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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
SUNDAY. MORNING, OCTOBER ,18, 1923
MUM
B1I GIVES
CLEAR EXPBStTlOri
Explains His Connection
. With the Evtdence in the
Kelso Murder Cace
Explains His Connection With the
Evidence la the Kelso Alar.
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Editor Statesman:
Some days ago the. state press
carried a story relative to mypar-
Vclpatlon in solving " the I Kelso
Turder case. Sufficient time hjis
' lapsed for public opialon, at first
groused by the rtorlea published,
co give consideration to t&e facts
of the case and therefore, because
I prise my good name, 1 am -writ'
ing you briefly-concerning -what
actually transpired, . ,- . k v
First of all, I am privileged by
the government to maintain a pri
vate practice la addition to my
work as assistant United States
attorney. I : have maintained a
private office in Portland for sev
eral years, j One of my clients, C.
U. H1U by same, came to me some
two weeks ago and asked me to
find out for him if the Informa
tion a friend of his had developed
relative to the Kebio murder case
was of any use to the authorities
there, and if there was any reward
offered. Mr. Hill did not name
his friend, nor did he give me any
' further information concerning
him. . He informed me that his
friend, acting as amateur detec
tive, had established the identity
"of the owner of the, gun used, as
well as the name of the man who
had borrbwed the gtin thortly-.be-.
fore the date of te alfeged mur
ter. . Mr. Hill did not know the
iames of any of these parties, and
- explained to me mat nis iriena
rame to him for advice because if
the friend's part in the case be
came known, bodily harm would
come to him from the associates of
the alleged murderer.;, lf commu
nicated Mr. Hill's request to Mr.
Tom ' Ward, who said he had
known the sheriff at Kelso for 25
years. Mr. Word said he would
ask Sheriff Studebaker of Kelso,
if the Information available was
helpful to the authorities at Kel
so, and ask if there was any re
ward therefor. Mr. Word was In
Kelso shortly thereafter, and-ln-formi
me that be, advised Sheriff
Studebaker of Mr. Hill's enquiry.
Sheriff Studebaker stated to Mr.
Word that this information ! was
of great value to the authorities.
He declared that the community
had :beOT ift taa Vpr6-attoQren
suit of this murder and its conseW
quencea. He stated that 4 0,0 00
could be raised In Kelso within 30
minutes if necessary for this infor
mation. The sheriff thereupon in
formed Mr. Word that he would
personally guarantee $5,000- re-
varil fop : thfa Infnrmatinn mil
that he would ret the county com-
Vnilssloners' approval on the re-
;ild. The sheriff , then came to
Portland, Introduced himself to
me, and stated the commissioners
had approved the $5,000 reward.
He informed me',' however, that
the reward was conditioned on the
conviction of the murderer." When
Mr. Hill and his friend, whom 1
then met for-the first timewere
advised of this, thejr stated Jthat
they did not know the ' political
situation in Kelso; that they dis
liked to speculate on the manner
in which the case might be prose
cuted, or onthe verdict of a Jury.
They stated . than there had evi
dently been an, honest misunder
standing about the reward, and
thereupon offered to take half the
reward offered when the evidence
developed was pttoven, and the
other half when conviction was
obtained. The sheriff returned to
Kelso that sight with their offer,
and next morning returned bring
ing with him the county commis
sioners, district attorney, the In
vestigators, and Assistant Attor
ney General Sharp and his sten
ographer. When Mr. Hill arriv
ed, the, commissioners submitted a
contract already drawn, and sign
ed and sealed by the commission
ers, and asked Mr. Hill to sign on
behalf of his friend. Hill stated
the contract called for more evi
dence than his friend could pro
duce, so Mr. Sharp redictated the
contract to his stenographer,
whereupon the contract was sign
ed by HU1 and the commissioners,
and the matter closed, until the
party returned to Kelso with their
murder case - solved, whereupon
they promptly repudiated the con
tract. ' . M
liy'part In the transaction was
altogether incidental, as I acted at
all ;times in a purely , prvate,:ca
pacity as attorney for my friend
and client, C. G. Hill. No de
mand was ever made upon any
person! The only wrongful cir
cumstance in the entire transac
tion ocurred when Sheriff Stude
baker asked me to advise my
friend to accede to the sheriff's
wishes, for which Sheriff Stude
baker offered me the appointment
aa special prosecutor in the mur
der case, with $1,000 as my fee.
This offer I immediately refused,
'Several days after this contract
was signed, Mr. Baker, one of the
investigators who came with the
Fall Hats
New Fall
Topcoats
A Top Coat of medium
weight is a most essential
part of dress, especially in
this locality where we have
so few real cold days. r
Just enough to keep out
the chill of morning and
evening when it is not cold
enough to lug a heavy
overcoat.
PRICED RIGHT
First quality is given chief
consideration -tjieh they're
priced unusually low. That
combination makes, for the
-bestyalue possible. Att--' -
Scotch Woolen Mills Store
; W. W. EMMONS, Prop.
426 State Street i Salem, Oregon
commissioners, informed. me that
before the party left Kelso to go
to Portland with their contract.
Mr. Sharp, assistant 'attorney gen
eral for the state of Washington,
pointed out to the commisslonefs
and the sheriff several loopholes
he had ; purposely incorporated in
the contract and gave the reasons
why the contract was not bind
ing: stating that thev could renu-
diate the contract as soon as they
returned home. , I an convinced
that such conduct and such ac
tions, combined with bad, faith
from the outset, exnlain whv Kel
so has been in tdrmoil and uproar
lor ; many months last rpast.
Doubtless the Kelso, authorities
were unaware or indifferent to the
consequences to me when they
published their malicious libel rel
ative to this matter.
I shall be very pleased if vou
see fit to publish any part or all
or this letter, so that my friends
and acquaintances In Marion coun
ty may know that my conduct in
the matter was above reproach.
Respectfully,
ALLAN A. BYNON.
Portland, Or., Oct. 16. 1925.
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CLUB RESUMES PROGRAM
OFFICERS ARB ELECTED AT
HAYESVnXR FRIDAY
The Hayesville Community Club
resumed their meetings for the
winter Friday night, land after a
short business session the follow
ing officers were elected for the
next three months: president, L.
T. Reynolds; vice-president, W.
M. Moriarty; secretary; treasurer,
Mrs. C. W Reed. ' ' ' j
After two very fine selections
rendered by the Moriarty family
orchestra, president Lengren
called On 'a number of those pres
ent for memories of days gone by
or a good story to which the fol
lowing persons responded. Mr.
Mr. McAfee, Mr Foxj Mr. Welch,
and Mrs. Godsey. ' i
It was then moved; and second
ed that the club have a Hallow
e'en fee and program on the ev
ening of October 30th.
likely to be supplanted4r'.the mo
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With improved6ada, the farm
er who relies on the mule and
tages. Oiie grower1 In'Ma'disonpifii
ish made six trips to a gjneion :
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a jnule,nd;wagoii hevwnM hav '
wafon" win labor under dtsadvant DBt OI?e- c
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