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; . 1 - SJr x- . I PAGES 4S TO Si 1 1 SECTION. FIVE . . 1 U 1111 V I I 11-1 II I I r iL- ' " " " -VOw V, II N I I '' I f r-x. JmW11 w.a?v-v PORTLAND, OREGON,; SUNDAY ' MORNING," MAY 5, -1807. , i 1 : TO DE EXECUTED Yankees f Convicted of Murder. r Ing Mexicans for Their Ufa Insurance Money. CASE IN COURTS FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS Rochester ' Lawyers Are Indicted for ,' Chihuahua Where They Resort to Chihuaua, Where They Resort to Greater (Mme; (Joeraal Special Service.) , -v' uabum. Mexico, Mar 4. Unless an anneal to President Dial la. productive of executive clemency, , Which Ir re tardad aa Improbably tbla city will be the acene within the neit two' waeks of the execution of two Americans, C. , T. JUchardaon and WlUlatn Maaon, They J wera convicted of murdering two man . here for life inauranca money. -Klohard - aon belni the Inauranca agent, and Ma- ton, ma brother-in-law,- an aaamani - aganV Br order of the oourt they are to ba ahot to death.: C S. Harlo,.tha examlnlna phyalolaa land the third mem ber ot the coneplracy, la alao under aon' ' tenea of death. . ;"; : v '' The caaa baa occupied the Mexican eourto for the paat five yeara and la ona of the moat extraordinary In the crlm ' Inal annala of 'tha republic Tha two - rlctlme of tha coneplracy were a man named Davera, decoyed from S3 Paao, and a man named Mitchell, aald to be t a half-brother of Maaon. " - vr-i Tha prime morer In tha plot waa Rich ardson, whose real name, la : Hulbert. " ' Ha waava Rochester lawyer, who ran " away to Mexico with oaven Indictments hana-lnv -over hla bead for running a . "divorce mill." Mitchell waa another - r Rochester lawyer who ..followed bim .' later. With tha help of Dr. Harla of , Chihuahua they poisoned their victims with strychnine after havine; ' Insured their Uvea In a New Tork company for 115.000. - i r .;v - s 4r . -'-Aftaf the -murders the can, except Harla, moved to Texas. Suspicion waa - aroused, and a detective waa seat to Texas. Poelna as. a lumber merchant. ha worked Into Intimacy with them. He took cart In another Slot to steal 160,000 and had " himself arrested . with. ; the - others.; Besides the men there were two ' women mixed up in the affair. ;-.: -. ', The dlacoverv of the insurance plot - was quite accidental. . In the fall of J.J80S,whlia,lookin over aome jaexican policies, the aolloUor-aenerat of the In- so ranee feompany 1a New TorkBOtfced ; , a peculiar coincidence In two Chihuahua claim. The claim came inrougn me same agent, : Richardson, were certified r- bv the same doctor, Harla, and la ootn eases Dr. Harle bad been the examining physician. The men bad both died alter ' short illnesses. 1 One of them, Harry Mitchell, Insured for 118,000, - had died on February XX, The other, Jamea De- vers, who was Insured for 110,.., died on February Jl. Tet the Mitchell claim was presented In February, and the Da ve re claim not until July. - In both cases -t- - the Insured had no other relative than the beneficiary. In the first case the beneficiary was Hulburt's wife; in the second case It waa William Mitchell, 'who posed as Deverr naif -brother. ' Upon Investigation It was ahown that the men bad died and been burled ae stated. It waan't a ' case of "burying" .the rocks oa the oompany." Then the check for tha Derers claim came back to tha New Tors bank. It was Indorsed i by C T. Richardson, otherwise Hulburt, The 'other bad been previously paid to ' bis wife, tha murdered Harry. Mitchell's " slater, j. ,..--r-y-i ,yr , ;- j1,';; i. r. . ; ssaeenve . eat nto -;'?t ,- After the crowd had removed to Dal x las, Texas, a detective named Gray was - sent to Dauaa la tne guise or a lumber - merchant He succeeded in' meeting , Hulburt and after the two had become . - ' intimate Hulburt broached a scheme-Jo cheat the Insurance oompany out of ' 160.000. He said he had had experience. Detective Gray proposed ! that they ln V sure Gray's brother-in-law for $60,000 as a beginning. A detective named Evans 1 waa Imported by Gray as bis brother ii - in-law. When the scheme had been tborougblr worked up and all the pre I Aiirnlnary steps taken the whole crowd, I InTNMing Gray, waa arreaiea. , a renow- detectlve 'of his naa already overheard Mason .'and Hulburt scheming to kill off Gray, By accident In tha prison, at El Paao, Mason discovered what Gray! ,-,:".7' really wtt."iiv:"i'.; .'. !vaK': Mason at once went Into a sham cata leptic fit that lasted two montha- Medl- v cal experts watched him, and declared that he was shamming. . But au the I usual: tests failed. He paid not the ! -. slightest attention to needles stuck half - an men into nis root He was' dropped into a tank of cold water and sank to L the bottom 'H stlft : His : teeth were 1 i "'. clenched and he waa fed on mUk In troduced through his nose by a glass tube.' Finally: the deteotlves hit upon the idea of mixing whiskey , with the mUk. , Tha man became drunk, Jumped ' from hla bed and cursed at everybody in eight'-- "- :;-' r . Finally . Dr. Harle who was still In . - Chihuahua, wa Induced ' "to cross the border and was arrested. He was I forced. Into a confession about- his con- , - neetion with the two Chihuahua claims. This was all the deteotlvea needed The ., proceedings against Maaon and Hulburt on tne vaiiaa pioc were aroppea and ail threoi were extradited to this vlace and V uwafor murder. With abundant money at their command ..the conspirators , luumi uie caev etep or siep, xaaing me case to the highest courts Of Mexico. With every twist and turn known to the law exhausted there 'now appears no nope or their escaping ; death - at the nanua ox me executionera ' STRAVVRERRIES TOUCHED ' : ; BUT ORCHARDS UNHURT .. (SlMeiel Simttek to The JoBrLl 1 Milton Or., May 4. Orchards about , Milton did not suffer "much from : the frost which played such bavoo along, the state line. Strawberries, however, bave been severely frosted, but later fruits are not materially damarod. The grow. ers and dealers are very optimistic over the prospects of late fruits In this :: - ' w" . ' J '"I ' ..'7 ... .V '' ' -. ' '7... A 1 ' : ' '. - i : ' .v , ( .7 .f . L J f " , ' ' " 7 ... ,' - '.. ' ' ' ' I . ' 1 . ' 1 ' . . : ' . ,. 7 ! . . 7 : V '7,7' ' .:. '. , - .7-7.7 01 Odds and Ends, Drolien Lines; Short Lengths and Remnant Lots From IKISymcslBauMOT .. Tomorrow the big day at the greatest Bankrupt Sale ever held in this city. All the Droken lots marked down: reduced again irom me aireaay low prices, to Keep tne Duying at iever neat. ; m o tomorrow morning tne most ternnc price cutung pi tne entire sale begins.-' Come with 'the crowds.f.. ".'Vf'I':: S'(k'' Thousands ot-YkrjAm'6tJ$i TltsActi afAofl 17 Amnnnft v' i ' -In Cashmeres, Serges, Albatroav Mohairs, Novelties, etc.; newest of this springs drew stuff; all colors, Sood lengths; just the thine for waists,, skirts and ill dresses; qualities worth 50c and up to $1.00 a yard all reduced to just half price. 50c Kinds 73e Kinds $1.00 Kinds 35c Yd 37'Ac Yd 49c Yd : Remnants of tho Finest 25c Lawn Organdies 7c Haifa counter full of these and ail grades worth up to 25c at T yard; all the newest and finest of this season's foods, sheer, elegant qualities in dainty patterns and colorings. i None worth less than 15c and mostall 25c ' grades. All in one big lot at, choice al Clearing Ont Odd Lots of 65c tzi , Thousands of yards bunched fn one great lot; Syrnes' fancy Silks of every kind; rich .19-Inch novelty plaids, checks and fancy silks of all de scriptions: over 50 different kinds and patterns in the lot; also hundreds of yards- of n a . plain black and colored silks. None ' J La. worth less than 65c and; up to 75c "iff J $1;25 YARD IVIDE IVUTETAS 75c )ver 10,000 yardi in this' one ' lot. full 36-inch plain : changeable Chiffon 'ajfetaj; one of the finest and. softest, grades ; . all pure siMtj fF " lixed lot of colors', and remember, all yard wider regular $1-25 af fetas; yard ...... . . .......................... .ii .. ... I C V ChrA wmrA ' ..." 35c CULL END WAISTirJGS ,14c Think, of it White Watstingi and Dress Goods, worth upx to 35c at 14a yard.' Ihe finest ol mercerized madras and pique, fall width, all perfect and good long lengths.;' None worth less than 25c and I most all 35c, grades. Bunched in one great lot at, choice yard..... J Pictorial Review Patterns 5 Af Bestr-lf riicoi lOd and 15c. J.. t'XX-. 'AU the Kw Stylii Now toy " ' ,: 5,100 Yards Beat lOc FIGURED LAWNS ror one j cut to...tl2 LJ1AU1 IITCS CLOCK CI YAlV.iLTZZH 2K3 T0 CieVj5J ' AH-Wool Xasraln CARPET-' REMNANTS UptoIyaTdTIl loss; nd cheap u ,f at 73c Choice- it iLHJ , Cleata-Up of .' DRAPERIES Tare wloe Oretoaa, seaaaaats aad abort leagUsi Bymea' Beat Uo , , . . , , r grade! ye .................. 1. 03C ami'Sads ef year wide Tlgwed BUko least flaert XOo aaa 13o - a . gvaaesi yard, ; , .-. . . ; . . ,'. . . . . -U4C Odd lots of BTrmesr baoa Oartalnsj aU mazed lots, - full SH yards loag and worta fi.78. ,o 'eaont fe 0f Se-lneh riwred Oreponsi Just the tblag for wrappers, kimonos, sto. made to -seU'sa -xao;-- 'f j--f TT, 1 0i yard . ....V'i -lZaC S4-laob Brass 'Onrtala'Soda, with larre loo ralaes k..Vi..........J.''yC V Blg CuU in; DQMEJPTIGiS Best lOo dark oolored . rereales. fast colors andtaa extra flae grade sy 1 yard ,'.,... . ., J 17-laob XrlaH jTaekabeok Towelia"i Ine Bleached; seas 10a spradei ; ,, , . v yard .... v.v . . . . . . ... . . fJ4C armer SOa iaaey Tloklagi n M foil wldtki yard 14C AH yaaes a . 1-So heavy ' aaaleaoned aad hleaohad MaaUaai e&e or . tka Bestf yard . .,... OC Tard wide Jreroalea, light aad dark col ors sever sold Meet 16 . . : f O I yard sm.m..."....... 18x18 Keeohed aTapklas, syp - doaea ioC aea-, l-3o eheoked. Aproa Oaghami Simon aa avoa mm immmn 1 . 1 yatd .......... ........... .....O4C 1 Towels and. BEDDING Xerre, good sUe B14W. Bed tpreadsi jasa 00 w ani -,..., 7i while th7 last' :.... 4C lBo Kara VUlow Oases ". . ; . .'. , . 12 Vi SOa TaxSO-laoh heeta, aU good , jr muslin aad well made ..........)C SlxSO-lnoh stae, T5o eaes ........ 64 B.0O0Jsraah Bags; each le 1,000 reg. t V3o Bnok . Towels, ' good also aad hemmed ends ; choice . . ..... ...... 02C ttmtf 18o amok Towels .........10s) Odd lota of fringed aad an llnea, hem atltohed Towels, 3S to 40 laoheo Jongi worth p to eoo j r.' ;.. ekoloe ...i., . V. Grand Free Concert all , day - tomorrow' in our new ; Phonograph !. Parlors. , ; Every body invited to attend.' . IT'S PRE3yE3 . a (Boeatt m mm . WOKTOII DP TO $25.00 SAO Ik of all 1, 2 and 3, of a the Symes' Bankrupt Stock ;: It means the pick of hundreds of Symes finest and bst,; and we; state i without; f ear of contradiction, ' ift the season's i greatest ahd ; most sen- f " i 1 " 1 t m Clean-Up of Dress Goods aad fun pieces ef aa-iach faaoy plaid aovettlea, aew sprtag utjUmt ayaaea Best S9o gradesi in yard U....V.. . ...... .. ,;....lfic AH Byrnes aest SSo Bress Ooods re daoed to 30; fancy plaids, aheeks, striped aad plain, all colore. OA rtok tha Beat at obolee, yard.... JjC The finest of 44 te 50-lnoh faaoy aalt lags, aU newest ; styles 1 gvadea yov caat taatoh anywhere leaa thaa nrt faa to tuso, yard j"C Entire yoke and front of lace and :embrpidery, back fancy tucked and trimmed with lace to match. All sires. The best $3.50 Waists ever shown here. sational Suit offer.. Every new style,, material i ' 1 t : . . .' . emu toior is rcprcscntca, ior Dear 10 mina, many - of these are "real Pattern Suits, best all wool ma 4 terials, beautifully tailored, richly trimmed and jackets allilk lined: If s a suit offer that will .make this the most talked-about sale in Portland. , No old styles,-but every one the newest and best and values up to $25.00. Choice 500 Ladies' White Jap $3.50 Silk Waists, fafl 08 w mm mar 7 :. . $1 . ; . - -v. . ' ' si s a a pi f , i - mill i w i- i 11 - - , V If , A 20 Doz. Bargain Lot of - 01.25 Lawn Waioto Made of sheer, white lawn in over a dozen styles, .a a . - all $U5 values, trimmed with:openwork. embroidery. Jace and tucka but cornel early if you want any. Choice - ::' A Tremendous Monday Sensation Thousands of 'Yards of " .KOBBON KEMNAMTS AT MALF PKICE ea ' --: Every one at just half the remnant price and goodness knows prices were low enough already. But we want imA '" J I ' " i ' t0 cleaivout everv one ta a single day and that's why we've cot prices RIGHT IN HALF and that ?mesns In 1 1 II ;' manrlnstances 3 and even 4 Jards for the price of 1. Ribbons of very kindblack and colore, plain aifd fancy, II aaLla DO JJ figured, striped, dotted, Persian and other effects. Ribbons of every conceivable style and width. All lengths J L 9 ;:' T ' . from one-half uo to' two. and. three yards. Ribbons worth 10c uo to50c a vardWhere'a no w-v anin "the lot choose the best and pay us JFST HALF THE REMNANT PRICE. Get 2 remnanta for ht l .nM j) I for yesterday, j ; Sale begins at aWnd therell be plenty of extra salespeople to help wait on th crowds. , , 0,000 YARDSPURE SILK BABY RIBBON-THRBE YARDS FOR CBNT8 (MS for IVoaen's iUt I nnt Silk Gloves at bargaias from' tha . iJ-rr V4 Vhe fin.st aad Bess nfs 'fj; lu'. iV One of tha Beat bargaias from the Byrnes' stook. of aa.00 grades at 81.48; -adles xe-buttoa Taffeta ailk Olovee.; - 1' ALL PURE ; SILK A J, aatta flhlah aad all otaeaj one of -Tii'nV viifttff the . Beet wearln ,04 , in frie: JC3 Olovee - made, aad , sever . sold .'. made - fa. , Snoorh for one day only pair; ............ BUY vi as. ...n And , Get 2 to 3 for the V;Uual Price of One A 'clean . up . of .thoussnds , from the Symes stock; the newest; and best, of this spring's styles and ' . V.5 , t ' - , . AH 50c and 75c Belts 19c Dosen. of styles, made of plain kid and fancy. ' leathers, in black; white, red.- blue, green, etc' AU solid . leather, - and the buckles alone ; are ' t worth more than the price we ask for . -tne celt ready to wear. None wortn :7 less than 50c and most all 75c Choice 19c : A Sale of TRIMMINGS' SO pieces of the finest BOo aad tso military Bands, at Oa- a yard f an -yore white -la tarioaa wldthsi jnat the thing for trbamlag " Bathing saita, and tne same yoa pay aoo and 8 So . for all ". everi special ....... ';;.......,, t9w 'And the very same Bag that sella all over town at Sl.oo, ,too( en aolld leather ta the, latest draw., at ring, stylet black, nary, red, gceeaf' gray, eto. Why : pay 9XJ0O elsewhere for these styuah Bags when. here they are Bags whena- V CQ at, choloe ,....)iJQ A KllUIsery Eicllecect Women's Sample Trimmed Hafs AH one of a kind, Beautlfal modela, lavlahly trimmed with floWera, rlB Boaa, laea, raallaea, eta all colors. Worth Up to T) Qg 9c tor Women's 20c ; Fine Black Hose The ktad with the white split sole i a BCoaa that's aevev Beea known to aeU lesa thaa loot all go tomorrow at 9 pair. .77 ;,;..7- 7 ... , ;-" j-j- FASTBLACKM ACO Bprtag weight aad seamless t all slsesi Jnat one case to go, aad mvQimo, mm sany u u yoa want ;aay) one day calyi '- eeaa Always Choapst of Course We Are . . , a 7. sja. a easaisi ' . e . a. am ncre a ukoxaer itooi mat It's 50 SjSILEi;:SGARITS AH $1.00. ones, tooY' that's what'they are worth: iaaics r-urc duk ocans, in ail colors, tuii m4y2 yards lonsr. The .verv same identical acarfs that stores advertise and sell at $1.00 apiece. -Special. QJQJt, la the aew spring styles,' para Uaea sloth. Ton see them wherever yoa go priced $1.00 . here ; aad here , only, at the Bargain store ' QOH oholoa JO tt 25c for 75c AU aamples, made with collar attached, raohmg seek trimmed aad opeawork laoa aad emBroldary frontaj all samplea aad SOa and TSo varaea 1 oholoa . . .. .s 25c JUST-, 1N-A 5000 PAIR. LOT OF Q MEN'S ,CANVAS FV 1 1 Always Sold ct lOc, Cyschl.-.-.. 3) i;'ClearlraiiJ Symes Waih 'Goods Begardleas ; of' cost aad loam, aad' re memBea' -these are all the flneet 1 aad Beet of fabrloa, too, at leaa thaa yea asaaUy pay for the eommoneet sorts 1 aew -striped Zolleaaes, silk, flalshs full 87 laahes wide, dainty sprtag shading aad a regular SOe gradsi yavg . .... ... .r. . ..... . ...J 87-uah Taffeta XJnoas la the aew plaid effeots for dressy snmmer salts; Symes' Best SBo gradef All Byrnes' Sfle, to SOe waits, figured mercerised Sol tiara, full 87 . a laahes wide yard ........ LLZ, xm Bade rigued Xevwas aad Orgaa dies, worth p to 8So Oholoa, . m yard; ... . . . .. ........ 1 1 C A Clean-Up' of : Yard-Wide Dlacli Taffetao 01.19 Just flve"pleces U all tha finest S1JS9 Blaok Taffeta ever made aad em sale at $1.10: Brilliant Blaok end aU pure ailk 1 fan yard wide aad a guax f A aateed SUO grade at, yard .01 .1 J 58 Rugs $5M fust IS of Byrnes' Bugs lefts the large. Dig ones, Szia-foot eiaet faaoy patterns aad" eolorlagai soms with medalUoa oeatersi a Bug sever sold .'dr i J under $84)0. Choioe . ., .3.04 BVBBaaBaaBBVBBBBBaBBaaaWBBaaaaaaaBaSBBrt 6 PHOTO POSTALS 39c Aad Just the same all rerulas1 photographers sell at tl. Hade By eleotricity and the Beet ana meet won la the city, 1 mm oay tomorrow, for sCel ' Another Dlrf Duy of 500 SUIT CASES 'The maker's entire surplus stock rover 500 la all. and every one at a price that should make you buy now even if yoa don't want it for a year to come. , . :-J. yvfi:Q.l?u ,) , iSuit Cases at $1.69 lust 50 of them, real pvgmoid leather Suit Cast, ImiUtion alligator. fuU sire; ft f r never sold under; $150. Choice J I . ( 1 V -. . 5-; .",: . 7. - v 7. lei fc i i ''. i11' t ' w i n ' 7 "Xerfe rattan Bult Oaees, solid oalf- I Oeaulae an soUd leather Bait - akla trimmed, aa aad B4-lnoh sisef I with extra shirt fold, fall i sold everywhere at $J0 Cl ifi I handsome sty Us; regular C oholoa ...i.. ;',e7JTO I S730 values ,v ly Best laea In tt hu-r Neckwear. said a customer yesterday, and. it cer-r m u une can juuge uj hvtj. For . tomorrow we've the best . barf - 'r yet, and it ccn lnly Is a wondr; 5.C .: Eieces s- J nc". Fancy Wesh l.eckwesr l lace i -1 c'.: r ef.'ects, also $ 8- 1 cambri: t :t i, neat hand- T S some -1 t'lccts; worth T : : . O-c'ca J section. . .- T 7