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'There's Papa's . Overcoat,"
Crifes Murdered Man's Lit-
tie5 Girl Widow Certain
It ' Was Husband's-Also
Identified at Store.
That Edward H. Martin 1 guilty of
Mm murder of Nathan "Wolff, the pawn
'broker, . now seems established. The
missing link In the chain, ot videnca
waa aupplted last sltrht when Datec.tjvaa
Tlchenor, and Howell, after two daya
work, traced the overcoat worn by Mar
tin on the day of hl arreat at belong
ins to'Kathan tVolff. i' , V
Martin haa contended all along that
he purchased thfil coat frdm' 4 ' peddler
in front of the Portland hots! about
four months ago. -' Testerday'a develop,
ments destroy one of the-, strongest
prone - in Martln'a - atory. . Detectives
rioheno- and . Howell visited every
clothing: store in Portland yenterdayj
wun ine coat, ana were iinany rewaro
ed at Ben Belllng'a a tore, where Ed C.
Kubankj), a clerk, , positively -identified
it a the coat sold to Nathan Wolff
February 11 , .
The detectives then took the coat to
Nathan Wolff's home at 666 Kearney
ntreet, where the murdered pawnbrok
er's widow and little 'girl identified it.
No sooner had 11-year-old Alltve Wolff
seen the "coat than she said:
"Wby, there's papa's overcoat."
Mrs, "Wolff Is Vosttlve.
Mrs. Wolff remembered It because
of its peculiar dark gray shade and the
long split In the back; The coat Is of
a stock and grade 'carried, exclusively
in Portland by Ben Belling.- The clerk
and Mr. Selling remembered it all the
mow vividly-because a special order
had been' placed 'for K.V The. detectives
also 'have a notebook . belonging to Na
than Wolf 6'. Jn this he was wont to
keep his ' personal financial expendi
tures.. 'There is a notation in It of the
date oi which he "purchased the coat,
February 11, and the .price paid for It,
120; all of which , agree- with the entries
; Mrs. "Wolff said yesterday that her
husband .wore the -coat to his place of
(luBinesa eiiner j nursaay, April su, tne
day before the murder, -on-1 Frlitav nrinn
the eve of -whfcb day the murder was
cumnmia, - - , ...
"It you don't find his coat in the shop
that one is - my husband's,''- said Mrs.
Wolff, 1
- . , tfolioe JLre xiated.
Captain .Baty and the' detectives' feel
elated over', the identification of the
coat, as- Martin practically defied the de
tective force to do it. , When he first
told . of buying it from , a peddler .De
tective Tlchenor said to bira:.
"You -know vyou didn't buy that coat
from a peddler. Where did you get it?"
"Don't, you- know?", asked Martin. "
"No." answered -the-, detective. . --j -a
"Well. then, find out." --
Martin's astuteness is .Illustrated in
the v way in which he: removed every
vestige of marking by which the - coat
could be identified. This rendered the
work of locating its former owner
doubly difficult- The result of the de
tectives' work was not shown the. man'
who is now confined on the third floor'
of. the city-Jail on a cnarge of murder.;
Deputy District Attorney Adams this
morning asked Presiding Judge Qanten
beln in the circuit court for a bench
warrant for the arrest of E. H. Martin
under-the-information filed yesterday
charging him with the niurder - of
Nathan i. Wolff.' Mr. Adams later ex
plained 'that this action was taken to
give the circuit court' Jurisdiction of the
case wtthdut the necessity of a pre
liminary, examination, the plan belnp to
arraign Martin before: Judge Cantenbeln
this afternoon. , , A - '
Martin will be taken to the county
Jail this afternoon. . ;
MRS. GUN NESS' BODY
IDENTIFIED BY TWO
GOLD FINGER RINGS
(United Pieis Leased Wirt.)
1a Porte, ind., May 12. The most
convincing evidence mo far discovered
to, show that, the body of the woman
found , in the ashes "of, the tGunness
home was that of, Mrs. Belle Ounness,
who had a private burying yard , near
her back door, was revealed today when
lr. J. H. Meyer, the coroner's physi
cian, found three rings on one of the
nands of 'the corpse. , 1
One plain gold ring bore the Inscrip
tion, "P. O. to J. S . Aug. X '." It la
Ihous-ht' thSt l"P. O." were the. Initials
of l'hilllp Gunness, the woman's sec
ond husbaiid.' -
0LFE?S
Latest Picture
offhos.i.F.TRyan
This picture '' shows Thomas F.
Ryan as he appears today. It is a
snapshot taken by a Hearst News Ser
vice photographer, of the financier
as he was on his way at St. Patrick's
Cathedral, lor the centenary Celebra
tion of the establishment of the Cath
olic church in the archdiocese of Xew
York. ' ; '. ,'
ROOSEVELT
" . . By Don F. Stef fa. '; ' '
a Heppner, . Or,., May H.-r-One of the
largest audiences tha t has greeted Gov
ernor Chamberlain . during his tour of
eastern Oregon crowded Roberts' ball
at Heppner last night. Every seat waa
occupied, the window ledges were filled,
men sat on the floor' and : bannisters,
and then the crowd overflowed the room
half way down-the stairs -leading to the
street ...
Governor -v Chamberlain's vigorous
stand on the national measures he ad
vocated brought forth Ions and hearty
applause. Reference to Statement No.
1 and the determination of the peoplo
of eastern Oregon, as he bad found it,
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
DEMOCRACY
On the Inside of the . second ring,
which contained : a, diamond,', was ' the
Inscription, "P. , S.fto J. a. -5, 'OS."
The third one was not Inscribed. Sever
al persons who knew Mrs. Ounness- de
clare the rln? are, the ones worn, by
hor. . They were . not noticed1 when the
first examination of the body waa made,
because they were, sunk; in it he flesh.,
. CfhrlstlaftU, Norway, May ,' li.-l-The
police have failed to locate anybody
who ever knew a woman answering the
dcccrintlon' of Mrs. Belie Qimness, who
Is alleged to have killed ; several men
ind burled their bodies- In her" back
yard aw U Porte, Indians,-. . f
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PORTLAND, ; OREGON,, , TUESDAY EVENING, MAY
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MD ROB GREAT NORTHERN
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? . Seattle,, May 12. While the northbound Great Northern SeattlerVancouver
train was spinning along at , a high rate of speed between Seattle, and, Ballard' this
morning, two, men. overpowered and brutally beat Express Messenger Lathah, looted
all, the registered packages in the express, car, broke open the; safe and departed as
soon as the train : reached Ballard. No one noticed the men Jeave unless it was the
brakeman, who saw two strangers hurrying away from the depot. '
. The robbery :took place at 8:30 o'clock or thereabouts, as the distance between
Seattle and Ballard is not great. The crime was not discovered until the station
agent at Ballard knocked on the express door and received no response. The conduc
tor and brakeman were summoned and the car entered. Lathan was found uncon
scious on the floor of the car with blood streaming from a. number of cuts about the
had. The safe and express packages-had been rifled and' the contents of the bags
scattered all over the car. ; ,
NAVAL
3iine?fiicers::Kci)ort,That
; Recommendations of the
, Swivel: Chair Experts at
Washington Prove They
Are Ignorant. '
. (tTolted , freM teased Wire.)
Ban Francisco, May . 12, The boards
of jturret captains' and ordnance officers
of the Atlantic fleet, convened to dis
cuss the recommendations of . the bu
reau experts of the 'board of construc
tion concerning proposed changes . In
turret construction and big gun mechan
ism, have concluded . their sessions and
forwarded their report ' to .Washington.
All friendly relations recently estab
lished between the swivel chair experts
and the seagoing line officers are ex
pected to cease when the report reaches
Its destination. Every recommendation
of the department experts is pro
nounced In the report to , be absolutely
Impracticable. ; '
The young turret captains took up
each, theory concerning the proposed
changes In , turret construction, ad
vanced by the department lfifalllblea,
and proceeded to shoot holes -through
tnem wun me name- auauuun mm luoum
thev were targets during record prac
tice. -' " :". . ' ' ii
-The ordnance officers likewise opine
in their report that the gun experts do
ing duty In Washington show a most
laitientfeble larnorance concerning the
actual handling of a big gun.
The report which has Just been for
warded to Washington is expected to
carry consternation to the bureau
cliques which ; have heretofore framed
without dispute all naval construction
policies. . . -
. it was looked upon by the bureau
chiefs as a distinct condescendslon - to
ask the opinion of the Hue officers con
cerning the -changes they had decided
upon. Unqualified Indorsement waa ex
pected. ' .!..-.
The unqualified criticism contained
In the reoort is expected to widen the
breach already existing between the
swivel chair and seagoing sailors and to
ultimately result in a congressional in
vestigation of development methods. .
fljspBtTir
,1A!I;CDS
Innocent Victim Finds Point
of President's Daugh
ter's Joke. ;
(United Prew teased Wire.) .
Washington. May , 12. An ordinary
carpet tack and a portly man have af
forded Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longwortli
much amusement It happened ' in the
Visitors' gallery of the bouse of rep
resentatives. , , ',' '
' Mrs. Xongworth drove with, her hus
band. - Congressman Longworth, to th4
oapltol and then wandered - Into the
women's gallery. The session was un
interesting to her.' Finally she saw a
small tack on the floor and picked it up.
Then she-thought of ar good Joke th
little -tack could figure in. She aeaued
over and placed it on one of the seats
in it he men's gallery. Then she waited.,
Presently a portly man, puffing a
great deal and making an awful fuss
about walking, came In and .planked
himself on the little tack. As his 25i
pounds soared skyward he uttered a few
iin-Chriettnnllke words- that were not
heard by Mrs. Longworth, as she ha i I
to leniiVe her seat so the , portly man
could feot see hr laugh. -
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GIF LET
Hea&'ol;. .Tonbpah. : .Depart
"ment Alleged to Have
: Aided Flames Whjch De
i strpyed Business Block-
Drunk, Witnesses Say.
Tonopah, Nev., May 12. Bitter feel
ing against Chief McKenzle of the fire
department exists In certain quarters of
Tonopah today as the result of his al
leged , belligerent actions during the
progress of the fire which Monday
night destroyed a block of business
houses, causing a loss of $150,000.
Three citizens, named William Grimes.
McGulre and Murphy, charge that Mc
Kenzle struck them, another avers that
the fire chief threatened to stab him,
and there are witnesses who say ha re
fused to allow volunteers to take the
fire-fighting apparatus from the fire
house until he had dressed. They say
the burning of the block was due to this
delay, as the blase, which started in a
lodging-house on Main street, could have
been-easily put out by the department
If It had arrived at once.
As it was. It took the department 20
minutes to move 200 feet down hill,
witnesses say.
In an argument following their at
tempt, to get the hose cart from "the
firehouee MoOuire, Murphy and Grimes
say Chief McKenzle struck, them. Later
on McKenzle Is accused of having cut a
rope with which volunteers were pull
ing over a building to check the
flames. D. B. Gillies, president of the
Tonopah Extension mine, charges
that McKenzle threatened-, to stab him
because he Interfered.
A store proprietor named Warren also
contributed to the , excitement by pro
ducing a six-shooter and threatening to
use It It any one tried to pull his build
ing over. He waa disarmed. . . ,
The .fire was put out after burning
for two hours. Because of the prohibi
tive rates there was Httle insurance on
the . buildings destroyed. : v ( ,
BEAN REPRESENTS -GOVERNOR
IN EAST
Balem, , Or., May 13. The supreme
court has returned from Penttleton, but
without Chief Justice Bean. The chief
Justice has gone to Washington, wher
he will represent Governor Chamberlain
at the conference of the governors to be
held at the White House this week. He
will also visit West Point and attend
to other duties delegated to' him by the
governor-while In
me
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Pawnshop of Max Hermann, "267 Crlich Street.
12, ;l 1808. TWENTY PAGES.
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IRDEH
Priyaielfolt jDeclares That
Ho Conspired With Graber
; and . HcKnight Jo ; Kill
Bandman'Johnsoh at Fort
Worden Friday Night.
. (Doited Press Leased Wire.)
Port Townsend, Wash., May II. The
wisdom Of separating the prisoners who
were,i arrested here , Saturday , last in
connection with the brutal murder of
Bandman Johnson at Fort Worden Fri
day night was determined today when
by pitting one against the other the of
ficers forced a confession from Private
Holt, held in the post guardhouse at
headquarters. United States Attorney
iu. Hi, load, who came down in response
io a, telegram
from Colonel Cummins.
commanding
the artillery, was active
in the work which brought forth
h brouffht forth tha
solution of the mystery.
Of the three men arrested by the
local peace officers, one named Mo
Knight, now a oiviiian and formerly a
soldier, waa taken to the county jail,
while the military authorities took the
other two, both soldiers. By telling
rnvaie won mat MCKnignt naa con
fessed the officers were able, according
to the report, to wring a complete con
fession from the man who until then
had stoically declared his Innocence.
Holt narrated the arrangement al
leged .to have been entered Into between
himself, MoKnight and Private Garber
to make away with the musician, who
was known to have considerable money
derived from, collections he made on
pay day from fellow soldiers to whom
he had made loans. Holt made the con
fession to Captain harry Newton, and
broke into tears while doing so.
Suspicion has all along pointed to
Holt as the guilty one, his marksman
badge of honor with his name engraved
thereon having been found near the
scene. No information has been given
out as to Garber's version of the matter,-but
in view of Holt's alleged con
fession he -will be held until the case is
tried. MoKnight . stoutly denies any
knowledge of the crime.
Ther force of . sentries at the guard
house has been doubled to frustrate any
attempt to ...carry, out t the openly ex
pressed sentiment of the men in the
post that Holt should be lynched.
- Tillman Fears Paralysis.
''Washington. May '. 12 Threatened
with paralysis. Senator TUlman is in a
sanitarium here, declining to see vis
itors. On Saturday he will sail for Eu
rope, accompanied by his wife, return
ing In.' November. .
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Tells Chinese
to Obey Wives
Wo Ting Fang.
(t'olted Preu Lmmmi 'Wire.)
New Tork. May, 13. The Chinese
minister,. Wu Ting-fang, ' today deliv
ered to his countrymen in this city some
wise counsel drawn from .the teachings
of Confucius. . . ,
His address Was delivered In the Chi
nese theatre, on the lower east side,
and was intended to promote the erec
tion or a i iuu.uuu temDie to Confucius
in this city.
There should be.no more factional
;hts among you," said the minister,
he sage Confuoius, if : his- teachings
are followed, will make the whole
world one family and- China -like one
person in nationality. Christians and- all
other peraons dwellli
mg logetner. Aboi-
Ish vour factions,
"Be sure to learn American way a and
Its language -and .associate with the
American people .when you can. A good
whjt in Kru Aiimrivau . ways IS. to at
tend Sunday school.
"A good man obeys his wife, and a
wife sometimes gives her husband rood
advice, particularly when she advises
him not to gamble; and not to smoke
opium. -Don't ; drink, especially whtskev
and brandy." .-. '
. (United Press Lsased Wtre. , ,
Wlllemstad, , May 12 L Guayra.
Venesuela, Is a death city. The Blague
is spreading rapidly. . News front' the
town there Is practically none, so strict
is the quarantine. Enough has leaked
out, however,,? to prove the spot an
inferno.
(Continued on Page TweW.)
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PLAGUE IS
INCREASING
HAYWOOD SAYS HE
IS NOT CANDIDATE
FOR TEDDY'S JO:
(t'attedi Press Lrand Wire.)
Chicago. Ulay l a. WUUans IX : Hay
wood will not be the Socialist Candidate
for1 president of the United States. Ho
declined. the honor today In a statement
which- he Issued to - the delegates at
tending the party's national convention
in this city. , . '
Haywood had beert advised not to
make a bid for the nomination bv for
mer Governor Iavid V- Coates of Colo
rado, who saldthat if hiit -name Jtl to
before the convention a clash wotil.i bt
started by the Debs foieeo. rtsultir.g in
CENTS.
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Second Street Dealer Unabb
to Explain to Detectives1
How He Was Attacked
Motiye May Have Been
Robbery. -
' Two asa'anlta on pawnbrokers have i
occurred within 12 honrs. , Last
night Max Hermann of 287 Conch
street waa struck ov'fhe head with
a gaspipe in the hands of a thug and :
later found bleeding from numerous
Cuts on the head. Today at 11:45'
o'clock . If. Neumanr whose office
is at Second and Couch streets, was
attacked by an unknown man and se
verely beaten. . Much , mystery sur
rounds both cases. . Both victims of
assaults are very seriously injured.
Whether their ' wounds will prove
fatal cannot at -present be de
termined. '
R. Neumen, a well-to-do second
hand dealer -at it Second street, cor
ner Couch, was brutally beaten over
the head and face with a gas-pipe about
11:46 this morning, and ha now lies in
a precarious condition in Bt Vincent's
hospital. lie has only a small show of
recovery. The police believe that a
drug fiend with a maniacal vengeance
1 gainst second-hand dealers Is now run
ning amuck In Portland. Circumstances
surrounding this morning's crime coin
cide with those attendant ' on Monday
night's attack on Max Hermann; a second-hand
dealer at 267 Couch street.
' Officer J. Burrt was passing- the Neu
men store this morning when M. Os
trow, a merchant at 42 Third street, no
tified him that Neumen lay i in a dytn
condition In his (Neumen's) , store
Officer Burr hastened inside and found
the man lying In a pool of blood behind
the- counter with his face beaten Into
an unrecognisable mass, and mumbling
Inooherently. , . " '
. - . Bit With Oaa-pipe.'
Beside him lay v a . gaa-plpe about
twenty-four inches " ; long. - Neumen
was at once removed to the police sta
tion where City Physician Zlegler ex
amined him and ordered him taken to
the hospital. Neumen was questioned
at the police station and from his vacua
answers it Is surmised that two men
were Implicated in the crime. : To mont
questions he would only say that he :
was very tired.
' M. Ostrow said that he was standing
in his store on Third street when two
young men came in with an armful of
bills they said thev were gathering up
posters for the Norrls & Rowe circus
and notified him that when they went
Irto Neumen's store they found him be
hind the counter in a. dying condition.
Ostrow returned with - the young men
and after examining Neumen. notified
Officer Burri. who was passing. Th
two young men departed before the ar
rival 'f the patrol wagon. Ostrowsf- .
he examined the cash register in '
store and found It empty.. The poll-'
found $11 In a wallet. An Italian wt i
refused to give his name said that N
was standing In.. front f a saloon on
the opposite sUe of the street and saw
a large, heavy-set man leave -Neumen s
store shortly before the- excitement tw
curred. He said the man walked nortu
on Second street at a fairly rapid git.
He could not describe the clothes wh
he wore, but the description ,of height
and else is similar to that of Hermann t
assaUant. It Is now believed that the
man being detained , at polie ueal
quarters is not the one who attatsil
Hermann. .
(Continued on Page Tares.)
dissension among the delegates,
wood's statement foliown:
"Because my frleixtt f'-'t I M
mlt mv name to t l--fiir th-? t-
convention for lii'lorscnient f
dentlal candidate. I f.l tn-t it
to make a statement to fini i
rades In the L'rtHe't I '
at the prssent time I f-n !"'
oo-worxers, myself, nn l, !"
cause, bv contlnuli'sr io '
rtuiks. For what (" "" ' 1
done for me I am i ' "
I aK- mv friend to r vi
fori in f'iroe .mf- t-.c..
! n 1 titver Vs -ij a