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VOL. VII. NO. 245.
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Pmkertons Receive Clues
From Koseburg, Or., and
Ogden, Utah -r Some of
Loot Said to Be Found in
Latter City.
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' XOJTBY U ZPSHTZTZEB.
Ogdea, Utah, pee. 'lS-rThe
none? found 14 the imnw of
a jsait, le newspaper anA. se-
eured at the fninU deliTry
window t the postof floe ttliw- ..
ported -was poaltlTrtjr Identified
this afternoon aa some of tbe
bills takes front the Et SU
tut In Portland at tie time of
the robbery tart wek. The.
money wee found by Ciexles
JFrloe, who turned the blUa to to '
the Sspartment.
Ogrten. Utah., Dec. JB.t-The, local
uthorlttea . well aa tha Boyern
J 1nent officera are ; fMad . with chaa
rln over Mia tnaAnar, 1 which" tha
myaterua tcharia Price" waa allowed
to allD through their flnrera. A. well
drenaed atmnRer appeared at the a-en
oral delivery window of the Oifden poat
office and asked for mall for Charles
Price. The postofftce clerk became agi
tated, and noticing this, the stranger
hurried out" of the building.
Assistant Postmaster Garner fol
lowed him through an alleyway and the
secret service men, who were also on
the lob gave chase. The stranger
boarded a streetcar and went directly
to the Salt Iake tt Of den depot,
where he caught a train Just pulling
. out. .
Authorities at Salt Lake were Imme
diately notified and given a description,
but Price fooled them again.
leaves Train.
He left tfie train at a small station
STlfll
OFBAI
Known aa w ooascross, nair way net ween
- the two cities. Since that time his dis
appearance has been complete.
The man whom authorities are now
convinced knows something of the Port
land robbery apparently chose this meth
od, of transporting the large sum and
avoiding suspicion. He addressed the
paper containing 14 $100 bills, two 1600
and some of lesser denominations
to "Charles Price, Ogden. Utah."
After having found no one of
that name in the Ogden directory
forwarded paper.
Charles Price, a plasterer resldlpg at
Five Points, an Ogden suburb, the pos
tal authorities forwarded the paper to
this substation where the poor laborer
was startled upon opening It to dis
cover $2400. He hurried to a bank,
thinking some hoax had . been played,
and there the money was pronounced
genuine and he deposited it, a careful
record of the numbers on the bills being
taken.
The postal authorities and police were
notified by the plasterer. It was after
all of this had transpired that the mys
terious stranger appeared at the post
office only to be frightened away when
lie requested mall.
Communication between President H.
H. Newell of tha Portland bank wlfich
was robbed and the local authorities,
both government and city, has been
established and a description of the
stolen currency Is now on the way to
Ogden.
Meanwhile the authorities are exert
ing every possible effort to capture the
mysterious "Price,' but with little hopes
of success, as his disappearance appears
to oe that of the typical clever crook.
j Local police say todaf that Portland
detectives (PlnkertonS) have started for
, this cltr determined to aid- in the chase
after. Price.-,
Several- clues are being followed by
the authorities and It is barely possible,
although not now thought probable,-that
the -mysterious stranger will be jailed
before many hours have passed.
...Tha Charles Price who received the
money by mistake declared ' that al
' though he is a poor man he Is willing
ahd- ready to give-uo the currency If
. awnersiiip can oe estaoiisnea.
'. ' Jk cipher message sent from Roseburg
v , T a ......... . . , a V ..1..V - .s hrtuii..
Wednesday morning' to a notorious
. In DAtlaM1 la. KaIIauu K b.
V Mnkrton and by Portland detectives to
. Vi nnaat tmnnvtan 1 if a Ana lv Ut
. htm vet bwn untarthed In the Kaat SiiiA
Tcmnk robbery case.
; Thai mARtn or a xffam Att hv man Ini
: -' (Continued on Page Three.)
POINTS WAY JO SUPREMACY
"The; late dispatches telling of the intention of the' Creat Northern
railway' to establish a coastwise service between Portland and San
-Francisco and the completion of their North Bank road into our city
is another link in the chain of development that is bound to make Port
land second to no other city on the Pacific coast," said E. I Thompson
of Hartnian & Thompson, bankers. V
- "Now if the people of Oregon would ajl pull together In this 'Home
Industry' movement and demand Oregon made goods, Portland's -com-
mercial supremacy would-be assured, for with the cooperation .of 'the
buying public every manufacturer, large-nd small, 'would be compelled
to double his-capacity. , . ''- 1 ' ,
"The cnsunrcr, must not loose sight of the fact that indirectly he
also .would be benefited by patronizing -'home ' made goods, for. every
dollar spent here locally 'remainsaenjong- us, .where, on the other hand.
Were the money spent in eastern channels and for goods manufactured
elsewhere it would seldom find it's way back to Orgon." 1 .
Carries More Advertisings Bom Display and Classified, Than. Any 0tn.er Dally Paper
r,i. Larger uircuxauon 01 4 i.tJuuKiAij in ronmna ana urccon, Accoms ior ii,
' 5vgjjy flfflSS Hill J JOURNAL CIRCULATION L
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PRESIDENT ASKS THAT
GOVERNMENT SUE NEW
YORK WORLD FOR LIBEL
fift Ha '''imii iii HMmnnnvrmiimiini itm
Preaident Roosevelt, .Who Would
Have Congres Sue th New York
World for Libel.
JUISOII GETS
LIFE SEHTEHCE
Holock's Slayer Listens to
Judge's Words Without
Quiver of Emotion.
Without a aulyer of emotion, and
with the same sullen, straight-ahead
look that he maintained while on trial.
Matt Johnson' stood before Judge Cle
land in the circuit court this morning
and heard the words that will put him
behind the penitentiary bars for life.
Johnson, who waa convicted of tho
murder of F. j. Holock In the second
degree by a jury last Saturday, still
wears around his neck a heavy bandage
that conceals from view the gaping
wound made In his throat by ihe razor
with which he attempted tp kill him
self In jail last week. The wound is
now healing rapidly,- and Johnson has
apparently been cured of his desire to
die.
"Ii Is the Judgment of this court
that yoii be Imprisoned In the peal -tentiary
of this state for the term of
your natural life," natd the Judge.'
Attorney Jeffrey says that he is not
sure about' taking an appeal.- and will
take a few days to examine the record
and make his decision. He expressed
the belief that ir jonnson naa not at
tempted to kill himself he would have
escaped with a verdict of manslaughter,
as he thinks that this affected the
Jury's action.
UNCLE SAM MAY
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(United Prr-" Leafed Wire.) -
San Francisco, Dec. 15. An Inspec
tion board comprising Colonel J. B. Bel
linger, superintendent of1 the army
transport service, and Chief Engineer
John Donnelly and Captain Scott of the
transport service, Is completing an !n
spectlon of the steamers' Sierra, So
noma and Ventura, of the ocean steam
ship line, with the probable purchase
of them by the government In view.
One of the officers admitted last' night
that they were making an inspection
of the vessels and would forward the
report of their Investigation to the de
partment at Washington.
The shtppine men of this city believe
the government intends to buy the ves
sels for use Jn the much talked of line
between here and Panama. Recently
the government purchased three ves
sels at Boston to be used between New
York and Colon, and It Is belteved tha
three shlpa in the Pacific will link New.
York and San Francisco vla Panama
by a government owned steamship line.
It is rumored that the frequent com
plaints of large shippers regarding the
Paciflo Mail's Panama service. have
caused the government's action.
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PORTLAND, OREGON,- TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER
COHGRESS. 6IVEII
HEWSJNMESSAOE
Executire Says Pulitzer's
. Paper Has Distorted Facts
About Panama Canal.
Washington, Dec. 15. Asking
that the; government prosecute Jo
seph Pulitzer, owner of the New
York World, for, libel on the good
name of the United States in con
nection with charges of fraud In the
purchase) of the Panama canal, Presl
dent Roosevelt today Bent a vigor
ously worded special message to
congress, with which he transmitted
all the records and papers concern
ing the deal. . . ,
The message In part follows:
"In view of the constant reiteration
of the assertion that there was soma
corrupt action by or on behalf of tha
United States government -in the ac
quisition . of the title of tha French
company to the Panama canal, I. deem tt
wise Jo submit to congress all the in
formation Jt have on the subject
Attacks Dalavan Bnato.
"The stories war first brought to
my attention, aa published In the In
dianapolis News, which Is edited by
Delevan Smith. The stories are scur
rilous, libelous and false. Mr. Smith
has shelter -Wmlf behind the excuse
that he accepted the statements of the
New York World, owned by Joseph Pu
litzer. ;"It Is Idle to say that the known char
acter of Mr. Pulitzer and his paper Is
such that statements In the paper should
be believed by nobody, but unfortunately
there are thousands who believe state
ments they see printed, even though
they are In Pulitzer's paper. Congress
men actually have been Induced to In
troduce a resolution with reference to
these charges."
Quotas Charges.
The president then quotes the specific
charges as published, bringing in the
names of Charles P. Taft, brother of the
president-elect, and Douglas Robinson,
brother-in-law of the president. He
then continues:
"The statements sometimes occurred
In the editorial columns -and sometimes
In the news columns and In special-contributions.
They are false In every par
ticular from beginning to end. The
wickedness of the slanderers Is sur
passed only by their fatuity. The in
ventors of the Tart story evidently
supposed that William H. Taft was sec
retary of war during some period of the
Panama canal purchase.
Bobinaon Story.
"He did not become secretary until
aftir the transaction was closed. The
Inventor of the Robinson story did not
take the trouble to ascertain that he
was not connected with any phase of
the deal. No shadow of proof can bo
produced to support the stories. Thev
consist of strong. Infamous libels. In
form, they are In part libels on Indi
viduals. Robinson and Taft, for instance.
In fact they are libels upon the govern
ment.
"I don t believe you should concern
yourselves with the individual writers
or the articles. The real offender Is
Pulltser. The great Injury is the b ack
enlng of the good name of the American
people.
. Koast I or rniiaer.
"It should not be left for a nrtvnte
citiien to sue Pulitzer and the World,
but he should be prosecuted for libel by
me government, in point or encouraging
the Iniquity of wrongdoing there Is no
choice between a public servant betray
ing his trust and a man guilty as Pu
litzer Is In this Instance. It is a high
national duty to. bring this man, who
oniy sreKS to connect tne government
with wrongdoings of the basest and
foulest kind, to Justice. The attorney
general is considering the form of pro
ceedings' The rest of the message is taken tin
with a description of the method of
purcnasing tne canal. The president de
clares that the money was paid to the
stockholders at the direction of the
French courts, and the story that Ameri
cans were Interested In either the old or
the new French company Is declared
groundless.
ah tne documents in tne case are
euomiuea.
It. is suggested by Roosevelt that If
congress deems It advisable. It doubt
less will be possible to get the names
of the shareholders from France through
the American ambassador.
AfilOfJG JAPANESE
Dr. Saito Says the Occidental
Life Is Playing the
Mischief.
(Catted Press LeucO Wlr.l
Beattle. Dec. 15. Dr. K. Salto, direc
tor of the) Anlvama. hiunlluli fnr lh
insane at Tokio, Japan is in thla city
eiirouis io Derun,
."Insanity is increasing in Japan at
a remarkable rata as occidental civili
sation Is swapping- the country." say
Dr. Saito. "The cause, of this Is quite
easy to explain. The conditions of the
country are changing so rapidly that
the people in their endeavor to conform
wllh them are exercising their brain in
a strenuous v. It Is a condition to
which the people cannot conform in
aincl feneration.' .. f ,
GfflfCERS:
KING EDWARD
VERY SICK
MARCH
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King Edward of England, Who Is
Rreported to Be .Very 111.
(Unlttd Press Leaied Wire.)
London, Dec. IS From sources of
unquestioned reliability , It was learned
today that the royal family's phyeh-lans
are. deeply concerned over the king's
condition." That - Bdward himself real
ises th eravitv of his illness is indi
cated by the fapt that he Is rapidly un
loading many government responsibili
ties on the shoulders of the Prince of
Wales.
The most alarming features, of the
king's Condition are the reappearance of
those symptoms which preceded Ills
operation. In 1902. He suffers much
from abdominal pain and his weakened
physical condition Is een in his no
ticeable loss of weight.
The court physicians have ordered
their royal patient to cancel all engage
ments. IN ASKED
Captain James Pond, I'nitcd States
lighthouse inspector ot the Thlrteentn
district, which comDrlses Oregon, Wash
ington and Alaskan waters, and Major
Charles Mclndoe, United States engineer
corps, in charge of the same territory,
have ben ordered to submit to 'the
lighthouse board a Joint report stating
their views on the removal or the oinces
of the respective departments from this
cltv to Relllnaham. Wash.
The headquarters of the lighthouse
service and the engineer corps have been
located In Portland since the work was
first orsranlzed and have spacious quar
ters on the third floor of the fine cus
tom house building. The work of the
entire district is conducted from these
headquarters, and so far the people di
rectly Interested In the service know
the arrangement Is very satisfactory.
A dispatch from Belllngham a few
days ago announced that Senator Piles
of Washington, was working In favor
of having the two department headquar
ters removed to Belllngham. and it is
supposed that he has succeeded In lay-
( Continued on 'Page Three.)
MRS. AilUIS III
THE H CASE
Widow of Victim Appears at
Scene of Trial State
Counsel Keinforced.
(Uolted Press Leased Wire.)
Flushing, I I., Dec. 15. The state
today surprised the attorneys defend
ing Thornton Jenkins Halns. Justice
Crane, before the examination of tales
men began, designated James A. Dayton
and Elmer 8. White as special prose
cutors to assist the state officials dur-
ina the trial. The announcement
brought forth strenuoua objections from
Chief Counsel Mclntyre of the defense.
The objections were overruled , and the
examination - of veniremen began.
Every question of White's was objected
to by Mclntyre, who announced that h
would object to every proceeding of the
court in which White participated.
Burins- a recess of the court Chief
Counsel Mclntyre announced that Thorn
ton Mains i would taKe tne stana- in nis
own bchnlf. - '
. Mrs. William E. Ann is, widow or tne
man for whose murder the defendant is
being tried, arrived today, and will re
main, until after, the completion of the
lurv. Hhe is expected to be one of , the
first witnesses for the prosecution. :
LIGHTHOUSE
VIEWS
15, 1908. EIGHTEEN PAGES,.
CHIEF BIGGY'S BODY IS
RECOVERED FROM WATERS
OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY
CORPSE FOUND
HEAR F Al R WAY
Mystery of Official's Disap
pearance Partly Explained
by Finding of Corpse.
I United Prm Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Dec. '15. A body
positively identified as that of Chief
of Police William J. Blggy was found
in the bay today, clad in a 4 heavy
black overcoat and, with the hands
clasped lightly behind the back.
The fare was not recognizable on ac
count of the action of the water
during the two weeks since the chief
disappeared from the police launch.
In a pocket of the overcoat was found
a revolver, believed to he the one which
Commissioner Keil loaned Blggy at the
time of his visit to the commissioner s
home at Belvedere Just before the fatal
trip on the bay.
Body Identified.
Cantain Conboy. Seraeant Donovan
and Patrolmen Burns and Berry posi
tively tdentirled the body and the mem
bers of the police commission were no
tified. An escort of mounted police was
ordered to accompany the body to the
morgue. ,
The fact that the hands were claspd
behind the body Indicates that, Hlggy
mad noi struggle when he. fell Into the
water and this Is taken to support the
suicide theory.
The body was sighted floating In the
fairway about half way between Goat
island and the Valleio street wharf.
by the pilot of the Southern Pacific
irelght steamer Transit. The pilot re
ported to the police.
The department launch was still out
on its long search for the body and
another launch was hired to recover the
remains of the chief.
It Is reported that the police com
mission will postpone a meeting called
for tomorrow to select Blggy's succes
sor. Disappeared Mysteriously.
The disappearance of Chief - Blggy
from the police launch on the nlsrht of
November 30 followed a visit to the
home of Police Commissioner Keil st
Belvedere, across the bay. Blggy had
been greatly affected by allegations of
Inefficiency and misconduct against him
which appeared In the newspapers and
the fact that charges which were to
be preferred against him were being pre
pared ny lawyers, t-ie orrereq to resign
when he called on Keil and said he was
"being hounded to death." His most
serious troubles began when Morris
HfiaK. who attempted to assassinate
Francis J. Heney, committed suicide at
the county jail while being guarded by
three of Riggy's men.
It Is generally believed that Blaav
committed suicide.
Knglneer Murohv was the onlv other
occupant of the launch on the' return
rrom Belvedere and he did not miss the
chief until he had almost reached the
city.
Blggy interested in rioaters.
That Chief of Police' Blcsrv closelv
questioned Assistant Autopsy Stygeon
Thomas Davis .regarding the care. Iden
tification and disposal of the bodies of
drowned persons was revealed todav bv
Davis when the news of the finding of
the chief's body reached the 'morgue.
"The chief was here during the Haas
Inquest," said Davis, "and In passing
through the morgue asked what was the
fiufpose and use of the two steel chests
n which we keep the bodies of those
taken from the water, which he saw sus
pended from the celling of the 'floater'
room.
"I told him and ho Immediately be
came interested. He asked me whether
tt were possible that a man could be
lost In the bay and not be found. He
also asked me whether autopsies were
made on persons who were drowned and
whether the majority of them were un
identified. He appeared to show such
unusual Interest In the caskets that I
had one lowered and showed him how
a body In It could be kept air tight, ho
In the meantime questioning me.
"I little dreamed at the time that his
body would be the next to rest In the
metal receptacle," said Davis In conclu
sion.
EMMA G0U1AII
DID HOT SPEAK
Police of Bellinghani Put
Stop to Anarchist's Talks
by Causing Arrests.
Belllngham. Wash., Dec. 15. Boasting
that they would not leave the city until
they were ready, Miss Emma Goldman
and her advance agent. Dr. Ben Reitman.
departed from Belllngham today at 1
o'clock for Vancouver, B. C. without
even attempting to lecture here. Last
night the two were arrested and placed
In Jail. This mornlns thev were broueht
before the police court and asked to
plead to a charge of committing the
crime of threatening to hold an unlawfui
assemmy ana or being outlaws and an
archists. "I plead guilty to being an anarchist
but nothing else," said Miss Goldman.
"I plead guilty to being an anarchist,
but not an outlaw," Dr. Reitman said.
The prosecution against the man and
woman was pushed because they openly
boasted that they would do what they
pleased In Belllngham. When they had
entered the pleas the Judge placed each
under 15000 Wonds to appear for trial
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. When
Miss Goldman saw that she; could not'
seen re1 bonds and that she would have to
stay In the cltv bastiie for another night
she readily consented to leave Ui city
antt never come tacit again, , ; i'
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W. i. Bigg,' lAte. 'Chief f Police,
Ban Francisco. '
WATfR CODE IS
TO BE ASKED
Oregon Conservation Com
mission Appoints Com
mittee to Draft Bill.
The deliberations and discussions of
the Oregon conservation commission yes
terday at the Commercial club resulted
In a determination to present a bill for
passage bv the legislature codifying" the
water, laws and enacting new legislation
which Is Intended to render definite and
secure titles to all water rights. This
bill will be, to a large extent, modeled
upon the Wyoming law, which Is said
to work out more successfully than
any other In the country.
The -speakers agreed- that Oregon Is
greatly In need of laws which will set
tle the many water rights controversies
with which the courts are besieged.
At the afternoon session yesterday a
sub-committee was appointed to draft
a bill relating to the conservation or
the water Interests of Oregon. The
members of tills sub-committee are, J.
H. Lewis, state engineer, Salem; Austin
T. Buxton, Forest Grave: State Senator
J. N. Hart. Baker City; Will R. King,
supreme court commissioner, Salem;
Richard W. Montague. Portland: State
Senator Frank J. Miller, Albany; Wil
bur K.1 Newell, Gaston; J. S. Stevens,
United States geological survey, Port
land; C. B. Watson, Ashland; and J. R.
Wllsonj Portland. This committee will
be assisted and advised by Clarence T.
Johnston, state engineer of Wyoming; A.
E. Chandler, legal adviser of the recla
mation service, Washington, D. C; and
D. C. Henny, supervising engineer, Uni
ted States reclamation service, Portland.
State Engineer Johnston explained the
Wyoming Taw. which Is said to work
more satisfactorily than any other In
the United States. The water laws of
the state Include an administrative sys
tem which costs the state between $20,
OOfl and J25.O00 a year. The system
gives general satisfaction. Mr. Johnston
said. Some of the members expressed
the opinion that n administrative sys
tem would be contrary to the consti
tution of Oregon and that all disputes
would have to be adjudicated in the
courts.
E
( Cnl ted rresa f sated Wlre.t
McAlester, Okla.. Dec. 15. The safe
of the First National bank of Eufala.
Oklahoma, was blown open with dyna
mite today by robbers, who escaped
with $15,000 in gold. A posse is in
pursuit of the thieves.
ROBBERS
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Voice of the Press Dishonor
. ; . , ' From ' the " Pittsburg Post. -
They have given a solemn written pledge to vote as the slate pri
maries directed. They can break, this pledge, of course, but if they do
they will probably never have another chance ; to, dishonor thrn
selyes and. the. country, which pretty generally favors the elpcilwi nf
senators by popular vote, -will proceed to bnlld a fire under th Vniu -d
States senate itself.'which is now the only real obstacle to th rh.n
These Oregon welchers. are already auch in -spirit. If thry
Sliat they want' to. do; they will pull dbwn'the whole structure '
eir ears. The country will not be wllltng to ltft more than n,
legislature ed" basely dishonor itself.; . I
In Orcfjon. Tne
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GERMANY'S
HELP
Negotiations Are Pending
Whereby Venezuela De
sires to Form Alliance in
Ueturn for Concessions
Dutch Seize Another Ship.
(United Pref Iwd Wire.)
Berlin. Dec. 16". President Cas
tro, according to an admission made
today by a member of the German
foreign office, Is here to effect a,
diplomatic alliance whereby Ger
many will support Venezuela in fu
to re international entanglements In
return for such concessions from tha
republic; as will allow Germany to
become the dominating Influence lit
Venesuela'a commerce.
Castro, It i was also . learned tod. ay.
wants a bis: loan. '.
' Herr Qoeach, counsellor In the foreign
office, visited (tro today, and ar
ranged or an official visit with Count
von Bulow, the German chancellor,' and
Foreign Secretary -von' Schoen. Castro
and Jterr Goesch Indulge.d in a lengthy
discussion concerning tha etiquette of
the proposed Interview, the president
of Venezuela demanding that he be re
ceived In a manner befitting his station.
This was promised him. after which Cas
tro sent a member-of his suite to leave
his cards with Von Bulow and Von i
Schoen.
Emperor Wllhelm today 'sent a cordial
telegram of welcome to Castro;
Oil S. S. SENATOR
Two Men and Women Are
Charged With Robbery .
bv Fellow Passengers.
(United Press Leased Wire:)
San Francisco, Dec. 16. Because their
alleged offense of drugging and robbing
two passengers on the steamer Senator '
occurred on the Columbia river near As
toria, Or., beyond the jurisdiction of the ,
local police, two men and two women,
giving the names of Slgney Le Coos,
Hugh Adfelns, Addle Roe and Fannie
Watklns, were today released by Cap
tain oi "Detectives James Kelly, who
examined them last night after they
had been brought ashore front the vessel. ,
John Murdock . and a companion,
named Michael Murray, were the com
plaining witnesses againBt the quartet.
They alleged that on last Friday night "
after the vassel left Portland. Murdock
and another 8 man, who s&ld he was a
son of the recorder of Los Angeles coun- ,
ty, were found unconscious, apparently
the victims of knockout drops. Mur
dock complained of having been robbed
of $40.
paasengers Chase Ze Coos.
The authorities on the vessel wera
asked to investigate and a search vua
made for Le Coos, who was traveling
under the name of F. Dolan. Not until
the Senator docked at Astoria did Le
Coos nut In an appearance, and he was
walking off tht gang plank when tM
cry of "Stop thief" was sounded. Mur
dock and Murray and a mob of steeragx
passengers gave chase down the wharf. .
Murray adding to the excitement by fir- ,
ing his pistol three times Into the air.
Le Coos was captured hiding behind a
pile of boxes and was compelled to re
turn to the vessel. i i
Addle Roe, who. was posing as Mrs.
Dolan was met on deel: by Murray. w1k
pointed his pistol at her and ordered her -to
return Murdock's money. The little
woman coolly pushed the revolver from ,
her face and gave. Murray a resounding
slap la the face, sending him spinning
Into the arms ef Steward John Wall Is.,
who wrenched the weapon from him,
Cptain Louis N. Kopanderson de
manded a formal investigation and ak1
that Murdock and Murray lay- their1
charges before the Astoria police. But,
the men did not want to delay their trlt
and it was agreed to preserve order an-1
have a final understanding at this port.
As the alleged robbery took place out
side of California, the- local atithorltrM ,
find they have no Jurl,dlctlon, and. as
the excused persons have been dis
charged from custody, no , prosecution
will' probably be attempted.
KNOCK 1 DROPS