Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-03


students have come forward within
the past few days that DR.. Failla
and the hospital surgeons believe
they will quickly have Mrs. Russell
herself again.
| Another high roller has "bit the
dust. Slow horses, fast women.
lavish hospitality in the white
light district and the backing of
prize fighters who could not fight
were the causes of placing Arthur c
Rabbit in the dock of the Market
police court. He Is charged with
forging checks on the Mutual bank
to the amount of 100000. Flashily
dressed and apparently self possess
ed he faced the charge. Rabbit is
the nephew of retired army officer.
who's name forged, and during the
preliminary trial It was stated that
he was married to the gallant cap
tain's niece, who was once before the
means of saving him from the hands
of justice. In five months he sue
,ceeded in getting through $4,000
and the stubs of several checks put
in evidence showed that he had spent
large sums of money in the purchase
of costly furs and diamonds for some
of his women friends In the "Tender-
loin." Rabbit is in prison awaiting.
trail, bail having been put at pro-
hlbltive figure.
Amazing details are daily coming
to light as to the systematic fleeing
T, of prisoners in the city jails. A
man who arrested quite recently for
exceeding the limit while driving an
automobile explained to the mags-
ltrate in the west side court that
fee for professional bondsman
cost him SIS and amongst the other
items were-one undeliyered mes
sage to bondman S1.10, one Ave
cent packet OF cigarettes 65 cents,
changing cell OF his friend 81. second
undelivered message to bondsman
$1.10, one ten-cent magazine, per-
mission to take a walk 50. making a
total OF S21.S5 in less than ten
hours. Complaints of a like char
acter have been received from most
ly all the city jails. II cannot how
ever be expected that any attention
will be paid TO trivial matters OF this
kind when the district attorneys of
fee Is at present buslly engaged col
lecting evidence to secure the In
dictment OF two or more city magis-
,trates for bribery and corruption.
Evidence has already been adduced
10 show that one magistrate received
$1,000 for discharging a woman
charged with serious crime while
another Is charged with receiving a
large sum for preventing the course
OF justice. In fact justice is rapidly
becoming n thing Of the past In
New York.
While admitting having blgamous-
ly married four men Mrs. Augusta
Bannerman- Kochler- Newman Spit
zenberger-Miller. who was arraigned
In the Tombs police court few days
ago, hotly resented slur on her
cooking. "They were all so nice and
sweet to me-" said Miss Banner
man, that had just 10 marry each
one to get rid OF hint" The first
husband, Koehler, of Waterbury,
Conn. was IN court 10 assist the
other three In the tangle Husband
No. s with disdain said she did not
know how to cook that all she did
was to sit around and talk. The
much married prisoner was calm ana
collected up to this point and II was
well Koehler was not within striking
distance OF her when he made this
statement. The lady In whose en-
ployment Bannerman was acting as
cook at the time OF her arrest was
in court. but could add nothing to
the testimony. II am afraid you viii
lose your cook" said the magistrate
81 will and good one" replied the
lady. Bannerman smiled, and was
sent below.
Seldom has newly announced be
, neyolence been received with such
J glad approval as was the announce
) ment that Mrs. Zelgler, widow OF the
a late millionaire, had endowed a new
I magazine devoted especially to th'
, blind. The announcement must have
: made the poor blind people leap viii
e Joy. The blind are peculiarly SAD
; over and above any sadness tha'
! clings to other persons afflicted phys
Z icaIIy IN any way. A group OF deal