The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-10-11
DESERTS YOUNG GIRL.
and IS ARRESTED

Sheriff Chrisman came to Hood
River from The Dalles Tuesday and
arrested living Duboise, who has been
known here as Jack White. Duboise
was wanted on charge of seduction.
having enticed a young girA away
IRON her home, it is alleged under
promise of marriage and then desert
ed her.
Probably the capture of Duboise was
about as easy job as he sheriff has
tackled since he has been in office, as
instead of havinz to go after his man
the man came to him. Dubois has
been working for the Oregon Lumber
company at Dee, but quit and went
to Green Point across The Wiley on
foot where he succeeded in raising
some money on time checks which
had been given him. He afterward
came to Hood River and went to the
Office of tho Oregon Lumber compa-
ny here for the purpose of getting Il Q
remainder OF the cash. While he va
negctiatig for it the sheriff stepped
into the office and heard the book
keeper address Dnboise as White.
knowing that the man he wanted was
travelig under that name the sheriff
accused him of being Duboise and be
finally admitted that was his name
and he WAS arrested He was taken
to The Dalles ON the local and the
Chronicle prints the following story
about him:
Duboise is a brother of Fred Du.
boise, who ran away from Marcola
with Mabel Conrad last week and WAS
arrested by Sheriff Chrisman and
Deputy Wood and taken back to Eu-
gene When the culprit was in the
hands of the Lane county officers they
discovered that his half brother had
a hand in the dastardly piece of bust.
ness and that young woman accom-
panied him. They at once informed
the officers up here, who found that
the young woman, whose name is Sav.
age, was employed on the hill
Through her they determined that
Duboise, whose real name is Benson,
but who takes the name of his step
father, was at Green Point in Hood
River valley. Sheriff Chrisman left
this morning for Hood River, and
phoning out to the mill, was informed
that man who went by the name of
White, but who formerly was called
Duboise, had quit work the night be-
fore Chfisman then confined his
sellch to the town and soon found
his man, who, when told what was
wanted of him, said: "They can't do
anything With me; the girl who came
with me was over 20 years of age" "
But Chrisman took him just the same
and brought him to The Dalles on the
noon tIaln.
The trial of Duboise takes place 10
Eugene tomorrow or Thursday, when
Deputy Sheriff Wood, Irving Duboise
and the Savage girl will be on hand,
Wood having been subpoenied as
witness.
Wenatchee and TOppeniSh Take p "izes.
In meeting which was one Of the
most enthusiastic gatherings which |
has ever been held at Weuatchee, the |
Wenatchee Commercial club celebrat |
ed winning the 81, 600 prize for the |
best fruit exhibited at the Insterstate
fair at Spokane. Business men pre-
dicted that WenatcEee would have
10000 Inhabitants. Speakers, local
and from adjoining towns, addressed |
the meeting. Before adjournIng the
meeting rendered to the committee in
charge of the exhibis at at Spokane,
composed of George Farwell, William
Turner and Charles f. Brown, vote
of thanks for THEFT successful work.
The excellent quality of the fruit
raised in the vicinity of Toppenish is
receiving recognition, kichey & Gil
bert of that place, who are the largest
shippers from Toppenish, having re-
ceived the "Silver Grill" first prize
of 500 offered by the Spokane hotel
for the finest display of apples at the
Spokane fair
There was considerable competition
for this prize by growers from North
Yakima, Wenatchee and SpOkane;
the second prize being awarded to
Robert johnson of North Yakima.
The varieties exhibited by Richey &
Gilbert were Spitzenberg, Yellow
Newtown, Winesap, Arkansas Black,
Wagner, Crimes Golden, Baldwin,
Nortern Spy, Gano and Ben Davis.