The Sunday Oregonian., November 15, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 10, Image 46

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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. NOVEMBER 15, 1UUS.
SECOND DEGREE IS
Lit ROSE VERDICT
Jury Finds Gaspipe Thug Guil
ty of Killing Pawnbro
ker Neuman.
REMAINS OUT 29 HOURS
Prisoner Shows Great Relief at Es
raping Death Penalty and Thanks
the Jurors From His Cell
for Their Consideration.
Guilty of murder in the second
decree.
That was the verdict returned yes
terday against Jack LaRose, frasplpe
thus. The Circuit Court Jury, after re
maining out 80 hours, decided that the
first turned away with a sneer. But a
moment later he .niust have thought
better of it, for he came to the bars.
La Rose Thanks Jurors.
"I don't hold It against you for find
ing me guilty in the second degree."
he said, "but you got the wrong man.
I thank you for the Interest you took
In the -case."
Attorneys Humphrey and Upton, who
defended LaRose, said they intended
asking a new trial. They said they
were not satisfied to let the verdict
stand, believing It was not within the
law. District Attorney Cameron and
Special Prosecutor Logan, while say
ing the fight had been a hard one in
view of the slender thread of circum
stantial evidence. Insisted that LaRose
was lucky to escape with his neck.
The Jury was composed of John M.
Burroughs. H. R. Campbell. George
Dllworth. L. C. McCllntock, John Ep
perly. W. C. Carroll, M. B. McFaul. K.
P. Smith. W. R. Iliff. W. M. Manning,
John Barton and H. A. Calef.
GAXTEXBEIX TO DECIDE CASE
Petition for Injunction Against Bar
bers' Union Vp Tomorrow.
Just how far labor unions may go in
their flifht upon men who refuse to
abide by union rules and edicts is a
question that is to be defined' tomor
row In the State Circuit Court. Judge
Gantenbein will announce in the morn
ing his decision on the application
made by W. G. Jones for a permanent
restraining order against the Barbers'
Union. Jones refuses to have anything
to do with the union and has been en-
MAY .BE REJECTED
Bridge on East Twenty-eighth
Street Under Suspicion.
CRACKS SHOW IN CONCRETE
Inspection to Be Made for Structural
Defects If Viaduct Is Built Ac
cording to Specifications,
City Must Take It.
There is a possibility that the J7O.O0O
reinforced concrete bridge, just completed
across Sullivan's Gulch on East Twenty-
eighth street, will not be accepted by the
city as It stands. Mayor Lane so stated
yesterday. The closest scrutiny by an ex
pert will be had of the structure, and It
will also have to be demonstrated beyond
doubt to the Mayor and members of the
bridge committee of the Executive Board
that It Is up to the specifications set forth
In he contract. In case it Is proved that
the Northwest Bridge Company, the con-
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CONCRETE BRIDGE OVER SI LLIVAVS GULCH AT EAST TWENTY-EIGHTH STREET, WHICH CITY
MAY REFUSE TO ACCEPT.
circumstances connecting LaRose with
the brutal murder were sufficient to
warrant a second-degree verdict.
There waa Just a shadow of doubt in
the minds of throe Jurors, and for this
reason a compromised verdict waa
agreed upon.
I .a Rose stood up and heard the ver
illct without moving a muscle of his
face. The continual expression of
sneering bravado did not shift an in
stant. A moment later, when he was
permitted to sit down, he began smil
ing. Evidently ho was pleased, for he
knew that under such a finding his
neck waa in no danger. Later he as
sured the Jurors that he bore no mal
ice against them for the verdict, and
even thanked them for what they had
done.
Other Charges Are Dropped.
Unless a new trial is asked for and
secured. IjiRose will be sentenced- in
the course of the next few days. The
penalty prescribed is imprisonment for
life. The charges of murderous as
sault now standing against him will
not be pressed, since conviction under
minor charges could not possibly have
the effect of increasing the young
thug's stay In prison. He already
stands branded as a menace to the
community who must be put away for
life.
Seventeen hours of actual delibera
tion were required by the Jury in
reaching Its verdict. During this time
SO ballots were taken. Several times
URose'n neck was In danger, for a ma
jority of the Jury was in favor of con
viction on the first degree murder
charge. Three hours before the Jury
returned its verdict there were nine
men for conviction against three for
acquittal.
Jury Out Many Hours.
The Jury was out exactly I hours,
retiring at 10:07 A. M. Friday and re
porting the verdict, by an odd coinci
dence, at :07 P. M. yesterday. It was
believed that there would be no agree
ment. When the verdict came the
crowd of curious spectators had long
since given up In despair and departed.
There were very few people in the
room when the IS men filed in and
handed their decision to Judge Morrow.
LaRose waa ordered to stand up.
and. aa the verdict waa passed to Clerk
Buechtol for reading, the prisoner be
gan smoothing his hair nervously and
tugging at his coat. But at the words
"guilty of murder In the second de
gree." LaRose didn't flinch. He re
mained standing until told by the
Court he might sit down. Then he
turned to Deputy Sheriff Beattle, who
had him in charge, and remarked with
a broad grin that he guessed be
wouldn't hang, anyway.
That seemed to be LaRose chief con
cern the question of being hanged.
He realized that there was no possible
chance of escaping the penitentiary.
For on the charges of attacking a Chi
nese laundryman the day after the
Neuman murder, the evidence is direct
and conclusive.
Even Division at First.
When the Jury retired Friday morn
ing a ballot waa taken Immediately.
Six Jurors wrote "guilty" and the other
six "not guilty." Jn a few minutes a
second ballot revealed that one Juror
had been added to the list for convic
tion. This remained unchanged all
day. Yesterday morning two more
Jurors were won over to the convicting
side. Three Jurors. John M. Burroughs,
John Harton and E. P. Smith continued
to vote not guilty and would not give
ground. Shortly before noon it waa
suggested that the queston of degree
be considered. With the understand
ing that the vote be guilty of second
degree murder, a unanimous verdict
was finally polled.
The one question was as to the pos
sibility that the evidence might point
wrongly to the man. Many stories
were cited by the Jurors to demon
strate the fallibility of circumstantial
evidence. There was no doubt but
that the man who killed Neuman was
a cold-blooded murderer, but there waa
a shadow of doubt that circumstances
were against LaRose wrongfully.
After the Jurors had been polled and
dismissed ther went, at the invitation
of Sheriff Stevens, to Inspect tha
County Jail. While going down rour
i derer's row, LaRose saw them and at
gaged in a price-cutting campaign. The
union posted pickets outside his two
shops and cautioned all patrons not to
enter the places.
At the time Jones applied to the
court for a temporary injunction and
It waa given him by Judge Morrow.
By this order the union pickets were
dlrectod not to molest Jones further or
accost persons entering his place.
Jones' petition that the order be made
permanent has been vigorously con
tested. The outcome of the case is be
Intc watched with earnest interest by
members of all the unions.
Mrs. AhpeVs Will Probated.
By the will of Mrs. Sarah Ahpel, ad
mitted to probate In the County Court
yesterday forenoon, nearly all the
estate goes in small sums to various,
charitable institutions. Her son, Nathan
Ahpel. is cut off with fl. The trustees
of the Synagogue Beth Israel get J200.
and the sum of $100 each Is given to
the First Hebrew Benevolent Associa
tion, the Ladlps' Hebrew .Benevolent
Association. Neighborhood Guild, Chil
dren's Home. Babies' Home. Old
Women's Home and Visiting Nurses.
Personal effects go to Mrs. Isam White,
a sister residing in-Portland, to Cella
Solomon, another sister living in San
Francisco, and to Jessie Rosenfeld, of
New York, a niece. The estate is worth
J2S00. and it is directed that the resi
due be devoted to the purpose of keep
ing up the Ahpel lot in the cemetery.
Girl Given to Aid Society.
Eva Brown, the young gtrl who left
home on her birthday last Sunday, say
ing she was Is and therefore free to do
as she plea&ed, took the responsibility
onto herself Just two years too soon.
Juvenile Judge Gantenbein decided yes
terday that the girl's mother, Mrs. Nora
Brown, Is the best Judge as to her
daughter's age. Mrs. Brown persisted
that the girl is but 16 years old. She
was committed to the Boys' and Girls'
Aid Society, it developing that the
mother was unable to manage Miss
Brown. Carl Sites, the young man who
secured a rooming place for the way
ward miss, will have to face a charge
of contributing to the delinquency of a
minor child. His defense has been that
the girl waa 18 and not a minor.
W ill of Mrs. Ella C. Devere.
Out of an estate valued at 92200, Mrs.
Ella C. Devere. whose will was filed
for probate with the County Court
yesterday, provides that no more than
$150 be used in funeral expenses, and
that not more than J50 be expended on
a headstone. The major portion goes
to the husband. A- E. Devere, and small
amounts are given to various relatives,
J. R. Cardwell. a nephew, getting $500;
R. 1L Cardwell. $.".33: L. C Chalmers.
S0O. Mrs. M. A. Dalton and Lai la D.
Thomas get $50 each.
Bachelor Sentenced to One Tear.
One year in the County Jail was the
sentence given by Circuit Judge Cle
land. yesterday, to Eugene Bachelor,
charged with a hideous crime In which
his 17-year-old daughter was the com
plaining witness. Bachelor was convict
ed by a Jury.
SOLVE PROBLEM NEW WAY
Alabama Judge in Favor of Dis
franchising Negroes.
CHICAGO. Nov. 14. Th repeal of the
fifteenth amendment of the Constitution
of th United State, which granted uf
fraff to negroes, was recommended as
the best and only remedy for solving; the
problem of the negro race, in an address
delivered by J. A. Green, senior Judge of
the Criminal Court of Birmingham. Ale-,
at the banquet of the Atlas Club in the
Kgyptian banquet hall of the Auditorium
Hotel last nlffht.
"When the negro attempt to dominate
the white. " he said, "and exercises po
litical privileges which may lead to pref
erment, the : ..tit is reached beyond which
we cannot go.
"Take from the negro the right of fran
chise, and you remove the chief cause of
friction between the races."
tractors, fulfilled the specifications, and
still the bridge proves to be a poor one. it
Is said that the city will have to pay the
contractors.
Mayor Lane and the members of the
bridge committee are far from satisfied
with the new structure, and it Is known
that they fear to accept it as It stands.
They are not prepared as yet to state
their grounds for the belief that it Is not
a very good bridge, and It Is said they
have a suspicion that one of the big col
umns, which supports the heavy concrete
work. Is cracked. There Is a big crack,
plainly visible In the south abutment on
the east side.
Closer inspection Is to be made to de
termine whether there are any other
cracks tn the bridge. Tf any of con fre
quence are found It will then resolve it
self Into the question of whether the
plana and specifications were followed out
In the making of the bridge, and if they
were it is said the city will be obliged to
pay for the work. If it Is established that
the spec iilcat Ions m-ere not followed and
that the bridge is faulty, the loss will fall
on the contractor. On the other hand, if
the work proves satisfactory after a rigid
Inspection It will .be accepted and paid
for In the usual manner. . . .
Officials of the Northwest Bridge Com
pany, the contracting firm, were surprised
when the Executive Board did not ac
cept the bridge Friday afternoon. Im
mediately following the session of the
Board, the contractor ordered the bridge
barricaded, and yesterday the public was
not allowed the use of It. Numerous com
plaints were made to Mayor Lane by
residents of the district affected, who
were angry because the bridge was
closed. They were informed that the
bridge could not be accepted until It Is
fully established that it la a good piece
of work.
THOSE $12.50 SUITS
at Le Palais Royal beat them all.
Washington Street. '
875
Perpetuates Cleveland's Memory.
CHICAGO. Nov. 14. Residents of Illi
nois, with the object of perpetuating the
memory of Grover -Cleveland, have
formed the Grover Cleveland Memorial
Association, and articles to form such a
corporation will be filed with the Secre
tary of State today at Springfield, 111.
The association proposes to erect a suit
able memorial to be presented to some
municipality In the near future.
Dangle a dollar before us this month signify your desire to buy Dry Goods,
Cloaks and Suits or Men's' Furnishings and we will warrant you that your
dollar will go as far as two ordinarily do. We are selling our" goods at
profitless prices. Everything must go. -
I AM RETIRING FROM BUSINESS
LAWRENCE SHAN AH AN
144 AND 146 THIRD STREET
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only; all sizes. Coat
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value, speci
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50
Drummers'
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line of
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Waists in
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Fancy.
Heather
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$17.50
Fine Etamine
Skirts, - -
$11. 5 6
Genuine Alt
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$3.75 Ladies'
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Children's
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Ladies' Tailor-made Business -Suits in fancy checks,
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One lot of Ladies' Black Plush and Cloth
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One lot of Ladies' Fine Silk Rubberized Raincoats in
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Misses' Fine Tailor-made Suits made from fancy
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Pure Linen Damask Napkins, good size;
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Ladies' Tennis Skirts, knee length, pink and white and
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flounce; 75c value.
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grade of flannel, prettily trimmed, with a QO
good length and cut wide; $1.50 value; each. .
Ladies' Fine Ribbed Jersey Vests and Pants, all wool,
perfect fitting, tailor-made; cream and QQ
gray ; $2.00 value
Ladies' Imported Full-fashioned Lisle Gauze Hose,
silk embroidered, latest novelties, f
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Feather Pillows, 21y pounds, big size, made CQ
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Unbleached Sheeting, superior quality, full
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19c
Feather Pillows, extra fine ones, filled with geese
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Bleached Muslin, full 36 inches wide, good smooth
quality; the kind that sells for 10c; filor
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LL. Unbleached Sheeting, excellent quality,
36 inches wide; 8tl-3c value.
6c
HEIRS FIGHT FOR FORTUNE
IiOwenstein Estate of $1,000,000
Starts Squabble.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 14. The
struggle for a fortune left by Bernard
Liowenstetn. millionaire dry goods mer
chant of this city, and later of New
York and Europe, was renewed In all
Its bitterness yesterday.
Heirs In Chicago, New York and va
rious parts of Europe where Bernard
Lowensteln resided and visited during
the last 30 years of his life, are respon
sible for the suit.
Bernard Lowensteln came to Mem
phis before the Civil War and by sell
ing lead pencils he laid the foundation
for a business that has been developed
into one of the most prosperous of the
Southern States. He was created a
knight by King Oscar of Sweden a
few years before his death.
The complainants allege that Ber
nard Lowensteln died in November,
190S, without Issue and unmarried, and
that he left an estate of more than
H.OOO.OOO. They charge that the in
strument filed in the Probate Court
here January 30, 1905. and purporting
to be Bernard Lowenstein's. was not
hJ.l::Bl7e,T: 2r.ll: ! WILD ORGY ENDS FATALLY
they would become heirs to $1,000,000
which the complainants declare is more
than they are legally entitled to.
Oregon Bishops in Chicago.
CHICAGO. Nov. 14. Archbishop Chris
tie and Bishop O'Reilly visited St. Vla
tur's College yesterday, being tendered a
reception there.
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Girl Found Dead, Two Boy Compan
ions Unconscious.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Nov. 14. With
the gas pouring from an unllghted gas
jet, Ella Clark, a pretty 18-year-old girl,
daughter of a well-to-do resident, was
found dead In a boathouse today, and
nearby the unconscious forms of Arthur
Penney, aged 18, and Walter Reynolds,
also 18, sons of well-known citizens.
Three glasses and a bottle which had
contained whisky were found In the room
where the trio was discovered.
Detectives believe the girl was enticed
Into the boathouse and plied with liquor.
It is believed that the gas was acci
dentally turned on again after one of the
youths had extinguished the lights.
Auto Fatally Injures Pastor.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 14. Rev.
Dr. G. Brinley Morgan, one of the most
prominent Episcopal clergymen In Con
necticut, and rector of Christ's Church,
was struck by an automobile this after
noon and probably fatally hurt.
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