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    VOL. II. NO. 128.
, PORTLAND, OREGON. THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6. 1003.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PRISONERS RELEASED
FROM JAIL WITHOUT
ANY LEGAL EXCUSE
Ex -Sheriff Frazier's Extraordinary!
Methods Laid Bare by the Latest
Report of the County Expert'
Fines Remitted and Sentences Com-
lmuted by the Fomer Sheriff, With-
uui iuuiuiuy ui uic umru
ou
TAKEN 8 POLICE
1ILTS
SHOW A
DECK
Of all he various department of tho
county government, the Sheriff office
has long- been regarded as the one moat
needing thorough investigation. Under
Sheriff Frailer there were many evi
dences of waste and extravagance, to
ay nothing of the frequent charges of
Illicit graft, and conditions have not
changed sufficiently under the present
administration to Inspire any consider
able degree of public confidence.
The Frailer regime la now under In
vestigation by the expert, George Black.
and some extremely Interesting develop
ments are expected when Its labors are
completed and the report Is presented. A
little more than a year ago The Journal
published grave charges by the Taxpay
ers' League against Sheriff Frailer In
connection with the collection of taxes,
and they have never been successfully
challenged. The substance of these ac
cusations was that Frailer was habitu
ally overcharging non-resident taxpay
ers- without legal right and without ac
counting to the county for the over
' charges. Since that time many other
- things have come to light which suggest
even more unsavory revelations to fol
low.
Ever since the expert Investigation of
county affairs was begun last October
rumors have been current that senna
tional disclosures would be made when
the Sheriff's office was reached. In the
reports already filed by the expert lr
regularities have been noted which
strongly suggested malfeasance on the
Dart of 8herlff FraxieV. The time is not
far distant when the full glare of pub
llclty will be turned upon his administra
tion and the public will have opportu
nity to judge of its character.
How rrasler Ban tit Jail.
The conduct of the County Jail by
Sheriff Frailer Is certain to come under
severe scrutiny.. It Is, of course, an
open secret that he made extortionate
profits out of the county by his contract
for feeding prisoners, and this nis sue
cessor. Sheriff Storey, has found equally
lucrative.
But the graft in connection with the
feeding of county prisoners is not the
only thing In his management of the Jail
that Sheriff Frailer must explain. Ex
pert George Black, notes In his latest re
port that in a number of cases prisoners
In the County Jail under alternative sen
tenoe of ftte or Imprisonment were re-
leased by Frazler before their time had
expired and without any order of court
The presumption Is that they secured
their release by paying the proportionate.
V balance of their fines. But the remark-
I Vtble circumstance is that if such pay
I sVnt was made the money was not
I tckued Into the county treasury.
I fit other words, if the balance of these
fines was collected by Sheriff Frailer,
which he denies, he never turned It in
n the emintv.
If the money was no collected by him
he was guilty of Illegally releasing pris-,
oners Intrusted to his charge, and in so
inin of a bt6ss departure from his
vlcted of selling liquor without a license
and sentenced to pay a fine of $200 or In
default thereof go to jail for 100 days.
She was committed to the County Jail
on January 28, 1897, and 11 days later,
on February 6, 1897, she was discharged
by Sheriff Frailer. As she still had 89
days to serve. It was the duty of the
Sheriff to collect from her $178 when he
allowed her to go free.
How Ou rrasler Explain
If Sheriff Frailer collected this money,
he retained it,- for It never reached the
rnuntv treamirv. If he did not collect it.
this is one more Instance of gross dls- Onfi flf thft .OfiSnfiradnfiS Whfi
1
OOHTZOT HOBEBTS
Who was captured yesterday.
regard of his duty.
Nat Costansa was sentenced to pay
1500 fine or spend 250 days in jail. He
was committed to the Sheriff's custody
on May 20, 1897, but us In the other
cases mentioned, ha discovered some ar
gument that was potent, to unlock the
bolts and bars of the jail. On August
11, 1897, while he Still had 187 days of
his sentence to serve, he was released.
The money. equivalent of this time was
$114. but not a dollar of it reaphed the
county treasury. i
If 'Sheriff Frailer collected this money
he did not turn it over to the county. Jf
he dkl not collect it. It is again incumbent
upon him to explain by what right he
released the prisoner from jail.
Mr. Frailer was asked this morning
for an explanation of these remarkable
transactions. He denied that he had ever
received any portion at fines due from
prisoners released before the expiration
of their sentences, but he admitted that
he was In the habit of allowing "good
prisoners" to go free "five or ten days"
before their time expired.
rrasler Beleased "Oood Prisoners."
"I never collected a dollar of the
fines," said Frailer. 'The money was
always paid into court. I can't remem
ber about these particular cases you ask
me about, but I never let any prisoner
go before his time was out without an
order from the court or the Prosecuting
Attorney. Of course, if a man had been
a good prisoner, l wouia lei mm go nve
or ten days before his sentence had ex
pired! I used to do that on my own re
sponsibility without any order from the
court or the Prosecuting Attorney. I
never let them off more than five or ten
days ahead of time."
'When asked specifically about the
cases of Wing Lee, Anna Michaela and
Nat CoBtanxa the ex-Sheriff could not re
member why they were released, though
he supposed It must have been because
'some understanding was reached by the
court and the Prosecuting Attorney" and
an order was made for the release.
The records of the court contain no
order of release In any of the cases men
tloned.
Escaped-from Folsom Prison
a Week Ago Last Monday Is
Again Behind Jail Bars,
SACRAMENTO, Ca!., Aug. . It is
now certain that the man arretted yes
terday near Davlsville, seven miles
from this city, Is James Roberts, one
of the remaining 18 convicts who es
caped from Folsom prison a week -ago
Monday.
The circumstances of the capture of
Roberts are best told by a Davlsville
officer, who assisted in the arrest.
Says he: "A report was received by
the marshal that two tramps were
cooking a meal at a place up the rail
road line toward Sacramento. Threo
officers started In pursuit of the hoboes,
as we have been overhauling every
tramp appearing near town since the
prison break.
When we had gained the location
where we were told the men were, we
discovered a man running up the track
fully a half-mile from us. We fol
lowed and the fellow took to the woods.
Here we lost him, but on returning
picked up Roberts, who was dressed as
a tramp and carried a blanket roll. He
was not on the railroad track, but was
walking on a side street In the town.
He denied that he was Roberts and
said he was' seeking work' In the harvest
fields. He had a revolver hidden in his
undershirt.
'After landing him In jail we re
turned, and all day today the search for
his companion, who Is believed to be
Howard, Is being pushed."
PLACERVILLE, Cal., Aug. 8. There
is not the slightest trace of the es
caped convicts to be found In this vi
cinity, and many of the searchers are
giving up the hunt. It Is believed now
that the outlaws have split up In little
gangs, and are endeavoring to escape
singly and in pairs.
DEMURRER ARGUED
IN MACHEN CASE
duty,
J Will Come Up on
no power to release any prisoner In the
County Jail until the term or nis sen
fence has been complied with fully. A
release prior to completion of the sen
tence Is an act of pardonjjig. power which
even the courts eannot exercise.
The Jail register during Frasler's-ad
I Ivl 11111 W V I I w T
Merits at October Term
of Court.
Its
PLACER VI LLE, Aug. . Sheriff
Reese has returned to this town with a
report that bloodhounds could not pick
up the old trails on Willow Creek. The
dogs will be taken to Shingle Springs
and tried there. The Victory mine
gang of five cut-throats has not been
found. ,
Deputies are looking for Howard In
Yolo County today, but no news has
been received yet. Convict Case is re
ported to be wounded In the head, as a
result of the-Pilot Hill fight.
General Condition on Wall
Street Appears Anything but
Encouraging Today One
Failure Announced,
Panicky Feeling Prevails De
spite Efforts to Boost Securi
ties End of Depression Not
Yet Reached,
FARMERS ARE HELD UP
THRICE IN SAME SPOT
BY SAME HIGHWAYMEN
GRAND CELEBRATION
IN HONOR OF PIUS X
Jim Keene Wants It Under
stood that He Believes in the
Great Far West as a Place for
Investment,
HEW YORK, Aug. 6. Today has
been one of deep gloom oa the
street, despite all efforts to Uvea
things up oa the part of several of
the most Influential speculators.
The nervous feeling was notice
able when the markets opened this
morning, but though emtio, they
showed signs of recovery. These
signs soon disappeared, however,
when it was announced that Laid
law be Oarie, members of the Con
solidated Stock Exchange, had sus
pended. Baring the day there has
been no evidence of support in a
number of standard railway lasnes,
and the severe pressnre oa some
took1 causes ominous forecast.
At 8 o'clock this afternoon the
general expression is that the end
has not been reached.
A cablegram received from London
this afternoon states that the stock
markets are in aa absolute state of
stagnation resulting from anxiety
regarding jrew Tork markets.
' M
(Journal Special Service.)
HEW TOBX, Aug. . 4 p. m. The
market rallied at final hoar and closed
with the best prices of the day.
The failures of Sharp & Bryan and
Hurlbutt, Hatch & Co. yesterday are re
garded by many leading brokers as the
beginning of a series of. financial disns
ters. On the other hand, however, there
re those who believe that nothing seri
ous will befall the general market. This
latter class regards the present slump
as a natural consequence which is the
direct result of the inflated prices of
many of the Eastern securities.
As matters stand this afternoon, other
failures are confidently expected and
certain firms are named openly as. being
dangerously weak. Such a state of af
fairs causes speculation to almost cease
operations.
As the end of the day approaches there
is felt no relief by those who have
watched the conditions carefully. Some
fear tomorrow and call up visions of
other Black Fridays.
Thdre Is a disposition on the part of
calamity-howlers to make the most of a
weak market, and these are listened to
with more respect than millionaire
speculators who have gone through more
than one panic.
Among the notable men on the street
this morning was James R. Keene. He
was approached, on the subject of gen
eral conditions, and replied simply by
saying: "X AM OUT OF ANT WBSOX
THAT MAT COME. TELL THEM
AGAIN 1-OB ME THAT X BELIEVE XN
THE TAM WEST AS THE PLACE Or
PBOPEB AND SATE 8EOXTBXTXES
AND WHERE BIO MONET SHOULD
CK XN DEVELOPMENT."
1SED
TIGS DO
THE ACT
During the Last Sixty Hours'
They Collect Toll on the Cor
nell Road Near the County
Rock Crusher,
Miss Kate Kehrli Is Eyewitness
to Third Event and Reported
the Matter to Friend in the
City,
Police Were Informed of Both
Cases and Descriptions of the
Men Furnished, but No Ar
rests Have Been Made,
PIUS X.
Ceremonies of Pomp and Splendor Held in
Sistine Chapel Today High Dig
nitaries Present
the
(Journal 8peclal Service.)
ROME, Aug. 6 Pope Plus X this
morning took a long walk in the Vati
can garden, and insisted on going alone.
Bells throughout the city rang steadily
for an hour In celebration for the new
Pope. His Holiness later held a recep
tion in the throneroom of the Vatican
and received the diplomatic corps and
members of the Sacred College. The
ceremony was one of great pomp.
When the procession had formed In
the new Pope's apartments previous to
going to the Sistine Chapel for the re
ception a sedan chair was brought for
ward. Pope Plus ordered It taKen away
nd proceeded on foot with the Swiss
guards in odvance. It made a striking
group of church dignitaries.
As the procession entered the Sistine
Chapel the entire diplomatic corps arose
and remained standing while the Cardi
nals took their places. At the conclu
sion music was rendered by Perosl.
The Portuguese Ambassador, Dantes,
dean of the diplomatic corps, made a
tactful address, to which Plus X re
sponded briefly. Each Cardinal then
kissed the hand of the Pope. Th Pon
tiff, In a later address, showed his great
affability, which delighted his auditors.
He looks robust and full of vitality, In
striking contrast to the late Leo. He
has a firm and confident manner. All
present at the reception believe he will
open a rresn era ror me cnurcn.
LIGHTNING CAUSES DEATH.
(Journal Special Service.)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. Aug. 6. Light
ing this morning fired the Little Rock
mill and elevator ana causea damage in
the sum of 176.000. A negro was burned
in the ruins.
ministration was kept wjth the utmost
Felessness, and It seems to have been
Bed rather to conceal that! to disclose
ny details of the Jail management. It
serves, however, to throw some light
uDon the curious methods pursued.'. A
few Illustrations are afforded, by the lat
est report of Expert Black.
OnlnamaA Illegally Beleased.
In December, 1897, Dr. Wing Lee, a
Chinaman, was convicted of practicing
medicine without a license, and he was
sentenced to pay a fine of 1 100 or in de
fault of payment to spend 60 days In
Jail. He was committed to Jail on De
cember 6, and on December 23 Sheriff
Frailer released him. As he had been in
Jail only 18 days, he still had 32 days
co"ST Lost Bearings In a Fog
(Journal Special Service.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6. Arguments
were heard by Judge Pruchard In the
Criminal Court this morning on a de
murrer to the indictment charging
Machen and Croft Brothers with briDery
in connection with tne letter-Dox ias-
teners. - ,
The ease comes up on Its merits at the
October term of court. The demurrer
contends that the Indictment, except in
the first count;,' failed to state that
Machen was an employe of the govern
ment . ......
SCHOONER QUEEN IS
WRECKED ON REEFS
ment of the corresponding proportion of
his fine. As each day of Imprisonment Is
figured as equivalent to 11 In fine, the
balance due from Wing Lee was 4.
''. But the expert reports that not one
cent was paid to the county on account
' of Wing Lee's fine. If Sheriff Frailer
eol'ected the $64, or any part of .it. he
pocketed the money. If he did not col-
. lect any part of the fine, he clearly acted
Illegally In giving the Chinaman his lib
erty. What Inducements could have led
the Sheriff to free the prisoner, la. of
course, merely a -matter bfwnjecturei
An equally Interesting case Is that tof
Anna Michaels, woman who wu con-
and Coaster Went Ashore
at foint Reyes,
(Journal Special Service.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. - 6. The
schooner Copper Queen went ashore this
morning north of ., Point Reyes.. The
captain and crew : or two men were
saved By the life-saver at Point Reyes
Station. The Queen Is a small boat of
but CO tons - and-was en rout from
Rogue River' to San Francisco, salmon
laden. Th captain lost hls.'bearlng (in
th fog. The Queen' Is owned by 8, H.
Green of Cooa Bay. - - r " ' - .
SEATTLE BURGLARS THE
v BOLDEST OF THE BOLD
Steal Safe from the Fashionable Washington Hotel-After Rolling It
Down Principal Street Blow It Open in Broad Light of
Early Morning and Escape
(Journal Special Service.)
SEATTLE, Aug. . Never In the his
tory of this city, or probably"the North
west, has so bold a robbery been com'
mltted as . that-perpetrated here this
morning. .
At 5 o'clock, this morning cracksmen
gained entrance to the magnificent bar
room of the Washington Hotel, at Fourth
and Madison avenues, and - carried the
safe, weighing more than 00 pounds, to
the sidewalk on Madison street. From
that point they rolled It down the hill to
the corner of Third avenue and In broad
daylight blew the safe open.
The concussion awakened several per
sons In the neighborhood, who from up
stairs windows began -crying 'TPoIlee!';
and "Murder!" at the top of their voices. ,
The burglars attempted to wreck the
safe near the corner of the Third-Ave
nue Theatre, In the center of the city,
A plucky dressmaker named Kallf, who
lives opposite the playhouse, was one
of the first to give the alarm. She
opened her window - and saw two men
standing around the corner as a place
of safety after igniting the fuse which
discharged the powder poured Into a hole
drilled In the safe. Mrs. Kallf did not
watt for her cries to be answered by of
ficers of the law, but ran from her house
toward the unusual scene. Observing
her approach, the desperate burglars dis
appeared before they could reap the
benefit of their nervy jol).
The Washington Hotel Is one of the
finest hostelrlea In the Northwest, 'and
It the nous which- sheltered President i
Roosevelt during his visit to the Coast
in May. The house was originally the
Lincoln, and was recently built at a cost
of several hundred thousand dollars.
It stands on the corner of two of the
most prominent thoroughfares in tne
city. Between Fourth and Third ave
nues Is a steep grade, down which in
cline the safe could easily be rolled.
, The police are working diligently on
the case, but so far have gained no clue
to the men who did the deed.
Several persons who were aroused by
the explosion state that they saw three
men run Jrom the corner of Third ave
nue' and Madison street! and some say
thery saw four, but Mrs. Kallf states that
only two well-dressed men were observed
by .ber running toward the Pike-street
district
ELECTRICAL WIRE
IGNITED EXPLOSIVE
Five Will Die as Result of Pow
der Accident in Fair
mont Mine.
(Journal Special Service.)
FAIRMONT, W. Va.. Aug. . Four
Americans and eight Italians were badly
burned this morning as the result of
powder explosion In the Monangh
mines. - One was carrying a keg or
powder and a drill. The latter accl
dentally came in. contact with a live
trolley wire In the mine and ignited the
powder. Two of the Italians are re
ported to have died since being carried
from the mine and three of the others
are fatally hurt
WIRELESS SYSTEM
PROVES A SUCCESS
Was Thoroughly Tested Today
.by the Defense bquadron
in Mimic War.
(Journal Special Serviced
BAR -HARBOR, : Aug. .The de
fense fleet is four miles out and cleared
for action. The wireless apparatus Is
being, given a thorough test and com
munication between the ships Is easily
maintained. No action has as yet re
sulted tn the mlmlo var '.
Three robberies have been committed
by three highwaymen on the Cornoll
road within the last two days.
Tuesday evening they held up two
men James May, a prominent farmer,
and a wood-chopper. Last night they
robbed another farmer. The last rob
bery was reported promptly to the po
lice, but at headquarters all knowledge
of the crimes was denied.
The first victim Is James May, who
resides near Olencoe. The robbers, un
masked, halted him, at point of re
volvers, and searched his clothes, but
did not secure any booty.
The same evening they stopped a
wood-chopper. Before they could rob
him two or three teams, driven by men
living In the neighborhood, came clat- ;
terlng up. The highwaymen took fright
and disappeared into tne bushes.
Last night an old farmer, who r
sides seven miles out on the Cnrnoll
road, was held up near the rock crusher. V
beyond Willamette Heights. He was
forced to dismount from his wagon at
the point of revolvers, was taken Jnto'a
shed and robbed. The amount of money '
secured from him could not be learned
today.
An Bye-Witness.
Kate Kehrli. who resides on a milk
ranch, about three miles out of Port
land. wajTan eye-witness to the third ;
robbery. She was present when tho '
outlaws stepped out with faces covered .
and, presenting revolvers, made the v
farmer get down from his wagon. The
girl became frightened and ran back to
ward town. She stopped at the Hager- '
man home, on Willamette Heights, from
which place she notified the police.
Two patrolmen went to the scene and ;
made an investigation.
vA Chinaman passing along the road
also witnessed the robbery. He escaped "'
the highwaymen by hiding ' In the '
bushes alongside the road. After tho '
hold-up the outlaws went up a path be
hind the rock crusher and Into the
woods. A, short distance up this path :s
a pair of overalls, which presumably
had been discarded by one of the rob
bers was found.
The Bobbers Described.
One of the men m described ai 40
years of age. wlth gray hair and short
cropped, gray beard, who weighs about
190 pounds. Another Is of spare build, ;
35 years of age, weight 135 pounds and -Is
5 feet $ inches tall. He wore
light gray suit and a white soft hat '
The third man Is said to be S feet 7
Inches In height, 150 pounds in weight, .
smooth shaven, and from 30 to 35 years
of age. He wore a dark suit and a
black hat. .
ROOT HAS A FINAL
TALK WITH CHIEF
(Journal Special Service.)
OTSTER BAY. Aug. . Secretary
Root, after last night's conference with
President Roosevelt, left on the early
train today. This will be his last meet
ing with the President before he leaves
for England during the present month
to attend the Alaskan boundary ses
sion. .
FOR -ASSAULTING - UMPIRE
President fcaoaa Makes Shortstop Mo-
Carthy Corns to
Time.
TACOMA.4 Aug. . President V
Lucas of the Pacific Nation;. I .
has suspehdd Joe McCarthy.
on the San Franetsco tenm. t
and fined him ISO for as
pire Warner In the
yesterday,
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