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VERDICT OF Mill' 18
RESULT IH LIARTIN CASE
The Jury Takes 25 Hours
to Decide Case
SENTENCE OH TUESDAY
Martin Was Confident of Ac
quitat Throughout the Deli
berations of Jury
PENALTY 1 TO FIFTEEN YEARS
It It Said the Jury Stood 10 to 2 For
Acquittal Yesterday Morning
Though it i Clawed They Stood
8 to 4 Until Decision.
PORTLAND. Oct. 17.-Edward J.
Martin wan found guilty of man
slaughter by the jury, which returned
p, verdict at 2J0 o'clock this after
noon after being out 2$ hour. This
js a compromise verdict. s ,
The jury in the Martin case which
went out yesterday afternoon, had a
verbal battle all night and this fore
noon. It wa Only after the jurora
were worn out and practically ex
hausted that the compromise wa
effected and manslaughter was agreed
- on.' ? v? ;" ' ' -'
From the first ballot taken by the
Jury there were votes for acquittal
and conviction. Those who stood for
acquittal refused to vote for a verdict
of murder in the first degree owing to
a prejudice' to hanging a man on cir
cumstantial evidence.
Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock
Martin will be sentenced. Martin
and his attorneys had expected a dis
agreement. The verdict means a pen
itentiary sentence, The miximunt pen
alty is 15 years. 1 :-
' No verdict had been returned up to
the hour of 1:30 this afternoon. How
the jury stood or what would be their
ultimate decision were purely matters
of conjecture.
The jury had been now almost 24
hours out, and with each succeeding
hour the'suspense on "the - part of
prosecution and defense grew keener.
At 7 o'clock Jhis morning, in charge
of a bailiff, the jury was taken out to
breakfast, returning to their-' room
near the court house roof to continue
their deliberations an hour and a
quarter'later. Its members were tak
en to luncheon at ! noon, returning
shortly after I o'clock. It was evident
from thelf appearance that some of
the jurors passed a hard ;night, white
others appeared fresh and in good
physical condition. t
FOREST FIRES ADD
I TO LIST OF DEAD
Fatalities Pay Reach 100 Several Hundred Wo
men and Children Camping in Open Fields
DETROIT, Oct. . .-Dispatches
from Alpena, Michigan - indicate to
night that the" number, of deaths in
, the forest fires of Presque Island, and
Alpena counties will surely exceed 50
and may run well towards the 100
mark. In the vicinity of Metst, Bol
ton, and Posen, fires have burned suf
ficiently to leave several hundred
hundred women and children camp
ing in comparative safety , in open
fields, but near the city of Alpena to
night .fires are so threatening that
Mayor McKnight called out a volun
It was asserted this morning by
counsel for the defense that the jury
stood 10 to 2 for acquittal, while oth
ers put the figures at 8 to 4 and 9 to
3, The bailiff, who is the only person
In a position to know anything about
the situation, however, hat said that
he had no' more Idea of the conclu
sions reached by the respective jur
ors than has any other person.
Common expecation was that the
Jury would either disagree or reach
a compromise verdict. A verdict of
manslaughter Is clearly a compromise
verdict, as nothing in the evidence
this Is the general consensus of opin
ionwould warrant It. Those who
Jhought the jury would disagree, and
they are In a large majority, say that
the issue was clear cut, that Martin
is either guilty of murder in the first
degree or Is innocent of the crime.
ALUM FLEET
- SAFE AT TO!
3
JAPANESE GUNBOATS GIVE
ROYAL WELCOME WITH
SALUTES.
DENSE F03 HANGS OVER BAY
Sixteen Japanese Battleships Greet
Equal Number of American Vessels
Official Viaita of Welcome Made
by Japanese Officials.
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 18. Sixteen
battleships constituting the Atlantic
fleet, on its peaceful cruise around the
world are' riding at anchor today in
the Bay of Tokio, occupying a post of
honor in front of a like number of
Japanese men of war, while the hulls
of the American vessels are making
a strong contrast with thf sombre
luied ones of the Japanese- Irt the
bay, alive with bunting', gaily deco
rated tugs and steamers loaded with
sightseers are steaming to and fro
and launch! from shore and Japan
ese war vessels bearing uniformed
officers on their official visits of wel
come. Preceded by Its tender, Yank
ton, the American fleet entered the
harbor in a dense fog that hung over
the bay and dropped anchor at 9:30
this morning, half an hour later than
he time scheduled. This was due to
fog. The first realization that the
fleet was near came at 8:45 a.
m, whMi the guns from one of the 16
Japanese battleships lying outside th
breakwater fired a salute as the Yank
ton appeared through the fog. In a
few minutes the log lifted a little, en
abling the watchers on the bay. and
.shore to get a view of the fleet as it
steamed slowly in fleet formation.
teer force ofN several hundred men
.with shovels 'to form a patrol and
construct trenches to stem the prog
ress of the flames in the direction of
the city. The same southwest wind
that swept the fires through the vil
lage of Metz is still blowing tonight
with consequent danger to the vil
lages and farms. It is now estimated
that 23 persons lost their lives in the
ill-fated Metz train. It is doubtful
however, if the names of all will ever
be known,
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY,
SHORTAGE IS GLAiOED
:i FQSTGFFIGE
Over $3,000 Said to bo Short
in Portland C"ice
PORTLAND, 6ct. 17.-A shortage
of about $3000 is said to exit in the
postoffice in this city, but no details
are obtainable. Postal Inspector
Riches admits that be is conducting
an investigation but will add nothing
further. Postmaster John W. Mmto
is even more reticent on the subject
than the inspector.
The fleet proceeded to its anchorage
ground and anchored in four columns
in front of the Japanese fleet. When
the anchors were cast a rception com
mittee representing every department
of the Japanese government and ac
companied by attaches of the various
foreign embassies and legations and
the mayor of Yokohama boarded the
flagship Connecticut and officially
welcomed Rear-Admiral Spcrry, his
officers and men to Japan.
DEATH OF SOLDIER..
TOKIO,-Oct. 18 General Count
Micitsura Nodzu, a prominent general
in the Russo-Japanese War, died to
day aged 68.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
OH AM A, Oct. 17.-Sewcll Sleu
man, reputed to be worth half a mil
lion, and well known throughout the
west as a broker, tonight shot and
killed Eva Hart, whose company he
had been keeping for some time and
then took his own life. The shooting
occurred in Miss Hart's home whith
er the two had driven in an automo
bile a short time before the tragedy
occurred.
Has Ordered Mobilization
TURKEY STAUDS Oil HER DIGulTY
in Bui iwm
Which is Considered Turkey's Answer
INTERVENTION L1AY
Diplomats Think That Turkey and
. I ho Folly
, PARIS, Oct. 17.-The optimism
prevailing in official circles up to to
day concerning the ability of the
powers to maintain peace in Eastern
Europe was rudely shattered this
evening on the receipt of a telegram
from the French Ambassador at Con
stantinople announcing that Turkey
had ordered a mobilkattfotl of her
troops in Asia Minoc and tonight it is
believed a few hours wilt determin
the issue of peace or war".. This" is re
garded as Turkey's answer to Bul
garia's refusal to accord ; teotfiparo'
tion for her independence. and to; the
powers which arranged, tins' program1
in London for the international coni
ference. Instructions, have' been hur'
.hiedly forwarded to the French" rep
resentatives at Constantinople and'
Sofia to renew' counsels of peSce and'
he other powers have sent" similar
instructions to , their representatives
in these cities, urging moderation oil
the part of Bulgaria and- Turkey.
There is fear among diplomats how'
ever that; intervention may come-'tob
1; te and that the Bulgarians in their
present state of excitement may " ac
cept Turkey's act as one of provoca
tion and advance across the frontier','
when a collision between the armies
will be inevitable and irreparablei'
At a dinner at the Russian Embassay
tonight in honor of M. Iswobky, the
COTCER 18, 1CC3
LACERATED FEELINGS
lEI'lElBI
Suits Brought in Los Angeles,
Against Newspaper and Attorney
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17.-Two
more suits were filed today against
the Evening Exprets and Thomas Lee
Woolwyn, city prosecutor in connec
tion with the investigation Woolwyne
has been making into the alleged pro
tection of vice by the Mayor and the
police commissioners. H. B. Wood
all of the police commission, filed a
suit for $150,000 against the Express
and Edward B. Tufts, police commis
sioner, filed a suit against Woolwyne
demanding $30,000 on account of al
leged injuries to his feelings and
standing in the community.
NAVY YARDS FOR COAST.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17.-San
Francisco and Puget Sound will both
be named as locations for great navy
yards by the government, according
to Admiral Holly Day, chief of bu
reau of , dock and yards, who has
just returned from Honolulu where
he has been engaged for a month
past inspecting plans and the site of
the proposed naval base at Pearl Har
bor. ....
CALIFORNIA WINS.
California Was In Fine Condition
Which Accounts For Big Score.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal.,
Oct. 17. The University of California
Rueby fifteen defeated the Stanford
Freshmen fifteen in a 21 to 5 game
oday. The exhibition was snappy.
I California was a little in the lead in
J the matter of condition which ac
counts for the one-sided score.
of Troops in Asiapnor
C0L1E TOO LATE
Bulgaria May Yet ba Shown
ot Hostilities
Russian foreign minister, at which
Premier Clemenceau, M. Pinchon,
French foreign minister, and Baron
Rosen, the Russian minister to the
United States, were present, a hope
was expressed that diplomacy'may
yet "save the day. If 24 hours can be
gained, the diplomats in Paris gener
ally believe that Turkey and Bulgaria
can be made to see the folly of hos
tilities. In some quarters it is believ
ed that an unfavorable impression
wa produced by the program out
liffed for the international confer
ence was a large factor in the Portes'
demsioKf to take matters into their
!own hands. Other suspect a scheme
ci tl.e reaetionaries to crush the, new
regim in Turkey. At midnight dis
patches received from Sofia were
metre assuring: utdfating that Czar
Ferdinand had succeded in pursuad
in the- Cabinet and Portes party to
'adopt' a' more conciliatory attitude
and' yield' to' Turkey's- demand for di
reef negotiations wit! regard to Ori
lental' railroad
; Mi Piriblion' was grbatiy CTeouraged
by the latest dispatches from the
French! minister at S'ofiut ami said
th'attthe'oUtlook 'wa'S'distSrtBtfy bright
er. AV a" late hour" toniglit the Turk
isli" ambassador - issued dewiat that
mobilization had' been' decldkli s in
Eut opiean" or- Asiatic Turkey..
III
L " FORGERIES UNEARTHED. '
WALLACE, Idaho, Oct. 17. In
the capture of J. A. MKencr, said to
have many aliases, the sheriff's de
partment believe they have caught
one of the most extensive check
forgers, and counterfeiters in the
northwest. Meisener was found to
have in his possession when arrested
dozens of check's on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul contractors
which are alleged to be spurious. He
also had $1500 in cash. Two months
ago over $10,000 is alleged to have
been secured from local merchants by
bad checks. Since the arrest today
in this neighborhood a dozen local
merchants identified him as the man
who cashed the checks found to be
forged.
YALE BEATS 17EST POLIT
03 EE 01OS
ALTHOUGH WITH CRIPPLED
TEAM THEY WIN BY SCORE
OF 6 TO 0.
CABETS FOUGHT DESPERATELY
Yale Carries Ball Across Coal Line
Making a Touch-down Which
Was Followed by a Goal Kickey by
Coy.
WEST POINT, Oct. 17. -Yale
came to West Point this afternoon
with a crippled football team and left
tonight victorious. The score was 6
to 0, which : tells . the story of . the
cadets' downfall. Except for a few
minutes in the first half Yale's goal
was never in danger. In justice it may
be said, however, that neither the cad
ets except once were idle, still that
once, which followed an unexpected
penalty, brought about their defeat.
Coy had punted to Dean near the end
of the second half. Johnson, who had
replaced Carberry, was too eager to
block the opposing end and the cad
ers lost the ball and IS yards for hold
ing. This gave the pigskin to Yale
on the cadets' 25-yard line. West
Point after fighting desperately lost
heart and by successive line plunges
Yale carried the ball across 'the goat
line amid franctic cries, "Hold 'em,"
front the gray clad cadets. Coy made
a touchdown and after a punt-out,
kicked s goal.
At' Ann' ArlKr Michigan 12, Notre
Damecv
At Minneapolis Minnesota 0, Ne
braska 0.
QUEER BA
LOS ANGELES MAN
ALLEGED EMBEZZLER
Broker Appropriated Money Intrusted to Mini to
Purchase Stocks; and Will Not Return it
LOS ANGELES, , Oct. 17.-1;red
Dorr, a stock broker whose tiirfjjled'
financial affairs have been under' in
vestigation for some weeks and - whO'
twas arrested recently on a charge 'of
embezzlement was tonight arrested in1
this city cn another charge of embez
zlement made by W. T. CoatswoPtV
of this city. He was later released
on bonds in the sum of $10,000. Coats
worth claims that on June 24th lasft
101
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ORSE CASE
Loans Were Hade cn In
adequate Collateral
MUCH -MONEY IS USED
President of Bank Authorized
Loans and Collateral Remov
ed From Vaults
YOUNG BROKER 13 INVOLVED
Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
Were Handled With Free Hands
by the Bank Officials With a
Dummy Borrower.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-That hun
dreds of thousands of dollars of loans
in which C. W. Morse was interested
were made upon authorization of
President Curtis of the First National
Bank of America on "Ice" stock
which the assistant cashier did not
regard as adequate collateral and that
this collateral was withdrawn from
the vaults before the loans had been
satisfied, were some of the admissions
made today by Adolph.Rado, former
ly assistant cashier of the defunct
bank in the trial of Morse and Curtis
in the Federal Court today. Rado wa
the only witness examined. He ap
peared to e i willing witness and
described transactions which involv
ed Leslie E. Whiting, the youthful
broker, who yesterday was r?v?al?d
as the borrower of vast sums in which'
"Ice" and "Copper" stock figures as
collateral. On cross examination
counsel for the defense made a strong
effort to secure hs admission that
he had been pressed by the govern
mnt to give testimony for the prose
cution and that he himself feared in
dictment. His replies did not appear
to be entirely satisfactory to the de
fense. '
WRECKAGE FOUND.
VICTORIA, Oct. 17.-A dispatch
from the lighthouse keeper at Car
mah Point says that part of a small
deck house painted white with brown
top and three windows on each side
drifted ashore. It looks as if it came
from : some fishing schooner. The
wreckage was found between Tshusat
and Nitanet. .
BASEBALL GAMES.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17.-San
Francisco captured both games today.
Score, San Francisco 11, 2, Portland
1,0. ' '
he placed $8000 in Dorr's hands here
to purchase Santa Fe railroad bonds
and that no bonds were ever deliv
ered to him and that he has been un
able to secure a return of his money.
Dorr said after his arrest that no
claim has ever been made upon, him
for a return of the money and that
since his concern had gone into a re
ceiver's hands he has been unable to
return the money.