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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-24

THE political party, that expects
to win next year must go in the
fight with harmony as its counter
sign--it matters not who comes
there.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-24

AS AN advertisement a Chicago
firm on last Monday sold half Gag
les for $4.75 and silver dollars for
so cents.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-24

FIVE million cans Of tomatoes
were put upin this country last year.
And yet there are people living in
this country who can remember
when tomatoes were not eaten.
They were called love apples, and
were raised for ornaments.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-24

AFTER all, it is the fellow who
knows when not to talk and who
has the will power to act in accord
ance with that knowledge who is
truly wise.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23

Matthews opened it to see whether the
contents would recoup him for his lost
rent. He found complete counterfeiting
outfit and quantity of articles purloined
from the Maison Doree, a description of
which was given in Yesterday CALL.
When Menneglier heard that the Gov
eminent officials were on his trail he fled,
and did not even take change OF clothing
with him. He joined forces with the Hill
debrants, who were at that time running
the biggest counterfeiting factory in South
ern California; The profits were not equal
to the demands upon the ex-waiter's purse,
so he took turn at burglarizing and was
caught. He was tried in the Superior
Court and sent to Folsom.
While in Los Angeles Menneglier tried
on several occasions to secure his trunk
through friend. The latter always wrote
under the billhead of the Wagniere Elec-
trio and Manufacturing Company, 14S
Fifth street, Los Angeles and said that
August Wagniere would be responsible for
all charges. Matthews wanted his bsck
rent, however, and would not move in the
matter until he discovered that the trunk
contained the counterfeiting outfit
''Menneglier has been thoroughly identi-
fed as Emile Langrounat, who is now serv-
ing a five years sentence in Folsom
prison. said Agent Harris yesterday. HE
must have passed thousands of counter
feits while employed in the Maison Doree,
and am glad he is in prison. AS soon as
his sentence is served we will rearrest him
and make him answer to the charge of
counterfeiting. The articles stolen from
the Maison Doree will all be sent to the
department at Washington and the pro-
prietors of the restaurant will have to
send there In order to recover them"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23

to say that we are willing to go ahead with
seventy-five names in the box on one day
and seventy-tive on the next"
This waiver seemed to satisfy Judge
Murphy, and he told General Dickinson to
proceed with his motion.
'' | would state to the court said Gen
eral Dickinson, Sin making this motion
for change of venue, that, owing to the
District Attorneys absence from the City
after we came to the conclusion that in
order to reserve our right it was our duty
to make this motion, ] was unable to see
the District Attorney regarding it until
this morning. / now formally move for a
change of venue upon the affidavit of the
defendant and upon the affidavits of
Charles ]. Grenger druggist, and P. ].
Perkins, dentist.
eve ask that the affidavits may be con-
sidered as read and the motion submitted.
expect the District Attorney may want
to reply -"
II want to hear these affidavits read"
said Judge Murphy. 81 do not want to go
anything blindly."
General Dickinson saw that the court
was memorable on this point and promptly
took his seat to make way for his col
league, Eugene Deuprey, who produced
the formidable roll OF papers, which had
come out of the little tin box. Slowly he
urrolled it and painfully, as though not
relishing the task ahead of him. He was
justified in his hesitation, as was after
ward proved to the satisfaction of the
spectators, when he had consumed over
three hours in the reading of the motion.
The long roll contained the affidavit of the
defendant, put together during the past
week and sworn to yesterday morning.
All heads were craned eagerly forward
as Mr.. Deuprey began, allsears were open
for the words of the defendant, and all
eyes were fixed upon the accused medical
student to note how he took the delivery.
'This affidavit / am about to read" said
Mr.. Deurey, will take all to-day and
probably part of tomorrow to read. 1t
contains extracts from all the daily papers
in the City and, for reason of its length, l
am willing to submit it,"
NO" said his Honor, las said before
want to hear it. / do not want to go it
blindly. The only question is as to
whether the jurors are to be excused dur
ing the reading of the motion"
Il was just about to make that notion
said District Attorney Barnes.
The defense announced that it had no
objection and the court excused the jurors
present till this morning at 10 o'clock.
Now let me say to you, gentlemen" he
said in excusing them, II expect every
one OF you to be here promptly at 10
O'Clock. If you are not the disagreeable
necessity will devolve upon me to issue
attachments for you to bring you in. If
that method has to be resorted to the
probabilities are that the court will be
compelled to impose penalties on the de-
faulting Jurors"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23
DURRANT MOVES FOR A CHANGE OF VENUE.

a fair and impartial trial in this County.
General Dickinson wished to push the mo-
ton at once. Judge Murphy would not
allow it until he was satisfied that no OBJ
lection on the ground of irregularity would
be made to the division of the panel, which
had been made to expedite matters.
General Dickinson reluctantly stated at
last that If the court would take up the
motion be would agree afterward to waive
any such objection. This being settled,
Mr. Deuprey began the reading of the atfi-
davit of Durrant, charging public prejudice
through the publication of articles in the
daily papers. rounding it out by reading
copious clippings from the dallies of the
City, setting forth in the minutest detail
all the horrors of the bloody deeds in the
belfry tower and library of the Baptist
church on Bartlett street.
Column after column he read and at the
noon recess he seemed to be no nearer the
white page at the end than was the famous
traveller of the ARABIAN Nights to ever
distant Mount Caucasus. Captain Lees
dropped in and talked with District Attor-
ney Barnes over the new turn of affairs,
Deuprey still reading, and so did Detective
Seymour, who has been working steadily
on the case ever since the day of the dis
covery of the body of Minnie Williams.
Captain Douglass. blue-coated and brass
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23
superintendent, Theodore Dur

day-school superintendent, Theodore Dur
rant.
Over again and again, as the clippings
from one paper after another were read,
were rehearsed the stories of the finding of
the bodies of the two dead girls in En-
manuel Church, one in the bloodstained
library, the other in the dark and gloomy
belfry. The links of evidence gathered by
the police so swiftly on the heels of the
second bloody discovery were again put
together, one by one, until an iron circle
was formed around the prisoner and he
was clutched by the strong arm of the law
and placed behind prison bars.
Once again the witnesses were inter-
viewed by the police and the reporters and
sketched by the artists, and still the attor-
ney read on and on, seeming never to get
reached and Mr.. Deuprey had not con-
cluded the reading of the first affidavit of
Theodore Durrant.
And during all this hour and three
quarters the face of the defendant was a
stndy-of Darkness. He listened but
mostly with an apathy that marks the
dreamer of day dreams, and listens to the
murmer of far-off sounds, and watches the
movings of distant clouds. Once or twice
he wrote something on sheet of paper on
the table in front of him, the result of
which labor he handed to General Dickin-
son. Further than this, except to move
his newly shorn upper lip in derisive sort
OF way at some passage in the reading, he
appeared quite listless.
He was the only person present who was
in that negative state of mind, however.
His father followed every word that fell
from Mr.. Deuprey's lips, Captain Lees and
District Attorney Barnes entered into
deep conversations concerning the Aft
davit, the spectators gloated on it, while
the reporters present took new grip on
their chairs as the sextupled rehash of the
church horrors was poured out on other
ears. They were compelled to take their
own medicine.
At 2 o'clock Mr.. Deuprey took up the
reading of the affidavit at the point where
he had left off. 1t was the same repetition
OF the stories of the same horrible discov-
cries, the same searches by the police, the
arrest of Durrant, the inquest and the pre-
llminary hearing for another hour and a
half, the defendant paying no particular
attention until Mr.. Deuprey had finished
the last word on the last newspaper clip
ping and came down to the prisoners con-
illusions in the matter. Then he became
all attention. He moved up in his chair,
brushed his forehead with his right hand
and his eye took on brighter look as the
attorney read the prisoners beliefs, as to
the effects of the newspaper clippings, as
follows:
That the said newspapers of daily circulation,
both morning and evening, in said City and
County and State aforesaid, in publishing the
articles hereinbefore set out, have created, and
there does now exist a bitter prejudice againss
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23
At A REvOLVER'S POINT.
Henry Horwege, a Groceryman,
Held Up by a Masked
RObber.
AT ONCE THREW UP HIS HANDS
He Was Relieved Of Seventy-five
Dollars and His Gold-Plated
Watch.

The bold highwayman has, after brief
spell of inactivity, commenced his opera.
tons again Henry Horwege keeps
grocery on Broderick and Geary streets,
Just before closing four men were drink.
ing and playing cards in the bar, and they
left while Horwege was putting up the
shutters.
Horwege lives with his uncle on Beide.
man street, which runs between Devisa.
dero and Scott from O'Farrell to Ellis. He
was in the habit of taking the days re
ceipts home with him, and last night he
had $50 in gold in sack and about SIS ID
silver in his pockets.
As he reached the corner of Ellis and
Beideman streets tall man with a mask
over his face stepped quickly out from the
shadow of the wall and thrust the muzzle
of a revolver into his face.
"Throw ND your hands and be quick
about it. I've been waiting for you for
WHILE" said the robber. Horwege was so
taken by surprise that he only stared al
him, but the cold muzzle of the revolver
pressed against his face had the effect OF
making him throw up his hands. The
robber quickly went through his pockets,
taking the SIS and his gold-plated watch.
With the injunction to Horwege not to
make an outcry, or hole would be
DOred through hlrn, the ROPER parted COM
pany with his victim and disappeared
along Ellis street.
Horwege made his way as quickly a,
possible to the Central police station and
reported the robbery. The only descrip.
ton he could give of the robber was that
he was tall and wore a mask. He had, he
said, "other things to think about" as he
was afraid of his life.
Sergeant Whitman detailed Policeman
Clancy. who knows the locality, TO investi.
gate the matter, but the chance of finding
the robber is very slim, and even if he did
Horwege could not identify him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23

buttoned, who had guarded the prisoner
through the days of the Coroner's inquest
and the preliminary hearings, dropped in,
too, for moment and then dropped out
again. People came and people went, but
Deuprey went on forever. He read and he
read, his voice taking on those tones and
putting in those dramatic quavers which
made the horrors of which he read more
horrible.
AS he read the prisoner listened, apa-
thetically during the morning, with more
interest during the afternoon. So did the
father. When Deuprey had finished Gen
eral Dickinson took up the thread and
read and read of more horrors, of plays
based on the awful tragedies, where
demons yelled and laughing fiends ever
gloated on the fall of man.
He, too, fms he'd at last, and the District
Attorney said he wished to reply, but
would be unable to prepare his affidavits
for several days. He was granted until
Thursday morning, and the motion for
change of venue will rest. as far as the
court is concerned, till that time. Not so
with the District Attorney. To conf bat
the motion of the defense and the affida-
wits supporting it, he will present counter
affdavlts as he did in the case of Dick
Mcdonald.
In that case the plea for change of venue
was made on the same ground as in the
Durrant case-public prejudice, wrought
up by the press. The same style of atfida-
Wits were produced and District Attorney
Barnes method of attack was the same as
he will use in resisting the application for
change of venue by Durrant He stated
his ability last night to secure any mum Der
of affidavits from reputable citizens to the
effect that, while great public interest is
manifested in the Durrant case, there is no
public prejudice, and that the defendant
can have fair and impartial trial.
Taking the decision in the Mcdonald
case for it, if the District Attorney can
make as strong a showing as he did then,
it is more than likely that the Durrant
trial will be fairly on ere the end OF the
week.
At any rate the interest will remain as
great till that time as it was in the court
room yesterday when the prosecuting at
torney answered ready for the people and
everybody in the room was all attention
for what was to follow
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23
A COUNTERFE|TER CAUGHT
Emile Menneglier Is Serving
Five Years in Folsom for
Burglary.
He Was a Waiter In the Maison
Doree and Passed Bogus Money
on the Guests.

The minds of Secret Service Agent of the
Treasury n. R. Harris and his deputies are
at rest. They have located Emile MEME
glier, alias Emile Langrounet, the counter
feiter, who made his headquarters in the
lodging house OF NJ Matthews, Ill Trenton
street. Menneglier is now serving term
of five years in Folsom for a burglary
committed in Los Angeles. The proprietor
of the restaurant also recognizes the pic
ture. Menneglier is the man who got
away with many dozens of electroplated
spoons and forks and considerable guam
tity of silverware before the hue and cry
was raised and ne had to make his escape.
AT i'll Trenton street MennegEer, alias
Langrounet, was known as a cook and
waiter. For months he paid his rent
regularly, and Landlord Matthews consid-
cred him model ledger. Suddenly he
disappeared, leaving an unpaid bill, and
for months no trace of him was found.
His trunk was in the room, and one day
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23

defendant and affiant herein upon the charge
OF crime now pending against him.
That the publications OF these journals, daily
published in said City and County, carry great
influence and weight upon and among the
citizens of said City and County.
That the crime charged against defendant
and affiant herein is the subject of general dis
cussion, and in connection Herewith the de-
fendant among all classes and conditions OF
people, both in streetcars and upon the public
streets and that the state of the minds of the
citizens at large of said City and County is of
an inhamed and bitterly antagoniStic state to-
ward the defendant, and that it is impossible,
Tor the reason set out Tor defendant to receive
and County of San Francisco for the ofense
charged.
That it is even dangerous TO have defendant
produced in court as crowds of citizens fill the
corridors of the Courthouse and the approaches
to the Courthouse, and utter threats against
the defendant and affiant herein, and revile
him.
That the aid of the police and the deputy
sheriffs is required to control said crowds of
citizens and to keep them out of the corridors
and approaches to the courtroom and from the
courtroom door during the time any motion
is made in defendants behalf; and that citi-
Zens follow the conveyance wherein defendant
is carried to the courtroom for distance both
to and from the courtroom and from the same
to the Jail.
That on such occasions foul epithets are APP
piled to defendant and threats against his life
expressed; that the peculiar excitement is so
great In the City and County OF San Francisco,
as aforesaid, as to endanger the personal safety
of defendant
That the public press OF said City and County,
duly published and distributed throughout the
said City and County and eagerly read by the
masses, daily contained articles inveighing
against the defendant and aiming to create
bitter prejudice against the defendant, his ex-
istence and right to trial by fair and impair
tial jury of this County.
That jurors, witnesses and officers of court
cannot be lnsensble TO so strong and excited
public feeling and sentiment concerning the
trial OF affiant, and are liable to be influenced
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23

an opinion of deep and bitter prejudice and
bias against the defendant upon the charge
now pending against him and for which ne is
about TO be tried.
That from the knowledge affiant has OBJ
tanned from the conversations that he has
overheard from citizens OF the said City ana
County OF San Francisco, and in discussions al
which he has been present, he is aware that
said publications have created, and there now
exists, SO bitter sentiment against the de-
PENDANT in the above-entitled proceeding that
it is impossible for him 10 obtain a fair and i'm
partial trial in the City and County OF San
Francisco, State of California.
That to attempt to force a trial at this time
in the said community of the said City and
County of San Francisco, State of California,
would be nothing short of an execution ylr-
tually without trial or hearing, and without
opportunity to fully present the facts OF de-
fendant's place or condition.
That out OF common justice and fairness the
defendant is entitled to beheard and tried in
another county than that of the City and
County of San Francisco, State of California,
where it may be possible for him to have a fa1r
and impartial trial.
That in the City and County of San Francisco
the said defendant herein, upon the charges
made in the afore-entitled proceeding, cannot
have either fair or impartial trial.
eve have here the affidavit of P. J. Per-
kins, dentist, couched in exactly the same
language. We also had four others, but
we have not brought them here"
well" said his Honor, Elf you haven't
Every WE'LL" said General Dickinson,
after a whispered consultation with Mr..
Deuprey, "we will submit the motion.
We ask for a change of venue on the
ground that we cannot have fair and i'm
partial trial in this City and County"
eff your Honor pleases," said the Dis
trict Attorney addressing the court, 1.-The
people desire to answer the affidavits pre-
sented by counsel for defendant; and
would ask for o reasonable time in which
to prepare and present to the court aft
davits covering the ground from our stand
point | suggest that your Honor permit
us to have until Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock"
The court assured the District Attorney
that he should be given reasonable time in
which to prepare, and suggested Thursday
morning as such time, when the argument
and affidavits on the motion for change of
venue should be offered. Court then took
an adjournment until this morning at 10
O'Clock, when the panel OF jurors will be
received. The prisoner and counsel on
both sides will be present.
Captain Lees and District Attorney
Barnes held consultation yesterday
afternoon as to procuring atfidavits from
responsible citizens that Durrant would
get a fair and impartial trial, to combat
the atfidavits filed by the defense for a
change of venue.
Chief Crowley said last night that he
would have no difficulty in getting all the
affidavits he wanted. Any citizen could
send in an affidavit, and he presumed
many would do so without the formality
of being asked.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23

The jurors then filed out at the side door,
and when the last one had disappeared
Mr.. Deuprey began the reading OF the am
davit. It ran:
Theodore Durrant, being duly sworn, de- lie,
poses and says that he is the defendant haneu
In the foregoing entitled proceeding;
That the charge against this aftiant is tnat OF
homicide-namely, the charge OF having TAKEN n
the life Of Blanche Lamont, on the so day OF
April, 1885, at the City and county OF San
Francisco, State of California;;
That this affiant is entirely innocent or the
charge that is made against him, put lhat Dy
charged, and the circumstances which have
been published concerning the alleged Alillng
OF the said Blanche Lamont, and from articles
published in the daily press 81 r .he oy ana
against this aft ant seeking to fasten upon MIN
the charge of murder of the said Blanche La
mont, and from the nature OF me arucles'
situations and charges set tortS IN the
different articles published in the several
daily papers of the City and county OF San
City and County have been, since the 10th
day of Aril. 1895, ever since have been and
are now inf1amed against the defendant and
affiant herein, and the prejudice against the
defendant and affiant herein has been and is
so great, both on the part OF the PUBIC ana Oh
the press of said City and County, that talr
and impartial trial cannot be mao OF ' ssd tn
and County OF San Francisco, State aforesaid
Various and lengthy werel the clippings
from the daily papers of San Francisco
the Post, Report, Bulletin, Chronicle, CALL
and Examiner-all full of the details OF the
bloodiest and most gruesome tragedy ever
enacted in this country. Step by step in
the long columns of printed matter the at
torney for the defense again recited to the
court and the spectators the history OF the
weaving of the web of evidence around the
identity of the defendant, the heretofore
well-thought-of medical student and Sun
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23

der the circumstances, to divide that num-
Der into two, making seventy-five jurors
returnabIe to-day and seventy-tive return
able tomorrow.
II cannot conceive for moment that
there is any irregularity in this matter, but
l simply point it out, in view of the fact
that the defendant is, of course, entitled to
have $50 names in the box at the start, if
he desires it. Now, the question is, not
that the proceeding is irregular, but shall
we proceed with the seventv-fire jurors
now in the box or wait until the $50 jurors
are here and their names arc in the box.
What do the attorneys for the defendant
say to that?'
II have a preliminary motion to make, !"
said General Dickinson, rising.
We'll" said his Honor. this is the first
matter to be attended to-"
1--WE want to move for change of
venue" continued General Dickinson, ap-
parently ignoring the effort of the court to
get rid of the matter of the divided panel.
His Honor, however, was not to be shaken
off in this manner.
1.-THE question here now" he said, "snd
the only one | will hear, is whether YOU
desire to have $50 names in the box before
you begin, or do you waive
"Well." replied General Dickinson, eff
the court please, upon an examination of
the law in the case, and in order to save
our rights, we have concluded that it is
necessary to move for a change of venue
at this time. This is not done for the pur-
pose of delaying this trial. 1t is merely to
save our rights should it become apparent
that we are not to be able to secure jury
here because of the state of feeling that
exists. And / think this motion should
be disposed of before we are called upon
to decide on the matter of jury.
"After the motion for change of venue
has been decided upon, then 1 am willing