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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-28
SLAYER OF HENRY MILLER, WAL
Ia WALLA SALOON KEEPER,
IN NEVADA.
After Discharge From Oregon Peni-
Tertiary Strikes it Rich in
Gold Mine.

| From poverty to. riches, from con-
| tory of Ed L. Mimms, well-known to
| Walla Wallans as the murderer of
| Henry Miller, a Walla Walla saloon
keeper at Pendleton, few years ago.
Mimms is now wealthy mine owner
of Tonopah, Nevada, where he located
few years ago after being pardoned
from the Oregon penitentiary. Mimms
spent two years in the Oregon prison
for the killing of Miller, when through
the influence Of friends he managed 20
secure a pardon. Regarding Mimms
and his life the Boomers Ferry Herald
says:
Early settlers will recall the name of
Ed L. Mimms, prominent in political
dozen or Is years ago. He was a
banker in the Occur d'Alene, and chair
man of the democratic county commit
tee. In the latter capacity ne became
involved in trouble in Bonners Ferry,
where it is alleged that he attempted
to practice fraud by trying to beat the
Australian ballot law.
Later in 1889, he shot and killed J.
Henry Miller in a gambling brawl in
Pendleton. He was convicted of man
slaughter and sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary and a fine of $1,000
and $500 costs. He had some evidence
tending to show self defense, also some
influential friends, and he was finally
pardoned.
Mimms left the penitentiary penni-
less and went to the new gold fields,
at Tonopah, Nevada, and is said co
have been one of the first to open up
the gold mines of that camp. He struck
it rich and is now rated at close to a
million. A Portland news dispatch
speaks of him as being on his way from
New York to London with his wife,
whom he married since acquiring his
new riches.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-28


enter opened on an alley and Shannon
was seized with an idea.
Leaving Officer Thompson to guard
the door, "Bill' rushed to the police
station. He came back struggling
with stepladder. This was placed
against the wall and Shannon mounted
upward. The ladder was too short, and
'Bilr' came down in rage.
A passing Jap stopped and Iookel
interested. The Jap volunteered to
procure a longer ladder. With this
Bill assembled to the window and
crawled in.
He found a sleeping woman, but no
man. An investigation discovered
rope ladder When "Bill' descended
the Jap informed him that he had
seen man scurry down rope ladder
some minutes before and that the wo-
man had drawn the rope ladder up.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-28

cants for the second place that the Da-
Wis pledge or intimation does not look
good to many politicians.
At several of the state institutions
the governor has temporary superin-
tendents in charge. These men are
looking after mis- political interests and
may be disposed when the new board
sets to grinding. In any event minor
officials will go fast. Under the law
the board of control is presumed to
have sole control of the management of
state institutions, but little matter
of the law will not stand between the
governor and filling berths according
to political promises.
The labor commissioners successor
has already been selected, the dairy
and pure food commissioner knows he
is to go, and the governor is worrying
over successor to the mine inspector
Then, too, he looks forward to filling
tax and railroad commissions and spa
cling in his time by naming men for the
other choice berths at his disposal.
The executive and his advisers adhere
to the belief that these places should
not go out until the legislature and a
possibly obstreperous senate are out of
the way.
1t has been said of Gov Mead that
he has declared he will call an extra
session of the legislature in the event
a failure to enact railroad commission
legislation results. Those who nave
followed the executives course do not
place a great deal of confidence in this
statement. The governor wants to get
rid of the legislature he has. He wants
a railroad commission and a railroad
machine badly enough
worse than almost any other man in
Olympia-but it is open to doubt as to
he would summon the legisla-
ture for that purpose.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-28
CARRY AWAY HEAD OF CORPSE
Extraordinary Effort Of Attorney to
Save His Client.

LEWISTON, Mont, Feb 2S.-Friends
of Milton o. Howell who was SEN
fenced in 1898 to be hanged for the
murder of Thomas Rolling, punishment
afterwards being committed to life i'm
prisonment, are circulating petition
asking Governor Toole to pardon him,
and scores of signatures are being OBJ
tanned.
This was a cause celebre in Montana.
The principals in the tragedy were
neighboring stockmen and the killing
was the result of a quarrel in which
blows were struck After the murder
Howell fled to Canada, but was cap
tured and brought back.
The prosecution contended that ne
killed his man in cold blood by shoot
ing him from behind. This point was
bitterly contested by the defense and
an effort made to have the body of
Rolling exhumed in order to determine
it, but the court would not order it to
be done.
After the conviction and while How
eli was under sentence of death, w.
E. Cort his attorney, himself dug up
Rozling's body without any authority,
secured the head and hurried off to
Helena with it. According to the state
ments of certain medical men, it was
shown positively that Rolling was not
shot from behind, as claimed.
The startling exhibit was shown to
Governor Toole and the death sentence
was committed The attorneys con-
duct caused intense indignation among
Rozling's friends and threats of having
him indicted were made but never car
ried out.
It is upon evidence supplied by the
head that the petition for executive
clemency is now based, and the general
belief is that Howell will secure his
liberty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-28

For all kinds of Lumber call up
Kent Lumber Co., Main TIA.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-28
GALLANT SQUIRRELS AWAY.
Officer "BiII" Shannon On a Crusade
Against the Parasites.

SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. 2S.-Rope
it's have become necessary to the gall
1ants of the underworld. Officer "Bilr'
carried on a personally conducted cru
SADIE against them.
One man has been sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary for taking
the earnings of a woman, and others
are awaiting trial on various charges
as a result of the crusade. Fear and
CONSERVATION have spread throughout
the district inhabited by the human
parasites.
The crusade reached crisis yester-
day morning. Four establishments
were raided by 'The Terror of the Ten
derioin," and two men taken to the city
Jail. Two escaped, much to the morti-
fication and disgust of BILL
Officer Shannon, accompanied by two
officers, swooped down on a shack near
the Sacred Heart hospital, which has
been inhabited by a French parasite.
The officers were stationed around the
building and Officer Shannon went in
to explore.
Shoes, stockings and other raimenr
of the occupant were discovered, but
Shannon could find no trace of the in
dividual. High and low he searched,
but the man was missing.
"Umph, that son of a Gascon must
have wings, or cyclone cellar"
snorted Shannon as he wended his
way down town in disgust.
Rope Ladder for Exits.
The next place visited by Bin was
room in the Metropolitan hotel on
lower Howard street. Here Shannon
heard a man beating a woman. He
battered on the door and threatened to
break it down when the landlord inter-
fered. The room he was seeking to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-28

Hoffman of Des Moines Supports The
Dry That She Was a Suicide.

Hoffman of Des Moines Supports The
ory That She Was Suicide.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 2S-In an
effort to sustain it's theory that Mabel
Scofeld took her own life by drowning,
the defense placed DR.. c. H. Hoffman,
an eminent expert, on the stand in the
Thomas trial this morning.
Professor S. r. Macy, state Chem
list, testified for the state to the effect
stomach and found frances of choral
therein. 1t had previously been shown
that Thomas had purchased choral,
falsely stating that it was for an un-
dertaker the day before Mabel disap-
peared.
DR.. Hoffman, who recently achieved
fame by reason of his admission that
he was using an alias out of respect
for certain relatives in Germany, and
was Immediately suspected of being
the missing Crown Prince Rudolph of
Austria, testified that Professor Mays
test was out of date and utterly unre-
liable. He further testified that it was
possible for the choral to be accounted
for as result of the action of the en-
balming fluid; also that the absence of
water in the girls lung when the body
was taken out was not conclusive evil
dence that life was extinct before the
body reached the water.
Roger Maroney, the undertaker's as
sistant, who embalmed the body
said he made two openings in the body
to remove the water from the lungs and
succeeded in collecting a considerable
quantity in this way. On cross exam
ination he admitted he was not Ii
censed undertaken, and had twice be-
fore failed to pass the state examina-
ton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-28

If you want Lumber be sure and
see the Kent Lumber Co. e.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-28

Pianos for rent. Judge Taylor, No.
8 N. Sixth Street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-12
LIGHT AND POWER PLANT.
Commission Appointed to Select Plans
and Award Contract.

Mr.. Elliott Woods, superintendent of the
United States Capitol, and in charge of the
construction of the Senate and House of
Representatives Office buildings has ap-
pointed commission for the selection of
plans and the award of the contract for the
heating. lighting and power plant for the
office buildings and the Library of Con-
gress, the cost of which Is estimated 10 be
about million of dollars. This commits
sion consists of Col. Charles 8. Bromwell
Engineer Corps. U. s. A., in charge of pub
lie buildings and grounds; DIR. s. w. STRAIT
ton, director of the bureau of standards
Prof. s. II Woodbridge of the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology: Mr.. C. p
Gliem. chief electrical engineer for the
United States Capitol; Mr.. Charles B. Tit
low and Mr.. Richard Harding, steam and
electrical engineers of the Library of Com
gress.
This commission held Its first meeting at
the Capitol today and began the considera-
ton of the work that is before II. The
commission will hear statements of all those
who propose to make bids for furnishing the
plant and the award of the contract will be
In accordance with the recommendations of
the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-12
FRIARS' LANDS BOUGHT
SECRETARY TAFT DIRECTS FINAL
PAYMENT TO BE MADE.

Secretary Taft has approved a settlement
arranged by the Philippine government
which completes the purchase of the Do
minican Friar lands in the Philippine
Islands. These lands include nearly half of
the lands purchased from the friars, and
amount to about 100000 acres. After the
contracts were signed it was found that a
mistake had occurred by reason of a differ
ence in the Spanish and English version OF
the surveys. The Spanish version made the
price $200,000 more than the English ver-
sion. 1t was also found that the titles to
eight different tracts were defective.
While Secretary Taft was in the Phil
ippines he effected a compromise by which
the titles were to be made complete and
the purchase money paid according to the
English version, while the S2O0, 600 In con-
troversy was to be submitted to arbitra-
tion. Since his return the Secretary has
received cable from Gov. Wright saying
that the Dominican agents have offered to
compromise by accepting $4,000.
Secretary Taft today cabled Gov Wright
approving the compromise. The total
amount to be paid to the Dominicans is
S3,oo0,O0O. The money will be paid in New
York about October 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-12
A REVOLT TING MURDER
Revealed in Discovery Of Dis
membered Body
In NEW YORK TODAY
MANS HEAD FOUND WRAPPED IN
A NEWSPAPER AND SHIRT.
Other Portions Of Body Discovered In
Room Occupied by Elevator
Operator-An Arrest.
IN NEW YORK TODAY

NEW YORK. October 12.-The finding of
| a mans head in East 18th street near
avenue & early this morning resulted In
the discovery of an unusually revolving
| murder. the victim Of which was Thomas
f. Corcoran. Corcoran was killed prob
ably last night in the house No. 149 Sd
avenue. After the picking up of the head
the other portions of the body were found
cut to pieces in the I'D avenue house. The
arms below the elbow and the legs below
the knees had been packed in suit case
and the torso and remaining portions Of
the arms and legs were hidden in a clothes
hamper in a room occupied by Frederick
Bauer an elevator operator. Bauer was ar
rested
The point at which the head was found
Is more than a quarter of q mile away
from 149 Sd avenue The head was
wrapped in the Sunday supplement Of
German newspaper and blue and white
shirt.
Murder Discovered.
The murder was discovered through
story told by George Lanole, who had
room adjoining Bauer's, and who rushed
into police station today, saying that he
had lain awake for hours listening to
noises which he thought proceeded from
Bauers room. He said that late last night
he heard at least two men quarrellng in
the adjoining room. He heard a shot, and
the sound of some one falling to the floor.
Then he went to sleep.
About 2:3O this morning Lanoie said he
awakened by strange noises in the
room where the shot had been heard.
Twice a opened the door and went
out and Lanole, after laying awake listen
ing for some time, decided that some OF
the sounds he heard were the noises of
bones being broken. This suspicion caused
him to notify the police.
Bauer Apprehended.
Bauer was found entering his room by
the police and said to them: II found my
room like this when 1 awoke this morn
ing
his room last night, one a soldier. Bauer
fell asleep while these men talked, he said,
and when he awoke the soldier gone
leaving the others body as the police found
1t. The police found that Bauer's socks, the
right arm of his undershirt and the right
arm of an outer shirt were covered with
blood. A badly nicked razor was found
| volver with one chamber empty was also
| found in the room.
| Bauer, who is thirty mine years old, is en-
| ployed an elevator man a the Union
| Square Hotel, and when he went to work
| today he was sent home because of extreme
| nervousness. An examination of Corcoran' s
| head showed that he had been shot in the
| face.
| The police make the allegation that it
was crime of degeneracy Corcoran came
here from Ireland several years ago. and
made his home in this city with a married
| sister.
He was a ticket chopper on the elevated
railroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-12
LEAPED TO HIS DEATH
Suicide of Armitage Mathews
of New York.
FIGURED IN POLITICS
LAWYER AND SECRETARY RE-
PUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Preferred Death to Facing Trial on In
dictmenmts Charging Him With
Fraud and Theft.
FIGURED IN POLITICS

NEW YORK, October 12.-Rather than
face trial on the indictments charging him
with fraudently taking money from the
Weissel estate. Armitage Mathews, lawyer
and secretary of the county republican COM
mittee, committed suicide today by jump
ing from window in his apartment to a
stone-paved courtyard. He struck on his
head. fracturing his SKULL and died in a
short time. Mathews, who was a young
man, had advanced rapidly. both in the
practice of his profession and in politics.
He a friend of former Governor Black
and of Abraham Gruber, and they were
loyal to him in his trouble, acting as legal
advisers and doing all they could to aid
him to obtain the change of venue from this
county for which he appealed.
The change of venue was denied yester-
day and trial of the case was set for today
before Justice Davy in the criminal branch
of the supreme court. Early this morning
Mathews received a special delivery letter.
After reading. his housekeeper heard him
go to bath room and open a window. A
few seconds later he jumped to his death.
Several tenants in a home in the rear of
Mathews apartment saw him jump. A
doctor was hurredly summoned. but he
could do nothing for him and Mathews died
in few minutes.
Indicted Last May.
Mathews was indicted last May on
charges of conspiracy and grand larceny
growing out of the looting of the Weissel
estate, of which David Rothschild, wrecker
of the Federal Bank, was administrator
Rothschld, John W. Wooten and Lawyer
SeHuel l. Ferguson were all indicted with
Mathews on the same charges. Rothschild
was already serving long term in state
prison for wrecking the Federal Bank and
Nooten was convicted in June and SEN
terced TO nine years and five months in
Sing Sing.
Wooten was kept in the Tombs as a pos
slEle important witness against Mathews
Eel guSOn was also expected to be a wit
ness for the prosecution of Mathews.
Mathews was the local representative of
the Bankers Surety Company of Cleveland
which was on Rothschild's bond for S4OO 900
as administrator of the Weissel estate
1t was agreed by the four accused men,
according to the Indictment, that Roths-
child was to have sole possession of the
estate. and that whatever money he bor-
ciate
His Official Career.
Mathews at one time was an assistant
district attorney. He served three terms as
member of the board of aldermen Two
years ago he was made secretary of the
county republican committee.
After Rothschlld was convicted and sent
u Sing Sing prison he drew up on bits of
paper series of statements. in which he
accused Mathews of having a share in the
looting of the WeisSel estate. Eventually
the statements reached District Attorney
Jerome, and Rothschild was brought to
New York to testify against Mathews.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-12
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.
Deaf Mother Sat Placidly in an Ad-
joining Room.

CHICAGO, October IA blind woman
was burned to death in her kitchen last
night while her deaf old mother sat placidly
rocking and mending in an adjoining room,
hearing nothing of the dying daughters
cries of agony. The victim was Mrs.
Frances Harvey, a widow, forty-one years
old. The mother is Mrs. W. Vierer, eighty
one years old. With them lived Mrs Har-
Neys eighteen-year-ol daughter, Emma
who works in a downtown store and has
supported the family of three. The daugh-
ter reached home just as Mrs. Harvey was
dying.
Mrs. Harvey had been blind from child
mood, but she knew the house by heart
and had been accustomed TO doing the cook
ing. She had placed the kettle on the gas
stove last night when the sleeve of her
dress. coming in contact with the burning
gas, became ignited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-12

can Bankers Association in convention as
sembled:
First. That the members of the associa-
ton are deeply interested in any measure
which will promote the interests of the
whole country industriaIly and CONNER
cially, and especially with reference to our
foreign commerce.
Second. That we favor and most respect-
fully urge the passage by Congress of some
measure TO foster and encourage the up-
building of the merchant marine, and give
us back the prestige on the high seas We
once enjoyed
Third That we favor the ship subsidy
measure which has received considerati ton
at the hands of our Congress. which we
think would tend to restore our flag upon
the seas and build up our merchant marine
to the extent that the necessities of our
trade now and in the future may demand
Fourth. That we recommend that our
senators and representatives favor some
just and equitable measure that will bring
about the results and afford the relief
above suggested
Fifth. That through our legislative COM
mittee memorialize the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States with a copy of these resolutions"
A recess of a few minutes was taken for
discussion among the members, during the
course of which fiash-light photograph of
the convention was taken.
Report on Education.
Mr.. j. B. Finley of Pittsburg presented a
report from the committee on education.
Mr.. Finley stated that the work of the
committee had been directed toward the
elevation of the standard of educational
work.
The study courses, said Mr. Finley
consisting of standard textbooks and
collateral exercises and eXamfnat tions
covering the subjects of practical bank
ing, commercial law and political econ
omy. have appealed alike to practical
educators and employing bankers as well
as to ambitious and Industrious students
in both city and country.
The association of students in chapters
in the larger cities affords opportunity to
add lectures and classroom methods to
individual study of textbooks. In sew
eral places where university schools of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-12
CABLE CUT BY CORAL.
Wireless Telegraph System to Be In
stalled in the Philippines.

Gen. Greely, chief signal officer of the
army, has decided to install a wireless tele-
graph system between Zamboango and Jolo.
Philippine Islands. Gen. Greely was not
favorably inclined to a wireless system in
the Philippines at first on account of the
necessity for experts, but the cable between
Zamboango and Jolo has been interrupted
so often that wireless seemed to be neces-
sary. For nearly forty miles from Zam-
boango the bottom of the ocean consists
of coral reefs. The strong tides that flow
between the Islands wear the cables
against the coral, and they are frequently
cut and rendered useless. 1t is expected
that the wireless system will be in opera
ton about three months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-12
Retirement of Col. wygant.

Col. Henry Wygant of the 22d Infantry,
now under treatment at the General Hos
pitai, Preside Of San Francisco. has been
placed on the retired list of the army on
account of disabilities incurred in the line
of duty. Col. Wygant was born In New
York October 81 1885, and was appointed
to the Military Academy from Arkansas
in 1864 On graduating he was appointed
second lieutenant, 24th Infantry. and has
served efficiently In that arm TO date. He
reached the grade of colonel August II.
1908, and has had command of the 22d In
fantry since that date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-12
ACCIDENT ON THE STOCKTON.
Two Firemen Seriously Scalded by Dry
Steam

NORFOLK. Va, October -. - Michael
Maria, chief water tender. and Patrick
Saulsberry, second-class fireman on the tor
pedo boat Stockton. are at the Norfolk
naval hospital. seriously scalded as the re-
suit of an accident on the Stockton while
that vessel was out from this yard on a
five-days' cruise
The two men We're in the fire room when
tube blew out and draft from above
caused the men to be both scalded by the
dry steam which enveloped them and
burned by the fire from the boiler which
was forced out from below
Marra's condition is the more serious
The Stockton was but little injured by the
accident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-12
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENT.
Bronze Bust of Columbus Unveiled at
Pueblo, Col.

PUEBLO, Colo. October PA beautiful
bronze bust of Christopher Columbus, yur-
chased with funds contributed by the
italian societies of the United States, was
unveiled in front of the Carnegie Library
in this city today.
Among those who took part in the cere-
monies were Mayor des Planches. the Ital-
ian ambassador at Washington, who was
present as the representative of King Vic
tor Emmanuel; Count Corte, Italian con-
sui at Denver. and the two United States
senators and three congressman of Colo
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