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COVCBSTHC MORNING FltLO ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA
33rd YEAR. NO. 109
ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1908
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WOLFFS
5ST
PROTESTS
IOC
Edward II. Martin Arrest
cd for Murder
LAUNDRY MARK CLUE
Traced From the Home of
Friend to a Lodging House,
Where He Was Captured
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
Martin Denied Being the Murderer
nd Explained the Wound on Hla
Head by Saying he Had Injured
Himself With an Axe.
PORTLAND,. May 3,-Edward II.
Martin, the accused murderer of
Nathan WolfT, pawnbroker, who was
brutally murdered at his First street
shop Friday evening last, was ar
rested this afternoon.
The apprehension was the result of
a ceaseless search which was carried
on since the discovery of the crime
at 9 o'clock last Friday night. Bit
bv hit evidence was gathered and so
siklfully put together that last night
there seemed little doubt tha,t the
police were on the right track and a
John Doe warrant was Issued. "
The clue in the chain of circum
stantial evidence which pointed in
Martin's direction was the discovery
of a bloody shirt in the rear of a cheap
lodging, house on Third street, Latin-
dry marks on the shirt gave" the police
Nthe clue which led to Martin's arrest.
Thc police were close on Martin's
trail all day and this afternoon he
was traced from the home of a friend
to his lodging house on Grand avenue
and East Morrison streets where he
was placed under arrest without any
trouble and hurried .to the police
station, where he was examined by
Chief Gritzmacher. He denied being
the murderer and explained the deep
wound on his head and hand by say
ing he had injured himself with an'
axe. Some deep scratches on his neck
he said were inflicted by a cat, but the
police are placing no reliance on these
statements because witnesses have
been found.to whom Martin is alleged
to have otherwise explained - his
wounds.
Martin was at one time an officer in
the regular army and served in Cuba
as lieutenant of the twenty-first in
fantry. He contracted disentary while
on this campaign and met hjs wife
who was a nurse in the hospital at
Syracuse, where he was being treated
for the disease. Mrs. Martin stated to
an Oregonian reported today that she
had entertained suspicions that her
husband was implicated in the crime
from the moment he returned home
Friday night, with his face and hands
cut, minus his shirt and wearing a
strange coat and vest.
Martin, who is alleged to be a co
caine fiend, will be further examined,
and the police hope, by depriving him
of drugs, to force a confession from
him, So far as the police are con
cerned they have no doubt that Mar
tin is the right man. , Every detail of
the man's life, his action since the
crime, various Injuries on the head,
necks and hands, the discovery of the
shirt and other evidence not made
public confirm them In their belief
that Martin killed Wolff. In addition
to material evidence in the hands of
the police, they had obtained from the
accused man's wife, what it alleged
to be practically a confession of her
husband's guilt. Mrs. Martin, who is
refined little woman, is completely
unstrung. She married Martin in
Syracuse, N. Y.
He first explained to her he had
been held up on hit way home. His
next story was that he had been en
gaged in a poker game in a saloon
which broke up in a fight and in the
melee he had been hit with a chair.
Mrs. Martin said that her suspic
ions 'were only further aroused by her
husband s stories and Sunday on her j
way to the Catholic Church she pur
posely took him past Wolffs pawn
shop. There she says she asked him
point blank if he had anything to do
with Wolffs death.
Mrs. Martin says he" replied he had
STEAMER ME KEL
TOWED INTO HARBOR
PICKED UP BY STEAM SCHOONER WASHINGTON
The Washington Sighted Her Five Miles Off Shore
Drifting In the Trough of the Sea and Her
Two Anchors Hanging 1 '
THE MEN WHO WERE PUT ABOARD FOUND NO BODIES
THE STEAMER IS AWASH ABOUT TWENTY FEET PROM THE
STEM-THE DECKS ARE SWEPT CLEAN AND THERE IS
A PART OP THE STERN SHOWING A JAGGED EDGE
ABOUT EIGHT FEET LONG AND TWO FEET ABOVE THE
WATER-BRIDGE AND SMOKE STACK NOT DISTURBED.
MUTILATED BODIES FOUND.
LA PORTE, ,lnd., May 5.-Four
mutilated bodies were found today
buried in the backyard of the Gunness
home, which was buried recently and
in which Mrs. Gunness and her chit
dren perished. Finding the buried
bodies is held to prove that there was
murder committed in each case.
UNIMPORTANT TESTIMONY.
SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-In the
Rucf bribery trial today Jos. E,
Green, - president of the . Parkside
Realty Company, got through his long
siege on the witness stand and was
followed on the witness stand by G,
H. Umbseo, the real estate man.
Testimony of both witnesses were
quite frank, but their admissions were
no more damaging that that they oaid
Ruef's attorney's Jee to help them get
their franchise.
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AGRICULTURAL BILL
Heyburn's Speech in Opposition
to Forestry Service
RIDICULED DIVISION CHART
Smoot Said he Could Prove, iNot
by Prophesy, But by Figures, That
the Timber of This Country Wat
Being Rapidly Destroyed.
WASHINGTON, May 5-A speech
in opposition to the forestry service
was made by Senator Heyburn of
Idaho in the Senate today while the
agricultural bill was under considcra
tion. Warner of Missouri continued
his speech on the Brownsville affair,
but did not conclude.
Heyburn suggested an amendment
excepting Idaho from the states in
which the secretary of agriculture
may give permits for exportation of
timber from the forest reserves. He
ridiculed the chart of the forestry di
vision, which was swung on the wall
of the senate chamber marked with
statements as o the number of years
the forests of the various parts olf the
country would last. The forestry di
vision', he said, was launching into the
realm of prophecy in a way that
would require greater wisdom than
that possessed by Sages of old when
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SHOOTS AT HUSBAND
IN SALOON ENTRANCE
BOISE, Idaho, May , 5. While trance
driving through the business section
last night, the streets being crowded
with people, Mrs, M. ,A. McGee
arose in a buggy and fired three shots
toward the front of the Pioneer sa
loon. Her husband stopd in the en-
at the time. McGee and his
The steam schooner. Minnie E. Kelton which was
abandoned Sunday afternoon after encountering a terrific
gale with her deck load of lumber shifted and a tremendous
wave washing overboard, to a watery grave, eleven of her
crew, was towed into Astoria yesterday forenoon by the
steam schooner Washington. ,
Captain Nason, of the latter, says he, sighted her on
Monday morning about five miles ,off shore with both
anchors (which the Kelton 's captain had put out to keep
her off shore), hanging straight from her haw;se pipes. The
anchors were cut loose asjhere was no possible way to
raise them and they were in the way. She was adrift and
rolling in the long westerly swell of the sea. By noon time
he had put three men aboard and had a stout tow-line made
fast to her by putting it round the forward mast and Samp
son-post. Good weather and a fairly smooth sea enabled
the Washington to tow her to Astoria, a distance of abou
90 miles afid she is now in the lower harbor off Smith's
Point, and she is guarded by Chief Mate William Batch
elder and a sailor. The owner of the Washington is ex
pected tomorrow and he 'will direct the disposition of the
unfortunate vessel. The men who were put aboard of her
ound no signs of live nor were any bodies in the ship and
it is safe to say everyone was off the boat when Captain
McKenna and the survivors were rescued by the Yaquina
Bay, Life Saving Station men.
KELTON'S CREW COMING.
NEWPORT, Ore., May S.-The
survivors of the crew of the steamer
Minnie E. Kelton arrived here today
accompanied by the bodies of two
sailors. The bodies recovered were
those of Olaf Rosquist, a Finn, whose
former name was Otto Wilhelm
Johnson and the other body that of
A. II. Jensen, a seaman and a Dane.
The burials will take place tomorrow.
Captain McKenna will ship his crew
to Astori tomorrow and proceed there
himself to take steps to regain pos
session on the Kelton.
STORM SWEEPS ARKANSAS.
wife separated last week, after she
had created a sensation by horsewhip-
found her husband driving.' She is At Marche, a hamlet of 100 people 10
Wires Down, Over Entire State and
and Much Damage Report
LITTLE ROCK, Arfl., May S.
Arkansas was visited last night by a
storm which covered practically the
entire State, doing much damage to
property Wires are down in every
direction and information is meager.
being held at the police station pend
ing preliminary hearing.
miles from this .city, a large plant of
Hammond. Lucas & Devore Lumber
Company was completely destroyed.
There was no loss of life. A great
cloud, composed of limbs of trees,
passed high over the townof Morrill
ton late yesterday afternoon. Con
way, Ark., is reported to have been
damaged, and Watson, in Desha coun
ty, near the, Louisiana line, is reported
to have been wiped out.
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BOISE, Idaho, May S.-The State
Board of Pardons postponed the Rear
ing of the petitions ofs Harry Or
chard's attorney for commutation of
the prisoner's sentence jintil tomorrow.
ROOSEVELT'S POPULARITY.
SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-In-
complete returns from today's pri
maries at midnight indicate that the
Lincoln-Roosevelt League has carried
the city by a large Ttnajority over the
regular organization ticket. Out of
69 delegates to the state convention
chosen are 49 league men. Returns
from the sta'te indicate that the cor
responding success for the league at
all points where they made a contest
Out of a total of 103 delegates in Los
Angeles county, the Jeague has prdb
ably elected 62. . ,
PILED UP IN
THE
CREEK
Freight Train Runs Into
a Washout
3 OF CREW ' DROWNED
A Thunderstorm of Unusual Se
verity Swept Over SL Louis .
and Vicinity
35 SQUARE MILES INUNDATED
Many Thrilling Rescues of Persona
From Flooded Homes Have Been
Reported Property Loss Said to
Exceed $100,000.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
A Lively Debate Kept Up in the
House
INCREASED SAFETY IN MINING
I
Gen. Woods Recommendation to Pur
chase 6000 Acres of Land Was
Serevely Criticised by Fitzgerald
and Battler.
WASHINGTON, May S.-A live
ly debate was kept up all day today
in the house on the sundry civic bill
Repeated efforts were made by Gaines
and Chaney, supported by many
other members to procure application
for investigation looking to the in
creased safety in mining and then
had about got Chairman Tawney to
the point where he would consent fb
the appropriation of $30,000, when
Underwood, of Alaska, objected and
the proposition for a time, at least,
was dropped.
A provision in the bill for the pur
chase of 6000 acres' of land in addi
tion to Fort j McKinley, Philippine
Islands, (recommended by General
Wood, excited severe criticism from
Fitzgerald and Battler, the former
continually referring to the general as
Doctor" Wood.
The three remaining hours of the
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ST. LOUIS, May 5.--A thunder
storm of unusual severity, accom
panied by. a high wind of almost tor
nado velocity, swept over this vicinity
early today, doing much damage to
property and indirectly causing loss
of life, ' 1 , 4
A bridge on the Louisville & Nash
ville Railroad, near Belleville, III, was
washed out and wrecked a freight
train. Engineer Ward, Conductor
Smith and a trainman, whose name
has not been learned, were caught
under the engine and drowned. The
train was piled up in a mass in
Schoenlaub Creek, which was swollen
into a torrent
The village of Edgemont,' I1L, was
flooded, and many persons were forc
ed to take refuge on improvised rafts.
The whole area of lowlands known
as the American Bottoms, east of
East St. Louis, III., and comprising 35
square miles of territory, is under
water.
French Village, a town of 100 in
habitants, one of the oldest settle
ments in Illinois, was struck by a 1
miniature tornado ,and many houses
were unroofed. Telephone and tele
graph wires are down and there is no
communication with French Village.
Traffic is impeded on electric lines
running to v various points east and
north of East St. Louis, 111., because
of high water. The first floors of
houses in. the American Bottoms are
flooded, and farmers are utilizing
rafts and boats in rescue work.
" In St. Louis the wind blew down
trees and sign boards, broke in many
store show windows, and crippled
telephone and telegraph wires to a
large extent. Several residences were
struck by lightning and the fire de
partment was kept busy responding
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KENTUCKY FEUDISTS
IN DEADLY BATTLE
LEXINGTON, Ky., May 5-A tele
gram from Jackson today says it was
reported there that Ed Callahan, for
mer sheriff and feud leader.'who was
stabbed by his brother-in-law, John
Spyer, yesterday, one arm being al
most severed, is dead, but the report
hds not been confirmed. Callahan and
Spyer fought in Callahan's store at
Crockettsville, 20 miles from Jack
son, and Callahan's son, William, shot
and killed Spyer when his father was
stabbed. It is hard to secure authen
tic news from Crockettsville because
of its location. It has no telephone
connection.