The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-09
Coroner's Jury Finds George ".
Lauth Guilty Of Murder in
the First Degree.
VICTIM HAD WILD CAREER
Unseemly Conduct Caused Her
Husband to Leave Her-Fath.
err of Woman Weeps With
Murderer.

oregon CITY, sept S.--The relations
of murderer c. W, Lauth and the
father OF his victim, j. NJ. Wood. are
peculiar. The latter sympathizes fully
with Louth. and yesterday visited him
In the Jail. He wept over him as IL
he were his own son instead Of the
slayer of his daughter, and called him
| "Georgie" II seems that I.auth. be-
cause Of his infatuation for the Jones
woman, contributed largely to the sup
port OF the Wood family. where both
he and his paramour lived.
The corouers jury. impaneled to in
tquire into the cause OF death of Mrs,
Jones, the victim OF the insane jeal-
ousy of George W. Lauth. on Tuesday,
this morning returned the following
verdict:
I'VE, the jury impaneled to investi-
gate the cause of death IN tie case OF
Mrs. Lenora Jones find that her name
was Lenora &. Jones' and that she was
aged about IS years. and that she came
TO her death at the Good Samaritan
hospital. Portland. ore
1--WE find that George W. L.auth pur-
posely and OF deliberate and premed-
itated malice killed said 3ed by
shooting her with pistol September
6, 1904, about $3.50 a. M. IN oregon
City. Clackamas county, Ore, In a
house located on the south side Of
Fourth street. between Main street and
the Southern Pacific railroad. from the
effects of which shooting said deceas-
ed died September I. 1904. Date |. Sep
tember s. and signed by ]. s. purdom,
A. B. Moore. ]. A. Tufts. John Younger,
W. H. H. Samson. A. NJ. Frost'
DIS. w. f.. CARL, j. w. Norris and ].
NJ. Lowe conducted an au.c.fy yes
terday afternoon. which lasted into the
evening. They made a complete exam
inaticn OF the course Of the bullets
striking the unfortunate woman, and
determined that death was caused by
four bullets fired from a 3S-caliher re-
volver. Today the coroner's jury was
impaneled, and the physicians testi-
fled to the-above facts.
The murderer with the gibbet star
ing him in the face, does not spend
many pleasant moments in the gloomy
county Jail, where he is the only pris-
oner. Yesterday afternoon his picture
was taken, but few words could be
gotten out Of him. He sat stolidly for
his photograph In the gloomy jail cor
ridor, while at the same time in the
next block an autopsy was being held
over the body of his victim, Mrs. Len
ora Jones. He ate good dinner yes
terday but he could not eat any break
fast nor supper the day before. With
absolutely nothing to do and hear
ing no sounds, he has plenty Of oppor-
tunity to brood upon his serious con-
dition and to realize fully the plight in
which he has placed himself.
His only requests yesterday were for
newspapers, but. these have previously
been kept from him. Papers were given
him today. He showed interest when
q Cigar was given him yesterday, but
he spends his time smoking cigarettes
and Ia brooding. He wears a most se- 4
rious look on his face, and apparently
fears the worst,
Many are familiar with the history |
Of Mrs. Jones, his victim, about whom
nothing commendabe is being said. |
About four years ago she lived with |
her husband, Tom Jones, at Canemah. |
Those who knew the couple then have
no good words for the woman, although |
they say the husband was good fell
low who loved his Vfe and worked
hard, saving his money. The conduct
Of saIrs. Jones is said to have been so
fiagrant that the two separated, she
going away, and everywhere she went
she is credited with having been bad.
Their two children were kept by the
parents Of the woman, and Jones, who
is now the mate on the Grey Eagle,
a steamer used in towing logs by the
Spaulding Lumber Company of New
berg, was in this city Sunday While
here he made trip to the Wood home
and saw his children. 1t is understood
that the two were not divorced but
Mrs Jones is said to have been about
ready to sue for a separation.