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kressly Tells Story.

what I did before leaving Spo-
kane" said the prisoner, "is all a
matter Of oblivion with me now.
There was something the matter with
me; what. l do not know. do not
remember having forged the certifi-
Gates or fraudulently raised or ma
nipulated securities.
after confessed to the Lucille
Dreyfus company I thought I would
be able to make good" he continued,
evidently Remembering" something
after all. when I was in Montana,
where I spent all Of my time when
away, I used to lie awake nights
thinking how pleasant it would be
to come back and offer at least part
payment. That was my intention, and,
had I been left alone, I would have
carried 1t out.
"The woman, what woman" he
asked with some excitement, when
accused Of having lived with deni-
zen of the half world. "Oh. that was
just somebody I met there in Great
Falls. never saw her before that
night. I do not know her name.
Don't say anything about her, though,
for that Is not of interest In any,
body"
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my RELIGION IS GOLDEN
RULE" SAYS A SUICIDE

leading to the belief that he was in
sane
His method Of suicide showed as
much elaboration as was displayed
In writing the apology to Mr.. Desert
He took off his coat and vest, opened
the transom 80 that others on the
third floor could know what he had
done. and then shot himself through
the upper part Of the heart with a
S2-caliber revolver. The single shot
fired was heard throughout the hotel.
Correspondence I'm his room show
ed that Reener has been offered sew
eral good positions during the past
month.
The body was removed to Smith &
Co.'S and will be held pending word
from Reener's friend, Mr.. Salmon, Of
Springfield, Mass.
The letter to the knights Of Pyth-
las asked the local lodge to wire the
news Of the suicide to the New Haven
lodge.
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M|LL|ONA|RE'S SON
TO WE'D EDNA HOPPER

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. ID
stephen Elkins. Jr.. son Of the United
States senator and multi-millionaire
10 again In San Francisco to press
his suit for the hand Of Edna Wal
lace Hopper. the young California &C.
tress who Is battling In the courts
of British Columbia for a share OF
the millions left by the late Alexan-
der Dunsmuir.
He had been here for the past Ave
days. a freQuenter Of the Palace hotel
and other places OF social resort, and
yet his presence did not become gen.
orally known. That young Eikins is
determined to wed Miss Hopper and
that she In willing to accept the
name and companionship he offers no
one who has enjoyed the company of
the young couple will sainsay. In
fact, Il is understood on ample au-
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Was Well Acquainted

To Sheriff Doust Kressly did not
attempt to deny the guilt which he
had already confessed to the direct
ors Of the Lucille Dreyfus Mining
company. He asked to see the war
raht and It was shown him. 1t had
been issued by Justice Stocker on
July 20 upon complaint Of Daniel
Fisher, who charged the fugitive with
the forgery Of a certificate for 10, 900
shares Of Lucille Dreyfus. After hear
Ing the instrument read he express
ed no particular concern.
He seemed well acquainted at all
the small towns in the neighborhood
of Great Falls. At each small station
Kressly greeted the few people who
happened to be gathered about the
depots. He told the sheriff that he
had been in that vicinity ever since
he left Spokane, and that he had
formulated plans for several bust
ness speculations which he had hoped
would net him profit sufficient to
permit of the settlement Of the
amounts criminally secured from his
victims.
He thought that $4,000 would
straighten out all claims. but said he
was not sure. and also expressed a
doubt as to how many people he had
defrauded.
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'Am sorry to cause you this trou-
BILE. but my religion 10 the Golden
Rule" was the written excuse p. ].
Reener left Victor Desert, proprietor
Of the Pacific hotel. for committing
suicide in that hosiery at noon to-
day.
Reener Is travelling man selling
goods for the "H-O" Cereal company
and has been working for Hartford
(Conn.) firm, although his home was
in Springfield, Mass.
A second note left by Reener is to
brother lodgemen belonging to the
knights Of Pythias. On the back OF
his note of apology to Proprietor
Desert he directed that his grip, the
81 that he had and his clothes be
turned over to the knights of
Pythias.
Coroner Smith found that Reener
came to the Pacific two days ago. has
been in Ill health for long time, and
has acted oueerly since his arrival,
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3 RAILWAY WRECKS
OCCUR IN ONE DAY

failure Of nagman to do his duty.
The second wreck was at Laclede,
about ~ miles east OF Spokane. A
freight train ran into rock. over
turning the engine and blocking the
track for eight hours.
The third misfortune for the Great
Northern occurred at Hillyard. A
switch engine ran into a freight
train. The head end of both engines
were broken In. compelling them to
90 to the shops. Great Northern Of
fcials think trouble 10 over for al
least three days
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FREIGHT TElESCOPED
BY PASSENGER TRAIN

CUNNINGHAM. Wash. Aug. ia
wreck occurred here early this morn
ing in which q freight was telescoped
by . passenger. Seven cars and an
engine were demolished and the
track torn UP. No one was injured.
Northern Pacific passenger train,
No. 8. westbound. ran into the rear
end of the third section Of No. IS.
freight. just as the latter was pull
ing into a siding one mile east Of
here about 2:40 o'clock this morning.
The passenger was on schedule
time and running at IS miles an hour
when Engineer Hendsr FIRST saw the
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Long Time With Woman.

When cornered. Kressly admitted
that he had been with the woman
several weeks. II met her when !
not remember the name Of the place.
She was good to me and nursed me.
Then when I went to Great Falls ]
met her again.
Say" he went on, II want to see
some of my friends" Then he called
Off a list Of his former associates
whom he wished to have visit him In
Jail. Some of them were notified,
but none came.
When the subject OF his populations
and flight was again referred to he
declared positively that he had for
gotten everything, except that he was
at the Lidgerwood sanitarium for a
time. He did not remember who car
ed for or visited him there, and final
ly said: "Cut the sanitarium out"
Again he declared: II have a head
ache today and am all muddled up.
can not recall anything" Z
do you expect to make an open
confession in court, or will you night
to clear yourself?'
II do not know what will do. !
haven't decided. / want to see my
friends and a lawyer first" he re-
Piled
To Sheriff Doust Kressly admitted
going to the Little Spokane for sew
eral weeks as described in The Press.
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Is Glad Of Capture

II am glad that he has been caught
and brought back. In view of what
he has done, as a citizen and presi-
dent Of the Dreyfus company I wish
to say there is only one place for him
and that is in the penitentiary."
/. B. c. Riblet, the mining engineer,
who caused the first warrant to be
issued for Kressly's arrest. stated
this morning he was unaware that
the sheriff's Office was after the miss
.ing broker until he read the press
dispatch. He could not say what ac-
stion, If any, would be taken on the
strength Of his warrant, though he
expressed himself pleased at the
mans capture. Kressly is accused
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caboose lights just ahead. He had
brought the train down to 10 miles
an hour when he struck the freight.
telescoping the caboose and three
empty coal cars. The passenger en-
CINE. baggage and mail cars rolled
down the embankment. The engine
was badly wrecked and the track
torn up. 1t will require material
enough for building 1900 feet Of new
track around the wreck.
Strange. to relate, no one was in
jured. although all trainmen on the
passenger haN very narrow escapes.
All trains win be delayed from six
to ten hours
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JEFFRIES IS NERVOUS
ON EVE OF BATTLE

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 14.--Bar-
ring a few minor details all is ready
for tonight's battle. The big fight
ers turned out late this morning.
Jeffries ate his breakfast again in the
kitchen and. contrary to his usual
anti-fsht disposition. shows nervous
ness. Billy Delaney plainly shows
fear that the Corbstt crowd has
something up their sleeve.
Fake" and frame up were words
IN common use around the sporting
resorts this morning. Betting. how
ever. picked up quite markedly. The
odds are 10 to ~ on Jeffries.
Late arrivals are setting up an aw-
full howl on account Of their inability
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the issuing Of that warrant in trac-
ing Kressly. I traced his mail. I
learned that he was going under the
name of ]. II. Morgan and later Of
Roberts. This was unwittingly given
away by some of Kressly's friends
who were in communication with
him. Through the aid of the postal
authorities, as provided by law.
was enabled to follow his mail.
Z I went first to Sioux Falls, 8. d.
found evidence in Sioux Falls that
he had either been there or that his
mail was forwarded from there.
Il returned from Sioux Falls three
days ago to get more clues and we
definitely located him in Great Falls.
Mont, and the sheriff went after him.
There were some brokers in town
who knew all the time where he was.
] don't know anything about the
woman in the case.
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thority that their betrothal Is GER
tain to follow the first assurance that
the younger Elkins receives from his
father OF parental conformation for
his matrimonial step.
That he will receive this assur-
ance is only matter of hope and
speculation with the young lovers. for
already the elder Elkins has sternly
emphasized his obJectiSfls to the mat
rimonial alliance, and is even now fg-
norant OF his sons presence In San
Francisco.
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LONDON. Aug. 14.-Parliament
was prorogued today until November
2. The king in his speech reviewed.
his recent visits and believed that
good results will come from his vis-
it to France and the return honors
shown President Loubet. He COM
mented on the Turkish situation. was
pleased with the pacification OF the
Transvaal and Orange River colonies;
He believed the people of the Indian
empire appreciated the reduction Of
taxation. His strongest hope was on
the record Of advancement ana wei
fare of Ireland, where ne was agree
ably touched by the recent recep-
lions.
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Has Good Clothes.

When arrested Kressly had in his
possession only a small amount Of
money. but he was well stocked with
clothes. When he packed up his be-
longings he held up to the view Of
the sheriff a satin-lined dress coat
and said: "It will be a long time
before I need that again."
Doust and Kressly arrived here on
the Great Northern at 8 O'clock this
morning. He was rushed to the Jail,
where he was CHARTERED with a couple
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gerheads over the matter Of opening
these streets over the Northern Pa
cific tracks. In the early part Of the
argument the local officials of the
railroad company held that by con-
gressional act of 1869 they had alb
solute right to all the land on the
school section.
Corporation Counsel Judson main
tains that by decision Of the supreme
court the state has q right to open
streets across this land.
Probably 1000 families in that part
Of the city are interested in seeing
the streets opened.
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to get good seats at fair prices. Spec
ulators are operating under the very
nose Of the Yosemite club officials.
Scalpers acknowledge to holding big
blocks of the best seats and are
reaping a big harvest.
Corbett will go direct from his
training quarters to the ringside,
leaving Alameda on the 1880 o'clock
boat, hoping to time his arrival to
avoid nerve-racking wait. Corbett
did little work this morning. Later
he and Ryan had q secret confer
ence.
The fight Is scheduled for 8 o'clock
sharp. but Jeffries was never known
to be on time. and 10 o'clock will
probably be the hour.
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Coffee Crops Wrecked.

WASHINGTON. Aug. IA state
department dispatch from Consul
Jewell at Fort de France states that
the cane, cocoa and coffee crops are
a total loss. with the fruit ana vese-
table crops positively destroyed.
Every town and village Is injured
and thousands OF houses blown down
Deaths are few. Communication is
difficult. Bread stun. provisions and
galvanized roofing find ready sale.
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Postal Scandal
on Buying Ink.

WASHINGTON. Aug. II. - NJ
Louis. superintendent Of postofice
supplies. is slated for retirement
Payne has made a definite detsrmf-
nation to discharge him. He II
charged with buying ink sufficient to
run the postoffices Of the country
from three to ten years for 80 cents
pound when the market price Ia
only "a cents. Louis is relic Of
the Heath regime. His conduct. with
the Ink exception, is said to be above
reproach.
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CITY Will USE FORCE
CROSSING RAILWA

Corporation Counsel Juoson has
given out the edict that as soon as
a plat Of the school section in the
eastern part Of the city arrives from
the state land commissioner. which
will probably be next week. he will
advise the city commissioners TO go
to the school section with gang of
mon and open UP, by force II neces-
sary, the streets leading across the
%oo-foot right Of way strip Of the
Northern Pacific.
For two years the city officials and
the railroad people have been at log
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Yesterday was the Great North
srn's busy day on wrecks. The old
adage that calamitiss travel in
threes was again made good.
The hrst and most destructive
smashup occurred at Mission. nine
miles from wsnatchss. Two freight
trains mixed II up. A demolished en-
gine and dozen smashed freight
cars was the result. Engineer Grant
was badly cut about the head. An
unknown man, supposed to be =
tramp. was seriously hurt. II was
= rear-end collision caused by the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-14
Lore Thinks Nation
In Danger from Mohs

CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y, Aug. a.
The feature OF the assembly today
was an address by Chief Justice Lore
of Delaware. who is charged with
having caused the recent lynching in
Wilmington by refusing an immedi-
ate trial. His address on mob law
was a severe arraisnment, character
king It as anarchy. which, sooner or
later. will overthrow the nation un-
less stopped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-14
Thierman Traced Him

The story Of the tracing and cap
ture Of Kressly Is told today by. j.
Hy Thierman, a stakeholder Of the
Lucille Dreyfus company, who claims
for himself and his associates among
the legitimate stockholders of that
company the honor of Kressly's ar
rest. Thierman said:
after several conferences Of the
holders of good stock in the Dreyfus
company it was agreed that in or
der to fully straighten out the affairs
of the company Kressly must be cap
tured. A small fund was raised and
1 was selected to carry on the active
work Of tracing him. Il
About three weeks ago We took
the first step by swearing out a war
rant for Kressly's arrest. 1t was
sworn to by Daniel Fisher and charg-
ed Kressly with forging certificases
No. $40 for $4,000 shares, signed by,
Kressly as secretary and Ridpath as
president and endorsed by H. L.
Baker.
II have Travelled 5000 miles since
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Ridpath Talks

Colonel Ridpath, president Of the
Lucille Dreyfus company, whose
stock Kressly manipulated, and who
has been a friend of Kressly's for
years, expressed no surprise when
talking this morning of Kressly's ar
rest. The colonel said:
This is what expected and what
I told Howard ]. Kressly would hap
pen If he ran away from Spokane. In
the presence Of several Of Kressly's
friends, after the discovery Of his
wrongdoings, I told him that he had
proved false to all his friends, that
his word was no longer worth any
thing and that he was a criminal in
the eyes of the law. told him that
hoped he would not add to his other
crimes that of a cowardly flight from
Justice. told him that If he fed,
it would never be with my consent
or my aid.
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Kressly did not appear greatly
surprised when Sheriff Doust broke
into his apartments. and at once ex-
pressed a willingness. and, in fact,
an eagerness, to return and face the
music. The woman was taken into
custody and Intercepted. but 1t was
found that she knew nothing about
the actual commission Of the crimes
for which her paramour was wanted.
She was kept in jail until last night
in. order that she might not have an
opportunity to wire any Of Kressly's
intimate associates here, 1t being
feared that measures would be in
stituted to prevent extradition.
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Lodged In Jail.

He threw OF his hat, coat and vest
and asked that pair Of slippers
be brought him from his suit case.
These he put on and then he threw
himself down on a cot and tried to
sleep. He was not interrupted until
Press representative called upon
him at o'clock.
From a physical standpoint Kress-
ly can scarcely be said to be an OBJ
ject Of pity. His face is somewhat
tanned and ruddy, showing that he
must have been considerably in the
open air. He declares, however, that
since he left here he had a severe
Illness, through which his depraved
companion was his nurse; this after
having at first denied that he ever
met the woman before the night Of
his arrest.
He was smooth-shaved, and though
somewhat deshabille, his sartorial
equipment was as neat and trim,
so far as he displayed 1t, as II was
In his halcyon days. He wore a pair
of expensive trousers and q snowy
negligee shirt, in the cuffs Of which
were set diamond link buttons.
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Hendrlck Calls on Pope

ROME, Aug. l4.--Rev. Hendrick,
who was recently appointed bishop
of Cebu in the Philippines. had q
long conference at the vatican today.
after which he visited Cardinals Glib.
bons and Satolli, presumably secur-
Ing final instructions on Philippine
matters,
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Carnival Queen Vote.

Miss Burrows. the candidate Of the
retail clerks for carnival queen took
q big Jump today. going TO third
place. The vote now stands:
Miss Burrows. 1892; Miss Fender
CAST. 249s; Miss Anderson. 1881: Miss
HIN, 1899: Miss Sperry. 7se; Miss Is
dell, b42; Miss Zeuch. $50.
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WASHINGTON. Aug. IA. - The
woman's auxiliary Of the Interna-
tionai Typographical union today re-
elected Mrs. Kennedy of Omaha pres
ident and appointed n committee to
work with the typos I'm the fight
against the Los Angeles Times.
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FORCER kESSLY LANDED IN JAIL

by Riblet Of embezzling 1900 shares
Of Dewey mining stock, worth $3.50.
The case has no connection with the
Kressly case.
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Manner Of Arrest

Kressly was run down at Great
Falls. Mont. by Sheriff w. ]. Doust
Of this city. Doust had been given
the correct tip by j. H. Thierman,
who is heavy stockholder in the Lu-
cile Dreyfus Mining company.
Leaving here early Wednesday
morning the sheriff proceeded with
all possible haste to Great Falls. He
arrived there late Wednesday night
and Immediately instituted inquiry
among the local officials, which re-
suited In the arrest at the hour Of
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning.
Kressly was found in a lodging
house in company with a fallen wom-
an who gave the name of Mamie
Mills. but whose real name is said
to be Myers. Kressly. who was 60
ing under the name Of ]. H. Morgan,
was living with the woman. He had
known her for a long time. having
frst met her at Rossland. b. c., and
having been in her graces when she
lived in a disreputable section Of
Spokane.
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Count" Paul watelet was releas-
ed from the county jail this after
noon.
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Kressly's Strange Conduct

The strangest feature of his con-
duct, now that he is lodged in prison,
IL that he does not appear to appre-
ciate the gravity Of the situation
that confronts him. He asks for his
Quondam friends. but they do not
respond to his messages of invita-
tion
Kressly is perhaps the most for
getful prisoner that Sheriff Doust has
ever Gagged. He asseverates that all
his crimes are matters Of forgotten
history to him; that he was in a
trance when he raised stock certifi-
Gates OF the company and forged
others; that he does not remember
what happened after he confessed to
the directors OF the Lucille Dreyfus
company, and that the events that
have passed since he incontinently
Ned from Spokane are misty and hazy
recollections about which he can give
M counected narrative
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Howard J. Kressiy. former secre-
10y Of the Lucille Dreyfus Mining
Dmpeny, and, until his confession
Hstae forgery and fraudulent manip-
nlation Of more than a million shares
Of the stock of the concern and his
subsequent disappearance In the early
part Of June, the leading mining
broker Of Spokane, languishes today
behind the bars of the county Jail. a
prisoner with the shadow Of the state
penitentiary falling over him.
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Of jailbirds in a cell on the secon
floor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-12-24
CHAPTER WI.
/. IN the VestrY.

In the Vestry.
There was very little sleep for any
one at Magnolia Lodge that night
Mrs. BurTitt was at last persuaded to
go and lie down upon her bed, where
she was ministered 20 by her daugh-
ter and the cook.
So in lamentations and torturing
suspense, together with brief intervals
of broken rest, the night wore away.
The servants, with scared faces, crept
about the house and prepared the
breakfast, which nobody touched.
May Burritt came down stairs about
eight O'Clock, and the first thing that
she saw was the daily paper lying in
it's accustomed place beside the urn.
"Ah!" she gasped, now to know
the worst"
The account she sought was as
signed the most prominent position,
and was headed in large capitals,
Terrible Railway Accident! Thirty
two lives lost! Numbers roasted to
DEATH"
She read the brief paragraph. into
which so much horror was condensed,
and stood as though turned to stone.
Then coming back 10 herself. she muir
INJURED: Mother must never see this,
It would kill her!" And she left the
room. taking the paper with her.
After ALL though she ventured TO
hope, there have been some saved.
Why may not he be among them
Surely Ted will send a telegram soon.
Poor boy! wonder what he is do
ing?"
A little later in the morning, when