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DAILY' CAPITAL JOTJBNAL, .BALEM, OBEQON, FBIDAY, JULY. 21, 1005. .
WORM AN
WILLIAMS
HANGED
lti-Murderer Pays Penalty
of His Crimes at The
Dalles 1 his 'Morning
Tie Dalles, Ore, July 21. Daniel
3tarwan Williams, tho alleged multi
tzardarcr, wlioao crimes oxtond from
Eawx lo Oregon, and who for so many
ytaxs escaped tho ponulty of his acts,
wa hanged In tho county jail hero to-
Eh taccution took placo at 0:08 this
cantolng. Ho went to tho gallows with
taut BJcltorlng, and mot his ond without
m tenner. lie rofusod to talk, and was
gmiiuumced dead 15 minutes after tho
ctrap fin sprung.
TWEHinm was hangod for ono of tho
tncn&t atrocious crimos In tho history of
Gn;gira, tho cold-bloodod and brutal
ntmrdor of Miss Alma Nosbltt on tho
a$ght of March 8, 1000, on his homo.
attetM ranch, about 20 miles from Hood
lEiwr. At tho samo tlmo ho killed hor
traoiner, Mrs. Louisa Jnno Nesbitt, for
frtlre purpose of Bocuing possession of a
JlcHficcdefld claim taken up by Miss Nea
Ybiit atVJolning his, and to cover up
xitlcr crimos which ho is alleged to
3mve committed ngatnist Miss Nosbltt.
Steele of this is a series of crimos in
'Sjjtm -with yhlck ho was connoctod.
TOUlnms know tho Nesbltts In No
Kbnu&a and induced thern: to corao West
STo IHon persuaded Alma to tnko up a
homestead, which ho did in 1800. A
fOivft time after this ho induced hor to
envrty him, although ho had a wifo Uv
3n at that timo in Iowa, and was tho
latlrr of several childron, who nro of
an adult ago.
Bnt a short tlmo nftor this mar
Triage, which was a secret ono por
3irinod at Vnncouvor, Wush., in July,
TS90, Williams Is supposol to . hnvo
Beamed that his wifo could not hold
Iher homestead, which is bollovod to
Vavto l)ccn tho objoct of tho marrlngo.
a Mnrch B, 100O, Williams, Alma
JJctbltt and hor mother loft Portland
.for Hood Wvor. .They arrived thoro
ate in tho evening nnd started to.
drive to tho claim of Williams, a dls--lance
of 20 miles, although tho night
ni dark nnd stormy. That wns tho
last seen of tho two women In life
"Williams roturnod to Hood Rlvor tho
following morning without thorn.
The ovldonco, which wns circumstan
tial, showed that Williams todk tho
two women out In n buggy and mur
dered both with an nx, horribly mu.tl
Hating them. Tho crlmo was commit
ted only after a blttor strugglo, in
which tho women evidently roslstod to
their utmost their gruosomo fntc. Ho
Ihen burled their bodies in a hugo
Inrush pllo nnd burned thorn.
Williams built his plans carofully,
and ovon wont so far ns to construct
a. Imnliouso ovor tho eravos of tho
unfortunato womon. Ho ondonvored
to account for tholr nbsonco by do
lnrlng that thoy had gone to Wash
ington, nnd nssortod that Alma had
.entered on a fast llfo. Ho wroto
saeh a story of hor to hor slstor, who
U a, resident of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
and to other friends of tho murdorod
womon in tho oast.
Sometime nftor Ooorgo Nosbltt of
Iowa endeavored to trnco tho whoro
abouts of his mother and sister, nnd
became convinced that Williams hod
murdorod thorn. Tho murdoror hud
failed to romovo nil traces of his
rlmo. A portion of Mrs. NosbltV'fl
acalp with long grny tresses attached
Hhercto nnd somo bloodstained gunny
ack woro found. Tho bodies of tho
rtwo women hnvo never boon found.
Export testimony showed that a
portion of tho hair nnd scalp had
"been torn from tho head of Mrs. Wil
liams whllo sho was yet allyo, nnd
tbeso gruosomo relics were shown In
OTJR
BUSINESS
la tho past has boon vpry satisfac
tory, but wo roalleo that thoro are
ssxtm, womon ond. childron at our
very" doore, who could nnd should
havo' a bank account, who havo
never deposited ono cent In a bonk.
Wo aro now nftor this class ospo.
clally, and will not bo sntlsflod un
lit wo havo lutoroated them. Wo
want you to call and lnvostigato our
jaethads and bo convinced that it
3a to your ndvantago to opon on
account with us.
Salem State Bank
wf nirD T3Acl4inf
E
W. HAZARD, CasnJc
court, whoro Williams sat unmovod.
Tlio murderer, had been .arrested
moanwhllei in Washington, and . tho
strongost ovldonco of a circumstantial
nnturo was built up against him. Tho
trial, which took placo in April, 1004,
was nn intensely dramatic one, nnd re
sultod ill tho conviction of tho pris
oner. Attempts to appeal tho caso proved
futile, and 'in sullon silence Williams
wont to tho gibbet carrying with him
tho comploto story of tho wny in
which ho had murdered, in the dark
noss of tho stormy March night, two
womon who had trusted him to tho
full oxtcnt of human confidence.
During his long conflnomont Will
lams has grown religious and adopted
tho faith of tho "Holy Hollers."
When his final appeal to tho supromo
court was refused and Governor Cham
borlain docllnod to intorfcro, Will,
lams issuod tho following stntoment:
"In tho nnmo of Josus Christ I for
glvo oil my enemies. As I will stand
boforo God on tho great judgment day
I so now doclaro boforo all men that
I am innocont of any and all charges
brought to boar against mo for the
alleged murder of Alma Nosbitt and
hor mother. I doclaro this is tho only
stntomont I over mado or ovor will
mnko, either In court, out of court, or
upon tho gallows when I stand thcro
within tho shadow of doath to faco
ray otornnl judge. So holp mo God.
Norman WilllnmB."
Williams is also accuBod of a dou
bio murder committed at Muscatine,
la., August 18, 1002, when nn ngod
couplo, Mr. and Mrs. Tumans, wero
killed In n lonely hut In tho Shorcfy
woods, nenr tho town. Williams was
known in Iowa ns Daniel Williams and
wns working ns a farm hand for tho
USE NO
OTHKU EEOOM
BUT
A SALEM BROOM.
Tumnns. Ho disappeared after tho
murdor and all trnco was lost of him
bv tho Iowa nuthoritlos until his or-
rest for tho Nesbitt murder, whon his
photograph was identified and tlio con
nection mndo complete
At tho timo Wllllamos married Alma
Nosbltt ho wns nlroady marrldd. his
wifo bolng in Nebraska. After killing
Mm Nosbltt' woman at Hood River ho
.
marriou a buss joncs, uaugmor ui
Thomas Joncs, a pioncor, nnd resident
of tho Waldo Hills, and n cousin of O.
W. Joncs, of this city. Whon Williams
was arrostod his wifo was living In
Bolllncrhnm Bay. Sho had been In poor
honlth, nnd wob taking modlclno in tho
form of tublots. It Is supposed that
Williams, knowlug this, hod placod p
polsonod tnblot in tho bottlo or box, for
bIio dlod very suddonly. She was scon
In hor room shortly boforo sho dlod,
roadlnc a nowsnapor, A fow moments
lator sho called for holp, but boforo n
physician could bo called sho oxplrou.
Tho corouor's jury found that hor doath
was caused by poison. It Is supposod
that Williams, fearing sho might testi
fy ncainst him In tho mnttor of biga
my, took this mannor of gottlng hor out
of tho way. Thoro is no shadow of
doubt nbout his killing Alma Nesbitt
nud it is almost cortnln that ho pol
sonod hi last wifo, as woll as having
several murdors to ins crouu. ouorur
Soxton did n good work for humanity
today.
Williams wns a hoavy sot, stolid
looking man, weighing .100 pounds,
dnrk sandy comploxlon, light mus
tacho, bald on top of his head.- no
wns about CO years of ago.
BASEBALL! BASEBALLI
Oorvallis vb, Sllotr, at Newport, Sun
day, July 23, 1005.
A sorlcs of lmsoball games have been
arrnngod to bo ployed nt Newport ovory
Sunday during tho summer season. Tho
dMt pnmo will bo played next Sunday,
July 23d, betweon tho Corvnllls toain
nnd tho SlloU Indian boys. AiOW duu-
day oxcurslon ratos from Albany ami
Corvallls to Newport nro on salo ovory
Sunday. Throe-day tickets from oaiom
and other points will DO goon going or
returning on the Sunday trains. Como
ami enjoy tho national sprt, and a
day at the seaside. Excursion tralus
leave Albany nt 7:30 u. m.
Grand Ball.
Friday night, July 21st, at M. B. A.
hall, half mile west of Chomnwa. RU-
tlno's brohestro. t
f
German Day.
A good delegation of loyal Gorman-
Amorieaus wont to roruanu mis mum
rnr o iinrtielnato in tho German Day
celobration at tho fair. Among them
aro Wni. Butto and family, Mrs. Wen
doroth and sons, Miss Louise Heidockor,
Chas. Wols and family, Wm. Hamburg
nud his better half, Steve Huber, Ig
nats Stolner, Frank Borgelt, Hon. H. O.
Sonnomann and othsrs.
This party will remain for tho festiv
ities In honor of their fatnorland, and
all aro entitled to a good outing.
SOCIAL
EVENTS
Mrs. A. II. Tallaforo gavo a party
nt hor homo, 187 East Third stroot, Sat
urday ovonlng In houoi of ,tbo birthday
of her daughter, Mrs, Minnie Smith, of
Salem, who is visiting hero. A delight
ful ovonlng was spent at cards and
othor nmuscments, nnd dollcious re
freshments woro sorved. Mrs. Smith
was tho recipient of o number of- gifts
as tokens of esteem in which' sho is
held by hor friends. Tho guests nil ex
pressed thcmsolves as bolng splendidly
cntortalnod by tho hostess. Eugene
Guard.
Pugh-Haynca Wedding.
Miss Florcnco Haynos and Mr. David
W. Pugh woro marrlod nt tho Evongol
leal parsonage, nt Albany Wednesday
ovonlng, In tho prcsonco of a fow
friends, F. W. Lnunor officiating.
Tho young couplo aro woll and fa
vorably known. Tho groom is a resi
dent of this city, having hold tho posi
tion ns flro chief for a numbor of yoars,
until a week or two ago, whon ho ro
slgnod nnd is now employed by tho In-dopondonco-Snlotn
Auto Company. Ho
is very popular among his friends. Tlio
brldo's homo Is in Linn county, but sho
has resided in tho city tho past spring,
nnd mado many fi lends. Thoy nro
spending n brief honoymoon in Port
land. Albany Wedding.
An Albany wedding of Interest to
many Salem frlonds was tho marrlago
of Miss Olllo Huston, daughter of ox
Sheriff and Mrs. Worth Huston, to Mr.
Earl Fisher, which took placo Wednes
day ovonlng. Tho ceremony was por
formod in tho prcsonco of nbout 40 roi.
ntlvos nnd intimate f rionds. Rev. Clark
Bower, of tho Christian church, per
formed tho coromony. Tho brldo wns
accompanied by Mss Adah Ward as
bridesmaid. LIttIo Buth Fisher, nloco
of tho groom, was flowor girl. Miss Flo
Dannnls played tho woddlng mnrcb.
Tho groom Is deputy eounly. assessor,
nnd a youpg man of good qualities. Tho
brldo is a natlvo daughter of Linn
county, nnd very populnr In Albany so
clul circles. Thoy will llvo In Albany.
Entertaining Eastern Friends.
Mr. and Mrs. H. II. Spauldlng nnd
tholr dnughtor, Mrs. A. O. Golgor, have
ontortalnod n numbor of Eastern rela
tives nnd old acquaintances this sum
in or. Miss Ivy Copolnnd, a niece of
Mrs. Spnuldlng, nrrlvod In tho city
Inst ovonlng from GInsco, Kansas, nnd
will remain for tho rost of tho summor.
Last wook thoy onjoyod a visit from
somo of tholr old ncqunlntnncos, Mr.
nnd Mrs. J. W. Studt, of Olnsco, Kan
sas. Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Clcndlnon
nnd llttlo daughter, Ernestine, of At-
cheson, and Dr. Sturbur, of IudoponU-
onco. Knnsas, havo also been tuoir
guests, nnd loft Sunday for a trip
through California, nnd then will re
turn homo. Mrs. Clcndlnon nnd llttlo
daughter havo boon visiting hero al
most two months, nnd woro rccontly
joinod by Mr. Clcndlnon nnd his
friend.
-Salmon.
Run Improving.
Thero was a decided Improvomont
today In tho supply of salmon, und somo
of the glllnot fbhormon reported nt tho
packing houses with good catches. Two"
of tho Tnllant-Grant Company's boats
brought in moro than 000 pounds oaoh
this morning, nnd It Is reported that
mon employed nt other canneries mado
similar good hauls last night. Packers
and fishermen beliovo that a big run Is
cioso at hand, and some of tho fisher
men go bo far ns to deolaro that tho
hoaw run will roach tho river this
week. Ronorts from tho traps and
soins nro not so oncournglng, but Im
provement thcro Is looked for. Astoria
Nows.
Gllpln la Trouble Again.
John Gilpin, whoso nnmo is very fa
miliar in police clrclos, was arrested
this morning by Oflioor Lewis on infor
mation from tho sheriff of Polk county,
and is now uwnltlng tho arrival of that
official, In tho county jail. Gllpln is
wintod in Dallas to answer tho charge
of forgery. Ho will bo remembered as
tho man who was ordored to leavo a
lom a few months ngo on account of his
rolatlons with an Indian woman, s
i ii
OHHiDBEN ORY TOR
FLETCHER'S OARTORIA.
THAT HUNGRY EEEL-
ING is something yoa
want-and don't want to
keep. The place to lose it
is at
COFFEY'S
RESTAURANT
205 Commorclal Street
STREETS
SHADE
AND WATER
Council Will Improve First,
Protect Second and
Provide Third
A special session of tho city council
was hold last night for tho purposo of
considering nn ordinance covering the
proposed improvement of South Com
mercial street, but, ns tho mnttor of as
sessments for tho snmo had not boon
fully completed, nothing could bo dono
in this rcgnrd. A potition from tho
abutting property owners on High
stroot was, however, prcsontod to tho
council, and unanimously ndoptod by
that body. Tho resolution has for its
purposo tho pormanonTlmprovemonb of
High street, nnd will provldo for tho
cutting down of tho Hughes' hill.
Tho resolution Is as follews:
"Whereas, Tho city of Salem (Teems
it oxpedient to Improvo High street
from tho north lin of trado street to
tho north lino of Lincoln strcot, nnd
bringing tho samo to its propor grado
and by using crushed rock, which said
rock shall bo to tho depth of nlno
inches nt tho center and six inches at
tho curb lino;
"Therofore, bo it rosolved,.that the
city recorder bo and ho is hereby in
structed to publish a notico nnd that
said improvements shnll be mado in nc.
cordanco with tho provisions of tho
charter."
Tho result of tho ciso again tho foro
mnn of tho tolophono construction gnng
boing what it wns has stirred tho coun
cil to action. Upon motion of Aldor
mnn Downing, tho city attorney wns
instructed to draw up a bill for an ordi
nance looking to tho protection of tho
shndo trees within tho city. Tho coun
cil hns thus decided to tnko stringont
measures, if necessary, to protect the
trees, which havo taken years of toll
and enro to dovolop, and which add so
much boauty and comfort to tho Capi
tal City.
Potcr Grabcr wns olectod a hoscman
in tho flro department nnd Clnrk
Churchill was appointed tomporary on?
glnccr. A chief of tho department
will bo elected nt tho noxt rogulnr
mooting of tho council.
Tho commlttco on flro nnd wator roe
ommonded that arrangomonts bo mado
for tho protection of proporty in South
Saiom, nnd for that purposo tho strcot
commissioner wns instructed to fix n
placo near tho Schindlor dniry in South
Snlcm to pump water from tho Willam
ette slough in caso of flro in that sec
tion of tho city, nnd also ono nlong tho
river nbout midway betweon North
Mill crook nnd tho Labor Exchnngo
building in North Salem. By sugges
tion of Alderman Gcsnor tho strcot cm
missioner nnd flro chlof woro instructed
to oxnmino tho crook banks nnd soo if
similar placos canot bo provided
nlong tho dlfforont streams 'running
through tho city.
Qualified Electors.
Salem, Or., July 21, 1005.
Ed. Jeurnal: Having been askod by
a numbor of porsons tho question
ns to who aro qualified to vote
at tho coming city election on
tho proposition of bonding tho
city for $35,000, to build sovon pro
posed cemont brldgos, ond having thor
oughly examined tho city charter and
tho amendments thoreto upon this sub
joct, do heroby glvo It as our opinion
tha( no ono is entitlod to vote at said
oloctlon, but mnlo residents of tho city
of Salem who pay taxes ou property
within said city, and aro othcrwiso
qualified to vote as by law requlrod.
W. T. SLATER,
W. II. HOLMES,
I. N. MAXWELL,
P. H. D'ARCY,
R. P. BOISB,
W. M. KAISER.
CASTOR! A
For Infants and Children.
he Kind You Have Always Bough!
Bears the
Signature of
&&u
Tho hot weather in tho eastern states
is something perfectly droadful, but
tho weather here in Salem Is just right
to make tho recital enjoynble, at the
M. E. church this evening.
To Fight Mail Order Houses.
Sioux Falls, S. D., July Sl.Bepre
seutatlvo retail and wholesale mer
chants of South Dakota met in conven
tion hore today to organlro for tho pur
pose of fighting tho encroachments of
tho big Eastern mall order houses.
Thoso behind tho movement hope to
devise somo plan by which the mall
order house will bo forced to abandon
the South Dakota field.
iHEB&eaiEiBnnaHHiiiiqp
X-RAYS
B
a . i
EiiniBEMDaaiianaiHM
And yet John Hay dlod worth $2,-
000,000.
If Peary finds tho pole, Silvcrton
will sure claim it.
And just think of Undo Collls' wifo
being in the swim.
A dog's bark is not really bark until
it gots outsido of him.
Tho cheapest way to "hit tho Trail"
Is whoa you reach Portland hit It for
home.
Now Tncomans nro willing to com
promise, and call tho big mountnln Ta-
homa.
Every dog hns Its day, and so docs
almost everything elso at tho Lewis and
Clnrk fair.
Now York must bo protty naughty,
whon $10,000 is considered cheap for
hush money.
If Cnrncglo really wants to dlo poor,
ho should buy a mining prospoct and
then dovclop it.
It comes high for New Yorkers to
buy "Fads nnd Fnnclos," but thoy lovo
It for tho things it doesn't say.
G. O. Walker, of Lane, nnd O. If.
Flook, of Douglas, nro said to bo tho
jurymen who found tho others stub
born. A womnn oged 29, mother of four
childron, elopod from Ann Arbor, Mich
igan, with n 13-yenr-nld boy Thursday.
Now lot us hear from Kansas.
Thcro Is a good run of salmon in
Boguo river as far as tho Golden Drift
dam, Thoro tho run ceases to run on
nccount of tho dam obstruction.
Everybody's Magalno for August Is
nt hnnd. It is marked "Fiction Num
ber," nnd its loading artlclo is Law
son's "Frenzied Finance." Charming
frankness.
Tho Pacific Monthly is gottlng out of
its old grooves. If usod to bo a sort
of mutual admiration medium for a
half dozen old geozers, but it is now n
pretty fnir magazine
"A pink comot with green oyes nnd
red wings and n Lino tail through
which tho stars can bo seen." Well,
woMon't visit Cloud Cap Inn this sea
son, not with that quality of soothing
syrup.
Thero arc more salmon destroyed in
ono season by tho fish not boing ublo to
got up lloguo rivor than over woro
klilod by nil tho sawdust put in nil tho
streams of tho world sinco Adam saw
Evo and wont to board with hor.
Russians Surrender.
Toklo, Japan, July 21. It is official
ly announced that -101 Russian soldiers
on tho island of Snghnloin, together
with IS officers, hnvo surrendered to tho
Japanese
YOUR VACATION
Is spoiled If you find that thestrango
food and water does sot agroo with
your weak stomach. You suffor from
Cramps, Diarrhoea, Nausea or Kldnoy
Troubles.. Bo suro and take a botttlo
of
HOSTETJER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
with you and bo nble to onjoy your
trip thoroughly. It strengthens the
stomach and provonts the abovo ail
ments as well as Indigestion, Dyspep-
ua, uuiuwyatiuu, OiCUJUGBSnOSS, 1'OOr
Appetlto or Malaria, Fovor and Ague,
The Storthing building at Chrlatianla,
revolution.
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"lllMHHMHIMUUlUliu,
STATE NEWS
rHHHiMiiaaiiuuaiIRIJ
Tho St. Paul bnsoball team beat the
Gervals team Sunday by a scoro of c
to 7.
Tho Dix Bros.' Bawmlll, located at
Canby, was totally dostroyed by fir
Friday morning, togothor with a large
qunniny or lupiuer; loss faimu.
The big mill of Davenport Tiros.'
Lumber Co., at Green Point, was de
stroyed by flro Wodnosday. Tho loss
will como near $15,000. Thcro was.no
insurance.
John It. Coleman, an old ploncar of
Southern Oregon, ngod 84 yoars, died at
his homo in Ashland tho first part of
tho wook. Ho was a voteran of the
Indian wars.
Miss una Dickinson, of Gervals, died
at hor homo Tuesday, July 8th, aged
00 years. Decoasod was a woll known
and highly respected woman. Sho leaves
fivo childron,
Mosler's box factory, near Hood Riv.
er was destroyed by flro Wednesday;
loss $4000. There was a largo indebted
ncs son tho plant, and it is a serious
loss to tho owners.
Tho Waldo Hills Pioneer Association
was organized on tho farm of John A.
Hunt Saturdny. A picnic was held, and
was attended by n largo number of
pioneers nnd their childron.
Tho nnnunl reunion of tho Smith fam
ily wns hold at tho homo of Mr. and
Mrs. Jennings Smith, at Silverton, on
Tuesday, July 12th. Thqeo reunions
havo boon held ovcry year for 14 years,
nnd nro n fenturo of that family.
Tho Coos Bay basoball lcaguo will
soon bo a thing of tho past. Marshflcld
has withdrawn from tho lenguo, and
yesterday tho manager of tho Bandon
team resigned, bo it leaves tho North
Bend and Coqulllo teams nlone. They
havo been at tho hoad of tho league
from tho bcglnnlfg, and aro tlod for
tho pennant.
Tho Modern Woodmon nro holding a
thrcqday monster log-rolling at Gold
Hill, and over 2000 visitors nro prcsont.
Tho Itoscburg stato band nnd baseball
team nrn present, besides thrco other
bands, from Medford, Ashland and the
ladies' band of Gold Hill. About COO
candidates will bo initiated.
1-
Ono Normal Down and Out.
Unless $10,000 enn bo raised for the
Weston normal school between now and
July 28th, that institution will hare to
suspend operations during tho next
yenr. A docislon to this eiToct was
roachod last ovoning nt tho mooting of
tho regents of tho normnl school, ns was
prodlctod In tho East Orcgonian Mon
day ovoning. Also, Regent G. W. Proeb
stel wns appointed to havo chargo of
tho building nnd equipment of the
school during tho tlmo of suspension.
In speaking of tho mattcMbls morn
ing, It. Alexander, president of the
board of rogonts, said that tho action
taken nt tho mooting last night was
tho only courso opon to tho board, as It
Is necessary for tho school to hove ac
tual monoy available boforo anything
could bo dono towards keeping it go
ing during tho noxt year. According
to him thero wns evidontly a misunder
standing regarding tho subscriptions
that woro mado for tho school by par
tics at Weston und olsowhoro in the
county.
Thoso who hud so subscribed main
tain that thoy thought thoy were sim
ply making a loan to tho regents in
stead of making a donation, with the
hopo of having tho amount rofunded
by tho next legislature Howover, be
docs not beliovo that tho falso impres
sion was glvon out intontlonally by
thoso who" did tho soliciting. East Ore
gonlan. We havo had recitals and recitals
this year, but, as in tho days of old,
"tho best of wlno is reserved to tho
last of the feast." So you can't of
ford to miss tho recital at tho M. E.
church this evening, All invited. Ad.
mission 50c; children 25c.
tho theatre of Norway'f drama of
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