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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL; PORTLAND, ' SUNDAY MORNING, 'JANUARY 28, 1912.
TO
- 'SHOW THEM UP'
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"My Move Now in Their
' Game," Says Fast Special
ist, Whose First Witness
Boosts Strongly for Her.
. SptclI to Tkt Joarn1.
Fort-wOrchard, Wash.. Jan. 27. Speou-
latlonre"tyk whether Dr. Linda Haxzard,
on trial on a first degree murder charge.
' tor having starved Claire WilliamBon to
v death, would testify, was dispelled this
' afternoon, when Mrs. Hazzard unre
servedly atated she would "get on the
i stand and show tip that bunch.
' , ' That bunch? fs interpreted to be C,
- E. Lucian, Agassis, the British vice con-
. aul, and the relatives of the dead girl,
at whose instigation the investigation
was begun which resulted in the arrest.
"They've been playing checkers, but
now It's my move," said the fasting
specialist, ''and I'll show them a thing
or two when I get on the stand."
i "Then you are going to take the3 wit
ness atand. are you?' she was asked.
. . : T "Ton Bet Tour Ufa."
t "Too bet your, life I'm going to," she
replied.
Miss Nellie B. Sherman, who took the
Stand for the defendant, this morning,
was still under direct examination,
when court adjourned at S o'clock this
: afternoon. Mies Sherman ia a nurso
who cared for the Williamson girls,
Clair and Dorothea, in Seattle, from
- March IS to April 2z, and at tha Haz-
sard - sanitarium at Olalla from that
time until May 1.
Other Sid of the Story.
' :i Every material portion of tha testi
mony given by Dorothea, slater of the
deceased girl, waa absolutely contradict
ed by Alias Sherman. Her testimony
pictured lira. Hazzard as "a kindly, lov
ing and tender mother", to the girl,
with whose death Mrs.. Haxxard is
' charged, and her sister.. She atated In
direct contradiction' ' to the testimony
of Miss Esther Cameron.' that Frank
Lilly never assisted in . giving the Wil-
. liamson girls their, daily bath, other
1 than to carry the water. Dorothea Wil
liamson had previously testlfed to an
active part that .Frank Lilly took in
the task of bathing the girls. ,
Tha state's counsel will make an ef-
- f ortj. on Monday to delva into a suspect-
- ed cult to which It is believed Miss
...Sherman Frank- Lilly, Walte Webb, the
Haszarda, and others connected with the
case are alleged to belong.
Say Girls Sever Complained. -
, She; denied tha statement of Ml.is
Camerenj who testified that Miss Sher
man had called her attention to the
fact that by pressing upon tha abdomen
of the Williamson girls, they were so
thin-that their spines could be felt 8b.
. stated' that the (iris never complained
. at anything in ' regard : to their treat
ment and 'that they were' always very
friendly, and apparently had a, tender,
; loving . reeimg , for Mrs. Hastard. '
She stated that she was passing by
the door , when Claire Williamson was
, dictating 'the last wifhes Which were
found InMrs. Haxtard's handwriting
in Claire's diary, and though she said
' that she did not definitely, hear any-
thing that was said, she knew Mr a. Has-
- sard did not make any suggestions to
Claire in regard to the disposition of
her effects or her money.
LAWYERS CHARGE
EACH OTHER WITH
PROLONGING TRIAL
(Continued from Page One.)
linge on the testimony Morris was ex
Dec ted to rive. He ia ntaA m rhn i
rect evidence of tha conspiracy alleged
to have existed between Wilde and him
.' self in consummating the telephone
deal. He is willing to give this evi
dence if the state will wipe out the
big sttfck of indictments still pending
against mm. unless ne pleads guilty
or the case is dismissed he cannot un
der the rules of law be offered as a
witness against Wilde.
Each Side now charewa th nth with
V killing time and needlessly prolonging
fours consumea in court. Dan J.
; Malarkey, chief counsel for Wilde, says
Special Prosecutor Clark and Fitiger-
aid are "stalling" to gain time for ne
t gotiation with Morris. FlUgerald and
Clark complain that Malarkey leads the
. witnesses ror me state into long, wind
ing paths that have nothing to do with
the case.
After spending over a day and a half
In th witness chair, Frank H. Stow was
. finally excused yesterday afternoon. It
waa through Stow that Wilde's inti
mate letters to Morris prior to the bank
deal were Introduced, and through him
that Wilde was presented to the Jury
in the light of having deceived his as
sociates in the Union Telephone Con
struction company as to the proceeds
of the deal.
Traded Bonds for Houses.
W. A. Currie, of 632 Elizabeth street,
was tha most Interesting witness of
the afternoon, he being the first of the
Witnesses to show what Morris did with
the 140,000 In bonds of Puget sound is
sue, derived from the deal with Wilde
This testimony was offered lo prove
"tHat ITie property of the bank was con
certed to the private .use of Morris
Currie said that in March, 1807. Mor
ris gave him four Tacoma telephone
bonds of $1000 each to diepose of, he
pelng a broker. Later Morris gave him
four more. The first blo-k, lie said,
he traded to -George M. Frost for a
house and lot on East Seventeenth
, Street, between Division and Ivon He
was, requested to have the property
Reeded, to 8. A. Reed, who In turn deed
ed the property to Florence M. Adams
and ah In turn to Olive M. Gould. The
final proceeds after the last transac
tion, said the witness, were $1900 and
this sum was turned over to W. Cooper
Aforris. . .
. The second block of four bonds, Cur
rle stated, was traded to W. E. Howard
for a. house and two lots at 1209 Eust
Wain street This property was first
deeded to Ilorence M. Adams and by
her to Michel Arndt. The ultimate pro
ceeds .. were tuoo. ami this sum was
psid to W; Cooper Morris,
i riorenc Adams Morris' Stenographer
, , It was shown that Florence M Ad-
t Sms was .Morris' stenographer In the
Oregon Trust & Savings bank. The
State alleges she was a "dummy" o
. over up the transactions, and that 8
A. Reed served the same purpose. Red
was a treasurer of the telephone con
struction company, and as declared by
special Prosecutor Clark In Ills open
ing statement to t a "handy man" for
.'Wilde. .V".'.;' ';. V-
It has not yet clearly appeared why
Morris was satisfied to take $40,000 in
Tacoma bonds,' instead of cash in re
turn for the demand certificates of g.
posit romtng from the bond purchase;.
One theory Is , that it was easier to
eover up the transaction by taking
bends," as ' the1' sudden' Increasing v of
Morris' account by .'4,(000, when be-
rore ms account consiwea or an over
draft, might have excited " suspicion.
The means adopted in disposing of the
bonds by a devious system -of trans
fers Is alleged to bear out the theory of
precaution to conceal . what had been
done. : ; ' ' .
Bookkeeper Takes Vacation.
George M. Frost was called and pro
duced the four bonds he received In
exchange for his house and ' lot The
bonds, with Interest coupons attached,
were passed to the Jury box and care
fully inspected, by th Jurymen. .
Adolf Hctiuri, chief bookkeeper or the
Oregon Trust, was called ' to Identify
the telephone bond accounts and gen
eral bond and warrant, account. He
identified a credit slip for $40,000 in
the handwriting of Oeorge Estes, head
of the bank's bond department, which
was his authority for entering the sale
of $40,000 in Tacoma bonds. These en-
tries are used to trace the bonds taken
over by Morris.
Malarkey, - on cross examination.
brought out that Sen u Is was given a
paid vacation of over a month by MOr-
ria In July and August, 1907. Scliulz
said be had expressed a wish to visit
the Jamestown exposition, and Morris
told him he could, expenses paid, if
he would devote as much time as pos
sible to the study of bookkeeping sys
tems in eastern banks. He made the
trip and said he gave more time to pos
sible bookkeeping Improvements than to
sightseeing.
W. D. Fenton testified briefly, ex
plaining; that he had temporary custody
or the bonds alleged to nave been em
bezzled by Morris. " This was a link !n
the evidence tracing the history of the
bonds. . ..
Believes Signature Spurious.
One of the features of yesterday was
the effort of the defense to introduce
a letter signed with the name of F. F.
Oraves, president of the Union Tele
phone Construction company, In which
strong Indorsement is given Wilde and
the opinion expressed that Wilde does
not owe either Stow or Graves on ac
count of the bond deal. Oraves Is an
elderly man, living In Cleveland, Ohio.
The letter was not admitted because
Stow expressed the opinion that the
signature of Graves is spurious.
Later on the state will press for the
admission of this letter, which Is
claimed to be genuine. The signature
gives appearance of having been writ- :
ten by an Infirm hand, which the de
fense alleges is due to sickness and age.
Btow, comparing; the signature with an
identical signature of four years earlier
date, said, be did not think they' were
the same.r The earlier signature bean
no trace of Inflrmjty.f v. :.X.V
In this connection Stow added, a new
nickname. He said that - Graves , fre
quently complained of being sick, and
achieved the nickname of ' "Sickness"
among his associates.' , . t ;:.;
Another feature of Stew's testimony
was the position , Into' which he was
driven on cross-examination In - regard
to his . claim against Wilde for $15,000
as a division of ; profits 1 on the ' tele
phone deal with 'the Oregon Trust. Stow
said' he did not want -this money If 'it
Is proved that Wilde embezzled It from
the bank. . If not embezzled, he -wants
It and Intends to sue for it.
He admitted he had made demand on
Wilde for the money 'after Wilde had
been indicted and after he had signed
an affidavit to assist In the extradition
of the defendant from California. The
defenHe endeavored to enow by croBS
examlnation that Stow is largely re
sponsible for the criminal prosecution
of Wilde, and that his efforts to have
Wilde Indicted came to a head after
Wilde refused to "dig up."
Wilde's letters Submitted.
The extensive collection of letters
from Wilde was added to by the pro
duction of his "not a cent for tribute"
missive, written last May, In which ho
Intimates that Stow tried to hold him
up for $10,000. Stow flatly denied that
he offered to quit for $10,000, and said
that no such sum was mentioned be
tween himself and Wilde, j
In this letter Wilde refers sarcasti
cally to Stow's alleged waste of money
In the preliminary work of the construc
tlon company at Denver and Omaha,
enumerates a number of stockholders,,
who, he says, are willing to contribute
to show "who is who," and proceeds: .
"Yes, I sold those bonds and roads
my commission honestly and fairly, and
what la more, am going to keep . same;
I have no desire to divide or contribute
fair gains against or with 111 gains.
Your secret trip to San Diego with
overtures for $10,000 and rank statement
connected with it put me more wise to
you, and I began Immediately an in
vestigation of considerable thorough
ness.
"Nothing could overshadow your In
genious and virtuous career in particu
lar localities. Mr. Irwin, our vice pres
ident, U. S. Grant, those banks I visited
In San Diego and Los Angeles in the
past few days, holders of the Denver
Construction company and Omaha bonds
are keen ror a showdown, since seeing
your- recent' letter, -and you won't have
any trouble whatever In getting In the
limelight and an opportunity to unravel
the mess, you and yours created' so ar
tistically, and thus place the ' responsi
bility of the rotten corporation right
where it belongs. .. Tour tissue paper
house better be boarded up- and-- I ad
vise you . toi gov rltfht ,,to .work. Don't
worry about me. If l am In tad any
where It naturally will -come out in the
wash, . "r.; '-1 -v i?i
' -Jury SeeavShow. h,'fZ:.-Sfi?-
"Touts and fifty thousand '.for. Inves
tigation, but not a niskel dead or alive
for tribute.' ,"-- r
"P. S.-r-The awful story , of., findings
of the dissipation and wilful waste- at
Denver and Omaha of tho innocent in
vestors' and stockholders' - money, this
letter forbids me to; Incorporate.- And
your gratitude Is a lively appreciation
of favors to come." . i
Last night the Jury received permis
sion from Judge Kavanaugh to attend
a theatrical performance, and today, In
charge of the bailiff, has permission to
take a car ride. Jurymen will also be
permitted to receive visits from mem
bers of their families at their hotel.
"Liar" waa -passed for the first time
during the session yesterday, when
Deputy District Attorney Fitzgerald
hurled defiance at Malarkey. The lat
ter had charged there was a "frame-up"
and leclared that Special Prosecutor
Clark is "running" the office of the
district attorney. Fitzgerald said this
was a lie, Judge Kavanaugh . calmed
the attorneys and threatened them with
a fine if they stage another scene of
the same character.
SENATE KILLS TAX:-:
C0H Bill-.
Revenue Bill Passed, However;
Which' Will : Give -Some Re-
lief From Taxation Woes if
Hawley Signs It,', i ,:
ONE ROUND H0GAN IS
FAVORITE OVER MURPHY
(United ' Pren Leased Wlre.
San Francisco, Jan. 27. Because of
a recent decision over "Knockout"
Brown, who several months ago knocked
out Harlem Tommy Murphy, "One
Round" Mogan today was made a 10
to 8 favorite over Murphy for their 20
round contest here next Wednesday
night.
Both boxers are training earnestly as
a defeat to either means practical pugil
istic oblivion. Each is confident of vic
tory. - i
Journal Want Ads bring results.
(Special to Tb Journal.) -'
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 27. Although the
Idaho legislature did not conclude its
work and adjourn tonight as had been
planned, there remain but a few details
in the way of supplementary legisla
tion before the- adjournment early In
th week. With the killing of the tax
commission bill in the senate thlafter-i
noon, the session Is practically at an
end! - , '.. , .
While a revenue bill has been passed
and Is In the hands of Governor Haw
ley, the legislature has not accom
plished what was designed by the gov
ernor When he Issued his call for the
special session. Many of the features
of the bills prepared by the special
revenue commission have been incor
porated in the measure which has been
passed by- both the Tiouae and the sen
ate, but that the administration is dis
satisfied with the measure is shown by
the fact that it was opposed to the
last by Democrats in both the house
and the senate. It is believed Governor
Hawley will sign the bill, as It is his
only chance to afford relief from the
present taxation difficulties, but in do
ing so he will undoubtedly express his
disappointment that the measure does
not follow the lines of his recommen
dations. . .
Th the last effort to secure passage of
the bill providing for the creation of a
state tax commission, Governor Hawley
last night telegraphed to the governors
of practically all states which have
Buch commissions, asking for expres
sions on' their value,1" Twelve answers
were received and every one Indorsed the
tax commission' idea. In spite of this.
the senate defeated the measure after
it had been passed by tha house.
The revenue bill -as enacted' provides
for-valuation at full cash value but taxa
tion at only 40 per cent of such valuation.1-
Other .provisions of the bill con
tain the folowing:
Payment of taxes, twice a year.
The numerical system of listing- lands
upon the tax rolls. ...
Exemptions as before except that pri
vate libraries .are exempt to the value
of $400 only. ;;.'; vWf;vv.1.H,M
f Homes are exempted to the value of
$200. only where the total value of the
home property does not exceed $1000.
Personal notice ' required before tax
deed can be issued.
State taxes- are apportioned upon the
current year's valuation Instead of the
previous year's,-as at present.
ROBBERS; HOLD COUPLE;
PRISONERS IN BEDROOM
Los Angeles, Jan. 27. After gagging
ana tying (-panes- uagnon and. his wife
and locking them In. the- bedroom of
their apartments, two robbera ran
sacked the place and escaped with $25
in coin, clothing worth $500, and a key
to s safety deposit box containing $4000
In cash, according to Gagnon's report
today to the police. The men leaped
upon the couple after they had rer
turned - from the theatre, . '. Both -were
masked.,.:. . ' .4.;s w i'kVw.ii'iw-5.
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TOY TOY IS
iT.Tiir ni nrrnrr
mi iroLU imx
Murderer, of AnnaEdna, za
" Witch," Wanders Streets,
'of Pendleton Again.
MAJOR YATES ORDERED.
r TO TAKE PORTLAND POST
.' ' (WnnhWtoo Bureau of The Journal. -'? i
Washington, Jan. il. Major Arthur
W. Yates, quartermaster, has been or
dered from 8an Antonio to Portland as
disbursing quartermaster, to report
February ,15. relieving Captain Berke
ley, whose detail expires April 15.
CHAMBERLAIN ENJOYS
JOURNEY TO KEY WEST
Washington, Jan. 17, Senator Cham
berlain has' Just - returned from - Key
West. He was only slightly ill and
found the trip enjoyable and Instruct
ive. . - ,.- ' ' . -';
, i (Specla to Th Journal.): .
Pendleton, Jan. J 27. Toy - Toy, who
with Columbia Oeorge, murdered Anna
Edna, a squaw whom they .believed, to -be
a witch responsible for misfortunes
that had visited them. Is back in Pendle
ton today for the first time In 1 2 years.
Following1 his - pardon Thursday by ::
President v Taf t,' he left : the federal
prison on McNeil's, island . and came
straight to Pendleton, arriving here last
m . "' I,
it was in 1899 that Toy Toy' and Co
lumbia George gave Anna Edna a bottle
of whiskey containing a quantity of
strychnine. They r were arrested, tried
in the state court and both sentenced to
life imprisonment v the pehitentlary.
After serving six yearstheir attorneys
appealed the "case on the ground that
the state court' had no Jurisdiction, the,
appeal waa upheld and the Indians were
liberated, only to be tried In the federal
court and , again convicted.- -'They were
then sent to McNeil's 'island.
. Columbia Oeorge was pardoned two
years' ego, 'but'Toy: Toy was kept Im
prisoned until Thursduy because he was
a relative of the murdered woman and
because the evidence showed that he
had enlisted his confederate's services
in. 'the crime. ? .:";;! "
; California Tenor Dies.
' (CnlMd Press leases: Wire.)
Bah ' Francisco, Jan. .,17. Walter 3.
Talbot. California tenor singer, for
years identified with th "White Rats,"
died here today from blood poisoning.
Talbot, who was 40 years of age, had
been engaged In vaudeville for many
years, having been for a : time associ
ated with Truly Shattuck. L: , I
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