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Journal Circubtion
Yesterday
Was
VOL. V. NO. 88.
PORTLAND, OREGON, . THURSDAY EVENING,
1906. EIGHTEEN PAGES.
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END3CTED
JUNE 28,
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THAW
THE -FIRST DEGREE
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... ' . - Mrs. Evelyn M
Boynton and Others Spend Two
Hours in Cell of County Jail '
Before Bonds Are Given y'"
"I V;; 'A for Them. ' ; '
Y Arrest a en Indictments for participa
tion tn the BeUwood ' lection ' fraud
began laat evening- and continued at in
tervals, until at noon today 10 of the II
accused persona had been registered at
ths county Jail. "" V "
Most of them were -taken on bench
warrants Issued by Judge Sears and
served by Deputy Sheriffs John Grussl
and A. O. Parrott but Merton Bell was
taken prisoner in Oregon City and Gott
lieb F. Plass. secretary of the Mount
Hood Brewing company, and J. "W. Rend,
, superintendent of construction ' at the
Oaks, saved the deputies trouble 'by
coming In and giving themselves, up.
Those still missing at noon were F. C.
' Holland. O. W. Olson and John Schnel
' der, freeholders residing; . In - BeUwood,
whose names are Included In the list of
Indictments for nerlurv.
. The 10 men accounted for last nlSntl
and ' this morning were B. F. Boynton,
assistant superintendent of the Oregon
Water Power and Railway company;
T. R. Baldwin. A. R. Dlmlck, A. ' EL
- French, W. P. Jacks, Alfred Drill and
H. F. Labreequa. all of the a W, P.;
Merton Bell, a laborer at the Oaks; J.
W. Reed and Q. F. Plass. The latter
. furnished his own bond, but the .other
nine were released on security - fur
nished by the O. W. ' P. In the form of
two checks calling for 111.000 In. all
; - Mow Sail Was Divided. '.
This ball was divided as follows: t.
W. Reed. $1000; B. F. Boynton, $2,000;
A. . Dlmlck. 11.000; T. JR. Baldwin,
.088W.L P. Jacks. 11,000; - .H, . F.
- labracque. $1,000; A. El French, $1,000;
Merton Bell. $600; Alfred Drill, $500.
Plass was Indicted on two charges of
perjury, one for swearing to tbe.affl-
davit of J. EL Riahel and ths other for
.swearing - to the affidavit of Harry
; Toung, neither of whom were qualified
, voters of Sellwood precinct i On the
first charge he gave bonds for $1,000,
With"' Henry Fleckensteln, wholesale
liquor dealer, and W. C. Kilts,, president
of the Mount Hood Brewing company,
- as securities. No bonds wars required
on ths second charge, he being . re
leased on his own recognisance. Plass
was arraigned before Judge Hears this
morning nnd given until July t to plead.'
platt PU-tt appeared, as his attorney
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Boynton, Baldwin," labracque - and
Dlmlck were gaexts of Jailer Orafton
for two hours ias night. During the
period of Incarceration Boynton and
aldwln-at in the parlor of the two
compartment cage aalgned to 8. A. D.
. Puter, of, land fraud notoriety,, ! and
George t Blodgett, convicted mur
derer. They were cordially greeted and
promptly put on trial by . the kangaroo
court. ' ; v V " '''. ' .; '
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Republican Sheriff-Elect Stands
Four Votes Ahead of Sheriff
' Word at End of Morning's
Recount' Session.
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tlon of seventieth precinct:
. ToUl ballots tallied- .... . ,1T,7S4
Word's gain on offlclai re- ' -
turns ., 1 1
e '.'Stevens' lead ............. - 4
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At ths rate .ths . recount progrsssed
this morning the end will not be reached
before next Saturday ' noon. Ths final
ballot, however, will probably be tallied
tomorrow .'morning. , possibly .. tonight.
The -situation now slightly favors
Stevens, his lead at noon today being
four . votes. -
' At noon today 11 precincts and about
200 votes remained yet to' be counted..
ess-Saw Cams Comttaasa.
At the completion of precinct (1 yes
terday noon Word was ons ahead. In
(1 he gained two more, but lost steadily
the remainder of ths afternoon. ' In pre
cinct $ Stevsna gained one. In precinct
(4 another and in precinct $7 three mors.
This precinct ended the day's work.
Stevens, therefore, quitting two notches
ahead. " . ?
Mors than two hours of this morn
ins' s session was occupied by a hearing
of arguments for the reconsideration of
ballots previously passed upon. . Ths re-
eult this time was In Stevens favor.
Judge Fraser reversed his decision on
six ballots. . , -
In- preolnot It Stevena . walfaed one.
Tn precinct 10 a Stevens ballot marked
"voted for" was rejected. In nreclnct
1$ another Stevena ballot, similarly dis
tinguished, wss thrown ' out. In pre
cinct XI a Word ballot was rejected for
having been written upon by ths elector.
1 Word loses Several.
In precinct I Word lost another and
in precinct 4 another," both" being inval
idated on account of marks which had
previously -beenT held to e of ns conse
quence. In reversing his rulings Judge
Fraser stated that he did not believe
any of the rejected .ballots had been
marked with criminal Intent, but that
be, was necessarily guided In his action
by decisions . handed down by the su
preme court." . ,
It win be seen that the opposing can
didates have brokeli even on ths' ex
cursions by Com In f back Into ths pile
of ballots previously passed npon. Yes
terday morning Word gained two - by'
the little sally and today Stevens gained
two In the saMe way. . Long and weary
speeches,, especially by Dan J. Malarkey,
Stevens' senior rounael,. were made in
attempts to bring nbout further rever
sals nf decisions, but to no avail.
V. K. Strode, ntfrney for Word, tried
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PRISONER
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- -New York, June 28. Harry K: Thaw, the multi-millionaire clubman of Pittsburg, who killed
Stanford White, the celebrated architect, at Madison Square. theatre Monday evening, was a silent
spectator today at the inquest held over the body of his victim byCoroner Dooley, :
The prisoner appeared before the coroner calm and collected. 'Occasionally he smiled as he
conversed- with his lawyers-He. wore .a-handkerchie inthe. place -of - a. collar, liis-.suppIy.-of linen .
having been exhausted. His hair was a trifle rumpled.; The only evidence of .agitation was a
nervous shifting of the eyes. . '; . '.;...;: . '; '.,:;(. Y ,,. : v.?
"Witnesses told the' story of the murder while Thaw listened impassively. The events leading
't the tragedy were vividly described by spectators. After hearing all the evidence the coroner's
jury found that White died as the result of a cerebral hemorrhage, the result of a pistol shot
wound in the skull inflicted by Harry K. Thaw. , ; - . . y ; .
- The verdict was heard in silence by Thaw, who was marched out of the room without having
: spoken fi. word. . : ' . i y ;V ;-. i. . ,.- , : ';..'.' ! . ' :'.
The grand jury this afternoon-filed ith -Judge Cowan of the court of general sessions an in
dictment charging Thaw with murder irf the first -degree for killing .White. The indictment , is
purely formal and contains but one count Witnesses at the coroners inquest 'are named as wit
nesses against Thaw. Thaw will be arraigned tomorrow to plead to the indictment.
IS HASTILY
WITHDRAWN
Attorneys f Fear Thaw
May Be. Pronounced
Insane; Change Plans
for Slayer's5 Defense
' , , (Toarnil Bpecinl Serflec.) :
New York, June SS. Pale and calm,
Harry Thaw alta tn his cell in mur
derer's row of ths Tombs,' while doctors
and lawyers study him tn an"ttort to
determine whether he Is sane or a mur
derous maniac. Although his attor
neys offered insanity as their plea, their
principal fear now la that the experts
may find that ths slayer of Stanford
White Is a lunatlo and not accountable
for his actlona. It waa learned from a
reliable source that at ths trial the In
sanity plea will be presented, but It
wUl only be a peg on which to awing
the real defense on which the lawyers
rely to secure a verdict of acquittal
They assert that they have sufflclent
evidence now to make them confident
of this result . , T ''
. White's Feiseontloa. . :
The evidence which ths defenss will
sndesvor to get before a jury will re
late to White's friendship for Evelyn
Nesblt Thaw, and an effort will be
made to ahow the dual Ufa which White
had been leading. The thing which
the defense hopes to show mads htm
a raving maniac Just -before he shot
Whits waa that Whits had not only
rendered questionable help to his wife
before marriage, but that after mar
riage be could, not restrain from the
temptation to boast of his former
achievements In a way that mads Mrs.
Thaw's name a word about town. ,
; Ths only fear tit defense now has
Is that ths distrlot attorney's Investi
gation may prove Thaw Insane. If the
insanity experts now employed by ths
district attorney to pass upon Thaw'a
sanity should decide be was insane at
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WhhVs Mad Revsl When H
Took Motor Car Full of Gay
I Women to His X Country
Y Home at Midnight.
(Joareal Special Service.)
New Tork. June l-Ths T Journal
says: L .
As a result of ths killing of Stanford
Whits and 'ths subsequent disclosures
ths district attorney's office has began
sn investigation Into the lives and revels
sf rich, powerful snd prominent wis
Torkers ' who have ; always believed
themselves to be beyond ths law. ruliy
a score of men who have "never known
ths slightest fear or investigation -ar
now oa the grill, Many have, left the
city. Y Y ." '"
. Already ths maw aetectives are get
ting In touch with those familiar with
wlilte'a Bohemian'' life, the women who
dsnred at Ma studio dinners, drank his
'rhampagna and flew about .the country-
side in the darkness tn sutntnonlles that
hs had at bis command. . For number
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IS A SILENT
WITNESSES
TELL STORY
In Three Minutes Jury
Gives Verdict. Thaw
Does Not Utter Word
During Proceedings
v (JoarasI 8peeil Bervlee.)
New Tork, June 2. Harry KThaw
arose this morning at :0 o'clock, after
havlnr alept soundly sU night. He took
a sponge bath, a light breakfast and
cigar, and was In fit condition to with
stand the ordeals of the coming day.
He was taken before ths coroner's
Jury, where he listened listlessly to the
story of the murder told by witnesses.
Shortly after 11 o'clock the Jury re
tired to consider a verdict. Three min
utes later the verdict waa announced,
the Jury holding that Stanford White
cams to his death as ths result of a
pistol shot wound In ths skull, Inflicted
by Harry K. Thaw.
The coroner called Thaw to ths deak
and announced: . "In ' conformity with
ths Jury's verdict. I hold you to ths
grand Jury."
. Thaw walked out without a word.
Mrs. Thaw waa not present. She wanted
to attend and alt beside her husband,
but hla attorneys advised her not to.
.7 ' Thanr U amoved. ' '
Thaw turned away and 'was marched
out of the room without-having uttered.
a word throughout the hearing. . Thaw
waa apparently . ths least Interested
spectator in ths room. He clutched his
hat In hla hand from the time he en
tered. For a time he talked to his at
torneya. . Then he found Interest in
looking out of the window 'at the sign
of an sngraver on ths building opposite,
which bore the name of H. Smith Thaw
seemed ta find this sign Immensely In
teresting snd studied it for five min
utes. . Then hs called ths attention of
very ons near him to the-sign. He
looked at it vacantly. Hla eyas, which
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of years, close friends ofths famfly
declare, "Hra. White baa known of ths
life which her husband led In New Tork.
Within-1 two -weeks of his death he
loaded up a hugs touring . car . with
palntsd beauties and drove them to his
country place In St." James, one of ths
prsttlest exclusive resident settlements
of Long Island. Hs knew then. It Is
declared, that Mrs. Whits wsS occupying
ths country home.
Although It l was nearly midnight,' She
met hlra at ths door. 1 She told him with
dignity that he could not bring his wine
maddened guests Into ths house. Whits
Insisted. Ths door was slammed In his
face snd Mrs. White locked It. -I
"Oh. oh." crle-d White, "thla Is a lark.
Locked out of my own house by raj
own wife. There Is more than- ons way
In, thank you." . --.i ; ,v v'
Bidding his guests to wait, hs found
another entrance and threw open the
door, and these women, with Jest and a
sneering laugh for the wife, entered the
front door,. Mr. White walked out. the
beck door and spnt;-'the nlgtit ln an
other bulKlln n th estate. There
was a raid upon ths wins cellar and the
merry crew drank toastt to the man who
led ) them to desecrate 'his wu bom a
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REFUSES TO
TFI I STflRV
I aelals VI VIII
Former Actress Won't
Go Before Grand Jury
If She Has to Go to
Prison for Contempt
(Jooraal Special Service.)
New York. June 18. The World says;
Evelyn Nesblt Thaw has announced
that she will ' go. to prison rather than
teatlfy before a grand Jury. Assistant
District Attorneys Notfand Garvin are
determined ths woman shaU be exam
lned before a grand Jury, where It is
expected to learn from her enough to
establish ths motive which actuated
Thaw'a killing White.
Nott says Mrs. Thaw cannot claim
ths privilege of refusing to . snswer
questions because she is ths wlfs of
the man accused of the crime, and that
this privilege is extended only to what
ars known as confidential communica
tions between husband and wife. . -TTawrlttan
Xw Defease. .
Detectives' reports furnished by a
well known detective agency in thla city
covering every hour spent by Stanford
Whits In ths last two months can be
supplied to the lawyers In chargs of
Harry ' K. Thaws case should it be
deemed advisable. Should It bo decided
to Introduce these reports aa evidence
When Thaw la called to trial It wUl
mean the only defense that will be
framed up will be that covered by
"unwritten law."
Casual remarks made by Whits In
cafes, theatres snd sven on the street
have been fully reported and It Is said
that In this mass of evidence are to be
found scores of statements alleged to
have been made by -Whits reflecting
seriously upon ths reputation of Evelyn
Nesblt At one time eight different
"operatives" were employed dally in
shadowing White, aa well as in keeping
tn close touch with him In public.
Whenever Whits met Evelyn Nesblt In
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C99
Son of Stain Man Swears Ven
geance Upon Thaw , and
Threatens His Death Should
He Escape In Trial. . ,
Ths wlfs was toastsd est "The foolish
one." ; ..... ....
- - Bow's Oath of Tsafssaoa. - -
Ths son of Whits tk a solemn oath
to avenge" ths slaying of his father If
ths courts should acquit ths man who
shot him. . , . . .
,"Hs murdered my father in cold
blood," the young mo,n said between
sobs. "Hs was ths bestv father that
svsr lived. He loved Broadway life, but
he, never did half the things that are
charged toxhim. I have, my life before
me. snd while. there Is breath in my
body or a "dollar In my pocket I will
seek only for vengeance against ths man
who murdered my father.
"If Harry'Thaw Is freed of this mur-
prisonment, he may be sure that t wlllj
St vtn as soon as hs Is free.", -. i
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Executive Says It to Finance Re
; lief Committee and Then Or-. '
ders That It ! Be Dis-
banded Immediately. ' !
Mayor Lane - this morning dissolved
the committee handling the finances of
the San Francisco relief fund. "
This was dons because the committee
had refused to obey hla command to
send the 149,900 balance on. hand to the
stricken city without further delay.
And the members of the committee,
R. R. Hogs, chairman; W. M. Ladd, T.
B. Wilcox, 'L N.' Fleischner and A. Li,
Mills, say they will not be thua peremp
torily disbanded by the chief executive.
They expect to hold a conference to
day and decide how much resistance
shall be offered the mayor.,
At noon Mayor ' Lane was writing
each member a letter tn which he gave
formal announcement of the dissolution
of ths committee and called upon. the
members to turn over ths money on
hand to ths new oommlttes which he
will appoint.
' It is concerning the turning over of
these funds that the disagreement will
probably reach Its climax. . ' : J
, H-eetln XelA This Morning. ' . ;
- Mayor Lane met the members of ths
finance committee, which is a subcom
mittee of ths general relief committee,
la the office of the chamber, of com
merce at 10:S0 thla morning. Here he
repeated his statement V made at - the
heated ' aeaslon of - yesterday morning
that the money subscribed hers, should
have been (sent to San Francisco ss soon
as possible. 1 - , . - -
"In view of the circumstances I have
decided to dissolve the committee," said
hs. - . '. ' Y -
This waa somewhat unexpected. No
protest waa . mads at ths time. The
members accepted the mayor's ulti
matum, preferring to talk over ths maf
ter together before declaring a oourss
of action.
"Wi do not lhtend to bo dissolved,
prorogued In this way," said R.- K
Hoge. chairman of the committee, after
the meeting. "We will meet some, time
today and see what wiU be done. We
don't like the Idea of being put out
under fire. We acted according to our
beat Judgment" - s
The mayor waa seen while hs ; was
engaged in writing the notice of .disso
lution .to the committee. .
"skldoo," Says ths Kayos.
"Tea, It's skldoo to that committee,1
he said. "I appointed It and I dissolved
It. There was simply nojother way to
get the money to the place for whoae re
lief It waa subscribed. I told them that
ths money simply must go there and
that there was no other way about It. .
"This is ths second seance. ,On May
19, Juat about the sama thing happened,
and I asked that reporters be allowed in
ths room that the public who had sub
scribed their money might know, what
waa being done with it X
I'll appoint a new committee as soon
as possible. I-sm directing that the
money be drawn out In the nun of :r.
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In Native Costume.
RATE BILL IS
Conferees : Reach Agreement
Anti-Pass Clause Rewritten
" ' New Federal Buildings' Y
X. for Three Oregon Cities.
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(Jmirsal Special Bervlee.)
Washington. June &, The. senate
comhrttteo on publio buildings reported
a number of changes In the.' house bill
Including new appropriations: For Baker
City, Oregon, $65,000: for Eugene. Ore.,''
gon, $60.000r for Reno,. Nevada.. 140,.
000; Ogden. .Utah. 9120.000: Salem. Or.!
gon. $16,000; Provo, Utah, ,$80,000, and
Lewteton. Idaho,. site, $9,000. .....
Other appropriations were reduced ta
the following amounts: . Moscow. Idaho,
$90,000; Spokane, Wash., . $76,000; Ta
coma. Wash.. $76,000; Great Falls. Mont.
$160,000; Missoula, Mont, site, $10,000;
Belllngham, .. Wash., alts.,. $10,000, and
North Jakima, Wab alts, $10,000. -
Ths . rats bill conferees -have ceaohed
an agreement which will be reported -to '
the, senate this afternoon and , adopted.
The bill remains the sams as reported
before except that the antl-paas amend
ment :1a .rewritten. , Oil pipe .lines wUl
be permitted to carry' their own oik
, Tillman la still , determined to vote
adversely. : ,(- ;'. - j
, - The house has adopted the onfereno)
report on ths Immunity bill. - . . ; .3 : . .
UNSPEAKABLE BRUTE !
PURSUED BY FARMERS
..':-. '. Jonnl Special mlct.l' .'
' Dele van, Wla,' June tS.r Summer re.
sorters -and farmers ars- sseklng In
frensy. the assailant of ths nine-year,
old daughter of Charles Maine, a farmer
living here. Last night ths mother and
a hired man 'came to town , for medicine .
for the little girl, who was thought to
be near death. They returned and found '.
the -girl - terribly- lacerated. - her father -and
brother . standing daaed. bavins?
been . awakened by the childa aereame.
They saw a man with a brown hat,
ragged clothes and - a blotched f aca
run sway.' "The doctors snnouncs ths '
child cannot live,- sn operation having
practically failed.
EARTHQUAKE FELT ON
SHORES OF LAKE ERIE
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' Ctovelaad. Juno ti. -A, violent earth- -quake
was felt along ths- southern
shore of Lake Erie yesterday, extending
100 miles. It wss. of brief darailoo. V
No serious damage la reported.
COLORADO RIVER IS "
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cnunty,',ris uml'T wster, t' .
from the Colorado river,
miles wide at that f
tnouxanda of acres
l dj bouses hsv
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