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No. 354
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HIS STORY OF
EMPIRE
Not Aware of Statement in
Application That Cash
Was Paid for Stock
All Acts in Good . Faith he
Declares; Will Wind up
Testimony Today i
DALLAS, May 12 (Special)
Judge O. P. Coshow, former pres
ident of the Empire Holding cor
poration, was the principal de
fense witness today in his trial on
a charge of devising a scheme to
defraud. Coshow was being cross-
examined by Barnett Goldstein,
special prosecutor, when the court
adjourned and will be on the
stand again tomorrow morning
On his direct examination,
Judge Coshow told his. story-of
the Empire Holding corporation
and his connection with it. ' He
stood up well under a stiff cross-
examination by Mr. Goldstein and
succeeded in telling his story
without getting mixed up In the
many ttaps Goldstein laid for
him. Judge Coshow flatly refused
to testify as Goldstein wished
him to and did not le the state's
attorney put statements In his
mouth which he did .not wish to
make.
Judge Coshow told the story of
his life In Oregon, stating that he
was nearly 69 years old, and wai
a native of Oregon. He eald that
he began the practice of law In
Albany and later moved to Mc
Minnville. He went ld! B6seburg
in April 1397 where he practiced
law until he was appointed to the
supreme bench. of the state of
Oregon in 1924. Coshow stated
that he served nearly seven years
in the state supreme court, being
defeated in the general election
in November, 1930, and leaving
the office in January, 1931.
Tells of Request
To Head Company I
On November 6, 1930, Judge
Coshow went to Portland at the
request of Jay Stockman, an ac
quaintance of several years,
where he was told the plan of the
United States Holding company
which later became the Empire
Holding corporation. Frank Kel
ler, Jr., told him of the plans of
the organization and Its purpose
Coshow wag offered the presiden
cy of t!3 concern at salary of
$7500 per year apd accepted this
aDout a week later after Invest!
gating the matter. He was told of
the C. J. Keller contract for the
sale of the stock and that he
would receive the commission on
his own subscription to Tapply on
nis note for his stock.
In regard to the record" which
showed that Coshow'a salary
started in December, the Judge
said that this was an error of the
bookkeeper. His contract was for
a salary of S7500 to begin la Jan
uary 1831 and when it was
agreed to take credits instead 'O
cash, he thought that the entric
were made in accordance with the
contract. Later when he learned
of this error, he had an adjust
ment made and the mistake cor
rected. :
Coshow said that he had been
shown letters recommendlna
Frank Keller, Jr., and; at he
nnf loo.. tll lota
Keller had been In trouble in the
east. He stated that when he
heard Keller's version of this he
did not think that what had hap
pened in the past was a violation
of Keller's present .' contract so
Keller was not discharged. - '
Former Insurance V
Deal Mentioned- -
Coshow also told in detail of
his Investment In stock of an in
surance company some years ago
and of the dividends he received
from this. He said that on sev
eral occasions. he had told, pros
pective purchasers of this but had
never taken much : part In the
selling of stock. , , ' ' , i ;
After Identifying theapplica
tlon for i a permit to sell stock;
Judge Coshow told of signing this
in his office In Salem. He said, the
application had been prepared be
fore it was: brouirht to mm ana
that be overlooked wai ivv,vw
was
wrltten In the place marked
"actual cash paid to company.
He said that-he had exmined the
tvnewrltten part of the paper but
had paid little attention to the
nrlnted uart as he was familiar
. with It. He had been told 'that he
eonld rive a note for his : stock
ini - tnonefct that provision . for
1 thia would be made on the appu
cation. ..r:"rt-.V: V
In reeard to his note lor n
"stock, Coshow Bald he had rgiten
a note for 820,000 payable on
before five years. At th time
DEALS
Kidnap Case
Chronology
Is Outlined
(By the Associated Press)
March 1 About t n m nhv
kidnaped. Note demanded $50,000
ransom, -
March 1 Lindbergh announced
willingness to pay ransom. Mrs.
fj5"1
k4 u vjra us u , & uicl bii ure
scribed, '
March 6 Conference of crim
inologists from Tarioua states held
t New Jersey capitol. . - Henry
Red" Johnson, friend of Betty
uow, baby's nurse, questioned.
March 6 Mr. and Mrs. Lind
bergh appeal to kidnapers to zez
in touch with Salratore Spitale
and Irving Bit.
March 12 Morris Rosner start'
ed efforts to make contacts with
kidnapers at Lindbergh's behest.
March 5 Three citizens of
Norfolk, Va,, began mysterious
mores to meet kidnaners.
April 1 A representatlre of
New Jersey state police left for
bu-rope to pursue clues.
April 4 Lindbenth flew to
Elizabethan Islands, off Massa
chusetts coast, hoping to recover
baby.
April 9 Lindbergh discloses
he had paid 150,000 ransom
tnrough Dr. John F. Condon of
New York, author of mysterious
jarsle" advertisements and had
asked the United States treasurv
to trace the bills.
April 23 to May 12 Lindbergh.
presumably away on mysterious
missions.
May 12 3:15 p. m.. fE. S. T.)
baby found dead near home.
LEVELLING TO GET
Will Hear Tuition Case , is
McMahan's Statement;
Others Coming up
L. C. Lewelllng, appointed to
fill the vacancy of circuit Judge
for Linn and Marion counties cre
ated by the death of Judge Hill,
expects to receive his commission
today and plans to take the oath
of office in Albany and, have it
placed on record with the secre
tary of state this weekend In or
der to be ready to take up his
duties Monday morning.
Although the docket of Judge
Hill was commendably cleared at
the time he became ill yet one or
two cases of Importance were left
and among them was the county
high school tuition fund ease. In
this case Judge Hill had Issued a
temporary restraining order and
until the matter Is settled, school
budgets will have to wait and Im
patience is being displayed ac
cording to the Incoming Judge.
According to Judge McManan
briefs have been filed by both
sides of the case and all is ready
for action on the part of Incoming
Judge Lewelllng.
Other matters of less urgency
will be the. case in which the va
lidity of the Intangibles tax law
is attacked, the eases of DeGrace
and Johnson against Corporation
Commissioner James Mott to re
strain Mott from removing plain
tiffs as officers of their respective
associations, and (he divorce case
or R. C. Kocher versus Frances
Kocher which was about half
heard when Judge QUI became 1U.
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Kidnaper&Now
.Governor's Aim
JERSEY CITY: N. J.. May 12
1 ( AP) Gov. : A. Harry- Moore at
his home tonight said "every at-
temot .should be . made now to
find the murderers,! the Lind
bergh baby." - , - .
"This is a great shock to the
whole country.' the governor
said. He disclosed that Colonel
H. Norman Schwarzkopf, state po
lice head, had telephoned . mm
shortly after p. m., and given
him the news that the ooay naa
been found.
He also said he had received a
number of telephone calls during
the evening from London inquir
ing for news on the case.
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Starting Home
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., May
12. (AP) Constance Morrow
nd DwlJtht Morrow, Jr.. sister
and ; brother; of Mrs. : Charles 'A.
TJndbersh. shocked, by the 'news
0f the finding of the missing
1 Lindbergh babyr left , Northamn
MM Si
ton tonight. for the Morrow nome
J in Englewoodj N.- J. ' '
or i miss motto w
he Smith eollege and her brother
ALL0GAT10H OF
HIGHER SCHOOL
COURSES TOLD
Lower Division Work and
Teacher Training Same
At Both Colleges
Sharp Differentiation Made
For Degree Granting;
Poster is Issued
Allocation of work in the high
er education system of Oregon Is
anounced in a poster Issued by
the state board of higher educa-
tlon Thursday. The outline has
been approved by Institution of
ficials. The poster sets out in de
tail the offerings of the six units
of the system at Ashland, Cor
vallis, Eugene, LaGrande, Mon
mouth and Portland.
Offerings or tne system are
segregated into three main divi
sions, Including the degree-grant
ing schools, lower division train
lng and the preparation for teach
ing.
The degree-granting schools are
those at Coiwallls, Eugene and
Portland. At Corvallls will be de
gree curricula in agriculture, en
gineering, mechanical arts, for
estry, home economics, pharmacy
and science. At Eugene will be
business administration, fine arts
Journalism, law, school of litera
ture, languages and fine arts,
physical education and social scl
ences.
The school of medicine is lo
cated In Portland, while approved
work for admission to the medi
cal school is offered at both Cor
vallls and Eugene. Curricula In
nursing education are also of
fered under the supervision of
the medical school.
Lower Division
Offerings Similar
Under the classification of low
er division, tne poster sets out
that unspecialized freshman and
sophomore work Is offered on es
sentially the same basis at both
Eugene and Corvallis. This is in
tended to provide a broad foun
dation of general education re
quired by any student. Students
undecided as to their later spe
cialty may thus register on eith
er campus, though those who
have determined on their major
curricula are advised to start
where the school of their choice
is located.
Lower division, or the first
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Eight pictures of Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., whose body was found
yesterday alter the kidnaped child had been the object of search
for more than two months. The pictures were taken from n movie
film of the infant made a few months ago, and were released by
Col. Lindbergh In the hope they might aid in the search.
0HIH1 SI
Oregon not Spending Enough
On Advertising, States
Mrs. Carlton Smith
"The west and the northwest
are not organized. We have the
playground of the world here in
the northwest. What we ought to
do here Is to build railways up to
M.t. Jefferson and up to ML Hood
so people can come up here for
our winter and summer sports,"
Mrs. W. Carlton Smith," state leg
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Return to '
Lindberghs' Home
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It's Child she Tended;
Physician Agrees
TRENTON, N. J., May 12.
(AP) Betty Gow. nursemaid to
the kidnaped Charles Augustus
Lindbergh, Jr., tonight Identified
the body found in the woods not
far from Hopewell as that of the
famous child.
Brought to Trenton by state po
lice, she viewed the body, at the
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BODY
DEFINITE
MOTHER BEARS
NEWS BRAVELY;
Car Believed Bringing him
And Curtis Arrives at
Hopewell Estate
Notified of Discovery as
Search was Going on
Near Jersey Coast
HOPEWELL, N. J., May 18
(Friday) (AP) An automobile
believed to have been occupied by
Colonel Charles Lindbergh, John
Hughes Curtis and Edwin B.
Bruce of Elmira, N. T., a friend
of Mr. Curtis', entered the flier's
estate early today.
No official confirmation of Col
onel Lindbergh's arrival could be
obtained and It was understood
the police would make public no
further Information for six or sev
en hours more.
NORFOLK. Va., May 12 (AP)
It was learned tonight that
John Hughes Curtis communlcat-
ed by telephone with his home to
night to say that Colonel Charles
A. Lindbergh and be had learned
of - the discovery of the body of
the child. It was stated that the
two were together at the time near
the New Jersey coast where they
had been seeking the recovery
of the child through negotiations.
HOPEWELL, N. J., May 12 -
(AP) An Intimate friend who
visited Mrs. Charles A. Lind
bergh late today described her as
bearing up with her "usual equan
imity," upon hearing that her
kidnaped son had been found
dead.
me friend, whose name was
withheld, has been a frequent call
er at the flier s since the kidnap
ing.
rron the outset Mrs. Lind
bergh's courageous demeanor has
servea to maintain the eocnposure
of those about her.
On the day following the kid
naping, Mrs. Lindbergh quietly
and quickly prepared and made
public a diet which was widely
circulated in the hope it might be
followed by the kidnapers of her
son. .
Mrs. Lindbergh, who Is expect
ing a child within several months
has had her mother, Mrs. Dwight
Morrow, as her constant compan
ion.
WASHTNGTON, May 18 (AP)
Determination that kidnapers
I of the future shall be forced to
cope with relentless federal laws
echoed, through congress today as
highest officialdom expressed the
nation's -grief at the Lindbergh
tragedy.
President and Mrs. Hoover were
among the first in the city to
have the sorrowful news that the
baby had been found dead relay
ed to them, and aides of the chief
executive immediately communi
cated with New Jersey for full
official information.
In both houses of congress.
meanwhile, It was forecast that
federal antl-kidnaping laws soon
would be passed. . .
Representative Cochran (D-
Mo.), author of a bill to make
l transporting of abducted persons
across state lines a capital of
fense,' said there was no doubt
but that his bin would be speed
ily approved.
He explained that the house
Judiciary committee, before which
the bill is pending, had been com
pletely cooperative at all times
but had mutually agreed that it
would be better not to press the
legislation until the Lindbergh
case was closed. .
Meier, Holman
I Fail to Attend
i Board Meeting
: Thursday's monthly meeting of
the state board of control, post-
poned from last week, was not
held because of . the absence of
Governor Meier 1 and - Rufus C.
Holman, state treasurer, who
were' la Portland. -' . . : -. - :
;In lieu of transacting the usual
business of the board there vat a
conference ot - institution heads
with the' secretary ot the board.
This had to do with the adoption
! ot some . Improved plan ot sub
mitting monthly reports. .
worn
DEATH
IRKS OF
Evidence Indicates Charles
Night he was Kidnaped; Body Found in Patch of Woods
Less Than Five Miles From Home; Identification Made
By Nurse, Miss Betty Gow
Forces of law, Restrained Previously by Fear Lest They
Hamper Infant's Recovery,
To fix Guilt; "Jafsie" and
Be Questioned; Secrecy lid
HOPEWELL, N. J May 12
kopf early today stated that Dr. John F. Condon and John Hughe
Curtis, Lindbergh intermediaries, "are being questioned now and
will be questioned later in the day by the prosecutor. They are not
under arrest.
By FRANCIS A. JAMIESON
(Copyright 1932, By The Associated Press.)
HOPEWELL, N. J., May 12 The stolen baby son of Col
onel Charles A. Lindbergh was found dead today in
the stubbly Sourland hills of New Jersey. The child had been
murdered.
Blows on the head, inflicted probably on the same March
night he was kidnaped from the home of his famous, father,
caused the infant's death.
The body, lying face down in a depression and partly
covered by leaves and windblown debris, was discovered by
a negro truckman in a patch of woods less than five miles
from the Lindbergh estate.
The baby had been struck once on the top of the head on
- ftfK left side and once on the tight
High Points
Given, Lindy
Case Climax
(By the Associated Press)
The body of Charles A. Lind
bergh Jr., was found 71 days af
ter he was stolen from his crib
In the Lindbergh home near
Hopewell, N. J., under the follow
ing circumstances:
Time of discovery 8:15 p.m.
yesterday.
Place of discovery On Mount
Rose Hill, about fire miles from
the Lindbergh estate, in a clump
of woods.
The finders Orvllle Wilson
and William Allen, a negro.
Condition of body Badly de
composed with a small hole in the
skull.
Cause of . death Compound
fracture of the-skull no bullet
wound.
Manner of Identification By
undershirt, flannel band and oth
er undisclosed means.
How announced By Governor
Harry A. Moore to the Associated
Press correspondent In Trenton,
F. A. Jamleson.
Reaction on family Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs.
Lindbergh seclude themselves;
others- express grief.
NORFOLK. Va.. Ma 18.
(AP) With their associate. John
Hughes Curtis, still absent on an
fbther vain effort to negotiate with
supposed kidnapers of the Lind
bergh , baby, ; two other Norfolk
Intermediaries tonight refrained
from comment on news that the
child's body -had been found near
the Lindbergh home in New Jer
sey. - -
Rear Admiral Gay H. Barrage,
who has served as spokesman tor
the trio., said he did not nlan to
make any comment or to give any
Information concernln g - details of
the ' two months of negotiations
undertaken by -the three men.
; Dean H. Dobson-Peacock said
he would : withhold any comment
until after he had seen Mr; Cur
tis, r''..' '-.'.-i v
, Both were shocked at the news i
and -appeared loath to believe at I
first that. the child was dead.
TWO TAKE OWJC LIVES
c PORTLAND, Ore., May 18--(AP)
Morton H. Insley, 57, and
James P. Leap, 55, both of Port
land committed suicide by shoot
ing here toaay, pouce reponeo.
HEIRIES AT
NORFOLK SUHSED
BLOWS
A. Lindbergh, Jr., pled on
now Plan Energetic Moves
Curtis, Go-Betweens, to
off
(AP) CoL H. Norman 8ch-
below the ear, either blow so vi-
oleatly delivered that it would
have caused instant death.
It lay within 75 feet of where
linesmen bad strung special cir
cuits to carry on worldwide coat- -munlcatlons
in the long and un
successful effort to get back the
curly-haired Infant.
So badly was the body decom
posed It had to be Identified by
pieces ot clothing, bone struc
tures and teeth, and it was im
possible to rive the doIIos the
slightest clew as to exactly what '
kind of instrument had brought
death.
Betty Gow Certain
Body is Right One
To the Trenton establishment
of a county physician came Betty
Gow. nursemaid to the child and
the last person to see him alive
on the night he was stolen '78
days ago, to forge thai final link
in the Identification, f She made
her Identification both from the
appearance of the body and the
fragments of the child's garments.
'The. tragic news found the
child's mother, in the words of an
Intimate friend, bearing up with
her "usual equanimity." His fly
ing father was absent from Hope
well, presumably pursuing a pri
vate search' to which he was de
voting all his energies. '
He was communicated ' with.
however, and hastened toward .
Hopewell from an undisclosed
place.
Whether- the child had been
killed with calculating purpose by
criminals who found it advan
tageous to them to get rid ot the
Infant or whether he had been
struck and thrown from a fast-
moving . automobile by panic
stricken abductors was a matter
of conjecture.
The state's law enforcement
agencies . spring to the task of
trapping the ' kidnapers with re
newed vigor. Colonel H. Norman
Schwarzkopf, state police head.
announcing- that he already had
a gang nnaer suspicion ana gov
ernor A. Harry Moore contrlbat-.
lag the statement that "Every -attempt
should be made now to
find the murderers of the Lind
bergh baby.' 1
"J aisle" and Curtis
Are Summoned
Significance was attached to a
hurried telephone call which sum
moned County Prosecutor Irwin
I B.
Marshall- to the Lindbergh
I home
for a conference late to- ,
night,"'' - - ;
. Several hours : later uojoue
Schwarzkopf announced that John-'
P. Condon of New York and John
Hughes Curtis of -Norloiiv va
"will be at these headquarters in
few minutes for questioning u k
connection with this case and thay
will be turned over by the ponce
authorities-at this point'tothe
prosecuting authorities. , ;
. Both -men - were intermediaries .
In the attempt to obtain the re- .
turn of the kidnaped baby. ,-.
Although r Schwarxkopt did not .
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