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NORTH BEND
IS nSIERY
Sudden Disappearance of C. E.
Bailey Gives Rise to Rumors
of Foul Play There.
Tho Budden disappearance of C. B.
Bailey from North Bend a couplo of
weeks ago following trouble with cer
tain parties there, has caused a mys
terious sensation there upon which
tho authorities arc- now working.
Bailey, who is about nineteen years
old, has been working in tho mills
around there for several months, hav
ing come there from no one knows
where. ,
There are ugly rumors and Intima
tions of foul play and that Bailey
if over found will be a corpso In the
bay.
i-., ,t,- nintrir-f Attorney George
Farrin is investigating the case and
is enlisting the aid of tho oillcers.
Ho spent yesterday at North Bend
and was unable to discover any traco
of Bailey's whereabouts but did dis
cover somethings that convince him
that there is a basis to tho reports
of foul play. He Is determined to sift
tho thing to tho bottom.
For some time, young Bailey had
ucen having trouble with at least one
ou.er youth at North Bend. Just
prior to his completely dropping out
f d.riit tlila trnnhln lend to a fight
in which Bailey is said to have been
unmiiui Hn w.is seen bv a number
just prior to the fight but nothing
can be rounu concerning mm unci
the fight.
Bailey had no relatives or in
timato friends in North Bend, so far
as Mr. Farrin has been able to ascer
tain. On this account, tho Investiga
tion is difflcult.
FINED FOR ASSAULT.
Bruce Hughes Pnjs ipUO for Fighting
with C. E. Bailey.
Justice Reynolds of North Bend,
yesterday afternoon fined Bruce
Hughes $20 on tho chargo of assault
and battery, Hughes having pleaded
guilty to fighting with C. E. Bailey.
Geo. Farrin of Marshflold, prosecuted
tho case for tho state and Judgo
Guery appeared for Hughes. There
was no evidence and Mr. Bailey
could not bo found to appear in
court.
M. F. PLANT BRINGS
MANY FROM 'FRISCO.
Steamship Arrives from Golden Gate
After Good Voyage Will Sail
Sunday.
The steamship M. F. Plant from
San Francisco, reached Marshllold
lato yesterday afternoon after a good
voyage. Tho Plant will sail for San
Francisco Sunday at 2 o'clock.
Tho passenger list is as follows:
N. D. Heedy, N. II. Beatter, Mrs.
T, 10. Rnbcock. Mrs. NIehaus, G. W.
Goodwin, W. J. Salby, Edw. F. NIe
haus, Mrs. NIehaus, J. B. Hust, Mrs.
Bust, J. B. Hust, Jr.; C. ID. Martin,
H. A. Wolben, J. F. Quirk, J. Stc
vonson, Win. Wade, Mrs. Wade, TI103
"W. Bonnie, Mrs. Hennlo, E. Wald,
Mrs. Wald, Mrs. L. A. btech. Magarot
Beattle, Vic. Andurbon, E. Hainberg,
J. D. Merren, 10. II. Lane, J. H. Mc
Donald, Mrs. McDonald and eleven
steerage.
MANY LEAVE FOR
NORTHERN CITIES.
Breakwater H.;I1. Today from Coos
I hi ' for Port lain! with lirgo
Passenger List.
Tho Breakwater sailed this nftor
noon for Portland with a largo pas
senger list which Is as follows:
Mr. Lighter, F. 11. Walte, P. A.
Dovers and wife, T. V. Case, Mrs. S.
Stuwart, .Mrs. D. Kabeo, Mrs. Barker,
Mrs. Yoakum, F. D. Barker, A. A.
Slioaffer, (!. W. Moore, Chas 10. Fox,
Uuth Strong, Mrs. Strong, Ethel
Strong, S. C. Smith, E. Amos, C. L.
Now, .las. Turner, J. S. Lutz, A. W.
Wall, P. Gorvasio. G. Varml, E. Pnp
po, G. SUden, T. Borgos, J. Jedu, W.
Halloran, P. Smith, B. C. Gibson,
.1. F. Humphrey, Edward Lawson, 10.
10. Bormont, Mrs. C. I;. Now, Mrs.
Lynch, Mrs. H. A. Wolls, 'A. F.
Strong, Leslie Strong, 10. W. Nichols,
Mrs. Jns. Wall, J. II. Smith, A. Ham
mond, W. Brodorlck, J. M. Arnold,
H. muiiHOii and wife, G. 10. Brown,
11. 11. Moldon, J. Davis, A. M. Oakes,
J. Mandoll, A. 11. Hart, 10. Loffort,
Mr. Donilulck, C. L. Bailey, II. A.
Huffman, J. F. Huffman, II. M.
WolBh, J. Llndonberg, Geo. Cox, C.
Honanck, It. P. Tally, S. Nork and
it. W. Holltgros.
BEQUEST TO .MBS. ADAMS.
AVIfo f Well Known Rancher Inher
its !?.(,( From Undo in
Foreign Land.
Mrs. Frank Adams, tho wlfo of n
woll known plonor rancher on Ton
Mllo has received word from relatives
in California that sho was bequentod
$50,000 by an undo who recently
died. No details M'ro given. Mrs.
Adams believes that tho bequest is
from nn uncle who formerly lived in
Europe
Kolatlves In California, who nlso
receive u largo amount will look
after Mrs. Adams' interest so that
hho will uot have to go after tho
money. .
Stultnry Moat Market usos nothing
but Coon county moat, and woighs on
n computing scale, also uses a Mo
Caaky account register.
For iijvostnicnts In farms, coal,
timber and fruit lands as woll is city
proporties, sco Title Guarantee nui
Abstract Company.
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vised them till on matters moral,
spiritual and financial. The spirit of
Nasburg Sr., departed, was once con
jured up and told Mrs. Nasburg and
his son that "they were in good
hands." Ho also prescribed the
medicine the two should take for
their Ills, some of which Mrs. Nas
burg was taking until yesterday.
Harry Nasburg was advised to em
ploy the services of Dr. JNellio Bei
ghle, who possessed hypnotic power.
Ho followed tho advice. Of the two
ho seemed to bo tho most affected
by the spiritualistic seances and, at
times, declared ho had held conversa
tions with his father's spirit on street
corners.
Second Mrs. Chadwick.
The San Francisco Call of Tuesday
printed tho following:
If one-half of tho accusations di
rected against Mra. Fannie M. Austin,
which havo developed as a result of
tho publicity given her alleged finan
cial schemes, aro true, then the Cor
nelia apartment house, 04 1 O'Farrell
street, has tho unlquo honor of in
cluding among its guests as clever a
woman of tho Chadwick typo as has
manipulated money from the pur
ses of others into her own. From all
sides there have sprung up persons
who bit at tho glided bait they said
was held out by Mrs. Austin, who
listened to her fables of intimacy
with D. O. Mills, Mrs. John W. Mac
kay, Homer S. King, Reuben H.
Lloyd and others and who Invested
In tho wonderful scheme of rehabili
tating tho Comstocks and winning a
fabulous fortune. To those to whom
tho names of Mills and Mackay did
not mean anything she is accused of
having substituted tho names of
Judge Frank J. Murasky, Attorney
Harry T. Creswell, William Talbot,
tho lumber king, and Dr. L. Cranz.
According to tho indignant and heat
ed stories of the victims the name
was for the game, being used with
a discriminating taste to meet the
style and fancy of the proposed in
vestor. So startling and widespread seem
ed to bo tho woman s transactions
that the district attorney's office took
official notice of it yesterday and put
through a lengthy cross-examination
Mrs. L. L. Long, who lived in the
same apartment house with Mrs. Aus
tin. Other witnesses probably will be
examined today.
Onco Under Arrest.
Apart, however, from the tales re
garding Mrs. Austin, the most damag
ing discovery made yesterday was in
tho records of police court doings.
These show that, clever as she is re
puted to be, tho woman who has been
the shining star at the Cornelia hotel
and was protected by tno manage
ment from tho rudo Intrusion of
detectives, was once arrested on the
vulgar chargo of grand larceny. The
files of the newspapers indicate that
since that disastrous occasion Mrs.
Austin has risen mightily in the
world. Then sho was connected with
j an alleged medical man who rose to
local fame through being accused of
j bunkoing a helpless woman out of
j tho greater part of her fortune. In
stead of the expensive suite sho now
I occupies sho thou had merely "lodg-
lugs" at 351! Geary street, unpreten
tious and humble.
Victim Loses Fortune.
Tho complainant was Mrs. F. C.
Gehrlcke, who shared these apart
ninets with Mrs. Austin, and Charles
do Witt Spencer, tho head of a medl
ral company of a dubious character.
Beforo knowing Mrs. Austin and Do
Witt Spencer Mrs. Gehrlcke possessed
a fortune of $500,000, but she died
In poverty. Just prior to her death
she accused Mrs. Austin and Spencor
of having robbed her. The arrest
took place on December I!, 1SD!), both
Spencer and the Austin woman be
ing apprehended at the same time.
Tho characteristics which marked
tho caso of nine years ago aro similar
to those in tho complaints made by
Clnudu Nasburg, who nccu30d Mrs.
Austin of having gained a peculiar
iullueuce over his brother and moth
er and of having robbed them. Mrs.
Gohiicko's daughter declared nlno
i years ago that her mother had been
u; imiiiu.i;u ami muwi iuiu iiiuuui;
transactions engineered uy spencer
and Mrs. Austin. Tho caso was set
tled, but Mrs, Gohrlcko never re
ceived her money back.
Mrs. Gohrlcko was not tho only
person to make accusations. Soveral
others havo had transactions with
Mrs. Austin, and their romarks ro
gardlug tho deals aro polutcd, em
phatic and uncomplimentary.
Her $10,000 Disappears.
Mrs. M. Curtis, living at tho Arlal
hotel, had a tidy fortuno of $10,000
when sho mot Mrs. Austin. Sho ia
now in her old age working ns a
nurse to make a living and blames
Mrs. Austin for her present condition.
j Tho story of her loss Is exactly
.similar to tho talo told by Claudo
Nasburg. Thero was a magnificent
'scheme of rehabilitating tho Coni
lutoek mines. Mrs. Mackay, D. O.
1 Mills, John D. Rockefeller, Reuben II.
Llod, Flood, Fair and other im
jportnnt personages were behind It.
i Prices were to soar from $1 to $200.
Only a few wore In the great deal,
and secrecy was tho watchword. Mrs.
Curtis said sho paid tho money and
has aim"' wltel for tho big coup to
bo pulled off.
Ano'l'er person, E. 11, Waterman,
wrote to Attorney Llod s.iying:
"I see In tho San Francisco Call
that at last somo one dares to take
Mrs. P. M. Austin before the courts
and I hope you will push your In
eitlgation to tho fullest extent. She
was for years In this same business
with Do Witt Spencer, roping in tho
unsuspecting and getting their dia
monds, furniture, money or anything
else they could lay their hands on.
Vnn mn irot nroof irom uonenu
O'Brien and his sister, Mrs. Gehrlcke,
whom they ruined; Mrs. uosworm,
near San Jose, and James Cameron
of 12C3 Octavia street. It is time
this woman was caught and pun
ished. Do not let her hypnotize you.
Denounces the Woman.
inmoa Cameron, an attorney, de
clared tho woman to havo been en
gaged in numerous transactions ui
an extremely shady naturo and was
outspoken In his denunciations of
her. He hau run Knowieueu ui i
Gehrlcke proceedings and had In his
possession newspaper clippings relat
ing to her arrest. No sooner did no
read in Tho Call that Mrs. Austin's
schemes were under investigation
than he gave up the clippings to At
torney Lloyd.
Mrs. Leo Llpman, 1321 Clay street,
formerly owner of the Francis house,
was another who admitted having
dealt with Mrs. Austin.
"I had somo dealings with Mrs.
Austin much to my sorrow," said
Mrs. Llpman. ilw.
It developed yesterday that though
Mrs. Austin denied having borrowed
money from Harry Nasburg, the crip
ple, over whom sho is said to exer
cise a wonderful control, he has gone
as security on at least two or her
nntPs for 1275 each. How much
more sho has borrowed on his name
is yet a matter of conjecture. She
approached tho law firm ot Maddux
& Maddux for a loan, giving as secu
rity tho furnlturo in an apartment
house In Pine street. When it was
discovered that tho furniture did not
beiong to her she told trie attorneys
that Harry Nasburg would go on her
note for tho loan; but Maddux &
Maddux refused to arrange the trans
action. Status of Daughter.
According to those who havo
known Mrs. Austin within recent
years, she has told them that Harry
Nasburg was Infatuated with her
daughter Helen. Tho latter is a
beautiful girl of about 20 years, and
shares with her mother the Nasburg
apartments. Claudo Nasburg, who is
behind the investigation, declared
that, from his knowledge of tho girl,
sho was not aware of her mother's
scheming. An effort is being made
to discover just what position tho girl
occupies. She Is said to be engaged
to marry Harry Nasburg, tho en
gagement being of long standing.
Why tho marriage does not take
place Is a mystery.
Attorney Lloyd called to mind yes
terday the forgery of the letter heads
to which his attention nad been at
tracted three years ago. Ho said
that he was called up one day by
Frank Jaynes, general superintendent
of tho Western Union Telegraph
Company, who asked him about a re
quest for telegraph blanks he was
supposed to have made.
' Not having made any such re
quest," said Lloyd, "I went to Jaynes'
ofllco and there found a forged letter
head of my firm, ordering somo tele
graph blanks. My name was signed
to it. We waited for the woman who
had left tho note for Jaynes, intend
ing to catch her when sho called for
tho blanks, but sho evidently smelled
a rat, for after descending tho stairs
sho suddenly turned and lied."
OTHER VERSIONS OF IT.
Tho San Francisco Chronicle of
last Sunday contains the following
version of tho Nasburg-Austin af
fair:
Reuben II. Lloyd expressed a de
termination yesterday to discover
who It was that forged his name to a
remarkablo letter setting forth that
Mrs. Fanny M. Austin had been given
by him tho combination of a safe at
his residence and tho permission to
open tho safe and take out documents
at her desire, and the investigation is
bringing out the story of tho family
differences of the Nasburg family,
whoso residence Is at Marshiield, Ore.
"That I never gave any such in
structions to any woman to open a
safe at my house," Lloyd says, "may
bo apparent; but If this is not suf
ficiently conclusive I may add that
I never had a safe at my house.
"Tho letter Is a clumsy forgery
and ovidently dono for the purposo
of fraud. From what purports to be
a photographic copy which has been
shown mo by Claudo Nasburg, and
which has been turned over to a de
tective agency, It appears to have
been written on paper on which was
printed tho letterhead of 'Lloyd &
Wood,' but It Is not tho exact letter
head which Is used in this office.
"Somo time beforo tho fire a simi
lar forgery was called to my atten
tion, which was destroyed by tho fire,
but which, as I remember It, was
under this samo copy of my letter
head. I tried at that tlmo through
a dotectivo agency to ascertain whero
It had boon printed, but all I got
from tho detectives was a bill for
tholr sorvlces.
"I had forgotten tho incident until,
two months ngo, I received a letter
from Mrrshfiold, Ore., written by
Mrs. Nnsburg's son-in-law, Herbert
Lockhart, saying that a woman there
by tho nnmo of Mrs. Fanny M. Austin
was using my nnmo in connection
with a deal In Comstock stocks, say
ing that I wns a particular friend of
hers and that I was also Interested
in this Comstock stock . I replied at
onco that 1 could not recall ever hav
ing met a lady by that name, and
that I was certain I was not inter
ested In Comstocks. Later I received
another letter from Lockhart, and re
plied that no woman dealing In Com
stocks wns a friend ot mine.
"The other day Lockhart and his
brother-in-lnw, Claudo Nasburg, came
to my ofllco and showed mo what
thoy said was a photographic copy
of a letter to which my nnmo had
been forged, and tolling mo that It
had been glvon to Mrs. Nasburg by
this Mrs. Austin, who they said had
gained nn influence over her. I put
tho matter at onco In tho hands of
tho detectives, ns It was ovldont that
somo one had attempted a fraud, and
It was possible that still others might
bo deceived."
Tho Mrs. Austlu referred to is nt
present staying at tho Cornelia apart
ments with Mrs, Nasburg and her
older son. Harry Nasburg, and ;lw
thrco of them haVo ongaged W. 11.
Jordnn to dofond tho woman accuse 1
by tho other son. Mrs. Nasburg do-
umed SIXTY
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W. H. Ray and Wife of Myrtle
Point will Celebrate Wedding
Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ray of Myrtle
Point, parents of Frank Ray of
Marshfleld and former residents of
this city, will celebrate tho sixtieth
anniversary of their marriage to
morrow. A large number of friends
and relatives of tho venerablo couplo
will participate in making tno an
niversary a merry one.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray, despito their
years, are enjoying good health. Mr.
Ray is eighty-two years old but still
quite active.
Tho couple came to Coos Bay from
Nebraska about ten years ago and
made their home with their son,
Frank until a couple of years ago
when they moved to Myrtel Point.
Frank Ray and family and H. P.
Bohlen are (among tho Marshfleld
people who will participate in tho
celebration of the joyous event to
morrow. AT THE CHURCHES t
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Services
will be held in the Masonic Temple,
Sunday, at 11 a. m. Subject, "Un
reality." A cordial invitation Is
extended to all.
ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Red Men's hall. Morning service,
11 a. m.; Sunday school, 12 a. m.;
Luther League, G:4o; evening
service, 7:30. Wm. F. Holl, pas
tor. CATHOLIC CHURCH. First mass
at 8 o'clock a. m.; second mass at
10:30 a. m. Rev. Father Donnelly
celebrant. North Bena first mass
at 10:30, Rev. Father Curley cele
brant. LUTHERAN CHURCH. Sunday
school, 9:30 a. m.; sermon, 10:30
a. m.; young people's society, 7 p.
m.; sermon, 8 p. m. Preaching at
North Bend, 2 p. m. B. F. Bing
ton, pastor.
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH. 10 a. m., Sabbath
School E. L. Church, Sunt.; 11 a.
m.; Sermon, subject "The Beauty
and Glory of Helpfulness."; 3 p.
m.; Junior League, Miss Nettle
Wooley, Supt.; 7 p. m.; Epworth
League, subject, "God Providing
for His Birds, HisLillies and his
Children"; S p. m., Sermon, Sub
ject, "The Open Door."
To all of these services a special
invitatino is extended, strangers
will find a cordial welcome await
ing them. Notico the change of
time in tho evening service. W. R.
F. Browne, Pastor.
THE FIRST PRESI1YTKK!A..
Sunday school meets promptly at
10 o'clock for Biblo study; morn
ing worship at 11 a. m. The pas
tor will preach, the subject of the
sermon, "Mountain Climbers." The
choir will sing an anthem by West,
"The Lord is Exalted." Christian
Endeavor service at 7 o'clock. Topic-,
-'Tho Man Whom Gol Ac
cepts." Ps. 24. Leader, Mrs. ,Wal
ter; evening service at 7 o'clock.
In addition to the song sprvice, the
choir will sing, "Soft Floating on
the Evening Air," by Root. The
subject of the sermon will be the
second question In tho series of
four vital questions, viz.; "How
to Become a Christian" ? In addi
tion to the vocal music announced
for the preaching services, selected
instrumental music will bo render
ed by Professor Elmer A. Todd,
organist. II. H. Brown, pastor.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Sun
day, April 5th, 1908. 10 a. m
Biblo school, Claudo Stutsman su
perintendent; 11 a. m sermon,
"The Christian Worker"; 3 p. m.,
Junior Union, Ivan Gulovson su
perintendent; 7 p. ni Young Peo
plo service; 8 p. m sermon,
'Deadened by Sin." Communion
services at tho closo of tho morn
ing sermon. Special music and
Evangelistic services at tho even
ing service; come an-i hear tho
largo chorus choir, sing praises
unto our Lord. Strangers to our
city niado wolcome to all services.
Young Peoplo's prayer meeting on
Tuesday evening, and tho regular
prayer service Thursday at 8 p. m.
D. W. Thurston, pastor.
nies that tho Austlu woman has at
tempted to get money from hor, aud
they aro tho best of friends.
"This is a very peculiar case," said
Attorney Jordan yesterday, "and I
am still in tho position of tho man
who has to bo shown before I be
llevo that Mrs. Austin hns dono any
thing Improper. I havo had Claude
Nasburg hero and questioned him,
and his stories do not hang together,
lie now says that ho received tho let
ter, of which ho says ho made the
photographic copy, through tho mail.
His mother sas sho never saw it.
1 asked him why ho said that his
mother gavo It to him, and ho replied
that that was a mtstako of his, Mrs.
Austin says that sho does not know
Mr. Lloyd, and tho question of who
it was who forged his namo to tho
letter apparently Is yot to bo an
swered. I would like to know who
it was, myself. Claudo Nasburg until
recently had a power of attorney for
his mother, and I am told that ho
used It to forco her to do certain
things that ho thought proper."
Tho stories told by the two Nas
burg boys aro quito dlssimllnr, aud
tho wholo affair is entangled in a
family disagreement.
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