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1 THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 9, 1927 llSRfMIl FINISHED jrCQURT Gunman Completes Story of Plan To Kill Bootleg King For Money" the local court- house. Announce ment of the time' and place has been sent out to eyery schoo. board in the county. . There will be a roll call by dis tricts, with a short report con cerning each, district, as the main business business feature of the morning s session. As an enter tainment feature Miss Colene Men- nis, a Salem girl, will gire several selected readings". ;.. " . ' Election! of! officers and reports of commfttees will be held in the afternoon. CINCINNATI, Dec. 8. (AP) . A confessed ? gunman E; willing to -hve slain Grg Remus for 110.- C( . Harry Truesdale, of Hamil tou", Ohio, today completed the witness stand narratlTe which yes- . terday sent Remu into a emotion-! . ii' rt burst which Italted courts i:c tuus sat quietly while Trues dale told ". that Mrs2 Imogene Hotmes Remus, herself slain by l.cLxa last October C, the day af ter Truesdale itory of a murder ocr 'piracy was poured Into his which she had expected to trap vh:r husband with another woman. t vi:--ing a pistol and ready to shoot him herself. ' J r' . - I . Wad prominent In the last half of Tfuesdale's testimony. "v Tt ras (ear that,he might be ;"Joife!e crossed" whfch sent him 1 Jiecius with a tale of his wife's perfidy. He denied that he bad ''double crossed" Mrs. Remus by trying to entice her into the hotel where she would have been found nith a man instead of herself find ing Remus with a woman, , ToUP payments to him by Mrs. Remus were $450, one 1250 and again $200 for expenses. ., Conclusion of Truesdale's testi mony saw a string of character witnesses .paraded to the witness stand to tell of Remus personal and legal standing in" Chicago prior to the time he deserted law practice to become the "king of bootleggers." Darrow Takes Stand , Clarence Darrow, - the famous defense attorney, was the first. . Darrow, big, calm, and with a courtroom ' presence that lent a thrill to the room fnll of specta tor, testified in a low, slow -voice, which found Its way to every ear. Remus reputation for peace-and quiet was food, be said, as he had - never heard anything against it. ., Remus' standing- as a lawyer never had been questioned, Dar row said. That did not suit the prosecution and Darrow was , told by Judge Chester . Shook he could give a direct answer and then ex plained. - t "I would say 'good,' " Darrow answered. I never heard it ques tioned." He never had heard of Remus , " " f'm , .us, pleading Remus' during the de zendants Chicago experience, but he added, "I know he was a very emotional fellow and somewhat unstable." Jimmy Duffy Shows His Stuff To Beat Youngster 'i OAKLAND, Dec. 8. (AP).- Figbting with his back to the wall and with a prospect of being rel egated "to the "has-been" class. Jimmy Duffy, veteran Oakland welterweight, flashed enough of his old time form to win a 10 1 round victory over Joey Silver, youthful San Francisco boxer, at Oakland auditorium last night. Voluntary Manslaughter Verdict Brought by Jury MAY'S LANDING. N. ., Dec. 8. (AP) A Jury ' that had delib erated for more than 23 -hours to day convicted Margaret LiHien- dahl, housewife,' and Willis Beach, chicken farmer, of voluntary man slaughter in the killing of the woman's aged husband, Dr. A. Wil liam Lilliendahl., , : I ? Mrs. Lilliendahl wept quietly as the jury foreman rendered the ver dict that made her liable to a prison sentence of not more than 10 years or a fine not to exceed $1,000 or both. Beach his face set in a twisted sneer,! did not so much as flinch, f - It";' . Imposition of sentence was de ferred until Saturday over the pro test of Assistant District Attorney Hinkle, who prosecuted: the case. "I ask for immediate sentence of these defendants," Hinkle said. Thursday afternoon when - the Troy Symphony orchestra .onder the direction of 3JUa Kramer gave its program at 'Leslie- Junior high SChOOl.-' I "'- j ;:. -- -i-M Bottles tuned by filling them to varying heights with water, sticks, toy ; whistles, bells, sand blocks, triangles, cymbals, wood blocks, horns, .tambourines and a home made" violin played by its maker, Donald Ellis, a seventh grade hoy. were used to provide a perform ance of which any orchestra with the -most expensive -instruments might be proud. .' This program will be repeated connection . ' which is bi.. ibr high. Ti. both an the : ing, Larfce this afternoon at 4:15 o'clock in Thursday,' without commlsseration. We feel that all the mercy that should be given the defendants has already been given by the Jury." Robert H. McCarter, trial ior Mrs. Lilliendahl. however, plead ed that new evidence had been dis covered and that he wanted time in which to examine It' more thor oughly and to prepare motions for a new trlaL " ' This was. the tenth day of the trial. It opened a week ago Mon day and reached the Jury at 5:35 yesterday afternoon. All niht the seven men and five women delib- erated without result. Through the day they stayed shut up and it was not until 4:37 this afternoon that the great bell in the courthouse began to toll. This was the signal that a deliberating Jury has arriv ed at a verdict. Ill MB CASE CLOSES SOON Defendant Tells Own Story of Fatal Shooting On November Ninth shortly after the Christmas The students sponsor one play each year at the high school. Last year a light cOmedy "Whose Little Birdie Are You" was j presented. ine piay this year is of a more serious nature. holi-i you a horn, too?" "No, sun." was the dismal response. U BENEFIT SHOW it 1 - . - ELSIXORK TO GIVE NEWSBOYS CHRISTMAS DINNER ..Management of the Elslnore theater Thursday announced that a. Christmas benefit show will be given December 21 for all of the newsboys of Salem. . Newsboys will have charge of ticket sales for this show which will feature Uncle Iriy's Country Store. . The proceeds of the show will be used to provide the newsies with a big Christmas 'dinner at O'Leary's restaurant. NO MORE CONCERTS FILIPINO WINS VERDICT SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 8. -(AP) Proving too strong for his opponent. Pablo Dano. Filiho fly weight from Marila. last night won a 10-round decision over Ben ny Marks of Los Angeles. KLAMATH FALLS, Dec. 8 (AP) On trial for manslaughter in connection with the death No vember 9 of Love Chandler of Ma lln Ore., Michael Murphy, Klamath farmer, today told from the wit ness stand his story of the killing, and of 'the ; events leading np to the fatal shooting. Chandler had made life so un bearable for him, he said, that last July he attempted to dispose of his holdings and move from Klamath Falls. He charged Chan dler with having stolen his chick ens, livestock' and household goods, and said .he once caught him in j the ' act of looting his house.! I "But I was afraid ot him. ie continued "I had been warned that he was going to 'get' me. ' Ti stayed out of his way." j I was njear a window," h,a j said, in telrtng of -the shooting. when I saw two men coming through the gate. I opened the door . . J i, Chandler cursed me andasked me to come out and meet him. I rushed to the kitcn en, cot a rifle and then went to the porch. As Chandler rnshed at me, I called to him to stop. He would not do so, and I fired. I did not hit him the first time, and he went to the car, reached fo- something and as he did, I firedT again. After the" second shot, he lay down,". The case will probably go to the Jury tomorrow. A southern storekeeper who was also justice of the peace, was Bit ting in front of his store when a colored man drove up. S "Say, Squire." the latter an nounced, 'dat woman yon married me to las' week has ten chillun, an' every one ob dem plays some kin' ob a musical inst'ument." "Why, that' a regular band. Mose," replied the Justice: "Do "TOT CONCERT IIITI YOUNG MUSICIANS PLEASE AT - T,TffSlnc ART EXHIBIT What artistic musical ability ran Hn with the most simple in- you want me to send off and get'struments was fully demonstrated PLAY CAST CHOSEN s '' W'. ft. STUDENT BODY TO GIVE fSMILIX THROUGH" !E TOD SCHOOL OFFICERS OF COUNTY TO MEET IN SALEM ; The annual convention of Mari on county school officers will be gin at 10 o'clock Saturday morn- in the circuit court room of Myrtle Murphy and Kenneth Wayne have been chosen to play leading parts in the Salem high school student body play. "Smilin Through," a play by Allen Barton, in which Jane Cowl, starred for many years. The entire cast with the exception of four minor char acters was announced by Coach Bernice Schroeder last night. Miss Murphy will play the part of Kath leen, and Wayne', the part of Jack Chapman. . nthftw members chosen were Ivan Kafoury, as John Cartaret; Aulden Reeder, as Dr. Owen Hard fnar- Marlorie Marcus as Ellen; Hal Lehman, as Win AmsUe nttv Shioley. as Monyeen Clare Lucy Brown, as Mary Clare; and Wood. Marv Kafoury. and Stanley Maves. aa wedding guests Abont 65 students tried out for the parts during the early 'part of the week. .The lay will be given early in February and rehearsals will start Penitentiary , ANNUAL SHOW "The Private Secretary'' A Three Act Farcical Comedy and Vaudeville Feature Acts with the.. Prison Symphony Orchestra December - Evenings - 15tK- 16th- 17th Begins promptly 7:45 P.M. - An unusual entertainment with; an inimitable and in comparable personnel of artists. 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