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About Estacada progress. (Estacada, Or.) 1908-1916 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1915)
the Case of Jennie Brice ” Ye9. 1 have the scar still.” “ YVhat was the last you saw o f her?" “ You could not wait to untie the “ She was going across the Sixth Continued from page 3 boat, and yet you weut along the river street bridge.” ” 1 find been asleep when ui.v w ife front to see how high the water was?” j “ Aloue.” wakened me. 8he asked for a medicine “ Her alarm had excited me Hut I “ No. She went with a young man she used in these attacks. 1 got up when 1 got out und remembered that w e knew.” and found the bottle, but it was empty. the doctors had told us she would nov Adjoin in g M a rch b a u k ’ s There was a stir in the courtroom at As she was nervous and frightened. 1 el die In an attack. 1 grew more com this. posed.” agreed to try to get some at a drug | “ W h o was the young man?” Watches, Clocks, Sdverware store, i went downstairs, took Mrs. 1 ” Yyu got the medlciue first, you j “ A Mr. Howell, a reporter on a news suy ? Pitm an’s boat and weut to several paper here.” Jewelry and Repairing stores before 1 could awaken a phar “ Yes.” I “ H ave you seen Mr. H owell since macist.” "M r. Alexander has testified that you j your arrest?” got the medicine ut 3:30 it has been “ You cut the boat loose?*’ I will be in Estacada— “ No. sir. He bus been out o f the shown that you left the house at “ Yes. it was tied in a woman’s knot d ty .” and got back about 4. Does uot this j June 14th to 20th or series o f knots. I could not untie June 28th to July 1st j I was so excited by this time that 1 show that witli all your alarm you It. und 1 was in u hurry.” could hardly hear. 1 missed some o f went to me river front first?” July 5th to 7th July 19th to 25th. “ H ow did you cut It?" the cross examination. T h e district | ” 1 was gone from 3 to 4.” he replied “ W ith my |H>cketknife.” attorney pulled Mr. I^adlev’s testimony calmly. “ Mr. Alexander must be wrong “ You did not use Mrs. Pitm an’s When not here, leave work at Marchbank’s. ; to pieces. i about the time I wakened him. 1 got bread knife?” I “ You cut the boat’s painter with the medlciue first.” “ I did not.“ I your pocketkuife?” ” YVheu your wire left you at the "A n d iu cutting it you cut your wrist, “ I did.” bridge, did she say where she was did you?” “ Then how do you account for Mrs. goin g?" “ Yes. The knife slipped. 1 have the The Jeweler j Pitm an’s broken knife, with the blade “ No.” w a r still.” in your room?” “ You claim that this woman ut Hor “ W hat did you do then?” “ 1 have no theory about I t She may 1 uer wms you r w ife ?” “ I went back to the room and stancb- halve broken it herself. She had used “ I think it lii d y.” Kl the blood with a towel.” It the day before to lift tacks but o f a ” YY’us there au onyx d is k In the sec “ Prom whom did you get the medi carpet.” | ond story room when yon moved cine?” That was true; I had. I Into It?” “ From Alexander’s pharmacy.” “ That early Monday morning was ” 1 do not recull the dock.” “ At what time?’ ’ cold, was it not ?” “ Your w ife did not take mu onyx “ 1 am not certain. About 3 o’clock, “ Yes; very.” | clock awu.v with her?’ probably.” “ W hy did your w ife leave without Mr. Lad ley smiled. “ No.” “ You went directly back home?” her fur coat?” T ile defense culled Mr. H owell uext Mr. I .ad ley hesitated. “ No.” he »aid “ I did not know she had until we | l i e looked lested and the happier Tor Anally. “ My w ife had had these at- ' bud left tlie bouse. Then I did not tacks, but they were not serious. 1 j ask her. Sbe would not speak to me.” | having seen Liuu hot lie was still pale was curious to see how the river front j “ I see. Hut is it not true that, upon and showed the si rain of some hidden YY’ hut that anxiety was the looked and rowed out too far. I was a w et fu r coat being shown you us anxiety. caught in the current and nearly car- | your w ife ’s, you said it could uot be uext tw o days were to tell us all. ried aw ay.” “ Mr. Howell,'’ ’ Mr. lJewell.vu asked hers, as she had taken hers with her?” “ You came home after that?" “you know the prisoner?” “ I do not recall such a statemeut.” “ Slightly. “ Yes. at once. Mrs. I.ad ley was bet | “ You recall a coat being shown you?” ter and had dropped asleep. She wnk- 1 “ Yes. Mrs. Pitman brought a coat “ State when you met him.“ Plied as I came lu. She was disagree- | to my door, but 1 was working ou a “ On Sunday morning, March 4. i able about the length o f time i hud play 1 am writing, aud 1 do uot re went to see him.’ heel» gone and would not let me ex “ YY’ ill you tell us the nature of thai member what 1 said. T h e coat was pl#Jn. YVe quarreled, and she said she I ruined. 1 did not want it. 1 probably visit?" was going to leave me I said that as said the first thing 1 thought o f to gel "M y paper had beurd he was writing «he had threatened tills before and bad rid o f the woman.” a play for himself. I was to get an never done it 1 would see that she 1 got up at that. I ’d held my |teuce Interview, with photographs, ir possi really started. At daylight 1 rowed about the breudkuife. hut this was too hie.” her to Federal street ” much. However, the moment 1 start “ You suw his w ife at that tim e?” ed to speak somebody pushed me back “ YVhat bad she with her?“ Ed Boner • Estacada “ Yes.” into my chair aud told me to be quiet “ A smail brown valise.” “ YY'lieu did yon see her again?” “ Now, you say you were in such a “ IIo w was she dressed?” “ T h e follow in g morning ut U o'clock hurry to get this medlciue for your “ In a black and white dress and hat, or a little later, i walked across the w ife that you cut the ro|*\ thus cut with a long, black coat.” Sixth street bridge with her aud put ting your wrist.’ her ou a train for Horuer. I»u. ” only are handled at this market. W e do “ You are positive it was Jennie not keep the tough, flavorless, interior Brice?” H e re A re A Few grades which are neither satisfactory “ Yes. i watched her get out o f the boat while her nusituud steadied it.’ nor economical. A little of our prime “ I f you knew this, why did you not meat is much better than a lot of poorer come forward sooner?' quality. The test lies in the taste. “ I have been out o f the city.” Order your Sunday dinner meat here. Great values in America’s finest Pianos and Player Pianos, j “ But you knew the prisoner had been arrested and ttint tills testimony of Used instruments— not the usual second-hand kind, but fine yours would t * Invaluable to him.” Pianos that have been played on very little and are like new in “ Y e^. Hut I thought it necessary to produce Jennie Hrlre her>4*lf. My un every respect. sup|K>rfed word“ W e have scores of other equally as good bargains in usedi “ You have been searching for Jon Bie Brlre? Pianos. “ Yes. Since March S.” “ H ow was she dressed when yon saw her last?” Worth New Worth New wore a red aud black bat him ! - $390 $ 1 9 5 Kimball Aschenbach - $275 $ 1 6 5 a “ She black cunt. She earned a small 400 Hazelton 146 H. P. Nelson - 425 2 2 5 brown valise. ' you.” 525 Ludwig 300 150 Haines 2 8 5 T “ Thank lie cross examination did uot shake ! - 290 Kingsbury 140 Steger 350 2 2 8 his testimony. Hut it brought out some curious things. Mr. H ow ell re 575 Hamilton - 275 193 Haddorff 3 8 5 fused to s:.y how he hnpf»ened to be Cash Paid For Eggs Ludwig - 560 275 325 2 4 0 ut the end o f the Sixth street bridge at Kimball Fish Fridays that hour or why be had thought It - 350 Emerson 135 Steinway 475 1 9 0 necessary on meeting a woman he claimed to have known only twenty Chickering $550 $225 four hours to go with her to the rail Fred Jorg, Proprietor way station and put her on a train. Phone Main 83. Broadway The jury was visibly impressed and much shaken, for Mr. H ow ell carried Estacada, Oregon F. E. Beckwith, Kodak Supplies Films and Developers Fishing Tackle Choice Meat and Poultry Dollar lor Dollar Pianos Palace Meat Market PLAYERS Steinhauer - - Playola $400 $ 1 9 8 290 500 Pianola Piano R. M. Standish Estacada Agent Wheelock Kingsbury • $550 $ 2 5 5 $600 450 $275 310 I. conviction in every word be said. H e , looked tbe district attorney In the eye. and once when our glances crossed be even smiled at me faintly. Hut I saw why be bad tried to ttud Jennie Brice aud had dreaded testifying. Not a woman lu that courtroom aud hardly a man but believed wben he le ft the stand that he was yr had been Jennie To be continued. L um ber KJaetsch Mills First class lumber o f all kinds, promptly delivered from big stock on hand. Dimension material a specialty. Phone or call at mill, at Dodge. O . C. K leatsch, O w ner.