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Newspaper Page TextXJXnE EVENING JOUyAX. . PORTLANp, OltEGOK, gATTJPDAY. JUIY 12, 1902. ; 'FAIR-SITE MURDER Question . to Be ' Heard Next . v ; Thursday. k?brutb:!1i:ii iiri-ino-'irrTrn tmrvi ii n :n' n- rrv rnvrm n Anr m bbs m m assBB -. h. -aw.- "k h. mm m sbbbbbl bs . ere. m m m m bhsi ' an a i m m mm.. m, m si a mm mm mm mm - s . k i rxv . , i in w r in u 11 i r- . plsv i use u 11 '-it . , H1MAN FORM IN SSI -m. m . . "a m ' ' r . m a r M V a avi- j,-r ,i mm m w w . a ...i i m i ii mi i in u ii ii ii mi i i ' ii ii m h n - h v i s a r Lester Belding , Frank key, THE DEAD. jnta k. I. bbldino. VKS. LEMUEL McCKOSKET. 1 RANK WOODWARD. THE WOUNDED. LEMUEL, McCROSKET. ne' of tho moat fiendish Crimea ever perpetrated In Portland was committed last evening at Fifth end Flanders streets when X U Belding deliberately murdered hU own wife. Frank Woodward, ' a bartender k.towa as "Gyp." nd Hr. I aicCroekey, and dangerously wounded her husband, Lemuel McCroskey. 1 Bolding, after committing the fiendish Murder, surrendered to the polio and la fto'w locked In a dark cell In the city Jail. ' ' The brutal murder la said by Beldlng to lave been caused by alleged Illicit rela tions of Frank Woodward with Mrs. Bald ing, who was staying In tha bouse. The . murderer offeree no other excuse for his . - terribl crime, except to add that h had . trouble with tti whole family. . , DETAILS OTP THBJ CRIME. rTh crim occurred In the small cot- tag on tha northeast comer of Fifth and " Flanders, where the McCrcekeys and Mrs, BeMing resided. v" Belding went to the house at I o'clock and found Oyp, the bartender, there, la the presence of Mrs. Balding.., . ... , j The murder was premeditated and the I murdered more commonly known as ! ' ter Balding, acted calmly and deliberate ly. On Teaching the house. Beldibg Saw f his ,hrear-oli boy on' the jorob, kissed him and told him to go to bed, -j TVben the door opened Balding caught a gtlmpse of Woodward, and shot him dead without exaltation. .Woodward fell forward and rolled off ' the narrow porch. Mrs. Beldlner rushed out and was ahot , under the right shoulder. The shrieking woman ran. into a back room and fell dead. ' - ' ..-., Then the fiend turned his revolrer upon Mrs. McCroskey, mother of Mrs. Balding, and he shot her through the heart. i ' Then Lemuel McCroskey, "hearing tha snooting, . rushed . out' with hia revolver and fired at the Infuriated Beldlng. but missed.! Balding then fired three shots at the old man. striking him onca in the , ' seek, arm and left side. His watoh saved his life, as the last bullet fired struck it and was deflected off. MURDERER SURRENDERED. ' , After finishing his1 bloody work. Bending walked across on Fifth to the Lake Charles saloon, called up the Chief of Po lice, calmly told what he had done and awaited the arrival of the police. Capt Hoar and Sergeant O. P. Church rushed to ' tha scene immediately - and . placed Beldlng under arrest. . Beldlng said to tha officers that he bad ahot the whole family, and that he was d d glad that he had done so. i While reciting the details of the triple .. murder, Beldlng calmly smoked a clgaj . etta and did not appear at all nervous or excited. . , Beldlng worked in a saloon it 14th and ; Flanders,-streets, where he, wrote out a aote of hie Intention to murder, and placed It. la the till He then went to ; the house to. cbmmlt his brutal crimes. The police saw a horrible sight on teaching jthe how. The two unfortunate - woman-ana. wooawara ana oia man Joe- . . Croakey Jay in pools of blood. . j 't ' At first the body of Woodward was un noticed In the dark and as the wife of the brutal-murderer had run into the kltcbon before falling, it was some time before her., body was found. The old. lady M Croskey lay in the: front room and the old maa McCroskey was unconscious In the railway. He was hurriedly removed to t'ue' Good Samaritan hospital where It was found that he was dangerously, if not fatally wounded, and his age, 08, Is against his recovery. The bodies of the other three were re moved, by Coroner Flnlay, to his under taking rooms. EELDINO'B STORY. -.Th murderer tells the following story to The Journal in a calm, easy manner: "When"! ent to the house last night I went there with the Intention of kill ing the whole bunch. When I got there 1 talked to my little boy, Eddie, for rjn time. I knew there was a spring lock on the front door, and I was afraid I couldn't get in. So after talking to the Utile boy a little while I kissed him and told him to go to bed. I stuck my foot in ine aoor so that it wouldn't shut. I went in la the short hall leading into the house. Imet Gyp. I said: ' 'toa . d , yeur time has come and fired point blank. . He fell. I guess I got him. He stumbled on the . porch and I shot I got him, for he was good and dead when I left. . !Then I saw my wife come out. of a door. She foil, and then 1 shot at the Id woman. The eld man then came put of a door, and fired at me. I shot htm. and he put up his arm. when I knocked BUT CASE Are Oeorg Downey and Ann Downer ; Raid, unci and. aunt, respectively, of ' pvld Downey, deceased, his legal hairs t Tha state claims they have abandoned th claim, and - that $85 40 1 now In th bands of th administrator of David Pawner's estate ' rightfully escheats .to the aetata.' . ' XXeuict Attorney Geo, . Chamber lain Kills His Wife, Mrs. McCros- Woodward and Wounds Lemuel McCro skey. hit arm aside and gave him a second one. Then I left. " intended to clean out tha whole outfit and am only sorry that I didn't make a clean Job." ' - When asked whether he bad intended to commit suicide Belden said: . "No, I am too brave a man for that. I'll go and be hanged like a white man." "What was the reason' for your act?" was asked. The murderer hesitated somewhat at this, but after a moment's thought re plied 'This whole d-d McCroskey family have thrown me down for a long time. I have grievances against them, ooth financial and otherwise. My wife was mixed up with this Gyp, and I Just mads up my mind that If she wouldn't llva with me, she wouldn't live with any one else, so I killed her. Maud was her name, and she deserved all she got. When I went there I Intended to kill bar first, but when I ran up against Oyp on the start, I thought I'd take a chance and finish bim up right there. 1'U tell you on thing! You don't want to print this Just now. I hop th old man will be dead., too, arid then you'll have four stiffs instead of three to writ about" "If that d d. Smith & Wesson gun 1 had In my left ' hand had only worked as well as the " Colts 38 I. had In my right, there wouldn't hay been any doubt about the old man, being dead, for I'd have shot th whole outfit., full of holes." . .. ..... .... - During th telling of hie story Beld lng sat quietly in a obalr b Chief M Laucblan's office smoking a cigarette. While he was perfectly collected and as rational as any man could be, his man ner showed a suppressed .'excitement and his words and gestures were vehement. Not a suggestion of remorse for hia bloody deeds, nor a sentiment of pity for those lying dead . and cold did hi ever betray bjr look or word. His lov for his little boy, Eddie, seemed t be h only redeeming characteristic. The only evidence Beldlng gave of being at all uneasy was when he turned to Chief McLauchlan and said, "Bay, Chief, how long will It take them to- hang maT It won't be over W days, will it?" JEALOUSY THE CAUSE. Trouble has been brewing for soma time between Beldlng' and the family. But hi insane jealousy of his wlto and that her parents should defend her, may be assigned as tha real causa of the tragedy. It Is only a few nights ago that Beldlng visited a -quiet South Side sa loon in the hopes of finding his wlfs there in company with some- one else. He rang for a messenger, boy and sent a note out. He left shortly afterward, and, in a few moments his wife appeared at a side door and naked for Balding. Assured, that be had left she openly displayed a dangerously good gun, and declared her Intention of "fixing him good and plenty and for ever" to use her own words. THE FAMILY HISTORY. Beldlng Is a aon-lo-law of McCroskey. The latter' family .Is a well known one. The father conducted a saloon near the depot while bis sons are engaged In th employment agency and hack business. . LeBter Beldlng, the' murderer, married Maud McCroskey seven years ago in this city. A few months after the mar rlage they removed to California, but It was only a few week before th ' young wife returned to tha home of her parents In this city, Beldlng . remaining In that state. A child was, bom to Mrs. Beldlng and six months later the hus band came back to Portland. ' Since that time ha has ".worked In various saloons, and was regarded by most of his acquaintances as a 'shiftless, worthless fellow. ' It is said that he is also known by .the name of Spencer. His brother-ln law. young McCroskey, says that he used this name when away from Port land, probably on account of some trouble he had while in California. Dur ing th last tour or fire years he nas visited other places, sometimes in tha company of his brother-in-law, Lulreen, also . known as Edward Peterson, who keeps the saloon at Fourteenth and Flanders streets, where Balding worked as a bartender. .. He has had trouble with his wife for several years, and on account of his shiftless conduct she recently refused to live with him. She earned tha support of herself and child by working, as a waitress in McCormack's and other res taurants. She has resided with her parents, the McCroskeys. One story of Beldtngs conduct is told by a man who formerly roomed In the same house with him. He was a heavy drinker at times, and oh one occasion had the delirium tremens. He imagined that monkeys wife after him, and said they dragged their uils acron his face as he slept. He said he was gQlng to walk to Vancouver and throw thd mon keys . into the Columbia. . This conduct frightened th landlady, and she caused him to leave. He is not known to have any relatives except his sister, Mrs. Pe terson. . -I Mrs; McCroskey, in addition to Mrs. Beldlng, had the following . children: George McCroskey, E. Ps McCroskey, Fred McCroskey and Mrs. East Em mitt, of this city; Mrs. Myrtle Gordon, of Vancouver, Wash., and Minnie Stuer- and Special Counsel Chester V. Dolph this morning filed ult In th Stat Circuit Court against James Drfseoll, administra tor, and the supposed heirs, to require them to J: show causa whr th xnoney should not be turned over, the the state Th complaint states that David Down-, ey died ..in Multnomah County October, t, 1898; that James Drtsooll, the duly appointed administrator' of hi' estate, af ter MttUng up all outstanding debts, has In his hands $85 40," that Oeorge Downey and Ana Downey Held ffied petitions in the County Court claiming to be unci and Mint of th deceased; that they have Fred and livery star while tha other, brother manages an employment agency. Lemuel McCroskey is 66 years of age, and has lived in Portland for 15 years. Ha Is a contractor by trade, although for some time prior to July 1 he con ducted a saloon on the southwest cor ner of Sixth and Irving streets. Un til June 1, McCroskey was In partnership In the saloon business with Beldlng. FRANK WOODWARD. Very little to known of Frank Wood ward's history- H Is known, among his acquaintances as Gyp- When McCroskey conducted the Magnolia saloon, 1116 North Sixth street Woodward worked for him as bartender, and thus cams to lteow tha family. He was In the habit of call ing at McCroskey's house wher h met Mrs. Beldlng. . HE'S A FIEND Coldblooded Manner of Murderer Belding.' The Prisoner Actually Gloats Over the Crime. ' : H ? If thera waa ever 'a monster fn 1 ' human form, Beldlng la on. Instead of feeling any remorse for his atrocious crimes cf last night, he simply gloats over them and expresses regret that ha did not "gt" tha McCroskey boya. His first question when seen by a Journal reporter this morning was: "How's the old man?" a Upon being Informed that McCroskey wae progressing favorably, he said: "The old - , I ought to have gotten him. too. That was a bad piece of work on my part But that was a peach I gave Oyp. "Say, did you ever notice how a bird fluttera its wings after being shot? Well, When I threw that bullet , . INTO HIS HEAD he Just Seemed to quiver, collapse and go out of business. I could have drank his blood. "I had this business all planned out fine but it didn't work Just as I figured. knew that Gyp went armed and during the past two weeks I have taken hira out buggy riding several times to see what kind of a gun he had. I pretended to be lilendly but all tha time wa thirsting for his HEART'S BLOOD. "Why, didn't you kill him then when vnu had him In some secluded spot" was asked T "I could hardly keep from doing If was the reply, "but I was afraid that If I did there would be a big holler over it and my plans for getting the others would be queered. If possible, I wanted to get them all together and then make one Job of It YU see. If I picked them off one at a time, the 'bulls' would get m before I had completed my job. . "At first I figured on sending out a messenger boy and round them all up In old man McCroskey's- saloon. intended to stake some friend of mine to a piece of yellow money and have him plant, Mm-i self la the saloon and buy boos pretty fast to keep the crowd bunched. When they all got together exoept George Mo Croskey, I Intended to ... . . WADE INTO THEM. I was going in with a Winchester Tlfle and my two revolvers. After I had clean ed them all out I was going, upstairs and vait for George. Of course th shooting would attract him from tha depot and when ha drove up I was going to pick him off his seat with the rifle. Then I would have done the same as I did last night give myself up. If any of the 'cops' had attempted to cut in, while I was doing business though, I would have handed them something.' I've nothing against the police but I was determined to wipe out the entire McCROSKBY OUTFIT, and would have stood for no interference. "I'm kind of sorry for my wife, but she did me dirt After we separated she was in a fast house at Aberdeen, Wash., and In Southern .Oregon. For the past six weeka she and Oyp have been living to gether right In the McCroskey family household. Do you blame m for wanting to clean out the whole outfit? "I know I will swing for this, but before I attend my own NECKTIE PARTY, I would like to take just on shot at the three McCroskey boys. Then I could go to heaven, or hell with a smile on my lips and-be satisfied. Say, before yotfecgo, I wish you would telephone out to the hos pital and flnd'out how old McCroskey is doing and let me know. I hope he lives and suffers for about three days bafore h croaks.' " sine abandoned their claim; that they are not the sole heirs of the deceased, and never have been heirs at ail. Unprofessional people give advice, out professional people sell it " . ' . '' DR. 0. C BLANtY Room 207. Alisky Bldfl, Third andMorrison strta Special attention given to th treatment of RHEUMATISM by th application of K nut jurr -sv. nagel, of Milwaukee, Wis. Oeorge McCroskey conduct a ble on North Sixth street, A well attended meeting of th dlreotor of th Lewis and Clark Cntnnlal was held lata yesterday af ternooa at the, of flc of thai secretary . Washington street, On account of the absence Of both President Corbett and Vice President Scott, Rufu Mallory was chosen as pres. ident pro tem. All th officer were re-elected, with the addition of Adolphe Wolf and Lea FrUd as second And third vie preal denta, respectively.' By recommendation of President Corbett through Secretary Reed, committees, wer also appointed. Th following are the officers and com mittees of th Lewis and Clark Centen nial Corporation: ' Presidenp-H. W. Corbet:. Vic presidents H. W. Scott, Adolphe Wolfe, Leo Fried. SecretaryHenry E. Reed. .Treasurer First National Bank. . Appointments of committees were ap proved as follows: Executive committee Directors Dress er, Ladd, Mallory, Mills. Scott, Wessln ger, Wheelwright Ways and means committee Director Fenton, Bates, Devers, Flelschner, Frlede, O'Shea, Wolfe. . Finance committee Directors Wolfe, Wesslnger, Devers, Ladd, Mills. Vice President Wolfe was appointed temporary auditor. A letter from Governor Oeer was read, stating that if he will call an extra ses sion of the Legislature he. will insert the appropriation for the Fair as one of th causes. " Secretary Reed reported that $G4.956 75 had been paid In to dute, leaving a bal ance of about $21.000 As the hour was late, the matter t voting on the question of a. site' was lalu over till .next Thursday at 1:30 p. m., when a committee of two from each sit? can bring In arguments In favor of the site they represent. After 'the 'meeting of the directors, th4 way 'nd means-committer met and ad vised with Colonel H. E. Dosch relative to promoting the interests of the Fair throughout the state. Finally it was con. eluded that Mr. Dosch should submit ' a proposal by August 1, to take charge of th 1906 Fair as director general. NORTHWEST NEWS i CHEYENNE, Wyo.-Mrs. Frank Brown was struck by lightning at her home here yevterday. She died instantly,, DENVER. President Compere of th Federation of Labor and other prominent labor leaders 'left her' Yesterday for San Franclsoo, where a meeting of the board wll! be held. CHICAGO. The local board of arbitra tion last night secured the consent of the striking freight handlers and the railroad officials to meet today and. endeavor to settle their grievances. "''',. OMAHA. The Union Pactflo has Issued a notice to their striking1 Employes to re turn to work at one on forfeit their posi tions. DENVER. Henry V. Col recently gave $400,000 In real estate to a Methodist or ganisation her. His wife has entered suit to compel th return of half th property. .r. ... VANCOUVER, B. C.-The Moaha, from Brisbane, Australia, brings news of an In surrection In tha Solomon Islands, which promises to develop Into serious trouble. ABERDEEN. Wash, Nl Erickson, a young Swede, was drowned her yester day while working on. the government Jetty at Westport. . , VICTORIA, B. C The latest news to arrive herefrom Koyukuk give the dis trict a very bad nam. Hundred are leaving the country In Which no on has either dust or money. MINING NOTES, Charles Moon, Gordon Jacobs and C. 8. Ingledow have made ' rich strike about two and one-half mile 'West of Horn brook. It is reported to bo the best pros pect in that district They are driving tunnel on th ledge, whloh I free milling.; It runs from eight to 20 Inches In thick ness and is rich. George Bennett Is running a tunnel on the old Bumble Bee ledge In the Beaver Creek district and ha struck some fine ore. It Is reported rich) in free gold. The New York Consolidated Mining Company, a local concern, la developing a group of claims In tha Greenhorn dis trict near th new town, of . Greenhorn, which has made such phenomenal growth of late. Th claims ar quarts and are showing up well under development The or 1 free milling. A stamp mill will be Installed at an early data The property 1 a sinking proposition. A shaft I down about 30 feet on a thre-foot vain, which produces $30 to th ton on an avaraga Th Yank group Is the nam of a very promising property in Joeephln County, which Is being developed by th Pacific Mining A Development Company of this city. Th group covers an area of 627 acres and' contain hota placer and quarts. About 600 feet oft tunnel work ha been done, and the ore runs from $8 to $10 per ton. Part of the ore goes as high as $40. Th ledgjl. I said to be th biggest la Southern Oregon, and can b traced for miles. The group Is situ ated on Gallce Creek. Over 160,000 ton of. or have been blocked out, and will be shipped as soon a better transporta tion facilities are secured. INGALLS VISITS PORTLAND President Ingalls, of. th Big Four Railway Company,. Ii In tha city ac companied by Mrs. Ingalls, two daugh ters and a son. They arrived here (from Puget Sound In President Ingalls' pri vate car. They expect to rmaln her tor several day, berorcrgolng East. 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