HERALD AND NKWS. Klamath
Thompson Sentenced To Life Term
Following Jury Verdict Of Guilty
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. HPIi
Deputies, hustled criminal at
torney T. Eugene Thompson off
to prison Saturday to start serv
ing a lift sentence at hard labor
fur masterminding the slaying
of his wife for more than $1
miUinn insurance.
Authorities apparently hoped
to get the suave, 35-ycar-old
Thompson behind bars at Still
water State Prison before his
lawyers can file an appeal,
which will be Monday at the
earliest.
Government Rests Case
In Mail Fraud Action
PENDLETON (CPU -The
federal government jested its
'case Friday in the trial of seven
men charged with mail fraud
and conspiracy in connection
with tite Lake Valley land de
velopment project.
The defense w ill open its case,
Monday in federal court there.
The federal indictment issued
against the Harney County Land
Development Corp. charges the
defendants with promoting des
ert land with misleading bro
chures and newspaper advertis
ing. The 6,919-acre Lake Valley
tract is 22 miles south of
Burns,
The defendants are Abraham
L. Koolish. 70, and his son, Da
vid F. 43; both of Winnetka, 111.;
John Milton' Phillips Jr., 38.
Evantson. 111.; Jack Cecil Cher
bo, 37, Chicago; Richard Dale
Walker. 40, Los Angeles; George
Edward Isaacs, 30, Giendale,
Calif., and Maurice Arthur Hall,
39, Beverly Hills, Calif.
The prosecution sought to dis
credit the desirability of the
area with a parade of witnesses
who testified on the area's agri
cultural potential, recreational
advantages and on retirement
and investment opportunities.
The Court
MUNICIPAL COURT
Dec.
Charles Hood, drunk, $25 or five or
10 days.
Jack Bet Egn. drunk, $25 or live
or 10 5yv
Roland J. C'ume. warrant from Wood
River, continued.
Forrest Cunningham, drunk, J25 or
live or 10 flays.
James Milcncll, drunk, S25 or five or
10 days.
TRAFFIC CASES
Dec. 5
Dorolhy Irene Savior, violation basic
ruin (35 in 25), SlO forfeit.
Eva Jean Williams, violation basic
rule (37 in 25), ,S25 line.
Richard Glenn Beals, violation basic
rule (49 in 25), $50 or 10 days.
Edm Earl Sl'lson, violation basic
rule (30 in 20), SlO forfeit.
Fred Herman Hasst, violation basic
ru'r- (35 in 25), $10 forfeit.
Lavcrna Mae Sfratton, violation basic
rule (43 in 25). $25 forfeit.
Eric C. Eskelund. violation basic
rule (35 in 25), $10 forfeit.
Bernie Huslon Thompson, violation
basic rule 139 in 35), $J5 forfeit.
Jesse Allen Walters, violation basic
rule (35 in 25), $10 forfeit.
Ray Sommers, violation basic rult
(35 in 251. SlO forfeit.
Carl Edward Sliqar, violation basic
rule (38 in 25). $25 forfeit.
Reno DsBortoH, violation basic rule
(35 in 25), $10 forfeit.
Daniel Edwin Ertckson, violation ba
sic rule (30 in 20), $10 forfeit.
Ray Hodqson Stiellhorn, violation ba
sic rule (30 in 20). S10 forfeit.
Leslie Euqene Alley, disobeyed traf
fic siqnal, SlO forfeit.
Harvey Bostwick, disobeyed traffic
siqnal, $10 forfeit.
Thomas Bradley Anderson, disobeyed
traffic signal, $10 forfeit.
Reirl Evan Zirklc, disobeyed traffic
signal. $10 forfeit.
David G'enn McGregor, disobey id
traffic siqnal, SH) forfeit.
Wallace Howard Killisen, improper
left turn, 7.50 forfeit.
Arnold William NcNfil, improper
right turn, $7.50 forfeit.
Arthur Retd Neece, driving wrong
way on one way street. $7 50 forfeit.
Andrew Earl Sloan, backing across
ttafftc, $' forfeit.
Basil Marvin Boyd, no operator's li
cense, $7 50 forfeit.
Huey Wayne Hicks, no operator's li
cense, $7 50 or Pi days.
LAKE COUNTY
JUSTICE COURT
f Ariel M. Anderson, no vehicle license,
$5
Revet Juarei Borjon, no operator's
license, $5.
Rictwd S. Emery, running stop sgn,
$'5
Tefry John Cnnway, information of a
felony, tnal date set.
Jarne F Harvey, failure to support
minor children, warrant issued.
Lee Gates, drunk in public place,
bail forfeited lo apDiy on fine. $3J 50.
William C. Wenunf, drawing check
without funds. $'9 50 fine and 30 davs
tn county iail. With paymcm of (me
aid restitution for checks, fclance of
sentence to be suspended
Bobby Da'e tcenhower, obtaining
money unaer false pretences; com
plaint filed and warrant issued.
Lamar Threel. shooting Iro-n puh'iC
latt
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j Thus Thompson will change
his high-priced suits for prison
dungarees less than 24 hours
alter six men and six women
found him guilty of conspiring
to have his wife, Carol, mur
dered. And in so doing the one-time
farm boy's promising and al
ready high-paying career fell
into ruin for at least 17 years
and four months when he will
be eligible for parole unless
the appeal should upset the
verdict.
Elmer Kolberg. a Portland
rea4 estate appraiser, said Fri
day fair market value of land
in the subdivision is $10 an
. acre.
The corporation has been
soiling sites for $395 dollars an
acre $5 down and $5 a month.
The land was purchased by the
developers for $24 an acre from
Robert Monroe of Mendocino,
Calif., who testified he pfid $8
an acre for the Lake Valley
land. i
Shortly after the prosecution
rested its case two motions by
the defense, for acquittal and
charging a mistrial, were pre
sented. Both were denied by
Federal Judge John F. Kilken
ny. The motion for acquittal was
made on the grounds the gov
ernment had failed to present
evidence which proved its case.
Kilkenny said he would recon
sider it after the defense had
presented its' side.
The mistrial motion alleged
misconduct in the courtroom by
acting U.S. Atty. Sidney I. Le
zak. Defense Attomy William
H. Morrison objected to the
manner in which Lezak read a
letter into the record and to the
jury.
Records
highway, cited fo appear.
DIVORCe ACTIONS
DENT Joseph W. from Geraldint
M., divorce granted. '
RAWLIN Helen AA. from Claude
J., suit fited.
EVANS Carol from Givll, suit
filed.
CULKtN Joanne Rose from John
Virgil, suit filed.
CIRCUIT COURT
Richard Verle Cook, 21, waived grand
jury and entered plea of guilty on in
formation of the district allorrtey to
crime of contributing to the delinquen
cy of a minor in circuit court Wednes
day morning and was sentenced by
Judge Charles Foster to three years
In the Oregon State Correctional Insti
tution. The case involved running off
with a 16-year-old girl.
LAKE COUNTY
BIRTHS
BARRY Born fo Mr. and Mrs.
Jere Barry at the Lakeview Hospital
Nov. 12 a bov weighing B lbs... 10 ozs.
GOODNOUGH Born to Mr. and
Mrs. Howard J. Goodnough at the
Lakeview Hospital Nov, 13 a girl
weiqhing 6 lbs., 1 0" a on.
TITMAN Born to Mr. and Mrs.
George Tilman of Paisley at the Lake
view Hospital Nov. 14 a girl weighing
6 lbs., I4 i ozs
FONG Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Shuck Fong at the Lakeview Hospital
Nov. 14 a boy weiqhinq 7 lbs., 4' i ozs.
WILLIAMS Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Frayne Williams at the Lakeview Hos
pital Nov. 20 a girl weighing lbs.,
4' ozs.
ROUSH Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Roush at the Lakeview Hos
pital Nov. 20 a boy weighing 7 lbs.,
15 ozs.
PERRY Born to Mr. and Mrs.
Don R. Perry at the Lakeview Hos
pital Nov. 20 a girl weighing 7 lbs., 7
ozs.
BRYANT Born to Mr. and Mrs.
John Bryant of Bly at tht Lakeview
Hospital Nov. 22 a girl weighing a lbs.,
4 ozs.
WALDS Born fo Mr. and Mrs. Joe
WaHis at the Lakeview Hosp.tal Nov. 26
boy weighing 7 lbs.. u ozs.
WILLIAMS TO TOUR
DAR-ES-SALAAM, Tanganyi
ka (UPI'-G. Mcnnen Wil
liams, assistant secretary of
Mate for African affairs, was
due here Saturday for private
talks with President Julius K.
Nvererc.
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PAGE-7A
Won't Answer Question!
Tlwmpsons brunelte para
mour Mrs. Jacqueline Olesen,
27, opened the door of her
apartment only far enough to
tell reporters they would have
to see her attorney for any
statement.
Thompson's four children,
Jeffrey, 14. Patricia, 12, Mar
jorie, 10, and Amy, 7, appar
ently will go to live with his
siter and her husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Freeman JJesche. The
Beaches have a 700-acre farm
near Blue Earth, tMinn.
Prosecutor William B. Ran
dall made plans to proceed
with murder trials for two oth
er persons in the case.
He said he was ready to try
Norman J. Maftrian, 40, former
prize fighter and one-time col
lege classmate of Gene and
Carol Thompson and in more
recent days a law client of the
defendant.
Salesman Faces Trial
And after that it will be Dick
W. C. Anderson, 35, a decorat
ed Korean veteran who became
a sometime salesman and a
continuous hard-drinker later.
The jury foreman told ques
tioners Thompson's affair witji
Mrs. Olesen, then a divorcee,
did not have much to do with
the verdict. He indicated the
primary reason for the slaying
was the $1 million in insurance
Thompson had purchased on his
wife.
Minnesota has no death pen
alty. The state contended Thomp
son worked through Mastrian to
arrange for Anderson to kill
Thompson's 34-year-old wife
last 'March 6 in their fashion
able St. Paul home.
Ex-Playgirl
Scrubs
Jail Floor
LONDON aiPI - PlayRirl
Christine Keelor was awakened
at 6:30 a.m. May lo begin
scrubbing Hoots in Holloway
.Prison.
Friday the red-haired party
gipl was sentenced to nine
months in jail lor attempting to
fiame one of her discarded Ne
gro lovers, Aloysius (Lucky I
Gordon.
Together with her former
roommate. Paula Hamilton
Marshall. 23, and (heir house
keeper. Mrs. Olive Brooker, 5fi,
Miss Keeler pleaded guilty lo
charges of perjury and conspi
racy to obstruct the course of
justice. Miss Hamilton - Mar
shall was sentenced to six
months in jail and the house
keeper was given a conditional
discharge.
A lourth defendant, Jamaican
chauffeur Rudolph Fentnn,
maintained his innocence. His
trial will continue on Monday.
Miss Keeler, 21. and Miss
Hamilton - Marshall could be
released alter serving two
thirds of their sentences provid
ing their behavior is good.
Gordon had been sentenced to
three wars in jail on charges
he beat up Miss Keeler, but he
was freed uhen a tape record
ing made by the playgirl turned
up.
On it. she allegedly admitted
that she committed perjury dur
ing Gordon's trial in order lo
get rid of him. 'Die others
were arrested on charges they
helped to hide the fact Miss
Keeler had been beaten up be
fore Gordon got to her apartment.
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ANCIENT MARKING This grown-over blaze on a Pon
deroia Pine tree n 105 years old. It was found by sur
veyor Con Borsting, forester for the Weyerhaueser Com
pany, who was running lines to locate a starting point for
a timber survey south of Hayden Mountain recently. Rec
ords revealed the blaze was made Feb. I, 1858, by a
David P. Thompson. The area had been logged off 40 or
50 years ago. The old blaze will be on display at the Col
lier Logging Museum on U.S. Highway 97 north of Klam
ath Falls.
Century-Old Blaze Found
Near Keno By Foresters
A scar or blae made by
Surveyor David P. Thompson
with a scribe iron, more than
a century ago, was found recent
ly by Con Borsting, and other
foresters who were seeking
some marking that would de
termine a corner or a variant
from which a survey could
start.
In the process, they discov
ered a memento of earlier days,
a grown-over blaze with two let
ters, TB, still well preserved
on a bit of pitchy wood, long
grown over with tree rings of
later years.
Tile letters were reversed and
raised above the surface of the
original wood, due to the ori
ginal BT acting as a mold for
the growth of new wood.
The area south of Hayden
Mountain. 10 miles west of
Keno, had been logged off prob
ably 23 lo 40 years ago and
had been purchased by t h e
Weyerhaeuser Company for a
tree farm. ,
The foresters, in arriving at
a place where they believed a
corner should be, discovered the
old survey stake lo be gone.
In looking around at stumps
on tJie logged-off land, t h ey
found one that still showed a
scar on the tree stump. Tree
bark, woodsmen say, never
loses the scar of an ax. Rark
was still on the rotten stump.
When this was removed, t h e
old bla.e was found.
The survey made by Thomp
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on display at the museum.
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