Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, December 21, 1949, Image 22

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWENTY-TWO HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON WEDNESDAY. DEC. 21, 1M, Veteran Scribe Recalls How Noted Swindler Was Tripped Up in Klamath Long Ago (Continued from Pag H) poeUo license exercised be the re porter? fleaaant York passed hU time pleasantly while In Jail, playing cardi and reading the papen and when asked If he wlihrd hu healing to be hur ried he aald he had nothing to apend but time aa everything else had been taken from him and he waa In no hurry. Perhapa ' everything had NOT been taken from York and the atatement that he spent the time pleasantly In playing cardi brings up the question ai to who ahared In these card games. Well, there waa a pleasant little rumor that a bar-tender from the "Bucket of Blood,'' one of Klamath Falls' fa mous places of entertainment, par ticipated In these card games. It seems that the incumbent in the Jailer's position waa a big-hearted, sympathetic person who liked his prisoners to Be nappy. Consequently, when the quiet of night had descended upon the little county hotel the Jailer allowed this bartender and other comforters ac cess to the prisoner's quarters where they all enjoyed a harmless little game of poker. Mr. Yore aia not prove as expert at this pas time as along other lines and he frequently had to replenish his funds. It waa said that when a new aupply of the wherewithal waa needed he removed this same cork leg and In Its hollowed (not hal lowed) Interior funds were to be found. The black headlines: "Houston May Write a Book" produced an article in the paper fairly bubbling with glee. "Would be interesting reading If he tells aU the facts in connection with the deal to buy the Herald." "Would have consider able demand among the bankers of the county," overlooking the fact that Klamath bankers were not alone In having had an unfortunate experience with our hero. But on the 8 th the headlines really screeched: "Houston Gives Up Every thing. Attorney C. F. 8tone hyp ' no tires smooth swindler. He talked Houston into handing over every thing and signing a confession." With a signed confession and the restoration to the bank of Its tSSOO It would seem that the story should end but not so. With trial set for July 38. when that date arrived the community waa electrified by York's plea of Not Guilty. Frank Bell, assistant cashier of the First National bank of Lexington. Ken tucky, was brought to Klamath Falls and deposed that the time cer tificate and his signature on it were forged. York, through his at torney. C. If. CNlelL asked for a continuation until January. 1911. In order to bring witnesses from the cast with the intimation that he would blast Mr. Bell's testimony In to shreds. His continuation waa granted. He was by this time under two indict ments, and two bench warrants were Issued. These documents are atill on file In the courthouse. One Indictment waa for obtain! money under false pretenses, the other for forgery. r.ullly In January when he appeared for trial he was found guilty on the forgery charge and the other was dismissed. The old records read: "It Is therefore considered ordered, Thadeus I. York be confined to the penitentiary at 8alem. Ore., without limitation of time and that the Slate of Oregon have and re cover from this defendant the costs and disbursements In this case." Some years afterward Sheriff Barnes, who was In Salem on busi ness, visited York at the peniten tiary. He found that York had been a model prisoner, had worked in the laundry, and was due fcr re lease for good behavior. Asked what he expected to do. York told Sher iff Barnes he believed he would re turn to Klamath Falls and enter the real estate business as he thought he could make e success i here. I There was a rumor, however, that I a federal marshal would be await ing htm upon his release. If he lever came bark he must have , found a new alias. Names taken by him at various times were John W. Lee. W. M. Sutherland. George W. Hampton. Frank B. Houston, and J. A. Boss. Shrewd He had good Judgment In real es tate and the property at Chelan which he deeded to the bank, al though sold by that Institution for sufficient to recover their advances to York, was later worth many times that sum. Most members of the Hog Com bine are in their graves, and In spite of the bitterness which waged over the old local courthouse fight, they did well for their community In holding the center of town and stabilizing real estate values. Their antagonists, too, sleep well after life's fitful fever, but they also ac complished much for our communi ty by widening the horizons of us all and by turning a string town into a spreading community. Old bitterness has been wiped out and former enemiea are today bound together with a mellowed fellow ship of memories. Doubt But a doubt remains Did Mr. York's contact with the Hog Com bine have anything to do with what seemed to be a rather unusual de cision to take a bath? Did the need for bath lead to the need for a new key for the famous cork leg? Had he not forgotten the origi nal key would the sly old fox ever have been found? Superlative lines Pageant Scheduled At St. Paul's "The Healing Light" la the title of the pageant to be presented by the church school of St. Paul s Epis copal church on December 23 at the church. The dress rehearsal for the choir will be Wednesday at 4 p. nv, for church school members, and the church school choir will practice at 7 o'clock tonight. 1 w Atomic Power For Peace, Research Aim WASHINGTON. Pa.. Dee. SI ( The government la spending 780. 000.000 a year to harness atomic power for peace according to a num ber of the U. 8. atomic energy com- mlwion. Sumner T. Pike made the state ment Monday at a special convoca tion at Washington and Jefferson college. 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