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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1908)
ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1803 PRICE FIVE CENTS WEST LOOKS GOOD TO Hi ROD AT SUICIDE OF ill DEEPENS THE HID HYSTERY B TO CONVICT IF 33rd YEAR. NO. 205 OFFERED 82000 FOR HIS VOTE NOT IT HILDA AG JUDGE HAR Sensation Caused by More Jury Bribery BLAKE TEMPTS KELLEY r G. S. A. Blake Is the Man the Police Are After for Attempt ing Bribery 1 ' ! MURPHY TELLS THE STORY After Being Offered the Money Kelly Discloses the Feet to District At torney Langdon, Who Keeps it Secret Since Last July. SAM FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.-At the afternoon session of th.e court choosing juror to try Abraham Ruef on the charge of bribery, a sensation was caused when J. M. Kelly, tales man under examination stated he had been aproached by C. S. A. Blake and offered S2UOO to vote against the conviction of Ruef in case he was ac cepted as a juror. Kelly disclosed this matter to District Attorney Langdon July last. When Kelly was called to the box. attorney Frank Murphy arose before the man was sworn and insisting upon making a statement, in which he said: "This man was approached .by the counsel for the defendant and solicit ed a bribe." Kelly related on the stand in de tail the conversation with Blake. At the evening session Kelly re peated the story. Meantime a war rant was issued lor Blake. Kelly himself swore to the complaint. The police are searching Jor Blake throughout the city. o.'a. r. elect officers. BOSTON, Sept. 3. The United Spanish War Veterans today elected officers as follows: Commander-in-Chief. Captain Charles R. Newton, Hartford. Conn.; Senior Vice-Com-mandcr-in Chief, Captain Stoud, San dusky, Ohio; junior vicccommondcr-in-chief. Moses R. Doyan, Indiana; sergeantgeneral, Captain Edward IL White, Chicago; paymaster-general, S. T. Hayes, Colorado. FOR CALIFORNIA WINE. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3. At a meeting of the executive committee of the State Wine Growers' Associa tion held yesterday plans were dis cussd looking to the opening of a na tional campaign to increase the de mand for California wines. It is pro posed to send literature throughout the country. ABERDEEN ROBBERY WAS "FRAMED UP" Police Are Holding Several Actors and Prize Fight ers For Automobile Hold-Up Tuesday ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 3.-j Mabel Montcll, a woman in the re-j stricted districtViolet Fisher, Robert ; Kenyon,an actor, Harry Crool, and Tom Morgan alleged prize ngnters, and Carl Harris, who has no occupa tion, have been arrested on the charge ' of highway robbery in con nection with th? automobile hold-up BASEBALL GAMES. National League. New York 3, 8, Boston 0. 5. Philadelphia 7, Brooklyn 5. Philadelphia 6, Broklyo 1. Chicago S, 8, St. Louis 0, 2. Cincinnati 1, Pittsburg 3. American League. Washington 2, Boston 5. St. Louis 4, Chicago 3. Philadelphia 1, New York 2. Detroit 2, Cleveland I. Pacific Coast League. Los Angeles 7, Portland 1. Oakland 1, San Francisco 0. Northwest League. Seattle 1, Spokane 2. Tacoma 2, Butte 3. , Vancouver 4, Aberdeen 2. niiS IS NOTIFIED 0FI1IATI0II PROHIBITION PARTY CROWN THEIR PRESIDENT AMID ORE AT CHEERING. FLOWERS FOR PROF. WATKINS At Close of Watkin's Address Little Girls Present Him With Boquet of Flowers, Patton Delivers Notifica tion Speech. ADA, O., Sept. 3-Before a large audience in the Brown auditorium of the Ohio Northern University tonight Professor Aaron S. Watkins was of ficially notified of his nomination as candidate for vice-president by the national republican prohibition party. Robert Patton of Springfield, 111., temporary Chairman of the National Prohibition Convention delivered the formal notification address. Professor Watkins was given an ovation and arose in respond and some little girls presented him with a bouquet of flowers. Professor Watkins read a tele gram of encouragement from the pro hibition standard bearer, Eugene Cha fin, who is now in the Pacific North west, which again brought the au dience to their feet. MUST DO HUMAN ACT. MANILA, Sept. 3.-The territorial supreme court today decided that the Sultan of Dunabarra must hang for the part he took as leader of the raid on Parang, Island of Mindanao, in January, 1906, wherein J. W. Mc Donald of that place was killed by the raiders. Beside being condemned to be hanged, the Sulton is ordered by. the court to pay to the heirs of McDonald 1000 pesos ($500). on ' the Abcrdeen-Hoquiam . road Tuesday morriing, when P. A. Mc Donough, a saloon man, was robbedf of $1600. A woman was with Ken yon in the automobile, with McDon ough, who had just sold his saloon. McDonough says the robbery was a frame-up. The women protest their innocence. Democratic Sentiment Growing in the West, He Think NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Former Judge Alton B. Parker, just returned from a visit to the Pacific Coast where he made several speeches for Bryan, conferred over an hour toady with National Chairman Mack, at the Democratic National headquarters. Plans for a speaking campaign in the east by Parker were discussed. A report was circulated today to the effect that the former democratic presidential candidate might be nomi nated for governor of this state. Parker had nothing to say regard ing the matter. "I visited Oregon, Washington and Montana," said Mr. Parker, "And everywhere there is a surprising growth of sentiment for the democratic ticket." SUCCESSOR MAY WAIT. , WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. It is understood here that announcement of a successor to the late Baron Van Sternburg, as ambassador from Ger many to the United States, may not occur for some time. Some of the most important offic ials of Germany who may be consult ed by Emperor William in the selec tion of a successor are away from Berlin at present and their return may be awaited before it is formally tak en up. BOSTON HACK DRIVER DH HORRIBLE HDER Vaudeville Performer Accidently Kills Wife Cuts Body to Pieces and Packs in Trunk HUSBAND IS ARRESTED Tells Police His Wife Had Taken to Drink and During a Quarrel He Killed Her and, Becoming Desperate, Hoped to Hide the Crime BOSTON, Sept. 3. A bruital crime was discovered tonight by the discov ery of the torso of Mrs. Honorah Jordan, an cctress, aged 23, of Somer ville, in a trunk in a boarding house at No. 7 Hancock street, this city, Later the head and bones of her limbs were found in a furnace of the Jor dan home at Somerville. and her scalp of-hair and other remains taken from the kitchen range in the house. Chester Jordan, aged 29, an actor, of Somerville, is held by the police, charged with the murder, and tonight, according to the officers, made a com plete confession of the crime. Ac cording to his confession, he accident ally killed his wife Tuesday night in a quarrel at their home, and becoming desperate over what he had done he went out and bought a butcher knife and with this knife, a razor and a pair of shears he" cut tip the body and place the torso in a .trunk. - He planned to take a steamer for New York and throw part9 of the body overboard. The fact that the steamer Harvard laid off, Owing to an accident, dis arranged his plans and he was oblig ed to employ a hackman to take the trunk to the Boston boarding house and await a more favorable opportun ity. The discovery of the crime is due to the suspicions of Hackman George W. Collins, who had in mind numer ous robberies in Boston recently, and surmising from the weight of the trunk, that it cotained silverware, he notified the police. When the police went to the boarding house, Jordan '''U, ... I ... Hopes Entertained That She Will - Float at High Tide Word was received from West port, Wash,, by the United Wireless station on Telegraph hill this evening that the Scandinavian steamer Ma thilda went on the beach about 6 p. m. tonight off the entrance to Cray's Harbor. The Live-saving crew went out to her and said she was alright, and that she would float at high tide about 5:30 a. m. The bar ! smooth so there is not much danger. TAFT IS SATISFIED. Sayt Results of the Vermont Election Are Satisfactory. MIDDLE BASS ISLAND, Sept. 3. Neither Taft, General Corbin, -nor Representative Keifer would com ment for publication today on the Foraker incident of yesterday in To ledo with the exception of a general admission that the meeting between the candidate and Foraker was brought about without previous knowledge to Taft. Commenting on the Vermont election, Taft said the returns were satisfactory and were an indication that there will be no un dercurrent against the republican party, "And there is no trend toward such a radical change in my opinion of the electorate as is essential to the democratic success in November." MAKES CONFESSION was out. They waited for his return this evening. He was not nervous or excited but reluctantly opened the trunk with a key, turning his head away as he did so, he fell to his knees burying his face in his hands and sobbing. Sergeant Crowley stag gered back aghast at the disclosure of the sickening mass of hacked flesh. The woman's torso filling the greater part of the trunk, while pieces of flesh of other parts of the body were stuf fed into the corners. No covering of any sort were over the remains. Jordan submitted to arrest without protest. When taken to the station he gave his name and address and declared the body was his wife. He said he was willing to tell everything concerning the case. He stated that he was married September, 1904, to Mrs. Honorah Eddy, whose maiden name was O'Reilly and whose home is in Somerville. He did not know his wife's first husband or what had be came of him. The couple went on the vaudeville stage. They went first to Butte four years ago and later went to Chicago and appeared in the small er theatres. Three years ago they re turned to Somerville occupying a flat. According to Jordan, his '-wife '''.had taken to drinking of late and asso ciating with other men and he be came jealous. ' They quarreled Tues day night and she struck him, and he knocked her down the stairs, and was horrified to find that he had killed her, He then cut up her body and (Continued on page 8.) PELICAN BAY POINTERS. h SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3.-Ac-coridng to reports received here, E. H. Harriman, the wizard of railroad finance, who is now staying at his summer home, Pelican Lodge, in the northern part of the state, has accept ed the invitation pf several civic bodies in Oregon to address gather ings and will start for Portland today for that purpose. E. E. Calvin, vice president and general manager of the Southern Pacific system, has left this city for Pelican Lodge and will accompany Mr. Harriman to North ern Oregon. Mr. Harriman is report ed to be in the best of health and to be enjoying hugely his stay among the big woods that surround his sum mer home. . CANADA SETTLES DIS PUTE WITH iiS REDSKINS WHO IGNORE FISH ING LAWS MAY NOT BE PROSECUTED. AVERT SERIOUS SITUATION Hussy Sends Runners Commanding the Braves Who Had Been Rescued From the Law to Return For Pow Wow Confidence Again Restored. VICTORIA. B. C, Sept. 3.-Dif-ficulty with the Indians of Salmon Arm has been settled 'by Superin tendent Providencial Police Hussey without force and a dangerous situa tion being averted through tact and skilful handling by the veteran police officer. The Indians rescued their fellows sent to jail for infraction of game laws. The Indians assumed a threat ened attitude. When Hussey arrived at the scene the Indians fled. Hussey sent runners commanding them to return for a pow-wow. Con fidence in Hussey's delinquents came back. The chiefs have agreed to pay the fine of the braves implicated after the rescue, and surrender themselves to the law and all promised to re spect the fishing regulations in the future. It is probable that the In dians will not be prosecuted. JAIL FOR THAW. Justice Morschhauser Refuses to Have Thaw Removed. POUGHKEEPSIE, Sept. 3.-Jus-tice Morschhauser refused today to grant an order transferring Thaw from Duchess county jail to some other institution. The application was made by Sheriff Grounds that the jail is not a proper place for a person committed as insane. WILL TEST HUGHES ' SENTIMENT IN N. Y. Name Will Be Printed on City Ticket in Nine As sembly Districts at Republican Primary NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-With the purpose of testing the sentiment in Manhattan for the re-nomination of Hughes was announced today at the headquarters of the Republican com mittee; that at the republican prim ary next Tuesday Governor Hughes' name would be printed on the city ticket in nine assembly districts. The Husband of Murdered Woman Found Dead ARKELL IS RELEASED Donohue Leaves Note Accusing a "Jos. Berry" of Murder of Mrs. Donohue POLICE TAKE UP NEW SCENT Donohue Had Already Made Appli- the Money Mrs. Donohue, Had in a Bank. OAKLAND, Sept. 3 Daniel Dono hue, husband of Mrs. Alice Donohue, wha was murdered and buried in Emeryville, a suburb of Oakland, and whose body was found Sunday, shot and killed himself at his home this morning. The body was found by Deputy Coroner Sergeant and Dep uty Public Administrator Flood who had gone to search for him. Donohue was forced to give proof this after noon of his marriage to the woman. He had already made application for the $9000 cash bank and life insurance and the $3700 left by Mrs. Donohue and was under subpoena to appear as a witness at the inquest which met this afternoon. When he did not ap pear a deputy was sent to get him. Donohue still grasped the revolver with which he shot himself and on the table was this note: "I am innocent of this crime; if you will find Jos. Berry, you will get the man that had or did the deed." The note was not signed. Joseph Berry is the man with whom Mrs. Donohue is reported to have lived with before she took up with Donohue. The police are bend ing every effort to locate him. The suicide of Donohue caused a continu ance of the inquest until next Tues day. It leaves the murder farther from solution. The police believe that Donohue was not married to the woman and Captain of Detectives Petersen and Sheriff Barnet feel that Donohue was concerned in the murder, and shot himself wehn he knew he must ex plain under oath his relations with the woman, and his haste in making application for her money and life insurance. That he shot himself as soon as he learned he was under the eyes of the police seems certain. The note of Donohue wil change the atti tude of the police towards Gustave Ahlstedt alias Arkell, who has been held on suspicion. republican leaders in the county stated tonight that they would regard the result of the primaries as morally binding upon them as their attitude in the state convention The assembly districts where the tests will be made is in widely separated sections, from the lower end of the city to ' the Bronx on both sides of the city.