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MEDFORD, ORKOON, MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1910,
No. 114.
MJjTil YI5A.R.
CRIPPEN ARRAIGNED, ADMITS IDENITY
A
ED DENTIST CALM AND UNMOVED
HUE. LENEVE HAS NE
TO
GO BACK TO
STAND TRIAL
Proceeding's in Arralnnmcnt Aro
Brief Crlppcn Admits Identity
ami Has No Objection to Return
Inn to Ennland.
QUEHEC, Auk. 1 Dr. II. II.
Crippcu wyiH arraigned before Iiilit
Judge I 'nut.' t Angers at noon toiluy.
Tim proceedings wore liriuf. Crip
pen admitted his identity and said
tliat ho had mi objection to return
ing to Euglniid for trial. ilu was re
manded to jail for JT da.VH.
Ml In. Ethel Leneve was not aide to
appear at the prclmiinnry hearing.
Physicians informed tho court that
h!io had broken down and was in a
Htato of nervous collapse.
Tho courtroom was crowded to the
doors with spectators anxious to
catch a ulimpxo of tint noted dcfcinl
antM. Detective Mitchell of tho Uintloa
liollco will Hnll tomorrow for Can
uilii, currying papers deemed neces
wiry for tho traniifor of Dr. Crlppon
and Mile. I.onuvo to London Jurlsdlc
tlon. Although extradition Ih not
ncri'HHiiry hutween England nnd Iht
colonies, tho pollco aro not overlook
ing any precaution In their fight to
convict tho Auiorlcnu dentist and his
companion.
InHpcctor How, who Ih now at Quo
lice, originally planned to return to
Loudon Inunudlntoly with IiIh prison
cm. Tho chntiKO of plant inalccH
It Impossible for him to lenvo for
homo within a fortnight. In tho
meantlmo, tho local authnrltlcH will
aln additional time for establishing
tho Identity of tho body found In Dr.
Crlppen's Iiouho nt Llsltngton.
Crlppcn appeared Indlffnront to IiIh
surroundlngn wlion nrralgnod, ex
cept when confronted by Mm. Prod
(llnnott of ItoHollo, N. .!., a former
friend of Hello Elmore. Ecclng her,
ho paled and shuffled nervously. I
Inspector Dow tostlflod that ho
know tho defendant and that Crlp
pcn wuh an American graduate cof
tho UnlvcrHlty of Mlchlann and want
ed In 0 rent llrltaln for murder.
KANGAROOS FOR
mm PARK
Orcbardlsl Buys Two, But Finds Ho
Has Four on Arrival Finds Two
Llttlo Ones Peeping Out of Moth
ers' Pocket Quite a Menagerie.
It in not often that when one bin
wild uiiiiuuls that lie receives more
than he bnrguins for in the way ol
numbers but A. ('. Allen, of the
Hollywood orchards hits hud that ex
perience Sunday Mr, Alien received two
young Australian kuiigntous I nun
California. The fomtilo is a few
mouths over u year of ago, while
tho male is only a few months old.
When Mr. Allen went out to loot;
ut his new pels Monday morning he
thought he "had 'em" for a few mo
ments, for, peeping out of the
"pocket" of the female was the head
of a hnhv kangaroo. In a few see
onils another one bobbed up.
Instead of two of the marsupialH
ho hns now four, which, with his
dour, elk and othur animals, makes
quite a menagerie,
KG
COMPANION ITRAHSFERRED
BREAKS DOWN
UPON ARREST
Mile. Lenovc Probably Ignorant
That Crime Was Committed Urn
eo to Turn Klnn's Evidence Against
Crlppcn Comiilctcly Unnerved.
QCEHEC, Aug. J. Mile. Lencvc,
the young woman, Crippcn's com
panion on one of tho most sensution
ul flights in the history of the yard,
i it pitiful nervouH wreck. Every
effort in being made by the police to
Itcrcuudc her to givo evidence that
might tend to iucriminutu the man.
After the steamer MontroKo berth
ed today, Crippon nnd Mllo. Lcncvo
wore hurried to the city prison. In
Hpcctor Dew of Scotland Yard, who
identified the couplo to tho Canadian
arresting officers, wan not satisfied
with the security of the cells, and
the aceiiHcd were transferred to the
dungeons of the Parliament building.
Crippeu, calm'and tnlkntive during
the river journey from Father Point
to Quebec with his captors, became
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KILLSJX-WIFE
Weapon Knocked Off Table by Slx-Ycar-Old
Son-Dldn't Know It
Was Loaded Victim Dies While
Surgeons Aro Extracting Bullet.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 1. An
inipiest will he held this afternoon
over the body of Florence Strobe),
HO, shot and killed last night while
culling on her divorced husband,
Charles Lyts, from whom she had
been separated two years.
The couple had become reconciled
and were about to bo remarried.
Lvts declares the shooting was an
accident and the police, after hear
ing his story, concluded not ot take
him into custody. Lyts had been
cleaning hi revolver and rifle, lie
thought the rifle was not loaded and
had left it on n table. The (t-yenr-old
miii of Lyts and his former wife
knocked the rifle from the table, dis
charging it. ,Tho bullet struck Mrs.
St rebel in the side as she stood in an
adjoining room placing a disk on a
phonograph. She died at u hospital
later in the evening while surgeons
were attempting to cut out the bul
let. HARVESTING OF
LOADED
GUN
Picking Crews at Work in Nearly All of tho Larger Orchards Crop of
Fluo Quality and Large Quantity The Output Promisos to
Break All Previous Records.
The lutrvcMing of this season'
pear crop in the Hogue Hivor valley
wilLbo on in full blast before the end
of the week. Most of tho larger or
chard havo picking crews at work
now, while the Humdl orchard 1ms
shipped one ear of 1'niil, is loading
a second one today and will load
two additional curs Tuesday. Snowy
RVOUS COLLAPSE
F
SHIP TO
PRISON CELL
Manacled and Closely Guarded,
Crlppcn and Companion Arc Taken
to Answer for Crime Crowd Sur
rounds Dock to Sec Couple.
QUEBEC, Aug. 1. Mnnnclod and
cloudy guarded, Dr. llawley H.
Crlppcn, RtiBpcctcd of tho murder of
IiIh wife, Hello Hlinoro Crlppcn, In
their London home, wan brought
ashore today and taken to tho Que
bec prison. Mllo. Ethol Claire Le
novc, IiIb stenographer, charged an
accessory In tho allogcd murder, also
was taken off tho liner Montroao and
placed In a coll In tho women's prison.
Unusual precautions taken by tho
police, tho widespread publicity given
tho details ot tho murdor nnd tho
chnne nftor Crlppcn and his com
panion, caused thousands of persons
to nHsomhlo on tho wator front for
a gllmpso of tho prisoners nnd tho
men responsible for their capture
Ashore at Daybreak.
Tin? vessel docked at 1 a. in., but
tho suspects did not come ashore
until after daybreak. A great crowd
had gathered at an early lour.
A detail of fifty policemen sur
rounded tho Canadian Pacific
wharves and kept a portion of tho
street clear for automobile that car
ried tho accused and their captors
to tho jail.
Although Inspector I ev Ih given
credit for taking a clnnco on the pos
sibility that Captain Kendall of the
Montrose had mlstaUen tho couplo
aboard his ship, ther Is a gonornl
Impression that Scotia': 1 Yard has
bungled In tho enso hv being billing
to piny a minor rolo In tho capture.
Kendall (Jlvea CieilH.
Tho great credit Is given Captain
Kendall and his chlal .iftlco-3 who
are praised for hiving handle.! tho
case so ast uely that nolther Dr
Crlppon iiuv Mile. Lunnvo boiicvol
themselves .uinpoctod until (ho hea
hand of Inspector Dew fell on r.r'p-
pon's shoulder and ( lilef McCartny
of tho Quebec pollen department
placed tho fral voting stenogruplioi
under nrroit.
Tho sorvlco rendered by tho nows
papers of England, tho continent nnd
of America In publishing lengthy ac
counts of the dtsappearauco of Crlp
pcn nnd his typist, togothor with de
tailed descriptions of thorn, accom
panied by many pictures cf tho miss
lug couplo, Is recognlxod ih a prin
cipal factor In tho detection, while
tho usefulness of the wireless sorvlco
Is not underestimated by thoso who
havo followed tho dovolopinonta In
one of the most exciting criminal pur-
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PEARS BEGINS
Hut to is loading a ear mid has a
second one ordered.
The ovehardistrt aro dolayiue, tho
harvesting us much as possible in or
der to let the eastern market not
t Wr of California fruit
Never before has lite Hogue Hivor
.ll lurvesled a luMter crop ol
pt'u-s in point of ciunntity and final
ity us" this year.
ROM
Bishops Doane and Greer
For Unity of Churches.
(Hishop Donne and Uishop Greer of the Protestant Episcopal church.)
The Christian Unity foundation hns been incorporated with the
avowed intention of welding nil Christian denominations into one or
ganic rcliinoiiK body Jo promote Christian unity nt home nnd throughout
the werld: to devise 1fird .ui:cM prnctical methods of co-operation,
substituting comity for rivalry ill the propagation of the common fnith;
to bring together all who are laboring in the snmo field. These bishops
of New York are amonc the organize".
RUNS
AMUCK
, KILLS 1,
BEATS WIFE AND CHILD TO DEATH
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Aug. 1. Hert
S. Durham, ex-fireman, who early
today shot and killed Engineer Don
Grant of company No. wounded
Captain Sampscll of the snmo corn
puny and Driver Gay Elliott, and
then clubbed his wife nnd baby to
death, died at noon today of a self
inflicted wound. Durham shot him
self in front of the Grant hotel at
7 a. m.
Captain Sampscll was reported to
be near death this afternoon. Phys
icians hold out little luv:a for Elli
ott, who, like Samp-ell, was shot in
tho chest, after Durham had culled
the firemen by sending in u false
alarm.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 1.- Hcri
S. Duthiiiu, fiiemau. who ran amuck
hist niiiht, shot nnd killed one fire
man, wounded two others and beat
his wife and child to death, today
made his way to the Plaza in the
heart of the cit. anil shot himself
through the head. Ho will probably
die.
Armed men searched for Durham
throughout tho night.
Early today Durham sent in a
false iilartu of fire. Hiding near the
fire-box, he opened fire when hose
curt No. II drove up. Ho killed Firo
iiinn Grant and wounded Captain
Stemplo and Fitciiuui Elliott. He
then fled, going to his own home,
where he beat his wife and child to
death. Durham then returned to the
city on a streetcar. He was recog
nized by a few persons. After
alighting from Hie car he walked
coolly to a corner and bought a pa
per. Hurriedly scanning the head
lines, telling of the shooting, ho en
tered the plaza and walked out upon
the lawn. Drawing his' revolver, he
placed the muzzle just above the
right ear and sent a hullot into his
brain.
Policeman Sees Shooting.
Policeman Kirkhmd saw the limn,
and before he drew his revolver,
rushed toward him mid was only a
tV feet nwav when the shot was fir
ed. Durham w"s taken to the cmor
i'iuv hospitil, 1k'v it was an
uouueed that he mwhl recover.
When it was learned that tho mur
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2
derer had attempted to commit sui
cide and almost succeeded, talk of
violence died down. An effort was
made to get a statement from Dur
ham, who was still conscious at
10:30 this morning.
Durham t ned in n false alarm
at I o'clock this morning and opened
HOOTS
lire niMin the members of luxe com-lot
pany No. ;t when they reached the' is the crack shot of his company and
box at Spruce and Second streets. the claims he meant only to malm
Later he beat his wife and b:y to tho officers.
death. It is thought he was driven Ho served twolve years In tho
ii-Mine by brooding over fancied British army nnd when the troops
wrongs while employed at the fire- left this station ho remained and
house. When he left the company j joined tho Canadian permanent
he treasured a grudge against sev-lcorps. Ho and been drinking for
einl other tiremen. He had throa;
."ed to "get them all."
MANY DOT IN HILLS
AFTER FLEET DEER
I Captain Elllston was horn In Eng
land 32 years ago and was a vory
According to niuu of the old ', popular officer.
mippors and hunters ol Southern,
Oregon, there are more people out j woods there will probably bo a nuiu-
this season after local deer than ever 'her of the yearly "shot b" mistake"
before. The hills are full of them j tragedies reported.
ami hundreds arose at daylight to- Door are reported plentiful and
day and took to the trails. Owing to doubtless many good bags will bo
the large number of uooule in the reported.
SALINGER
Secretary of Interior Will Sec Crater Lnko by Way of This City, Golnti
Out by Klamath Falls Mrs. Balllnncr Will Accom
pany Him on Trip.
Secretary l'arkhurst of the Crater
Lake company arrived fiom Port
land Monday morning with tho good
news that Secretary Hallingor of the
department of the interior would
isjt Crater Lake within the vct
,, weeks. Mrs. ROIinger w'l i
company hnn.
Mr. Halliugev's original plans we
IMEDFORD
i MANTAINS
GAIN RATIO
Postal Receipts for July Show In
crease of Twenty-nine Per Cent
Over a Year Ago Money-Order
Business Very Heavy Gain in
July a Year Ago at Same Rate.
Postal receipts for July, 1910,
show an Increase of 29 per cent over
July, 1909. Tho latter month In
turn showed a gain of 28 per cent
over July, 1908.
During tho month just closed the
postal receipts totaled $2197.80.
One year ago for July they were
$1707.93. The gain Is $489.87. or
about 29 per cent.
Tho money order business In the
local office has been heavy during
the month. Over $12,644 In orders
were sent away while money orders
totaling $7597 were received In the
city.
1
CRACK SHOT
KILLS OFFICER
Canadian Paptain Is Killed by Gun
ner of His Corps Shot From an
Upper Window of the Barracks, a
Hundred Yards Away.
VICTo.UA, B. C. Aug. 1. Cap
tain Perclval Elllston, Royal Cana
dian Garrison Artilleryman, was shot
through tho throat by Gunner Thom
as Allen, R. C. A., this morning and
died about fifteen minutes later.
Mien shot from nu upper window
the bnrrackB 300 feet awny. Ho
I the past month.
Allen was found not far from tho
, barracks by a party of artillerymen
land brought to pollco headquarters
(aud lodged In jail. Ho admits that
i revenge had something to do with
his crime, and ho thought that ho had
been punished too severely for
breaches ot discipline.
VISIT MEDFORD
to go in by way of Weed and Klnm
ath Falls, but it is thought that ho
hns been induced to change his mind,
going in by Medford and out by
Klamath.
M.- 1 aimist states that M'
1 i iu . t i. . 1 ii imiK
U ,, ),
'cluMt to h- I.ilc
MULKEY
E
HAWLEY
District Attorney Will Contest Re
publican Nomination for Congress
Is Supporter of Direct Primary
and a Progressive Republican
Opposed to Machino Methods.
District Attorney B. F. Mulkay
Monday announced his candidacy
for congress from tho first congres
sional district. lie will contest with
W. C. Ilawloy for the nomination at
the primaries.
Mr. MJulkoy is a progressive Re
publican and a supporter of the di
rect primary law and Statement i.
Ho refused to go near tho assembly
nnd will not countenance a return, to
the old days of "machine!', politics.
Mr. Mulkcy hns been in the public
eye for a number of terms. He serv
ed as state senator from Polk coun
ty nnd for a number of years was
the president of the state normal in
Ashland. Two years ago he was
elected district attorney for Jack
sotr and Josephine comities, which
position he is filling nt present.
That Mr. Mulkcy will make a
formidablo fight for the nomination
is acknowledged by the friends of
Mr. Ilnwicv. From all section of
tho stnto has come assurances of
assistance.
F
Mother, Demented Over Lonely
Ranch Life, Slaughters Babes to
Save Them From a Similar Mon
otonous Career.
MARTINEZ, Cal., Aug. 1. Hop
ing that grief at tho sight of her
four babies lying In tho county
morguo will rcstoro hor to sanity,
tho coroner today planned to per
mit Mrs. Joseph M. Mollo, who
drowned tho children nt hor Brent
wood homo Saturday, to view the
bodies. Sl'ould that fall, the
woman will bo oxnmlned by a com
mission to determine whothor she
shall bo committed to a hospital for
tho Insane.
Chester -Mollo, tho only child who
escaped death at tho hands of his
mother, was Instructed to bo present
nt the examination.
Slnco tho woman wnB arrested
after sho hr.d drowned her four chil
dren In a wr.Bh tub, ho has displayed
no remorso. On all othor subjects
Mrs. Mollo appears porfoctly rational
but discussing tho death of hor
babies sho Is tearless and unmoved.
Tho one thing thnt sho homoans Is
tho llfo that sho led on tho isolat
ed ranch near Brontwood. Mrs. Mollo
declares this llfo would havo driven
her Insane thoro was nothing to
take her mind off hor colorless ex
istence, nothing to look forward to
but work.
It was to provont hor children
from sharing a fato Ilka hor's that
Mrs. Mollo Bays alio ondod tholr Uvea.
Tho coolness of tho woman as
tounds tho medical mon at tho coun
ty hospital.
NINETY KILLED AND MANY
ARE INJURED IN WRECK
LONDON, Aug. 1.- Thirty no-sona
woro killed and a. number injured In
a railway accident todav near Oron,
Algeria, according to a iHnnatoH to
tho Exchange Tolograh No dnalN
of tho accident havo bgoon received.
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