Page Six
Tuowlav. Nov. 17, li2.'
THE
INDIAN FREED ON
IF
YOUTHFUL KILLER
TO FACE CHARGE
the former klan leader If he bad'
anything to ur for himself. ,
Without commenting .on what'
I Stephenson had said,. Judge Will '
f Sparks then sentenced hlra to life I
j IniprtMinnient for manslaughter. Pe
l fense attorneys announced they will
; , . ' 0p4tl to the supreme court for
PUEBLO, Colo.. Nov. ' 1. Plat tearing. ' t
H. May. I'te Indian, wa acquitted I The verdict of conviction was re
of the murder of hi 17-day-old turned Saturday after a trial lasting
papoose in federal court here late , "v weeks. Karl Klenek and Earl
Monday, when Judge J. Foster j C-en'ry. co-defendants, were acquit
Byrnes npheld a motion by defense ted of the charge of murder, and
counsel that the state had failed j tnrougn a misunderstanding they
to produce corpus delectl and there , 'era 8,1 fre- Monday, however,
waa no evidence other than the they surrendered to the sheriff, and
redmans confession that the baby nl 'rial f" "oa lu conaec-
had not died of pneumonia. j tlt,n ,n burning of S!cphon-
The court held that the con- n ind:an.ipoits mansion, shortly
feealon could not be Introduced fter Oberholtser was aasault
nntU the prosecution had proved : ed aai km,d Pring.
a crime had been committed.
Plat May's wife died of pneu
monia on February 17, 1925. Under'
threats of death at the hands of
Mormon Joe, medicine man of the
Utes. and his father-in-law. Plat
May wrapped the baby In a blanket;
and placed it ia the arms of the
dead mother whose body lay in a
teepee, according to the confession
obtained by police.
The next day both bodies were j
bur ll. - The papoose, the state - -
contended, still, was alive when ALBANY. Or. Nov. 1 5. (Unit cl,
lowered into the grave. ,. News. John Srhwindt. IS. wosd
Dr. J. E. Johnson, coroner of .father. Joe Schwindt, 5. died Sun-,
Moauaum. county, testified he bad da-v- victim of a bullet wound la-
exBomed Joe bodv-of 4h child and y be son. ffcea a charga of!
found evidence cf congestion in its ' degree murder, filed In thej
lungs, caused from pneumonia. circuit court here Monday by L. G.
Susan Cuthalr mother-in-law of Lewelllng. district attorney. Thej
Mav. testified trough an Interpret-' Prosecutor expects the boy to be
er that the child had died because ' settt ,lnt '" Juvenile court, and
w. waa no one to nurse 1. and Probably remanded to the higher!
denied that it had been buried
'Since'ThveBhlccnlEcMule
v - Bulldogs 'Are Set to Meet Tiger
PACE IN
READY
UEniNfi
FOR FIGHT
ran not make it aa Tratnhllta la
booked for Unite. Montana, on No
vember 34, with either Kuaty liWtoy
ur Johnnie Sliuwers, fust Ht, I'attl
llshtwilght.
tii. .
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This Is another reason why Trai.., ... 10,r km,
r lms io ....
Jul. n.
I Kid StarVey Returns to City
i From Med ford Looking
I
In Fine Fettle
! All boxers scheduled to go on to
irorrow night at the St-audia hall
bltua la looking a lot better now
tlinn he did the last time.
Sports Done Brown
There cornea frcm Cleveland, the
home of Manny Friedman, an Inter
CKtlng "lnldo" atory regarding lieu,
ny's meteoric rlao to stardom In the
football world.
It will be reralled hy moat rloav
followers of Hie grid game that
Friedman u a aubatllute ou the
.Md'hltuii siuad last seaaon until
lied tlraiigo and hla fellow llllni an
nihilated the Mlrhlgan outfit,
aolhar k..-
aud hoek . " 'm'1
'""! group
.,.. .. atV5,
'" winy ,. "
. ..rge, o, lb.
lllarusalne
" irT
s r
. n: ' jw- ,'
alive.
court.
No special session of the grand'
Jury will be called, the district at-i
C7AT. cTOSS
Capt.' Johnny Joss, Yale capt:iin and left tackle, is (rroominjf
liii "UulldoRs" tn lick the l'rincion "Tipcr" when they uit! Nov.
1 . turbahn, tlic Lujky center, is expected to be at his bct in
the Princeton Iray. '
whst rerent II. hi u
lo (.imply M
an eastern Hi....i.
neiter fights k,, i'j
y ,miw rork i
Kealltlng that the Wolverine nothing qu r
leant, aa It alood lacked Ihn attifr in! .t . . . 1 '
" fiuiuiiii.li ih.
. . . n.iu l'i lha, Ilia, Tmn rlir.l. II.. r.. , . ""UK
nis .....,. ciover msnitan.
i Up Yoat derided on a drastic mews- .
Ho turned the team over lo WOMAN ADnoJ
ef .ui-.i , "... 1
wii liuur
of the Arrade hotel
; bothered hy mca
j The officers didn't
; statement, they
morn!ug. ProhlbHUn
and lloyd made t rati
aid, "aud that their wishes should
PUEBLO, Colo., Nov. IS (United I torney said. Inasmuch ea this bodyj
Kews) In a tiny federal court room ! U1 meet in regular session soon,
hero the red man is making his last' -The boy has said that he shot his
stand. (father while the elder Schwlndt on;
The ancient teachings of the November 4 was unmercifully beat-
medicine man. who alone waj 3up-' lns " is, a orotner or John,
posed to have been vested with the I After the father had threatened to
power to annihilate the "eril sp rit"! break the screaming boy's arm.
will come before the sornfu! eye of ' Jbn ran into an adjoining room
MOSiER ELECTED
AS SCOUT LEADERS
'. -ontinued their atrenuous workouts
i both Sunday' and Monday. Starkey,
I who Is to meet Johnnie Tramhius
) In the main event Wednesday night.
' arrived In the cltv yesterday after-
noon lie did no .orking out stunts
yesterdk.v, after hla trip from Med
! ford, where he has been since
I last fight, visiting relatives.
i Klarkev la anitt In be In flue ahane. , ur
'Trambltas certainly looks belter 'ioorge l.lttl., then hla chli
than he did w. n he fought fitarkey i "illi InatrurtUm to revamp It com-
"lrri, Nov. 1. It sure look like tlie.. Pi'y. iay Koatakla
I. . ... .i N.'i,i ll ao halinena. ec.r.lle Is . . ,r't
two are going io atari sonieinina - - - nintnun nftlrers, aud
I when their ten round scheduled bout, ' ",or' lnBl wnB ' " , that alio Wa rectlih..
. , reunried itir uranirn ai in. Mi.in. , -
is on tomorrow nigui. ' - irmq tnem. I
... ..... nln t hi. ..tithfttimrM Vu.l Ih I ln ' .
Sunday Tramnuaa went alter tne " " nr "place" uld i k.
. e. it nr nil tun. bMvw(n . k. ... " "
roaa wore, wntie la tne anrrnoon ...
he went aix rounds with three dlf-;"" freshman team, twllev.
ferent sparring partners. j J bd the makings of varsity
That interest In the bout Is keen Yost, however, looked Benny
was evidenced Sunday, when a ' 0Tr a" telegwtod him to the hope
crowd of almost SUO Halted the hall ' Quad. or thereabaula.
to watch the boys train In tUo Into! Benny stuck to hla guns nnd the They said they lou.a
nours or tne arternoon. .. u. rating liquor aad, u
' Vestrr.lay Trambltas went through: "o ni, uurnaesi who in. team alter woman was thariaa .
I the same performance. Ho was a ho Illinois debacle orio of hla first ful poaaesalon of biu,
busy man. too. and had hla sparring moves was to piac r neuman in tne Mr,. Koatskls ...
! partners flying to all points of tho!b' "eld. Almost over night the I Justice court ya.lardi,
compass, unce ne nit Hobby Allen i vi.in.noer uecnio a .i.e. ins : ed Ih I50 ball drain!
bo fnllca-ed, even If we find it nec- j harder than he Intended, opening ( lorwaro rasaing, nia wta general-1 release.
eary to change our prepared1" cul "r "lo ier s eye. wnicn " "viu monini ana
plans."
may prevent Allen from appearing.! kicking turned Mlrhlgan Into a for-
loddard laat nlfht failed j according to the promoters last I mldahle team.
he new library board. In ! nlll. but ll may heal enough In a! Tnis year tn. Micrilgun team Is
i whose hands the 'problem will be 'couple or days to allow him to go on.; " arpjio rrieoman. lis la a
i placed. He sold, following the meet- ! 8ea! r lolng good, say reports j "J" name must be con-
ling, that he wUhea to choose rro,n Tne smoke. Mecca. Waldorf , irea in ne aeiortion or Ali-w eat-
' these persens who will
r.. -1. M..I.- .n,..A nr,.l
riIUK J1U.IC, " . rmuu 1' ' , I ., , .
dent aid, William Mueller Tlce-!1"" W wno ' " j " "-x P' " Z Z i . . .
the white man's law. as the trial of! oixed his brother', gun. and return- president of the Scou, Leader, as- l '" '"""V ' Z ; ..T kVh ' - -f .m " '."J eo.ch wiac..,. ll h.,i . "
.oelillon cf the Klimath council oinnaems, no saia. pruaauiy will - -- - .. ..-r
.v.. . ..M-u t, be made next Monday night. i admission has been rulssd S6
Plat May, ZS-year-old Ute brave, ac
cused of the murder of his lT-dr.y-old
papoose, progresses.
Crated with grief over the loss of
hla aquaw, and cowed by the threats
of death at' the bands of .Mormon
Joe. medicine man of the Utes, and
his father-in-law. Plat May took his
papoose and placed tt In the arms
of Its dead mother and the two were
lowered into the grave.
ThJs will be the contention of at
torneys who were chosen to defend
Plat May. v '
ing, fired blindly, be declared.
Yale Men Blue Over
Loss of Tiger Game
NEW HAVEN Nov. 16. In an
indigo atmosphere of indissoluble
gloom, Yale's weary warriors Put
their brulseri heads and loot li-osJ Uw.t ."J Jf cvretary. La v, bl
togetner .Monday and listened wniic
the coaches "mc-aned the blues"
Injected into the strange hearing . about the coming contest with Ifar-
slso will be the legend upon which
the .medicine man based his logic
that the child should be. killed.
vard.
So worn and dejected were the
players, the coaches decided to
A. Ute squaw died at childbirth spare the scrimmage and work on
and her son on growing to manhood, ! morale and mental alertness. Yale,
deserted the tribe and later returned ; instead or looking forward to
and obliterated It, the old story j romp over Harvard, now ia being
goes. Since that time it has been ' told that the team must brace If it
the custom to bury an infant with : expected to win at Cambride next
its mother if death comes to her at Saturday.
childbirth, in order that the "evil The Ell team came through the i scout executive v! Klamath county
spirit" alfo may die. Princeton game without serious In-1 w also present nnd conducted
Mormon Joe. who despite the ob- Jury, the only player hurt being the the early part of tho 'meeting.
lection nf the Tnri'nn rAmtnlinnpn. nnln.b. tj t i 1. i .....
- ; Muu,-njr BUOJU, ll.l J ll 1 Ufl. W UU BUV
' tained a bruised shoulder.
masters of Klamata Falls met lu There will be no fanner blast
the chamber of commerce olilcea . ing within the city limits, uuless
to perfect an organization. j tho council Issues a formal permit
The main object of the group Is to the person deciding to use
to open a winter's training course. powder. It waa decided last night.
They will meet the firs: and third I Several complaints had been re
Tuesdaya of the month, tho first i reived nnd the council paired the
hill which waa provided with an
meeting to be a banquet.
Other offices to be filled was emergency clause, making It effec-
lVroy ; tiye Immediately after It has re-
Murray was elected. ' cejved (he mayor's s.igawkjure
Others present during the even- A suggestion of ' Mayor Cod
ing were L. F. Crawford, Dr. rhti- dard s. that eigns. explaining that
Up Cole. Walter Hannctn of At- there Is to bo no shooting within
goma, C. A. Kleler of Bonanza. Dr. ; the city limits, failed to receive
Paul Sharp. Rev. A. I,. Rice. C. A. i any enthusiasm from 'the council.
Marino L. F. Banker, James Scor- The mayor referred to some ahoot-
gins of Merrill. Milton L. Flu-land.
Edward Livingston. Julius Muel
ler, Arthur Gruhb and James I.uek
bke of Bonanza. Kverett O. Nord.
ex-offlclo member of the associa
tion by virtue of his position as
ins which had been reported near
Link river, Small boys. It was
said, were guilty of the mledemean-
rents, or what amounta to that.
General admission Is now $1 50. in
stead of $1.10. but the price In
cludes war tax. Prices for tho ring
side are 13. SO, reserved $t 30. war
lax Included.
An interesting announcement to
marking h!a debut there with a vie
lory over Michigan, but was foiled
by Henny Friedman. The tcve
laad lad directed his team with con
summate skill and scored one touch
down on a run of 15 yards.
The defeat blow to Utile,
hut there must have been same snt-
Jack Crtra and Wilbur Harrington j kifactlon In the knowledge that the
came yesterday when Ashland wired
that there was a match wailing the
wlhner of that event..; Not ' that
cither need much Incuutlvo to go.
but this means their work has at
tracted outside attention.
Vernon also wired yesterday for
a match for Trambltas on Nov. 24
with Jack Ilnvle. Rnr AckW mun.
nger of Trambltas. :iowever. aays he! a
player In whom he had had faith
was Ihn one to deliver victory to
Michigan. ......
Zakxewskl la , Back on Fordham
Klevrn." says headline In eastern
piper. And another day la ruined
for the printers.
Pennsylvania, still thrilled by Its
team a victory over Brown. Yale
nd Chicago, now hopes lo add Not-
Scouts Want
Going to Po!
Wanted! T.o or lt-1
carry the patrol litem
Interested In scoot s.i
land, lo attend ike cum
leaders to be held tin
Killing week-end.
Scout Kxecudvs ErJ
had planned on ill fcj
Klamath county, oat a
each of his troops. TV
promised to be so loirJ
aroulmaaters and msj
masters have aised Us
bo Included ll the U1
demand for tniupoiuf
If -there are say Ht
residents who sra
Trnnkaglvlng holldtnM
day or Thuradsy tan aV
of the week In Nts.
have spare for
extra persons, the nee
predate It very nstk
Local Briefs
has insisted on the privilege of con
ducting the weird, maddening chants
accompanying an Indian burial, pre
sented a strange figure as he was
JO.NKS KSTATK PAPKUS FIXED
led into the court room between two . ... ' . '
i ed, who died qn October 31, was
filed In probate yesterday by Connty
Clerk DeLap.
j ' Walter West was appointed ad
! mlnlstrator of the c-.ta'e by County
Judge Runnel!. The estate was val
ued at $1,C00, personal property.
prison guards.
Arrested in connection with the;
crime, he was placed In jail await
ing a hearing, and while there beat
a Mexican cell mate to death, with
the leg of a table. For this crime
he was sentenced to from 20 to 30
years In prison.
Months of close confinement have
transformed him into a mad-man.
crazed with a dosire to kill, accord
VOLl XTKKItS WANTED
The Klamath Sportsmen's associa
tion want volunteers to report to
lng to the two officers, v.ho guard-' (!ame Warden Marion Barnes before
ed him. . ' morning to Investigate con-
Plat May. on the other hand, ap- 3'110118 ln the Tu'e lake district, with
pears docile and Indifferent as to;a vlew 10 ascertain steps necessary
his fate. Ho s'.roiled out of the i t0 d'fpoie of the carccsses of ducks
urt room Monday morning to "got! in that place. If you can go Friday
-of fresh air,-' and the selection i morning for a three or four day stay
i Jury was held up pending his Phone 6S1. All arrangements will
At the llnll Hotel R. M7 Hagen
of tho California Cattle Growers as
sociation. Is in Klamath Falls for
several days from his home In San
Francisco. Tonight he will speak
to cattlemen of the Fort Klamath
j country ln the community hall In
" I Fort . Klamath. At present, dur-
ine AiamB,.n rails city council lng hls visit In Klamath he
is not too anxious to involve Itself ' guHit ,he Hall hotel;
In a library fiKht. j
At its regular meeting last night
the mayor was authorized to ap-i "" r-"n!ny F. W.
point a library board, upon which rotto- lubrication engineer
Is
duties heretofore, worrying tho aid-' tho Aoeted Oi: company.
Bar-wlth
is
be made for your supplies.
ermcn, will devolve. , among tne business visitors In the
A number of persons who worked cHy ,rom homc ln Medforu.
hard for tho new library aro dls-i
satisfied with the proposed plans lnnell Valley ltonlilcniA Mr.
and specifications. It was said, and ! and Mrs. E. W. Wllkerson and
the council, along with the mayor, . W. L. Wilkersrm are Langoll val
feel that these persons should be (!y reHldents spending some time
vuusunou. , in Klamath Falli
I tftink the women shoulii he
sentation of evidenco is ex
i to begin Tuesday.
.'phenson Claims
Trial Was Unfair
considered." Mayor Fred Godtlard
BILLY'S UNCLE
visiting with
their many friends and transact
ing business.
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NOBLGSVILI'.R. Ind., Nov. 1C
(United News) Summoning to his
aid those oratorical powers that en
abled him to become the ruler of
400,000 Ku Klux Klansmen of In
diana, D. C. Stephenson Monday af
ternoon told the judge, who was
abont to sentence him to life Im
prisonment for murdering pretty
Madge Oberholtzer, that he was In
nocent, and that he had been per
secuted In an unfair trial.
Stephenson, former grand dragon
of the Indiana klan, was brought
Into court to hear sentence passed
upon him. Before Imposing the
sentence. Judge Will Sparks, whoj
heard the sensational case, asked
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