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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1910.
No. 16L
ANTI -ASSEMBLY FORCES WIN JACKSON
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Result of Republican Primaries in Jackson County
50 PER CENT
OF VOIE IS
ALL CAST
Mulkey Carries County by Two to
On Vote Davis Leads Patterson
Colvlp Is Third In Race with oVn
dtr Hellcq First Only About 100
Votes Yet to Hear From.
Insurgent and nuti-iiHsombly forces
won n grcn t victory in Jackson
county Saturday, duupito thu fact
that ken than 50 per cent of tho
republican voto wuh cant, and still
loaa of tlio democratiu voto. Buffalo
BUI proved a greater attraction than
tfao primaries, and in some outlying
procinotii no election was hold.
With 10 prccinctii complete, with
a rciHimtcnn registration or over
1800, including all thu largo prc
cinctH of tho county, and with prob
nl)ly k'H than a hundred votes to
hear from, 11. F. Mulkey, insurgent
cnuiiidnto for congress, has carried
Jnckxon county almost two to one.
Dimick loadH the gubernatorial can
didate, and the entire nuti-nHHcmbly
ticket, with tho exception of Frank
HcuMou for Hocrotary of Btatc, ha
swept tho county. For slate senator,
tho Htntciuont cnudiduteH are in tin;
lead, but country precincts may
cltnugo tho rcHiilt. George L. Davis
hnH a Niuall lead over Joflliua Patter
son for county commiKsionor, but In
ter roturon may :i1ko change Ui'ih.
Precincts heard from itielude the
fire Medford precinctfl, the three
AhIiIiwuI precincts, tho two Jnckxon-
villo, flold Hill. Central Point, Ragle
(Continued on Page 8.)
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john r. walsh
WASHINGTON, Sopt. 2-1. A
move on tho part of nttornoyH to so
ouro the rclouso of John It. Walsh,
tho aged Chicago banker, now sorv
ing a tonn in tho federal priHon at
Fori Leavenworth 'for , violation of
tho national banking Iuwh, wan be
gun today. A mouHtor petition wuh
filed with tho department of justice,
asking Proflhlent Taft to exorcise
clemenoy toward WuIhIi, on tho
ground that tho banker will hooii bo
beyond tho reach of human aid un
ions he Ih parolod.
Tho petition itsolf eontaiiiH 25
pugos,' uottiug forth tho caso ngahiHt
Walsh. Tho signatures of Mrs.
Wo I nil and tho banker's sons, who
accompanied him to prison whou ho
wns inonrcoratod a year ngo, arc
appended.
Tho petition was filed by floorgo
Buckingham, uttornoy for tho bankor.
All tho living officers and direct
ors of tho "Walsh banks" havo join
ed in tho application for his release
Tho HtookholdorH and every traceable
depositor except one huvo signed the
potitiou, all affirming that tboy did
not loso ii cent on account of
Walsh's irregularities.
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MOCK CAPTURED
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AND OF FLIGHT
Body of Female Is Found in Basement on Eureka Street Believed to Be
That of Eva Swan, Who Recently Disappeared Joints of Body Were
Sawed So That It Could Be Deported in a Trunk.
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MURDERER MOCK SAYS:
That tho murder of Josso C. Smith was not premeditated.
That ho was on his way to give himself up when captured.
That his wife is a good woman and has over boon faithful.
That he killed Jesse C. Smith whilo partially under tho influ
ence of liquor and when his temper had gotten tho best of him.
That he does not feel like a murderer.
That he is suffering from tuberculosis nnd that ho haB not
long for this world, anyway.
That he has never before been in trouble of any kind.
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SACRAMENTO, Cat., Sopt. 24.
Sonrohin the ruins of the Illauth
building, which collupsod at 1 o'clock
this morning, revealed no bodies
buried beneath tho debris and tho
authorities boliovo that Potor An
derson was tho only portion killod. An
investigation will bo started at ouco
to fix responsibility for thq envo-in
of tho struoturo, n two-story build
ing. It is boliovod that oxaivyntions
adjneout, whoro a building is boitig
orootod, caused tho building to fall.
Tho second story of tho building
WUB occupied as u lodging house,
Julian A. Mock, tho murderer of
Josflo C. Smith, in confined in the
county jail in Jacksonville. Ho was
captured early Saturday morning on
Little Applegatu, 12 miles east of
Ashland, by Deputy Sheriff P. Man
ning of Talent, who was assisted by
Jamos and Clifford Garvin of Tal
ent. iVa. James Trash gavo the
information which led to the mur
derer's arrest. Tho fugitivo had no
chance to resist and submitted
quietly.
Worn I))' Hardship.
Worn out by three days of hiding
in tho brush in the hills to the south
of this city and greatly weakened
by laok of food, Mock was forcod
to visit a habitation on Thursday
nftoruoou. Ho appeared a,t the homo
of James Trask, on Little Applegate,
about ') o'clock in the afternoon and
asked for food and lodging. Ho was
given both, when he signified a wil
lingness to go to work with Mr.
Trask and assist in tho orootiou of
an addition whjch Mi. Trask Is
building to his homo. After n hearty
supper, leaving his gun at tho foot
of tho stairs, ho repaired to the loft
and wont to bed.
Had Itead of Case,
Mrs. Trnsk bad road full accounts
of tho murder and tho suecoodiug
manhunt in tho columns of tho Mail
Tribune, Bho rocognizod tho nuiu by
tho-description which had hoop pub
lished, ' nnd as soon us sho could
safely do so sho dispatohod her 11-yoar-old
son to tho homo of W. Pni-
(Continuod on Page 8)
Julian A. Mock's story of the
killing of Jesso C. Smith, his subse
quent attempt to escape tho law and
his life, as told Saturday afternoon
to u representative of tho Mail Trib
une in tho presence of Sheriff W. A.
Jones and Walter McCallum, is as
follews:
"I do not feel liko n murdorer,
though tboy tell mo that 1 .am one.
I had no intention of killing Jesse
Smith on last Tuosday evening when
I visited his homo. In fact, I had
not intended going thoro, but did so
in order to soo Davo Martin, whoa
I learned that ho was visiting Smith
instead ot being at homo. However,
when I did moot Smith I nskod him
why ho had tried to steal my dog
and why bo had called my wifo a
liar. Ho grow oxoitod and struck mo
after wo had had a few words. Then
it was that I. ornzod for a moment.
drew my knifo and struck. What
followod afterward is more or loss
of a blur.-, I thought oi but ono
thing and that was to got away, So
I started, walking blindly for a
while, thon as I grow cooler I stmok
out across tho fields for tho hills,
koopiug away from tho roads, Tho
roport that I had mndo my oscapo in
a cart with n horso was falso, for I
mndo ovorv bit of the trip on foot.
Watched Pursuers,
"Suvornl timos during tho night,
when I catno oloso to tho roads, "au
tomobilos passed, driving furiously,
and I know that they woro looking
for mo. Sovoral times I wns vory
REDUHOr
RATES IS
HELP
Thousands of Dollars Annually to Be
Saved to Medford If Recent Order
of Railroad Commission Is PuMn
to Effect No Notice as Yet Is
Sent by Company to Its Agent
Here.
CRIME RIVALING
NMD
CRIPPEN CASE
IN SAN FRANCISCO
BOHIAN
SAID TO BE
VICTORIOUS
Returns Are Very Slaw in Mritat
man County and ThfeHfteut WW
amette Valley Oswald Wt
Sweeps State fer Democratic Ht
minatln Others Run Cfese.
Body of Female is Fund in Basement an Eureeka Street Believed to be
That f Eva Swan. Who Recently Dlssapeared Joints of Body Were
Sawed so That it could be Deported In a Trunk.
(Continuod on Page 8)
Thorcdnctlon of from IS to 22 per
cent on nil class rates to Medford,
ordered by tho Intorstnto commerce
commission, will, It maintained, savo
thousands of dollars annually to con
sumers lu Medford.
II. C. Garnet states that It this ro
ducod rato had beon la effect dur
ing tho last nlno months In his hard
ware business thoro would havo beon
a saving of S2000 to his patrons. Tho
now rato on nails for lnstanco calls
for a reduction of 20 cents a lcog.
During thu Inst utno months Mr. Qnr
nett has reocived 10 carloads of nails
with 400 kegs lu each car. At a
rcduteion of 20 cents a keg tho sav
ing would hnvo been SSOO on nails
nlono.
Sugar Is another Important com
modity that comes uuder tho juris
diction ot class rates. Tho prosont
fifth class rato for sugar In carload
shipments from tho roftnorlos in San
Francisco for n hundred pounds Is
91 M cents. Under tho now rato or
dored by tho lutorstato commission
tho frolght churgo on sugar will bo
reduced 20 conts a huudrod pounds,
Cannod goods, crnckors, whisky,
coffoo, Iron plpo, eteel rails, struc
tural Iron and hardwaro of all kinds
nro Boino of tho goods that como In
under tho class rates affected by tho
first order of tho commission. It Is
hardly oxpectod that any roductlons
will bo ordored In tho first class, but
chnngos in tho commodity rates nro
looked for lator, when they havo boon
investigated by tho lutorstato com
mission and Stato Commissioner
WoBt, Drugs, shoos, hats and dry
goods aro numborod among tho ar-
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24. The
mutilated, acia-aien bo4j dug from
tho cellar hou60 an Eureka street
here was identified tonight W Mrs.
Harry Weir as that of Eva Clara
Swan. Mrs. Weir is the propriet
ress of tho rooming houso where
Miss Swan resided. Her ldentitca
tlon was accepted by tho police as
positive, although tho face was mar
red by acid said to havo beon poured
over it. Mrs. Weir said that the
idontifcation was positive on account
of tho high cvheek bones, and two
broad flat teeth, prominent in the
center of tho lower jaw.
(Continuod on Pngo 8)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24.
Although tho police still hold to the
theory that tho body found in tho
basement of tho Euroka street houso
I is that of Eva Swan, a school
j teacher at Paso Itobles, and receut
,ly employed as stenographer in San
I Francisco, tho identification was
shaken tins' afternoon by Mrs.
Jlnrry Weir. Mrs. Weir, who keeps
the rooming house at which Evan
J Swan lived, boliovcs that tho detee
, tivos aro mistaken. Sho basos her
J belief on the clothing found in tho
trunk in the basement of tho house
whoro the body was discovered.
Tho wisps of hair found iu tho
trunk does not correspond with the
color of Miss Swan's hair, Mrs. Weir
declares, and tho color of tho hair
on tho head of tho dead girl, though
Stained from tho acid poured over
it after death, is dissimilar,
Tho dcteotivos working on tho caso,
boliovo that Homor Hatch, from Paso
Robles, may bo able to settle tho dis
pute definitely. Ho will bo an im
portant witness in identifying tho
girl, tboy bolieve.
Aftor completing his examination
of tho body todny, Autopsy Surgeon
Glover mndo tho following state
ment :
Surgeon's Statement.
"Tho body is that of a femalo, ngo
not determined; hair ovidontly dark,
but color changed by somo fruid;
weight about 150 pounds, well devel
oped; height, 5 feet 0 inches; teeth,
Tho grave was saturated with ni-
uneven, upper jaw somewhat decay
ad; body wrapped in a plain linen
nightdress, which was considerably
decayed; portions of tho body burn
ed by soaio sort, of corrosive, prob
ably nitric acid, as stains showed
yellow."
The report goes on to say that
the internal organs aro decayed.
Both legs aro sawed through near
tho nuklo; tho partial amputation
was probably performed after death,
the physicians think.
The report docs not give tho prob
able cause of death, Thcro is no
mention made of any operation hav
ing been performed.
Coroner's Jury Visits Scene.
Tho coroner's jury summoned to
hold an inquest into the death of the
girl whoso body was found in the
Eureka street houso wns taken to the
houso to visit tho scene whoro tho
body wns found today. Dr. Grant
will be taken to tho houso this after
noon nud questioned. Gran,t and
Miss Messersmith woro photograph
ed and measured today.
Acting on tho theory that tho story
told detectives by Ben Gordon, 30,
who, disgruntlod, ho says, because
Dr. Jnmos Grant had refused to pay
him $18 said to bo duo him, gavo the
first iutitmntiou of tho trngedy dis
closed whon detectives nud officers
from tho coroner's offico uuder tho
flickering light of lanterns toro away
tho cement and found tho body of a
girl.
Died on Operating Table.
Gordon's story, as told to tho po
lice, says that the girl wont to Dr.
Grant for an operation; that sho died
on tho oporating table; that tho doc
tor bocamo frightened nud deoided to
got rid of the body. A small hoii3o
on Eureka Btreot was ronted, tho
story continues; tho body wns put
into u trunk, the joints first boing
sawed through so that it might bo
orumpled up to fit its crnmpod rest
ing placo. Gordon says tho doctor
took tho trunk to tho honse; that
he sawed a holo in tho wooden' floor
of tho basomont, dug a shallow
grave nnd buried the body.
PORTLAND, Sept. 24. With tfe
returns coming in very slowly, re
turns at a lato hour tonight indica!
tho victory of Jay Bowcrman ia tin
fiht for the republican gubernatorial
nomination over Hofor. Dimmirlr t4
Abraham. He has carried MuItneaudK
county.
In the second congressional district
Laffcrty, insurgent, has won aniu
Ellis.
In the first district Willamette nL.
ley returns indicate the renominate.
of Congressman Hawley, but insur
gent leaders are counting on the re
tarns from Coos, Klamath, Lake
and Jackson counties, where early
reports give Mulkey a consideraUt
lead.
Oswald West has rnn th ilan.
4cianeo"ominatioa' die rTe'ffi
Myers, and has swept Kali
county.
Attorney-General Oawfora
been renominated.
Indications tonight aro that
assemblyites will confrpl the n
legisaltnrc.
Seldom havo tho returns beea
slow at a prdimary election a
this one.
ROOSEVELT TO
BE (MMti
SARATOGA, Sept. 24. Tonftse
tho big question hero is whether New
York will head tho Insurgent colaaui
next week, With Kansas and Iowa, sr
gc back with tho half-hearted stand
patters, with tho fact generally ac
cepted that Roosevelt will be tesa
porary chairman Instead pf Sherraaa.
Interest centers In the platforb,-s-poclally
in tho direct primary plask,
and tho possible ondorsomont of Talk
as Now York's presidential choice ia
1912. Tho gubernatorial nomination
is almost lost sight of In those ty
questions. If Roosovolt controls, tfc
direct nomination plank will be ad
opted. If the old guard has Um
most strength, there will bo no di
rect primary plank.
It is predicted that a corapronilw
will bo offected and In tho smallaesa
or groatness ot tho amount ho la
forcod to yield will bo found to aas
wor to tho nation wldo guess as U
Roosevelt's present political powwc
in his own stato.
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DOCTOR'S ASSISTANT x
NOW UNDER ARREST
BERKELEY, Cub, Sept. 24. Was
Murio Messersmith, who is under r
rost with Dr. Grant in San Fraa
cisco, iu connection with thq fiudiag
of the body supposed to bo that ot
Miss Swan, lived hero most of her
life. Her fnthor is Conrad Messer
smith, n shoemaker of South Rw
koley, and sho has sovoral brother
and sisters living.
Miss Messersmith attended tbt
public schools of Berkeley and leak
her training for nursing at Itoot
volt hospital, Until five or six
months ago sho lived with her father,
Sitico then sho has beon living atjtba
homo of her sister, Mrs. L, Nissen, m
Sail Francisco. Her relatives, sj
she has beon empolyod by Dr. Graaft
for about ten months.
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