LEASH f CLAMS . . ' DO
I .1 . r'
VOTE
WITH
WITH THE PEOPLE
THE TIMBER GRABBERS?
HIS
WAS
OR
VICTIM
rt-
WE AGGRESSOmm
: -u v v
im nnmi
Ilia If im
SMOF
Although Heavily Armed the
fugitive Made no Attempt at
Resistances-Divorced " wife
Aided the Officers.
Captain of Detectives Sim
mons.and Posse -of Police Of
ficers Effected the Arrest
Leasia Had Been Shot.
When Examined This Morning
He Told His Story Without
Hesitation and Said His Wife
Went Willingly,
THS CAPTURE.
At 4:30 o'olook this morning, after
e base of more than 40 hours, X. T.
Leasia, who oa Sunday morning kills
hla father-la-law, Ferdinand X. Drews
m captured by e posse of polio two
Um tnt of too Vancouver ferry land
tng, on the Columbia Bitot road. Tot
rlbly exhausted, but unharmed, hla cap-
Mve and forms wtf a was with htm. Tho
two wsrs la a barn, oa tho farm of O. O.
Paula en. , . Leasia offered, ao reslstanoe
whoa taken, althong-h ho had two re
volvers la hla possession and was for
soma time awaxs tho offlosrs wore ftp
pro aching. Soared speechless, bat la
pito of hor fear determined to prevent
harm to bar rescuers, if aood b at tho
sacrifice of hor owa life, Paulino Lea
to grasped the right ana of her for
mer husband and thns prevented - hla
ahootlng as Captain of Detectives Sim
mono approached whsra tho fugitive and
hla prisoner lay la the darkness npoa
tho straw.
Leasia ana his wire were at oaoo
brought to Portland and are bow at tho
city Jail.
f 'i v ; fit-, . 4 '
t V. - 5 ,
J
'II
LIFE FOR
OTHERS
Fatal Tenement House Fire In
New-York Results in the
Death of BVave Rescuer of
Terrified Jnrrtates,
J
Five Police-officers at Early
Morning Blaze tnter DUiid
ing and Carry Shrieking Peo
ple to Street.
When Firemen Arrive They
Find Fjve Policemen on
Third Floor of Burning Struc
ture in Great Danger,
8TATZHE1TT OP LEASIA.
"My father-in-law, Perdlaaad K.
Drews, fired on me first. His bullet en
tered my side. Until that time I had ao
thought of dolnr him Injury, bat whoa
X felt tho hot blood spurting- from tho
wound x loat control of my actions and
shot him whsro ho stood oa tho atop
of hla honss, trying- to enter tho door.
Ke stag-grered and oriod for help, clutch
ing tho fonoo for support. Then X Jump
ed forward and shot him again, thrust
ing my pistol almost against hla head.
The trouble came about through hla re
fusing me permission to see my wife
and little ones boforo X woat away. X
wh anKmuna ester (no nouse. HO
nun."
That la tho statement of Murderer
M. V. Leasia, made at 10 o'olook this
morning; to D lot riot Attorney Majuuar,
Ho said his wife kissed him after tho
murder and willingly accompanied him
u aia uifni. i
From a photograph taken recently In Portlead.
KBS. PAXTLXsTX XBASXA.
STATEMENT OP MBS. LEASIA.
Mrs. Leasia's story of hor terrible ex
perience of 48 honrs with hor fugitive
husband, shows how sheer will power,
aroused to abnormal strength by tho
hope of seeing hor babes again, enabled
a weak woman to endure great hardship
and to live through one of tho most
thrilling oplsodea In the criminal hla-
' tory of tho Worth west. , .
In her statement to The Journal, Pau
line Leasia tells of now, after killing
hor father, her husband prepsngsd to
sacrifice tho lives of their two babies
-to his passion for blood- how, abandon
ing this Intention, ho forced hor to go
with him into tho woods. She tells of
their dodging of tho officers, of tho all-
ijrht vigil In a hju-n and of tho desner-
te threats nor ojaptor made to frighten
ler from any purpose of raising an
alarm.
Her tale of tho terrible hoars with
hor husband, while aho waa of constant
fear lest his murderous pistol bo turned
against herself, is a remarkable nar
rative, indeed.
Half fainting and in a hysterical con
dition, Paulina Leasia reached the cljy
prison at an early hour this morning
and was turned over to the matron of
the female 'department. She was .sadly
in need of ca.
., Wet -to "the skin and shivering- though
she was, tho poor woman appeared to
be conscious of but one feeling that
of thankfulness for her rescue from
the clutches of her murderous husband.
But when the first excitement of feel
ing that she was once more In the hands
of friends had in a measure passed,
there came the reaction. Sobbing and
wringing her hands, the woman who
was lor hours the companion or a
fugitive murderer and 'exposed to all
the hardships incident to his flight from
the law, commenced to recount, broken
and almost incoherently, her terrible
experiences. . ;
'Hush!'' , said . the kindly. , matron;
"Wait until you- are rested a little."
Then Mrs. Leasia was given , a hot
bath, dry, clean clothing, and put to bed
in the matron's room.
Once in the cljean, warm bed, with its
soft pillows, tired nature claimed her
tribute of rest, and Paulino Leasia slept
like a little tired child.
Even the officers of the law, anxious
as they were for her version of the ter
rible ' tragedy at Peninsula, refrained
from breaking in on that rest. They
waited until later in the day when the
warmth and the food' and the kindly
faces around her had restored her to
something like her normal condition.
The"n Assistant " District Attorney
Spencer put into operation the machin
ery which may place a hempen noose
around the neck of the man who tor
tured this woman. -.
Twice during tho recital the little wo
man fainted.
Mrs.' Leasia's statement to the officers
appears in full-elsewhere. - .
"Oh, 1 am so thankful that I am
safe!"
A thin-faced, bright-eyed little wo
man, with clear complexion and dark.
abundant hair, turned her head on the
pillow in the matron's room at the city
prison and turned grateful eyes to Cap
tain. Simmons and his wife.
Then, simply but cleary, remembering
the smallest details, this little woman
who had passed two days and a night of
horror in the custody of a fleeing assas
sin, related to The' Journal her startling
experiences as the unwilling companion
of Martin V. Leasia.
"IWthing but my will power prevented
me from-falling "down and dying," said j
Pauline Leasia. "I knew that If I fal
of. fright, to say nothing of the cold,
the awful cold, when I was wet through
that made it so much' worse, you
know; and I was sick, too.
"Hunger ugh! I can understand now
what It means to die of starvation. The
feeling ia something that can't be told.
I had nothing to eat from Saturday
night last, when I ate a light supper,
until Monday night, about 9 o'clock:,
when we bad something at the Paulsen
house. ' ,'
By that time I was tired; oh, so tired
(Journal Special Service". )
NEW YORK. May 26 A four-story
apartment house on Fulton street was
destroyed by tiro .this morning. One
policeman waa fatally and two others
seriously burned while engaged in
rescue work. ' . Fifteen Inmates of the
building, i including - many children,
were rescued wltl. the greatest diffi
culty, The fatal fire started in, the
WelleFargo express office on the
ground floor. 'Wften first discovered
five policemen brokeJn the doors and
started to rencue- Ahe' shrieking persons
but were cut off tby the flames. The
officers had made -many brave rescues
before the firemen came upon the scene
and when help Anally arrived the five
policemen were found in the third
story with a woman and .three children,
whom they were trying to lead to win
dows.
Terribly Bnrned.
At thlH time the smoke was dense
to a blackness and the officers were
almost overcome. The little children
were being carried inthettarms. On
of the rescuers was terribly burned
about the' face and ' two' others were
nearly exhausted from burns- they had
received. As a window was reached
' ''' V- ' 1
' t ' ft" J ' i
i5':-?;v, ,-'.:';.:.,v-.:': :; . .iffif.X
;u A -V 'Il -ziJi
MARTIN T. LEASIA.
Who Killed His Tather-ln-Law and Then Compelled His Former Wife to Tie
With Him. Captured By Detective Simmons and Officers This Morning.
and faint that I could eat scarcely any- tne policeman, who was the most seri-
UUBIJI uurneu it'll iiikj mo Bt hid ui iw.
tered I should be killed and well.
wanted to see my babies, and I Just
couldn't give up as long as I had any
hope left of seeing them alive again.
The Cold. Awful Wight.
"But I wonder now that I did not" die
NEW IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE JOURNAL
Today The Journal adds another improvement to those that will
gradually be Shown In the paper during-tha. next three months. ' One. tf
the .new tynotype machines has been provided with matrices for tho
very lateBt style of headlines, and a better typographies! effect is pro
tfuea& -. ".'A, ,' i' - . . -
Within a short time The Journal will give its readers the benefit of
. (several Of the best features of one of the largest newspapers of the
Atlantic Coast, tho matter-tappwr' simultaneously wnn Its publication'
'In the 'newspaper mentioned. - ,'
thing.
"Yes, I shot my husband," and the lit
tle woman smiled 'when some one re
marked that only a rib had saved him
from- death at her hands.
"Asked Por Mamma, Too,"
"After the shots were fired outside,
rah to 'the window with a small pis
tol. I saw the curtain raise and a bfg
revolver was thrust into my face. I
don't remember of being afraid. I Just
put my pistol forward -and fired. Then
Van grabbed me and took the pistol
away.
"Then he said, 'I'm going to kill the
babies and put them out of the way.' He
asked for mamma, too, and 1 think he
wanted to kill her. I pleaded with him
not to kill the children, and he finally
yielded this point.
"When we went to the house where
tho babies wre lett Van told me If I ut
tered a 'word he would shoot me dead.
He had a pistol in h.l stae coat pocket,
and he said he would keep this pointed
at me all the time.
"I was almost paralyzed with fright,
not knowing what minute hewould kill
me.
'Ha Felt He Worse." '
"Then this than who had been my hus
band forced me to go with him into the
timber. He acted all the time as though
we. were on, a plcnjc.withput much Jfun
in It, or excitement. After he had killed
papa he seemed to feel no worse than
If he had killed a chicken. One 5 he sug
gested that it-would be a good thing to
stick a knife in the babies' throats,
'"It won't hurt them, he said.
"It was raining while we were in the
woods, and I got wet to the skin all
over. I wanted to scream ; I wanted to
run away; I wanted to do anything that
would bring the terrible suspense to an
end.
"But I thought of my babies; I
thought: . If I give up I shall never see
them again. Then I'd grit my teeth
and keep on.
"Always Van, kept close, to me, adding
to my terror by suggestlonsVf what h
Intended to do with me.
.... . . . .,
10 saia i ne tnougnt it would be. a
good scheme to take me to the Colum
bia, tie big stones to my. feet and throw
me into tho river.
"We walked a long distance.' in a
roundabout way. ' Van kept telling me
to hurry, and urging me to walk fast
tT4 'J think some one is coming', he
would say. of tan, and 'then hurry me into
the brush-.-.' 1 -
""Wa finally came to ttso barn VnerS
the police found us. "There we remained
firemen. ' in hl arms he held a little
girl. Scaling ladders were run up and
the brave men were taken to the ground
below. All but ono-waa -un'ronsrclouB
when an ambulance reached the scene.
When the fire was ' discovered It was
very dark and no persons were about.
Old followers of fires say that no
braver work waa ever done than that
of the police officers, who alone and
unaided carried bodily from the fiercely
burning tenement house all the inmates
except the four In whose efforts to
save the officers would surely have lost
their own lives.
RELIANCE OUTSAILED
FORMER DEFENDERS
In a Stormy Breeze the New
Defender Demonstrated
Her Superiority
GLENCOVK. May 26. The Reliance
outsailed the Constitution and Columbia
today, finishing far In the lead of the
Columbia, and beating the Constitution
2 minutes and 21 seconds, actual sail
ing time. Tho course was 15 miles,
the wind being a 10-knot gale. The. start
ing" gitn boomed at 12:15 and the Re
liance crosHed the line three seconds
later, the Columbia eight, and the Con
stitution 28. Shortly afterwards the
Constitution passed the Columbia work
ing well" to windward. The Reliance
rounded the first mark, which is six and
a half miles out, at 12:43, the Constitu
tion 23 seconds later, and the Columbia
1 minutes later. The Reliance's crew
were slow In breaking out ballooner and
the Constitution drew up closer.
Llpton's Farewell.
. GLASGOW, May 26. Sir Thomas Lip
ton entertained the City Council of
Gourock at luncheon today. It was the
farewell before crossing the Atlantic,
and Sir Thomas hinted broadly that It
would be his. last attempt, and expressed
great hope that he would lift the cup.
HERMANN'S RECORD
ROSEBITRG, Ore., May 26. Here is Hermann's record as It is known here:
Briefly Stated.
He' bolted the Republican party after being dismissed In 1S73 by President
Grant for acquiring public lands; ran as an Independent candidate for Stato
Senator In 1874. the regular Republican nominees being George Colvlg and
James Applegate, and tho Demporats Thomas Hutchinson and Mike Dean, and
supported .Samuel J. Tlldon, Democratic presidential nominee, against Hayes.
The story of the latter Incident Is what has been the latest subject of com
ment and reminiscence by' old settlers. .
Hayes' Election Was in the Balance.
It will be remembered that the election of Rutherford B. Hayes hung in
the balance, and that the vote of the one doubtful Oregon elector In tho
national electoral college decided the tlnal result.
It was this unusual situation that centered all' eyes upon, the decision con
cerning the Oregon electors, and created an Issue of wide Importance to- the
people of the entire country.
Governor L. F. Orover, Democratic, had issued a certificate of election to
Crowen, as a Tllden elector, In place. of Watts, who, It was alleged, was ineli
gible because he held another office. The eleotion of Crowen aa a presidential
lector would have decided the election ajalnst Hayes. '...... ,
lirovex came to Roseburg during those strenuous old times In 1876, to ex
plain why he Issued the certificate to Crowen Instead of to Watts. He was
taken from the stugo to a carriage, driven to the hotel,' where he was to be In
troduced to the peoplo by some citizen. " -
Hermann Waa Angry.
-.It was arranged that Mr. Hermann should Introduce Grover, he having been
openly working as a supporter of Tilden during the entire campaign. As
such an earnest supporter of Tllden. some of his newly found political asso
ciates desired to force him to the front, and secured the honor of having the
young man selected to Introduce Grover.
ochor I'Omocrats thought Hermann was getting Into the- Democratic party
too rapidly, and uttered exactly the same arguments as were uttered last
spring by the Republican associates of W. J. Furnish, who had only four
years previously been absent from active participation In Democratic party
politics.
' This protest won over the insistence of the Hermann Democrats' demand
for recognition ot their ' recent convert, and Herrmann was not permitted to
Introduce Grover.
Hermann was iiulifcmJ i, and voiced his resentment In the presence of many
who yet live here ;;; who rpmember the incident.
ASTOWISHMEWT IS MARKED ON THE FACES OF MAZTY PERSONS
WHO LISTEJT TO PROFESSIONS OF HOSTILITY OH HERMANN'S FART
AGAINST FOREST RESERVES, WHEN II' IS KNOWN THAT EDWARD
BENDER, HERMANN'S BROTHER-IN-LAW, AS A SPECIAL AOENT OF
THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE, REPORTED FAVORABLT UPON THE
RESERVE THAT HAS NOW BEEN SET ASIDE IN COOS, CURRY, JOSEPH
INE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, AND THAT HERMANN APPROVED TH23
PETITIONS THEREFOR THAT WERE SENT TO WASHINGTON-
TERRIBLE WORK OF
NEBRASKA CYCLONE
TRUSTS
OREGON
The Issue That the Citizens of
the First District Feel That
They Are Confronted With
at the Present Time. . :
Hermann's Corporation - Carrw
paign Committee Struggles
to Overcome Difficulties That
' Stand In Binger's Way.. -
Democrats and Republicans
Make Inquiry Regarding the
.Fitness of Reames and Find
He is Not Wanting.
EUGENE, Ore., May 2G; Adviccn i .-
pouring Into the Democratic head' 'i
ters here from many directions thai 1'
Hermann speakers are taking a new tacU "i
in the last few days. Uofer, of Sal.!;, .
unwisely incorporated In his speech flic ,
assertion that, .If elected. Herm'-"
would go to Washington to corr.'il!!'1
with the other Oregon delegation ,. -
make It warm forHltchcock. V '.
Before Hofer could be pulled off t
stump, Reames took hp the gauntlet an!
challenged the Hermann., people U- ov- r.
the district to stand upon that ground,
if they dared, arid tho result was shown ,
in one important respect, ' that Roose
velt refused to speak words from the -rear
end of the train at Salem, . even
after Mitchell and others had brought
pressure through the national Repub
lican organization. '! - ' ;:',
Now the Hermann people, worsted on ,
all matters' pertaining to record, are un
able to refute the oharges anent tho
Roseburg Land Office. The Hermann
backers aay the! r-man-laT-, friend of
the people. This claim is made in tne
face of, the fact. v
HERMANN'S NOMINATION MAHA
GER WAS SENATOR R. A. BOOTS,
HEAD OF THS BOOTK-XELLT LUM- , '
BER COMPANY, WHO IS ALSO OXOSH
TO THE HARRIMAN Ra.TT.BOaP '
MERGER BT REASON OF DEPEND
ING ON IT FOR BUSINESS AND
TRAFFIC CONCESSIONS, - ' W, '
Mitchell has been known f or many
years as friendly to the Southern Pa
cific, and Fulton is quite peradba grata,
to the same concern. All -are backing! -Hermann,
and aa is well known every ,
person controlled by the railroad, com
pany is supporting Hermann. v' " '
SOME HISTORY NOT .: ,
REPEATING ITSELF
CHAPELLETO BE CARDINAL
(Continued on Page Four.) ,
ROME, May 25 The Pope, speaking
today of the future cardinals, said the
Americana may get two ' additional
places in the Sacred College, and inti
mated that this preference be Shown
because of the Cuban and Philippine
conditions. It is believed that Arch
bishop Chapelle will be one of those dis
tinguished, because of his work In Cuba
and Porto Rico.
CHALLENGER IS COMING.
v ; r-. . .-
. GLASGOW.: May5.-J3lr Thomas
Llpton's- Shamrock will sail for Amer-i
lea -en. Thursday ef this -week This
was announced Immediately after -a f
conference : this morning over which I at Pauline that eye-witnesses say had
Sir Thomas presided,. ( tho Victims seen its approach,., they
.. tSi? ff"ssiaaaaft Pea" .- . . A . t .a.
(Journal Special Service.)
DES MOINES, Iowa. May 2. The cy
clone struck the Home of the Fccblc
Mlnded at Glenwood last niht. The
roof of the girls' dormitory whs broken
in and a number of inmates were
crushed beneath the debris. Two young
girls are dead and ten others are seri
ously Injured, but will recover. Wires
are all down and additional parflculurs
are unobtainable.
OSKALOOSA, May 26.A cyclone
struck Buxton, la., last night, destroy
ing two dwellings and several light
buildings. Two were killed, and thirty
more or less Injured.
OMAHA, Neb., May. 26. Reports from
various portions of the state, especi
ally the eastern sections, show that all
day yesterday small twisters and heavy.
rains - marked tho phenomenal aimo
pheric conditions of Nebraska. The total
loss of life, so far reported from the cy
clones, are two. At Springfield the rain
was so heavy that Turtle Creek over'
flowed in two hours and until the
houses were flooded in four feet of wa
ter. An icehouse was washed away and
the .Fair Grounds destroyed.
Tha main storm was divided Into five
cyclones, which traveled simultaneously.
Funnel-shaped twisters of terrific forco
We the result. Many persons were
crushed to a pulp. The Mumma farm
house, near Pauline, was carried three
miles, where it was scattered. The larg
est piece picked was the bottom of a
chair. Of six persons who were -at tho
supper table at tha time, all were hor
ribly mangled. Mrs. Mumma'"KMy,
nude and disemboweled, was found. A
string : of beads about . tho peck, and a
pair of ahoes were the only articles left
on. "tiro body; " i-v v-J
Tha path of the storm waa ao narrow
could have taken a. few steps and es
caped. The storm culminated this morning in
a veritable cloudburst in the eastern
portion of the state. It reached cyclonic
proportions again at Lancaster County,
and reports received this f orenoWn say
that In the town of Archer six houses
were demolished and seven persona were
killed.
(Bulletin.)
OMAHA, Neb., May 26. It Is report
ed that the same cyclone which killed
seven peoplo at Archer this moaning
has, destroyed the towns of Valjparlso i
and Raymond, both north of Lincoln, .and i
many persons aro reported killed. AH,
wires are down.
Including the Archer casualties tho
death roll due to the terrible cyclones up i
to noon today show a 'list of 33 dead, j
Reports .of a. low barometer In the i
Transmisslssippl Valley continue to be
received by tho Weather Bureau.
Hurricane Swept Lincoln.
LINCOLN, Nob,. May 2t. A terrific
hurricane swept over Lincoln at 6:30
o'clock this morning. No lives "were
lost, but iUti.QOQ jumage waa done.
Broken, twisted trees, telegraph poles
and other debris makes the streets In
muny places Impassable. The trolltj'y
system is completely stopped. Many
buildings are unroofed and smoke stacks
,are down. The wholesale' district suf
fered the most and railways aro almost
at a standstill, communication with the
outside world is practically cut oft
FULTOW AT O RANTS PASS.
' (Journal Special' Service.)''
GRANTS .PASS. May 28. Senator
Ftrtton spokotttr a small stid select audi
ence of Republicans at the opera house.
He handled : his subject very well ' but
awoke no enthusiasm, ...
(Journal Special Service.)
EUGENE, Ore., May 28. Recent alia
gatlons by persons and papers that op-
posed Hermann's nomination at tha
Eugene convention of April 9 havo re
called statements that were made, open
ly here at that convention, Tho fight
against Hermann made by the supports
era of Percey R. Kelley of Albany, W. I,
Vawter of Medford. Claud Gatch of -Salem,
and B. L. Eddy of Tillamook waa
based upon the positive assertion that
Hermann was In bad- odor in Washing-
ton, and that only, by sufferance would
he be tolerated if elected.
The allegations were made upon the
flqbr of the convention Jtoll, an4 circu
lated in the lobby of the Smeedo Hotel,
where the various delegations had their '
headquarters.
Just as the delegates left the hotel
to proceed to tho convention hall, to
answer the call to order by Chairman
T, W. Harris, the " report waa spread .
broadcast that certain very aerieua
Charges would come to, light, and lajtb.
event Hermann was nominated, they
would be niado part and parcel of the
campaign of tho opposition.
The argument was used by the anti
Hermann people that it might . be Inn
possible to defer action by the" authori
ties In Washington, even for party rea
sons. THE IS WA&NXNO BROWNE LL TO
RESCUE.
-Nominate Hermann," eald they, "an
you Invite the issuance of statement j
indisputable that cannot be met except
ing by mere denial. We will have to
fight a defenalve campaign. .We will
bo embarrassed by living to explain
mtd vindicate,' and that Is a weak poa' .
tion for any candidate."
"Tell the delegates that if ail v
riKht," replied the Hermann people, ,
"They'll have to believe it" .',.-,
"Who can be found t make such e
sertions?" asked the- other fellows.
"Nono other than tho Honorable
.-George C. Brownell. of Clackamas Coon-
tv. So that, "according to program, -Senator
Brownell rose before the 'Mr
ventlon and assured them of the warn ;.
admiration entertained In Washington
for the Honorable Binger Hermann,.- ,
whom they awaited anyimisrjr to he ,
sent Baek .
TRIED TO MA KB HITCHCOCK TALK, ' ,
Jit Is- known that the Hermann people
then began a persistent campaign to
curt" expression from Waahington tf
prove MR., Hermann' etPityg . wan ,
good even though he had beon cmpf-M! i
to resign eftflf 0laing t mivrl j
.' " tC6anBUdwriSoe(H4 I'V.). '
f i
1
--j
i v. . .v t , f '-... ," " V1 " -. " , .-.