,33rd YEAR. NO. 70
ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1903
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MURDERED
HIS VIFE
Docs a Very Poor Job on
Himself.
LAID CRIME TO BURGLAR
Confesses That He Killed the
Womarfand Then Turned
Gun on Himself.
INFATUATION HIS UNDOING
Foot Years Ago WhUi on His War
to Nw York ho Mat Woman on
tha Train Acquaintance; Ripened
Into Lota.'
MILWAUKEE, March 20-Ceorge
Willouahbv. manager of tha Jewatt &
Sherman Company, coffee and ple
mill, early today shot and wllcu m
wife at their home on Proapect ave
nue. Willoughby then hot himaclf
and ia not expected to recover. He
confessed to the police that he had
committed the murder because h wa
" Infatuated with another woman,
whom he had been supporting for
lour year.
Mr. and Mr. Willoughby lait
evening had atteuded a social at the
Park Place M. E. Church, where both
were prominent worker. Mr. Wil
loughby also taught a Sunday school
class. After the social they visited
hit brother, Leroy Willoughby, and
then returned home. There a quar
rel arose, after which both retired.
While Mr. Willoughby wa asleep he
chloroformed her and then shot her
behind the left ear, causing instant
death. ,
dragged himself downstairs to the
basement, opened the side door so
as to make it appear that burglars
had committed the deed, hid the re
volver in the wall of the basement
and then telephoned tor a oocior.
When the police were notified they
were informed that a burglar had shot
both Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby, but
when the officers arrived tKeyat once
concluded that it was murder and
attempted suicide, ami later obtained
a confession from Willoughby.
Willoughby made the confession
while he lay in bed and in the pres
ence of Dr. Charles H. Lemon and
Detective Dennis Sullivan and a
nurse. At first he denied he had shot
his wife, but when the police showed
him that the burglar theory was im
possible he confessed.
"I married my wife 20 years ago,"
said Willoughby. "I did not love her,
but married her mostly out of sym
pathy, she being a poor woman. Our
life has never been a happy one.
"We frequently Quarreled. Mrs.
Witloughly was insanely jelous of me.
"Matters went on this way for
years. Four years ago, while I was
on my way to New York, I met a
woman on the train. Our acquaint
ance ripened into love. Then, for the
first time, I realized I had met a
woman I truly loved. This woman
also was unhappy. Her husband was
cruel to her, and soon after I met
,her he deserted her and her two step
children. I then began to, support
her. We became intimate and have
been so for several years. Two years
ago she obtained a divorce, and since
that time I have been providing for
her and her children. She is now
living in Chicago.
"Mv domestic affairs did not im
prove, and a long time ago I decided
that I would end It all, Mow to do it
was what bothered me,' and for many
month I have been planning a way.
1 began to collect chloroform. 1
bought it in small lot and began to
keep it until I had a bottle of the
drug. This I saved until I might' de
cide to Carry out my plans.
"I decided to end it all this morn
ing. After my wife had fallen asleep
I obtained the chloroform and then 1
shot her. I then fired the shot into
my breast, intending to (hoot myself
in the heart, but failed. ! did not
have any more cartridges,' ao I de
cided to hide the revolver. That is
the whole tory."
Willoughby I SO year jold. Hi
wifa was three year hi junior.
NQTED AUTHORESS HERE.
NEW YORK, March 20.-Mr.
Mumphrey Ward, the novelist, began
her long intended visit yesterday, up
on her arrival with her husband upon
the Adriatic She I here a the guest
of her cousin, Mr. Frederick W.
Whiteridge of thlt city, a daughter of
Matthew Arnold. Mr. Ward said
she had no intention of writing a
book on America and wa here (imply
for pleasure.
SINCERE REGRETS
Students Submit a Formal Ex
presslon of Regret
SANER JUDGMENT PREVAILS
The Studenta Now Await the Next
Step of th Faculty Committee
Which Will Likely ba Taken Alter
Every Man la Given a Hearing.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Mar.
20. Instead of walking out of the
university in a sympathetic strike the
Stanford student in a mass meeting
last night voted unanimous to submit
to the faculty siadent affair commit
tee a formal expression of regret and
condemnation of the conduct of their
fellow students last Thursday nlifht.
This, the leader believe, will clear
the tudent body of the charge that
has been made that it is unholdins
the disorderly parade on that occa
sion.
The committee which has been
representing the undergraduates on
the negotiations with the faculty will
present this resolution to the faculty
committee today trusting there may
follow as a result a reconsiliation be
tween the committee and the student.
This manifestation of sober student
sentiment, it is hoped, may eventuallv
lead the faculty to reconsider the
cases of all the men who are now
suspended and in danger of suspen
sion. Practically every man in the
university attended the meeting in the
assembly hall last night. President
Murphy, of the Associated Students,
presided, and struck the keynote of
the evening when he, said that both
sides would do well to admit that
some wrong had been, done and he
added that it would be only right for
the students first to make amends
promptly and' decently for the of
fenses committed against the peace
of the university. ;
The formal apology reads as fol
lows: "The associated students of
Stanford University realize that cer
tain things occurred in the parade
last Thursday , night which are
causes for sincere regret. We wish
to condemn most strongly the in
sults that were offered to. any indi
vidual and to express our sincere re
grets that the same were offered. We
wish to condemn as a breach of uni
versity discipline, the action of the
men engaged in the parade in invad
ing the library and memoral court,
These things were done without ma
lice or evil, inten and are absolutely
contrary to the sanef judgment of
the student body." '
The students now await the next
step of the faculty committee which
(Continued on page 8.)
CRITICISED
BYhlDH
President Is Roundly Denounced.
FAILS TO SUPPLY DATA
Denunciation for Failing to Send
Congress All Information Re
garding Corporations.
MANN A VIGOROUS DEFENDER
H Asserted That tha President Had
Acted With the Utmoet Good
Faith in Sending All tha Informa
tion That Had Come to Him.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-More
criticism of President Roosevelt was
indulged in the House today when he
was roundly denounced by Hardwick
of Georgia, for failing to lend Con
gress all the information regarding
corporations which has come into his
possession. The President, however,
found a vigorous'defender In Mann,
of Illinois, who asserted that the
President had acted with the utmost
good faith in tending to Congress all
the information that had come to
him. The. discussion arouse over i
resolution by Hardwick to require the
President to supply the House with
all the data so far as obtained by the
bureau of corporations. The resolu
tion was tabed 148 to 115. Certifica
tion of the appropriation bill was tak
en up and in the course of the debat
Bartlett, of Georgia, denied the claim
of the Republicans for the credit of
the authorship of the Railroad rate
or Sherman anti-trust law. The will
was side-tracked for general debate.
NEW ITINERARY.
WASHINGTON, March 20. -The
American battleship fleet is to visit
Japan and it is expected China will
invite the fleet to visit that country
The new itinerary will probably in
elude stop at the Hawaiian Islands,
Samoa, Melbourne, Sydney, Manila,
Yokohama, or some other port in
Japan, possibly a Chinese port and
back to the Philippines, thence home
by the Suez Canal.
LABOR GRIEVANCES.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The
American Federation of Labors griev
ance were laid before the Senate to
day by Fairbanks and read in fulL
The document was ordered printed as
a Senate document and 1000 copies
being authorized.
STOESSEL IMPRISONED.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 20.-
Stoessel today began servng h 10
year term of imprisonment in St Pe
ter and St. Paul fortress.
THE LABOR CHIEFS
Bring Pressure to Bear Upon
the Administration.
THE CIVIC FEDERATION BILL
HALE MAKES SPIRITED PLEA.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Dur-ing
the consideration o fa measure
by Hale, who made a spirited plea
for the auxiliary navy, declaring that
without auxiliaries our navy would be
dependent upon foreign countries, and
that in case of war we would be help
less. Newlands also spoke in need
of the auxiliary ships.
Hale pointed out that the battleship
fleet now on its way around the world,
accompanied by but nine American
colliers, against 28 foreign, said:
"The people do not realize how help
less this fleet is without colliers; that
they are liable to be called away at
any moment of need by the foreign
government."
Hale said the war with Spain was
with a weak country on our own
coast. "It was a very different thing
from a war with Japan."
Newland's amendment authorizing
the construction of 27 auxiliary ves
sels, was rejected. v
SUBSIDY BILL PASSED.
WASHINGTON, March 20-Near-
ly the entire session of the Senate
was consumed with the consideration
and final vote of the ship subsidy bill
which was passed without a division
of the Senate being called for. The
bill also passed increasing the salaries
of the men employed in the life-saving
service. .
Sherman Anti-Trust Law and Other
Subject Mentioned ia President'
Mesaagea Will Not be Sent to Con
gress Before Introduction of BilL
WASHINGTON, March 20. It is
said at the White House that the
President's proposed message in the
matter of the recommendations of the
President looking to . legislation
amendatory to the Sherman anti
trust law and other subjects mention
ed in the previous messages is not
to be sent to Congress before the
introduction of the civic federation
bill by Hepburn. No explanation
whatever can be had from any official
source for publication respecting the
reasons which have brought about
this decision not to send the massage
to Congress. It is believed, however,
that the explanation is to be found in
the stimulation of public interest in
the legislation to be dealt with in the
message caused by a very active prop
oganda instituted by the labor element
and pressure brought to bear by
that clement directly upon the admin
istration and upon Congress by the
labor chiefs who have been in confer
ence at Washington within the past
few days. The legislation asked by
the labor people goes far beyond the
limit which the President has fixed
in his own mind as proper at this
time and has suggested to the admin
istration leaders the necessity for
counteracting as far as possible the
appeals which it is certain will be
made to the mass of organized labor
through their various organization
publications.
CHARGESARE
DISMISSED
Judge Wilfley Is Charged
With Misbehavior.
ALSO LEGAL TYRANNY
In This Case They Are Dismissed
as Falling Short of an Im
peachable Offence.
NO OPPORTUNITY OF DEFENCE
CAR BANDIT SENTENCED.
SPOKANE, March 20.-Wilson W.
Cassidy, liader of the gang of robbers
who held up several street cars in
Spokane last month, pleaded guilty
today to the charge of robbing S. H.
Wardell. Cassidy was sentenced toj
serve one to :u years in Walla Walla
penitentiary, the same penalty already
imposed on his three companions in
crime. '
SENATOR RESTING EASY.
PHILADELPHIA.' March 20.-
United States Senator Penrose, who
is ill at his home here,' is reported to
day as doing well. ,
FIRE AT CARRINGTON.
CARRINGTON, N. D., March 20.
-Fire early today destroyed half a
dozen buildings, including the Mer
chants Hotel, the Beatty Hotel and
the First National Bank. Loss $150,-000.
If Hi Judicial Act in the Future Are
Marked by Rigorous and Inflexible
Harshness These Charges Will be
Taken Into Account
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20-Im-peachment
proceedings will not be
instituted in the United States Senate
against Lebbeus R. Wilfley, Judge of
the United States Court for China,
as a result of the charges of misbe
havior in office brought against him
by Lorin Andrews and other Ameri
can lawyers resident in Shanghai
The report of the special committee,
consisting of Representatives Moon
of Pennsylvania, Webb of North Car
olina and Dickens of Michigan, ap
pointed by Speaker Cannon to de
termine wh'ether the charges were
based upon facts sufficient to warrant
impeachment of Judge Wilfley to
day submitted its report to the House
Committee oil the Judiciary.
This report is in the nature of a
verdict, holding Judge Wilfley guilt
less of the bad motives necessary to
a legal cause for impeachment, but
finding him guilty; through more by
forceful inference than direct accusa
tion, of high-handedness and harsh
ness and some serious mistake in the
conduct of his court 4
The 'investigation of the special
committee followed the introduction
in the House by Mr. Waldo of New
York of a memorial comprising 29
distinct charges made by Mr. An
drews and his colleagues. In the re
port, of the committee an exhaustive
review written by Chairman Moon
and concurred in by Mr. Webb and
Mr. Dickens, each of these charges
and the real facts relating thereto, as
brought out by testimony taken, are
judicially discussed and disposed of
and the . conclusions reached are as
follows:
"The conclusion of the committee
adduced from the memorial from the
examination of petitioner and from
our construction of the precedents of
impeachment trials in the United
States, is that the actual facts charg
ed in the said memorial, even though
established by competent legal evi
dence, would not justify a conviction
of Judge Wilfley upon charges of im
peachment before the United States
Senate and would not therefore war
rant a presentation by the House of
Representatives of such articles of
impeachment. Notwithstanding, this
rinding, the investigation of the case
has made it clear v to us that he
character of this court, the extraor
dinary power given by law to the
Judge, the fact that it is separated
several thousand miles from an ap
pelate tribunal with a broad ocean in
tervening between, presenting ob
stacles that burden the constitutional
right of review with expense, delay
and hazard unknown to any other
court, justify the people of the United
States in demanding of this judge a
temperate exercise of his' great
power.' v
"It is obviously true that an aggre
gation of entirely legal acts may de
velop into a system of tyranny and
oppression and that an inequitable
exercise of judicial discretion may
convert the ministry of justice into
an engine of despotic and autocratic
power. This may be accomplished
without the taint of individual corrup
tion and with a laudable purpose of
purifying a community and of inaugu
rating civic reform.
"Terror to evil-doers, if purchased
at the price of judicial fairness and
overstrained legal ;; authority, ia
achieved at too great an exepnse, for
it defeats its own high aim and warp
the very fabric of law itself.
"The temptation of an honest
judge to be at once the law is his
authority to do a great right, do a
little wrong, is fraught with uch
danger to our whole system of
remedied justice that it must merit
the consideration of everv mind.
Such acts of legal oppression and of
abuse of judicial discretion lie at the
foundation of the charges. They are
made before the House of Represen
tatives in the form prescribed by law
and custom and are presented as a
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LIVE WIRES CROSSED
Damaged Grand Pacific Hotel
in Chicago.
LOSS IS HUNDRED THOUSAND
No Lives Were Lost But Many
; Guests Compelled to Make. Hasty
Exits by the Fire Escapes One
Fireman Slight Hurt'
CHICAGO, March 20.-A fire re
sulting from crossed electric light
wires damaged the Grand Pacific
Hotel today to the extent of a hun
dred thousand, and for a time threat
ened the entire destruction of the
building. No live were lost although
many guests were compelled to make
hasty exits by the fire escapes. One
fireman and two spectators were
slightly injured. Desperate work of
the firemen succeeded in confining
the flames to the north wing of the
hotel but the entire hotel structure
is flooded with water.
BOOK VALUATION SHRINKS
NEW YORK, MarT20.-Shringage'
book value of the general education
boards assets is made known through
the publication of the annual rtoort
of that body. The report only covers
the year "ending June 30 last but by
taking into account the present prices
of the securities there listed, the ex
tent which the fund has suffered
through the tremendous shrinkage in
security values since that date has
been figured. A large part of the
estimated $5,000,000 loss is in bonds
which have declined heavily since last
summer.
The general education board was
incorporated in 1902 with a federal
charter- and its $42,000,000 of assets
have been largely contributed bv
John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Car
negie and other wealthy men of the
country. In the year ended June 30,
the board disbursed for general edu
cational work $136,130 and made con
tingent pledges of $1,959,712.
EMMA GOLDMAN COLLAPSES.
CHICAGO, March 20. -Emma
Goldman, the anarchist, suffered a
physical and mental collapse last
night and was taken to the home of a
physician. Her sudden collapse was
attributed to her strenuous efforts
during the last few days to secure a
hall in which to speak in defiance of
the police.
During the last two days Miss
Goldman has displayed symptons of
nervousness and mental depression,
portending an early breakdown.