Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-23
EDISON ON TRIAL.

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John H. Raymond Gives Evidence Imp1i
| eating the Great Inventor in a Cen-
spiracy to take Life.
Thos. A. Edison, the great in
ventor, was on trial in Judg
! Woodward's court Tuesday af
ternoon. DR.. B. A. Cathev ap
/ peared as prosecuting attorney
with such success. be it said
that Edison may thank his star.
that he was no nearer than Or
ange, N. J. Sheriff Burnett as.
sumed the role of Hawkshaw,
with Chief Flett as understudy;
Attorney E. R. Bryson very
ably assisted the prosecution,
acting in the capacity of physi.
clan as we'll as lawyer, while
Edison was not permitted any
representation, whatever. John
Henry Raymond, a native o1
Michigan, aged AZ years, S feet,
4 inches, in height, and weigh
ing 135 pounds, was the prose.
cutting witness
Mr.. Raymond came to Corval.
lis some four months ago, aud
found employment in the StroEg
sawmill. Aside from a DISPOSE
ton to impress his fellow labor
ers with the dangers of imperial
ism, he gave no evidence of
or moral weakness. For
a time he stayed at the home of
Lee Henkle, but at the instiga-
tien of Mark Hanna, it is said,
Mr.. Henkle declined TO longer
share his home with the strang-
er. Mr.. Raymond indi5 nant-
ly refused 30 stay at Mr.. Hen
kle's after that gentleman re-
him to leave, and took
up his abode at the Occidental
hotel. Here the emissaries of
his old enemy, Edison, began to
harass him. He called upon
Proprietor Brunk, of that hostel
ry, for protection, but according
to the evidence, Brunk was in
with Edison, and he
turned Mr.. Raymond over to the
authorities, and it was during
the examination which followed
that the facts in the case were
brought out. According to Mr..
Rayn1ond's statements during
direct examination by DR.. Cath
ey and later under cross-examin-
alton by Attorney Brysen, he
had been stepping at an hotel in
Florida. Thos. A. Edison and
MS daughter were also guests at
his hotel. --..,iss Edison became
snamored of Raymond, and
while the latter gave her no en-
,ouragement, never going in her
presence even, she pressed her
;uit, assisted by influential
'riends. But Edison objected to
he match, all because Raymond
vas a poor man, and notwith-
standing the latter's innocence
n the matter, had prosecuted
linn from that day to this. The
inventor had in his employ two
men who have followed Ray |
nond all over the country, in
ent On destroying him with
dynamite. Two weeks ago they |
lppeared at the Occidental hotel
md secured a room next to Ray
nond's. Here they kept their
Intended victim awake nights,
whispering plots of his undoing,
discussing explosives and at
emptins to force an entrance
nto his room. They were cork
oiled shoes ard were so nirnble
hat Mr.. Raymond was unable
o catch them, although he
:hased them through the halls
md up and down the stairs of
he hotel all Monday night. |
When he applied to Manager
3runk for protection that indi-i
,idual turned him over to the
,olice, showing plainly that he
vas in league with the conspir-
tors.
Under order from Judge Wood
ward, the sheriff placed Mr.. Ray
nond in the city Jail Tuesday
light to protect him from his
nemies, and Wednesday after
loon that officer took Mr.. Ray
nond to Salem, where he will be
'rotected by the state. Mean
ime, a sharp eye will be kept on
edison and his accomplices.