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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1903.
No. 264.
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IS. E. S. GORDON DIED
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Succumbs to Effects of Wound
Inflicted by Holland Ander
son's Bullet. .
WAS TAKEN WORSE
EARLY LAST NIGHT.
Additional details of Her Ca
reer at Other Points Are
Told In Dispatches.
Mrs. 13. S. Gordon, Coos Day's
"Woman of Mystery" Is no more.
She died about 11:15 o'clock thTs
morning at the General hospital
from tlio wounds Inflicted by Holland
Anderson Saturday night. The end
came quietly but not unexpectedly.
She retained consciousness and was
rational until last night when she
suddenly took turn for the worst and
rapidly grew weaker.
The only hope that Mrs. Gordon
expressed during her illness was that
she might live to see E. S. Gordon.
This wish was gratified and the cou
ple had numerous long conferences.
What transpired is not known.
E. S. Gordon visited Mrs. Gordon
this morning but she was uncon
scious. Ho went for a walk and
while he was away, she succumbed.
He has not announced tho arrange
ments for tho funeral.
In discussing tho shooting with a
friend early today, Mr. Gordon ex
pressed great regret over tho affair
and censured Anderson in strong
terms.
Monday afternoon, Mrs. Gordon
gave another deposition regarding
the shooting. It is presumed that
tnis was for the benefit of tho grand
j.iry and was taken under the direc
tion of Deputy District Attorney L.
A. Liljeqvist who was at Coquillo.
What information she gave, is not
known.
Indictment Expected.
It is expected that the grand jury
will return an indictment tonight or
tomorrow at Coquillo charging An
derson with the crime. It is not
likely that trial will bo secured at
this term of court.
Anderson will have to remain in
jail until the trial.
Gordon and Gates.
It is understood that E. S. Gates
and E. S. Gordon aro one and the
same. It will bo remembered that
she had a message sent early Sunday
to E. S. Gates at San Francisco, no
tifying him of tho crime. Later and
before E. S. Gordon unexpectedly
arrived from Portland, she had an
other message sent to E. S. Gordon
at Portland.
Story of Career.
The following story of Mrs. Gor
don's career, which Is substantially
tho same as was printed in The
Times Monday aside from the fact
that he;- maiden name is given as
Lurch instead of Leach, Is printed in
a Portland paper:
Mrs. Edward Sam Gordon, the
woman who figured in tho early
morning shooting at Marshfleld, Ore.,
ysuterday, has enjoyed tho career of
an adventuress on tho Pacific coast
Finco 1905. Her first escapade to at
tract tho attention of the Portland
public was in 190G. In February of
that year sho came under police sus
picion by reason of her alleged con
nection with a counterfeiting gang.
This, however, was not brought homo
to her. Some months later she gain
ed considerable notoriety by claiming
to bo the legitimate wife of Edward
Sam Gordon, a wealthy Coos Bay
lumberman, whom sho afterwards
married.
On her first nppearanco In Port
land sho was known by her maiden
namo of Bertha Etta Lurch and also
as Mrs. Bertha McCord, but when
registered at one of tho leading
hotels of tho city she gave the name
of Mrs. E. S. Gordon, and It is prob
ably from this name that she after
ward evolved tho scheme of claiming
to be tho bride of the Coos Bay man.
In February, 190G, she was placed
under arrest nt her anartments at her
hotel and later taken to San Fran-
Cisco by Detective Ryan, of the police
department of the Bay City. How
sho escaped from tho tolls at that
tlmo Is not known, but her next ap
pearanco In Portland was later in the
EFFECTS OF BULLET
same year or early In 1907, when she
came here and again claimed to have
married Edwnrd Sam Gordon, of
Coos Bny, at Vancouver, Wash. This
Gordon stenuously denied, and when
the records at tho county seat of
Clark county were examined it was
ihown that some man by tho name
of Edward Sam Gordon, or who had
posed as such, had been married to
a woman who gave her name as
Bertha Etta Lurch of Oregon City.
Bertha Etta Lurch originally came
from Sacramento, Cal., whero her
father, A. Lurch, conducted a hotel,
.iml sho is said to have secured sev
ral hundred dollars from him by
means of practical swindling, and
then to have run away with a man
named McCord, and, as sho was
known as Mrs. Bertha McCord, this
theory is believed by the police.
Shortly after Edward Sam Gor
don of Coos Bay, had issued several
published statements absolutely de
nying his connection with the woman
known as Bertha Etta Lurch or Mrs.
Bertha McCord, tho couple were ar
rested by Patrolmen Evans and Te
nant for raising a disturbance in the
Hood Hotel. On tho night in ques
tion, June 14 last, several calls had
been received at police headquarters
to the effect that a man was threaten
ing to kill a woman, and in response
tho officers were detailed to Inves
tigate, with tho result that Gordon
and the woman were arrested. The
next day in the Police Court Gordon
paid the fine of $5 assessed the wom
an on a charge of disturbing the
peace, and forfeited his own bail on
a continuance and the matter was
dropped. The next heard of the
Gordons was to the effect that they
had boon regularly married, and un
til yesterday morning's episode they
had dropped out of sight.
Edward Sam Gordon was In Port
land for several days last week and
may be here yet, but inquiry at the
hotels last night failed to reveal his
presence.
The troubles of the Gordons, both
before and after Edward Sam Gor
don is known to have married the
woman who so persistently harrass
od him, are known all along the Pa
cific coast, for tho couple frequently
engaged in disputes, not only in
Portland, but in San Francisco and
other California places.
TROUBLES WITH HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. Gordon Familiar Figure in the
Oregon City Courts.
OREGON CITY, Ore., May 13.
Bertha Etta Lurch was a famliar
Hgure in Oregon City last summer,
when she was lighting a suit brought
by Edward Sam Gordon to quiet title
to his property, a portion of which
was claimed by the woman, who
said that Gordon married her in
California three years ago. This al
legation was denied by Gordon, and
in order to make her caso the
stronger the woman persuaded a man
to go with her to Vancouver, Wash.,
and there impersonate Gordon and
mnrry her. This was done, though
it was never clearly established that
It was not Gordon himself, who mar
ried her.
It was no secret that Gordon and
tho woman, who said sho was his
wife, lived together for several years,
but she was a heavy drain on his
purse and In order to rid himself of
her, he filed a suit to quiet the title
to his possessions. Tho woman em
ployed counsel and put up a hard
fight, which resulted in a com
promise, and at tho suggestion of
her attorney the suit was dismissed
and sho filed an action against Gor
don for a decree of divorce, he agree
ing to give her about $1,000 in
money and to permit her to obtain a
decree.
The pair had frequent conferences
while the negotiations were pending
and at one time Gordon cursed her
roundly publicly. He was certainly
tired of her and even since their
legal affairs were settled ho has been
compelled to evado her, as sho has
attempted to extort more money from
him. She was In Oregon City about
one month ago and tried to ascertain
his whereabouts and has written
from Pugot Sound points and British
Columbia to locato him. Gordon,
however, has been in California, and
returndo several days ago. He was
In Oregon City last Friday and left
last night by train for Coos Bay, go
Ing in by way either of Drain or of
Roseburg.
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Unknown Man Caught After
Attempting to Kill Chinaman
Third Assault on Shop
keepers There Within Forty
Eight Hours.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, May 13. Tho third
of three murderous assaults upon
shop-keepers In this city within 48
hours occurred late today when John
Chung, a Chinese tailor, was struck
down In his shop and beaten about
tho head with a piece of iron by an
unknown man. Chung was not ren
dered unconscious and his assailant,
alarmed by the tailor's display of
vitality, ran from the store which is
located at 249 Ankeney street.
The assailant ran to a saloon at
Second and Burnsldo streets, fol
lowed by tho Chinaman, who was
bleeding frightfully from his
wounds. A crowd joined in tho pur
suit and tho thug dodged into a
saloon where ho was knocked down
and surrounded. A special officer
placed the fellow under arrest and
was obliged to draw a pistol to keep
the crowd from harming the
prisoner.
The prisoner refused to give his
name or any particulars of his
career. He is a young man of fine
physical proportions and Is apparent
ly an American. When confronted
by Chung, who positively Identified
MYRTLE POINT
Jury Convicts Hoffman on Ar
son Charge Wilcox Found
Guilty Again.
(Special to The Times.)
COQUILLE, Ore., May 13. The
jury In the case of the State of Ore
gon vs. Hoffman late yesterday re
turned a verdict of guilty. Hoffman
was tried on the charge of setting
fire to hl3 brother's barn at Myrtle
Point. Ills only defense to tho arson
charge was temporary insanity. He
will be sentenced soon.
J. C. Wilcox, tho North Bend
dance hall proprietor, was convicted
again yesterday on the charge of
selling liquor to a minor. He has
not been sentenced. He was con
victed on two other charges pre
viously. It is rather expected that
Judge Hamilton will Impose severe
penalty this time.
This morning, the trial of Hillls
Short, the North Bend man Indicted
for gambling was begun.
P. S. DOW wants good potatoes,
call for prices.
Store your Goods wit'i tho
Side Paint Co., North Bend.
Bay
Three-Year-Old Children Per
ish in Oakland After Mother
Rescued Three Others.
r(By Associated Press.)
OAKLAND, Cal., May 13. Twin
children, three years of age, were
burned to death in a fire which des
troyed their homo, Mrs. Robt. Nu
nemache, tho mother, carried three
of her children to safety but could
not rescue tho twins.
THERE'S MONEY' IN THIS.
1-5 acres In city limits, near
proposed new school. Place all
fenced and level, good house,
flno water, fine garden. Garden
ing alono will pay good interest
on investment. A flno homo and
well situated for sure advance
in value. If taken quickly can
go at $2,800
I. S. KAUFMAN & CO.
Opposite Chamber of Commerce,
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TWIN BABES
ARE CREMATED
PHffLMD
him as the man who had committed
the assault, the prisoner exclaimed,
"I am sorry I did not kill you, I
have killed many moro like you."
The Chinaman is not fatally In
jured. The police believe the pri
soner Is tho man who murderously
assaulted H. Neuman and Max Her
man, the junk men.
STORY OF CRIMES.
Second-1 1 mi tl Dealers Badly Beaten
By Portland Thugs.
(By Associated Ptess
PORTLAND, May 13. Just be
fore noon, two circus employes went
to tho second-hand store of H. New
man, a second-hand goods dealer at
Second and Cough streets and found
him laying on floor badly beaten by
some blunt Instrument and bleeding
from the nose and mouth. Ho was
removed to tho hospital and is
thought to bo fatally injured.
Last night, a pawn-broker named
Max Hemann of 207 Cough street,
was badly beaten by a man bent on
robbery and Is In tho hospital. A
stranger named C. W. Wagner, who
claims to be a railroad man was
arrested for the crime. Ho denies
his guilt.
Tho assaults took place In the
same vicinity on well traveled
streets, but no one has been found
who can throw any light on the at
tempted murders. The police are
unable to obtain evidence against
Wagner.
After Brisk Campaign, Coquille
Votes Against Shutting Bo
vines Off Streets
(Special to The Times.)
COQUILLE, Ore., May 13.
After one' of the most exciting cam
paigns in the history of Coquille, the
supporters of a wide-open town for
cows wore victorious. There was
much debate pro and con and when
the count of the ballots was com
pleted, It was found that there were
138 In favor of allowing the cows to
run at large and 117 against.
The opponents of the plan of al
lowing cows to run at large declare
that they will now open a warm
campaign for revising the city char
ter and in this way shut the meek
eyed bovine off tho streets of Co
quille unless she is being lead or
driven.
Tho vote on the charter amend
ment was 88 for and 125 against
The vote on city officials stood as
follows: Mayor, M. O. Hawkins,
159; J. W. Leneve, 113. Recorder.
A. W. Kelley, 252. Councllmen,
Frank Burkholder, 132; R. O. Ho
berg, 118; A. W. Johnson, 115;
Win, Mansell, 131; J. C. Moomaw,
102; Geo. T. Moulton, 15.
Ray Lamphere Denies That
He Said He Helped Mrs.
Guiness."
(By Associated Press.)
LAPORTE, May 13. Ray Lam
phere, under arrest on the charge of
complicity in the, wholesale murders
at tho Guiness farm, denies vigorous
ly the report that he made a confes
sion or any promise of one to the
Rev. E. A. Schell.
Louis Shultze, employed by the
sheriff today began tests for addi
tional evidence of tho methods by
which tho persons whoso corpses
wero found in tho Guiness farm were
killed and unearthed about two
dozen pairs of scissors, bent and
curved In tho fashion of surgical in
struments, and three knives, two of
a surgical character aiu" tho third
unmistakably a dirk. In tho ab
sence of evidence to tho contrary, it
Is believed the dirk may havo been
the chief weapon employed in the
series of murders. Tho knives and
scissors are thought to havo been
used in dismembering bodies.
ALLOW COWS
CITY FREEDOM
NO PROMISE
TO CONFESS
LUES
SE1-1N0AL
New York Governor Says He
Will Not Accept Nomination
For Vice-Presidency.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 13. Governor
Hughes will not accept the nomina
tion for vice-president. In a letter
to General Stewart L. Woodford,
Governor Hughes says, "For reasons
which leave no room for discussion
and though I would bo deeply sen
sible to the honor thereby conferred,
I should not be able to accept and
will not in any contingency accept
the nomination for vice-president.
Even were I elected, I could not
serve."
SOLDIER CONFESSES
TO JOHNSON MURDER.
Jus II. Holt Says That he ami Two
Companions Killed Henry John
son at Port Townseiul.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, May 13. A special
dispatch to the Evening Telegram
from Port Townsend, Wash., says
that District Attorney Elmer E.
Todd, aided by secret service men,
has secured a partial confession from
James II. Holt, the alleged murder
er of clarionettist Henry Johnson.
The detectives worked on Holt's
sympathy until at last ho is alleged
to have declared, "Well, I am not
afraid to die or afraid of the gal
lows but I don't want any dirt
thrown at me. Three of us com
mitted this murder and we divided
the money." Tho two other men
Knight and Greble are In custody.
All belong to the United States army.
TWNI BABES
HIC1I BREWER DEAD.
Theo.
Galland Suddenly
Succumbs
at Spokane.
(By Associated Preso.)
SPOKANE, Wash., May 13.
Theodore Galland, president of tho
Northwest Loan and Trust Company,
died here suddenly of paralysis fol
lowing stomach trouble. Ho was
formerly manacer of one of the blK-
gest brewing companies in the
Northwest.
YIELDS TO CONSCIENCE TWINGE.
Clackamas County Fanner Decides
Ho Broke tho Engagement.
SALEM, Ore., May 13. R. A.
Stewart, tho wealthy Clackamus
County farmer, against whom Mrs.
C. A. Wells secured a $1,500 judg
ment In a breach of promise suit
last week, has gone the jury ono bet
ter. Since tho case was decided he
has deeded her a brick block In
Woodburn worth $4,500. At the
trial of the case, Mr. Stewart con
tended that Mrs. Wells broke their
engagement by Insisting that ho
must deed her that brick block be
foro tho marriage could take place.
Stewart refused to execute tho deed
and Inter married another woman.
Mrs. We'.ls brought suit for $0,000
damages, and tho jury awarded her
$1,500. Stewart ovldently came to
tho conclusion that tho jury was
right about his having broken tho
engagement, for he voluntarily mul
tiplied tho judgment by 3.
WILL All) OREGON.
Among tho referendum bills that
will come beforo tho people this
spring will bo ono that deals with
tho appropriation for tho Stnto Uni
versity at Eugene, and unless tho
signs aro misleading It will bo ap
proved by an overwhelming major
ity, and It Is up to Eastern Oregon
to do Its part In this matter. A
State that strangles its educational
Institutions is a good ono to get out
of, and Oregon does not propose to
be in that class. Union Republican.
HUGHES DON'T
WIT PLACE
DECLAR!
DIVIDENDS TODAY
Large Earnings Will be Boon
to Floating $100,000,000
Bond Issue.
COVER PERIOD
SUPPOSEDLY DULL.
E. H. Harriman Almost Ready
to Receive Subscription For
Securities.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, May 13. Regular
dividends of 2 per cent quarterly
on Union Pacific common stock of
1 per cent quarterly on Southern
Pacific common and 3 y2 per cent
semi-annually on Southern Pacific
preferred stock were declared today.
These dividends, coming at this
timo and covering a period when
railroad business was supposed to
have suffered materially from the re
cent financial troubles, will provo a
great boon to tho $100,000,000 bond
Issue. This Issue was authorized re
cently by Union Pacific directors at
Salt Lake City, and E. II. Harriman
has practically concluded arrange
ments to receive subscriptions for
them. According to well-informed
financiers, the issue will be greatly
over-subscribed as Harriman securi
ties are now rated as among the
most desirable of railroad paper. """"
ORDER MOTTO BACK.
"In God Wo Trust," Restored
Coliw Iiy Congress.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May 13.
Senato Committee on Finance
On
The
un-
animous'.y decided to report tho bill
already passed by the House provid
ing for tho permanent restoration of
"In God We Trust" on gold and
silver coins of tho United States.
Tho motto was recently omitted
from the coins by order of Presi
dent Roosevelt.
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UNDER GUISE OP
BRAKKMEN, ENTER CAR AND
BEAT BIND MESSENGER
WHILE TIIEY GET AAVAY WITH
BOOTY LOOT NOT KNOWN.
(By Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, Mt. 13. E. J. Por
rlne, express messenger on the.
Great Northern train, which loft
Seattle yesterday for Vancouver, B.
C, was beaten insensible by two
men who entered tho express car
presumably at Seattle. Ho did not
recover consciousness till after tho
train left tho city limits. Ho gavo
tho alarm and tho train backed to
Ballard whero tho Injured man was-,
given medical attention. Tho high
wayman obtained $200 In nickels,.
accoreHng to tho company's claim.
while other sources estimate tho loot
at from $1,000 to $10,000.
Porrlne was beaten with his own.
gun, tied hand and foot by two mun'
who, after over powering tho mes
songor, looted tho strong box.
Tho robbers escaped. Tho moir
wero dressed In a brakemun's uni
form and boarded the train as It waa
pulling out. Porrino paid llttlo at
tention, supposing them to bo train
hands, as ho was stooping over the.
strong box, which was unlocked",,
ono of tho men snatched Porrlno'eu
revolvor from his pocket and struck:
him over tho head.
A brakoman's cap worn by ono
of tho robbers had tho namo. ""An1
dorson" written In ink inside of it
and was found In tho car. It. ia
presumed that tho robbec state It.
Tho robbers wero young; men.
Thero Is no cluo.
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