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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1913)
t I V - fr f4 T V - ? -T ! 1 - t tr 4 ' PXGESIX "" atEDFOrcT) MATTi TRTBUNPJ. MFiDFORD. OREOOK. TUESDAY, JANUARY 1 1, mm. STOLEN MEOFORD PACKAGE CLUE 1 A MOST IMPRESSIVE SCENE FOLLOWING THE FUNERAL I IS i CEREMONIES FOR THE LATE AMBASSADOR WHITELAW REID 10 FINANCE PARADE THAT LANDED POSTAL ROBBER IN JAIL Pi0ff9?efHtVV4-iNt-S4-Htlrt-M t'' U m vMVtfV r r . ii. , , ., . ,. j , r hi In? M V )! IK ; Prisoner Claims to Have Been Book keeper Who Turned Thief Because He was Broke and Could Get No Work. Woman Had Knowledge of Crimes Thouflh'Net Otherwise Implicated Breaks Down After Arrest. The Itosclmn; Hcvicw of Monday e,ica the following detailed account of (ho nppruhcnMon and nrrcst of the thief who recently rohhed tin1 Medford atid other postoffices an tlic Kokuc river valley: Tlio scries of rohheries of iwnt offices, btotTH and railroad stations in the. Rogue rixcr valley, committed within n period of two week hec,in lihij; Decctnher 27 Inst, lmd its se quence in Jtusctiurg this morning when tho ninu guilty of tho crimes was jilnccd under nrrcjt nt the Ho tel McClallcn, where he has been Ktjninj with Ids wife and two littttc children wince last Thursday, under tho alias of J. Allison. All of tho loot secured in tho robberies wn.s found in tho man's wsseMon, ex cept such money nH he has expended in traveling from place to place with his faintly. Tho thief's arrest was brought nbout by ro-oicrntivo defective work on twrt of 1. E. Kelly, sitccial nccnl of the Southern Pacific company; Postal Inbcctor S. H. Morse and Chief of Police . Fcnton, of this city. Horse and Fcnton took the man into custody in his room nt the hotel and lodged him in a cell in the city jnil. lie made no resistance and frankly confessed to committing the crimes charged against htm. He will be formally arraigned before a local magistrate tomorrow and then tnken to Portland, where ho will be turned over to tho federal authori ties. Hclleicd Irofcioiuil Crook Morse and Fcnton state that Al lison is not tho man's tmc name. They say they know his right name, but for ccrtntn reasons' they do not wish tu divulge it at the present time. It is intimated that they hub jiict the prisoner of being a profes sional crook who has committed crimes in other states, but they wish to mako sure of this before giving his true identity to the public. They have evidence that thu man came to Oregon from California a month or so ago. Included in his personal ef fects are n set of keys used by bur glars for picking locks, a chisel, dia mond pointed class cuttor nud pair of files. His Tiro WcrkV Itccord IWginning December 27 last, the prisoner robbed the following places in tho order named: At Med ford Postoffice; secured $17 in stamp books, six registered packages, carrier's street letter box key and a revolt cr. At Talent Postoffice, S. P. II. It, station and It. L. Hurdick's store; secured $0 in stamp books, $G.10 in pennies, nlckles and dimes, two ex press packages and hair brush and comb. At Grants Puss A jewelry store; secured largo quantity of cutlery, va rious articles of small jewelry und .1 levoltcr. At Gold Hill Postoffice, Jen- ning's saloon und lance's, store; be cured $18 in pennies und small change, u murked $2 bill, a revolver, string of rose beuds und u chumois sum. At Rogue llivcr Postoffice, J. A. Murray's store und railroad station; secured $1.25 in pennies, $t,G0 in stamps, jh.20 in nickels und various articles of jewelry. It was originally reported that dur inir tho interim between the robberies ut Grants Pans and Gold Hill the jMistoffico nt Eagle Point was lool- Tho Dally Hint rrom Parti. l t JBlBSflRA'' 3aV V 9y -.AjMI rSwSM?3iTiaL l SUiu&uw' CkImIm Cfpiti. Ilt. S.w Yxk Uutli CtBff. On of lb favorite winter hat rhapes f vvlvat wllli a, iliarply turned back biliiu This (hape la simply trimmed with Vulval btaa tiamta and loopa and Mprey UlUJUilliiV-WnUOtt VvJrOt. a, , oil. Allison, ns the prisoner calls himself, denies any knowledge of that job, nud the officers bclicte him. There is no evidence to connect him with thai crime, and there is even doubt if such u crime was commit ted nt nil. The officers hnvo little or no knowledge of this ivorted robbery. Some lAtot Thrown Atvny Allison told the local officers that after robbing the jewelry store nt Grants Pass he threw nwny three gold-filled watch eases. These were found near tho railroad yards last Saturday. The prisoner also said he discarded a set of suneing instru ments which ho secured from oue of the six registered packages stolen ftom tho Medfonl iMstoffice. lie gnvo n tinny good description of the plncc where he threw the iiiMrti nionts nwny and Morse will start on a search for them as soon as possi ble. Among the stolen articles which tho officers found in tho prisoner's jMisveosiou M,re the follewing: Five gold watches, three revolvers, three sets of earrings, two pairs of cuff buttons, four stick pins, one brooch, 48 pieces of siltcr cutlery, one gold plated drinking cup, one rose bead necklace, ono razor, one compass, one fountain K-n, one souvenir svoon, one pair jeweler's pliers, one letter enrrier's key, two railway switch keys and n Indys woolen knit jacket. With the exception of one revol ver, carried on his person, nit of this booty was found in suit enses in the room nt the hotel occupied bv Allison and his family. He nUo had $8.5T in nickels, dimes and pennies, Til books of stamps worth $20 and loose stamps amounting to $4. CO. Prisoner Close Mouthed The prisoner is n very slender, anemic looking man, giving his nge as 23 years. Ho is comfortably dressed, wears glasses and has not the npiH-arnnec of the habitual crim inal. He told the ncwspncnuoii nt .the city jnil today that he was n bookkccjer by profession and work ed recently in Portland. He refused to give tho name of the firm he as serted he had been employed by, de clared ho hud no relatives nud de clined to give any' information that might lend to the establishment of his identity. Allison said he moved to Ashlnud from Portland lust December in search of work, ran short of money mid decided to turn burglar to sup- K)rt his family. He denied he ever committed n crimo before, but tho officers think tho burglnr outfit found on his person tells u different story. They nlso have evidence that Allison came to Ashland from Cali fornia and not from Portland. Tho prisoner's wife took her hus band's arrest quietly, he as himself did, but ufterwards she broke down and gave way to siells of crying. This afternoon she remained in her room and refused to be seen by any one. She and tho two children will be tnken to Portlaud when Allison goes. Pennies Clmngetl at lUuk The officers have been persistent ly on the trail of the burglar ever since tho robbery of tho Medfonl postoffice on December 27, but tho first definite clew was not obtained until after the robbery of the post office at Gold Hill, which took place on tho night of Junuury 0. On the following day Mrs. Allison cushed $7.75 in pennies at a bunk in Grunts Puss. That night Allison committed tho burglaries at Itogue llivcr, then rode a railroad velociiedo to Grants Pass und joined his wife. Tho next morning on Jnnuury 0 the couple bought railway tickets to Hoseburg for themselves uud two children, a 5.yeur-oild girl and it 2-year-old boy.. They arrived here last Thurs day afternoon on train Xo. 20 and took rooms ut the Hotel McClullcu. Stolen Jacket Lcuds to Arrest Detective Kelly learned of Mrs. Allison's trunsuctiou with the pen. uies at the Grunts Puss bank uud of her subsequent departure for Itoscburg with her husbuud und chil dren. Ho immcdiutcly communicat ed with Inspector Morse, who enlist ed tho uid of Chief of Police Fcnton in keeping the suspects under sur veilJnnco in this city, Fcnton learn ed at local restaurants where the i'umily were tukiug their duily ineuls that AJlibon ulwuyB paid the bill! in nickels uud dimes. On Sunday he mndo ii search of Allison's rooms while tho i'umily wus absent, und found tho woolen knit jacket that wus secured from ono of the six reg istered puckuges stolen from the Medfonl postoffice. ) This jacket wus u Christinas pres ent to u Mrs. Kstes in Medford from liloumingtou, III. After Fcnton dis covered it ho notified Morse, who immediately telegraphed to the send er ut Dloomiugton to describe it. This morning he received nu answer by telegraph giving u minute description of tho gnunent. Mors it uud Fcnton went tit once to Allison's room uud H 14jfca-Br- rflaWtattB&KfxIKUAVA i,n TKL.t -JrtJH ft if twU.KuKn H 3T im thSr lw JPffl r ig niw i "PAJSING THE R&ID 4tWt76NCe AT PlFTtETH STREET 4ND NIAPI60M AVENUE In the above photocrnpti Ii pliMirnt one of the utoit aole" ti nud tiupresl scenen wlitiiHrnd i'ur i fc , ceremnnles for the Iwte Cnltett States Amlmssaitor YVhilclnvv Hud 1'he c rtive Is sisii piiKslug lh, (, .,,'.", resldencr of the Lite Ambassador, ou Its way it. Uie Urand Central station, whuu the ling drains! lomu ui,, , .. , ' a train for Tarrjtown. "IIL " SKA'ITI.K. .Inn. II. -Alice u 21 hour bultlo uguliist snow nu the sum mit which blocked tho line for thu second lime this .vcai', the. Noilhcin Pacific is nuuiii open for liiil'l'ln to duv. N'o snow Is fulling on thu (licut N'oilhcin line uud seven loluiy plows inn bucking the drifts, will h three dus, however, hd'oro the Hue Is open. The Milwaukee line sent nut snow plows nil its hue hut no need wus found lor litem, PREACHER IS DISCHARGED FOR PLAYING TURKEY-TROT NI'.W YOIMC, dun. II. Ilccauschc looted "Tiiikcv ho!" und "bunny hug'' mcoicm od hl col net ul u coun try dance, l(c. Win, r.lnhiirdt is todav deprived of (he rectorship of SI. Pnuls Kpicnimt cliuivh. The pallor joined u brass bnml over llio lirolcsi of his Hock, uud the demand lor Ins ie iguiitiou Immcdiatclv fol lowed Id appearance "vvillt the nrgitit u.itiiin nt u lUKluue dame N'llW YOIMC, .Intl. 1 1.-Following Ihelr Mrs! dcl'liillc nniiouiiccmciit of pliius for u grand iiinrch in WiinIi. iuutoii ncl moiilh, I lie HitllVnglsl. Icinlms of (licntcr N'cw Yoik lodiiy begun mi iitlcmpt to finance the pin Jcct uud lo culls! n gicitt uiiuy of their sInIcih. Headed by the iudnuilltible "gcu eial" Itosnlie Jiiiicn, henduu of Ihu iiiitrcli to Albntiy, us ninny indent de voices of the cause of "Vole foe Women" us can ho oruunliteil will set out ft otii New Yoik February III on iv schedule Unit is expected lo bring them lo WumIiIiikIoii MiiicIi 2, giving them two dits In. test up for piitliei. pillion In the liinuKurnl piocessiou. At u tniKM uicKtliig in Mioiilil.sn, T.10II0 wus siiliseiibeil Meiltot Ulilto Mnliuenl. Hhould Im In every Inline, as Its Immcillittn iiiplleatlou to uuIh, tirulsea, Npralu uud woiiiuIm kIvon lh Htunt relief tt hits no cipinl as a pain killer and healer, lliihldiiti' Drug Store nlneed him under arrest. Then they found secreted n suit case continuing nil of the other loot, us previously described. The officers do not believe Mrs. Allison aided her husband in any of tho robberies, but they are finuly convinced that she knew what her husband was doing. Allison used no explosive of nuy kind in his jobs, al ways effecting entrance to n build ing by picking the lock of a door uud thereafter using n chisel, file or oth er instalments t lint best suited his impose. I-'cdcml Court Co Tho postoffice robberies will nec essarily 'put the disositioii of Al lison's case into the hands of the federal authorities. He will be in dieted, InsjK'etor Morse snys, on one count for each of the four po-tul robberies and on n fifth count for stealing the Medford letter currier' key. Tho last named offense, Morse snys, is nlonc sufficient to send Al lison to the federal penitentiary for a term of ten yenrs. Discovery in Allison jkscs-wii of thu two railroad switch keys trout Jacksonville, wus a big surprUo to tho officers. The;- knew that the keys had been stolen, but they did not suspect that their ipiarry had been operating in that locality. The apprehension of Allison menus the distribution of several hundred dollars reward mining the officers responsible for the capture. The government has n standing reward ranging from $.10 to .f.200 for tho nr rest of any sstoffiee robber, und n reward is paid for each offense no matter if the same man is guilty of more than one offense. Originally the officers thought that two men were involved in the series of roliiirnes. imt Allison de clares he committed nil of them single handed. ic? 10 OFFERED LGAST $10,000 FOR BATTLE CHKYHNNt:, Vo, Jan. II - Thu principal tight promlned In the Wyoming leRlAlittlvo srsalon which bewail toda Is that over the election of n succoMor to Senator Frances A. Warren. According to the returns ot tho canvassing board, the uinkit-! POUTI.AND, Ore , Jan 1 1 - Ad Wotgast, former IlKltt-wclRht cham pion boxer, who accompanied by Mrs Wotgnst. ts In Portland todaj. stated thai since urrlvlug In thu north ho had received an offer of a $10,01)0 Kiinrautee for a 20-round flcht with up of tho legislature vvltl bo 1(5 re- i riddle Welsh, to take place In Kng publlcnns and 38 democrats, giving ,,,, WoKn,t rrrr0l, lh ffor , the ropubllrans n majority on Joint j Toni j,,,,,,,, hI mil!,Ker, In Chlraco ballot of eight votes. A number of . WolBnt declares he has little progressive measure will l.o presented hopcH f uVcr , RUlnK We to tho legislature. Including a new Ucho, who imClwi to M, vwvlnt Inlntlvoni.d referendum law nud bills, ,, , rnB ttll ,m ,, ,mmilJ prohibiting the use of pauses, and for ,x UshleT. ...... ,.,, I)f ,lo... ,. reform of the primary law. ..,., ,. tto..,., ,..lpk .... ,. whl. he declared, could defeat the now chainplou. They nro Joo Muudot, Joo Illvers, I'reddlu Welsh, "Jnek llrltton, Uarh Cross nud Teddy Ma loney of Philadelphia. Wolgimt will leavo In a few days for Cadillac, Mich. MINNEY COMPANY FILES CERTIFIED CHECK FOR $2500 Monday afternoon M. T. Mluncy filed an ncceptaueo of thu frauchlso recently granted by the city nnd filed it certified check with City Recorder Koss for H'SOO on tho First Stato Dank of Sutherlln. Oregon. Mr. Mlnncy nnd nscoclaten will ask for n frauchlso patterned after the Medford franchise, from the Ash laud city council this week. V. 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Ithout nmovlnc chlmnry or any to clen and rewlck. ana lor all purposes. Al lUaltrt l,'ltlA,r, STANDARD OIL COMPANY 9n rreeL fx TO rAK.MKItH AMI OltCII ltlllSIS. Cultivate our land with n Motor Tractor. It will pay for Itself In tho DID YOU BET A f ''" ON THIS ELECTION? When in Need of Anything in the Jewelry Line that is Good and Up-to-Date Sec Martin J. Reddy THE JEWELER Near Post Offico Medford, Oregon DlnmoudH, Wntchen, Jewelry, Cut Glaus, Hterlhu; Hlhor, I'latcd Hllvcr. 1817 HoKcm Uros., ClockH. Very lartto lino of silver uovcttlcu. '- IF so, send him in here and he will be a winner in more ways than one. THE TOGGERY OF COURSE Your Own Price for a Home I must raise money to meet my contracts in a business venture. To do it I will sac rifice values for a sale on any one of the three or four houses in Medford. BOX 495, MEDFORD H 1 V Stiifcvi' . i