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LsiiitPi wit 11 (ltmfli use es want ads i Daily Edition VOL. I TREMBLING WITH EMOTION ORCHARD FACES PEABODY Member of Associated Press. j MARSHFIELD, OREGON', FRIDAY, .H'.VE 1-1, 1007. No. 203 Of Climaxes Close of Witness's Re- marliablc Confession in Steun enberg Murder Case DEFENSE'S ASSAULT Every Known Legal Menus Exhausted to Discredit Testimony Bible Responsible, Say Orchard. $ MEETING WITH PEABODY. "I am ashamed to speak to you, Governor; I am ashamed to look at you," faltered Or chard. "That's all right," said Pea body, laughing, "you need not bo ashamed to speak to me ' now O Orchard began crying, and when Peabody had succeeded in quieting him said: "I nni glad I did not kill you, mid I inn spared (lie thought of (lint crime at least." ,t had beon changed by McPariami, Boise, Juno 13. Tho men who Attorney Hawley or any one else , i.11 ,, after that. It was suggested that have beon battling to save Haywood s . , . . . , , . , , , .. 0 Orchard had placed his future in the life mado their greatest assault upon ( keopIng of McParland; that the Pin Orchard today when, carrying the re-kertons had gent loney to his fam vlew of his life o! crime down to his ;ily in Canada; that ho had been sup confession, they bitterly assailed his j plied with dates to strengthen his guiding motives. Six days they spent ' story and that McParland had trained in stripping him before the jury of him as a stage manager, for his ap- overy shred of morality of character . and then, suddenly turning upon him in a fierce Anal attack, they fought with every means known to legal pampered, petted hero-like prisoner, craft, to covinco the jury that Or-! fed from the table of the warden, chard was committing the crime off addressed as "Harry" by the Gover swearing away the lives of innocent nor of Idaho and Warden Whitney, men in the hope of saving his own. given freedom and liberties, that no A series of quickly delivered attacks other prisoner had in the world, and gave to the scene an intensity that all this consideration implying direct gripped and held every man and , iy that he would never be hanged woman who watched and listened, j for the killing of Steunenberg. Then Orchard faltered when they recited to : came a showing as to how the prls him the tale of King David aud Uriah J oner has been dressed and groomed that Detective McParland had told for tho trial, and lastly, for the cli hlm when he came to seek confession. max, they showed Orchard pleading Ho fought to save himself, but tears j for and saving the life of Bob Wet filled his eyes and he rocked un- tor, condemned to death for murder, evenly like a fainting woman. His orchard admitted ho had Al'l'ealed voice lowered to huskiness and he hid 1 to Governor Gooding about Wetter, his face in his handkerchief. Then 1 and that later the Governor had first he steadied himself and went on j reprieved Wetter and then corn strongly to the end. He defended 1 muted his sentence of death to one his motives bv s.ivlntr that Iip had I of life imprisonment. Orchard left .. . .,, tJ w finally found true conversion, and in penitence had resolved to make all possible reparation by freely con-1 fesslng all. McParland had told him j that ho was doing a great service for the State, and that tho State's wero kind to men who served them there was no other promise. "You know that if you confessed to the Steunenberg murder tho State would.put you out of the way?" ham mered away Richardson. "Yes, sir." "And would do it quickly." "I believed they would put me out of tho way." "But somewhere along tho line tho thought came to you that you could get out of it by laying it on some body else?" 'No, sir, that was not the thought at all." " poisoned milk, carried tho revolting And here it was that Orchard gavo tale through to an analysis that a remarkable explanation of the mo- j showed from forty to sixty grains tlves that impelled him to confess, j 0f strychnine in a quart of it. Mrs. His voice fell to a low tone, but there j gwan identified Orchard and conne.ct was no show of omotlon. Complete ' eu him with tho house, and they all silence gave every word to tho entire j confirmed the dato as within three or. room. The whiz of the electric fan f0ur days of tho explosion, and Mrs. overhead was tho solo accompanl- Swan swore sho openedthoT front door ment to the recital, "I thought," ho said, "of putting myself out of the way, but I thought over my past life. I did not believe further testimony as to tne uraaiej in a hereafter at all, but I was afraid ' incident tomorrow, to die, and I thought at times I had immediately after tho recess, for been such an unnatural monstor, m''mor Governor Peabody met Orchard crimes had been so great, that I , , tno 0flce ot tho counsel for tho would not bo forgiven." "Who told you that?" "No one." "Who wrote that out for you?" "No ono, but after I had seen the ' Btretched hand he blanched and be Blblo and had read it some, I caino gan t0 tremblo. to tho conclusion that I would be for-, ,(I am aBhamed to speak to you, given if I mado a confession of every-; Governoi.f 1 am a8hamed to look at thing. I began to think that tho yojj faltcred orchard, grave did not end everything, and I , ..Thats all rght," said Peabody, mado up my mind to tell tho truth jaugnIng( you nee(i not bo ashamed about the whole thing." tQ speak to me n0Wf "So you thought you would make nrrhnrA ,. CPvInir. ami when your peace with tho future by having SOniCllOdv nlsR Illinir lll.l vnltf" nclnrl u'ciianiscm. "No, sir; I think any man can make his peace withlhe future if ho wants to. I believed it my duty to tell the truth. I did not see it any other way, regardless of results to mjself or anybody else. I owed it to society, I owed it to God and to myself." The defense suggested if Orchard did not get the refcrenco to his duty to God and himself directly from McParland or any other person, it was suggested to him by the oath he took when he wa3 taken in the Federation of Minors. They read to him the oath from the ritual, but when they did that he expressed the bellef that the language had been given him by the Almighty. For hours the defense hammered away on the motive of saving his own life. They sought to show it in the force of example drawn from the immunity of informers in the Mollie Maguire ,,t ,,. ,. ., ,,,, f v-t".g, Mill, Ilia IIIC tllUlOO IIUU1U llll admit. Next they sought for it in Orchard's effort to bring Steve Adams over to the State, and then in subsequent meetings with McPar land and Governor Gooding. Again they emphasized the fact that he had twice written his testimony out, but Orchard renelled the suggestion that pearance on the stage, but ail.tnese Orchard denied. Then they tried to show him tho stand at 2:30 o'clock, after hav ing occupied it for a total of thirty- two and a half hours. J use ueiore ho was excused and remanded he went back into the hands of the prosecution and identified the casing of the bomb ho planted at the gate of Judge Goddard's house In Denver. Orchard is to return to the witness chair later because the defense must lay formal lines for impeaching him and the State must still have its re-direct-examination. When Orchard left the stand tho State began the corroboration of the Bradley poisoning story. Mrs. Sadio Swan, who as Miss Sadio Bell was maid In tho Bradley family; Oliver Crook, tho milkman who sold the mill- flint, was noisoned, and P. L. Mc- creary, the chemist who analyzed the to get tho morning paper a few min utes beforo the explosion and saw nnthinfr on. tho steps. There will bo prosecution. Tho meeting was un expected as far as Orchard was con cerned, and when he saw Peabody advancing toward him with out- peabodjr bad BUCCeeded In quieting Journal of World's Money Center Speaks of Wonderful Possi bilities in This Section MENTIONS SMITH MILL Says Rig Eastern Lumber Men Arc Buying Holdings On Pacific Coast. That Coos Bay is attaining liroml nenceln the East is attested by the following article taken from the Wall Street Journal, New York, N. Y. "Illustration of tho trend In the lumber trade is afforded by the big Smith enterprise now in the making at Marshfield, on Coos Bay, Oregon. It is predicted that Coos Bay will be come the great lumber producing dis trict of the United States. "C. A. Smith is one of the wealth iest men of Minneapolis and tho head of the C. A. Smith Lumber Co., the largest firm in the Northwest pine lumber trade. In three years more the Smith sawmills at Minneapolis will probably cease operating, a3 the timber will bo practically used up, but the financial headquarters will remain here and a big distributing trade wil always be done here. The Minneapolis lumbermen aro going where the timber is. T. B. Walker has extensive land holdings in Cali fornia, and nearly every other lum berman of importance has acquired lands in western Canada or on the Pacific coast on the American side. "The C. A. Smith enterprise calls for the erection at Marshfield of a saw mill so largo that it will hn?e,a capacity of 375,000 feet in ten hours. A new steel steam schooner, of a carrying capacity of 2,250,000 feet, is being built at Newport News and will be taken around to tho Pacific coast. WOULD OUST SETTLERS Rig Land Holders Infringe On Citi zen's Rights Who Attempt to Settle Uiisurveycd Laud. Quite a number of Coos county people who have settled on unsur veyed land under tho squatter's right law aro experiencing trouble, owing to tho fact that big firms aro attempt ing to .script the land. The quantity of unsurveyed land in Coos county Is limited. While there is still quite a lot in Curry and some in Douglas counties, it is thought tho occupants will experience similar trouble. 4 O BASEBALL RESULTS. O Seattle, June 13. Seattle, 0; Aberdeen, 1. San Francisco, Juno 13. Oakland, 10; San Francisco, 9. Butto, Juno 13. Butte, 3; Tacoma, 8. 4 TONIGHT Do not forget that tonight the ;IMarshfieId Chamber of Cora-K amerce will hold an open meeting 11.- n.j lii J in me lveumen nan aim yuu are wanted to attend. Tonight will be the onnortunity ands chance for residents of Coos Bay riiu UAUTC33 iuciuacivi: Ull lUC u m A A I I tm 1 rt A M n 1 placing of a railroad bridge over the waters of the lower bay. E Come. I CHHNMHHBMHaHESWM him said: "I am glad I did not kill you, and I am spared the thought of that crime at least." Orchard and Peabody spent 15 or 20 minutes together and parted In a friendly way. Without Coaling the Tramp Steam ship Ascot Makes Run Of Nearly 10,000 Miles CARRIES PRISONERS Touches nt Countries of China, Japan, Russia, England, Africa and South America. Ono of the longest passages, for a tramp steamer on record, without stopping to coal, was mado by the British steamship Ascot, Captain Booth, between Calcutta and Buenos Ayres, 9,200 miles. Tho Ascot arrived- In Portland to load Hour for the Far East, under charter to tho Frank Waterhouse Company. In her long run of nearly 10,000 miles the Ascot was steaming a llttlo more than 30 days. In her present voyage the steamer has been over a big part of tho Orient and in European waters. Starting in Hong Kong, she went to Japan and took on 2,050 Russian prisoners. She disembarked about half of these at Vladivostok, and then sailed with the remainder for Odessa. Then she went to England, and received a car go for Bombay and Calcutta. There she loaded for Buenos Ayres, and filled her bunkers to capacity. It was supposed she would have to drop in at some coaling station to replen ish the bunkers. But weather con ditions were favorable, and tho steamer mado good progress. On reaching her destination, she had enough fuel left to steam several days more. Captain Booth said tho Russian prisoners ho took to their homes gave no trouble whatever. They had been held in Japan since long beforo the close of tho war, and did not appear very anxious to leave. The skipper says tho men had fattened up since their incarceration, and were well satisfied with their lot. Part of tho Oriental cargo carried by the Ascot was taken to Callao and Valparaiso. The ports of the west coast, according to tho Captain, are badly dilapidated, on account of the recent earthquake. He is of th,e opinion that it will take years to get the cities rebuilt. More substantial structures aro beilng erected than those which wero destroyed. BAY TRAVEL HEAVY Steamship Agencies In Portland Say Ticket Demand Far Exceeds Boat Facilities. J. D. Fry, a banker of Grant's Pass, must journey 550 miles to reach Coos Bay, say the Oregon Journal, which is only 75 miles from his town. Mr. Fry is now in Portland, waiting for tho steamer for Coos Bay, which is scheduled to leave hero Thursday. "I could go overland, by way of Drain, an dtako a 100-mile stage ride," Mr. Fry says, "but I wont that route once, and I don't want any more of it. I had to walk much of the way through tho woods, and I would rather risk a slogo of 'seasick ness than try' it again. "I find that, to obtain passage by steamer, I must have my application In a few days ahead, as tho vessel Is likely to fill with passengers as soon as ho reacho tho city from tho coast." Applications for passage aro nu merous enough, say steamer agancies, to keop several vossels on tho route. It's first como, first served, when tho tickets aro on sale. Tho boom now In full blast in Coos county Is bringing many people out from the East and elsowhoro. Tho lack of steamer accommodation keeps thorn several days in Portland, waiting for a chance to buy a ticket. WEATHER FORECAST. Western Oregon, western Washington, showers, wanner except near coast. Eastern Ore- gon, eastern Washington, Idaho, fair and warmer. M-hy M- LJ AiS-d HL ii "ii Jury Returns Verdict After Being Out One flour And Thirty Minutes CRIME OP EXTORTION Fallen Mayor Issues Statement to Associated Press Declaring His Intention to Contest. San Francisco, Juno 13. A jury of twelve of his peers has declared Mayor Eugene E. Schmltz guilty of tho crime of extortion, as charged against him by the Oliver grand jury. Tho jury was out just one hour and thirty-five minutes. They at once elected the foreman and proceeded to cast an Informal ballot. This was cast verbally and stood eleven for conviction, and ono for acquittal. The jury then began a discussion which lnsted for nearly an hour. At the end of that time tho first formal ballot was cast. It was unanimous for conviction. On tho wings of ru mor spread tho report, "the jury has j agreed," and oven before Judge Dunne reached tho synagogue nearly a thousand persons were clamoring for admission. They wero kept out until tho jury was brought in,, then they surged into tho building. Then came a wait of five minutes for Judge Dunno. ,Ho came pres ently In his big touring automobile, Metson, Falrall, Barrett and Drew accompanying him. They quickly took their accustomed seats. Tho judge ordered tho polling of tho jury. This done, the clek.s.ald;J,'Gentle-, men of tho jury, have you agreed on tho verdict?" Tho foreman said they had. "What is your verdict? Is the de fendant guilty or not guilty?" Foreman Capp said in a low tone, "Guilty." Silence was broken in a hundred places at onco like a wavo draining from the rocks. A long-drawn "Ah" ran through the crowd. Then "Good" cried a voice in the far cor ner and "Good, Good," echoed an other farther to the front. All over the house peoplo wore jumping up and some of them turned to strang ers at their elbows and thrust out their hands In the enthusiasm of the longj-looked-for moment, and said, "Shako." "Gentlemen of the jury," said the clerk, "listen to the verdict as re ported: "We, tho jury In tho above entitled case, find tho defondant, Eugene E. Schmitz, guilty as charged In tho indictment." Is that your verdict? So say you 'ono? So say you all?" "So say wo all," answered back tho twelve, their voices jumbling and jarring on tho silence. At tho request of the defense, tho jury was polled, each juror in turn declaring It his verdict. "Tho judgment of tho court will bo pronounced Wednesday, Juno 27," said Judgo Dunne. "Tho court will at this timo listen to any motion that may suggest ltse)f to tho prosecu tion." DIsrict Attorney Langdon arose. "Wo will ask that the usual course bo pursued,',' ho said. "You mean," questioned Judge Dunne, "that you desiro tho defendant bo taken into custody ponding tho pronouncement of sentence." "Yos, your honor, wo think that shluld bo done," responded tho State. "Tho Sheriff will tako tho defend ant luto custody pending furthor tho irdor If tho court." Saying this Judgo Dunno arose abruptly and quit the bonoh. In hid chambers a momont lator ho was asked if ho desired ti make any state ment. This was his roply: "Please say for mo that tho law has takon Its courso." When asked if ho wanted to make any statemont tho mayor at first said "No." Ho later, on advico of his counsel, gavo out tho following: Schmitz' Statement, San Francisco, Juno 13. Schmitz tonight dictated the following state mont toHho Associated Press: "No matter what tho decision of tho jury, it was gotten under most adverso clr- i Eastern Star Confers o'cc 0; Worthy Grand Matron On Mrs. S. E. Bargclt DESERVES POSITION Has Held Every Olllce and Is Con. ceded to Re Epert On J Lodge Work. Coos Bay now enjoys the distincjl tive honor of being tho headquarter 1 for tho Orecon Order of tho Easteril Star. A telegram received yesterlfc? .!.. n.4 1 i.1 L r Y-1. T J nay muieu miui lurs, r luroucu uur gelt was elected to tho chair Worthy Grand Matron of this Statef! It is the highest office in the Statj order, and is undoubtedly a greajij compliment to the ability of Mrs. S E. Bargelt, who has been a Grant; Officer for the past four years, havij lug ieceived the appointment o; Grand Electa from Mrs Salem, four years ago. Gatch, oj I! This will mako Mrs. Bargelt's flfU. M year in offices of the Grand Lodge o; f-. tho State. I Tho Grand Chapter of Oreza ,'f opened Thursday In Portland at S:3i )?? A. M., and will continue until sat,r urday evening, soon after which Mrsj uargeic win return nome. Mrs. Bargelt joined the local chaps n rf ! Pnotrtvn Qtoi or?mi rrt d IU1 Ul LUC UUOICI 11 Oktll OU 11 J ViUt IB ago and since that time has held al of tlin flvo hlchnst. nnslMnns In t.hll local oruer, in auuiuon 10 uio uv since held in the Grand Lodge of th State. The position of Worthy Grani Matron is an important one, anu on is . . . . ... . tails tho necessity of n great deal o traveling, as all of tho chapters fi tho State, of which there aro over iW lillllrlfOfl limu in n vlalfo1 nnrl tlinll!lj' ........ , ...,V, ..U ... W.W.J , work passed upon by Mrs. Bargelt It is needless to say that Mrs. BargellSj is an able woman. In lodge won boing especially proficient as a criti of tho work done by the chapters! Mrs. Bargelt is tho wife of tho wol known Marshfild jeweler. B ORN-BYLERBURG'!! Swaddling Garments In Shape of Plaiting And City Officers Now Being Made For Latest Addition To Coos Bay Couutry "Bylerburg," at Lake Creamery being platted by tho owners, L Simpson and C. M. Byler, of Nr Tlonil It la tlin Infonllnn nt Mnt Simpson and Bylerto placo the pri on tho market In a Bhort tinv' George Schroder has beeu selected i bo tho first mayor of tho "burg, Captain Norris to be Recorder an ; Mr. Mctchon, president of tho sa mill company at Ten Mile, has be selected to' act as Treasurer. Tl latter selection was unanimous, o lng to Mr. Motchon's financial o: perlonco In San Francisco recently. TRANSFERS. Furnished by Abstract ii Title Henry Seiigstacken, Malinger, Geo. J. Schaefer et ux to Miss J. Lamb, lots 21 and 22, block Schaefer's Addition to Central Plac $150. C. H. Chandler ot ux, to Theodo A. Wobor; lot 7, block 3, Fisher's A ditlon to Bandon; $125. A. E. Shirley et ux, to 13 Roberts, parcel In Myrtle Pol $1GG. Potor Wis to Laura M Wiso, 1 1, 2, 7 aud 8, block 2, Mvrtlo Polni $10. cumstancos regarding myself, and still maintain aud affirm I am abs lutoly Innocent of tho crime chargJ ngalnst me, and will fight to the 1? resort. As I said beforo my trlaJJ did not expect nor did I receive or ovon docont treatment at hands ot Judge Dunno, and rea lng his prejudice I made overy offo to have tho case transferred to other Judgo. I do not tako thia defeat, And the decision will makai all tho more determined to seok socuro justice in another court." lit I 4. ;Ji Mttl w Slvl r I .11.1 m-A I vt 4B W ,,,.),,,, .Mj ?T!BrrtsscswTrw53SSTJPTnT?rTr! Ry'! I ' ' VW B. '