Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-11-25
A PLOT NEATLY FOILEB.
George Woods and Wife Make an As
sault-The Journal Editor Will
Conduct Funeral Services.

Conduct Funeral Services.
Last Monday evening the JOUR
NAL took the pains to devote the
better part ofits space to an article
i'm which oneinotorious Geo. Wood
and his damsel figured conspicu.
ously, together with n tin-horn
gambler, who prowls the streets OF
Salem late at night with his dirty
hide well soaked with the fumes of
opium.
1t would seem that the article did
not exactly strike the above parties
favorably and on Wednesday eve
uing they paid visit to the editorial
rooms of the JOURNAL and demand
ed retraction of the article from
the hands of the editor and manager
of the JOURNAL. The matter was
taken "under advisement" of course
and no retraction made. This
caused Woods and his better-half TO
malte threats that the blood of the
editor was all that would satisfy
their appetite for revenge. For
several nights they were known TO
watch i'm dark recesses of the streets
fOf the editor with the one intention
to way-lay him. They had no OPP
portunity until Saturday night
when ip coming around the corner
of CommercIal and Court streets on
Court stseet shortly after IL O'Clock
the editorJ. l.. Mitchell wss nab
bed unaware by the notorious
couple who gave vent to some
threatening words and pro-
bosed t0l settle the matter
there and then. They bad been
riding in this SPOT several minutes,
knowing full well that Mitchell
would pass this place OH his way TO
the Office. Mitcheli Was totally un-
armed at the upe, and he saw that
mis- only chance was to set up an ar
gument until sOu1eOne would pass
along, who might render some as
sistance, as it was out of question to
tackle the villains Qnarmed. Some
ten minutes had elapsed, when the
city marshal and three of the city
police officers began 10 think that
the ppir Of birds had swooped down
on Mitchell, as he had been in con-
versation with them before he left
for his Office. Accordingly, they
started around to make an investi-
ga 'Ou, and when near the scene,
they soon learned of the trouble by
the loud talk used by the two assai'-
ants. The officers placed themselves
near by and awaited developments.
Soon after they arrived several other
persons were attracted to the spot,
and Woods, urged by his wife, BE-
gan afresh to attempt to maui the edi-
tor on HIS refusal to make retractlons
that he knew was untrue. WOOds
continuetuntil he slapped Mitchell
lightly on the face with his hand.
Mitchell attempted to strike him
with his umbrella, his only weaaOn,
when the female yelled for sher
husband to pull his rsvolver& At
this instance City Marshal oss
rushed In and arrested the Dir of
beauties and escorted them TO the
cooler assisted " Police Officers
Mimic and GlaAt. This morning
Woods was sfraigned before Re-
corder Conn Oh charge of assault
and on pleading guilty was sent up
to the county Jail foI ten days and
his wife Vas allowed toplead guilty
only to drunk and diSorderly con-
duct for which she wilflanguish be-
hind the bars for four days. This
pair of tougbs have caused the
police authorities no little amount
Of trouble and their conduct Upon
the street has been ofa insulting
nature to decsnt people for some
time. AT Eugene they gave the
no little amount oftrou-
BILE and a warrant iss out ndw for
their arrest. Woods also made him
self conspicuous at Junction BY al
most beating the city marshal to
death and has now started on the
warpath in Salem.
The Maroon-hsired reporter of
the morning contemporary made
special effort IN noticing the affair,
to save himself fropl a Inauling by
these scrubs and now comes con-
himself that he "has
struck the lead" He bad often been
detailed to ascertain ftcts in regard
to such conduct and rowdyism for
the JOURNAL while be was EN-
ployed as its reporter, BUT the pro-
prietors were compelled b discharge |
him, owing to the shrunken condi- |
ion of his spine and his distinctive
iesire, like the ground hoc,to "hunt
his hole"
The assistance of the city marshal,
with his able corps of assistants,
will not he needed with this pair of |
hereafter, as we have made
special Arrangement to conduct the
norgue and funeral services our
'elves, should it become necessary.
Funeral notice given later on.
The people must have the news.
LATER:-rhe woman was released
It $50, after depositlng the required
Inc, which was collected among the
in-horn gamblers and thugs,