FOREST GROVE PRESS, FOREST GROVE. OREGON, THURSDAY. .MAY 22, 1913
Letter From H. W. Scott. and so did Walker, but there Higby’s father that his son
Forest Grove, Ore., May 17 ’13 was so many that they got would be 18 in this month and
Ualker and myself separated, young Gates was almost 18, the
Editor Press:—
I stood them off the best I could, other three being 18 now.
A Little Greaser
In reply to an article in until I had walked backwards I absoutely had nothing to do
the “News Times” of last week to the middle of the block near with this case going before the Vi-
Girl
entitled, “Grove Boys Get Into the Keene residence, where it grand Jury, all I have to say is Program at S. D. A. Church
Death of J. M. Stamp.
Trouble While Fishing.” In this was quite dark and not being that I was exonerated before and
John M. Stamp, aged 43
By F A M1TCKEL
article the News Times proceeds able to watch so many someone by the said Grand Jury and the The pupils of the Adventist years,
died at his home in this
church school will give a pro
to denounce me in no small hit me with some hard instru- mob was not.
Saturday. Funeral services A litrle Mexican girl (she might
terms and to hold up to public nient, felling me to the ground, I want to further say that I gram in the church this evening, city
were
Monday at the Ad hnve been anyw here lie tween fourteen
gaze, the innocent mob headed pei fectly unconsious. When I don’t believe the masses of the consisting of songs, recitations ventist held
church,
It. I). Ben- and tw enty; no one eould tell because
by “Pork” Miller and Young came to the mob was all over People of Forest Grove uphold and instrumental numbers. Two ham, of the S. Elder
was of the small kind) went Into it
D.
A,
church at she
Higby, and four other young me kicking and stamping my this kind of law and order and graduates will receive diplomas Cornelius officiating. Interment
saloon
lu Arizona to sell some little
men of the Grove as helpers, as head, face and body when I I don’t believe that the parents from the eighth grade. The pub was held in the Forest View IHisles she had made of wild flowers
being highly justified in waylay was knocked down part of the of these young men want to up- lic is invited to attend the ex cemetery. Mr. Stamp is surviv for 1 cent each. A cowboy named
Buckllo—a good looking chap-bought
ing a citizen of this county, who mob grabbed Walker and held hold them in such actions and if ercises.
ed by his widow and two daugh one. for which lie paid her a quarter
according to the News editor him while the rest stamped me, they fully realize the seriousness Be sure and read A. G. Hoff ters.
mid wouldn't take any change. Iiuck-
does not happen to be prominent, and I believe if Walker had not of the case as law abiding citi- man & Co’s, ad this week. It
Ii ii didn't like the way she looked at
him when she thanked him. There
and assaulting and kicking and been there and finally got loose zens should, they will in some means money to you.
29tf
Two
Accidents
Noted.
something in that glance that
stamping him up.
and pulled them off they would way chastise them and try to See those new Bulgarian ties Clarence Meyers, a young man was
meant a suddenly born love. The cow
Here are the facts in the case: have murdered me right there, prevent it happening again as it A. G. Hoffman & Go’s.
knew something about these hot
living at Cornelius, while coast in')-
blooded girls of the south, these grens
On the Sunday referred to I was 1 finally got hold of the fence certainly is an accident that I at Ladies
and see the new ing down a hill near his home, ers, and didn't eare to have any of
at home with my wife and chil and got over it and I had this was not murdered, and had I tub silk come
fall In love with him. Either
shirt
waists
at A. G. Tuesday, allowed his steed to them
dren, attending to my own busi brave Miller by the collar and he been armed I would have been Hoffman & Co’s.
the love must be returned or the man
away, resulting in a hard loved was liable to have a tarantula
ness. I was out in my garden was calling for the gang to come justified in defending myself by Buy a new summer parasol run
lu his hed or a knife in bis lieurt
fall.
bruised head and or put someth
with my family on the banks of and get him loose, and they did, shooting down the first person from A. G. Hoffman & Co. They a severe A badly
lag of the kind.
shaking
up
was
the
ex
Scoggins creek which runs thro while they were dragging Miller that assaulted me, and any way are beauties.
After selling Itiicklln the posy the
tent of Clarence’s injuries. Dr. Mexican girl went up to the bar and
my farm when young Miller and away Walker and I got out of you look at it, it is a very serious
licsid" a big fellow—Jeuks, who
Vollmer dressed the young man’s stood
A
ring
containing
seven
keys
Higby entered my place, and their clutches and got to my matter. These young men be-
was about us hud a specimen is the
wounds,
and
he
is
able
to
be
and
a
piano
tuner’s
wrench,
went to fishing, notwithstand father’s house only a block gan this trouble and nobody is to
produced, and tlie bud on-s
with his head in a sling. country
were very h ad -an d asked him to buy
ing, there was a number of away.
blame but themselves, as I have i fountJ by Nauffts; left at this about
Mr. Miller, working in a log a posy Looking down and seeing the
tresspass notices, posted up in Now it developes that the ; done nothing but try to defend :office:owner calL
girl beside him, instead of buying a
ging
camp at Gaston, broke a | posy
plain sight. I ordered them off leaders of this mob had me my rights and did not do that to
tier a cuff and. with an
Last Course Concerts.
bone in his right leg, Friday, oath, be told gave
her to "git along " ltucklin
my premises, and after consider-* pointed out to them early in the one half what the laws of our The final course concert will be and
came to this city to have the didn't like to interfere, for In the flrst
able sass and arguing the case evening by a business man of land allows me to, and it was not given Wednesday evening, May
place he expected to either kill or be
fracture
reduced.
they said they would get off, but the Grove, and they immediately as the News-Times says, “hasty 28 at Marsh Hall. Three very
killed If lie ,ld. and in the second p in e
lie didn't wish to become the girl's
instead, they went out of sight began to telephone to the rest of action on the part of all parti- fine artists have been engaged.
cliuiiiplou,
for If be did be might not
around a clump of bushes, and the gang and made their brags cipants, Scott in the first place, D. M. Fare, a piominent bari
get rid of her without trouble. But
TIME.
went to fishing again. After a number of times before lodge and the boys in the second.”
there was something in him that
tone from Washington D. C., a I saw a mighty river, wild and couldn't
abide Jenks' act. und be
about an hour my father and adjourned to different ones that Just reverse that last quotation musician
of
distinction
with
a
v a st
sprung
for
behind and tum
mother came to my place and they were going to get Scott, on and you nave it right and truth- large dramatic voice; Mrs. Fry, j Whose rapid waves were mo bled lilrn on him tlie from
floor. Then, boldlt ?
ments
which
did
glide
wanted to take us for a ride in his road home. They sat in ful. If this Pork Miller and contralto soloist of the Sunny- So swiftly onward in their si him down with one band, he whipped
out his gun with the other and, press-
their machine, my father came front of the K. P. Hall across Higby had asked to fish on my Side
M.
E.
church,
a
beautiful
lent tide
it ugaiust his cheek, said to him;
out to the garden where I was the street, and told the marshal land, or had stayed out of where voice of wide range; and Mr. That ere their flight was heeded lug "I’ve
done this for what you did to
they were past;
trying to shoot some gophers. they were only eating a lunch, they had no rights or permission, Baird Reflogle, pia n i s t. The 1 A river
the girl. Your life is mine. I'll give
that to death's dark shore
it to you if you'll agree before these
I told him I would go riding with They asked Dr. Walker, a mem- and not practiced just what the trio will give a wonderful pro
doth fast
witnesses to keep ttie peace with me."
of
the
lodge,
if
young
Scott
was
fathers
and
mothers
of
these
him but I was going up through
Conduct all living with resistless
The man. knowing that it was death
gram
of
solos,
duets,
and
trios.
my place first as I believed some in the lodge, and Dr. Walker young men would have liked Season tickets will be honored. And, force
or consent, gave Ills word for peace.
though unfelt, pursues Its
Titer* was an unw ritten law In that
men I had ordered off the place went to the outside guard and for me to do on that sabbath Admission at the door 50 cents.
noiseless course.
part
of tlie country th at applied in
asked
if
Henry
Scott
was
in
the
dav,
(ie)stayed
off
their
premises
that morning were still fishing,
To quench all tires in Lethe's
such a case ns this, and Jcnks knew
stream at last.
on my place, (not on some other Lodge. Dr. Walker and myself and allowed them to enjoy in Gertrude, the two-year-old
th at If be killed the cowboy uuotber
current with creation's birth
cowboy or some other person would
place as they have since told) were not acquainted and later peace and happiness their own daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Its was
shoot him from behind. Being re
and to say I was mad and indig in the evening I was pointed out home, there would have been no Quick, of the Hillside section, is And w born
ith the heavens com
strained from killing tlie cowboy him
menced Its march sublime.
nant, I will leave that for any to Dr. Walker as “there is Henry trouble.
at the Forest Grove Hospital. In days
self. he concocted a scheme whereby
and months, still hurry
some one else would do the Job for
reader of this article to decide Scott,” when the Dr. said he did I am sure they would and do The little one became ill last
ing on untired.
him lie stole a horse ned, lending It
who has had the same ex not want to see Scott.
expect that freedom and pro week and the attending physi- j M arking
Its tligbt, I inwardly did
to where Bucklin was asleep alone by
perience. I ordered them off. They had pickets watching for tection that the laws of this free cian thought it best to have her
mourn
u cnmpflre. picketed the iinlmnl be
of i^iy m using thoughts in
side him. Bucklin wns tried by tlie
They gave me some more impu me when the lodge closed and government of ours gives to ev removed to the hospital. Latest And doubt,
vigilance comm ittee and sehtenced to
dent sass and I slapped them Raleigh Walker and I stopped in ery owner of a home no differ- reports are that she is improving The river's inquired
name. My thoughts
be bunged, but the night before ho
with my open hand and gave a confectionery and had a glass ence how humble or how promi- nicely.
wns to be executed the little grenser
responded. Time.
girl collected a lot of vipers of n poi
— Vincenzo Da Filicaia.
them a few kicks and only used of soda, which gave the m°b nent, as the News editor puts it. Ira Bradly, of Greenville, was
sonous kind mid. throw ing them
necessary force to get them off. plenty of time to get ahead of the family may be.
a
business
visitor
to
this
city,
j
am ong the guard, scattered them, thus
giving Bucklin an opportunity to light
As to the report that my father us and although a number of Now if this Pork Miller that Monday. He stated to the Press
t
held the shot gun on them, this people heard them say they were the News editor sets up as such that the farmers were busy in HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY. o u But
the end of the story Is not yet.
is a lie, I handed the gun to my going to waylay me not one per an artist at decorating my face his section finishing up their
With feminine divining powers the
Flat Foot.
greaser girl understood that Jeuks had
father before I got within 200 son ever even hinted that any with his fists, is what he would spring planting. Ira has a fine
A treatm ent suitable, w ith but
got Biieklin into the horse stealing
yards of them and my father thing was wrong. They could have you believe he is, why did farm and was offered a good slight
modification,
for
all
cases
One day while walking nlong
set the gun down by a stump have told the Marshal and he | he chew up one of my fingers, ; price for it recently, but turned of static foot trouble (flat foot), trouble.
n road she saw the body of n man ly
tlie early cases which are
ing on the ground. Since there was
saying he did not want them to could have sent them home and he, or some one else in the the offer down. In about two from described
as "weak ankles”
no hole In him she concluded be bad
t^ll he held a gun while I was where they belonged. I mention mob, kick me in the mouth, weeks Ira will start a rock crush often
died
natural death. A stroke of
to
tlie
most
severe
cases,
where
driving them off my place, and all this to show it was a well breaking three of my teeth? I er to work in the Banks section. there Is old standing structural genius a occurred
to her. T aking out a
little pistol she carried in her bosom,
is described by Dr. P. 1$.
did not pick up the gun until I planned and premeditated mob am sure Pork had a black Jack, James Teegarden, a former change,
she fired a bullet Into tlie dead m an's
Hath in the Lancet. The treat
had them going off. We left organized to kill me or leave me brass knuckles, or some such resident of this city, has been in ment
then took things she found In
consists
of
attention
to
them before we got to my line, for dead as they never knew that deadly instrument in his hand. Forest Grove the past week, re footwear, attention to position brain,
Ills pockets—there was quite enough
to Identify him—then aw aited her op
in standing and walking and
crossed the creek and went to Raleigh Walker was going home Now to close, I have written newing acquaintances. He notes regular
portunity to put them in .lenks' pock
exercises. W hether
the house, this is all there is to with me. and every one of the this all myself and have not had a wonderful growth since he boots or dally
ets. Having succeeded in tills, slio
shoes
are
worn,
w
heth
this, and if I committed any six was therfe ready and willing one thing or item written or sug- made his home here.
went off and told a citizen that sho
er they button or lace, they must
had seen Jeuks murder a man and
be the shape of the feet. The
crime running them off my own to do anything that was neces- jested by the Press, as I thought
Special! Special!
rifle tils pockets.
Inner side of the boot w here the
land and home that the law sary to canyout their murderous ¡t my duty and a right I have
The recipient of tills secret told oth
big
toe
lies
is
kept
straight,
so
Do
not
fail
to
see
the
greatest
, after I have been shown up as I
gives me a right to protect, why intentions.
ers. and several men went to where
th
at
the
end
of
the
boot
is
oppo
the body lay. tbeu proceeded to Jenks
did they not invoke the arm of And when a county paper like have been in the News-Times, picture film ever shown in this site tlie big toe and not opposite and
Interviewed him. The visitors
city,
next
Tuesday
at
the
Star
the
second
or
third
toe.
Tills
is
the
News-Times
will
countenance
and
all
the
reports
and
tales
the law as they did later by hav
searched
ents, and Jenks was
to
insure
that
the
big
toe
is
not
ing me taken before the'grand such auctions as above by em- afloat, to give a full explanation ¡ Theatre. “From the Manger to pushed o u t against the other astonished hlr at garm
the result
bellishing the account as it does 0f the wholeaffair, and I sign my j Cross” This stupendous aiTd toes and has plenty of room in
Unfortunately for Jenks. every one
jury
In that region wanted to get rid of him.
to act. The soles should
On Thursday night following by saying that when they at- name to the above assuming all marvelous production will make which
The bullet hole In the dead m an's head
be a sixth to n fourth of an Inch
an impression that will remain thick,
this I met Raleigh Walker of the tacked Scott, W alker held Higby responsibility to same,
did not Indicate that one of Jcn k s'en o r
the
heels
broad,
an
inch
or
HENRY W. SCOTT. with you for years. Afternoon less in height.
mous bullets had passed through It.
Grove an old schoolmate of and Miller did an artistic job of
and evening.
Scott’s face with
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mine, and took him over to my decorating
—*-*-0 but it was suggested that he might
have screened him self by using n dif
Shaw Will Lecture,
father’s house in the Grove for his fists,” even gloating over
ferent weapon And did not the ar
high
^>ra Thomas Shaw, a
ticles tlmt had been taken from the
supper; after supper we went to and encouraging the actions of authority
in the science of agri-
m an's pocket prove the m urder? For
bad
the barber shop, and met Miller this mob, this is certainly start-
It was soon learned who the man wns
culture and agricultural develop-
and Higby on the street a num advice to give young men
and Unit tlie things belonged to him.
will lecture in this city at
ber of times before dark and ing out in the world. This ment,
It has been said that “the wish is fn
K. of P. hall, Monday even
tlier to tlie thought.” nnd the same per
they never said a word about editor connot say he did not the
ing, under the auspices of the
tains to evidence Every one wished
“decorating my face” as the know my side of the story, as I Oregon
lenks to Is* proved guilty so that ho
Electric
Railway
com
“News Times editor puts it. met him in company with pany. Every farmer in this sec
could he got rid of, nnd on this ac
count there was little trouble In con
Later in the evening we went to Raleigh W’alker and my father
and all those interested in
victing hi in.
the K. P. Lodge and when the next morning after iny experi tion
Meanwhile the little grenser girl
farm
development
should
attend
It’s
not
the
mechanical
perfection
of
lodge adjourned, about 10:30 I ence with the mob, and he said this lecture, as Professor Shaw’s
s e n t nbout selling posies, looking ns
any one part of the Ford—it's the
Innocent ns a dove. Some who had
invited Raleigh Walker to go “go after them; dont neglect it; lecture is sure to be of great
seen the fv e a s in her lie tin If suggest
home or over to my father’s, get out warrants and have them benefit. No admission will be
perfection of all its parts w o rk in g in
ed that she had put up a Job on Jenks.
H. W. Scott’s house, and stay punished.”
perfect
harmony—that
makes
it
the
but the Idea that such a dull child
could have Invented such a plan wns
over night with me as he usually Further on the editor of the charged.
car
of
universal
and
unprecedented
generally scouted Jenks sent for her
does when I am in the Grove New-Times says “He had war- ~
and begged tier to own that she hnd
demand.
Better
buy
yours
today—the
rants
sworn
out
for
the
arrests
of
HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY.
over night.
lied She looked more stupid thnn
rush will soon be on.
As we were just in front of all the boys and the case
ever, but In her eye there wns such n
Ths
Grsek
Bath.
spark ns inay be seen In the eye of a
the old school building six men was transferred from Justice
When the skin is dry and harsh
“ Everybody is driving a Ford” — more than
serpent tlmt Is about to bite. Jenks
court
to
Juvenile
court
as
it
shows
a
lack
of
natural
oil.
200.0i)O in service. New prices—runaiioiit
walked out in front of us, be
lufpl»red her to spnre him fie might
which
the
ancients
are
said
to
Miller
and
Higby
were
under
18
$*¡00—touring
car
1676—
town
car
$875—with
ginning to curse and call me all
ns well have prayed to a wild beast of
have
supplied
In
the
following
all equipm ent, f. o. k>. Forest Grove. Get
the Jungle
kinds of names, saying they years of age” but, the News- m anner: To seven ounces of
particulars
from
Jenks was hanged, nnd when the
Times
don’t
give
the
names
of
pure
oil
add
one
ounce
of
laven
were going to get me and if they
deed hnd h -on done there wns great
der
water.
Shake
well
and
rub
Young
Ireland.
Justice
Hayes,
did not get me they would some
rejoicing Bin kiln, who was tn hid
well over the entire body with
ing. heard of It and the grenser girl's
other time. This one they call Elmer Hamilton, and Raleigh It rotary
motion. The body should
connection with It He wns the only
Pork seemed to be the leader Gates that were arrested and first tie bathed In hot w ater and
M a in St. Garage, Forest Grove, Or.
person who divined the truth He fled,
the oil applied while the body Is
and often called on the boys to placed under bonds, and that still
not from tlie accusation of horse steal
warm
and
m
oist
The
effect
“close in on him.” I tried to Miller made afidavit his son is soothing and it makes the skin
ing. for .leaks' demise straightened
that nut. hut he didn’t care to be loved
talk them out of any trouble would be 17 in September, and so ft
by the little ¿reuser glrL
AM A bwi M Tow®
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W. A. CHALMERS