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XRU WLMTIiLK FOR 5EVS . OP THE ,v CHURCHES L " t Fair tonight and uuxkk . tomorrow; west FniTtmi erly winds; 1 1 AtWr warmer tomor- 2s X 11' V See The Journal every Saturday. 4 j Y K row. Humidity, 87. - VOL. XIV. - NO. 109. PORTLAND' TOREGPN, WEDNESDAY. EVENING, . JULY" 1 14, 1915 FOURTEEN ; PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS OJf THAWS AND VTwm BTAMD& FIVE CXNT3 HftRRY THhvj IS SANE, VERDICT: OF 12 JURYD Decision,- Reached After De - liberation "of Forty VMnv . utes, ;Not Final, as Judge . HendricK Has Last Word.? SLAYER OF ARCHITECT, i : STILL ; HELD, , PRISONER Aged; Mother of; Defendant Sobs, as Foreman, Makes -Announcement. V - History -of Tluw Case. " ; '' r June 25. 1906 Killed Stan. ford White at - Madison Square ' Roof Garden. New York, - . ' January 22, 1907 .Trial be- Mareb. .20 Trial halted to t Thaw's sanity. -i -April 6 Pronounced sane.', ; ? April 12 Jury disagreed. February 1. -, 1908 Acquitted at. second trial on ground of -:- Insanity and - sent to Mat tea- wan. ; April 22 Applied for habeas - "corpus writ. : i May. 25 Writ denied. ' - . , June 29 Demanded Jury trial to prove sanity. : t ' September 16 Application denied. - July 1. 1909 Application for release on ground he was sane heard. , August 12 Ordered returned to Matteawan by Justice Mills. November 52 Thaw' gave $25,000 to man " to. . Influence .Matteawan superintendent to obtain release. May 16, 1912 Testified i 4t against this man In court. Jl . A it iHia IT Escaped from 4 Matteawan. i . September I from Canada 10 -Deported September 17 ? ' New Hampshire. Captured In ; " Jlprli 14. 1914 Granted " ha. i beas corpus - writ, by Copcord : ' f -- court' - ' - - Tf --jufi'e 15 Dnfed release' on bail by Unllc StaterTrsrr,-' , court. 1 . - ' f i , December 21 New " Hamp shire court's decision refusing to extradite Thaw to New Tork reversed by United States u- ' preme court. - - ' , Habeas : writ denied and , san- ity trial sought. , April 13, 1916 Sanity trial by jury applied for and grant ted by Justice Hendrlck. - ;t ! ( s J 'i - New To'rk; Jfkly. 14. (U. P.J Harry K. Thaw was this afternoon found to be sane by a Jury in the court of Jus tlce Hendrlck which heard the evi dence In the trial through-which the layer of Stanford White sought his -'permanent release fro ill Matteawan." .4 Tne verajct today: is the. first real 'victory gained by Thaw In his long r nine year fight for liberty .; following the killing of White on the Madison Square garden roof. He betrayed no anxiety as the Jury filed back intone courtroom after being -out about a half hour and When the finding was. an nounced smiled broadly and immediate ly turned to accept the congratulations of hi counsel and friends. - The state had previously let It be (Concluded on-P.jr. Tea. Colotna Seven) CARRANZA RESTORES f ORDER Iti MEXICO CITY, He Announces He ..Will Issue General Amnesty to Mexi cans Within a Few, Days. i; Washington. July; 14. (I. N. a) General r Carranza Is bending " every effort' toward restoration of order, in Mexico City, with a view - to - early recognition by the United States Is the ; belief of .f government officials here this afternoon. j a The: Constitutionalist agency here this afternoon received ' a cablegram "from K&rranza, as follows: ' -i "General Gonzales has orders to afford every protection and guarantee to natives and 1 foreigners in Mexico City, - His instructions from me are to punish severely any and all crimes against" life or property. - With - the capture of. Mexico -City, the Consti tutionalists have given proof of their superiority -over the forces -of reac tion, whom they have overpowered i J VWlthinva few days, I, in my cai racity . as first chief, "will issue an amnesty .In "the endeavor to bring those In error back to- the true path. , -Signed) . "VENUSTIANO CARRANZA.- ' y -. The Villa agency here received a telegram from Geaeral, Villa, denying ;the report that he Intended resigning in favor of General Robles. - former minister of war. - under ; Provisional President Gulterrez. or that there was a-movement on foot among his offi cers aiming at his retirement. - A' report from General Madero an nouncing the defeat of the Carran zistas south of Paredon also was re SEEKING RECOGNITION PRESIDED ATTHAW; . TRIAL FOR INSANITY -1 ; -t""- Jtntice, P.;A. Hendrlck. HUGE SUlAs SPENT TO : . : .SAVE:- THAW'S LIFE - ' - ' - '4 r ? r- - . - Estimated'' , cost .to V Thaw's ? family ? in first vtwo . trlala.'for the murder of Stanford White, n.OOQ.000. 1 ,"-. Cost of trials to, taxpayers. $350,000. t . . 'Cost to v family. ,.hree later,. attempts to prove sanity, $125,- Ifc 000. - r - , - Cost to family to escape from Matteawan, ! $ 50,000. ; -; 0 Cost, to ' family - of conspiracy if and present, sanity . trial, . $200,- . 000 ; coet to taxpayers of ' last 1 If two trials, $75,000. ' ToUl. $1,800.000.V ',,-, Total cost: to family, : $1,375.- 000; 'total ; cost ' to taxpayers,'. J '$425,000. - - I , , . , p. ... ALL RECORDS WILL BE BROKEN iTHIS YEAR OATS AND BARLEY Early . Promises;,Vyere. f or.69, ,000,000 Bushels ?Qh Wheat jn Oregon Idaho' and-Washington, :but Unfavorable Weather ed, Considerable : . -; V " . -' : ;. ESTIMATE OP 4NORTHWEST. GRAIN CROPS. . '- Wheat.- Oregon .'. .:. ...... ...,.18.900.000- - Washington . i ..i .." 36,020,000 s xaano . ,. .v . . . . .n 11,380,000 .- Total 181 S '.- 66,300.500: All crops,. 1915, -Pacific Northwest , All. crops,'; 1914, Pacific Northwest; ... - i By Hyman H. Cohen. " ' The greatest cereaL crop in .the bis. tory of Oregon, Washington and Idaho is now-being; gathered in. ".', ' " - . i .'.The. total crop of the three leading grains'; will - reach ' a -' grand total "of 113,300,000- -bushels compared - with 109.100,000 bushels for the same crop in the northwest lnri914. . , . -- Both -the wheat and "oats "crops are greater than a yeat-.ago, bat the out put of barley is smaller. Decrease In NOW WATCH HIS MUSCLES Guard- Officer Is Wounded by Soup Dish -' i : -ain y - t Two t Members . Third Oregon .. In f fantry Under Military Arrest T following Fracas. " ... - t - - . ' fCamp , Jackson. Gearhart. Or.. July 14 "Soldiers'.' Home"-, restaurant . at Seaside is a wreck: Second .Lieutenant Fyisbury ' of -Portland, in . charge . of the provost' patrol guard last. night. Is suffering .from . bryUe, r and Privates McDonald ; and Copeland.5 company ; B, Portland, -members t of the Third - Ore gon infantry,-' encamped here,,, are in the guardhouse, under serious charge a the result of a pay-day k riot stged at Seaside last niffhu . . , , - McDonald, and. -CepelanA were mem-. bers"T of a -party"? dirrriig tn the res laurait after a fast and tree: evening, and. the fun began with, the exchange of volleys of catsup bottles, between the diners. . . - Lieutenant -Plllsbury's patrol - detail ceme In to "place the men under arrest, and ' was - greeted with a shower of plates of food, the-lieutenant receiv ing a -hot oyster stew with- Its accom paning.. armor plate "soup dish, in the face, as he stepped Inside the door. . - battered : ana braised :r the 'rioters were; finally: subdued, after a number of volunteers had come i to the rescue of the provost party., ' - ' . McDonald" and Copeland face :a sttff sentence In ,the military prison, as guardmen are, under the provisions of the articles war-of the federal govern ment at thia camp.' They may receive the Vxtreme sentence, of possibly, two years in a military prison, , or may only 'be fined and 'dishonorably dis charged from' the. service of the state of Oregon.. , N - Two other men ' are 'being searched for. i ' ' Homung's Son Killed. ; . London, July ' 14. (1. N. S.) The Daily -Telegraph reports the death in action in Flanders or Second Lieuten ant Arthur Oscar, Hornung, only son of E. W. Hornung and nephew of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.-,.. ?: i : He was .going, from Eton r to Cam bridge when - the war broke out. - .Fly Over Kruno Works. 4 ( London, July 14. (IL P. Several French airmen . made - reconnais sance over ' Essen, Paris ' reports ' re ceived here 1 today: declared. ' The Krtipp gun ' worka , are i located at Essen... 'i'-:.: :....;- ... -T . i:! IN NORTHWEST ALOf IE J -A ' Damage:': ,Wa: Orders1- Biff. ; - .;i-.'' -V : - : ' I ' ,. - Bushels ' Oatx. . Barley. - 4.000.000 7,000,000 3,000,000 i z 14,000,000 i -r 11,000,000 -8,000,000 r. ' - - - , : 14.000,000 113.300,000 ..'109.100,000 33,000.000 ...r ... production, of the latter is not due to any diminished yield per acre, but to a heavy loss i the,- acreage. Tbe acre age of both Wheat and oats Is greater than a year ago and the: average yield per acre is also better. . . ', k. While all; crops-, suffered somewhat from the s reactionary 'weather "Just previous to the openlng f the harvest, till wheat -was the greatest sufferer and the Oregon fields stood the brunt Conclude on Fig. Nise.Cohuhaf Twe ,- FREOCH DRIHEfl HALF A r.HLE BY FOES' ASSAULT Positions fNorthM)fVienne le ' Chateau in'Argonrie Taken by Crown Prince's armyf in BrjIIiantvCharge; v GERMANS TAKE 2681;, . PRISONERS IN ATTACK They Are ;Now Less Than 8 M ites . From the .Verdun ; Rheims Railway. Berlin,1 via j wireless to London.' Julf 14. rU. P.) French! positions north east 'of ' Vienne Ie Chateau were stormed by the Germans yesterday and the 'enemy driven back more s than .half a mile the war office announced to day. , . i. . . . ; - In their successful assault the Ger man forces took 2681" prisoners, the official statement - said. .'..; ,-v- ,: By , impetuous charges the German unesi were aavanceq more tnan looo yards and are how ' less than eight miles from the rairway running from Verdun to Rheims, the statement said. ? "Our captured positions comprise what Is known as Hill No. 285," the statement 'declared, i "Our booty In cluded two field guns, height quick firers and a great quantity of tappers' tools. Our artillery destroyed eight cannon."- .. t- . . Peculiar phrasing of '. the official statement as to the situation on , the eastern front was interpreted to mean that 'Austrlans - are now mainly en gaged against? the Russians there. ."The situation in the east and south east, so far aa the Germans are con cerned. Is unchanged.'? the statement declared. j , ; . j Solssons to Be Leveled. , ' Paris, July 14. U. P.) Arras and Solssons are again: under heavy bom bardment from German guns. The enemy is evidently attempting to level Solssons, the communique from: the War office stated today. Several long range guns-are in action on the plat eau across the Aisne, hurling showers of biff shells.. Fires have again broken out-Ja. Arras; which. 1 being,: fiercely hlled. y"u . V An attempt to storm the British -po sitions southwest of PUken:, was- re pulsed with heavy .losses, it was offi cially announced. The -British;, met the , German attack ' with steady fire from machine guns, which tore great gaps in the enemy's ranks., -v lull la reported about Verdun, where the army of the crown prince has ceased Its attacks. ' S rr-. ' : . Hehdletori Is - J Now a Sparkling Gity -j. ... j- ''-''r'"'-" ' Pendleton. Or. - July 14. Strangers and 'many . townspeople - In Pendleton last night thought i there was to be a lynching 1 bee, when ithey saw sev eral hundred, people ; hurrying - down the street, leading a slouching .figure byj a rope. 1 ' - Many ; more Joined ' the mob before It stopped at Round-Up Park.. Instead of seeing the. man strung up -. to ... a tree,, they saw him -undressed, ' thrown into a tank ' of .: water, given -a bar ot soaj' and . made - to bathe, - 1 v f The . victim Is , a well-known local character whose slovenliness and un cleanllness had become so. Intolerable that drastio'meadUrea had to be taken. - He was so relieved that he was not toi be lynched that he scrubbed him self most Cheerfully. v i .1. Clean DEVELOP!; QlTALWART PORTLAND, POLICEMEN picked at Liberty Dell guard of honor. 'Reading deft to right are: B. F: Wade, 6 feet 5 7-8 inches; R. L- Schad, 6 feet 5 inches; H. A. Lewis, 6 feet 4 inches; CF, Hunter, 6 feet 57-8 inches, and all but one, are members of '.the traffic r squad.. , ." ' 7.'. . - IT-.BRI ; INiLETTERS; TO SHOW 1-, fT UrSr- Cashier; Case XrjaI;Re Yfils-Trarisactfons ?h ' Big - ouirKJi , The. government's second 'step In its effort to prove" conspiracy .and use. of the mails to defraud against the sevpn defendants In the TJ. S. Cashier trial was taken today In federal court when United States Attorney Reamea Intro duced, as evidence letters from the U. S. 'Cashier company to' Montana -Investors, sent after i stock , sales had been made ; by Salesmen , ' Bohnewell and Todd. These letters were not read. , Then to i support ' other.' evidence1 al ready Introduced. In, regard to. the ac-4 tlvities of these two particular agents, testimony was given-by Hiram House, expert accountant for the government, that -Bonnewell and Todd ? had - sold $274,892.60 -worth of stock, of . Which $185,560.25- had been c paid in and for which they, received commissions of SO per cenV or $52,775. - , Other testimony .ranged' from ac counts given by i&vestora : concerning the ' promises made ' them concerning the company, to-records Indicating that (Concladed on Page Thirteen.' Column rear) . GOVERfiEfJ NGS CONSPIRACY EXISTED tATE BULLETINS 'Naval Spies Arrested.5 i.. - London. July 14. (U.' P.)Tw enemy naval spies, have been -arrested and t will be.- secretly tried 'n Fridayj It was officially announced- today, ' The names of the spies iwere withheld. ' T . . ' i . i ... " .... England leeds More Money.! London, July 14.--U.. P.) The-hoiise of commohs .will be asked, to vote further-war .credits, Premier Asqulth an nounced today.-' : .The?' premier did" not indicate i the , amounts 19 be. requested. f - . -. . f i Half German Colonies 3one,Vj London.July 14. U. P.) The allies have already, conquered nearly. half of the territory, of Germany's possessions, Andrew Bonar. Law, secretary.' for tire colonies stated , In : the house ' of com mons 'today. .' , . - , r. - - ' 1 . 4.. - IS . - . ' - . ? Italians Claim Victory., r ,London.'Juiy .l4.rr(I.fN.?a) Victory for the Italians: in the. Carnio Alps is reported today in dispatches r t torn Geneva. 1 r The .".Genera .Tribune - pub lishes news from .Viliach, Austria, aay ing the Italians troops dragged their artillery to Roskofel heights, 6000 feet high," and by its use drove out the Auj trians from two miles of trenches. The Tribune also reports that Italians have taken Important 'positions , south : of Goritx? ? J- .. . ; , " Aviator Raidy Gorltz. ' ' Rome,. July M.ttV. P.) A: squad of Italian aviators made an effective raid upon the- - Austrian, -positions ,? about Gorits -.. Monday, General Cadorha re ported to thevwar office today, j Bombs were hurled upon the camp and supply stations of the 'enemy Just before day break. The Austrian artillery 'found it '-difficult to locate the Italian avia tors, who returned safely to their -own lines. " -Bombardment- Cjf the Gorits bridgehead Is being, steadily ' main tained, General ' Cadorna's official 1 re port stated. - - - -v :!:--:-v-,.;v ; !: ' ?i ft I (I p SOUVENIR OF: PORTLAND Badge made 'by A & - C. .Feldeiu .'..helmer to be presented 'to' PfiJla- , ; deirihja , visitors. , j . , fc ; . , . ; 1. . ... ..... '. l'... - .. : . ... ...... - -.. Xegro Stands Off Posse..-.. ; Cochran, Oa.,; July ' 14. (,L,N.'S.) At bay in his hut, a negi"o.farra hand, 'alleged slayer: of - three .white ."men here, today-wasetandlng of f af posse Of several hundred armed farmers, who Wefe threatening. at any 'moment', to rush. the hut, and; lynch the negro re gardless of cost.' ' vv 4 - , -t v 1 ) . t ;i Daniels to Visit .Edison. .Washington,'-July 14- fLtNT. S.) Secretary -.'of : the' Navy-1 Daniels will visit Thomas -'Edison at ' West Orange tomorrow -to confer with the- famons "wizard"- regarding details of the con templated civilian bureau ; of invenA tlVn arid development for the navy, the chairmanship of" which Edison has accepted.- . - -J - . j V, i t".? r ' ' ' . ,', , v i - rl -'Austrian "Diver Captured. ' .Venice,: July' 14. Cl.' N.'. S-'J An.'Ausi trlan submarine waji captured by Ital ians,, Monday nights after - it 'had, at tempted to ;torpedo a warship in the Adriatic sa, 'according to advices' re ceived here today.' , The. torpedo" was caughtln, a net protectlng the warship shortly rafter Uhe -submarine had b"e4 trapped.'- .Tha crew 'surrendered, The warship was not , damaged. v ,x: ---; f -" - - i Italian Atrocities1 Claimed.'-'-., Berlin, July I I4f (lr.J N. S.) fBy Wlreles tA '"Sayvllje.)-i-ltalian losses on the-Isonzo.front-today were semi officially estimated rat, 80,000, .killed, wounded .'and ; missing.; ;.Th Overseas Newa - agency f claimed L receipt ' of ad vices . confirming reports of Italian' atroc;tlea. It ; asserted that 'women innumerable had been outraged; iiousea pillaged and peaceful .'citizens seized and held as hostages.' f - ' - ? - Village Under Water., - . " SL' Joseph, Mo., July 14. (LN, S.) RosendaL-a. villagers -.miles north of here,' this afternoon was. reported sev- ! ' ) ' i ' x ,t' -?' -1 j ' ''"" s," V f. " . - - . - - t t ' ''if .'. -ti -f r 2't'i -- ;", 'i V'l ': . trfli ' - " - - 4 ' X - 1. : ?" '-Vrwniiii,w rn-' ' .0 SEATTLE, . JOIN IN CHEERS FOR: OLO LIBERTY-BELL ' ' State and City Officials, With Marines andSoldiersr Join - in Welcome -4o Relic. - e c . ' . . 1XMBTT - BOL. ZTZraXABT , s Wednesday, Jalx 14. i-Lv, Everett .-, . . , 8.00 a, m. iAt. Seattle . 0:18 a, m. 4t?,Lv.i Seattle 2:30 p. m. , ,?r-Ar. Tacoma .. . . 4 ;00 p. m. Lv. Tacoma . 6:00 p. m. .,.Arj Olympiaj. .-. 6:00 p. m. Lv. Olympia ....... 10 :00, p. m. ) - Tharsday July. 15. s 4s. Ar. XorUaad-. . ..... M0 a. m. I, v., Portland . . .....iau0 noon , i Ar., Salem (; .. . . . . . ; 2 tf0 p. m. ..: 41 :Lv Salem'. . ,......'2:30 p. m. -a ' , Ar, Eugene . . . . , 6 :00' p. m.! . .. Lvt Eugene . . . " 6:15 p. m.. Ar. JlosebUrg ... ... i 8:16 v.ro- Lv. Roseburg ...... 8:80 p.m.. iSeaitlsWashVjuly"' 1W(V.:.P.)1 An' enormous -crowd of patriotic Seat tle citizens and thousands of visiting Sbriners-shouted a noisy welcome to the Liberty Bell when it arrived here on a special train 'at S):16' o'clock this morning. - . r , . Mayor .Gill Governor Lister, -'members' of theclty -council, state- offi cials, -a marine band and company of marines -from .Bremerton, a company ConclBili en I'afe Kin; Celomn Three.) eral feet under, water as a. result of a sudden riss int the , river.. s , , An urgent, appeal, for: help has been sent out. K-' Jit r 7 - m " y ?;. - - " IPollceman 'Kills, NegreesI, -Los, Angeles, July -.14. (P.!. S.) In, a revolver duel betwssn.an .uniden tified negress and-Police Patrolman C Pat - Stevens here" tnls afternoon,- the woman was : killed. , It .was - believed thvwoman was insane, r ' . 1 r . vNote Tells -s of Bombs. - t "-Boston. Jury4 .-.(U. P.) An un signed -note' declaring that' bombs were planted- In the state' house " And - cus toms house: and that the governor was to be killed -was "received by the Bos ton Xraveler here today,v "" - v , rThere. are i two bombs in the - state bouse and . oneini. the custom" house tower," the -note, to the -'newspaper said. "Holt was a German spy and so am -1. Three interned ships . will leave and then the- bombs will go off. The ; governor j la - to , be , killed. The bombs' will ; go off about .Krtday. j We baveiooied-the police." ., .... , - J Welsh Miners to Work. ' ' . Cardiff, July 14. W. ' P.) Repre sentatives of the coal; miners of. South wales met nere iooay to- oiscuss the government's . threat of .' invoking the munitions act if .necessary to prevent a -strike In the coal- fields. Tbe north ern delegates announced that -the min ers" in that region- would continue at work, -pending arbitration by the gov ernment. 4 It. was believed that-the workers - from other sections .would sanction' the same, course. . . v .... j. FoK-additiohal '. late-; news www J w w - , . , SHRINERS LIBERTY BELL iiiives Famous Relic to: Be Shown From 7:30 A. M, to 11:33 M. Tomorrow In Front of . County Court House. HALF HOLIDAY WILL BE OBSERVED BY MANY ArrivaLWiil Be Announced by Blowing of Whistles . ' , . Throughout City. '$ Xdberty Bell la Portland Tomorrow. 8:00 a.m. Arrives. In city. 6:30 a, m. Phlladelphians met at Union depot, 7:30 a. m. Bell exhibited on Fourth, street, opposite courthouse.--. 8:00 a. m Breakfast to vis itors, from Philadelphia. 9:00 a. m. Auto ride about city for visitors. V 10:00 a, m. Liberty Bell pa rade. Line .of march Form on Tamhlll and Tenth; east on Yamhill to Broadway; north to Oak; east to Sixth; south to Taylor: east to Fourth: south over Liberty -Bell platform to Main:, west on Main to West Park; . south to Columbia and disperse, v 11:30 a, m, Exhibit of bell ends. , 12:00 noon. Liberty Belt and attendants . ' depart for bn Francisco and Panama-Pacific ' . xposition. One hundred . and eight thousand people will be able to see the Libertv Bell in . Portland tomorrow mornins between 7:30 and 11:30 o'clock. . Special arrangements are being mailo by Captain of Police John Moore to see that there will be no undue crowd ing at the place of exhibit, on Fourth street opposite the courthouse. The viewing platforms that will t o ejected one ou.each side of the Libfrtv Pell car are 100 feet long or more th i twice the lensrth of the car. , Many., f ' " ""prfeparing to resron X i l.i..j ji.fcji.t ,.f oclamation iiig tomorrow until. nopn a half i day so that all employes, of Iniuini houses and manufactories, may see t bell. ' , . Special rates offered by the railroa 1 will bring many, people yfroru neari.y towns, i ... - Blind' Will "See" Bell. Even -4he. blind 'have, be.;n remcrn. bered; They must'see" the bell wit-i their fingers, so tomorrow morning sUi the blind who desire may assemble at the mayor's office in the city hall n I a little later, they will be taken uivi' i the protection of a police escort to ti .j place where the Liberty Bell win' it on exhibit. . People wilt know when the IJherty (Concluded on Pate Three. Column Two.) OLD SWEETHEART OF .FRAHIWES DENIES HE SLEW CATTLElL'! . .. . ,, . .... Mrs.'Maria Porter on Witness J Stand Tells of Seeing - Body and Washing Blood. - Bedford, Iowa, July 14. (U v 1 Frank James, one-time leader of thi James boys' gang, was today exoner ated! by his former sweetheart of com plicity In the rourdr of Nathaniel Smith, a wealthy cattleman, and 1.1 1 son,-near here in 18S8. .The testimony was given at todjv's session Of the trial of foiir aged farm ers - charged with murders by -j.:r-. Maria Porter, who as a elri eav t washed , the quilt - which the Jar gang had wrapped about the bolies " the, slain ' men. after robbing tnem cf 390,000. ; - The. money, in , a uawsv chest," was , buried on a farra i.. Slam, Iowa. . ' . The courtroom was filled with a curious throng today, and time m.l time again the Judge warned the spec tators' to' maintain absolute silence, .- the aife of the four defendants tn.- , s it difficult for them to hear. j Feeble and work worn, i.ir. Iort r seemed confused when' first placed the atand. , She lookd about her, a , familiar faces, ahd then began: ."Frank-James wasn't in this hcr !- ing , affair,, I , don't want him m i . up with thia, ,e was a. friend f mine he came a-courtln', and I du . t want him in, this. "One day,with another girl, I f . cave 'close to home. All over t floor were new dimes and half do : . Two month afterward I saw f -men tugging at a blanket.- Undernp I -saw a wan'i leg. .One of these f : men was my brother-in-law, Jon iti Dark, lie Is dead now or I woui i r ;v - tell. He made me swear that I Wouldn't - tell. ? 'If you ' do,' he s well, we will wash our hands In , - heart a blood.'" . - Mrs. Porter repeated her etory r cross-examination and cave ta details. The more she talk, more certain she became of ti c ; and ' less confused. . Mrs. Elizabeth -Dover Dirk. of Jonathan Dark, will dei.y f ' -cattleman and his son wc: ! - near her home In 61am, 3 is regarded as a setback t cutlon. She i ey.rctel t t Mrs. Porter's tt i i v - t domestic troubles.' ill s