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-V. l-.l I I THE" OREGON -DAILY JOURNAL'. PORTLAND," FRIDAY EVENING,- MAY 8. 1908.' 3& ELLIOTT REVEALS PLOT TO D YNAPtllTE WILLIAMSON'S HOME Man Indicted With Ex-Sheriff Smith Says Scheme Was Abandoned Because of Danger to OthersEnemy to Be Shot From Ambush r Prlnevllle, Or., May 8. Confessing a plot to dynamite the home of ex-Congressman Williamson, which was prevented only by the fear of killing other members of his family, Larkin Elliott sprung a sensation today in the trial of ex-Sheriff C. Sam Smith,' accused of arson. Elliott is Jointly indicted wth Smth. Elliott gave a detailed account of his dealings with Smith and alleged that together they had committed numerous crimes. They were de termined to drive Williamson out of the country and after burning his cheep-shearing plant, putting out poi&on for his sheep, plotting to burn his wool on Its way to market and cutting his fences, they finally de cided to resort to dynamite. ... According to Elliott, Smith's plan was to put a partially burned fuse In a Box of dynamite and place it on Williamson's porch. If this did not scare the ex-congressman1 cut the ex-sheriff suggested that "they blow up his enemy's house. Elliott objected to this on the ground that others besides Williamson might be killed and the scheme of shooting the ex-congressman from ambush was substituted. Larkin Elliott, codefendant swlt!i for mer Sheriff Smith and starwltnes for the state in the, trial against Smith for arson made a full and complete confession of the crimes' of which the defendant Is charged Riving- a full and .complete account of the preparation of the plot at various times. Ha explained the reason the plot to dynamite WIN lumion residence was not carried out, Xl statements were made before a courtroom crowded to the lobbies, many woman and children being present to hear the witness speak calmly of set ting fire to the building's and destroy ing property. In the statement of (1. W. Barnes attorney for the defendant an outline of what the defense would show wns laid before the Jury. Some of the story of the, Williamson land fraud trial was repeated, mentioning the relations ex isting between the defendant and ex--Congressman Williamson at that time. Considerable stress was placed by Barnes upon the fact that the witness, Elliott, was an important factor In se curing the lndlatment before the United Stales grand Jury at that time which was held by Barnes as being personal pueworK on me part or Kinott. The first witness called In the case was ex-Congressman Williamson. A plat of the premises showing the location of respective residences of Smith and Elliott and the other build ings, especially the shearing plant and "the sheep camp that were burned, was Introduced In the evidence and Identi fied by Williamson as having been made by him. The greater part of Williamson's evidence was used to show the location of buildings and other points of Inter est In the case and was repeatedly ob jected to by the attorney for the de fendant, the objections being overruled The examination of Williamson took about two hours. Elliott's Story. The next witness was Larkin Elliott. The taking; of his testimony occupied about three hours. After relating the exact circumstances of the day the burning was done Elliott was asked to describe the event from the time the two were starting- from Smith's housa until they returned there. This story follows: "Smith had said that Williamson wis crowding us too close and that we must put him out of business and the day the burning was done Smith and I started from his barn on horseback. Smith brought two bottles of coal oil and handed me one of them and put the other in his pocket. We moun'od our horses and went out to Smith's pasture past the Vanlnna place and on up Wlckieup creek and Horse Heavnn to the shearing plant. Smith got down from his horse, handed tne the rein And went and set the house on fire. Then he said: 'Can you get down and fix the barn.' "I got off my horse, handed him the reins, went into the barn and scattered the contents of the coal oil bottle ovr the woodwork, started a fire with a piece of candle Sanlth had given to me about a mile ihwn the road. The matches were given me at the same time. From the barn we went to the shearing plant. Smith srot off his horse here and set this building on flro while I held his horse. After leaving the building we rode around little Butte and down towards Crooked river Juat to lay it onto the Crooked river fellows and returned and came hack by tha Butte Just mentioned. Here we separated for a ways and Smith went up on to the Butte to see if the fires were burning, remarking as he did so. "I don't want to have to make another trip up here to finish this Job.'" & turned to riant, "There was no evidence of a fire In the shearing plant and Smith said that was the main thing that we must ?et at I said something about get-Ing- out of that vicinity but Smith in sisted and we went back and he went in and set it on fire, this time tn a box that was used In sacking wool, saying as he came out that "This Is belter than any candle." We returned home by an Indirect route. Every detail of conversation and every circumstance in connection with the execution of these deeds were de scribed by Elliott, including the routes covered in both going and coming from the shearing plant, the horses that each of them rode and the various precau tions taken to prevent discovery. Concerning the burning of a sheep camp of Williamson's two days later, the witness said in part: "In two or three days we went up there again nnd he said that we would go and burn that sheep camp now. We went into his smokehouse and got a lot of squirrel fioison and mixed cans of cencentrated ye and two parts of sacks of salt, we mixed the squirrel poison with ono lot of salt and put the lye In our pockets. I took three cans and he took three As we were about to start Cole Smith said. "I bet you fellows get caught." "Mrs. Smith gave me a little box of lard that was to be put on our fingers in case any of the lye got on us, and I put it in my pocket. We got our horses and went onto Williamson's range, and after we got within about a mile of the camp we ate lunch that we got at Smith's place and cut the lids off the cans of lye and mixed that with the salt that I had. We went to the camp- and Smith got down and went into the tent and poured coal oil on the things In there and set it afire with a small piece of candle while I held his horse out side. We then got on our horses and scattered the salt with the squirrel poison and lye in it around the sheep corral." TsUa of Cutting lenoe. Part of the evidence covering the fenco-cuttlng was: "Well, I was up there that day, and he said to come back there that night. About 8 o'clock I got on a horse and went up to Smith's. Stanley and Smith were about ready to go, and we got their horses and went up the Ochoco till we came to one of Williamson s fences, and as we wanted to ao throuah there we cut about 200 or SoO yards of It and went up i ne nia inrougn nis pasture, un top of the hill we cut about a quarter of a mile of It. and then went on to the corner of the fence. Here my horse frot loose from Stanley, and when I got ilm again a part of my bridle rein was gone. Smith said that did not make any difference, and gave me a rope to lead the horse with. The next I saw of that bridle rein Sheriff Elklns had it tne aav i was arrested. "We cut a lot of the fence along there about a mile of it, I think. We cut every wire. There were four wires, and cut them on each side of every post. It was hard work, and I got pretty tired. Smith and Stanley changed off, one leading tiie horses a while and the other using the pincers. To Dynamite Williamson. "Smith said he did not intend to quit fighting Williamson. He said If I would go with him we would take a lot of dynamite that he had and put it In a box on Williamson's porch and light the fuse and then put it out and let Williamson find It there, and if that did not. scare him we would blow him up. "When I said would that kill the family too, Smith said that that was right, and that we had better take a gun and get into the brush along the road, and get Williamson some time as he was going up to the plant." "Did he say anything about William son's wool?" "Yes, he said that as the wool was taken out of there this spring that we would get a lot of coal oil and follow the wagons and burn It." "What was said to you in the pres ence of your wife about tha burning, I mean before your arrest?" "I told Smith that they were accus ing him of burning the plant and that tracks had been followed down to his place. "He said that you know yourself that Is not true, for that Is not within a mile of the way we went. We did not come throuih the big pasture. I don't care what they say, though. Just so they cannot prove it. I will go down to town and put different ideas into peo ple's heads." W illiamson's wool sold in the Bhaniko market last spring forover $2,000. The plot to busn It was more of a surprise than the others, for that was the only Btory that had not gained current ru mor. . The cross-examination of Elliott was hard fought by J. K. Weatherford. as sisted by his partner. Runs Wvatt. and occasionally by Barnes. In this exam ination the fact that some of these piots nan ueen tajkea or as long as six months ago was brought out. After about two hours' reviewing of the story as told In direct examination it was left substantially untouched, with the one exception of the hour when the par ties left Smith's house to cut the fence. Although wearied by Jhe repeated ques tioning 'the .witness was far from ex hausted and left the stand without, hav ing become noticeably confused. y" tfjlf '" 'i' '" " -x,: if '-' U V si The King of All Cylinder Machines The new "BQ" Columbia . Graphophone . is the one machine of its kind. It embodies the very points which have made the great success of the Disc Graphophones. Compact, convenient;, shapely and simple, it is an entirely new departure in talking machine design. It has the famous Columbia Aluminum Tone Arm and a big flower horn. No rubber tube, no horn crane, no horn stand and the horn swings in any direction. Columbia Graphophone Type "BCT on Easy Terms with a complete outfit of Columbia Cylinder Records, your own selection $34.65 on easy weekly terms. 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The Republican con vention of King .county this morning resulted In such a warm time between different factions that an adjournment was summarily taken until lata this atfernoon. N- - V - ? - The fight betweerf the Jones and An keny forces has practically resulted tn a victory, for Jones With the assurance The people coming and going are keeping Portland society busied with informal entertaining, but there has been little doing in the way of large functions. So many have gone to Cal ifornia for a week or two: the few who went to Victoria for the golf tourna ment have still more lessened the ranks of those who remain, and many of the most prominent matrons are wrapped ud In the preparations for going abroad. A substantial hole will be left In socie ty's ranks when all who will leave within the next few weeks for Europe have gone. Major and Mrs. James Canby, who have taken apartments at the New Nor- tonla are neiignirui ncquiHiuuiiH iu Portland society. Major Canby is the new paymaster for the department, and as the son of Major Canby, who was for a good many years stationed at Vancouver post, is well known here, Mrs. Canbv was Miss Eugenia Cun ningham who spent her girlhood here and was a student at St. Helen's hall. The Cunninghams were a prominent family socially when Portland was their home. Mrs. Frank Hart, who has one of the prettiest homes, with beautiful grounds, at Riverside, gave an Informal ta yesterday afternoon for Mrs. Canby. Most of the guests who were asked in were her old schoolmates. Mrs. Ernest Tucker and Miss Sally Lewis poured tea. , , . Mrs. Frank A. Nltchey also was an entertainer yesterday afternoon. She gave a bridge luncheon for 12. Two weeks ago she gave another of 20 cov ers, and this was the second of the series. Mrs. E. C. Shevlln is giving a lunch eon of some else at the golf club today. Mrs. Shevlln, who is a recent acquisi tion and occupies Mrs. Helen Ladd Cor bett's beautiful home on West Park, has become a decided favorite, and is much entertained. ' Miss Flora Flelschner will ' enter tain tomorrow with a luncheon of 12 covers. Her honor guests will be Miss Mildred Rhelnstrom and Miss Cora Marx, ' two popular girls in that set whose engagements were announced a short time ago by The Journal. Miss Flelschner, who is enjoying her first season out, is Immensely popular with her set Her bright personality and her musical accomplishments, for she is one of the best of the younger sing ers, make her easily a favorite, and she is said to be a very clever com edian for vaudeville entertainments. Mrs. Btelnhardt is entertaining this afternoon the fortnightly bridge club, composed of some 12 matrons. Mrs. Jack Marshall Tates and Mrs. Fred W. Craves are to be at home from t to 6 next Tuesday afternoon at Elton court. They were hostesses together recently at a pretty dance at the Graves beautiful riverside home at the golf links. The symphony concert fulfilled all the expectations for an ultra-fashlon-ble event Wednesday evening. The parquet was filled with handsomely ? owned women and many matrons en ertained parties at dinner prior to the concert. The popular grills were much frequented that evening. After the concert a good many went to the Nor ton!, -. where they could hear again Henry I Bettman, who won so ttucn anplrtttiiejPas soloist of the evening, and at. nw Ftuacios," wnose own composition played . that svenlna centered a good deal of interest about him. Mrs. T. B. Wilcox entertained a party of six at the concert. With her were Mrs. Helen LAdd Corbett, Miss Nellie Williams, Mrs. Thomas Kerr, Charles Holbrook and Raymond Wilcox. W. J. Burns had a box with several children. Including his younger daughters and the little Cummlngs girl. The Misses Hlrsch en tertained Miss Florence Kohn and Mrs. I. N. LIpman. Mrs. Sanderson Reed had in her box Major and Mrs. Canby, Mrs. C. F. Swlgert and Mr. Reed. Mrs. Walter Reed was one of the solo ists, and naturally her popularity made her one of the central figures. Mrs. Sanderson Reed Is one of her pupils. Another box was occupied by six of her advanced pupils, members of the Treble Clef club, and thev made a pretty parHy with their handsome light gowns. They were Mrs. J. Ernest Laldlaw. Mrs. Vir ginia Spencer Hutchinson, Miss Mae Breslln, Miss Alice Juston, Miss Delta Watson and Miss Grace Campbell. Oth ers of her pupils and club members went together In small parties, and their enthusiastic applause did not easily abate. The Treble Clef club was the sender of the huge basket of exquisite pink roses which caused so much ad miration. Incidentally Mrs. Reed's flowers mada one of the most elaborate dlSDlavs ever seen here. She was fair ly smothered with them, and two boys ( naa to carry mem on me siage ior ner. When she returned to sing an encore number she carried a magnificent arm bouquet of pink Kalserln roses, which harmonised beautifully with her exquis ite gown. She wore silver snquined net over pink satin cut princess-empire with a long train. Mrs. Beatrice Dlerke, who was the soloist at the last concert, and was no less honored, nccupled a prominent box and entertained Mrs. Henrv L. Bettman, Mrs. W. A. Gordon, Miss Louise Meslck. who has recently returned from New York, and who wore an extremely mod ish gown of reseda green with ecru net and gold lace, and Madame Mar auardt, who will be the harp soloist at the next concert. Mrs. Dlerke wore a handsome gown of soft white silk fig- j urea witn clusters or uaoy rosea, it was rut princess with pink satin roses as fastenings down the back and with a handsome bertha of duchesse laoe. 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