Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-10
CRIMINAL.
A ROMANTIC SUICIDE.


CHICAGO, Nov. l0.-Edward e
Hunt, who committed suicide her,
Friday night by shUting, had ,
romantic life. A year ago, whil'
travelling IN the West, lie met !,
Tacoma n young w"man name
McCrnskey, with whom he enter
tanned Intimate relations. When h,
came to this city he wrote her
but received no reply. Monday
evening he said he met her on thu
stre.t. She told II sOrrOW tul story ol
the wrong done her and all his old
regard returned. The girl hsd run
away from home to conceal hel
shame aud legged Hunt te marry
her. He consented, but first they
wrote u letter t. the girls father
asking him to take her lack. Hun,
was To follow and marry her. II /.
not thought he saw the girl again.
BUNKO KELLY REi.EAsED-THE
LAW INTERPRET TED.
PORTLAND, Nov. l0.--In U. S.
circuit court Judge Deadly this
morning rendered u decision In the
case of joseph, or "Bunko" Kelly,
on u writ Of habeas corpus, resulting
in the release of Kelly. The facts
IN the case have hitherto appeared
IN these dispatches. The case has
elected considerable interest owing
to the question Of Jurisdiction IN
v0lved. The cOurt held that the
federal court had jurisdiction In
writ Of ha.eas corpus to inquire
whether the state court had juisdic-
tion to commit farther, that the
federal cnurt had not only the right
to determine the legality Of the law,
but also had the right to determine
whether the facts constituted y
crime where It was alleged that the
purity was held In violation Of the
constitutional amendmsnt, or with
out due process of law. The court
held that in this case If any crime
was committed, 1t was committed
IN MuitnOmah county. aud the
courts Of CiatsOp county had no
jurisdlctiOn In the case.
A CHINESE MYSTERY.
WALLA WALLA, Nov. 0.-COn-
adorable excitement WA OccasiOned
In this city Saturday night by the
report that q Chinaman with his
head cut OH was found In . Chinese
house In An alley In the rear OF
Alder street by some boys. An In
v-stigatiun showed that on sntur-
day afternoon boy named Frank
Young went u, the Chinese house
to l0Uk for beer bottles, when he wss
startled to find . Uhinalnan lying at
the corner with long cut on his
head and across his throat. On the
floor were several broken bottles,
and the Chinanian's hands were
covered with blOOt.
Saturday evening the boy told the
ofii, ers Of his discovery aud they
went to the house. Breaking open
The door they began q search, but
without avail. On the fuOr Of the
house we're found several stains re-.
sembling bond, aud the house gave
the appearance Of having been ls,e,y
occupied, as there were found on the
bed several SUITS M clothes and
Chinese articl s. Inquiry Of China
men In that 'viciui,y developed
nothing, aud they claim that there
Is no Chinanlan missing.
When asked why he did not tell
the officers bef0re about his discov-
cry the by said be- WAS afraid.
The general opinion is that the
'Chinanam VIVA murdered aud placed
III the building, but fearing detec.
ti"n the body was removed to an-
other place.
WEALTHY MAN MURDERED.
MERGED, Nov. l0.-John Duette,
feputed to liz the wsalthiest man In
Merced county, WAS murdered near
Smelling last uight.
UTAH MAN ARRESTED FOR ABpUC.
TON.
P0NTLAND, Nov. lO.-I)etectives
oritzmacher aud Day went to the
NiRinx house In the old school
building on Sixth aud Alder streets
and q rested G. w. Brooks fur ab-
duction, on q telegraph order from
Va'led States Marshal Parsons, of
U'ah, A deputy marshal will leave
salt Lake to-day for Portland.
brooks and wife had been di.
vorced and the woman was given
!ne custody "f their little boy. A
mw months ago Brooks went down
70 Logan, Utah, to visit his son. He
'ook him out fur u ride and disap-
pesrs !. Thy arrived here two
VI three m0nths ago and Brooks
paced the boy In the care Of the
Dys and GirIs' Aid Society.
n'ooks admits his guilt. He says
,ast when he visited the boy at
logan be told him that his mother
naa nistreated him. So he resolved
!" lake him away.