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THE EUElNE tiUArib. TUttUM nil, m ijn;iv,Il IFDEWTItTIC rllKCIFLM. UV T III) 11 nnilTlimc HI TlBIHdt F OI K Hurt KUUKN1., OR.. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12. 1896 no 4i ( 1 1 V Tfc Clothes that Fit and Stay in Shape." Wide of the finest mate- money n it(y a" jtf SCWea WHO Mauy hrtad, each suit fitted .. - 1.1 ,' tu j Irving rrwuci i fie Mug and made to con- ffti natural lines of it figure. The tWnce r ,iiU made b f . i, Schaffner & Marx n by good dressers there. Notonecus- 1 hilor in ten can equal Bm in siyle and fit. We M them under the guar- &e that goes "kith all bearing this trade- rk: jOHAFFNER & MARX GUARANTEED OLOTHINQ. tow about your Underwear IMc-oals, Mni-kmtofclie.-, IS 88 to f'.t.OO din Union suits from CO eta to $3 00 kn'a suit." from 60 ct a to $3 00 WEEKLY EUGENE GUARD. IMPBELL BROS., Publishers k E it ol Willamette itnat, l tw.'u Seventh ami higlitli trtets TERMS OF BUB80BIPTI0N, iVur S'J.im ... l.OU . . . .no il..ntl- 1 M-mil - ifrti'ii rates nia.lt' known mi appliostltSI mall lmluet I. tiers to 1 11 r. L . n 1 mfmt, On gon, 8 IUCKEY, I I'M. Kit IS do, Wat. bet. Chain. Jew Fry, Klc. Ktpairin. ni.-inptly done. f All vork u iiTaatsd. W BR 'UN, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON. k-UpaUin in Chris-nan Block. iHoura: '.' to U a in; 12 to 2, G to 9 p to. P?" i C WOODCOCK, A 1 TORN i Y ATI, A V. Hm Oni ball block south of Chrbnaa Waj U.U.TON N E HAIIIjn rALTON & MARKLKY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW I Practi. in nil tl,n cnllrlanf tin' hate. to-Walton Block. "KNK. OltEUON. L WIMTSON, DENTIST. f.nn; 1 1 l.isoil the office ami fixture of m lit.. deceased W V II.'inl. ih.'H. 1 nm wpn-i ir. ,1 to do anytninj,' in the line of I Jjtutry In the above aald office. "nianaiiii bridge work a specialty. 0 i.ake, &Ran ; I'E AND MARBLE WORKS' Mtigni and new lirices in Foreign and L'"';"' Marble and Granite, Mouuin.nta at i.e. and Cemetery work of all kind MRK Vl'ltEIUNE L SCHLEKF. M D TO e, of Women and Children rMa....-,. ,i pu.i.i.:.- 3- ' -"lt.L M Pw-Mi'.lton Bloc, opposite CuarJ office FIRST NAJIOflAIi BANK Of Eugere. aid up Gash Capital, $150,000 "plus and Profits, $50,000 Eugene, Oregon. OEti SEAL BANKINO BtTSINB - ooti on rraaonahle terms. Sight a Chlcmu, San KrancUoo and Pert ' ex.:hanie .,!.! m f.,r.i -n , .1,1 . -. - -net aui.it "-heck or eer'"' '" "'Posit 1 ""dectinni entm.,1 n. .Ill w,l,r I t attention. 3bHnait'as, S b Eakiji, Casl.ier. M 0 r I ! I . , 111 PRINCE AT.I1ERT FROCK SUIT. Copyrlcbt, 1KM, by II nt, SoUaSncr A MVS. CIRCUIT COURT 1 D M O-burn A Co John Hr ;lr; i nillrniutlon. Coiillriiii'd. 2 . t-n i litre & St-niliTH vh folk Haipo'e; con liruint inn. ('nntlrnixt ii K t ri K Banedlot n The Btutlaw Wni 1 1 r t Hi nlng O; conflrmatloD, Con tinned. B J W Wbctltr a E B Wlnttr; to recover money. DIlDlillcd, 10 Dorrlt A levers vs Wiu H Ilco'; ti nover tnnnry. BvldfOM tuken. 60 Malviim J Hayaa A J John Mm, itMritTi ttoftrrtd to Mn BinirA Thoaapma to ttka Iratlmooy; mum to be irttd in rantloii lii It C Owen - W W Willierii, iherlfi; Injunelion Rfcrd to Kinruii Tbbinpaou, court reporler, to luki- taoUnony. To be trinl In v toot Ion. 04 Lain Pawt I Itaier vs Auieu J liait' i ; divorce. Ratal lt d to K li LoM buiy in take teatlntoDy tod nrport at tills- ttrtn of ci urt. DrCrM or divorce and plaJntlffl iiRiuu ii ebMgtd to Lulu I'earl. 05 H B Noblfl vs L J Yodet; to recover nio ey. Uefuult. Judgment for $100 ai d sale of attaclied property. (ill C'liw L Ailsum vs L J Yoder tt at, foreclosure. JudKiueut reudend forf-M Ki, Interaat i-V0, and attorney feeoffioO. IixcoaK ot procetds of eale tobo paid iuto ccurt to satlfy lien ol defendant, J W Orldar. 109 H L Lawrenc H Jouen. administrator of th estate of V K Junes; continuation. Uonflntd. 110 J H Seever vs U Fiuoole; con tlrinalioD. Conllrnnd, 111 J H and BIlMbttb Seever va R BdjooUsw nfirmation. CoulUiiied. EUGENE LoanSavingsBank Of Eugene, Oregon CAPITAL ,,A,I" $50,000 W E BKOWa fieiioent." b. o paine. vice fnumm F.W, OSHUHK.Caihler. W. W. BKOWN. All t Oil le- DIRECTORS- FWOSBURN. B O PAINE, WE BROWN DA PAINE- J F ROBINSON. J B HARRIS a General HhiiMiik iiin"!1"" TraaMCted on Fararafcle Teramo United JUte; a ci'hani Uriii.hcl afaU able In nil toi.-lan roanlrle. aTOrWp of "(oUeciloni welre our proraH n'.'.utlon. LArlEGOUNTY BANK (E.illilt'S in i"t' ORtUON. EUGENE, I taarri ankinn business in all branches transacted oi favorable terms. (i HOVKV, President j M. ABRAMS, Cashier , ;, HOVEYJk.. Asstl-a,hlei life mmi 'I V LIFK IMMUNITY fiRAHTKD Highly Sensitiooil Letter In Iroducfd. JVOtjaj HAMILTON!! MAHKS' Pally tiiiard Rei ' Tbls forenoon at 11 o'clock WM t lie liotir se. f r t le sentence of Court land Qretn, who entt red a plea of Ollt lo the murder of John A Linn, lail ayaek, He was nrought into the court ptomp'jf at II o'clock by Hheritl' Wither. The court n om wat crowded with people, many ladies being present. Tbeeonrl 'aid he arould now bear evidence s to Hie degree of murder, at provided for In I be statute under IfeeUonlTil 520 "If upon an in dictment for murder the dtfeiidautbe convicted upon hii own OnnflWlon in CllUKlLAMI OKKKN open ctutt, the court shall hear the proof and determine the degree ol murdrand give judgment according. ly." District attorney Brown llrst sub mitted the two confessions of Court- land Crccr. in the matter anil tiny .. . i tn iiiU it I Plio twu-ilattal ins wf 1 were virtually thesam as Green's so; lliat they had h.en jiroinised im evidence in the Hranton case, only muulty for their cll.n' that be being different in a couple of Im-, material matters. H J Day called and testified; am deputy sheriff; saw (.ireen on (he lOtfa day of July, and Green made a con feeslon In the sheriffs office wbleh was reduced to writing. Hs Idtntlfltd the conftasion and it was Introduced In evidence on the 13th day of July Green also made another confe-slon the second one. lie identified it and the same was Introduced In evidence. I tiling a uue thiaga he, Green, stated on (he 10th of July were not re duced to writing. The additional facts were: lu the llrst place he -aid be did nol sleep In the corral, ou the night of the murder, but afterwards admitted he eras present at the killing .-taid that ( in en stated also that he was at all times ugalust Hralitou killing Linn. Clarence Hranton called and testi fied: Know Conrtland Qieen; cane from Cobb's place to ( ondon with him knew Green lu hi life time; on the road from Condon to Cobb's Qreen stated that he had no sympathy tor Linn; Hint lie didn't Intend working any more! that Liuu' horet would give him a go-d start; that people w uld nol iiawll Linn ou Ihe desert 1 talked to Gieeu about the Intended killing at Cobb, and near Cold rtprlngs: he sal-l he had no Intention row to harm L nn.thnt I wa mistakm lu Ihe Idea mat he intended harming Linn He also thanked me for talking him out of the notion. The council for the Htate then reail life follow log motion , and highly sen national letter: MollOM Hl.KI). "Now at this time, comes the Mate mm SVW or Oregon, b it- aHorneya, ucorga Brown ana l i iiarris, aim " court that the penally In the above eutilled cause be tlae.1 ."fatl ment In the penitentiary of this Htate during the natural life of the snld defendant, Courtlam! Qitto ' That the around upon wbieh thl. ninti.i'i i- M-.'.l i that the Mi l ileien danl was uaad n a wltnen in behalf of the protecuilon, durlnii the trial of hii iiccoinplliv, Claude Ilriuitoti, and Iba said L". urllaud Urcen fully and fsitly dlaeloacd i he guilt ofbluualfand hl associate in crime, uud hi- leallmo ny wh .if '.he most material character lu this; Hint hi ttsllmotiv waa the only direct evidence of the "body of the crime." "That the said I'oOEtteud Ureen be ing ued by the Htate audi wiloeaa ha. I he implied prntnUe of the I iw that he shall not haog." hknhati ixai, i.Krran larno nncio Now at litis tin, ., rmtiea the State of Oregon, by Its attorney. Oeo M llrown and L T Harrte, and urn the court that (he copy of letter wrltUll by ciauie liranion, hereto attached, to be made a pari ol the rccwl In this aanae, and II la fji n i foi the urpoaa of abowlng what Induce uanU tuvra la-en made to said detendant to testify flUaaly and to explain why Implied immunity wa. give; by the rt:ale, a, fnllowh: "July the 6 00 Iteecua race I have made a very poor race and lost my money up the chain" Is good tliat nobody from Eastern nregon haa done anything yet. so I will twk ol you another chance for US and a hoptfui one that is o sec Cart i" and tell him to beare in mind thai we mutt not for get what happened I that tiip, and how him and 1 got int.- iliftlculiy dis puting over them horara be said that he woul-l rather kill every one Hi n to let me have a single one because I wi iild not -'ii - with him ,aud I wa ltd a settlement SO we begun to dispute ami he picked up the axe slid said that he would not only kill bursts but he would kill me to.) And It uted at me Mm being 00 the Booth side of me about 20 feel or more only reached within about (I or 8 net of tue. And Iwosho's were II red ; instantly the Victim fell back Wards and I ilistauily gra pie I him and plied him In the paldat of thi burning Hunts of big log heap fully 0 or 7 leet high and 12 or l " feet long w li it'll we had l'rt parol no that Itonni liiuhl while Corty was getting out some dried I'ears for "DaVt on the noith ot myself .After he said he would kill mo I never said a wend back but felt tt my gun which was iu my hip p cKct. C-t'ty 'tuts to b-ar in miinl that it wa. I 'd o i by me not going in with li I in I hen that w s Hot the Iradh we made I t's-U tin til on the tbarej .And he was to pay in for daVO Wbleh he bad not done end wanlttl me to take lilm and m-tliiug lor all stimmers work aud bletdillg and because mother did nut stay lie was mad .he tUU In liiemnrl.e this and lint have much lo say ml not tell tins until lbs last tiling . hang on uullll this will only save nlra aud s' irk to it that he never touched ti I lit an I I never look Hung. I am writing on the train and It going, this in the la-t tune for a while . Hood bye. OkUuVa A1TOMBVB Attomey (leo A Dorrls then atl iliessed th court. He stated that (irteu's attorneys, Mr L L Stevens and hlunelf, had advitt-d Cnurtlaud ureen ( tell ihe whole tiuih concern- iuu the murder and that In hud -lone tunugui mat '-reeu iiiouiu wimn. tnw llhtlraw bis plea ol murder ami , substitute one for murder in the wound degiee. The slate had given them ! promise that Green should not hang. JOPai HAMILTON'S Kl I.IM" The oouit tald that (be defeudanl hud entered a pl, of guilty t irdsi ; and had appeared as a witness lu the I case of the Htaie va BUBtonj and ht i was an accomplice; that according to j the statement of Dlatrlot Attorney llrown, It was understood by liil'.'rence Mliat iiumunlly was ottered; such a poer was granl. il by the s'ate to ! prosecuting attorneys in audi casea to ; make said promi- - that the defend. ant Greeu had cum. . I out bis part of .the agreement; he -puke by reason of I Ithe advice of his attorneys, anil told j I the w' ole story f the murder; to not : 'grant him Immuully would be a! : breach of faith; Hie ollcy of the law In ill..!, .... tt i alt about the Olllv ev((.m.(. .., ,,,. , Ut 0W, mouth; I e c-u.-l m-t have lajen con- vicled only by his nan conleuion; Brantou could not have bom convict ed without (jre ii's iei inony, as his evlili uce provtd pri meditation and de liberalloni a letter has been Introduced showing that Brantou did the killing; the court then lore cannot llud blm U Ity or murder iu tin llrst degree. Tin. sk.n i SKCR. 1 he c tut . iiuitai (ted th. piMooer io arise, whluh -lui, when he, Judge Hamilton, said: "This plea of yours l a plea of Hit blgbatj crime under lb-, law. But it .; , irl that you have voluutarily cou- fssssd that you sere a part 10a killing, n most In Im .us crime, l lie taking of I Ufa, the taking of the life of (be old ....... lli.M , I f i . II il -I llliv, tf I b.. greatest cruelly. I here have been clmlt1,uil0rt ie. ,,wlOf that you aaade a OonttasHOO au-l that largely fronl your le,tllI)fiy tbe atate has been able to f' l et -.It and bring to liirht the crime of taking life, of whn h o.ily you and Claude Brantou had Etn-w ledge. Under the rule of law the eonrt ean not deprive you of your life, but will I'm. I you guilty of murder iu I be reeoml degree, noder wnloh i will aentenee, that you be conllnrd In Ihe f.entteti tlary the remainder "I JfOOl life. OOOBTLAMO tiltKKX. i hepilsouer when sentei ctl Iicmt j eliaugod his expn hfIoii whatever, lie loiiki d cad and Icy. Wberift Wither! ims not determined when he will Ink-' bun lo lb-' p-nitcn-tlary, but Iu a day or two, p rlinps. mi ii li i ill i nr ..imarr 01 .1 im ,. m w h i. in: irn h i w, PallT tmard, Mel s The court room was well tilled with people, loolndlng a sprinkling of ladle's by 9 o'clock this forenoon, to wltleM the sentencing ot Clauiii- liranion who was c invlftfd ol muni- r in ihe first degree last week for the Itlllliii of John A Linn on the Cascade Motin- Cl.At'DK ItKANTON. tains, ou the night of l In- I h lay ol June, 1886, although the hour set was 10 a in. At U:4." a in Biatrial Withers brought the deleudant Into the court room. His attorneys, Messrs llllyeu and Norton, then tiled a motion for a new '.rial, alleging a large number of errors in the trial, all of which were ussuu on during the trial, excepting the four following: The defendant comes now and further show, to the Court: 1. That after the Indictment ru turned against defendant for the crime Oharged, one Court land Green was in dicted by Ihe grand Jury if Lane county, Oregon, for the same identical crime charged against defendant. That In neither or sal-l Indictments was there any allegation ol any complicity In or knowledge or tho said crime ou the part ot the oilier party charged. 2. That prior to defendant's trial ami prior to any evidence Riven against defendant by tho said Couit land Green, he the said Courtland Green pleaded guilty to the indlclint nt eh ir .-In him with Hie crime of murder In the first degree for the killing of .aid John A Linn, which plea was ac cepted by Hie Court and entered on record. A. That on defendant trial o.i said IndletmeRl said Courtland Green was i ailed by the slate nn I testified against defendant, and on said i Tsmliittton il -aid C-OWrUand Green laaUAed that lie had not BSOO promised any prone turn or immuully on account of hi said testimony so given against de fendant iu any manner or at all. 4. That the Court net (he lime to ' pas aeotenos upon the sal-l ( ourtlaud 1 (ireen at 1 1 o'clock a tn, ou No vein tier 7. 1S0S. That at aald lime said matter Mmnn r. ..ii'itrtv In 1.,- I.i.ulil l.e tlkM Court, when Ihe Court annum. c u that he woul-l hear evIUciiye again il the aald C -urlUud Gresn iu order lo I ; the degree -f hla guilt, after the BUM'S DllllVi rliiiloi4 Hamilton Passes toe Death Sentence on die FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1808 Linn to Be i eoocjtjejen Of ineh evidence Ihe Stat-' by Geo M Brown, dietrlot attorney , moved the Court to reduce the penalty lo be Imposed Upon Ihe said Cmirtlami Qreen from the death penally nndei : his plea of guilty lo murder in the llisi , dsttrte to life imprlionmMt, When upon 1 1. o A D.-rtls Kq of at lorneyi tor said couniand Breen iilv.. I Hi.. I'.,nrl thai uaiil Oonrtland tin en tutored hi idea of uullty as charged ami testilb-l UKaliist Ibis defendant on the a-l vice ol Ills e. unsel, Hint Ibereunou moved the Court for leave ol defend ant lo withdraw bis plea or guilty of I murder I i tlx' ils; d-,.rw as charged, and that he be permitted to umer a I pita to tatd Indictment of murder In the -t tend degree- W bttsupoB Geo M Brwwn, the Jle ti lo nth roey, i ltd to the Uottrl thai Hie whole 'natter was lu Ihe ( 'nun's discretion and v bile he would make DJO motion In this matter, he would make no objection lo the request -.1 counsel fui defend Hit, Coiirtlaiul Uieen- Tbs Court thereupon aunouuoed thai Hie defendant's plea - f guilty Impost's on thee -urt the necessity and duty to determine Hie -I : i-e of ilefendaul's guilt inder his lc of guilty of murder tn III,- lirl ileitr.,'. Ami I beritllootl - i I the l --urt proetedtd to show from the i evidence oil 'ltd lu mitigation that the defendant, Curl land Gieen hud given valuable evidence against tho defendant lauds itiauion, who hail tarn convicted of murder lu Ihe lltst degree, and that lu the absence ol Courilaml ' leen's evidence such con viction pro: al ly could not have l- t'li had, and Hint lh evideuce so given against -1. i Claude lirautoii by the said (ireen could not bo used against the said Green to secure Ills conviction, therefore the Court ought to lake Into consideiHtlon Hie value of Gleeu's evi deuce lu imposing - nleiicc upon said Green, when UBM the Court proceeded to pronounce ttntennt ami judgment against Ihe said Courtland Greeu ol murder lu Hie sec , d degree that tho said (Ireen b c-uiliued in Hie pcutlou tiury ol t in- State f Oregon for Hi-' term of his natural life uud that the Stale have judgment tor its c wl and disbursements of Ibis action. That upon healing of evldl in c for and against Hie said Couitlantl Green ill mitigation of the crluie of inuuler ill tin- Drst drgrss for the killing of John A Lino tn which indictment ihe said Colli I hind I in eu had entered a plea ot guilty a-ciiarg- d. On Dlatiiel Attorney Geo ,M lliowii by permission of Hie Court Hied lu evidence an alleged copy or an alleged letter tending to Impli cate this defendant in the commission of said erinw to the injury of defend anls substantial right- and In violation of Section 140(1 nt 1 1 ill' Code, Brief argument were made by At torney Norton and llllyeu for Hie defense and District Alt- rney llrown, for Ihe ('late. MOTION DVKUHIH.kll Judge II mllloii overruled Hie mo Hon, saying I lint all the matters lu the motion, with the exception of the pio cct'dlngs in the Green accomplice mat ter, hint lie-. n pas. eil upon by Hie Court. That nil olllclnl record nf said trial was made and t bat defendant hud the ad vantage of the same If any error had been nisde. He did not think fatal Irregularities had been made. He Used every endeavor I give Hie defendant u fair mid Impartial trial, and believed he hail hud such Therefore, he would overrule the motion. Tho Sentence. Judge Hamilton aald; "Mi llrantoti stand up. Have you The American Never bad uriuttor oButfi for giving thanks. The I5l(i STOKK has never been in bet tor shape to supply you with your Thanks giving . TABLE New Today I'smlnat-irs Ice Wo- I Shawl-. liable' Hood. Bfe,,, all colors to.. .61 iS&o The Original Beauty Pin. 26c... Ladies tine ribbed hoae. ..'!' lac... Children- heavy rib hose.. I kl 10c.. " ' heavy weight lOo Ltt-llea heavy st-ande-.t h -se fa-t black full si zee 16c New Things in Handerchiefs Colored Bordor 43c. Iilinktts.. Vn F. E. DUNN. unythii i' lo aey at i bis 1 1 me why ten ii'ii miouUI not l-e passed upon yon?" Prisoner Brantou ' No I have not." Judge Hamilton "Yon have been convicted of the blgbesi crime under the law. You nave been tried by a juis of your oouotry, fairly aud hs partially wtoettd, You have been do feuded ny able e .tinsel wh - have used very iflort in tbell power to mcuhi your acquittal, or a verdict leas than the one rendered in this ease. I do n-'l ht ie ei-pos lo review the evi del SS given against you To recall the evident t that night on which the light of John A I. inn went uut and your u .timpllce, Cotirllaiut (Ireen, were then prv-eitl, iiinsl be -or row fill an . painful enough t you at this lime, Without again harrowing your urn -I or reviewing it at all. "The eonrt has a painful duly here to perform. " l'ho H'titt t-ce f.ir Ihe crime of which y.m are eniiVii led Is that on FRIDAY, tii" 2. .lav of December isus, at the hour often o'eioek, that yon betaken to Mn-Jail yard, where you are uow eu t iu the all, ami then In the pr- sen. e ot twelve bona tide electors of Lane county, Oregon, thai you be hanged by I lie neck until you are ueati, aim uou nave mercy ou your i SOUl.' Judge II mi, lie n delivered the sen lem c in a linn tone of voice but wa mUob mOTI Bflsnnsd than was the de fend tut, Hranton, who stood cool and WltUOttl apparent le, In g lu the matter NOTKfl. Attorneys Bllyen a Norton inform lis. hat Hie ease will be npsaled to the Supreme Court. Judge Hamilton gave (he attorneys for tho defense thirty tiny iu which to tile a bill of exceptions. Judge Hamilton tlelvcrtd the sent- nee In a Very sole nil manner aud tenia came to the syts or a number or those i resent. The sheriff Informs us that Hranton has very little lo Hay lu Jail and seldom nls anything (ireen la talks live uud reads continually. This wa the llrl setiteiu'e for hang ing ever pronounced lu Lane county. There have been two life sentence prior to Green's. The prisoner Hemtsl lo be about lu his normal couiltiinn. However, wlicu he auaweitd the Court it was will) a slight tremor and ho was quite solemn. SPAIN WILL SIGN It Will Accfpt ihe liievilablr, but Voder I'rotiSt, tlntlrie Itarrespoiideul' Hrpori, LOMDOV, IfeV. 7.-Tka kUdrid corre spondent of t'n- Daily Mail say: Spalu will sign tho pence treaty under Litest. IIokn -Nov 8, 1898, to Mr and Mr I (Tarrlngton, an M-iund son. People - LINENS. New Today. Men's fancy plaid and strife hoi Extra Values In Black and Color oj Cashmeres Mi ii, plaid lined mackintoshes... $1.76 M ii- lan wool covert bo coat mack' Intoshes .. SO Special Drive in and Boy's juits. 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