Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-03-14

A. j. Alley, man about 60 years
of age, was arraigned before Judge
Hanford in the Federal court at Ia
coma, this week, on an indictment
charging him with operating an illicit
still. Alley is southerner. He was
indicted last week and bench war
rant was issued for his arrest. He is
alleged to have been carrying on his
manu- iacture OF "moons hine" liquor
near Vancouver, making the stuff, it
is alleged, from fruit juices. Alley
was arrested near Vancouver by Dep
uty U. S. Marshal Ira s. Dawson, who
arrived in Tacoma Sunday with the
prisoner. Alley pleaded not guilty.
If convicted the minimum fine will
be $500 and six months imprison-
ment.
Miss Roxy White, a 19.year-old
telephone girl. and H. ID. Upper, q
young draughtsman, have completely
disappeared from Seattle, and their
relatives believe they were drowned in
a squall on Lake Washington Sunday
morning. Their boat was found bot
tom up, floating near the beach.
Close by was boa which Miss White
had worn. The pair started on: Sum
day morning for short row. At the
time the weather was pleasant and
the lake smooth. A little later a sud-
den squall swept over the waters, fol-
lowed by storm. 1t is believed that
the boat capsized. No hope is enter
tanned for their safety. Both were
well-knowr young people and of good
reputation.
A burglar entered the residence OF
w. H. Miller, ut Tacoma, Tuesday
night. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller left early
in the evening to make calls. Half an
hour after they had departed, Miss
Anderson, who was upstairs, heard a
crash in the kitchen below, and, think.
ing that some of the family was enter
ing from the rear, started to see who
it was. She turned on the lights in
the hall and the noises below instantly
ceased. Still suspecting nothing out
of the way, she walked into the dining.
room, which was dark. The burglar
suddenly pounced upon her, and for
moment the girl was so panic stricken
as to be incapable OF making any out
cry. But when he caught her around
the neck aud began choking her, a
fierce struggle began, the girl using her
best endeavors to free herself and
shouting for Mr.. Miller. The man
finally released her and rushed out of
the house by the kitchen door. The
boil of this door had been pried off in
order to gain an entrance. Miss An,
derson telephoned the news to Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller and they shortly returned
and found her in hysterical condi-
ton.
Herman Conklin was arrested Sat-
urday at Whatcom for forging his
fathers name, George Conklin, to
$50 worth of checks. The checks
were all passed during the past week |
in sums ranging from $40 to $50 in
favor Of various saloon.keepers OF the
city. The checks were presented TO
the Graves & Purdy bank, on which |
they were drawn, and paid. The bank |
became suspicious of the checks com.
ing in so frequently and telephoned to
Mrs. Conklin who requested that pay.
ment on checks be stopped. This
caused an investigation, with the re.
suit that young Conklin is now in the
city Jail. Conklin claims that he did
not know what he was doing when he
signed bis fathers name to the checks.
He had been on spree for about ten
days. He Gays the checks will all be
honored by his father and the matter
settled. He admitted that it was
forgery, that he had signed his fathers
name without permission. When
asked If there was enough money in
the bank to cover all the checks
Conklin said: Father had 500 in
the bank" Mrs. Conklin states that
the checks will be honOred.