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STOLEN MEOFORD PACKAGE CLUE
1 A MOST IMPRESSIVE SCENE FOLLOWING THE FUNERAL
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CEREMONIES FOR THE LATE AMBASSADOR WHITELAW REID
10 FINANCE PARADE
THAT LANDED POSTAL ROBBER IN JAIL
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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.
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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
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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
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"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.
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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. I
Vawtor will npponr for tho company
before tho Ashland council,
Mr. Mlnncy leaves today for Port
land nud bays the company proposes
to tturt work In Medford soon
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