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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1910)
TOL. XX. CITY EBSHAL Was on His Way to the City Jail, Where the Shoot ing Occurred. PHYSICAN SAYS NO HOPE FOR RECOVERY Alter Day of Drunken Carousal, on Being Refused a Ticket by Station Agent on Account of Being Too Drunk to Rido on Train, Became Boisterous and Was Arrested. Auburn,, ash., Jan. 6. City Mar shal August Riehl is dying today and two youths, Howard Williams and C. Hlldreth of Sumner, are un der arrest for the shooting, as the result of a drunken carousal here last night. Williams and Hlldreth were arrest ed at Sumner at 7 o'clock this morn ing by a posse of deputies after a chase lasting since midnight. Both lads fled to their homes af ter Williams fired the shot which will probably cost tho life of the marshal. Badly frightened, they were easily captured after the posse had trailed them. They are now In tho Auburn MIHIIWIMWI II I III Hlli 1 j'lli.l" I1 cm dill at Enor These stores in Salem must get which do a small volume of busi ness, when they can afford to give cash discounts from 10 to 35 per cent on everything all over the store. Do your trading at tho CHICAGO STORE, which gives the-prices you cannot beat. HALF PRICE ON LADIES' AND Go to the other stores first and get their prices then como horo and see tho monoy we can save you 1909 and 1910 newest gar ments at half price anl less. $14.00 Suits now only $6.90 $20,00 Suits now only $9.50 $10.00 now Capes now $4.95 Ladles $9 Coats now $3.95 15.00 Coats now only ?7.50 7.50 silk Petticoats . ?3.75 Wo will undersell tho best prices you can get elsowhoro CLEARANCE PRICES ON THE FOLLOWING GOOliS: Dross Goods, Silks, WashGoods, Calicoes, Ginghams, Sheets, Pillow Casos, Muslins, Blankets, Comfort. Hosiery, Underwear, Bedding of all kinds, Table Linens, Furs, Millinery, Dress Skirts from $1.50 and up, Laces, Embroldoriea, Shirt Waists from 25c up. Wo do the business and can give you tho bargains. CHICAGO STORE SALEM, OREGON The Store That Saves You Money FATALLY DRU jail and "will be taken to Seattlo today to be arraigned. Biehl dinnot recover, according to the physicians attending him. The shooting occurred at 11:30 o'clock last night at the Northern Pacific depot in Auburn. Williams and his companion had been drink ing and decided to come to Tacoma. At the station they were refused tickets, as one was too drunk to be allowed on the train. The pair be came boisterous and George Rich ardson, special Northern Pacific con stable, arrested them. City Marshal Roehl was summoned and as he was conveying the men toward the jail Williams suddenly drew a revolver and fired. Roehl was shot in the mouth, tho bullet lodg ing in tho muscles ofhls neck. Physicians extracted the bullet, but hope for life Is despaired of. Williams lives with his parents In Sumnerand Hlldreth was living in Sumner temporarily while employed as a lineman on a telephone crew Riehl, the dying marshal, is about 48 years of age and has a wife and three daughters. First report of the shooting last night stated that three youths were SirjpUcated, but oday his was de nied. Tho only change made in the per sonnel of the city officials of Albany this year was that of city marshall and chief of the flro department. Tho Albany Commercial club will give a reception to newcomers Jan. 18. in 011s races SALEM, OREGON, AFTER B EIN JURY RETU Looks as If George Meyers Would Spend the Remainder of His Life Behind Prison Bars. JUDGE WILL PASS SENTENCE ON FRIDAY JANUARY 14 Attorneys for the Defense Propose to Make a Stubborn Fight for a New Trial and Failing In Ttys They Will Take an Appeal to the Supreme Court of State of Oregon. "We, the jury in the above en- titled criminal action, And the defendant, George Meyers, gull- ty of mur'der In tho second de- r gree. "ADOLPHE E. AUFRANCE, "Foreman." That was tho verdict rendsred this morning by tho jury in the case of George Meyers, charged wlfn tho murder of Night Patrolman Eckhart on October 1, and the penalty is im prisonment for llfo behind tho Iron pi-Ison bars of tho Oregon peniten tiary. Tho case went to the jury last ev ening after extending over two and one-half days, and fronr that time on until a little after 5 o'clock this morning tho jury pondered and de liberated over its verdict, and at G o'clock submitted it to Judge Bur nett. As the hour was an early one, neither District Attorney McNary, nor Attorneys Carson, D'Arcy and R'chardson, for tho defense, or Dep uty Clerk Allen were present. An ef fort was made by Judge Burnett to locate tho attorneys for tho defense, and communicate with them, but it was unsuccessful, and there was only present when tho verdict was returned, besides Judge Burnett, Sheriff MInto, and the defendant, George Meyers. Great Victory for State. The verdict. In vlnw nf tho imrni questions Involved, and their able presentation to, tho state by Attorneys Carson, D'Arcy and Richardson for the defense, was a great victory for tho state. District Attorney McNary had labored faithfully and hard for a conviction, and expected a vordlct of the kind. Tho attorneys for tho defonso labored equally ns hard and faithfully for their client, and to them tho vordlct was a disappoint ment. Public opinion, ever since tho jury retired to consider the case, had been hopelessly divided, and predic tions had been made that It would be murder as charged, murder In the second degree, manslaughter and ac qu'ttal. And as for tho defendant himself, that Is whether ho hoped for an acquittal or for a conviction of a essor degree of the crime, is not known, as ho. romainod non-committal o ntho subject, but if ho did, nwJ"iBaw tho,80 h01,ci da8hcd t0 P ecea this morning by tho verdict. 3fn p a?od no s,gns of emotion or d!SappJlnfnieat' but received It cooly and calmly. ' lcXono Will Appeal. inf fS0 BVrf,tt' u,)on tuo conven ing of court this morning, fixed Fri day, January 14, as tho day for the Pronouncement of sentonce. Meyers and his attorneys were present In court at tho time, and Meyers from time o time engaged actively in con versation with his lawyers and seemed hopeful. that an appeal would bring about a reversal. Subsequent IV ;flx,n " tlmo for son ence nom ?rtntys fr tho dofond"t an nounced to a representative of The Capital Jnurnnl th, ,.- -..hi. id nuuii jig nos- 5 f ,,noUo11 r n now trial iui'rBu ana mod with tha court, and in tho nvnnt nf n an appeal will bo prosecuted to tho supremo court of tho state. Tho mo tion of appeal will bo based on num. erous snecinfuitlnno ' ."rJ".!8."!:.'1 most'proT "-" miu uuHuasion into ovidence of the dying declaration of Eckhart" ,jfW n, tbo ro,at,vo rights of V, private citizen and an ofllcer; tho law of self-defense; tho fact that he Jurymen wore summoned from by standers in tho court room, and tho ns true Ions delivered by tho Judge to the Jury In tho caso. Intorot in Oaao Wan Great. fZl a8 oamo t0 a 01080 itQ y tenlay afternoon at about Ave S?'0fc1 ro vo been few homicide trials in the county to which thoro was attached so much public interest. Even during tho ?nT w,?,o "7' f th0 a p53S Ing which in generally dry and un- THURSDAY, JANUARY 0, 1010. 6 OUT 12 HOURS Interesting, tho court room was crowdod to Its utmost capacity and yesterday afternoon It was not only crowded to overflowing, but tho halls outside woro crowded with in terested spectators, who were ex cluded for tho lack of room and who were compelled to content them selves by listening to such portions of the arguments as would reach them from time to time when the attorneys voices grew loud in the emphasizing and summing up of some important portions of tho evi dence. Defendant Broke- Down. While the defendant, Georgo My ers, and ho is young (25 years of ago and just blossoming into man hood) was more or less nervous throughout all of the proceedings of tho trial, he managed to keep a grfp on himself, and remained cool and collected until the closing of tho ar gument, and then ho broke down and cried. One of his counsel, At torney D'Arcy, had known him from tho days when ho was a little boy, and he mado a powerful plea. in his behalf yesterday afternoon. In the course of that plea he drew a pic ture a word painting of the defen dant as he knew him when a boy and told how ho had watched his career with friendly Interest until tho horror came tho tragedy of October 1, when Night Patrolman Eckhart was killed by his hand; and it was while tho attorney dwelt upon the facts of his early boyhood life, tho facts loading up to and -entering into that tragedy, and vividly described what a vordlct of guilty by the jury would moan to his young career, that Meyers broke down and cried; nnd stooping oyer in his chair until h's head rested on his chest, he covered his eyes with his handkerchief and remained In that attitudo until tho jury passed out of tho room to dellberato on Its verdict and Sheriff Mlnto came to his side to escort him back to his coll In tho jail. Mado Masterful Argument. District Attorney McNary closod tho argument In tho case and mado one of tho most eloquent and mas terful arguments ever hoard In tho Salom: court house. In a clear, con clso and forcoful mnnnor ho present ed for tho consideration of tho jury tho evidence of tho state, marshall ing fact upon fact and then clinch ing them with a logic that seemed unassailable. With this dlsposod of ho proceeded to nnalyzo and tear in to shreds tho evidence produced by tho defense and then with n rnimiro that was withering in its offoct and sarcasm every word of which burn- eu nnu seared ho attacked tho argu ment advanced by tho attorneys of mo ueiensp, and leaving theso be hind and soaring on outstretched wings, concluded with an eloquent pre-ornuon on mo ami oh or tho Jur ors In the nnsn tlmtr lntlou in an. cloty to tholr follow mon, and to mo suuo in mo enso nnu nskod them to discharge thorn fairly, Im- nartlallv nnd IiihMv. Tho nil (Iran a was universally pronounced by thoso who uoaru it as one or tiio Dent and ablest evor dollvored in tho Salom court room. BOLD BANK ROBBERS SHOOT OVERSEER UNITED m.M jZAMKD WIIUS.1 Now York, Jan. C. Two robbers falling In tholr attomtp to hold up tho ForolgnMonoy Exchange Bank of Honry Korn In Brooklyn, shot and mortally wounded the banker's bro ther, Sam Korn, who was overseer of the place. The proprietor was out whon tho affuir happened. They pointed two rovolvors at Sam and ordorod him to glvo them all the money on hand. Kern turnod and fled. The robbers both fired nt him, and thon they flod to tho street. Three clerkts wore In tho baok at tlua tlmo of tho robbery and wit nessed the shooting. COLONEL L K. DRIVING ORDINANCE IN EFFECT TODAY Tho now driving ordinance, recent ly tossed by tho city council went Into effect todiv, and it compo'a tho driver of any conveyance to conform with many rules in meeting, passing and- leaving teams standing on tho streets of Salom. When approaching a team turn to the right, and always upon passing a team turn to the loft: never leave a horse or team standing on tho street without being hitched to some substantial object; do not back a horse or team up to tho curb with his head pointing toward the center of tho street until actual load ing or unloading Is being done; and be sure to tako the right hand cor ner at Intersections of streets when meeting another team, and do not drive fast at any time, aro a few of the provisions contained in tho ordi nance, and if theso rules aro fol lowed Salom vehicle traffic will bo in accordance with tho method adopt od by all largo cities. RAILROAD COMMISSION KEP TVERY BUSY Tho Rnllroud Commission Is hold ing a hearing today In Albany In tho caso of Hudson against tho C. & E. railroad In which tho railroad company Is accused qf obarcharglng their patrons on shipments of greon fruits and begotables. On tho 17th of Janunry a hearing In tho caso of J. II. Upton vs. tho Southern Pacific railroad will bo hold in Portland. Complaint- raised on tho grounds that tho railroad company wero tardy In. delivering baggage. Tho caso of Geo. G. Randall vs. tho Southern Pacific company will bo heard in Nod Era on tho lDth of this month, abolishment of an agency at Now Era bolng tho cause of complaint. A hearing will bo hold In Warren on tho 21st of the month In the caso of Larson vs. the Northern Pacific company and tho Astoria & Colum bia railroads. Depot facilities aro the grounds for this complaint. o THE SULTAN COMES THROUGH WITH COIN Pays $400,00 and Takes the Crown Jewels Out . of "Hock." Paris, Jan. C. Dealers from all parts of tho world woro disappointed when Sultan Mulal Haflz, of Morroc co, put In his nppoaranco and paid tho Monto do Plot, the national pawn show of Franco, $400,000 for tho crown Jowels, pawned by tho formor sultan, Abdul Aziz, Tho doalors had gathered In oxpoc tnilon of an miction of tho jowols. said to be worth noarly a million dol lars, nftor tho ofllclals uf Mont do Plot had ronoatedly refused to allow Mulal haflz to redeem tho pledgo un til tho pawn ticket, lost by tho form or ruler, had boon recovered. An all nouncamont was mado somo tlmo ago that no furthor delays would bo granted tho Moroccan gevrnmnt, and that today woul dsoo the jowols dis posed of unless Mulal Haflz camo for ward with tho pawn tlckot and tho monoy. Tho tlckot was novor found, but tho sultan's pleading Roomed to have Its effect for tho officials today yield ed tho point and allowed tho sultan to take the Jowols without tho plodgo o AnsuuIih Labor Champion. UNmm i'uhhh nuMim vimi.j Loudon, Jan. 0. John Burns, who r op runouts tho labor union olo mont In tho British parllamont, was assaulted at Staffordshire last night by an unidentified man, according to dispatchos rocolved from that placo today. Burns was entering his auto mobile nftor making a political speooh In a town hall whon his as salmut, who was not Idontlflod as a resident of Staffordshire, sprang upon hlmt from the orowd on tho sidewalk and Btruck him soveral times with his fist. Tho assailant thon mado good his wjipo and dlsfcppoured In (tho crowd. Burns was not seriously hurt, but suffered a numbor of bruises and cuts on his face. NO. 8. PAGE IS Passes Over From His Resi dence In This City at an Early Hour This Morning. DECEASED WAS VICTIM OF PTOMAINE POISONING Tho Poison Was Supposedly Con tracted by Eating Food On a Din ing Cur on Ills Way Home From an Eastern TripWas Taken 111 on nis Arrival nt Portland. Lucius Kimball Pago died at his home In this city this morning after an Illness of about 10 days, caused by ptomalno poisoning that ho incur red on his way back from the East, whoro ho had been for several months on a visit to old friends in Iowa and Illlno's, with Mrs. Page, who accompanied him on tho trip. He was born In 1845 at Granville, Ohio, and removed with his parents to Lowden, Condar county, Iowa, in !t857. As a inero boy ho enlisted in tho Union nrmlos and roso from pri vate In tho Slxtoenth Iowa volunteers to major In tho courso of his sor vlco, which lasted durlng tho entire war. Ho was wounded at tho battlo of Shlloh, and participated in the battles of Kenosaw Mountain, Corinth and Iuka. At Konesaw ho was taken prisoner and served flvo months In tho prison pon at Andersonvlllc, from tho offects of which ho has al ways suffered, although apparently a, strong man. In 1884 Col. Pago ro moved with his family to Ida county, and becamo a prominent factor In tho development of Western Iowa, whoro ho still owns property inter ests. With only n common school education, Col. Pago was a remark ably successful business man, and possesesd a charactor and a range of abllltle of tho very highest order. Ho waa kind-hearted and liberal In his views of llfo and h's treatment of others. To his family ho was the embodiment of goodness as a hus band and father. , In a public way Col. Pago was'woll known all ovor the Unltod Stated an a promlnont man In Grand Army cir cles. In Iowa nnd Oregon ho was rocogn'zed ns a leader, and was se lected to lead as grand marshal on noarly all patriotic occasions. Ho was a Mason of high degreo and a mombor of tho Knights of Pythlaa. Ho was a mombor of tho Prosbytorlno church all his llfo, and died sur rounded by all h's family, nnd with.' a Btnllo of recognition on his lipo, nnd In tho consciousness of a life await Ing him beyond. Besides a wife ho leavos two sons, U. 8. and A. M. Pngo, and n daughter, Miss Mabol Pago, and ono grandchild. The re mains will bo burled nt Silon. Be sides his property In Iowa, ho loaves tho wholo commun'ty will inourn Iho loss of Col. Pngo. Pow mon had won tho hearts of all with whom he enmo In contact so completely ns did ho In his brier llfo Ju this community. Bo s'dos his proporty n Iowa, ho loaves a flno ostato and aummor hopia 'nt Lablsh nnd his rosldcnco on Cottage stroot this city. "PACKET WANTS TO BE CHAMPION Ohlcnco. Jan. fi. Pnnlmv irnPni.. land Btarted for New York todny, on hs way to England, whoro ho wil moot Freddie Woloh. llt?hrwniiii champion of Groat Britain. Tho priza flghtor was accompanied by Put Kin w.i.lipy. McP'arland said thnl lie aicuantafl In Will MS ilullt neainflt lint Wnlnlimhn nt IL'5 pounds. Tin first niuioh bi- fW?n tho tWO. fotizh' .it Loa Am-alaa nevoial months ho, rwmUoil In .(i ir.w, duo, according tp Packey-Jo his bolng off weight, wh'ch proVonTBd his winning. ? MoParland said ho Intonds to stay abroad a year. When ro returns, he etatod, ho will "say th'ngs" to "Bof tllng" Nolson, declaring that If Nel son dooa not flgfct somebody soon, So will ha a .has-boon.,, An Indiana mayor gave tho chil dren of his town throo tons of candy. TO HIS HOME