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VOL. XXVII.
LAKE VIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 11), 190C.
ESTHER MITCHELL
SLAYS BROTHER
George Mitchell Acquitted
and Is Killed next Day
HOLY ROLLERS PLOT MURDER
Took advantage of Brother's Love
To (Jet Opportunity to Shoot
Iter Protector.
(Oregon Ian, July 12)
Etshor Mitchell shot uad killed her
brother Ooorgo, tho Slayer of Franz
Kdmtiud Crelllold, In tho Union de
ot, at 4 :20 o'clock thin afternoon, as
leorgo find his brother Perry were on
thoir way to Uko a Northern Pacific
train for Portland.
Doth lather Mitchell and Mrs.
CreQleld, who waa arrested at 7 o'clock
tonight, wbilo on her way back from
tho oemotery, whuro "Joshua" Crefll
old U burled, acknowludgeod In state
inenta takon Uifore Chief Wapixiustelu
4 hut thy had conspired to kill
eorge. Had it Ihmui nocesasry Esther
Mitchell wait prepared to follow her
Li other to Portland. It was thU in
aane demand for vengeance that
prompted bur lo rrue to accompany
Iiit father on hU return to Illinois.
I" killed George because he hud
kllh'd an innocent man, and because
lift huil ruined my reputation by say
ing that Cretlleld Mxluced me,"
father Mitchell declared, but both
her Mtnteuii'ut and that of Mr.
CrefUold indicate that the two had
coiiHjilred to assassinate.
Mrs. Crellleld prompted the shoot
ing, and (tho bought the gun with
which it v m done. It had been
nired Iwtw.' ift- nthattl'A "rwt ow
seeing Oeorge tuiuuid alay hlui.
Ooorgo and Perry Mitchell were to
have gone to Portlaud hist night, in
fact, (leorgo had made all ' arrange
ments to meet certain newnpapermeu
upon hln arrival. At tho hint moment,
however, L. T. Handel, who tent i (led
In George's lathalf at tho trial, anlted
!eorge and Perry to Hpend tho niKht
na hU guests at Southeast Seattle,
where a small group of Holy Rollers,
including Frank Hurt and wife, re
aide. They did bo.
Esther mado the following statement
immediately after she killed her
brother:
"I am George Mithccll's sister and
I shot hlui."
"Why did you do it?" asked Masou.
"I will make my htatenient later on."
"Mrs. Crellleld aud I had talked
over the matter of killing George.
Tho one that had the liest chance was
to do it. Mrs. Cretlleld bought the
gun at Sceond avenue and Uulou
tttroot. We were at the room abuot 4
o'clock thia afternoon aud I thought
that I would buvo a letter cnanco to
do it than Mrs. Cretlleld, as my
brother (leorgo wanted to aee me and
I lxdlevnd that he would think noth
ing about mo going to the depot.
Then Mrs. CrelDold gave me the gun
and I was to do it. We agreed that it
waa to bo done as soon as possible.
"Mrs. Cretlleld had been out onoe
or twice looking for (Jeorge, aud if
she had got tho chance she would have
done it and I would have done the
same. The first ouo that got the
chance waa to do it.
"I would have doue it before If I
had got & ohanoe. I took the gun yes
terday aud my brother Fied walked
with me down to tho depot, wheu my
father went away. They wanted me
to see George then and I didn't want
to, because I couldn't got the gun un
wrapped. I bad the gun wrapped up
and concealed and I refusod to eee
George.
"When I went home I took the gun
and placed it under the mattress.
Then I took it out about noon today
and kept it with me. My brother
Fred was up to my room today aud
said that Perry and George were go
ing to Portland today at 1 oclock. I
wont to the depot and saw Perry get
his ticket and I followed him.
"At last I saw George and I shook
hands with him aud I was walking to
tho door with him. He aud Perry
were walking in front aud Fred and
I were walking behind. At that time
I had the gun in my coat. I removed
it from my bosom where I had it con
cenled. Fred offered to carry my coat
and I told him all right. Then I was
Ooorgo wan In
front of me.
"Jt wan just the chance I wanted
arid I then shot him. My brother
Fred grabbed inn and I wit down on
his lap and put my arms around his
neck. 1 Hat thero aud the ofllccr
came.
"1 do not regret doing it. I am
glad 1 did it. i I md once and tried
to Urn another, but there was such a
loud noise tnado by the crowdl don't
know whether I fired again or not. I
shot him in tho head, and I knew if 1
hit where 1 Intended to it was sure
death. I Intended to follow him to
Portlual if 1 did not shojt him
hero."
Mm. CreUIeld was ai rested shortly
after the tragedy, and mnde state
nieuts corroborating lather's state
ments, saying that tho two had plan
ned to kill young Mitchell, aud that
she had bought tho revolver for that
purpose. Hhn had been miKucceMHful
in her hunt for Mitchell, and had con
eluded that Esther would have tho
Irttxt chance to shoot him, so gave her
the gun, and waited at her room for a
telephone mcssago from the depot as
to tho success of tho plot.
Burgess Ktarr ana his wite, Mrs.
Starr being a sister of Mitchell, were
in Portland.
Mr. Htarr was expecting Geoige Mit
chell on the aftornoou train that ar
rives in Protland at 4 :'M o'clock. He
wait keeping a lookout for him, when
ho heard tho news of the tragedy. It
as a severe blow to him, aud ho
feared it would uuneive his wife com
pletely to learn of tho dire tragedy of
brother ami sister. For this reaaon,
ho saw to it that she did not recieve
copies of special editions containing
accounts of tho killing.
After supper ho concluded she
better lie told of tho tragedy.
"Can you stand to hear some
rlble news?" ho asked her.
"I think I can. What Is it?"
replied.
had
ter-
she
"Prepare for tho worst,' he Baid.
"I am ready to hear anything
you
have to tell. " she sa ?.
"Then, Esther killed George thia
afternoon."
Her lips tightened aud a strange
look appeared on her face, Starr said.
It was tho natural emotion of a sis
ter at hearing of a brother's death.
But it passed in a Hash. In another
moment she was smiling happily aud
playing with her littlo girls, two red
faced, healthy little tads of G aud 8,
lu plaid calico dresses and bare feet.
Mr. Starr, who attended the Mitchell
trial at Seattle as a witness from be
ginning to eud, Is satisfied the plot to
kill Georgo Mitchell was hatched some
days ago. He also believes its origin
ator was Maud Hurt Cietlleld widow
of tho Holy Roller prophet, aud that
it was originally intended sho should
kill Mitchell. Tho result of the trial,
However, determined the plotters as
to their course of action.
Mitchell, having been acquitted of
murder on the grounds of insanity
aud mental aberration having been
shown as a family trait, Mr. Starr be
lieves they flgurod Esther would be
entitled to the same plea and consid
eration In the event of a trial for mur
dering her brother.
Those who know tho facts of the
caso best say it waa Creffl old's selec
tion of her to liecome the mother of a
socond Christ w ho, Creffleld declared,
was soon to visit the earth, that serv
ed more than anything else to take
away her reason. Because Esther was
kept away from the Holy Roller and
His followers she became embitterod
towards all her relatives exoepting
Mrs. Starr, who shared her beliefs.
In Cos of Fir.
It is believed expedient that a gen
eral understanding be had all over
town among users of water from the
water system, that in case of Are
everyone shut off their hydrants at
once. There poems to be plenty of
water, but owing to so many hydrants
in uso, if any great number of thorn
are open at a time, so little pressure
can be had on the fire hose that a fire
could not be extinguished. The in
stant the bydrauts are shut off the
pressure is thrown on the fire hose
and with the supply of water now
available most any flro could be put
out In a short time. Users of water
should remember this and at the first
tap of the fire bell shut their hydrants
aud give the property owners the full
benefit of all the service the system
affords. It would be the best service
one could render In caso of a fire in
any portion of town.
There is nothiug lu the report
Geo. Chamberlain is dead.
that
walking to the door,
BUSINESS COLLEGE
AN ASSURED THING
Institution to Start up
in San Francisco
and Immediately upon Tils return to
Alturas he would come to Lakeview,
which will be the first woek in Aug
ust. It will be seen by his advertisement
in this issue that ho intends to open
tho school on Monday, August 27th.
Ho has assurance of a building here,
and will likely occupy the building
just south of the Thornton Drug
store.
Tho Ix-ncOts of a Business College
are too well known to need recommen
dation, every man knows what edu
cation will do for him.
McDonald-Schlsgel.
Another one of those happy event
Aft...!. 1 t . A i a .
mai, uiuu togemer two lives and cause
two hearts to leat as one, occurred at
me nome or jar. and Mrs. Dick J.
Wilcox
o'clock
ast Sunday evening at 8
Miss Anna Scblagel and Mr.
Kolla McDonald were the contracting
parties. .Judge Duly officiating.
The bride was raised in Lakeview.
being the eldest daughter of Hermann !
Hohlagol, formerly a blacksmith of this'
place. She Is one of Lakeview 's most
respected young ladies, and has a host
of friends who will wish her much joy'
and happiness.
Mr. McDonald was raised at Paisley,
or at least, sjent the greater portion
of bis life there. He used to ride the
ranges, and about three years ago
went to Albany where be begun to
ii.. i i ...
ern toe earner s trade, which occu
J m he is following now. Mr. Mc
Donald has also worked at the print
ing business, and in every avocation
has In-en found to be a worthy young
man. Mr. McDonald has tho congrat
ulations of a wide circle of friends.
The Examiner joins the many friends
of tho happy young couple in wishing
them a long life of prosperity.
Struck by Lightning.
Rev. S. Snyder and wife and daugh
ter were out on Cottonwood creek
last Thursday when the thunder storm
came up and had a narrow escape
fiom death by lightning. They were
preparing to 'tart home when a bolt
of lightning struck so near them that
Miss Snyder was knocked senseless for
a short time and Mr. Snyder was daz
ed. The young lady described the
effect of tho shock: as being similar to
being struck squarely on top of the
head with some heavy, solid body, in
fact, it was her first thought that a
limb had fallen from a tree and struck
her. Rev Snyder said he was dazed
and all in a whirl, and for an instant
thought he was killed, but soon gath
ered himself together and realizing
that he was still alive, his flrstlBaU8ke. Mr. Innes and family will
thought was to look after his wife and
daughter, who were a few rods away.
Mrs. Snyder had not boou effected by
the shock aud was holding her daugh
ter when Mr. Snyder found them.
They soon recovered from the shock,
however, and were all right.
Hotm Thieves in Crook.
Sheriff Elk ins and party when in the
Green Mountains were surprised at
the number of horses that were found
in different parts of the mountains.
Some were hobbled, some were staked
out and some were in two cunningly
contrived corrals found la different
parts of the mountains. The corrals
had wings built of logs and brush
from a quarter to a half mile in
length. All of the horses found show
ed the effects of lack of feed and a
scarcity of water. One horse was in
very bad shape. He was suffering
from a bad sore where the 'brand had
been cut out The wound was about
nine inches one way by four the other.
This animal was brought to town aud
will be made use of as evidonco later
on. Prinevllle Journal.
Mike Moore, a newcomer at Klam
ath Falls, was found dead lu a bath
house at that plaoe a few days ago.
Moore was kuown to have been drink
ing pretty heavy the evening bofore
his dead body was found and the be
lief prevails that he was drowned
while in bathing under the influence
of liquor.
in August Founder
Completing Plans.
Tho Examiner last week Informed
the public that tho opening of a Busi
ncss College in Lakeview was under
serious consideration. This week we
have some dellnate information on the
subject for our readers. We are in re
ceipt of a letter from Prof. G. F. Big
ley stating that be had decided since
leaving Lakeview to return here and
establish a Business Collge.
This decision, he says, is largely due
to the encouragement he received
while here. He would start for San
Francisco last Sunday to complete ar
rangements for opening the college,
T& Whittemor Estate.
The Ettate of W. B. Whittemore, de
' ceased, occupied the attention of the
' Superior Court during the grater part
I of last Friday. The amount of ron-
j erty left by Mr. Whittemore in this
County amounts to $87,000. besides
proerty in Lake county, Oregon,
which makes his estate quite a large
one.
S. O. Cresaler and W. II. Shirk, of
Lakeview, had Died a petition asking
that Mr. Whittemore's will be admit
ted to probate, and that they be ap
pointed executors of the estate. They
were represented by attorneys James
Wylie and J. II. Stewart of this place
and L. F. Conn of Lakeview.
Mr. Cressler was personally present
at the hearing, and also a large nam
ber of witnesses , among them being
W. T. Cressler, of Cedarville, A. F.
Spicer of Steel Swamp, S. E. Baty,
of . Centerville, Chas. M. Oliver of
New Pine Creek, and B. Reynolds and
Edmund Lake, of Lakeview, and E.
C. Bonner of this place.
After the evidence was conducted,
tho matter was argued by respective
counsel, and taken under advisement
by the court, but lias not yet been de
cided. The question of residence
seemed to be tLe mooted one, and a
great deal of testimony was introduc
ed upon that point. New Era.
Innes Buys Farm.
Dr. R. E. Bauske has sold his beau-
j tlful farm near St. Helena, to J. E.
I Mitchell Innes, of southern Oregon.
inisiarm contains '210 acres, sixty
acres of which are in resistant vines
in full bearing. There is a large acre
age of tine
rolling
watered
pasture land,
abundantly
uy numerous
springs. The improvements are first
class. The residence occupies a sight
ly position on the hillside and has a
background of firs, pines and red
woods. It is a large, roomy house
modern in every respect and has been
entirely renovated recently by Dr.
take possession of their newly acquir
ed property very soon, and will make
their permanent home in Napa valley.
It is Mr. Innes' intention to utilize
the pasture land by stocking it with
thirty or forty fine dairy cows. SL
Helena Star.
Pleased With Conditions.
E. Burke, promoter of the steam
boat line for Goose Lake, completed
his investigations and soundings of the
water last week, and started for San
Francisco, where ho will purchase a
boat and run it up the Sacramento
river to Red Bluff, where he will be
met by a freight team from here, pos
sibly J. F. Snyder's team, to haul the
boat to the lower end of the lake.
Mr. Burke expects to be absent sever
al weeks. He was highly pleased with
conditions as he found ihenx on the
lake, and believes that his venture
will be highly successful. He will put
on a first-class river boat, and be pre
pared to handle a large amount of
t raffle.
Local Mention.
Mrs, Win, Schmidt was down
Clover flat Tuesday.
Wm. Metzker returned from
prise Valley Tuesday.
Dave Cleland came down
Burnt creek Tuesday.
T. F. Calderwood came over
from
Sur-
from
from
Warner Monday ou business.
Deut Hughes, who lives on Slash
street, has been quite sick for several
da) s.
JJorn. Jn Lakeview, Oregon, Jnly
11, W), to the wife of C. A. Rchart,
a hoy.
inos uoud has just received a fresh
lot of oranges and lemons at the Soda
works.
Uert lxe has resigned his position
at the Loveless stable and gone to the
Camas mill.
We understand that Mrs. Ruby Har
vey, wife of the late Wm. Harvey, will
be here today.
J.orn. 2se&r Lakeview. Oregon.
juiyu , j'jijo, to the wife of Clyde
enpponger, a girl.
J. L. Morrow was over from Warner
this week on business in connection
with the Sloan estate.
Tom Lynch and Dick Quinlin start
ed for Ireland last Monday mornintr.
where they expect to sojourn several
months.
Mrs. C. U. Snider and daughter
Mae, left Ashland Monday for home.
and are expected here this (Thursday)'
morning.
Mr. A. O. Duhme returned to Lake-
view first of the week after an extend
ed business trip to San Francisco and
other points.
The relatives of A. L. Thornton,
who have been here from Roseburg
for a couple of weeks, departed for
their homes yesterday.
S. V. Rebart writes The Examiner
that he will be in Lakeview in a short
time. He will make a short stay be
fore going East on business.
Capt E. FoUett and Johu O'Neil
came up from Pine Creek yesterday,
and were in The Examiner office to
see the typesetting machine work.
Born. At Paisley, Oregon, July 15,'
1906, to the wife of W. S. UarUerode,
boy. Mother and child are getting
along nicely, but it is doubtful if Bill
recovers.
Miss Mabel Boyd, grand daughter
of Register J. N. Watson, arrived here
last week from San Francisco to
re
main several mouths with Mr. and
Mrs. Watson.
Hon. W. T. Cressler of Cedarville,
and son-in-law. B. B Robinson of
Berkeley, came over from Big valley
Monday, where they have been camp-
ng out with their families.
Although it is well known that Geo.
Cooley is of a Matron ie nature, no one
ever thought he would take to the
stage, but such is the fact : he drove
the Paisley stage down Monday,
Mr. Edward Detrick a first class
tinsmith aud plumber of San Francis
co arrived here last Friday and ac-
epted a position with J. E. Bernard
Son, the hardware merchants.
Lakeview had a taste of the recent
reform movement on the Pokegama
railroad Tuesday morning when the
Western mail sacks came in empty.
There were some pretty sour faces.
C. E. McCleary, the Pine Creek
mining man was in our city Tuesday.
He says every shovel full of dirt turn
ed over in the mining district serves
to substantiate what has been said of
the mines.,
Dr. F. N. Fuller at d J. C. Johnson
f Sisson, Calif., arrived here a few
days ago on an outing trip and to look
at the country. The gentlemen are
cousins of J. S. Fuller of this place.
n company with Joe they went out
the mountains yesterday prospect
ing and hunting.
F. P. Light and family and Joe
Lane and wife hied themselves to the
mountains last week for a month's va
cation in the vicinity of Big valley.
The first day on the stream Frank
lured 100 of the finny beauties to the
banks, and Joe 80. The guests of
Hotel Lakeview partook of the results
of the day's angling on Monday morn
ing.
Wm. Holder and the construction
crew that have been working on the
Bunting telephone line, came in from
Drews valley last Sunday, having run
out of posts about half way to Bly.
They went to work Monday morning
on the Farmers' Mutual line, stretch
ing the wire. The first two days were
put in bringing the line into town on
the street running north and south on
line with the west line of the ceme
tery, thenoe along the west line of
Wm. Metzker's lot on slash street, to
George Wright's residence, thence east
to the back end of the First National
Bank building, then north to Reyn
olds' store. Wednesday morning they
commenced stringing the wire on the
poles north of town. It will take them
about ten days to put up the wire on
the main line and the several short
branch lines between here and S. P.
Moss' ranch.
RESERVSAJD TO BE
VOID OFJTIMBER.
Surveyors Run Lines with
That Object in View.
STOCK MEN BACK OF THE FRAUD
Alturas Charges Fraud in Mak
ing the Permanent Forest
Reserve in ftodoc.
The Modoc Republican gave its
readers a long write-up last week on
the Modoc Reserve question, detailing
tne character of the land withdrawn
and hinting at some very crooked
work on the part of the government
surveyors who run out the lines, also
singling out those parties who put cp
the money to bring about the crooked
work. If the matter is really aa bad
as the Republican pictures it. certain
ly the government has been duped and
there wilL no doubt be more use for
the "muck rake." The Republican
says:
"By some very peculiar work nearly
all of the timber lands of this section
have been excluded from the reserve.
It looks as if the plan of throwing out
all of the good timber land and of in
cluding all of the rock piles and sage
brush ridges, had been well carried
into effect.
As the reserve first stood, it possibly
contained thirty sections of good tim
ber land. But some 'Drnnini? n1
trimming must be done.
This trimming was so systematic
and so well performed that while it
threw out only about 2-5 of the land
of the temproary reserve, it threw
out at least 5-6 of J1 the marketable
timber land that V iuclSied within .
the lines of the temporary reserve. "
At one point the line of the reserve
can be traced for two miles where it
follows the timber line so well that
there is good timber all the way just
immediately outside of the reserve
line while on the inside there is only
the fag end of the forest, containing
a few runty, scrawny, gnarled, twist
ed and worthless dwarfed pines.
It is claimed the rivalry of two
large cattle corporations, caused this
particular incident Dr. Kober is
largely interested in the Lake Shore
Cattle Co., and it is reported that he
with other members of the firm, be
lieved it would be a splendid thing to
have their grazing lands included In
the forest reserve and at the same
time to have the grazing lands of one
of their large competitors, the Whit
temore Land and Live Stock Co., ex
cluded therefrom. Accordingly it is
believed that the Doctor used hia
best offices in Washington to this end.
At any rate this result was in some
way accomplished. But pursuit was
better than possession. The forest
reserve regulations do not at all suit
the Lake Shore Cattle Co. Dr. Kober
is sorry of his intervention, if any he
made, while the Whittemore Land and
Live Stock Co. is now smiling to
think its range lauds were left out of
the reserve."
Another case wherein fraud is sight
ed is the lines in the vicinity of Fair
child Swamp and Bowels Meadows,
where the survey followed the edge of
Fairchlld swamp which is owned by
Reese, Derevan adn O'Brien, all the
swamp lands were left out, in the case
at Bowels Meadows, three miles furth
er north, owned by Cox & Clark, tho
Republclan says, the lines lose their
marked precision and cut out right
across Bowles Meadows, leaving about
half the same within the reserve.
The article goes on to explain the
cause for this in the following man
ner: 'Mr. C. W. Clark, of the firm of
Cox &. Clark, owns Bowles Meadows.
and it is believed by parties here
that he conceived the idea that it
would be an advantage to get a lot of
this land in the reserve and then get
scrip for it from the Government so
that he could place it on more valu
able land at some other point. In
this enterprise Mr. Clark, it would
seem, got Mr. F. A. Hydo (of land
fame), to assist him."
However, the repeal of the scrip law
is alleged to have robbed the manip
ulators of the scheme of their gain.
The Republoan further says :
"w hue these matters possibly rob
the Modoc Reserve of its Intendid '
good qualities, we are glad to say that
the Warner Mountain Reserve seem
to have been fairly and squarely established."