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PRESENCE NEAR
CRIMEJLAIID
Three Witnesses Say Sheriff
in Rear of Courthouse
During Ballot Stealing
. Was Nervous Afterward
Three witnesses for the state, at
the trial yesterday afternoon of Sus
pended Sheriff Gordon L. Schermer
horn, charged with ballot theft, de-
r clared they saw the accused county
official In the rear of the courthouse,
between 9 and 9:30 o'clock, February
$0 last the night the ballots were
stolen and destroyed, and about the
time the vault window was crashed.
The three witnesses were Mrs. Mary
Wilson, a stenographer, Frank McKlt
rlck of Rogue River, and John Brock
of this city, the men both former
"Banks guards." Mrs. Wilson was a
surprise witness.
Recognized Schermerhorn.
Mrs. Wilson testified that she came
to the courthouse at 9 o'clock, went
to the third floor of the courthouse,
where she had an appointment to do
dictation for Judge W. M. Duncan,
found him absent, returned, to her
car on Oakdale avenue and drove
around to Laurel street, where she
saw Suspended. Sheriff Schermerhorn
leaving the courthouse.
Mr. Wilson testified Schermerhorn,
after a few moments on Laurel street,
returned with a- man about his own
size, and then went north. The wit
ness said she recognized Schermer
horn when he stood in the glare of
her auto lights momentarily, and that
he seemed to hesitate when he reached
the sidewalk. I
Frank McKltrlck testified that he
was In the courthouse, and around
It from 7:45 to 9:46 o'clock, on the
ballot theft night. Between 9:18 and
9:30 o'clock McKltrlck testified he
saw Schermerhorn leawvthe sheriff's
door In the rear of the courthouse,
and a "very short time afterwards
the light over the rear door went
out." He said Schermerhorn went to
Laurel street.
Jones Near Spot,
McKltrlck testified he saw Walter
J. Jones, the mayor of Rogue River,
' standing at the southwest corner
shortly after Schermerhorn left, and
' that a short time after that he heard
an auto rattling in the rear court
7 yard. He said he learned afterwards
i it was R. C. Cummlngs auto, started,
the evidence showed, to drown the
' sound of the breaking vault window,
j McKltrlck testified he saw Fehl
. talking to Jones at the east side of
the courthouse; that he saw Bre-
cheen, another co-defendant, on the
1 south side, and In the auditorium.
' ' John Brock of this city, also ft
i "Banks guard," testified that he saw
' Schermerhorn at a rear window when
he crawled out of It, and that It was
between 8:45 and 9 o'clock, and that
1 the defendant made some passing re
1 mark about the meeting.
Schermerhorn Fidgety.
Chief of Police Clatoua McCredle
testified that Suspended Sheriff
Schermerhorn "became nervous" when
with District Attorney Codding and
himself, the ballot pouch tops were
found In the courthouse basement
and that when the suspended sheriff
- tried to open the sheriff's vault later
to store the ballot tops, he was "very
nervous." When this was accom
plished the witness declared Scher
merhorn said:
" 'You go in first. That's the liquor
, vault, and I don't want anything to
do with if."
Chief McCredle also testified on
cross-examination, that he and Scher
merhorn were. In the district attor
ney's office, the day after the rob
bery, and District Attorney Codding
said to them:
' 'You fellows are going to talk to
the superintendent of the state po-
lice at Salem. He's on the line now'."
McCredle testified he suggested
that Schermerhorn talk first, and he
did, telling the state police head he
was "short of help and need asalst
! ance." The witness denied that the
state police phone was at the sugges
tion of Schermerhorn, but was Dis
trict Attorney Coddlng's Idea.
Uncertain of Action.
Under cross-examination by Attor
' ney Newman, McCredle declared. "I
think Schermerhorn's nervousness
was due to finding the ballots. What
else could it be?"
The witness also said that after the
Salem phone call District Attorney
Codding said:
" 'Let's get going',' and Schermer
horn said: 'What'U we do. The bal
lot are gone'."
McCredle then said: " 'We'll go
down In the basement and look
around'."
: Chief McCredle was examined at
length relative to the arrest of Scher
merhorn and his detention In the
; city jail, and the placing of the Sex
ton brothers in the same department.
Attorney Newman intimated that
Schermerhorn had been subjected to
the "third degree."
"If placing him in the women's
ward Is the third degree that's it,'
the witness replied.
Chief McCredle admitted that while
Schermerhorn was talking to the Sex
ton brothers, state and county of
ficials were within earshot.
Took No Initiative.
Under re-cross-examt nation by the
state. McCredle declared that Seher
merhorn had taken "no initiative" in
ballot theft detection and when the
wholesale arrests started "we did not
want to put the prisoners In HIS Jail.'
The wttneaa said the defendant
made no discoveries, offered no sug
gestion and "just stood around, and
went with us."
Trror "PropoMtloned'.'V
Don Tryor testified that on the
afternoon before the ballot thefts he
was twice "proposltlonec. by C. Jean
Conners to steal the ballot, but de
clined, because he didn't want to
"tangle with Uncle 8am."
- "I was seated on a bench on the
first floor, near the rear window, the
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"The sidewalks of New York wore never like this, In July." said members of Company 1232, Civilian
Conservation corps, as they piled Into four-foot snow to build tent foundations for their camp at Narada
Falls, Rainier National park, Washington. Most of them, recruited from New York's tenements, had
never seen trees such as orow on Mount Rainier. .(Auoclated Press Photo! i '
BARRYMORES TO
Here's the John Barrymore family as they appeared In San Fran
cisco before sailing to Victoria, B. C, where their yacht awaits them
for a three month vacation cruise in Alaskan waters. Left to right:
Barrymore, Dolores Costeilo Barrymore, holding John, Jr., and Doiorei,
(Associated press Photo.
witness said. "Schermerhorn came
over to me, and said:
' 'How's everything?' and I told him
everything was all right."
Tryor said this was between the
first and second time that Conners
had proposed stealing the ballots.
"I thought at the time," Tryor said,
"he was Inquiring about my health,
or the weather, but when I heard the
ballots were stolen, I began to think
different." Tryor is quite deaf.
Charles W. (Chuck) Davis, a co
defendant, who has pleaded .guilty,
testified that at about 7:45 o'clock
on the night of the ballot robbery
he and the Sexton brothers, Fehl and
Brecbeen engaged in a conversation
near the sheriff's vault In the court
house, and that Jones came up lu a
few minutes. Davis testified Fehl
asked the Sextons if they knew the
combination of the ballot vault, and
Brecheen asked if there were bars on
the vault windows.
Warned of Danger.
Davis testified he then told the
Sextons and Fehl, "if you fellows fig
ure on stealing the ballots, yc.7 will
get Into trouble, and none of them
made answer."
Davis testified he had then gone
to the basement with Jones and the
Sextons to look for tools, and tried
to pry open the window with a crow
bar, and fAlled. He then testified he
went to Estes' pool hall, remained
there till 0 o'clock, and returned to
the courthouse about 9:10, meeting
Schermerhorn en route near the Park
Grocery on Main street. He testi
fied he saw Fehl and Newton C. Cha
ney. talking In front of the audito
rium, and that he returned to where
they were standing about 0:95 o'clock,
with Janitor Joe Daniels, and all
three compared thetr watches and It
was 9:55 o'clock. Davis said he went
home at 10 o'clock. He testified he
saw Jones and Oliver Martin standing
at the southwest corner of the court
house, about 9:30 and Claude Ward,
brother-in-law of L. A. Banks, at the
northeast corner, a few moments
later.
Had fo See Fehl."
TS. A. Fleming. Earl Bryant, and
James D. Gaddy, Jacksonville resl
dents, testified that they destroyed
the contents of five ballot pouches,
and were stopped on the south side
of the courthouse by a "husky man
with a hammer," who detained them.
Oaddy testified that Fleming said
" 'I've got to go back and see Fehl' "
after the ballot pouches were loaded
on Bryant's truck. Fleming testified
that the burning was first tried In
Bryant's home, but most ballots were
taken to the woods near Jacksonville
and burned to make destruction
speedier. None of the trio could Iden
tify the man with the hammer, but
Fleming did identify Burley Sexton
u one of those who had helped load
the ballots.
Mrs. Nora B. McKitrtck and her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elsie McKltrlck,
testified to La Dleu. Wesley McKlt
rlck and Edlngton bringing ballot
to her house, and burning them la
the early morning of February 31.
State Policemen Rodney Roach, Ed
Walker and Clarence Malco.m testi
fied to recovering ballot pouches
where Edlngton, McKltrlck and the
Sexton brothers testified they had
thrown them in Rogue River, at By
I bee's bridge and Gall s creek, on the
night of vhe robbery.
WAT H U
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CRUISE IN NORTH
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AT ATLANTIC CITY
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 11
(AP) Parading Shrlners put on a
gala show today for the crowds
thronging the flag draped boardwalk.
For an hour and a quarter the
Jaunty red fezzed tide moved along
the seashore to the auditorium,
where the red, green and yellow unl'
formed nobles stepped through in
tricate drills In a spectacle that pre
ceded the formal opening of the
fifty-ninth annual session of the im
perial council.
Earl C. Mills, of Des Moines, Iowa,
the Imperial potentate of shrine who
retires with the close of the conven
tion, headed the flhrlne legions, while
fifty odd bands and drum corps sup
plied the martial music for the 15,-
000 paradcrs.
SALEM. July II. (AP) Consider
able abuse of maintenance engineers
has resulted from the highway com
mission's efforts to rid the highways
of advertising signs, according to in
formation received at the local of
flees.
This was especially .true In Doug
las county, officiate declared. At
Wolf Creek a number of signs en
croachlng on the Pacific highway
were ordered removed. The owners
vented their 111 humor by abusing
the state highway department and Its
representatives, reports stated.
An irate service station owner was
alleged o have menaced Frank 8ul
Uvan, foreman of the maintenance
crew, with a gun.
SHEEP-KILLING DOG
IS SHOT BY FARMER
STAYTON, July 11. (AP) Charles
Stay ton reported that two dogs kill
ed 17 head of his high grade sheep
here the other day, and that he shot
one of the marauders, a lare police
dog. which was later identified by
Its owner.
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VETS' AID BOARD
SALEM, July 11. (AP) A contin
uation of Inflation, as experienced
during the past two months, may
enable the World war veterans' state
aid commission to dispose of Us re
possessed properties without any ma
terial financial loss to the state,
Jerrold Owen, secretary, predicted to
day. Owen said that if these properties
were sold at their present appraisal
the commission would lose approxi
mately 90.000. A total of 12,500,'
000, of these properties have been
repossessed by the commission. The
rising market, coupled with Interest
received by the state; may wipe out
this 990,000 loss, Owen declared.
Steiner Funeral
Wednesday 3 p. pi.
Funeral services for David J. tSei-
ner, who passed away at his home
north of Medford Sunday night, a
notice of which appeared In Monday's
Mall Tribune, will be held at the
Conger chapel at 3 p. m. Wednesday
with Rev. Carver officiating.
nterment will be in Siskiyou Me
morial park.
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LOCAL SPEAKERS
A series of arguments for ratifica
tion of repeal of the 18th amend
ment was begun last evening by the
Jackson County League for the Re
peal of the 18th Amendment, with
C. Kelly speaking over the local
radio station. Rawles Moore talked
this afternoon and George M. Rob
erts la scheduled on the air at 6:30
p.' m. Wednesday. On Thursday at
13:45 p. m-. Moore Hamilton will face
the microphone.
Mr. Kelly, In his broadcast, last
evening, spoke In part:
"Four months ago we were in the
most desperate situation In peace
time the American people have ever
faced. Our banks were all closed In
national holiday. The prices of goods
were the lowest in centuries. Unem
ployment was widespread and increas
ing. Talk of revolution was In the
air. While the burden of taxes was
so great as to almost crush ua under
neath, our national, state and local
budgets were unbalanced, and the
credit even of our government was
threatened.
"But at the very moment when
conditions were most desperate
great leader took over the command
of our government. Day by day since
March 4th of this year, the hope of
the American people has Increased
Under President Roosevelt's program,
our banks have been made solvent,
prices of all goods and commodities
AND WAGES have Increased. Unem
ployment is diminishing, and the
wheels of idle industry have com
menced to turn.
"President Roosevelt has performed
mighty tasks toward lifting us from
the depression, but he cannot succeed
alone. He must have the united help
and co-operation of the American
people.
One of the major requirements of
the Roosevelt program of recovery Is
the repeal of the 18th amendment.
Under the constitution repeal, to be
accomplished, must be voted by the
people of two-thirds of the states. Re
peal offers the American people, by
thetr ballots, the opportunity to show
our president that we are behind him
and that we believe, under his lead
ership, the depression shall be con
quered.
"Thus' far the people of 18 states
have cast their ballot upon the ques
tion and by overwhelming majori
ties the people of these 18 states have
voted for repeal.
"Now it's Oregon's turn to show
our president that we stand firmly
behind him, and his program of re-
cigarettes are
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Mayor-lct A. O. "Buzz Bain-
brldgs of Minneapolis, vsttran
theatrical producer who takes of.
flee July 3, says Minneapolis
won't bs "a nlna o'clock town"
during his administration, but that
law violations wont be tolerated.
(Associated Press Photo)
covery. We can do this by voting for
repeal on July 31. Oregon shall not,
and must not, lag behind."
LEGACY AWAITS
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SAli&TM, July 11. (AP) When
death clalma the dog of Louis Wig-
gen ox Aatorla, deceased. Wlggen'a
brother In Norway will get the bal
ance of a 11,000 trust fund left for
"Spike."
Wlggen's will provided the money
should be held in trust and ex
pended In behalf of the dog, at the
rate of $10 a month.
Inheritance taz officials here were
attempting to find some statute un
der which they could legally handle
the 91.000. They said a compromise
with, attorneys for the estate will be
sought, rather than spend a large
part of 'the money In litigation.
During the three years the Centfary
of Progress exposition mslntstned an
employment office, more than 100,000
men and women applied for Jobs.
In Its first six weeks the Knoxvllle,
Tenn., barter exchsnge gave work to
100 jobless on 130 Jobs snd sold or
swapped 9500 worth of goods.
CARDED FOR JULY 25
PORTLAND. Ore.. Juiy 11. (AP)
A match between Young Peter
Jackson of Los Angeles who la billed
as "the Pacific coast champion" in
the 135-pound class, and Ah Wing
Lee, Portland's Chinese lightweight
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