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VOL. II; NO. 283.
trance of
a; Grave Feature
I Investigatipn
MY i VERY LARGE
Disappea
Bc-Sheriff's Illegal Appropriation of Fees Belong-
irigr to the County May Have Amounted
to Many Thousands of Dollars
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The misappropriation of fees by ex
BheHft WUllam Fraeler is Mkely' to prove
far more "serioua' than appears from a
liasty. reading; of the expert's . report.
The known BhortBge Is $3,734, but the to
tal amouit illegally retained by Frazler
during his six years In omca far ex
ceeded this sum. The total amount can
iot be ascertained at this time, owing
to the strange disappearance of Import
ant records which should be on file at
the courthouse. The. books containing
tubs of over 4,000 receipts, which were
given for money paid to the ex-sheriff,
are missing, and he disclaims all knowl
edge of their whereabouts. There are
circumstances which seero to indicate
that all of theso receipts were' given for
fees which the sheriff expected to retain,
and did retain, instead of turning them
Into the county treasury as the law re
quired: The disappearance of the books
therefore acquires a sinister significance,
though Fraaler Insists that they must
have been destroyed-bj accident. '-t
It all of these 4,000 receipts were given
for payments which were improperly
retained by Frailer, the' total "amount of
his Khortage tnay reach many thousands
of dollars. One thing la clearly appar
ent, that he appropriated feea belonging
to the county .throughout his. entire six
years term, and not merely during the
period when there was no legal provision
for the ' expenses . of .the office. ; '; - -Consulted
Count? Judge. ,
Frasler says that he apoke to the
rounty judge aooui his retaining the
fees during the time when there was
no legal provision for hi I expenses.
Judge Cake, who was. then county Judge,
but not a member of the county board,
said, when asked about the matter: "In
1 899 I had nothing to do with the coun
ty's affairs, not being then a member
tit the .county board. -1 do not remem
ber that Fraaler ever spoke to me about
retaining fees -or miloago,'and I do not
see why ho should have done so, as I
was not on the county board." If he did
peak to me about it, anything t might
have said would have been entirely, with
out authority."
laid WotMng to County Board,
The county board then consisted' of
Phllo Holbrooke H. C. Smith and' W. B.
MAY BE KILLED
FOR DOING GOOD
n escellent likeness ofjthe Rev. John
J., Cross. vector;, of . St. Ftjter's . Protes
" Unt Kplscppal hurch.v who has , been
' threatened w.ith death -unless he gives
. up hl mission work among tho Italians
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Important Records,
of the Case, Makes
.Very Difficult ?
Steele. Frazier admits that he said
nothing to any of them about retaining
fees or mileage, Smith and Holbrook.
the only two members of the board
who could be found this morning, say
mey aia not Know that the sheriff was
not paying over such moneys to the
county.
Frailer admits also that he never
asked the county board to pay the ex
penses of his office during the period
when the law made no provision for
them, and never presented any bill for
such expenses. He simply retained the
mileage and fees.
'I could not pay the expenses of the
office, which amounted to 170 or $80 a
month, out of my own pocket," said
Frasler today. "What would you or any
man have done? Just what I did. These
stories that I made a lot of money out
of. the Office is all nonsense. I made a
living out of It and that was all."
But (hough Frasler denies that
he Illegally retained fees or mileage at
any ttmeexcept-durtng the period when
there was no law covering expenses of
hts office, his statement Is not borne
out by the books. There are evidences
that fees were retained both before and
after that period.
Sept rs for Seeds.
Although Fratlar was not in the habit
of collecting fees from attorneys for
ahcrlff'a deeds,- he aaya- he 'lld collect
them from other persons, and they were
not paid ever to. the county, lie ex
plains that during the early part tf his
term the law did not provide for any
fees for' sheriff's deeds, and that the
county Was therefore not entitled to
them. It would seem obvious, however,
that he had no better right to them. In
asmuch as the law expressly provided
that his only compensation -should be
bis salary and mileage. . " t
Frasler says he has no record of the
amount of fees and mileage which he
retained, and In the abaenoe of the miss
ing receipt books it Is impossible to
sscertaln It.- He says the fees from
sheriff's deeds retained by him did not
exceed $500 or $860. '
The Kissing Books.
If the missing receipt stubs related
wholly to fees which were withheld by
the sheriff, the total shortage muat
reach very large figures. - The books - in
the hands of the expert contain some
Indications that this was the case. But
Fraaler stoutly maintains that the miss
ing stuba were of the same character
as those now on hand, and denies that
there has been any Intentional suppres
sion of telltale records.
"When I left the sheriff's ofTlce," he
said, "I had all the books gathered up,
but at that time some were missing! I
suppose they had been thrown away as
of no value. Certainly I had no object
In destroying them. From the books In
his hands the expert ran make an esti
mate of -the sums that would be shown
by the missing books, for.the.receipts
of the office average about the same,
month by month.'---.-
Frasler has always borne a. high rep
utation for veracity and integrity. It is
Indisputable,'; however, that he retained
thousands of dollars of fees to -which he
had no right.-and the practice was not
confined to the period when' the law
failed to provide for the expenses of his
office.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
SNOWBOUND FOR WEEK
1 ' - Journal, Special Service.)
Detroit.; Feb. ' J. Despite frantic ef
forts tof railways to open traffic in the
Thumb district of Michigan which has
been 'snow-bound for a week, communi
cation , la StUl cut off except by tele
phone wire. .Snow plows today were In
stalled and when B0 miles out of Port
Huron were soon helplessly snowed In.
The storm raging Is Intense and a dozen
Villages are short of rations. Many are
without kerosene.
ALONEHIG HWAYMAN
WORKS IN BAKER CITY
' (Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Baker City. Or., Feb. 3. "Hold up your
hands!" were the words which greeted
Kdward Burke and M. M. Whan as they
stepped Into the Gelser Grand barroom
'at 1;80 o'clock this morning on their
way from -lodge meeting. Whan pro
ceeded into the room and like the others
there his hands went up. Burke, though
commanded to "come from behind that
Screen," darted out the door and ran
down the street' In search of help but
could not find a man within a block, al
though he gave the alarm by crying out.
In the meantime Bartender Clearkln' ancj
night clerk Edwards and. the elevator
boy. Little, were standing against the
wall with their hands up while the lone
highwayman, A short, heavy set mag la
Portland, Oregon;
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- The latest picture of -the southern coast of Korea, which Is a place of
between Japan and Russia It will be at once seised by the former power.
and Fusan railway, owned by Japan.
TIRESOME
No Telling What Final
Results of Japan-Russo
Controversy May Be.
(Special Dtapatch to The Journal.)
St Petersburg, Feb. 3. The Russian
squadron at Vladivostok has been fully
equipped for Immediate service and pre
pared for sea. All woodwork has been
stripped and war paint put oh. ...The
harbor is -being kept open by lcebreak.
ers. that ships may be released on short
notice. One transport is at hand fn
readiness to carry troops and strengthen
the garrison at strategic points. Tho
feeling Is growing that Russia Is play
ing a smooth diplomatic game, despite
her protestations. '
JAVAV AUIO AOTtTB.
London, Feb. l.Japao has "placed
larg ? prd ei" t for nitrates here. The
French press" it reported t be very un
favorable to Japan.
-Althougb'navy -dispatches have been
Sent flut purporting to give an Idea of
the situation" generally. It Is believed
no news regarding Russia's reply has
been reliable. -AH manner of garbled
reports are circulated. It Is known that
the Russian note has not been delivered,
although it is' sure that Japan has an
Idea of its contents as foreshadowed,
She is mobilising all naval reserves nmd
at the same -time Russia Is moving
troops forward.
Friends of Japan go so far as to say
that there Is no doubt that this move
ment of troops Is the reason for reported
delays. . Japan realizing this, has tried
to fprce the issue, with not much suc
cess. At Toklo It Is claimed nothing
regarding the Russian reply Is known,
and the ministers seem to have been
inst ructed to - adopt a -peaeef ul 4one -4n
referring to the aituatlon. However,
peace talk seems to be mere superficial.
JAVA BSAST rOS WAX.
London, Febi S. A letter from leading
men in Tokla to friends here states that
everything 18? in readiness In Japan for
war, and that the outbreak Is Inevitable.
Russia's concessions sre not likely to
suffice, and this Is the last phase of Ne
gotiations before a resort to arms. In
fluential Japanese rltlsena in Europe, in
cluding noted diplomats, have advised
Japan that now Is the. time to strike.
TOA1TSPOBTB IK SXASDTS88.
' Tarts, Feb. t. The' Marseilles corre
spondent of the -Lepatrte asserts that,
acting under government orders, Orl
antal'shipplhg companies are holding
Several 'vessels ready for' possible troop
transportation work in case of war be
tween Russia and Japan.
8,000 rOR BAISWZOTI VTM.
. (San Franclaco Bureaa of The Journal.)
San Francisco. Feb. 3. The United
States circuit court of appeals has de
cided that' the-estate of'W. U. Baldwin
would receive from Alaska Commercial
company Jo. GOO as costs and 'damages
for the loss of. Baldwin's life. 'Baldwin
was one of five men drowned ' near
Kakuta bay, Alaska, when the schooner
Don. B. was wrecked. During the trial
the-fact was developed' 'that the de
fendant contracted 'to - towr the Dora Bi
from St.-Michael to Utilala bay with
defendant's steamer ' Bertha, and that
When the tow line parted defendant
abandoned schooner 'to ' her fate. The
hull of. the Dora B. was found on the
beach several days later, five members
of her crew who remained'" oh"4 board
havlng'been drowned.
black clothes, went through the till and
their pockets while-he kept them covered
with a long, ugly looking gun. The rob
ber was perfectly cool and his votce
steady. Seemtngly he was an old hand
at the business. The -robber secured
from the till and from thenlght clerk
and bartender about 176 in caah. Up
to 3 o'clock this morning no clue of the
highwayman had been- found.. : ...,r- i .,
, From his description the man Is
thought to be the same one who held-up
the Mint saloon a -short time ago.
Up to 10 o'clock this morning the po
lice have been unable to locate the high
wayman but It is thought he may be a
man who came here a short time ago
from Colorado with a girl who Is now
here In a sporting house.' . This clew will
be Investigated. - j
WAR TALK
Wednesday evening,
GREAT STRATEGIC
INSURANCE CUT
10 TO 15 PER CENT
Fire Underwriters Pledge General Reduction
WhenFireboat and Full-Paid Fire Service Are
Installed Council Likely to Accept It
Reductions of from 10 to 16 per cent
In Insurance rates are promised by the
board of fire underwriters of the Pa
cific for Portland In case a full-paid
Are department Is established. These
reductions average from IB per cent on
the west side of the Willamette river,
within a certain distance of the river
front, to an average of 10 per cent In
the district west of the center line of
Third street and a general reduction of
10 per cent on the east side of the river,
applying to all business property and
dwellings within 300 feet of a fire
hydrant.
Surveyor J. C. Stone, representing the
underwriters In Portland, today sub
mltted tlte answer to Councilman Albee,
chairman of the speclnl committee ap
pointed to look after the Insurance rates,
and he In turn delivered the communi
cation to the city council at its regular
session this afternoon.
It is gsnerally believed that the pro
posed reductions wllk be entirely satis
factory to the members of the city coun
cil, and the passage of the bill to In
stall a full-paid Are department will
not be delayed. That, action, as an
nounced some time since, only .waited on
a 'definite proposal from the Insurance
people as to whether they would make
any material reductions, and also stetr
ing exactly, what that would amount to.
-'Before the reduced rates . can be
granted the insurance people demand a
resurvey -of the entire district and a re
adjustment of " the rates. This, ,Mr.
Stone says, may develop exceptional
cases where tho reductions will not
reach the figures given and may be
higher than at present.
Mr. Stone's letter follows:
"Hon. H. R. Albee, chairman commit
tee of council Dear IJfr: Receipt Is ac
knowledged of your' communication of
the S8th ult... requesting Information as
to possible reduction of. Insurance rates
VISIT AT
N!
Robichon, the Disgraced
Of ficer, Openly Accuses
Captain Evans.
(San Franclaoo Bulletin of The Journal.)
San Francisco, Feb. 3. A telephone
message which 'his mother-in-law is sup
posed to have overheard. Is said by Lieu
tenant Robichon,. of army scandal fame,
to be the cause of his downfall,
"There Is no question," he Said, "that
the elder Mrs. Madden was listening on
the telephone extension when I was
talking with her daughter-in-law. Whilo
I' committed no impropriety, my convic
yon centers on. this btt 'of evidence."
Midnight Visit
Benlcla, Cal.. Feb. 3. Mrs. Madden
occupied a house at the barracks here
Close to Captain Kvans' home. The back
yard of her house adjoined that of Kv
ans' with- only a low fence between
them. On the occasion of the midnight
visit by Captain Evans, related by Miss
Wade, Mrs. Madden was sleeping In th
back room on the second floor, the win
dow opening on to the veranda. From
the lower porch a stairway leads up to
the second floor, where there are no
fastenings, window or blinds, and it was
at this window that Captain Evans Is
said to have made hts appearance at a
late hour one night. The day following
this Incident was that on which Lieuten
ant Robichon spoke to his superior of
ficer about offending Mrs. Madden. Ills
suggestion seems to have been taken In
bad part, for from" that day the .two
officers were not friendly.
Lieutenant Robichon believes then
that he sowed the seeds of the whirl
wind he has been forced to reap. That
is one reason why he is anxious for a
vindication, and so anxious to have Cap
tain Kvans brought to trial. He thinks
he can substantiate the Charges he baa
made. Charges have been sent ' lo
Washington, but so far nothing has been
heard from them. t
"At army headquarters it was stated
that the matter had never been (Offi
cially brought to the attention of the;
commanding general, and that no action
bad been taken. .. . .
Villi
GHT
February: 3. 1904.
POINT IN KOREA.
great strategic value ana in case or war
It Is the southern terminus of the Seoul
In the event of contemplated Improve
ments In the city fire department being
effected.
"With the Installation of a completely
equipped nreboat apparatus, aa outlined
in your communication, I beg to state
that the reduction In Insurance rates on
the west side of the Willamette river
would range from 15 per cent along the
water front to 10 per cent In the district
wuat of the center line of Third street,
the credit between these two points de
creasing gradually with the increasing
distance from the protection afforded by
the flreboat.
"In fha.t portion of the city lying east
of the Willamette river, the reduction
would average 10 per cent. Thla reduc
tion would apply to all business prop
erty and to all dwelling property lo
cated within 300 feet of a fire hydrant.
"In submitting figures as to these gen
eral reductions, I desire to state that it
would be necessary to muke re-lnspoc-tions
of all buildings before issuing the
new rates and that changes discovered
in construction or occupation of par
ticular risks might entail the same or
Mgher rates.
"Furthermore, the board of fire under
writers of the Pacific has made recent
changes In the schedule for rating saw
mills and lumber yards and has In
creased its eharge for areas In large
bulldrngis- containing hazardous stocks.
In 'these cases It might not be possible
to show a reduction, and re-lnspectlons
might even reveal conditions that would
warrant an increase. However, these
exceptions would not be of sufficient im
portance to change the general average
of reductlona as atated above.
"Re-surveys by the board for the pur
pose of reducing rates would commence
as soon after the completion of the pro
jected improvements as practicable.
Yours truly, J. C. STONE.
"Surveyor.
SENATOR HANNA IS
DANGEROUSLY ILL
(Journal Special Service.)
Washington. Feb. 8. This
afternoon a rumor was circulated
to the effect thai" Senator Hanna
was dead, and it created a small
panic In the corridors of the capl
tol and principal hotels. It was
quieted later by the announce
ment at the Arlington hotel that
the sick man's condition since
morning has beeu unchanged.
He Is still very weak. Dr. Rlxey
Is constantly at his bedside and
the latter still insists that there
is no cause for alarm.
Senator Hanna had a very bad
night and was not so well at
daybreak. He Is very weak, but
the physicians say although
much debilitated his condition is
not .alarming. ,
TIDAL WAVE WRECKS
A FISHING TOWN
(Journal Special Serrlce.)
Brest. France, Feb. 3. A tidal wave
last night off the coast of Panmarch
wrecked many fishing boats and drowned
several fishermen. The number Is not
yet known. Immense damage was done
arid one-third , of Penmarch is under
Water, the inhabitants having fled to
the hills.
COWBOYS MAKE RAID
ON MORMON CHURCH
(Special PUpatfh to The Journal. )
Salt Luke. Feb. 3. The large Mormon
tabernacle at Burlington. Wyo.. was
raided by a gang of cowboys and shot up
today. The church Is one of the pret
tiest In town and Is locatel In the busi
ness center. About dusk 10 cowboys
galloped up to its entrance and spurred
their, way into the church. Then' With
wild yells they rode-up and down the
aisles and even up Into the pulpit firing
their six-shooters through. windows and
Into the celling. . For sn hour the cow
boys rode areund the inside of the house
of worship, shootlrig until their ammuni
tion was exhausted. Before they left
-the church they grouped their horses in
thelaiales anJ each Man tqnk drink
from a bottle. 1 The leader smashed the
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BOLD GANG
Butte Police Cleverly De
tect Robbers in Their
Roost of Crimes.
(Journal Special 8erTlce.)
Helena, Mont.. Feb. i. A Butte spe
cial says: Through the finding of a
letter, thought probably to have been
lost, the police believe, they have un
earthed a gang of bad men who were
Just about ready to begin holdup opera
tions In Butte, in whioh the taking of
life would have been a minor considera
tion if money was to be had. ; The land
lady of a rooming house discovered .the
letter, and ' being- suspicious of her
roomer, and the letter not having been
sealed,' she opened it and read its con
tents. ' What she saw made her gasp
with surprise and she Immediately
turned the letter over to the police.
Gotng to the room they found one man,
who gave his name as C. C. Mooney,
when taken to Jail. Later iC. L. Warner,
John Law, William Marrls and Henry
Taylor were caught, while a watch was
set to catch others who might visit the
room, which was evidently the head
quarters for the gang.
The letter Is written to a woman
named Ruby Taylor In Denver and Is
signed Jack. It speaks of $200 received
from the woman and suggests the send
ing -of other persons to do certain Jobs
and the whole thing breathes' of crime
and tells practically what the writer In
tends doing In Butte. It would appear
that the time was about ripe for the
exlcutlon of the plans and but for the
finding of the letter and discovery of the
gang a miniature reign of terror would
have begun here. After five men had
been arrested, a woman, an alleged con
sort of Warner, was also taken on the
belief .that she knew the plans of the
men and will furnish Information that
will be of valuable service.
BAR ROOM AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL
(Waahliuttiin Burean of The Journal.)
Washington, Feb. 3. An elaborate bar
will be built In the new office building
near the capltol here and will be con
nected with the senate and house by a
subterranean passage. This subterranean
passage promises to be the most popular
thoroughfare near the capltol. Congress
men are highly elated over the prospect
and freely congratulate one another
over the act that white rlbboners have
been put to flight. Complaints had been
made of committee room drinking.
SWEET SCENTED XZETtBTO.
(Journal Special Sertlc.)
New York, Feb. 3. The Manufactur
ing Perfumers' association of the
T'nlted States Is celebrating the tenth
year of Its existence with a largely at
tended convention opened today. A two
days' program has been arranged. The
proceedings are devoted to the consid
eration of matters of Interest to the
trade only.
bottle against the pulpit, and then the
gang galloped, out of the church. The
sheriff Is In pursuit.
ENDED REBELLION
OF AFRICAN NEGROES
1 , (Journal Special SerTU-e.)
Berlin. Feb.' S. A dispatch today sn
nouiwea the safe arrival of ' Governor
Leutwln of - German Southwest Africa
at the coast station who has success,
fully iimded the rebellious Iloi reroa,
Orave fears'for tho safety of the party
have, been entertained for the past fort
night, ,
tami
: Who want to tee the St. Louis Exposition
without cost to themselves will be interested
in a plan they will And in today's Journal. -
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PARTM
Jacob Dreyfus Shoots at
T. L. Carroll, Candy
Maker.
NOBODY IS INJURED
Pistol User ArrestedCarroll Says He
Had Been Threatened Difficulty
Over Business Results in III
Feeling and a Row.
A dispute among partners led to an
exciting shooting episode In Carroll's
confectionery store, 353 Morrison street,
about 8:30 o'clock this morning. Two
shots were fired at Thomas L. Carroll,
neither of which took effect
Immediately after the assault Car
roll swore out a complaint against
Jacob Dreyfus, who he says used a
pistol, charging hint with assault with,
a dangerous weapon. The warrant was
placed in the hands of the police. Drey
fus gave himself up at noon. An exam
(nation of the store revealed no bullet
marks and as Dreyfus was but six feet
away when he fired and no bullet struck
Carroll the police believe that be used .
blank cartridges. . 1
Besides Carroll and Dreyfus, Edgar
K. Sutro, president of the company, is
one of the partners in the business. '
Matters have not been running smoothly
for some time. Carroll says that while
Dreyfus snd Sutro have not paid up '
tneir stock they have been taking, the
major portion of the receipts. Accord-'
lng to his statement It was their habit
to enter the office early In the morning
and take the checks received In the
mall.
T. L. Carroll this morning went after
the mall of the company and looked it
over. Jacob Dreyfus came Into the
store and chlded Miss Maris O'Conner
for letting Carroll have the letters.
Carroll replied:' "You have no official
connection' around here and should not
talk- so much;". I
Dreyfus said: "We will see about It '
this afternoon when the matter will be
settled by the stockholders."
To this Carroll laughed and said:
"Tou cannot vote stock until you have .
paid for it." .
Dreyfus became enraged and pulled a
revolver from his pocket Mr. Carroll
In explaining the Incident stated: "I
did not think he would shoot He."
however, pointed the gun at me and
pulled the trigger. I noticed that ha
was In earnest and started to go-out Of -the
door. It was hard to open and while
I waa getting out of the house he
0 red a second shot Neither one of them
touched me. but I expected every In
stant to , feel the sensation of having
bullet plow through my body."
Dreyfus says that Carroll abused him
and that he fired in self defense.
Met by Man With Fistol.
During the trouble there - was an
abundance of sxcltement In the store.
Marie O'Connor, the young woman who
waits oh customers, was In the store.
and although badly frightened she man
aged to keep her presence of mind. In
the manufacturing department in the
basement were Helen Lynch. Mabel An
drson. Edna Hook, and Ed WerskuL At
tracted by the noise of the Shooting
they rushed to the ground floor where
(Continued on Page Two.)
YOUNG MOTHER OF
A GREAT HEIRESS
A recent photoisrapb Vf Mrs. tef
nald Vanderbilt. the mother ef the fw
yatiderbllt . .heiress, i :! tvirt (ma
Caused a great re.iil:lng In tht i...
bllt family and arrtontc theli frt-ii.i,
Mrs. Vsnderbilt ' was rirmerly ?ti
Catherine iv'elisom a favorite In tun hi .
port set. Her whItIm i'ArM M
fssr to'Keglnald Vanderbilt whh m ;,;m..1
ed by s'JcKi as u lvv luatvU.
III r -f ' .J
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