws as speaker
at Taft rally at Cincinnati. Section 1,
page 1.
Republican National committee eliminates
Foraker from New York rally. Section 1,
page X.
Bryan arrested for speeding automobile In
- Rhode Island. Section 1. PageS.
Bonaparte tells why trust magnates are not
Imprisoned. Sectionr 1. page 3.
Domestic.
Drouth dries up rivers In East and' forest
ftres cover whole Atlantic Coast with
smoke. Section 1. page 4.
Dunham Identified as suspected murderer
by woman. Section 1, page 10.
Breaking of Mauretania's propeller In storm,
puts passengers In panic. Section -1,
page 5.
Morris Largey, angel of theatrical com
panies, marries California beauty. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
Rage for roller-skating In blind school.
Section 1, page 1.
Clarence Moulton and wife accused by Mrs.
Moul ton's brother of conspiracy to ob
tain Ida Drury's estate. Section 1, page 1.
Girl eaten by wolves in Minnesota. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
Pacific Coast.
State Fair exhibitors and race-horse owners
leave fair grounds for Portland show.
Section 2, page 2.
District" Attorney will make wholesale In
dictments in Umatilla County for viola
tions of local option l&w. . .Se,cjJou . 1,
page S.
California capitalists pay $50,000 for Santlam
gold mines. Section 1, page 6.
Rousing good roads meeting at Hood River
addressed by Judge Webster and J. HV
goott. Section 1, page 4.-
Lee Johnson, accused of killing his wife
and cutting body to bits, escapes from
steamer while being taken to Nome for
trial. Section 1. pace 5.
Sports.
Oregon athletes display modesty after Lon
don triumphs. Section 4, page 5.
A. C. Gilbert, champion polevautter, has
made I'd feet. Section 4, page 5.
Pacific Coast League scores: Portland 4.
San Francisco 3; Los Angeles 4, Oakland
a. Section. 1, page 7. . .
Northwest colleges secure best of football
coaches. Section 4, page 9.
Reorganisation of Pacific Coast League re
mains . unsolved problem. Section 4.
page 8.
Portland autolst returns from 1900-mlle trip.
Section -4, page 7.
Oregon field trials at Harrlsburg this week.
Section 4, page 7.
Many pugilists' leave California for East.
Section 4, page .
American tennis team defeats British for
right to challenge, beet ion Z, page 2. .
Corrl wins Chicago Marathon race. Section
2. page 2.
National amateur athletic meet almost ends ,
In riot. Section l, page
Commercial and Marine.
Serious shortage In canned tomato pock. Sec
tion 4, page 11.
Top prices- paid for wheat crop' in Chicago
market. Section 4. page 11.
Reaction in stock market. Section 4, page
11.
Wheat shipments from Portlaad, foreign, for
September have passed the million-bushel
mark. Section 4. page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Interstate fish fight may go to 8upreme
Court. Section 2, page 12.
United Railways reported to be under con
trol of Hill Interests. Section 1, page 8.
H. M. Cake will take stump for Taft. Sec
tion 1. page 6.
Traveling passenger agents pralne Portland
and Oregon. Section 3, page 12.
Bad check artist Is sentenced to peniten
tiary for six years. Section 4, page 12.
Raymond Nelson Is killed by Northern Pa
cific train. Section 1, page 8.
District Attorney orders billiard halls to
close on Sunday. Section 3. page 7.
Annual Methodist conference to be held this
week. Section 1, page 9.
Executive Board factions at outs over street
contracts. Section 4. page 12.
Heavy construction movement during Win
ter is promised. Section 3, page 8-
Peninsula Is scene of building activity.' elec
tion 3, page lO.
ARE SOME OF THE WEEK'S
But He Can Still Wander oa Hla-
Owi River Side.
Withdraws as Orator at
Taft Rally.
ACTION IS PURELY VOLUNTARY
Result of Many Conferences Is
, Letter to Taft.
LATTER REFUSES TO TALK
Hearst's Exposure Given as Reason
for Not Speaking at League Gath
ering Taft Answers Bryan x
on Philippines Question.
CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 19. Senator
J. B. Foraker tonight eliminated him
self from participation with W. H.
Taft in the political rally of the Na
tional League of Republican Clubs .to
be held here next Tuesday. His action
was made known to Mr. Taft in the
following letter; addressed to the can
didate today and made public by the
Senator tonight:
My Dear Judge: Having read In the news
papers that some of your friends and you
are in doubt as to the propriety of my speak
ing with you at Music Hall next Tuesday
night I have concluded not to attend the meet
ing. I take this action, not because I deem
the answers I have made to Mr. Hearst's
charges Insufficient, nor because of any lack
of loyalty to our cause, but only because Z
don't want to do anything that might Injure
the cause or embarrass you personally.
To" John Hays Hammond, president of
the National League of Republican Clubs,
Mr. Foraker sent this letter, which he
also made public:
"I herewith inclose- a self-explanatory
letter that I have just sent to Judge
Taft."
Action Quite' Voluntary.
Senator Foraker said, in regard to the
correspondence, that his action was en
tirely voluntary and that he had received
no direct communication from Mr. Taft
regarding the situation.
The publication of the letters followed
a series of .conferences held yesterday
and today.' Senator Dick and Mr. "vorys
were the intermediaries yesterday. Sen
ator Murray Crane, of Massachusetts,
reached the city today and went at once
to the .Charles P.. Taft residence, where
Mr. Taft remained the entire day. . After
an extended' conference, Mr. Crane re
turned to the Slnton Hotel, where he was
met by Senators Foraker and Dick. The
three lunched together in. the hotel and
then repaired to Mr. Foraker's office in .
the Traction building, where the con
ference was protracted until late In the
afternoon, after which Messrs. Crane
and, Dick again saw Judge Taft.
All Keep Silence.
" Neither Mr. Taft, Mr. Foraker, Mr.
Crane, Mr. Dick or A. I. "vorys would
add anything to " the Information con
tained In the letters which were made
nubile, with the exception of Mr. Fora
ker's remark that his action was volun
tary. It could not be ascertained
whether Mr. Foraker's intentions were
to eliminate .himself entirely from the
campaign or whether he will, as he in
tended, take the stump later.
As It did yesterday, today the Hearst
Foraker controversy eclipsed all else In
the political .horizon here. Throughout
Mr. Taft has declined to discuss the mat
ter for publication or otherwise, except
with Messrs. Crane, Dick and Vorys.
Communication between the candidate
and the New York headquarters was fre
quent tfcday and, even before Mr. Fora
ker gave out his letter to Mr. Taft, It
was known here that he would not be
present on the platform with Mr. Taft
at the Tuesday meeting.
Taft Talks on Philippines.
Mr. Taft tonight addressed an enthusi
astic gathering of the citizens of Nor
wood, O., in the assembly-room of the
Sinton Hotel. His remarks were confined
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HAPPENINGS AT HOME AND
Mr. Hear Pays a Few OraHons It'o
Compliment, to Mr. Bryan.
Butte Millionaire Who Lost by Back
ing Nona Blake, Takes Wife
in Omaha.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 19. (Special.)
Mrs. A. C. Sibe. of Modesto, Cal.. one of
San Francisco's social queens, was mar
ried at St. Peter's Church at noon today
to Morris Sellers Largey, the banker
and miner of Butte, Mont. -They ar
rived In Omaha Friday morning from
New York. The wedding took place
today from the home of Frank McGinn,
a brother-in-law of Mr. Largey.
Both Mr. Largey and his bride are
28 years of age. Morris Largey, who
Inherited $6,000,000 on the death of
his father, several years ago. Is said
to have been one of the heaviest losers
In stage ventures In recent years, when
he starred Nena Blake, buying plays,
leasing theaters and lavishing money
on scenic effects and costumes. The
family is well known In Omaha on ac
count of business relations with the
Drelghtons, who also made millions in
Montana mines.
Mr. and Mrs. Largey left tonight for
New York. They will return next
month to Butte, where they will reside.
WHENCE THAT $300,000?
Haskell Must AnserBefore Mon
nett Will Speak for Bryan.
COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 19. Ex-Attorney-General
Frank S. Monnett, who In
stituted the prosecution of the Standard
Oil Company In Ohio, today threw the
Democratic organization Into consterna
tion when he declared he would not
stump the Western States for W. J.
Bryan until he received a satisfactory
explanation of the origin of the 300,000
contribution to -the Democratic campaign
fund. He paid:
"Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma, will
have to resign as custodian of the funds
of the National committee or there "will
be serious trouble in the committee. " I
have been assigned to speak in the West
by the Democratic National Committee,
but I cannot make a speech until I am
satisfied from Just what source the com
mittee received that 1300,000 which it
boasts it has."
MEET-AGAIN IN SEATTLE
Electric Men or Northwest Decide on
Convention City for Next Year.'
SEATTLE, Sept. 19. Seattle was chosen
as the meeting place in 1909 of the North
west Electric Light & Power Associa
tion, formed here today of electric men
from various Oregon, Washington, Idaho
and Alaska . cities, representing electric
light and power plants worth upwards of
$75,000,000. The following officers were
elected:
President. Arthur Gunn. of Wenatchee:
first vice-president. A. Welch, of Port
land; second vice-president, F. Rotch, of
Fairbanks, Alaska; third vice-president,
Henry Adams, of Lewiston, Idaho.
Executive committee H. S. Bleeker,
of Portland; I. ,W. Anderson, of Walla
Walla: La. B. Faulkner, of Olympia; C. G.
Arrowsmith, of North Yakima: O. B.
Caldwell, of Portland; N. J. Shields, of
Moscow, Idaho. .
OVERTAKEN BY JUSTICE
Lawyer Who Cheated Widow Ar
rested After Many Tears.
NEW YORK, Sept 19. F. C. Marrln,
42 years old, a lawyer of Brooklyn, was
arrested In this city tonight after a chase
of many years. Marrln is charged with
defrauding a widow, Mrs. Caroline C.
Barry, said to have been a friend of his
family, out of $70,000 by means of worth
less mortgages.
Marrln, it is charged, was given the
money to invest by Mrs. Barry, when
ber husband died.
Nurse Prostrated by Grief.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Sept. 19. James
King and Thomas Penney, the two
victims of poisoning, who are still 111 at
the County Hospital, were reported as
Improving with little doubt of their
ultimate recovery. Miss Arthur, the
nurse, is suffering from nervous prostra
tion and Is In danger of serious illness be
cause of the affair. The inquest has been
postponed.
ABROAD
Bitter, bat It Will Do Him
Good.
AS TO DEAD SISTER'S ESTATE
Inquiry Into pisposition by
Portland Heirs.
CONSPIRACY IS ALLEGED
Property Worth $85,000 Left by In
sane Ida Drury, Who Died la
Portland, Causes Lawsuit
in Washington.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUP.EAU, Wash- (
ington, Sept. 19. Clarence E. Moulton i
and his wife, of 786 Irving street, '
Portland, who are now In Washington,
were today served with notice that ;
Mrs. Moulton's brother, George W.
Drury, of this city, had asked the Su- I
preme Court of the District of Columbia
to inquire into the disposition of prop- !
erty left by Ida Drury, his sister, when
she died, in Portland, in 1902. ; . I
It is Mr. Drury's contention that Ida
Drury at the time of her death was In-
sane and, therefore, not competent to ;
dispose of her property, which he be- j
lleves was worth $85,000, and he. fur-j
thermore alleges that, though he Is j
legally entitled to share In her estate, j
there has never been any accounting or j
settlement. He asks the courts to de- j
termlne the amount of the estate, the i
manner of its disposal, the - clrcum- i
stances of his sister's death, etc, and I
asks for an accounting and adjustment!
- Drury Charges Conspiracy.
The case is given a rather sensa-l
clonal turn because of the implication i
contained In the bill of complaint, I
hinting that the Moultons conspired to
get possession of Ida Drury's property
and to prevent . .George Drury from'
sharing it.
Mr. Moulton, who is a member of
the firm of Moulton & Scobey, declared
tonight that there is nothing sensa
tional about the case, and that every
thing will be cleared up satisfactorily.
He furthermore declares that no large
estate is involved, not mo.-e than $7500
at the outside.
Brother Accuses ' Sister,
George Drury avers that for some
years prior to her death Ida Drury had
been mentally unbalanced and declares
that, when his sister, Mrs. Moulton,
learned of Ida's mental condition she
went from her home in Tacoma to
Bridgeport, Conn., and there obtained
possession of the sister in June, 1899.
The infirm sister. It is alleged. Insisted
on coming to this city, where her fath
er and brother then resided, but was
dissuaded by the defendants, who, it
is alleged, told her that her father
would not see her. She was then
taken to Tacoma, where the Moultons
were then living.
Estate Worth $85,000.
Ida Drury, who, it is said, was also
known as Mrs. William Slebs and Dorothy
Siebs in the States of Oregon and Wash
ington, had, according to the complain
ant, at the time of leaving Bridgeport
$25,000 in cash, jewels and ornaments
worth $20,000 and bonds of the New York
Central Railroad and other corporations
valued at $40,000, which, it Is alleged, she
exhibited to her brother and others.
Her mental condition grew worse In the
West, her brother says, so that after,
keeping her at home for some time her
sister had her placed In Dr. Coe's Insane
asylum in Portland, where she died In'
1902. -Her body was removed to ''Tacoma
and there Interred. All knowledge of her
death and burial, Mr. Drury swears, was
kept from him.
This, he alleges, is evidence of conspir
acy on the part of the defendants to se
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Isn't He the Horrid Thing t