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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
TURNER HELD
BLAMELESS
legal Technicality Lets Muir
derer Keady'S Friend
Down Easy
Corvallis Citizens Are Indig-
mant Over-Tnrn Of Az
fairs and Make 0mi-
nous Threats

Corvallis, Or, April 28.-Bert Tur;
met was arraigned before Judge Hol-
gate yesterday, as being an accessory
cf Murderer Ready in the killing of
James Dunn and wounding ex-Sherif
Osburn. Turner was sentenced to so
days in the county Jail and $40 fine,
ehe only charge preferred against him
tseing flat of carrying a concealed
rgeapons.
Il r.. Bryson, prosecuting attorney,
nstates:
"~The wording of the law in regard
no IAN accessory to a crime is such
ftlrat while | am confident, as is almost
eevery9ne, that Turner is morally re-
s~sponsible for the death of James
EJunn, yet, under the circumstances,
rss brought out by the witnesses, he is
rz6t Illegally liable as an accessory"
Turner admits giving Ready the
Tn~grolver, but states, and is corrob.
c7rated by other witnesses, that 1t was
for the purpose of protecting himself
i'm n proposed row with Vineyard. If
Kead shot Vineyard then Turner
vFuuld have been legally an accessory,
S1tft AZ he shot Osburn and Dunn, two
entirely different parties, he is re-
IhEazsa from liability.
~He admits giving cartridges to
ESeady after shooting Osburn, but his
statement, ~corroborated by Byron
Taylor, an unimpeachable witness, is
that, as they walked away after the
shooting of Osburn, Ready demanded
that he give him all the cartridges he
mad, and upon being refused pointed
the revolver at Turner's head saying.
You -, IL you don't give
1hfGh to me, | will shoot the top of
WON'T head on The necessary evil
Cpsnce that Turner assisted or encour-
saged Ready in the shooting of either
Dunn or Osburn is not forthcoming,
hence the trivial nature of the charge
against him"
From the conversation heard be-
tween groups of determined citizens
" will be well for Turner to leave for
other scenes as soon as released from
jail. Henry Dunn, a brother of the
murdered man, says: II want to see
him turned loose, and want to hear
him make some break; I'll guarantee
that surgeons win not be probing for
lodged bullets"
The stern declaration of this ordin,
arily lawabiding citizen is a fair
sample of the feeling of the outraged
community.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28

the grass from growing and cons
quently the cattle died Of staryat.
AS soon as the owners dlscoya
this condition they Immediately ben
shipping feed where it was possibsv
do so, but in many instances then
was no feed to ship in and no wu
to ship and so the cattle were In
to rustic for themselves as best tbg
could, the result being that Thousand
of them died before the spring grsa
started. The cattlemen were juN.
liant during the fore and middle PAT
of the winter on account of the prom
Using prospects, 1t looked then as &
the stock would get through in fns
shape and with but little feeding. THIS
proved to be the case until time 70
put the stock on the range, when the
unfavorable weather set in, which
caused all the loss"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
ESTIMATE OF CATTLE LOSSES.
Winter Has Proven Disastrous II
Counties Farther East.

Compared with the loss of stock in
eastern counties Of the STATE, Wasco
and its neighboring counties have
been fortunate this winter. Here's
what the Democrat says of the loss
in Umatilla, Baker, Malheur and
others:
"The winter just passed was the
hardest winter on stock which East.
ern Oregon has experienced In a mum
Der Of years. Despite the fact that
the conditions were most favorable
during the fore part of the winter
and up till the first Of March the
last months of the season brought
disaster to the 'stockmen. While last
spring it was estimated by author
itative cattlemen that the average loss
would not exceed 5 per cent the low
est and some place 1t as high as 25
per cent.
"The mountain districts have suf-
fered more than any other. In the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
EDDY AND BURNETT WIN OUT.
A Fairly Accurate Account Of the
Judseshlp Battle.

The nomination of B. l.. Eddy for
circuit judge In the Third judicial
district was a big surprise. The
nomination Of George II. Burnett,
though doubtful, was predicted We'd
mesday evening by those who were
familiar with the preferences of many
of the delegates. The nomination of
OF Eddy was unexpected, because he
had the initial support of a delegation
of only Ave members from his own
county. His strength lay in the fact
that he had no particular opposition,
and delegates from Linn county sup.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28


ported him because they wanted
neither Burnett or Mccain. The con
test is which Burnett and Eddy won
was one of the most Interesting OF
the convention. The vote was: Bur
nett. AZ; Eddy, Ss; Mccain, "a; Wyatt
81; Adams, l..
The Eve counties had delegates as
follows Marion, %; Linn, IA; Yam.
hill, IL; Polk, 81; Tillamook, 5. So
far as can be learned Burnet secured
his AZ votes as follows: Marion, II;
Yamhill, II; Polk, 8; Marion, 8; Tilla-
nook, s. Polk and Dillsmook went
solid for Wyatt and Eddy; Yamhill
went solid for Mccain and Burnett
and Marion scattered its vote among
each Of the candi lates.
The effort of the Linn delegation
was to make a trade with Yamhill
and thus secure a start of 25 votes
for Wyatt and Mccain. But Yamhill
delegates would no go to Wyatt, but
preferred Burnett. The whole IL
therefore went to Burnett and in re,
turn 10 of .Marion's delegates voted
for Mccain. WAITS delegation was
angry because no deal could be made
with Nc Cain and went to Eddy to
get even. Eddy wasn't in a trade of
any kind, and had to give nothing
for the IA votes he got from Linn.
Polk had no candidate and supported
the man most acceptable to the dele.
cation. The withdrawal of Hart from
the ace for district attorney made 1t
impossible for Linn and Yamhill to
make a combination that could win,
rel IL Yamhill could have been
traded away from Burnett.
In connection with the withdrawal
of Hart for the district attorneyship
there is told a story of good political
management. Although ]. H. Nc
Nary, who captured the district at
t~orneyship, repeatedly asserted that
he would not seek the nomination as
long as Hart remained a candidate,
he was frequently mentioned as a
passive candidate.
Hart was a pronounced candidate
until a few days ago. Last Saturday
McNary announced his own candidacy
and was accused o. inhdelity to Hart,
under whom he served as a deputy
It now develops that there had been
an understanding between Hart and
McNary for four years, by which Nc.
nary stayed out of the race In 1900
and Hart dropped out this year. |
Hart made the race this year for the
purpose of keeping out other candi.,
and at the proper time he with
lrew, leaving McNary to take the
nomination without opposition. If
Hart had withdrawn a month ago
would have been a dozen candi-
for the place. It therefore APP
pears that McNary was not a canIi
late against Hart, though outward
appearances indicated that he was.
dcNary had been deputy prosecuting
in Marion county for eight
'ears. and is well acquainted in each !
II the FIVE counties of his district
dcMinnville News.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
Portland and Return Only 1920.

Portland and Return Only 1920.
The Southern Pacific is now selling
round trip tickets to Portland from
Salem for $500, good going Saturday
p. M. or any train Of Sunday, return.
ing Sunday and Monday, giving all
day Sunday and Monday In Portland.
The same arrangement applies from
Portland. giving all Portland people
a chance TO visit valley points at
greatly reduced rates.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
Postmasters Confirmed.

Oregon-Wllliam H. Leither, Hunt
Washington-Geo. w. France, Ho-
quiam; John o. Wilson, Cosmopolis.
Idaho-David e. %Smithson, Emmett.
Nevada-Theodore R. Hofer, Carson
City.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
HOTELS
The Willamette.

The Willamette.
j. Rice, Portland.
Chas. Ringler, Portland.
H. G. Ford, New York.
T. f, Simmons, Portland.
E. r. Gregory, Portland.
T. C. Shearer, Portland.
j. T. Ford, Dallas.
d. Fl. Falkner, Pipeston, Mont.
Fl. S. Hadenfeldt, San Francisco.
]. G. Stewart, agt Norris & Rowe's
Circus.
T. w. Potter, Chemawa.
p. j. Mccullough, New York.
o, Hart, Chicago.
C. R. Cameron, Seattle.
F. p. Brust, Seattle.
j. L. Tucker, San Francisco.
c. H, Hunter, San Francisco.
R. M. Dobie & wife, Portland.
j.. G. Boss, Portland.
j. o. Stearns, Portland.
Chas. Bryan, Portland.
j.. NJ. Sullivan, Boston.
Sam Friendlich, Omaha.
C. S. Barcey, st. Louis.
Chas. A. Muggleton, GAINESVILLE wis.
/. L. Patterson, city.
A. Coney, city.
w. Fl. Bell, city.
&c. Hall, San Francisco.
w. H. O'Neill, Chicago.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1904-10-20

|Tickets ON sale Tuesdays OF each
6eek May to October inclusive
kdditio.,al selling dates June v ~
and Sept 18th.
&Apents at North Fork, Gibbons
Die Indianola and Ulysses must sen
NJ Monday OF each week, anu o''
rcial dates one day earlier. Going
p most commence on date oi saie
for further information apply 10
r. ". Noglcr,
General Traffic Manager.
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\ Salmon River Stage Co. In con-
hection with the Oregon Short Line
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bates from points named to st. Louis
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
new BRIDGE WORK.
County Surveyor Brooks Puts in a
Busy Week.
From Saturdays Daily.

County Surveyor Brooks has had a
busy week. Early in the week he inspect
ed the grading of the Boynton hill, near
Garden City, and found it nearly COM
pleted and splendid job.
Mr.. Brooks later staked out the Kim
ball bridge improvement. Another span
is to be put in there, because the river
has changed its course. A part of the
old approach will be taken out, but
some of it will be left between the two
spans.
At the Willow creek bridge Mr.. Brooks
met Commissioner Schultz and they laid
out the pier work to be done there,
which will amount to $500. This is an
old bridge and has settled and become
bent. 1t was found necessary to put in
two concrete piers to hold the approach
and to put in a pile foundation for a
support. This bridge is just south of
the Willow Creek cemetery.
Mr.. Brooks staked out the new bridge
over Rice creek near the Reinhart place
in section "a, Sterling, for Mayer Bros,
who have the contract for putting in the
new bridge.
Yesterday Mr.. Brooks accompanied
some Chicago & Northwestern railway
officials over the line between ,Judson
and New Ulm, to get evidence for use
in court. Attorney w. ID. Abbott of Wi
mona accompanied the party.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
Replies That He Will Do So
After Arrest Is Made.
His Answer Is Not Satisfac-
tory to the Citizens.
Another Massmeeting May Be
sCaIIed--Events of Day.
Especial to The Free Press

New Ulm, Nov. l5.-County Attorney
Hoidale has been asked to step down and
out Public feeling in this city reach
ed such pitch that the council was
forced to meet last night and action was
taken in the Gerhard murder mystery
Mayor Silverson and President Eib-
ner were appointed committee to call
on County Attorney Hoidale and re-
quest him to vacate his office, so far as
the murder case was concerned, the rea-
son assigned being that the public is not
satisfied with his attitude in the in
vestigation of the affair. 1t was the
understanding of the council that the
committee was to request Mr.. Hoidale
in friendly way to step out of the case.
The committee met with Hoidale this
morning. After listening to the commit
tees request, Mr.. Hoidale made the
statement that he would not step out
until after an arrest had been made.
This answer is not satisfactory to the
people of New Ulm, and there is talk
of another massmeeting to take action
on the matter. 1t is well-known that
Detective Rydell of the Pinkerton
agency, has not been at all satisfied with
the attitude of the county attorney. De-
tective Rydell has repeatedly made the
statement that during the first week
or so that he was engaged on the case
he was hampered in. hi, wer4> by County
Attorney Hoidale. This is serious
charge to make against an official who is
elected to prosecute such cases as the
present one.
The citizens of New Ulm are determin-
ed to hunt down the murderer of DR..
Gerhard and they will raise fund of
either So 900 or $4,000 with which to
go on with the work. More detectives
will be employed if necessary. Develop
ments have been promised daily, but
none have occurred, and the citizens are
becoming impatient over the delay.
City Attorney Somsen told the council
last night that he was anxious to have
the mystery cleared up. So are the peo-
pie, who feel that New Ulm is disgraced
forever if the person who committed the
deed is not apprehended and punished.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Thomas R. Tinckom to Elias and
Sarah Kourey, lot 6, block 2, and north
&c feet of lot l6, block 2, Tinckom's adj
dition, for 5000.
Western Town Lot company to Cam
bria Creamery company, lots on and
two, block one, Cambria, for 81.
Susanna Korts to John Larson, west
fifteen feet of east half of lot three,
block two, Hilton, for $3.50.
Elizabeth Johnston to Ferdinand De-
bronz, 140 acres in sections nine and ten,
Sterling, for $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
gree, to Imprisonment in the state pris-
on at Saltwater for one year.

gree, 10 imprisonment IN tne state prlS-
on at Saltwater for one year.
Michael Kelly, who pleaded guilty to
the charge of grand larceny in the second
degree, was called up for sentence. He
said he was going on fifty years of age,
had no trade, but was laborer. When
asked whether he had anything to say
for himself, he made very good plea for
leniency. He said that he had been a
hard drinking man, and when he robbed
the farm house of Ray E. Salisbury he
did not realize what he was at. If he
had, he would not have done it, for he
would have known that he would have
been caught sooner or later. He must
have been crazy at the time. Twenty
hours later, when he was four miles
away, he wished that the stuff was back
in the house. When the marshal and
citizens approached him he admitted at
once that he was the man they were
after and that he had the goods. He did
not have much learning, for his peo-
pie were poor and he had wandered about
all over the country. He had been locked
up good many times for drunkenness.
He was raised at Tonawanda, n. Y.
The court sentenced Kelly to serve one
year and ten months in the state pri-
son. Kelly thanked the court and sat
down.
Ole w. Horton, who was indicted for
forgery in the second degree, in passing
a note for $40 with a forged surety up
on III. p. Jensen, stated that he was
twenty-nine years of age, and single.
He was a machinist by trade, and had
farmed some. His home was formerly
at ST. James.
w. A. Plymat made brief plea for
leniency, saying that Horton had SEEM
ed to be ignorant that he was commit
ing crime when he did it. His mother
had signed many notes with him, and
when he bought buggy of Mr.. Jen-
sen, and his mother was away, he sign
ed her name as surety. The buggy turn
ed out to be other than as represented,
and he refused to settle.
The court said that forgery is con-
sidered by the law makers to be one of
the most serious crimes committed. for
it is comparatively easy to do it, with
out personal danger, and in seclusion.
Even if Horton was ignorant of the law,
he had chance to fix the matter up af-
ter learning of it, but did not do So He
sentenced the defendant to one year and
ten months in the state prison.
The court at noon excused the jury in
the Turrittin case'~until Monday at 2
p. IN.
County Attorney Wilson will move the
criminal calendar as soon as the Tur-
rittin case is out of the way Sanders
and Murray will probably be the first
persons to be tried
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
ENGINEER ENGAGED.
Street Railway Company Negotiates
for Power House Site.
From Mondays Daily.

Oscar Clausson of st. Paul is in the
city. He has been engaged by the Man
kato Street Railway, Light and Power
company to prepare plans and specifi-
cations for the proposed street and in
terurban railway line, including the pow
er house. He will begin work at once,
the object of his present visit being to
look over the ground so as to have bet
ter idea of the situation.
The company has secured subscriptions
which, added to the bonus proposed to be
voted in the country, will foot up to
about $4,000.
Two or three locations for the power
house are under consideration, one of
these being the site of the old Grubb
tannery on Glenwood avenue.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
COURT HOUSE TAX.
On This Issue Auditor Mcclellan Was
Reelected in jackson County.
From Tuesdays Daily.


P. d. Mcclellan was reelected audi
tor of jackson county last Tuesday by
majority of $50. Mr.. Mcclellan is
brother in-law of Adolph Veigel of this
city, and has many warm friends in
this county who will be pleased at the
result. His election follows one of the
hardest political fights ever known in
Jackson county. The battle was fought
out on the issue of the court house tax
question.
The county seat is now located at
jackson, but Lakefeld wants it. The
majority of the county board favors
jackson, and in order to insure the re-
tention of the county seat there, it vot
ed tax levy of $4,000 to build a per-
manent court house. Mr.. Mcclellan re-
fused to extend the levy, and a man
damus proceeding was brought to COM
pei him to do so. The case was carried
to the supreme court and that tribunal
held that the levy had been illegally
made and sustained the auditor in his
contention.
Mr.. Mcclellan happens to have his
home in Lakefeld, and the people of that
town feel very grateful toward him,
while residents of Jackson bore an oppo-
site feeling. The Jackson people left no
stone unturned to secure the election
of an auditor who would be more ac-
commodating to their interests, but fail
ed. Mr.. Mcclellan was elected by de-
cisive majority.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
GOT HIS HORSE.
Animal Stolen a Year Ago Found in
Mankato.
From Saturdays Daily.

b. w. Nagel, farmer living four
miles southeast of Winnebago City, was
in Mankato today, where he located a
mare that was stolen from him year
ago last l. gust. The animal was in the
pasture of j. IT.. Finch when she was
stolen, and her loss was not discovered
for several days, but it is thought that
she was taken about Aug 18th. No trace
of her was gotten until recently, when
Mr.. Nagel learned that she was in the
possession of John Mccarthy of Good
Thunder. Accompanied by Mr.. Finch
and his brother, he went to Good Thun-
der yesterday, but was informed that
Mccarthy had sold the horse that morn
ing. The party learned that Mccarthy
drove away in the morning and came
back at night with another horse. They
looked into the matter and found that
Mccarthy had brought the horse to
Mankato and placed it in feed barn.
MI. Wager anu MS parry CdHie W Mail
kato and found the horse last night and
they identified it at once, and Mr.. Nagel
took possession of the aIimal and plac-
ed it in Harlin & Macbeth's livery barn.
Mr.. Mccarthy came to the city and
said that he had bought the mare, show
ing a check for the purchase price, dated
Aug. 18th, 1908. He and Mr. Nagel
went before County Attorney Wilson.
Mccarthy wanted to be refunded the
amount of the purchase price of the ami
NAL, but refused to let the party see
the amount that the check was drawn
for. Today Mr. Nagel took legal steps
to retain possession of the mare.
The party who stole the horse is
thought to be in Iowa, although he has
worked near Sterling Center in this
county. Mr.. Nagel values the mare .at
$3.50. John Stevens assisted in locating
and recovering the mare for him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
Fought Over Boundary.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

August Fischer and Charles Gechler,
both of st. Clair, came to blows on the
boundary line of their properties in that
village yesterday afternoon After a
short argument over the location of
this line, Fischer attacked Gechler, who
proved the better fighter Fischer called
on his son for help and Gechler fled.
Gechler was arrested. tried for assault in
Justice O'Connor's court this morning
and adjudged not guilty by jury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
HOPHNIE DANIELS DIES.
Highly Respected Citizen Passes
Away After Short illness.
From Mondays Daily.

Hophine Daniels, well known and
highly respected citizen, aged eighty
years, died this afternoon at 80 o'clock
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Pond, on East Hickory street. He had
been ailing for some weeks past, but
took to his bed less than three weeks
ago He is surfaced by five sons and
two daughters: James, farmer, Augusta,
Wis; Mark, farmer, Mankato; Mrs.
Mary Casebeer, Canada; George, build
er, Oklahoma; Mrs. Geo. Pond, Mankato;
Walter, Mankato; and Herbert, build
er, Nebraska The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon from the Pond
residence at three o'clock, and will be
conducted by Rev. Geo. III. Davis. The
remains will then be taken to Sun
Prairie, Wis, where they will be inter
red in the family lot beside the graves
of the wife and daughter of the deceased.
Hophnie Daniels was born in Glouces-
tershire, England, Feb. 10, 1924. In 1850
he moved with his wife and family to
Wisconsin, where he followed the trade
of mason and builder, living sometimes
at Milwaukee and sometimes at Madi-
son, where he helped to build the pres
ent state capitol. In 1882, the family
transferred their residence to Aurora
Neb., and resided there until the death
of Mrs Daniels, nine years later Mr.
Daniels then moved to MankatO, where
he has lived retired life. He was held
in high esteem by all who knew him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
EMPLOYS A NEW TEACHER.
North Mankato School Board Elects
Miss Herrick.
From TUESDAYS Daily.

The North Mankato school board held
a special meeting last night, to elect a
successor to Miss Lillian Smith, who
does not desire to remain longer than
after the holidays and was elected with
that understanding. Miss Ethel Herrick
was elected to the position. She is at
present attending the normal school, and
is very well recommended by President
Cooper. She will graduate from the pro-
fessional course Thanksgiving. Besides
her professional training she has had
two and half years. experience.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-18
New Cottage Planned.

Benjamin Deike intends to put up a
cottage at the corner of Fourth and Ann
streets, in Dukes addition, and will put
the foundation in this fall. He has en-
gagged Architect Schippel to prepare the
plans. A frame cottage. will be erected
at cost of $1,000.