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NO. 261. VOLUME LXIII. ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1C07 PRICE FIVE CENTS POLICE LOOK Oil MOTIVE Baffled They Seek Reason For Crime. WILKINS VERY SILENT Detectives Identify Prisoner as Ex-Convict Known as Bennett SERVED TIME FOR ASSAULT Whlls Serving Sentence at San Quentln WUkiai or Bennett Was Visited by , Womu Whom bo 8000 Married Womu Soon Left Him. th left Mm, Hho then went Eaii and wa lout trace of. , Aoeordlug to the police, Wilkin, or Bennett, has lived In many tt, In of which ha hat had trouble with women. Tim prison records bear out opinion ttiat the Identlflcalon of the prisoner a Bennett I correct. ' The de tail UKr la all particular, except that Wiiklut now weigh mora than toe weight given to' Dennett Another kjIu( considered of Import ance U the fact that when Bennett waa arretted ha gar hie occupation aa that of a marine engineer, aa alto did Wil kin when he wna taken Into custody. FIRST I SAIN THROUGH TUNNEL. NEW YORK, Nov. 27-Tb flrat train from Now York to Brooklyn through the tunnel under the East River will be run today. ' It la not axpeoted that the road will be 0erated to the public until January and the train today which will carry only official and Invited guest, will bo merely a tt. Only one tube U completed, and when the road la first opened to tha publlo a shuttle aervioe will 1 maintained in this tuba until the second one I completed. OAKLAND, Cel., Nov. 87. Aa the polios probe deeper Into the supposed murder of hi peudo-wlfe, wboee Iden tity la etlll a mystery, by M. A. Wilkin. In their little cottage in Elmburt tba grewaome tragedy develop feature toal not even (Jaboreau could bavo dreamed ot. Every element eurroundlng tba f tliat baa few parmllela In tba erlml ne that ha fw parallel in Che crimi nal annaia of California. , Depit the persistent sweating of the prisoner, but oue atktemeut bearing on the death of the woman ha been wrung from him, and that la that ah took, her own life by swallowing atrychntne. He doe not offer to explain how or why a towel waa tied around the wom an' mouth or why; her conys waa luricd In quicklime; neither doea tha man whom the police look upon a an troli fiend explain why he started to dig the bote which later became the woman' grave, before aha died. In the performance of thi task the authorities aay that Wilkin displayed, unprecedented cold bloodednea. That be should have plotted the woman' death and prepared for the covering up of hi crime aa he did waa fiendish enough, but to compel hi prospectv victim to ait in digging her own grave la considered almost beyond belief. The motive for the murder, If milder waa done, 1 another baffling feature. Wilkin could not have gaiwd financial ly by the woman' death, a he was worse oil by her demise than if she were alive, a Is shown by hi attempt to have Mr. I. M. Anderson, a neighbor, pose a his wife before a notary public for the purpose of having a power 01 attorney recorded in order that he might all tha cottage In which he and the dead woman lived. One plausible theory U that he wa tired of the woman and decided to set rid of her before he would be called upon to atsuwe an added burden in tha upport of the child that would have come in October had the woman lived. BAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27.-M. A. WBlklns, accused of murder at Oakland, waa today Identified by Detective Ser geant Gibson aa J. C. Bennett, formerly a convict in the state print at Sun Qucntin. On February 18, 1800, Bennett, who then resided at la McAllister street, in thi city, attacked hi wife with a razor and nearly killed her. He was tried and convicted Of assault with intent to 00m mlt murder and acntenced to two years' Imprisonment in the penitentiary. Soon after he waa sent to prison his wife disappeared and the polio have no rec ords of her whereabouts, ' While at San Quentln serving hi sen tence Bennett was visited by a woman who gave tha name of Lena Jackson, to whom he waa married aoon after hi re icaeo, They had not lived together for more than five months, however, when SELL WHITE'S EFFECTS. NEW YORK,' Nov. 87.-plrited bid ing marked the day' sale of objects of art and the curio which belonged to tie lata SUndford White. A damaacu Car pet, 12 feet long by ten wide, brought the highest price of the day, being bid in by Kdoa Bradley for $4100. Mi. Elsie De Wolf, who recently left tba stage to take up Interior decorating, was a large purchaser at tba sale as waa David Warfleld, the actor. The total rewipta were $43,008. CHINESE GOING HOKE. VANCOUVER, B. C, Nov. 27.-The It, M. 8. Empress of India wbMi aalMl at 10 o'clock thi morning for the Orient U carrying nearly 000 Chinese back to engage In the new year a celebration in the OWtlal Empire. Of these 460 are from Vancouver and about 100 from Vic toria art resident of Canada which es tablished a new record for Chinese from Canadian point on any one steamer. FATAL EXPLOSION Rooming House Burns and Many . are Injured. SEVEN BODIES FROM RUINS Explosion of Natural Gaa Result in Holocaust In House Where aooo Rail road Mem Were Asleep Many of the Inmate Fatally Burned. DAMAGING TESTIMONY Witnesses Tell of Rational Conduct. BROWN DENIED CHILD stenographer tertifled be had often told Mr. Bradley a falsehood In order to quiet her and to avert trouble for the Senator or himself. Judge Stafford stop ped the trial today long enough to dis miss from the court room' a couple who had with them a 11-year-old girl. The testimony today and every day has been sometime unfit for a child to hear. It was expected the testimony would be all In today but at tha last minute the district attorney subpoenaed several additional witnesses. Admitted However He Was Fath er of Mrs. Bradley's Two Children. MRS. BROWN FOUGHT WOMAN Sonsational Testimony of Eye Witnea to Stormy Scene at Pocatello Hotel Testimony Will b Conducted on Fri day to Which Day Court Adjourned. WASHINGTON, D C Nov. 27. Throughout the day testimony was offered in the trial of Mrs. Bradley that waa moat damaging to the defendant. Many witnesses who talked with her after the shooting and other who at' tended her while in jail here testified that not at any time had they any doubt a to her sanity and declared their belief that her conduct was actional and that her language wa coherent. Several witnesse woh talked with her in Salt Lake City prior to ttie shooting have evidence similar to offer. The dramatic .feature of the day waa the description by Sorva Christen- sen of Salt Lake City of the encounter between Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Brown in a hotel at Pocatello in the aumnier of 1000. On that occasion Mrs. Brown discovered Mrs. Bradley in the hotel with Senator Brown and attacked her ami attempted to choke her and asked to be allowed to kill her. The crie of Mrs. Bradley brought the .Senator to the rescue and then the whole party, in eluding the witness had an all night discussion of tha difficulty, during which Brown, turning fiercely upon hi wife, denied he wa the lather of her son, Mux, and at the same time admitted he wa the father of Mrs Bradley's two children. An outburst of denunciation by Mre Brown, of her husband and Mrs. Bradley, followed, after5 which the Sena tor and the tlofemlui.t went into another hotel where they called for drinks. Archibald Livingston, the Senator's SEVEN JTJSORS IN BOX. Examination of Talesmen' Proceeding With Dispatch. BOISE. Nov. 27.-Aftr the first day' examination of talesmen in tha Petti- bone case seven men are in the jury box having answered questions aa to their qualification satisfactory to tha state. Much better progress than wa expected wa made. The regular venire of men expired before adjournment thi after noon and 70 or 100 will report tomorrow when the work of securing a jury will be continued. Judge Wood said he would not let the latitude of examination of witnesses be permitted as in the Hay wood cee. He also announced that longer session would be held in order to conclude the trial aa quickly aa possible. TAMMANY NOT FOR BRYAN NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-harles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, to day declared that James J. Hagan had no authority to pledge Tammany' support to Bryan for the Democratic presidential nomination at Washington but night. He added: "Hagan (poke for Hasan, not for Tammany Hall." He said that if Bryan waa the Democratic nomine Tammany would aupport him. But waa not pledging aupport of any candhlaje et the present time. DONT WANT LABORERS. WUSU1NGTON. D. C, Nov. 27. Ac cording to a message received from Chief Engineer B. Goethela of the Panama Coniiiasion today there is no room for additional laborer on the Isthmus, He states that unemployed men without funds are a source of embarrassment. Because of the recent curtailment In the industries in thi country applications for work on the Isthmua are being re celved at the rate of several hundred per day. V1TNESSES SUDPENAED Grand Jury Will Hear Testimony. MISS KERFOOT TO TALK Will Obey Summons to Appear and Tell of Bellows Death. HURRYING TO DEFEND SON WONDERFUL VOICE. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 28.-Flre caused by an explosion of natural go in a rooming house here occupied by 2000 railroad laborer thi morning resulted In the death and fatal Injury to many of the inmates. Seven bodies burned be vonl recognition have been taken from the ruin. One man was fatally burned and another fatally injured from jump ing from a aeoond ttory window. WOULD EXCLUDE CHRIST, ? " Board Of Education Say Law Prohibit Sectarian Songs. NEW YORK, Nov. 27. AHiat promh e to be a strenuous aession of the Board of "Education will oocur when that body holds Its regular meeting late this after' noon. More than 60 minister have de dared their intention to attend the meeting for the purpose of protesting against the recent ordor of the board barring all sectarian songs from the schools and decreeing that the word Christ shall be excluded, even from the Christmas exercise. The board claims that its order only carries out the pos itive instructions of the law, but the op ponent of the order deny this and threaten to take the matter into the courts unless the ' board rescind its action. . ' NO JAPANESE EXCLUSION. WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 27.-H is improbable any legislation looking to exclusion of the Japanese will receive the approval of the executive until an opportunity bu been given to test the efficiency of the new regulation of the Japanese government, but the state de partment of Japan is acting in perfect harmony with the wishes of this govern ment W Am? r lj3" ' ? as fprm Uncle Sam 'Here, you! Put that money in circulation and quit hoarding It up so. , Klcintchmidt Cheered by Thought That His Father Will Spend Fortune to Clear Him of Charge of Murdering Frank Bellows Prisoner Not WelL OAKLAND, CaL, Nov. 27. A sub poena commanding Msa Blanche Kerfoot, of Sutter Greek Mill, to attend the session of the grand jury which will be held in the court house in Oakland Mon day, which il expected to result in the indictment of Harry G. Kleinschmidt for murder, waa issued by District Attorney Browjr today. Subpoena for 37 other witnesses were also issued today for the grand jury each being expected to sup ply some link in the chain of circum stantial evidence against Kleinschmidt The accused student is showing the ef feet of hia imprisonment in the county jail and of tha seriousness of his situa tion. Ha had been listless and even despondent since yesterday. He is said to be suffering from nervous dyspepsia. Wien the Berkeley polka first in formed young Kleinschmidt of the bus picions that they had against him and finally placed him under surveillance, it waa decided to keep the news away from the head of the family, who had exten sive mining interests, hut when a formal charge was placed against the young man a wire was hurriedly sent to Helena and Kleinschmidt replied that he would close his business affairs as quickly as possible and come to Berkeley. According to the friends of the Klein sebmidts, the elder Kleinschmidt is very wealthy, and will use his entire fortune if need be to clear hi son. This morning there were numerous callers at the Kleinschmidt home, and they all volunteered any aid they might be able to afford. Miss Hazel Hotchkiss, who. live across the street from the Kleinschmidts, was among the callera. She has been mentioned as a possible witness in the case on account of her intimate acquaintance with the family. Thus far the members of the Klein schmidt family have been refusing to see anyone except their personal friends. Even tradesmen are refused admission. With acquaintances they freely discuss the case, but in all instances they have stoutly denied any possible evidence of young Kleinschmidt's guilt. WOULD KILL THIELE. Ten-Year-Old Boy Sing and Earn Way Long Distance. NEW! YORK, Nov. 27-(Although lost In New York, George Herman Alridgs, ten year old, demonstrated last night to tba police that he wa well able to take care of himself. The boy left De troit a week ago to visit an aunt living here, he said. He had lot the address and when be waa picked up by the po lice, was turned over to the children' society. ,When he left Detroit, he said, be bad 93, a statement which came a a surprise to the police who had found 170 1 his- pocket , The boy explained that he had sung is choir in Detroit, and that he sang for people between Detroit and New York, and had received the money for his music And to satisfy the police that hi story was true he sang for them, after informing the officers that he would ex pect to be paid for it. ' ' "The Holy City," came first and then The Palms" and then a number of se cular songs, until the boy, whom the pol say possesses a wonderful voice, was In the possession of all the officer small change. Late last night the police said they had received word from Detroit that George Herman AWdge's father had started from Detroit to take his boy home. ..: : ' . REBUKES TACTICS. 4 Reported Attempt to Assassinate Pinker ton Detective. SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 87. It is re ported here today that an attempt was made last night to assassinate 8. C Thiele, assistant superintendent of the Pinkerton detective sgency in this city at his room in the Auditorium building. A man had been in waiting for Thiele for some time. A suspicious looking character was seen with a gun watching the rooms of Thiele for a long time last night When a call was sent to the police and officers appeared on the street, the man vanished. Thiele was promi nent to the investigation of the Steun enberg case. CHICAGO, Nov. 27. Interstate Com merce Commissioner E. E. Clark sharply rebuked diliatory tactics of shippers making complaints against railroads yes terday during the hearing on freight rates rates to the South Mississippi river points. The occasion of Mr. Clark's remarks waa furnished when a number of com plainants in the case before him failed to appear. "The time will come when tha Com mission will not tolerate such indiffer-' ence," said Mr. Clark. "We ire con tinually confronted with just "such a situation. Hundreds of cases have been filed which , the Commission has only wasted its time on and as the complain ants have failed to ,produoe evidence. Only a few, weeks ago we had a cast in which there was apparently a lack 4 any effort to prepare for it la this present case some of the witnesses were not ready to testify at Kansas City and it is now the same way here." I Miss Root Becomes Bride of Lieut Grant COMPANY IS DISTINGUISHED Bride is Daughter of Secretary of State and Groom is Grandson of General U. S. Grant One of the Notable Wed dings of ,th Capital WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. One of the most notable and brilliant weddings that the national capital has seen in a long time took place this afternoon, when Mjs3 Edith Root, daughter of Secre tary of State and Mrs. Root, became the bride of Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant, third, engineer corps, U. S. A., son of Major-General Frederick D. Grant, U. S. A, and grandson of General U. S. Grant. The ceremony was performed at the Root family residence in Rhode Isl and avenue in the presence of a dis tinguished company, which included th President and Mrs. Roosevelt memhirl of the cabinet justices of the supreme court, senators and representatives and members of the foreign diplomatic corps. Among the family guests were General and Sirs. Frederick D. Grant, Mrs. Nel lie Grant Sartories and Mr. Potter Pal mer. The drawing room in which the cere mony was performed, was profusely adorned with white asailias, bride rosea and white lilacs, with masses of delicate ferns and the choicest of tropical greens arranged in the corners and window re cesses. The officiating clergyman was the Rev. Herbert Chipman of the Church of the Heavenly Rest of New York.