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Tells Journal That He Has
Employed Ex - Senator
John M. Gearin and Will
Make a Fight for His
Freedom.
Training has told. Edward H.
Martin in his cell in the city jail,
charged with the brutal murder of
Nathan Wolf?, is directing his own
case, has already arranged an alibi,
baa a ready explanation for nearly
every bit of evidence the police have
secured against him and master
Btroke of all haB almost completed
arrangements to have ex-United
States Senator John M. Gearin act as
, his counsel-ih-chlef.
' rear 'orruriiwii in xn ngia msner
mathematical course at West , Point. - in
law at the New York school and in en-
gineerihg tn ths army have tflven him
a mind that responded quickly to tho
demands made upon it aa soon as mor
phine was given him last night. He
has fought the police at everyroove of
their game, and although District At
torney fanning - said today that he
would put off the preliminary examina
tion for a few days longer In the chance
that Martin might confess, tlt Is be
lieved that any hopes the police once
hnd in this direction have been aban
doned. What Polios Have.
I'p to this noon the case against
Martin stands this way:
The police have discovered a shjrt,
covered with blood, and bearing a lan
dry mark Identical to that on three
shirts that the prisoner purchased a
short time ago. They have found an
overcoat which Is said Jto be similar to
one worn by him, also covered with
blood. They have the evidence of his
wife, given the day following his ar
rest, to the effect that he came home
wearing an entirely new suit of clothes
on the night of the murder, that he ex
plained the cuts on hjs face by having
he had received them in a fight over a
frame of cards an explanation dlffer
ng from that he has since made ind
the fact that he Is snld to have bor
rowed a revolver on the afternoon pre
vious to the murder of Wolff. Also, he
had a valuable watch In Wolff's shop
which' was taken, t together with what
cash was lit the drawer at the-time of
tho murder.
Martin either explains or denies ev
ery Incriminating fact that has been
produced against him.
Claims, Complete Alibi.
aHe claimed this morning that he had
-. a complete alibi. In proving which hi
wife wttPbe a witness; that he bought
". three shirts, but that he can account
for all three of them, and that his wife
111 or can tell where they are; that
.the collar found In Wolff's shop was
"of a make and shape that he never
has been known to wear; that it in a
' 3 Instead of a 15 his size and that
the collar and necktie he wore on Krl
1 day night last are the same as he wore
when arrested a turndown collar and
a black-and-white figured necktie.
"I-have the entire i alibi completed,"
declared Martin this morning. "My at
torney. Senator Gearin, has forbidden
me to talk, but I can say that I can
show to the minute every place that-1
was supposed to be on Friday evening
at the time- Wolff was killed. Purther-
(Continued on ' Page Seven.)
HOTEL TO COVER AN
ENTIRE BLOCK TO BE
BUILT ON NOB HILL
' K great hotel, as large or larger than
the Portland, will be constructed In a
short, time on the block bounded by
. Couch and Davis, Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets.
Who Is back of the plan Is not known,
and the secret Is being closely guarded
pending the final utconie of the nego
tiations for the property. The block Is
owned by Dr., Henry & Jones, Dr. W. T.
Williamson and R. I. Eckerson, " trus
tees for the estate of Colonel Eckerson,
deceased. While the price for the block
has not been made public, It Is said that
the new company paid more than $95,000
for the property. -
!, Sokerson property Tied Vp.
Dr. Jones owns half of the block,
while Dr Williamson and Mr. Eckerson
each own half nf the remainder, or one
v (jutarter of a Tilock each. . - '-
So closely has the deal been gosrded
; rrom the public that not ve the own
. era of the property know who has pur
; : i-hased their holdings. The deal -was
made by Charles K. Henry, who refuses
? to discuss It, though It' Is admitted at
V hie, of flee that the rieal has been made.
; Ths fact Is that both the Jones and the
mow,
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Edward it. Martin in Uniform
OF HIS STRANGE CASE
(Salem Bureau of The Journal.)
Salem, Or., May 7. Though Dr.
Griffin o? this city will testify that
he thinks Martin is insane and al
ways has been unbalanced, there are
grave doubts that' Martin was mad
when not under the . influence of
drugs. Letters and documents have
been secured that show plainly that
Martin had ' an extraordinary mind,
was well educated and posted on
military tactics. . .
In a lucid diagram drawn by his
own hand he showed Dr. Griffin
while here how the United States
army experts determined the speed
of bullets. Before he,departed from
the private sanitarium of the phy
sician he left behidd him a testi
monial In which he told how. he had
gained greatly In weight and was Im
proving rapidly under the doctor's
treatment. The letter Is a master
piece and shows plainly that Martin
was in his right mind, at the time it
was written.
Dr. Griffin is a specialist and has
made some remarkable cures. He
says the Martin case Is the only one
Lj ai
Wllldunsnn properties have been sold,
and an option has been secured on the
Eckerson property. Tie reasgi that the
Eckerson holding has not been Sold out
right is because of Its being tied op In
sn estate, maklng.lt necessary to adver
tise Its sale, before the deal can be con
summated. For t!i reason an option
of one month has v.een secured on the
quarter block pending the time that the
sale can be made In due course of law. '
San Any Coast Hotel. 1 .
' While the Identity of the holding com
pany which has taken over the property
has not been made ' public and Is still
being closely guarded by C K. Henry,
who engineered the deal. It has become
known that the new corporation intends
to construct modern hotel on the en
tire block.' From the story that has
been -told, tho ores backof the 4eal rep
resent both local and outbids capital. H
is thlr Intention to construct a hotel
building as large, or. larger than the
Portland one tn Act, that will be the
equal of ny hostelry in the northwest
Or otKthe Pacific coast. ' ", , j. -Work
on the new undertaking Is ex
pected tv begin durin? the early summer
and will be punned forward to comple
tion as fast aa men and' money can ao
MIBI
.V-:iU'jt.:iS)S.''S.W''-iifl
of tnited SUtes Army .Officer.
that has failed him and lays It to
Martin's weak mind.
WHAT DESPERATE
MAN WROTE OF
HIS STKANGE CASE
Following is a copy of the testi
monial written for Dr. Griffin during
Martin's stay at Salem: 1
On the porch -of tle residence of . Dr. 1
David JBoardman Griffin, 371 Church
street. Salem, Marlon county, Oregon,
Sunday. June i, 1907, 6 p. m.
To whom It may concern On Thurs
day, May 23 Inst, I arrived from Port
land at about 11:30 a. m. to place my
self under the treatment of Dr. Griffin
for addiction to morphine and cocaine,
to which I had been enslaved since the
Spanish-American war. I graduated
from the United State Military acad-
(Contlnued on Page Seven.)
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Fasimile of Martin's Letter to the
Y 'I
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LAiHERE
BETRAYED
BY WOW
Former Sweetheart of Man
, Suspected of Burning the
Ounness Home Tells of
Threats He Made Against
Woman He Worked For.
Dead Woman Wrote Sensa
tional Love Letters to De
coy Man to Ranch Police
Expect to Find Bodies at
Her Former Home.
. United PrMi tssed Wire.)
La Porte, Ind., May 7. The most
important development today in the
Gunness farm mystery is the story
told by Bessie Conklin, the Mich
igan City sweetheart of Ray Lam-
phere, who is under arrest in connec
tion with destruction of Mrs. Gun
ness' home where the latter and her
three children were burned to death.
The Conklin girl told the authorities
today that Lamphere had informed
her that he had left the Gunness
home for good.
"Lamphere told me," said Miss
Conklin, "that he would get even
with the Gunness woman. He told
me it was reported that she intended
to Bell the home.
" 'She doesn't want to be too
sure,' Lamptere said. 'If she is so
sure about ,it I'll burn the place
down over her head.' "
No additional bodies have been un
earthed today, although several men
are digging on the premises. This work
will not be abandoned until every Inch
Of ground has been turned over.
Diggers rind Watches.
Shortly before noon the diggers found
six men's and one woman's watch
In the ruins of the Gunness hpma.
Through them the authorities expect to
learn the Identity of the nine bodies
which were found buried In the Gunness
lot. Circulars giving tha numbers of
the watches will be sent to all Darts
of the country.
After an examination or the re
mains, the coroner announced today
that the ones in the ground the, long
est - show fractured skulls, and that
there is evidence that the men burled
recently were either asphyxiated or
chloroformed.
The letters with whloh Mrs. Gunness
Is said) to have lured Andrew Helpline
of South Dakota to his death, and
which were given to States Attorney
Smith, by Aslle Holgaline. the dead
man's brother contained the following
extracts:
Calls Elm Xing.
"You are to me a king. I love you
with all my heart. I couldn't bear
to be deceived. Oh, come to me! Your
bride awaits, you. We will be as happy
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
Pnbllc and a Thotograph
of sboctit
tor
MRS. ALDRICH'S BODY
FOUND BENEATH TREE
Wealthy Walla Walla Woman Murdered
in Isolated Section of Country East of
Dixie Corpse Carefully Covered With
Leaves Barnes Brothers Arrested
(SpecUl Dispatch to The Journal.)
Walla Wallu, May 7. Lying in a
hole at the foot of an uprooted tree,
on the north fork of the Coppel
river, in an isolated and moun
tainous country seven mileB east of
Dixie, half covered by roots and dead
leaves, the body of Mrs. Anna Aid
rich, a wealthy widow, who disap
peared from her ranch near Dixie
last Friday,, was found at 7 o'clock
this jnorning.
The discovery was made by Dorsey
Brunton and Fred Roff, ranchers.
Tha finding of the body ended the
search that has been unceasingly pros
ecuted by hundreds of farmers of Dixie
and tho neighborhood since Saturday
morning, when It became known that
Mrs. Aldrlch had disappeared and that
indications seemed to point to her hav
ing been murdered by "Bud" Barnes and
two brothers who . took possession of
her ranch last Friday. Barnes and two
brothers. John and Jack, are In iall
here and have told so many conflicting
stories regarding the affair that the po
nce my iney imnn mem guiuy.
Sheriff Oathers Evidence.
According to evidence gathered by
Sheriff Havlland. "Bud" Barnes and
airs. Aldrlch left the ranch Friday aft
ernoon In a livery rig, ostensibly to go
to another ranch owned by Mrs. Al
drich on the North Fork of the Coppel.
They passed tho farm of John Holmes,
who was working on a fence along the
side of the road. As the couple passed
in the rig, Barnes waved his hand at
Holmes. Holmes returned the salute.
Next morning Barnes returned bv
Holmes' ranch, but was alone. He
drove to the Aldrich ranch and then re-..
turned the livery team to Waltsburg.
Barnes told the officers that he
drove Mrs. Aldrlch to Waltsburg where
papers necessary to lease his ranch and
property had been made out by Attor-
Man Who Blew Up Burling
ton Train Also Concerned
in North Coast Holdup.
(Special Dispatch to Tba Jonrotl.)
Butte, Mont, May 7. Lewis Ferries,
who last night confessed to planting 25
Itlcks of dynamite under Burlington
train No. 6, Which was wrecked here
Friday night, killing three persons, was
this morning taken to . Hills by deteo
tives tor 1dlg up the rest of the powder
which was cached after the Wreck. Fer
riss also admits being concerned in the
David Boardsan 'Griffin of Salem.
TRAIN WRECKER
ADMITS CRIES
ney Ormsbee. Ormsbee denied the
couple had been to his office, and this
directed still stronger suspicion
towards Barnes, who was arrested.
The officers yesterday visited the Al
drlch home, and In the barnyard found
the woman's strong box. which had
been broken open with an ax and valua
ble papers taken. The woman's specta
cles and thimble, badly charred, were
found In a stove. Later. In searching
Barnes clothes at the ranch, a bloody
handkerchief was found In his over
coat. Convinced of Harder.
Convinced that the woman had been
murdered the sheriff put jeveral posses
to work searching for her body. The
search continued all yesterday after
noon and until dark Saturday night.
John Holmes, the rancher, told of see
ing Barnes and Mrs. Aldrlch pass his
ranch Friday, and It was determined to
search the country along the north
fork of the Coppel.
Brunton and Roff left the Brunton
ranch at daybreak thin
hunted on both sides of the stream for
jiuure. in a particularly lone
some spot, near the site nf an ntunii.
oned sawmill the boys stumbleoTTrnon
a bddy lying In a hole at the foot of
in unrooiea tree.
Leaving Roff to guard the body.
i uiuuu ivuc uurrjeaiy 10 JJIXta an
cauea up bheriff Havlland. The news
ui me aiscovery spread like wildfire,
and soon scores of men were on the
way to the scene or the murder. There
was considerable talk of lynching, but
me orricers uo not believe an attempt
win ue niautj.
The Barnes boys are being guarded
at the eounty Jail, and' soldiers from
Fort Walla Walla will be held In readi
ness to quell any lynching Dartv that
might grow troublesome.
Jhtaviiana. accompanied bv Coroner
MacMartin, left Walla Walla In an au
tomobile at 8:30 o'clock. Thev nasaed
through Dixie at 8:30 o'clock.
. John Harnes is only 1R. .Jack. 18 and
Bud" 24. The latter was married a
few months ago. They have been
known as a hard lot, although they
never had been accused of any serious
crime.
holdup of the North Coast Limited two
weeks ago.
The engineer was flagged on a steep
grade. The train was stopped, but
when the engineer saw the holdup men
he. ran a blockade of bullets and pulled
his train safelv Into town.
Ferrlss made his confession In the
hospital, where he was taken after be
ing slightly wounded by the officer who
arrested him.
Ferrlss was arrested while trying to
pawn a rifle of a peculiar old fashioned
caliber, cartridges to fit which were
found on the ground after the attempt
to rob the North Coast train. Suspi
cion was directed to him when he was
found loafing about the place where the
Burlington wreck occurred.
Railroad men here are much aroused
and threaten to form a party to lynch
Ferrlss. He Is being kept under a heavy
guard.
FOUND ASYLUM FOR
QUAKE SUFFERERS
(United Press Lctied Wire.)
Santiago. Chile. May 7. When Val
paraiso and other Chilean cities suf
fered the terrible earthquake of August
6, 1904. the republics of Brazil and Ar
gentina sent their sister nation consld-
erable sums of money, of which there
remains & surplus in the hands of the
Chilean government; It has been deter
mined to use this In founding an asylum
for tbe widows and orphans of those
who lost their lives in that disaster.
The sum will be made up to 1300,000 for
the work, and the institution will be
known as the Asilo Brasll-Argentins.
LAST CHANCE MINE
WILL BE REOPENED
(Special Dtspstrb to Tbs Journal.)
Spokane. Wash., Mav 7. The Last
Chance' mine at Wardnar and the B. O
Copper company's mines in Boundary,
British Columbia, are to begin work at
once. The first will give employment
to 300 men and the latter to 750. Wages
as announced range from 12.50 to 14
per day. Word has" been received that
tna rinanciai troubles or tha Stewart
mine at Wardner had been adjusted,
and it is expeoted work win start soon.
The mine will employ about 400 men.
The Last Chance managers say they will
start Monday if they secure enough
men.
PRESIDENT WILL NOT
OPPOSE INCREASE OP
RATES BY RAILROADS
(Wisblngtoa Burns ef Tbe Journal.)
Washington May T The reporf that
the president .and the Interstate com
merce commission have agreed to allow
the proposed Increase In railroad rates
throughout the country without opposi
tion was verified today. "Senator Cul
beraon Inserted reference to" the agree
ment In the congressional record and
urged that a commission be appointed
to Investigate the Justice of tlie pro
posed Increase, . ,
JACK
TARS
LI UP BY
Eighty-Five Hundred Men
From Fleet in Parade at )
San Francisco Evans Is
Cheered All Along Eoute
of Procession. y ,
Great Crowd Well Handled;
by Police Flowers for
Sailors and, Marines
Rear-AdmiraJ Escorted by.
Salt Lake Cadets. 4 .
(KtalUd Press Ltased Wire.)
San Francisco, May 7. Soldiers,
Bailors and civic societies marched
through the city's beautifully .dec
orated streets today, presenting a
spectacle that awoke enthusiasm sel
dom If ever equalled. Love of coun
try and Its fighting men, and' ad
miration for :"FlgnUng Bob'" Evans
wag Vigorously asserted; The recep-.
tlon given the fleet was great, but
the reception given the men ashore
was greater. Sailor and soldier, were
cheered and pelted with flowers, and
through it all there was always a
great cheer for Rear Admiral Evans.
Not even when Dewey came back
from Manila was there any such ova
tion. Nor were the ships and of
ficers and men of Sampson's squad
ron received with a greater fervor in
New York when they returned from
Santiago. The idol of the navy was
cheered from the moment 'he tell
into line until at the conclusion of
the parade and review he was driven
rapidly to the St.. Francis hotel to
Join his wife and daughter; ' -
Both sides of Market street and. Vai
Ness avenue, over which, the parade
passed, were packed with 'hundreds of
thousands of people. Hardly had the
parade moved than the immense throng,
prepared to assure Itself that It would,
not fall to get a good look at '"Fighting
Bob." Although at the rear of the first
division, the pain-racked old sea dog's
coming put the crowd blocks from ths
starting point on edge many mlnutes
before he appeared. '
Column AdTStioss. "' ', ...
With the first movement of ths mag
nificent oolumn cries of ''Her . they
come!" went whirling along ths line,
only to give way a few seconds 'later
to the words, "Here he comes!'4 But
for the excellent police arrangements
the howllnr. cheering mobs' would hav
stormed his carriage, -unhitched : the
horses and hauled him. In triumph over
me route.
The wonderful demonstration oalDablr
moved the grlssled old sea fighter, bu:
he managed to smile and 'bowed his
acknowledgments to right and left.
Arrived at the reviewing, nolnt on
Van Ness avenue, the admiral's car
riage as well as that containing Gov
ernor oillett and Secretary of the Navy
Metcalf, fell out of the line for re
view. As ths nien passed they came
to "arms port." ,
Sailors Corns Ashore. " .
The movement of the sailors from
ship to shore began at daybreak. - fiplcK
and span, the bluejackets and marines
went over Into the waiting boats, which,
were hauled to ths docks In strings by
the battleship launches. Once on shore '
they were assembled in the first four
streets off the Ferry, building leadlmr
Into Market street to - await the order
to march. i-,, .- ...
Jhttart,- as is the case with the
starts of most parades, was delayed,
but the marchers and spectators were
Jood-natured. When the signal to start
Id come and the mounted police at the
head of the column were seen to movn.T.
off, a cheer went up, spreading like ,
wildfire the full length of the line. k
Three platoons of police,' commanded
by Captain of tetectlvea Kailr, all
mounted on beairtlful horses, prentl
a handsome appearance, the horses
seemingly dancing to the musle of thn
band that fonowed them. Behind the
band came the grand marshal of the.
- (Continued on Page Twelve.)
Culberson urged that-the commltt
on Interstate commerce in ths srt
hasten actios on his bill -and pr,i. (
the shippers and producers asalnt t -reasonable
advances.
It la now conceded that Wl! t,-. ,
understands that lncre,s r, , . .
mtrtJ all alotis; the lirw wi'f t l
ference from t.t eulv d. , t
It la feared that tie i.r,;.,
referred to mean that t 1 ,
of the P.Klflrr rturthwt.t v ;
la tb pena.ng
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