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SUNDAY, JULY 21, 1907.
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BREAKS UP
HAPPY HOI
Sensational Story of Guilty
Love Is Climaxed at
Roseburg, Oregon.
WIFE FORSAKES HUSBAND
And Lenvcs Her Child To Take Up
Life With a Depraved
Criminal.
From Roseburg comes a story of
guilty romance, startling to the extreme:
The arrest of S. Vickers, a recent
at rival in this city, on the charge of
larceny from Samuel Smith, proprie
tor of one of the locSl stables, has
not only brought out the fact that the
man is a thief, but' has also brought
out the astonishing fact that he is
also a would-be eloper. Vickers ar
rived in this city about July 4, and
was at once employed by Mr. Smith
as night man in his barn, which po
sition he had until July 10, when he
quietly walked out, saying nothing of
Ills future intentions. During the
"time he was employed at this place
he had seemed to be a quiet, hard
working individual and therefore
' nothing was thought of his sudden
departure until sometime later in ihe.
week when- Mr. Smith, in looking
over the books found several ac
counts marked paid which he had not
received. Being suspicious that all
was not right ho at onco began an in
vestigation and soon found several
minor accounts had been collected
by this smooth Individual without his
knowledge. Smith at once reported
the matter to the officers, who in turn
Instituted a search for tho stranger.
Nothing moro was seen or heard of
him until early Friday morning when
It Is reported ho loft on an early
train for points north. Tho officers
along tho lino were at onco notified
and in a short tlmo tho news was
forthcoming that tho man had been
arrested at Cottage Grove and was
"fnfcly behind tho bars awaiting tho
arrival of a local officer. Deputy
Sheriff Stewart was at onro dis
patched to the scene of tho capture
and escorted him back to this city
where ho now languishes In the coun
ty bastllo.
SInco the arrest of this man a
startling romance has been brought
to light, It being alleged that ho was
about to olopo with a Mrs. Williams,
of Looking Glnss, who at tho time ho
was arrested was registered at tho
Central hotel in this city under an
assumed name. Just why sho did
not accompany him on Saturday
morning Is a conjecture, but it was
assumed that ho waB afraid of being
dotected of tho crime he had commit
ted and therefore left in advance,
probably Intending to send for his
fair ono at some futuro dato.v It
soems that there is a long story con
nected with tho romance which dates
back as far as last May when Mrs
Williams visited a sister in Idaho,
this being tho first mooting place of
tho couple.
ltoiuanco Starts in Idaho.
It Is under the shaded oaks of
Idaho this parasite, ebbing on life's
tldo in tho shape of a human being
first bocamo acquainted with this wo
man; it was hero that thoy soothed
each othor's affections and spread
tholr love; It was hero that this man
paved tho way which led to tho
broaking up of a happy homo in
Looking Glass last Friday ovoning;
last but not least It was here that this
man ovidontly started his own down
fall, Booking other people's money,
which led to his arrest last Saturday
morning.
Time Came, to Part.
It la said that tho couplo soon be
camo Infatuated with each other, and
when the time came that thoy must
lart, It could not bo done; that lovo
had dono Its work and separation was
impossible.. It Is probablo that they
tried to forget tho past; thoy may
have strugglod to blot out that glit
tering lovo that clung to tholr hearts,
but with no avail, and as a last resort
thoy decided that ho should follow,
whoro ho might be at all times near
lila now love.
Visited Her Frequently.
It is alleged that as soon ns tho
couplo nrrlvod In this city tho wlfo at
onco wont to tho homo of hor hus
band at Looking Glass, whoro sho
passed as u true and loving wlfo, at
tho saino tlmo her heart bomg filled
with nothing but docolt and unfaith
fulness. Tho smooth lovor soon bo
gan to mako his appenranco at tho
home, spending hours at a tlmo visit
ing with hla lovo, undoubtedly pictur
ing tho futuro, whon tholr young
hearts might share each othor's hap
piness in far oft lands, freo from tho
relatlvoa and father at homo Thoy
probably gazed Into tho future with
hearts full of sublimo bliss, never
onco thinking that their plans would'
meet with tho abrupt ending that so
suddenly came.
Home Life II tippy.
Those who are closely in touch
with the home life of Mrs. Williams
state that her home life has always
been happy, and that her husband,
Boso Williams, as ho is generally
known, was always a good provider
and a kind father and husband.
Just why this woman sought tho
friendship of this depraved creature
is ,not known, but the general sup
position seems to be that it was a
case of love at first sight. It is
stated that Williams will have noth
ing moro to do with his wife from
this time on and that she will be
made to paddle her own canoe as far
as he Js concerned.
Goes to Her Father.
With the breaking up of the homo"
at Looking Glass-the mother went to
tho homo of her father, taking with
her tho child. When this became
known to the father he at once came
to the city, -staying over night, leav
ing early next morning for the place
of hor abode whoro he obtained pos
session of the child which he took
back to his home. It is said that
Mrs. Williams was much angered at
this action and it is rumored that she
will bring legal action to gain posses
ion of tho child.
Trial of Vickers.
Trial Of Vickers charged with lar
ceny froth the person of Samuel
Smith, proprietor of ono of the local
staoiosi Which was to como before the
attentibn bf the court this morning
was postpbhbd until tomorrow morn
ing, dwlhg to sonie difficulty in tho
appearance bf the witnesses. It Is
qulto probable that the young man
will be bound over to the circuit
court for trial as tho prosecution
claims conclusive evidence. Tho ex
act sum of the theft cannot be told,
but It is supposed to have been in the
neighborhood of $20.
Vickers Confesses.
It is said that S. Vickers, the al
leged would-be eloper has confessed
and that he has laid his life bare
since meeting this strange woman In
Idaho some six weeks ago. Should
this be true it is quite likely that ho
will be hold to answer for a much
worso crimo than larceny, which now
hangs over him.
ANYWAY "CASEY"
GOT THE STORY
A Glance Behind the Scenes"
Showing How Sometimes a News
paper Reporter Must Resort To
Other Means Besides the Truth
one of the chiefs described It in the
vernacular. The building had been
turned to stono but was once wood,
so the tribesmen declared. And
when Casey had found a family Ulblo
one of tho old kind wltfi pictures
of the scenes in the old testament
and turned up tho drawing of Noah's
Ark ono and all tho tribesmen grunt
ed with satisfaction and declared the
boat on the mountain was very much
like the picture.
Moran got affidavits from tho In-
(By C. E. II. Asquith.) dlans and the story traveled all over
"Mount Ararat with tho ruins of , the world. Tho noble red men stuck
Noah's ark on it, discovered In You-, to their story notwithstanding tho
knn ' wn m, ,rtii i. most jealous questioning of rival
Kon, was the headline that ap- ,. , ,,,, ,,,,
i nowHtiminr writers wnn had UCC11
poared in a Dawson newspaper some scool)ed And whl0 many will calll
Your
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years ago. And while a controversy
may well be waged as to the meaning
and original purpose of tho great
ruin that Indians declare exists on
Moran's getting the story luck, It Is
the sort of luck that Moran could al
ways be depended upon to dig up.
Ho never waited for it to lome to
him, but always went to it, and by
the toft.of a mountain far In tho lh-l909 tho great Exposition, whluh will
torior of tho northern Youkon, the f demonstrate so many things concern-
FECTS IN
Admiral Brownson Says The
Old Naval Hulks Have
Served Faithfully.
HE REPLIES TO CRITICISMS
Mirny Desirable Features Corrected
In Vessels of the Present
Days.
Washington, July 20. Regarding
a scries of special articles In a ser
vlco publication, which havo been to
somo extent reproduced In tho daily
press, criticising adversely the battle
ships of tho nnvy, Rear-Admiral
Brownson today said In substance:
"That therei ro defects in tho
Oj;egou,. tho. Kentucky and tho Kear
sargo is woll known. In fact, these
defects wore' discovered before the
completion of these ships, but tho
wonder is that thero are so few de
focts, considering thnt they were tho
first heavy battleships built in this
country. Compared to tho battle
ships of other nations designed and
built at the, samo- time, tho Oregon
calss was conspicuously superior; in
fact, thutVclass was referred to by the
loading British technical papers at
tho tlmo ns tho 'pcorles3 battleship,'
and tho. interior arrangements and
other poln&s wore of special e.
leuce. I
'it is tr6oJ.hat-prtnr armor was
badly placodjlMtfThat arose from an
addltlon'tho ships of a great
nmountfof matorlal, stores and ma
cUifiory not Included In tho original
fieslgn. It is also true that thoy
lacked balanced turrets, but whon
thoy woro built there wova no such
turrots In any navy.
"Tholr eight-Inch ammunition tubes
woro also not sufficiently protected.
As to tho criticism directed at tho
Inrgor slzo of tho ports in tho turrets
this has been corrected in later de
signs by bringing tho trunnions of tho
guns nonror to tho front of tho tur
rots, so that tho battloshlps of later
design are freo from this defect. As
to tho gun platforms, which is tho
main purposo of tho ship, tho Oregon
class has no superior, and even at
this Into date they should glvo a good
account of thomsolves In action. In
fact, taking everything Into consid
eration, It is only aurpr' dug that wo
built as good ships at that tlmo."
management of the Alaska-Youkon-Paciflc
Exposition, which will bo held
In Seattle in 1909, Intends to sift the
story, and if "thero is any ruin, to
have photos and plans of it at the Pa
cific World's Fair, In order that
archeologists may be able to give an
intelligent opinion. The story of tho
first discovery of the alleged Noah's
Ark Is of Itself a classic in the north.
In the early days of the Klondike
rush a brilliant coterie of ..writers
gathered In tho new camp. Of those
who have since given to the world
their impressions were Jack London,
Rex Beach, Jack Corbett, Ex-Senator
Jerry Lynch, of California, and
others. But in tho newspaper world
of Dawson then particularly bright
the particular star was ono Bern
ard H. Moran, or as he was known
from Point Barrow to Atlln, "Casey"
Moran.
As a reporter Casey was unexcelled
anywhere. Thero are whole weeks
in Dawson when the telegraph wires
are down and no news whatever er
rlves from the outside world, when
the trains are snowed up completely
and no one either leaves or enters the
city, and when tho most recent news
paper of the outside world is some
two or three months old, and every
one has read it twice at that. Get
ting out a daily under these circum
stances is no joke. But the inevita
ble, ubiquitous Casey was always
there with the Item, the speculation,
tho suggestion. A man that had
successfully been street preacher,
whiskey smuggler, walking delegate,
mining broker. Ice trust mngnate and
boat builder could always ovolvo
enough news, whether or not the real
article was in evidence.
It was one of these times and tho
editor was troubled. "Casey" said
ho, "the paper Is going to the dogs.
People blame us for the wires being i .
down and the roads being Impassible. '
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uu uui mm gei an ariicio mat will
mako 'em sit up, that will be talked
of from the aurora borealis northern
'limit to tho Southern Cross."
That was an order such as Casey
loved. He grabbed a pad, pulled on
his parka, and in a minute the slxty
flvo below zero fog had closed about
him.
Tho story appeared next morning.
That night a tribe of interior Indians
had arrived in Dawson and Casey
caught them within an hour after
starting on his search. They told of
a trip that winter after food far into
tho heart of a country no Indians
had penetrated beforo, away past tho
circle and east of the Mackenzie. It
was a country supposed to be haunt
ed. At any rato the Indians and Es
quimos gave it a wido berth, and onj
th'o necessity for fpod drove' them in,
to it this time. And they told how
thoy Anally reached a great moun
tain on whose top was the remains
of a vast building, "like a hundred
villages built on a great canoe," as
fng Alaska and Yukon, may be de
pendod upon to have investigated and
fput the seal of truth or the mark of
falsity upon this, the finest news
paper story that tho North has ever
produced.
WILL LAUNCH CORTELYOU BOOM
New York Politicians Said to Desire
Secretory 'or Presfdcnt.
Washington, July 20. That a
doflnlto boom for Socretary Cortelyou
of tho Treasury Department, sup
ported by a livo organization of con
servative business men, Is about to
be launched In New York state was
declared here today by a politician
of national reputation. The Inform
ant predicted that Secretary Cortel
you would have tho New York dele
gation to the next national Republi
can convention. Within a week it Is
kriown that Secretary Cortelyou was
visited by James S. Clarkson, of New
York city. "Clarkson was chairman
of the Republican national committee
in one of the Harrison campaigns.
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W. E. COREY DENIES REPORT.
New York, July 20. William E.
Corey, president of the United States
Steel Corporation, was asked today
if he would return to resume work
at the head of the corporation. He
donlod ho had heard anything of the
board of directors to consider his
resignation, and the appointment of
Alva Dinkey as his successor.
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