PAGE 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.
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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.
"We are now attempting to de
velop an atom-prupellrd naval ves
sel, but the problem Is safely from
radioactivity In such a confined
space." Pike said, adding, "the re
search la costly to the government
but a good many factors are mure
important to the navy than operat
ing costs."
Pike pointed out many problems
remain to be solved before com
mercial use of atomic energy can
actually be put Into practice.
"Corporations such as Westing
house and Oeneral Electric are do
ing costly laboratory and pilot plan:
work, looking to the future," he
said.
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