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, V;