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iB0 Ml tjOVtftt THE MORNINO Pit LO ON THI LOWCh COLUMBIA UtUtHIt PULL AliOOIATaTO l "PORT VOLUME LX NO. 107 . AoiORIA, OREGON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 1905 PRICE FIVE CENTS IS TELLS STORY OF LIFE Murderer Andrews Leaves Remarkable Letter. GAMBLING HIS TRADE Siyt That He Offered to Surrender on Three Murder Charges. WANTED OTHERS DISMISSED 8ayi He Attacked Eltla Becauee of "Hold Ml Becau Ht Feared Ellli Would Makt ReveUtlooa-Admite Ht Quarrelled With Boutoa Woman. Sn Francisco, November 7. Ia jk somewhat cramped but closely-written document found on the body of hie con tort, Nulda retlrie. Milton Franklin Aedrewe told atory of bit lift, whlck U remarkable U not trne. teeuaeaeiag at the tiase b first wet fwle Benton, hie Int eaaetrt, and el leged to have been 10 Int victim, no tnde by claiming that he attaceked EI Ha, tha beirea tweer, kun of kit at tention U Kulda xVtrle. Andrew tad kla fotapanloa were deed latt night ia tht room at James Meagh re kewe at 7 McAllister street Tha police bad ewrrenndVd tka place. An drews wa hidden la a cWl when n poliermaa Vy aublerfug entered tka Realizing; tka their hiding p' ae discovered, the young .woman permed td tka poHeemea to leava tka room. Ska locked tha door and Immediately after warde two akoU were brd In the apartment Tka folk brokt ia and tka bodiee of tka fugitives with ft bullet kola in tkWr kada, wano found. An iw' pUl wta clntflbed in kia rikt band, wkara ka vaa lying on tha floor. Tha woman nUd on tka bad aa if in alp. Hia aUtanonta follow i 1 i An Hatrl tf Aadrawa. -Tl.o paopla of tka Unitod SUtaa haw all rad of Milton F. Andrew, tha many timfw murdnrrr, and hia trrrible caravr of bloodkhed. I am Andrew, and on Novamber 3, 1 offer lo gia myaclf up fr trial on tha thrva murder chargr afrint nto, tha murdn of BomIo Kou tm, at Colorado Uprlng, murdar of Mr. Ikiiworth, at Nrw Britain, Cmn., nd the murder of tho'Tmy, " C. VH woiimn, whatever her nanw l. 1 have a few 1'-m nerioua charge ninft me and I airrwd to itand trial on all three of the murder charge,. providing the petty oir'ne were quaheil, and they would never hva them brought up tptlntt me If I were dlrgel a free mn from the three murder trial. "The firt murder I am charged with 1 that of BcMiie Koulon, with whom I trawled man and wife. V had fre quent quarrela and on the atrength of that they ay I am her murderer. To protect myelf I am oompelied to give ber kUtory. Bele Burton married an electrician named George Bouton in Syraoue, N. YH and they both ued to gft drunk and flht and they lived to gether only few week, Bela waa a well known character at Boon' aalooo and all the ret of the principal aloon and ioiaU' In! Syracu. 6h aUpped to L'tic. N. Y, and -want to live in a m.r known aa tha Oloba. I met her there' and we formed a liking for each other. ; I told her I waa a gambler and the wanted to travel with me. and when Rhe pramwed to give up amoklng cigar ette, and getting drunk, and meeting men, I took ber on tha road with me. ' Alwaya Took Diamond. "Wli -n we arrived at Chicago I bought her eoute dinnnitxU from the Bauman Jewelry CompHnr. Hie agreed that if ever ht met men again or got drunk I wa to take them all back and we would -parU. We hired a room on Cottage Giove avenue opposite Giee'a almm and I gambled for a living and won $10,000 In a few month In a big poker room. We plit up everal time on ttw atrength of her actiona and each time I took the bag of diamond." "I later went to Toledo, Ohio, and aetit her trunk to folumbu, thinking khr went there looking for me. She wa trying to trace ma the way the did from Toledo to Detroit. I pawned tome of the diamond In Chicago and Detroit I looked around the big citiee, and in New York I ran againtt Kulda for the first time. Yet the police aay ha waa in Colorado fipring. Khe wa In tha Kat all the time I wa In Colo rado. In a few daya the paper came out with the murder myUry of Mount Cutter, Cola, and a Beie and I had been on Mount Cutler and all through tha canyon M vera I time on horseback, lit caught my eye. Tha livery man at Mount Cutler aaya that be heard the hot fired the 10th or 27th of October. I left there tha fifth of 0-iolr and I wa 1000 mile away from Mount Cut ler and wa aocuned of being ber mur derer becaua we bad bad quarrel. If I bad committed a murder I would have drawn tha $500 which I had in the Hlbemia bank of New Orlean and made my evape. I consulted my brother at Hartford, and he told m ha had teen in a Colorado paper wher tha dlUena of Colorado were preparing to lynch me, ao I fled to Australia with Nulda, where I played poker moat of tha tint." Ellir Ufa er Hia Own. Andrew then atatea that Mr. Boa worth waa murdered Augut 2, 1904, at New Britain, Cuaa. "I wae all that eiimiaer in Dewewr, taking treataant of Dr. Bbermaa Wllliama." ka aay. "I traveled under the" name of G. Bontoa and wife." Andrew the goe bto a htetory of hia life, couched ia aomewkat aaraaatio term. "8paaklnf of the Dlia affair when ba attempted to murdar tka latter ia BerkaWy after kb rrival her from Aaatralia, ba aaya that kia aeaantt waa aude aa tka reault of a gambWa qoar rel, i wkkh Nnlda waa tka koae of eoataUa.N "I told Nulda." aald Andrawa. "tkat it waa kla life or mine, and I would kill him for two reaaona: Firat, what ba had dona to her and M-cnnd. that ha would tell tha police if we ihad another quarrel, a I had told him ia confidence that I waa a fugitive from Justice. A man who make money at gambling a I do, doe not have to murder people for a few hundred dollar." Wanted to Marry Ifulda. ITa recited at length tha atory of hia crooked method of gambling in whlck Kill waa a partner and of the big winning which he claim- to hara made. He then ay! "After I am ckared of my trial. I want tha judge to arrange for ma a di vorce from -my unniated itolyoke wife, o I can marry Nulda. Nulda ia to be entirely free of any chargea in cane ( surrender and' no charge ia to I brought against her and no sweating of any description. The people who are hiding ua are not to be prosecuted." An examination of Andrew after the bodic were taken to the morgue brought to lij;ht the large diamond ring he w known to wesr, also the oval shaped ring of a cluster of small diamond that the woman wore. In a purae wa found $130 in gold and an English aov- ervlgn. An emblem of a fraternal order lodge and a gold watch chain eomplet- led the property found on Andrew, No property of importance waa found in the room, where the pair had been concled and where they had evtdnt ty lived from hand to mouth on the dlpest; fale poeiWa, There were evidence too that they were prepared for flight when the end came. Known ia Holyok. Ilolyoke, Ma,, Nor. 7. Milton Franklla Andrew, wko killed himself and bla companion, Nulda Olivia, In San FraB cisco last alghtf reld in this city for some time and waa well known by the frequenter, of pool room and similar resort. He seldom hsd trouble - .v. - (Continued on page 8.) ' ' Y 3,000 VOTES DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME ALSO RE-EECTED Hearst Alleges Fradiilent Voting and Says He Will Carry " the Fight With Tammany to the ; End In the interest of Reform. SCHMITZ 1$ AGAIN ELECTED Reform Movement Vina Sweeping Victory ia tha Quaker City Herrick ia Elected Governor of Ohio by fimall Majority Negro Disfranchisement Defeated in Maryland Chicago and Cook County Goea fiepublicaa by $ Heavjr Majority MaaucbnaetU Rhode Island and New Jeney Republican. WW Washington, Nov. 8. Election returns received by the Associated . 4 Tresa up to 2 a, m. this morning show the Democrat have carried ' ' tha mayoralty campaign in New York City; the state ticket in IVnnsylvaniai the state ticket in Virginia, and the city ticket in Louisville, while the Republican have made a clean sweep in Masaa- chusett end In Chicago and Cook County and have carried their 4 ticket in New Jersey, Rhode Island, Nebraska and Maryland. a In New York, Hearst ba a plurality in Borough Brooklyn of al- moat 10,000, wilk 14 election districts missing. The return indi- eate MeCfellaa,' ra election) by severai tbouaud plurality. - Hearst - . kas charged fraud U voting. Election shows that Municipal Owner ship will ba a considerable factor in the city's politics. In Ohio the result ia still doubtful, though the return up to a late hour, Indicated the election of PatUson, (Dem.), as Governor. WW Baa Fraadaca, Ktv. 7. Far tka third coaaentivt time, Eagna T. 8cksitfl, Uaioa labor 'candidate waa ra-eiactad mayor today by a majority af HJ04 vtf John 8. Partridge, jolat aomiaee af tka Repoblicaa and Demacratic pcr Uea, la addition ta tka mayor tka Union Labar party probably elect ad tka as tir mnnidpal ticket by abest tat aame majority. Voting machlnea wwra aaed far tka firat time. Bnt very tittle acratchlnf waa dona. Sckmlti 15,000 Ahead. 6an Frankisco, Nov. 7. InjlicaAiona are now that Schmitg ia elected by a 13,000 majority. With eix precinct yet to hear from, and tha count stands Schmlti, 42,000( Partrhlge, 2H.000. Claim Partridge ia Elected. San Francisco, Nov. 7.-8:10 p. m. Chairman Ryan of the Fusion commit tee claima that Partridge ( Fusion )t is elected mayor by about 14,000 major- Ity. t 0 Democratic Senator Shut Out New Jersey, Nov. , 7. The election here today baa increased the Republican hold on the State Legislature, and makea it impossible for a Democrat to succeed United Statea Senator Drydon in 1007. Democratic Governor for Virginia. Richmond, Vst, Nov. 7.-Claude R, Swanson, IVmocret, waa today elected Governor of Virginia by about 20,000 plurality,' over Jadga L. L, LewK Re- publicarr. Tht vot)waa axceeilingly light. Tha Republicans gained a few members in the Lgislatur. 4 e4tee))e WAITING. .'..-;..; , ' Tka Morning AstorUn and thia public await, the action tf tka 4 - School Board of tht City tf Astoria upon tka case tf Miaa Grace E. Smith now la ita kanda for dedaioa aa to her guilt or innocence of t the chart of ahoplif Ung aa laid before it by a busin firm of this O city, last night The Judgment ia due tomorrow night Alter it shall have been rendered, thia paper will kavt mora tt aay. . 4 1 BEATS HEARS MAZOR OF SAN FRANCISCO Haw York, Nov. 8. 1:4s a. m. Ra taraa at tia boar art complete ka tha Greater Haw York maytraUty ceabeet, witk tka axoaptiaa of 51 electtoa tta tricta, acatUrei tkmrcAt the dty. Tht vott given McCkOaa, (Dea.), ei, tty, Kaant, ail57 Iviaa, tgajiy. Tammany Get tka Liaa'a glare. New York, Nov. -Indications at aa early hoar this morning are that the following ticket ia elected: Mayor, Geo. B. McClellan, Democrat; President of the Aldermen, P. F MoGowan. Demo cratic; Comptroller, Herman A. Mets, Democratic; President of Manhattan Borough, John F. Ahem, Democratic; President of Brooklyn Borough, Bird 8. Coler, Muniolal Ownership; Presi dent, Queens, Joseph B.Ermel, Repub lican; President, The Bronx, Louis F. Haffen, Democratic; President, Rich, mond, George Cromwell, Republican; 8lterirT, NichpVl llaja Danocratic. The vote for attorney in the County of New York, with forty-eix el ection district missing gives: Flam mer, 12.637; Osborne, Democratic, 104.103 j Shearn, Municipal Ownership, 08,701; Jerome, independent, 107,718. This gives Jerome a pluraliy of 3525. McClellaa and Jerome Win. New York, Nov. 7. Returns to mid night indicate that George B. McCkl lan, Democrat, has been re-elected may or of New York, by between 3000 and 4000 plurality, over W. R. Hearst, the Municipal Ownership candidate, and that W. T. Jerome, independent candi date, baa been re-elected District At torney by about 8000 majority. At midnight Hearst declined to admit hia defeat and baa declared hi inten tion to contest the election. At midnight with the return from l4 precincts, not yet received, McClel laa bad 205,V.S votev and H-arst, 203,- 370, and Ivens 13026 votes. The fol lowing statement La been iued by Hearst: j "We have won thi eWtwo. All Tammany's friends, all Tammany's cor ruption, all Tammany' intimidation and violent'', all Tammany's false regis tration, illegal voting and dibonet count wa not able to overcome the great popular majority. "The re-count will show we won the eL-ctkm by many thousand votes. I ball fight thi battle to the end, in be half of the people who east their vote for me, and who ahall not be disfran chised by any effort of the criminal bos-." Jerome in statement issued tonight, aid bis election, coming as it doea straight from the band of the people, in spite of bosses and machine, is par ticularly gratifying. He adds that tha office will go on under the aame condi tion for another mour years as for the past four. , McClellan in bis statement says he will keep pre-election promises. I vine bad little to say. From Tammany Hall, Leader Murphy, shortly U-fore 11 o'clock sent word to every leader in the city, that the honor of the organization wa at stake and that every vote for McClcllan, must ba counted. He told them to overlook nothing and to spare no expense in getting the facta to Tammany, aa early aa possible. Hearst men declare the fraudulent voting throughout tha dty ia the moat flagrant ever attempted in thia country. Reurns up to midaight indicate the new assembly will consist of 110 Re publicans, thirty-four Democrat and five Municipal Ownership men. Hearst Maa Claima Fraud. New York,-Nov. 7. Mat Ihmsen, of tht Municipal Ownership League said tonight .that the league baa .evidence that 60,000 illegal votes bad baea cast. Ht eaid frauds have been discovered ia five borovgha and that the Law commit tee of the league ia gathering evidence. leanlt la Uaeertala. New York. Nov. 7. At tea clock tonight the mayoralty and diatrkt at torneyship b still in doubt Hearst baa carried Brooklyn with a plurality of 13,000, and present indication are that MoClellan baa carried MaahatUa and Bronx by 18,000, bet aeraral pre cinct in these boroughs, not yet beard from, may change MoCfe-Uaa'a ptorali- Earlier return indicate that Osborne bad defeated Jeroeoev but later figure ahow that Jerome ia gaining. Early Cectloa Prediction. New York, Nov. 7.-4:10 p. atv-Tbe Globe aanocacea the akmtioe of Mc Clellaa by 15,000 aad aaya the mayor will carry Manhattan aad Bronx by 23,000. Hearst will carry Brooklyn by 7000 and Queen by 1000 and Richmond ia for McClellan with the vott close. Tha Evening Journal believe that Hearst la elected by a small majority. The Evening Globe states that the el ection of Jerome is in doubt. Polio Called to Hoffman Hone. New York, Nov. 7. Campaign ex citement became ao Intense in tha lob by of the Hoffman house hist night that it waa necessary for . tht manage ment to call for police reserves and close the hotel to all except patrons at 10 o'clock. The Hoffman House is the headquart er of the Hearst ticket and for years it haa been the scene of the heaviest elec tion betting up town. It 'la always crowded on auch night, but last night it wa packed to suffocation. All waa orderly until a band of young men be gan shouting for Hearst A band just aa large answered witk shouts for Mo cWlen, and ia another moment there waa a tumult ' Men who were trying to make wager were obliged to give up because their roicea could not be. heard. Patrona np stair, thinking there waa a fir or a riot, beg a to telephone to the office, Tha. crowd began to -'away beck ward and forward, and at thia point the ho tel bMUUgemrnt telephoned to police headquarters, Ia tha meantime the disorder was growing. The lights in the lobby were Continued on peg 8.) LAND F.1K IN FLAMES San Francisco Chronicle Is Scorched : DESERTS ITS BUILDING Examiner Offers Them (he Use of It's PUnt and . Presses. CHRONICLE ACCENTS OFFER Great Clock Tower Fall Into tht Street Composing Room Gutted aad Edi torial Rooms Mood Firt Depart ment Ceuld Not Reach Flames. San. Francisco, Nov. 7. Shortly be fore midnight last night, fire started in the big clock tower on the Chronicle building,' aa a result of the firing of bomb to announce the election result. Owing to the great height tf the tow er, it waa impossible tt reach tha Ira wit tka. eomWned feme ot tha wateo towers, aad the familiar auperstrnetart tf tht building speedily anecambar and toppled into the street The fire found Ita way down to the roof aad a considerable portion tf tht upper pari of the building wa ae etroyad btfort tha. fiamat could be ex tinguished. The composing room ta the top floor, eontiaaing 18 linotype asav ehinea' waa burned. To what axteaV the machine were damaged it Mi known. The editorial roosn ta tha toor below tht couponing roonu ware del- aged with water and it ia believed the library, the moat valuable cf hi Tkhtd ia tht West, haa been eWroytl. Tht ire came la the midst of ae peenito&a for the iseae of a syiakl election editta aad tht eonrteey ai tht net tf tht Examiner's plant waa he mediaiery offered the ChronieJe, 71a offer wae eeeepted aad the Clraamla tomorrow will be printed oa tht Sa amfner preeeea, it's own preen no earn being flooded with water. It ia tmntt eibla to estimate tht financial lots to night The Art waa extinguiahed al 1 o'clock thia (Wednesday) morals. VOTE'S PLANS, St Petersburg, Nov. 7. Count Witts haa definitely pledged himself to anp port the plan for the convocation 0 the constitutional aswmbly when the Douma meets, if a single delegate raise the question. He ia exceedingly anx ious to win the support of the Zemstvo ista, who, he declares conform nearest to his political ideas and which he evidently regards aa the strongest, saf est, and most influential factor ia tka political life of the country. The Count oontaiues to complain bitterly at tht lack of confidence reposed in him by all the elements of opposition at a time when he stands ao much in need of the support of the Liberala. MAT IT PROVE TRUE. Colon, Nor. 7. Tha publie reception . waa held at DeLeaeepe'a house at Cris tobal, in honor of Secretary Taft hut night Tha eecretery la ft apeech prais ed the ' Preeident'a administration cm (canal matter and predicted that that canal would aooa be built HJJtBIMANA WITNESS. ; . -Jftw-. York, Nov. 7.Edward HarrV man haa been aubpoenaed to testify ia tha Insurance inquiry and probably wilt go on tha stand aooa after the" testi mony of several witnesses o Deeming tat Mutual Life' ' affaire an heard, .v. -.