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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1925)
THE KLAMATH NEWS United Neva and United Prem Telegraph Services 0 (Every Morning Except Monday) KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1925." Price Five Cent SCAPED .CONVIGTS BEHIND BARS fothy jjlmgson, "Jazz Girl" Found Guilty Of Manslaughter IS OUI 1 8 TO REACH ISECUi n n V 10 DC 1 ruiiviuiiMu Jy Morning; Will 1 1 To 10 Year RANCISCO, Aug. 22. frtu) Dorothy tl- onljr girl in California fses jury O" tf killing her mother, ad guilty of man-! L here tonight. try wss out 12 hours faring the charge, to U had pleaded "not k reason of insanity." San girl" took the ver- tha greatest of conn She expressed no of sny kind, when in filed in, and the u read. tould have agreed to id six months ago. wt offered to allow pndant to plead guilty lauihter," her counsel laoilauchter Denaltv in b ii one to ten yearsJ iinld Louderback an k would pronounce ft it 9:43 a. m., on trdkt was reported at lock tonight, 12 hours Nnutcs after the case the jury. CRASH OFF ANTIC COAST F1". R. I.. Auk. 22 Prtu) The r.n.rti.n Rowland and the Amnrl. f"lr, Harvostor, mot In "'t Point Judith, n. I. to- 'or time the air was 'ti radio calls fnr hln ld scurrying to tho two towever, word cams th.t P badly damaged and proceeding to New York ! own poww. "tor ai reported .II.MIv I9 the accldont P'Iod occurred soon aftor F'1" had But to from f "route to New York. cht oufiRoFOy "4 all radio broad north Atlantic dis ordered Btnnnnrt whit. e sir were concen- ' for reacue. Snowing at Crater Yesterday Morn First snow of the season was reported at Craiter luke yoater day by a number of tuurlsts re turning aouth after a visit to tha lodge during the week. Hnow f for tin minutes at 11:45 Saturday morning after a cold drliily rain had fallen for several hours. The atmosphero of the lake wss foggy and at no time during the day could the water of the crater be anen. Know In the Crater lake coun try meana an unmlatakable ap proach of winter and the tour ists of (he resort were kept In the lodge and their homes with the cold wind. 2 SUSPECTS ARE I?ews 2 c,esu: Ar I tK' Convicts; 1,861 Sold RELEASED ALIBIS1 Jfing Vessel N Off Nome - K'lng out of tho artlo nearly cruahcd her. ri shin -- Illl k """ was on I "or long ruia0 noaT I v.. . L' evening proceeding "wcr and sail. Ar- tC -'fi ahead of her k- wnen she report ed a. omoria, whoro --rimea. tt. ... tfdJ ""nimc angles "M." rlp of lh vea- K,:. "a. "rlttlng with ft h . " known for .omn L ... " eportmi .11 il. hT- ... Venial 4 . Ia unatwn- MAKE A S100,000H BOOZE DISCOVERY Tranload Shipment From East Labeled "Oil" Confiscated PORTLAND, Aug. 22. (United Press) Police and federal agent tonight seized a cache of grain alcohol, esti mated to bo worth $100,000, presumably tho property of a giant bootlegging ring. It was perhaps one of the biggest seizures of alcohol ever made on the coast. The supply was in huge oil drums. It was recently deliv ered by freight from New York. Federal agents said it W8H obtained through the aid Bur Hawkins and Deputy Sheriff of federal permits, and re-shipped, and labeled oil. August Schaefer, owner of a copper works in which the liquor was stored, was arrested suspected of being a member of the ring. Revolver Found By Deputy Tightens Web Around Luz Laucedo After a thorough grilling by at taches rf the district attorney'a of fice Julio Consoles and Mateo Men dots, yesterday heralded as figures who might play an active part in the case of tho murder of Valen lino Navarro, last night turned their footsteps toward their bunk. housn at Algoma where, on the morning of the 18th, Navarro was fatally stabbed The temporary dentcntlon of Gon- nd Mcndoia was the result formation to the effect that rro, on the morning he died, naa repeated their given names while dn a half-conaclous condition. The pair was released alter tho district attorney's office and the Hherift's offro had boon satisfied that tho men had nothing to do with tha wounds suffered by Nav a rro. Revolver la Found It was announced last night than Deputy Sheriff Joe Klmsey bad come Into possession of a revolver which, lit was ssld, had - been the property of tha dead Navarro. The pistol, It was thought, had been procured by either Mendota or Qonsoles, and had been turned over to a third Mexican. It was pro cured by Klmsey from a woman at ono of the Mexican shacks lo cated near the towa of Algoma. Ilnml Of Guilt Points After all the evidence bad been sifted last night, It seemed appar ent that officers hsve no clew which dellnltely points to an; Indi vidual other than Luz Laucedo, ar rested after a probe by Sheriff GREATEST MANHUNT IN OREGON HISTORY ENDS WITH CAPTURE 1 DEAD; 4 SHOT IN LOS ANGELES DANDIT BATTLE Two clean beat were acored by The Klamath News yesterday in His events that finally led to the capture of the three escaped Kalrm ronvk-ta, a running story that held the whole atate In a grip of Intense Interest since their escape August 12, when The News broke the story tint. At 10 o'clock In the morning the city was Informed exclusively by The News of the capture of ToiH Murray, leader of the trio. Khoctly. after B o'clock the sec ond News extra Informed the waiting public of the capture of Kelly ami Willos. A total of 1.81 papers, a Klamath Fnlla newspaper record for extra sales waa the result of the Intense Interest shown In the story. Kdltor and printers were called from their beds after only av few hours' sleep, that the public of Klamath Falls might be Informed on a big news break. Tho Klamath News does not profit f Inanrlally by the putting out of an extra. " The recent extras on big news stories, and those which will follow, are put on the street In order that the public may be Informed the soonest possible of big events. The 'ews wishes to thank the public' for their gen erous aopreciatloa of its efforts of tha bandit car, was shot dead to . keep np ;.-sWvW -il r-i.ii- A rendering service to the public, as the leading newspaper of any community should do. CONGO'S PLACE IS "I LOS ANGELES, Aag. 22. (Unit ed Press) One dead and four wounded, two perhaps fatally, waa the toll of the spectacular gun bat- tie between fleeing bank robbers and pursuing police on a crowded downtown street hare today. Ru dolph Frants, Chicago gunman was killed. John Smith, another ban dit, and R. E. Smith, traffic of ficer, were both shot In the chest and will probably die. Motorcycle officer Oscar Bayer and V. C. Beel- er, a bystander, received minor wounds. The gun fight carried on through four blocks of crowded thorough- tare, after the bandits had robbed the Hellman Commercial Trust ft Savings bank of approximately $1500 In currency. The money was Tom Murray Confides in Acquaintance of One Day, Is Betrayed and Arrest of Murray Is Followed By Capture of Two Other Bolters in Deep Ravine; Death Penalty Sure To Come. Hundreds of pedestrians and au- tolsts witnessed ' the running en counter. Many automobile wind shields were shattered by bullets and some machines riddled with lead. Beeler was the only bystand er hit by one of .the volley of bul lets. Several auto riders probably saved their lives by lying down on the floors of their machines until the smoke of battle had cleared. Two other members of the ban dit gang who escaped during the State Prohibition Officer Mc- excitement of Dattle were sought Bride, accompanied by Deputies j by a posse of 150 heavily armed cf Burke and Moneymaker stampeded i ficera tonight, the reputed resort known to the sheriff's office as Congo's place near. TTArpri VirP"- TTll tlJlTl H - o- o Joe Klmsey. Both officers last night expressed the opinion that Leuredn is the man who must face the charge of murder. Laucedo has had little to say. evening and gained entrance In (J VVif a'a T fiVPr Julio Oonzolcs testified he had time to save about a gallon ofAJvC3 TT11C9 UUVC1 Sixth and Willow streets, early last seen Laucedo staggering toward his shack on the morning of the stab- j bing and that he lator had found Navarro, slowly bleeding to death. San Fran To Hawaii vt e r-r u n RIFF REBELS WILL Non-Stop flight 0n; Head-off Spanish NORTH It BAD, Wash., Aug. 22. (United Press) The flying boat PB-1, onroute from Seattle to San Francisco, left Neah Bay, Washing ton, for. Coos Bay, Ore., at 12:00 p. m., today, according to advices hy wirnio.. ro.olvod by the naval radio station here this afternoon. The plane is oue of three which will undertake a flight from San Francisco to Hawaii. A broken oil line forced the PB-1 tp descend at Neah Bay. whore the damage was raimlrod without trou blo In about two hours. Tho ma chine encountered heavy weather Just before landing. ' Tho message said tho piano would remain in Coos Buy over night. Twenty Million Power Project Near Portland LONDON, Aug. 22. Gibraltar re ports today said the Rlfflans were making a drive In the region of Alhucemaa bay on the Moditerran-1 Lou!lta ean, apparently in tno nope oi tampering Spain's reported plans to land forces to fight with the French moonshine for eviednce. Congo was not in tho crowd. Ed. Wakefield end Ed. Mathews were placed undor arrest and brought to the court house where (they were later released on 1300 ball. A number of arrests for drunk encss were made last night. The police of Klamath Falls will not tolerate drunkeness at a dance In the city, it waa made clear last night by Chief of Police Harry against the Kifllana. Spanish war vessels were report ed planning a bombardment In re ply. Fire on Ferryboat; Many Leap in Water NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 22. (United Press) Many ipassengers wore forced to Jump overboard In Lako Ponchartraln late .today, Vhen tho ferry boat Southland, plying be tween Now Orleans and Mandovlllo, on her return voyage was destroy ed by flro. No llvos were lost but five persons woro Injured. Tho fire, which etnrtod In tho was discovered by PORTLAND, Aug. 22. (Unltod Pi-cn) Tho Orogon-Otillfornla hy-dro-elcctnlc company, a new orga nisation tonight announced through Its viro-prosldcnt, llormun Kolherg, . l . . an , nnnui.,.iinn ' enaine room . 1- iho thfl wake of the terry oai. i no Sandy and Salmon rivers. 37 mile, yacht pulled d. th. Sou h- bring to 1 I. ' i Ihn ?K nnatmncAm number of new Industries tlnB ve.aei ".. " consumers of tranterroo i "-' ' this territory ns power. The first unit will cost $10,000,. 000 and will be built at Marmot on the Bandy rivor. the S. T. Tammany, which was in the vicinity. The Southland and Its furnishings with 15 automobiles were destroyed. Two men wore taken into cus tody as a result of the chief's deci sion. They were Joe Burns and Burns was accusea Jerry Sheen. of being drunk, and Sheen was al leged to bave taken liquor to a dance. ' 5 INDIANS HELD FOR WITCHCRAFT MURDER VANCOUVER, B. C. Aug. 22. Five Indians were being held In Oakalla Jail here today In connec tion with a "witchcraft" murder of WaBtetia Moccasin, or Atol, an In dian youth, in March, 1923, at Thirty-Mile bar, on the Liard river. 8 INJURED IN ST. CAR CRASH SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 22. Eight persons were Injured, one of them seriously, when a street car crashed Into an automobile, carry ing seven passengers, early this evening. Tha machine, a light touring caT, with Us seven passengers, was push ed several yards by the street car before the latter , came to a atop. SALEM, Aug. 22. (United Press) One of the most thrilling man-hunts in the history of the Pacific northwest waa ended tonight.' Tom Murray, Ellsworth Kelly and James Willos, who es caped from the penitentiary here August 12, killing two guards, were all captured today at two different point in the state of Washington. Murray was brought here this afternoon from Centralis, and locked up in solitary confinement. His two pals were in the custody of a posse of Portland deputy sheriffs, who arrest ed them tonight in a ravine near Goldendale, Wash. They are now enroute to Salem. These three men seemingly are doomed to die. The blood of J. M. Holman and John Sweeney, prison guards, is on their hands. Although the Oregon law provides a jury may recom- mend life sentence instead of hanging, .there was little doubt recovered when Franti at the wheel, ,ut that theie cold-blooded slayers would go to the gallows. STEP TOWARD GALLOWS ' First steps' lo''sd'iKein3rWe1r,,o " by John Carson, district attorney of Marion county, who or-' dered a special grand jury session to meet- next Wednesday, and consider their cases. " ' . The convicts were located after the posse, going up a side road to Rock Creek canyon, near here, saw an old auto mobile which the men stole in Bingen, Wash., early this morning. .' They then knew their quarry was close by, and a careful search finally showed them a place in the ravine, where a small cloud of smoke was curling upwards. ' ' TAKEN BY SURPRISE Creeping up on this, they were able to completely sur round the desperadoes before they were aware of the pres nce of the officers. ' Willos appeared to be cheerful and willing to respond to the jibes, bandying jokes, with the crowd, who gathered to see them. ' Kelly, who lost his pal and hero, Bert "Oregon"" Jones,' in the prison break, was sullen and morose. ' , The two convicts showed the strain of their futile attempt to evade the law. WILLOS GLAD IT'S OVER Willos admitted he was glad to be taken. When leaving Goldendale, Deputy Sheriff H.' Christof ferson, chief criminal deputy of Multnomah county, at Port land, leaned out of the car and yelled at the crowd i "Call on us again, whenever you want help. We'll get 'em for you." From Poison Charge Heart And Home Win Over Hatred And Con spiring Pair To Go Free PORTLAND, Aug. 22 (United Press) The old double cross has again cost Tom Murray his liberty, and probably his life. The escaped Oregon convict and murderer waa be trayed in Centralis, Wash., early today by Phillip Carson, a vagrant, who picked up with Murray in the railroad yards at Vancouver. Murray trusted Carson, and asked him to aid in hi es cape. Once before Murray was captured by authorities be cause some one "squealed." ; MURRAY IS DOUBLE-CROSSED He trusted a woman, his sweetheart, to hide him, but she turned on him when she became jealous. That was after CAIRO, III.; Aug. 22.i-(United Press) For the sake of his two little children, William Heathman tonight declined to prosecute his young wife and her lover, who have admitted attempting to murder him with rat poison. j In a dramatic interview at a hospital where he la recovering from .the death powders that had been placed In his dinner pail, Heathman told his wife to go home and care for the babies and that he would not have her punished. The law, learning that home had won over hatred, dismissed Its charges against both Mrs. Heath- man and Oscar Amos, the red hair-l,e robbed the Florence, Ore., bank. Today Murray is again ed ex-convict, with whom she had ,he tMa because he again relied on some one else instead plotted her husband s death. I , , . At Heathman's request the law or "me' ...... ... made but one reservation In the Carson said he would help Murray. He plotted with case of Amos and that was that Murray to stage a hold-up, all the time scheming with him should he ever return ito Cairo he self how he could capture the convict. As a result, Murray would be indicted In connection w captured today, and will undoubtedly be hanged for his with the poisoning. 1.. : .L. J..th f w n'.. .....J. -t c.i u killed during the escape. ' ' "PRETTY CLEVER" MURRAY . According to the story told to Carson by Murray, he left James Willos and Ellsworth Kelly hiding in the woods near White Salmon, Wash. . Willos and Murray had a fight there yesterday afternoon, Murray told Carson, and they agreed to separate. Willos and Kelly planned to stay in White Salmon for a time, and Mur ray was to go east. After he left his companions, Murray told Carson, he changed his mind and went to Vancouver, Wash. (Continued on Page Five) . ' The poisoned man's decision of mercy brought the entire case to a close. Amos left town as soon as he was released and Mrs. Heathman went back to her babies, a girl of 11 months and a boy two. PAY ROLL OFFICER KILLED PERTH AM BOY, N. J., Aug. 23. James Gallagher, special officer of the Perth Amboy Trust company, was killed today while resisting the theft of : 1,000 pay roll.
