The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, December 22, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text83rd YEAH. KO. 823 ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1203 FEICE riYE C01I3 IS. OIS 1 DHH.Y THE HOURS Pictures Killing Husband in Dramatic Fashion. THORNTON IS NERVOUS Loses Easy Nonchalance That Hitherto Characterized His Manner IS HARD CAY FOR DEFENSE Un. AnnU Make Impreselva Figure u Eht Take Stand tnd Telle In tht Quietest Tone Story of August IS "'at Bayaidt Yacht Club. FLUSHING, N. Y, Dec. 21.-Th trial of Thornton J. Mains reached dramatic climax today when Mn. William E. Annls in t deliberate re cital lailng nearly three hours, pic tured lh killiiif of her husband bv Captain Hains. Mrs. Annis nearly aimed a few minutes before her ex amination was concluded but quickly recovered. It was a hard day for the defense, and the counsel for Halns was exhausted by cross-examination aided by private detectives sent out which was directed toward the State's for the purpose of filing messages at witnemes in an effort to ahake their 'various points along the Northern Ta tentimony. Thornton Halns lost muchcific and Great Northern Railroads of the easy nonchatanee that ha from the Pacific Coast to Minneapol hitherto characterised his manner, is, has resulted In the arrest of the When led from the court, the prisoner agent at Ritzvillc, Wash,, the dis appeared dejected ami careworn. Mrs. 'charge of ,20 telegraph operators at Annis made an impressive figure the witness stand as she told in the quietest tones her story of August 15 inls of the company to be a conspir at Bayside Yacht Club. Several new acy systematically to rob the Western points were added to the dramatic in- terent in the trial. When Annis' boat came alongside the float, the widow testified, Thornton beckoned to his brother and led the way down the run way. The shooting followed within a few minutes. , Lawyer Mclntyre sought to dis credit the "Beckoning episode" which the state asserts proves the author au-1 thor induced the army officer to the, crime and kept Mrs. Annis on this point under cross-examination nearly lialf an hour. 'cult of Zoroaster,' will assemble here Ifaini' counsel developed that Mrs. J this week for their seventh annual Annis had not until last week told gahnbar. The American represents District Attorney Darrln that the tativea of the Persian Magi are said defendant beckoned to his brother, "I ran down the run-way and Thorn- ton Halns pointed his revolver at me. FLYNN KNOCKED OUT IN FIRST ROUND Sam Langford Hakes Short Work of ths Pueblo Fighter After a Few Minutes. . SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. -Sam Langford, the colored middleweight made short work of Jim Flynn of Pueblo tonight, lie knocked him clean out in the first round after two min utes of fighting. From the outset it was apparent that Flynn didn't have a look in. No sooner had the gong rang than the colored boy went after the Pueblo Irishman, hammer and tongs. Flynn rushed to close quarters but found no shelter there. After two minutes of fighting Langford feinted with his right, bringing his left to Flynn'a jaw with an impact heard all over the house, Flynn dropped as if Lit with a log, His face turned purple. HE STA 1 turned to go back and he pressed the weapon against my back, laying, 'You get out of here or you'll get the same.' I ran up the run-way and look ing back saw my huoband falling Into the water." , TRIAL STARTED. OAKLAND, Dec, 21,-Following the completion of the jury in the ac tual triul of Peter Claudianet charged with dynamiting the home of Super vior Gallagher, began today. OPERATORS GRAFT COLLECT MESSAGE CHARGES AND KEEP MONEY IN THE WESTERN UNION CO. TWENTY AR DISCHARGED Investigation by 'Auditing Department of Company Aided by Private De tectives Brings to Light a Syste matic Practice of Craft SEATTLE, Dec. 21.-Inveitlgation by the auditing department of the .Western Union Telegraph Company, on-various other stations, and the uncov- ering of what isbelieved by the ofTic Union Telegraph Company of toll re ceipts on messages filed by passe gers on trains for transmission to points along the same line where the message could be handled without passing through a relay office. HIGH PRIEST CALLS. CHICAGO, Dec. 21.vt the call of Dr. Otoman Zar-Adusht Ha Nish, high priest at the' Maadaanan Temple, , the members of the ancient Pagan to number many thousands and rep rescntatives will be present from most 'of the large cities. The count was tolled - off, but the Pueblo man was too far gone to hear it. He remained on the floor a full two minutes before coming to! When he was revived his first words were "What hit me?" In the preliminary go, Jimmy Walsh and Monte Attcll of San Francisco went 15 rounds to a draw. INDIAN MURDERED. BLLINGIIAM, Dec. 21,-The "dead body of Jim Aleck, an Indian, living at Marblcmount, Skagit comity, was found today. The Indian was mur dered Sunday night, The coroner and sheriff of that county are on the way. FIGHTING THE DEVIL, Using Original Methods to Suppress Evil in Chicago. CH1CACO, Dec. 21, Adopting t its motto the adage "Fight the devil with fire," the Chicago Law and Or der League has begun work on a po litical organization which will covr (he whole city and employ as its own all the legitimate methods of the ward boss and the politician, f " Dr, J. V. Haeon, president, has is- nurd specific instructions to members that they are to take the average sa loonkeeper as their political mentor and model, using the "man to man" method. - . ... 'i "A customer comes in," say the doctor, "and the saloonman feel him out. He finds where his sympathies lies. Then he begins inculcating hi own ideas. "The customer may differ with him. They argue, always in a friendly pirit. The result is that when that man leaves that saloon he may nor have been converted to the saloon keeper's political ideas, but he thinks the saloonkeeper is a good fellow and he has considerable respect for his opinion. "Now that is the way we ought to work." ART TREASURES CHEAP, CHICAGO. Dee. 21-Disposition of the art goods and tapestries brought by Mrs. Emily Crane Chadbourne from London to Chicago, which ulti mately were designed to decorate the Fenway Palace in Boston of Mrs. Jack Gardner, bit which were seized by the United States custom authori ties here as smuggled goods, will be decided today in the United States district court. Mrs. Cardner may put up a bond and certified check for the amount in which the goods are held, approximately $8.1,000, recover her treasures and allow the bond to be for feited. Otherwise they will be sold at auction by court order. MAIANACAL BIGOT. MILWAUKEE. Dec. 2l-Brandih ing a heavy wooden cross and gesticu lating wildly, an unidentified man yesterday threw worshipers in two Roman Catholic churches into a panic while he struggled to break through the communion railing to reach - the priests who were officiating at early mass. 'In both places the assailant es caped before the police arrived. His description is said to tally closely with that of Gustav Wirth, a fanatic who shot and killed Sister Theresa at a hospital here last year. dl line is HIE YEARS SENTENCE WAS IMPOSED BY JUDGE CLELAND IN THE CIRCUIT COURT. TAKES SENTENCE CALMLY Dr. is Convicted of Manslaughter For Causing the Death of His Fiancee, Mabel Wirt Given, Five Days to Move For New TriaL PORTLAND, Dec 21.-Five years in the penitentiary and a fine of $100 was the sentence imposed on Dr. G. B. Whitney Cleland in the Circuit Court this morning, Whitney was con victea ot manslaughter . tor causing the death of his fiancee, Mabel Wirtz, by giving her bichloride of mercury in capsules. r Five days' time in which to move for a new trial was allowed, at the request of Attorney Jeffrey, who defended Whitney, The young dentist received his sen tence calmly' and said nothing when Judge Cleland asked him if there was any reason why sentence should not be pronounced. Fran COMPLETED On Trial for the f.lurder of R. B. Fisher. PLEAD SELF DEFENSE Defendant Will Tell How He Was Attacked by Fisher With Notary's Seal CASE PROCEEDING RAPIDLY Special District Attorney Spencer in Opening Argument Shows Confident of Victory For His Side Two Wit nesses Were Examined. PORTLAND, Dec. 21. -"We ex pect to show beyond any question of a doubt," said Special Deputy District Attorney Spencer, in summaring his opening argument in the case of, J. A. Finch, a disbarred lawyer, on trial for murder for killing Prosecutor Ralph B. Fisher of the State Bar Associa tion, "And we will show in the minutest detail to the satisfaction "f any man who believes in law and the protection of human life, that this man Finch with vengeance in his heart and revenge in his mind, went up there sneakingly, cowardly, mur derously and as dastardly and diaboli cal a fashion as any murder ever committed away' this young husband and father." That Fisher practically compelled him to shoot will be Finch's declara tion from the witness stand, according to the opening statement made by Attorney C F. Lord of counsel for Finch. Defendant's attorney said that Finch would tell of a peaceful visit to Fisher, wherein he (Finch) was seeking to build up his lost repu tation and regain the goodwill of the bar association. He will tell of Fish er having a sudden and unexplainablc fit of wrath during which he attacked Finch with a notary's seal. Driven into a corner, he was desperately as sailed by a larger man and finally compelled to shoot to prevent his own brains from being breaten out. These two statements, presents the stand which will be assumed by the different parties to the case. Consid erable progress was made with the case today. ; Two jurymen necessary to complete the jury were secured, the opening statements were made and two witnesses were , examined. Both gave technical and relatively un important testimony. FEHRINGER STRONG WITNESS Give Detailed Statement of Many Outrages. UNION CITY, Dec. 21.-The state state practically completed its case against the eight night riders for the murder of Captain Rankin today when it drew from Frank Fehringer a mem ber of the band, a detailed statement not only of the Rankin tragedy, but of a score or more of other outrages It also called Mrs. Emma Thurman Johnson, one of the two said to have been whipped by the band, and had her tell her story. , The starling testimony of Fehringer was given with an exactitude of detail that was amazing. When Mrs. John son was called, a murmur of satisfac tion arose. Nearly every pne knew she had been whipped but none except the grand jury and prosecuting officers had heard her story. Mrs. Johnson after several years' marriage to Joe Johnson, sued , for divorce, alleging cruelty. Early in September the' night riders visited her father's house and notified her to withdraw the suit. She failed and on the second visit her father was whip ped. On both occasions she was at her sister's house. On September 30 the night riders visited her sister's house about II o'clock at night Mrs. Johnson awoke to find ber room filled with masked men, A man whom she said she recognized as Frank Pinion, one ot the defendants, told her she must withdraw the suit. Mrs. John son refused, to which the speaker re plied; ''You will before we are through with you. If yon dismiss the case we will see that he supports your child but you must not touch his property." Mrs. Johnson insisted on pressing the ease. Then the men filed out of the room and held a conference after which they returned and dragged her roughly from the bed and led her a distance of 250 yards, where they threw her over a log in the woods and beat Her across the shoulders with a strap. After the first beating they asked her if she would dismiss the case. She said no. Again she was whipped. This time her fighting spirit was broken, and she gave in. "Let's give her another, said one of the band. "No," Pinion is said to hae re plied, "She has had enough." Judge James after sending the jury out said: "There are eight defend ants charged with capitol oitense. They we not handcuffed and are un der guard of only two deputies. ' I do not thjnk this safe. Therefdre I or der the sheriff to handcuff these men and ask the military to detail ten armed men to serve as guards." The defense objected vigorously, but the judge Refused to withdraw his orders. A GOOD LESSON. Experience of a Chicago Girl in the Matter of Automobiles. CHICAGO, Dec. 21. A practical joke played upon a young woman guest of the Auditorium Annex near ly caused a riot of chauffeurs at the hotel. The trouble began when the young woman was told by the clerk over the house telephone: "Your car is ready." She replied that she had ordered no car. However, in quick succession five more calls were turned in. Hotel detecitves explained to the waiting chauffeurs that they were not want ed. The young woman explained that recently she expressed the opinion that there was less automobiling in Chicago than in New York. CESIilll OF DUE IS BCQ&a ' THE AMERICAN BATTLESHIP LEAVES NORFOLK UNDER SEALED ORDERS. ' perhaps to tozru ' : Neither State or Navy Officials Will Make Any Statement Further Than to Say the Maine Has Gone on a "Cruise." WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. -Com-' plete mystery surrounds the destina-, POrt OF SPAIN, Dec. 21. Vice tion of the battleship Maine which left president Gomez, to whom Castro Norfolk today under sealed orders, handed over the presidency before his Neither the state nor navy depart-'departure for Europe, has established ment officials will make any statement a new government in Venezuela. He on the subject further than to say that has replaced the old ministry with a the vessel has gone on "a cruise." new body of men who represent var They do not affirm or deny that the ious ways in the country's political ship is bound for Venezuelan waters, history. Not only has Dr. Paul disap The American government is without speared from the councils of the na any naval representation in that '. im-'tion, but Dr. Baldo who is now trav mediate section. and should an out- 'eling with Castro also removed from break against the existing government the office of minister of , education, occur such American interests as may General Ferre, minister of war, has exist in La Guyara, Porto Cabello and been superceded by General Olivares, Maracaibo would have to appeal to who took a prominent part in crush the navies of foreign nations. , ing the revolution six years ago. EIHHE WE USES ?! RARE ARCTIC BIRD. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. -As result of the cold snap of last week golden Gate museum has come into possession of a Townscnd warbler, one of the rarest of Arctic birds. The bird was found yesterday lying dead in one of the paths of the park by a gardener, who took it to Curator W. G. Blunt of the natural history sec tion of the museum. During the mi igratory season this warbler is found between the Pacific Coast and the Rocky Mountains and nowhere else. ARAGO HAKES II T0ILO0I IS RECEIVED BY MUCH CHEER ING WHEN SHE ARRIVES IN PORT. HAS BIG LOAD CF FREIGHT Because of the Argos Quick Service Most of the Merchants Are Order ing Their Freight Shipped by Thia Boat . TILLAMOOK, Or., Dec 2I-Tbere was considerable rejoicing in this city when the Argo arrived on her maiden trip from Portland, and she was re ceived with a most hearty cheer by the people. She crossed in yesterday morning and unloaded part of her cargo at Bay City. It was after 7 o'clock when she arrived ' here and owing to her length it was predicted that she could not come up the slough on so small a tide, but she did so and an hour and a half before high tide, without the least trouble, rounding the numerous curves in the slough without touching the bank. The Argo no sooner tied up at the lumber com pany's dock than she commenced to unload, something unusual in this city, and much to the surprise and joy of people here she sailed early next morning to return yesterday. Most 'of the merchants are ordering their freight shipped by the Argo, and the farmers say that unless they patroniz ' her they will withdraw their trade. BILLIARDIST ILL, CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Jake Schafer, once star of the billiard world, now trying to regain his health in Colora- 'do, wired to Thomas Foley that he . will challenge the winner of the com- ing match between Sutton and Slos- GOMEZ INTRODUCES ! ' NEW GOVERNMENT Secret Advices From Caracas Stating That Yen; zuela is Reaching Crisis Hakes lib Act. M All US DS WJa Investigating Witnc:: for Tariff Hearing. EIGHT H0UE3 STAI.'D Says That Steel Industry No More Protecting t lis Present t:i TELLS SOME FUNKY STC7J Urge Committee to Accept Testi mony of Judge Gary as Conclusive Magazine Article is Bais of Ques tions Asked Hun. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 Aiid--?ir Carnegie, famous for the millions he made in the steel business and for his views on econoniic questions was en tertaining, if not instructive witness before the house of ways and means committee of the tariff hearings to day. Carnegie's recent magazine ar ticle on the steel schedule was the ba sis of questions asked him. Although on the stand for nearly eight hours, Carnegie laughed and joked good na turedly throughout. He exasperated several of the stand-patters with his epigrammatic replies; praised the genius of Charles M. Schwab; urged the committee to accept the testimony of Judge Gary as conclusive and told several funny stories. He avoided the figures, however, to such an extent that it is doubtful if the tariff framers are any more enlightened on the steel question tonight than when they were before Carnegie was sworn. Carnegie's principal contention was that the steel industry needs no more protecting; that it has reached a point where American manufacturers can compete with the world under free trade condition. He said that Judge Gary told the committee that the - United States Steel Corporation can get along without tariff on its products and that should be sufficient evidence for ths committee for the committee to take the duty off steel and iron. son for the world's championship at 18.1. Schafer went west last summer broken down in health, but his con dition is improving rapidly, and with in 30 days he will begin practice. Secret advices from Caracas, where strictly censorship is being observed, indicate that the whole of Venezuela has been in ferment ever since Castro sailed and that the crisis was reached a few days ago when it became neces sary for the acting president to take decisive steps. , The revolutionary factions played a prominent part in the demonstration against the absent president. These were temporarily checked by a show of force and later the revolutionary influence that threatened to sweep the country was overcome in a measure by promises that could not be held long i.i abeyance.