, 1889-01-31
PACIFIC SLOPE.
More Of the Mysterious Cum
ningham Killing at Portland.
OUR ENGINEERS FOR ARGENTINE
Decision by the Supreme Coart-Seattle
g. Southern Raiiroad-Arrivai OF Pres
ident Oakes Delayed.

PORTLAND, Jan. 90, Special. .-Ettr
Krall. the woman who was brought here
r from Marysville, California, in connection
with the Cunningham murder, makes the
following statement: 81 was an inmate
of Agnes Woodward's house on Fifth street
in this city, in December, 1887. Christ.
mas eve q strange man came TO the house
who said he was a miner. He had been
drinking to excess, but a. my father had
been mining man, took great interest
in what he said. During his visit
to the house he ran out of
his sending for some to his hotel the St.
Charles. She accordingly wrang for the
messenger boy for that purpose. Later in
the night we started to 20 to. the White
house in hack, the party consisting of
the miner, Morris Johnson, a strange man,
Agnes Woodward and myself. William
Ashton was not with US. knew him, but
he was not along. While driving away
from the house johnson tried to get the
miners watch away from him,
but he would not give it up.
On the corner of Front and
main streets we stopped to get drink.
ing from the carriage. Miss Woodward
and myself kept our seats. After the
drinks had been ordered the three men
. walked across the street. | soon heard
\ some scufiling. Miss Woodward said to
me, Lets drive away: let's not remain
here" We drove home without proceed
ing to the White house. The next
day johnson called ut ouI house and
showed us watch. Upon being asked
as to where be got it, he said his
girl had given to him. While talking
NTH Jnhpapn ha m a IN hill hntb Of
US il we ever divulged a word of what had
happened the preceding night" Further.
Eta Krall said she did not know the
miners name, but heard two days later
that man named Cunningham had been
found lying in dying condition at the
foot Of Taylor street. She was not pre-
pared to say that Cunningham and the
miner were identicaly the same persons,
but she believed they were. Agnes
on the subject, beyond denying the state
any confession to them, or even spoke TO
them relative TO Cunningham. She con.
cluded her brief remarks thus: IL will
not say word 10 convict an innocent man
or woman. The whole matter 10 worked
up by some people to gain cheap fame"
Billie Ashton, the faro dealer, 10 now In
the city, having come here voluntarily on
learning that he was suspected Of com.
l4plicity In the crime.
leader in the gamblers war which has
been waged 30 relentlessly In this city
during the past year, could be seen to-day
walking about the empty halls OF the
Brunswick billiard parlor and faro rooms.
81 am moving" said he, because there
is no hope of my being allowed to reopen.
i have tried several times, but 1t was no
use. The game would no sooner get
to running than the force would
swoop down on us and stop it. don't
know what shall do. All these furnish-
and fixtures, while hunt up a new locali.
ty. Still | do not know where to 20.
Frenchy tried Frisco and went through.
The Sound country is too hot for us. and
altogether fear the gambling fraternity
in the Pacific Northwest is about ready
for call of the muster roll"
PORTLAND. Jan. "a, Special.-A scan.
dal of more than passing interest. which
has eliminated in this city this week. has
created great amount of suppressed 4os.
sip in very respectable circles. On Mon.
'iay Edward Batwell, employed in An
tkrchitect's office, was arraigned in u jus.
tice court on a charge Of adultery. He
waived examination and was held to
answer, 1t is said, in the Gum OF 5000; but
on investigation it is found that he fur
nished bonds in the sum of $500 only.
Every precaution was taken TO avoid puo.
licity in the matter, and it was only by
chance that the facts in the case
came Ssn to light Batwell t,Ual arrived arrived
passed " bis wife. She was intelligent
and good looking and evidently of French
extraction. They stayed ut a hotel for a
short time and he soon obtained employ
ment at his profession. being competent
capable man. He soon after secured ac-
commodation for himself and wife at u
respectable boarding house, where they
formed the acquaintance of number Of
ladies and gentlemen. being Of good ad-
dress and TO all appearance we'll behaved
they became quite favcsitss in the little
circle into which they had secured an en-
Bstwell arrived here In search Of
her husband. II IL probable
that being warned Of this Batweli thought
IL best TO seek more secluded habitation.
Mrs. Batwell. not fnding her husband,
sought employment, and soon secured
situation in the house of prominent and
wealthy citizen, where she still 10. Finally.
she encountered her truant husband, but
instead Of owning her ~ his wife he re-
fused to have anything 70 do with her.an
told her 1t was none Of her business what
he was doing or how he was living, and
commanded her to keep away from him
altogether. On this she determined to sp-
peal to the Law and have him punished
for his perady. She has q certificate
OF her marriage with Batwsll
when they lived in Omaha.
Some time early last spring
she went homo TO her parents and was
sick for several weeks. Batwell wrote to
her during this time 10 return to HIM, but
che was not able TO do 30. When she had
discovered he had gone away with an
other woman. Ratwell tried to buy his
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