Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-06-14
TUTEII IN JAIL.
Land Fraud King Brought From
san Francisco.

Stephen A. y. Puter, king OF the Ore
go, iand-traud ling, the central figure
of Sensational trials, defendant in nu'
mefous Fed ri indictments, a fugitive
ON jnstice fr I'm ocean to ocean, and
wanted by the authorities OF the United
States ard Oregon alike, is at last safe
and sound in Multnomah County jail.
There among the common criminals
that hannt the ounty bastile lapgulshee
the m.n who has made thousands on
broad aused swindles and conspiracies
ae.inst the Government, who has
operated with men in office and finance,
with indictments, q suspended sentence
snd s25. 600 b,nds hanging over bis
head.
In custody Of Deputy United States
Nsrshals A. s. Dingley and J. W.
Richards, Puter reached Portland on
the overland from San Francisco this
morning. The officers escorted him
directly to the office OF United States
Marshal Charles J. Reed, whore. after q
conference between Mr.. Reed and the
California officials. and . delivery OF
p.te 6, the big md fraud operator was
escorted to ill by the California deputies
anil Leona'I Becker. q deputy in
Marshal Reads Office.
Puter attracted but little attention as
he walked up Morrison street with the
Depaty NJ. halls. Since leaving Port
l,nd he has shaved off his mustache,
and this changes his facial appearance
materially, although he is the same old
Puter.
"lIow do you do, Mr.. Reed?" said
Puter on NEE ing the United States
Marshal.
"He'lo, Steven" returned Marshal
K ed, who has known him loog time.
"Sit down." and Puter sat down.
Seated in the Marshal's Office. Puter
chatted freely with Telegram reporter.
bu. was rather reticent about discussing
the inner detal's of his case.
"There's nothing to say, except that
Tn here" eaid the land.trsud king.
Il don't want to talk about it. I'm
going TO try to get out of my difficulties
the best way can, and l have great
hopes OF getting out all right"
''What about your escape from Secret
Service Burns at Boston did you pull a
son on him in making your escape? ?"
ssked.
"Oh, now, I don't want to talk about
that. I don't want to say anything
about Mr.. Burns. He has made
several statements, and he probably
told what is mostly true.
1.-THE papers have printed whole lot
Of stuff about what said at Alameda.
snd there isn't . word of it true. l
ne yer talked to q single reporte while l
vas in Jail there. They printed stuff,
Just % though I had talked to them,
hut didn't say . word to newspaper
man"
"Have you make any preparations to
give bonds ?" Was asked.
mo. l don't expect to give bonds
for . while yet. and don't know OF any.
body right now will 60 bail for me-"
When asked about the statement At
tributed to him that he had come West
to see Special Prosecutor Heney, Puter
said the story was true.
"What would I have come to Ban
Francisco for if it hadn't been to see
him. Itried to arrange meeting with
hin, to see what he thought about my
esss and explain things to him. / had
my wife telephone to him. but was
s,,ested before I got to SEQ him, l am
sorry to cay. didn't 800 him because
San Francisco Was burned down. /
didn't know whore to find him and
couldn't telephone"
Puter said he had refused to see
Marie Ware-McKinley, and acknowl-
sdged the correctness OF the story that
As had returned her note without open
ing it.
81 didn't want to see any one," said
be. "There were % many people hang
ng around there and host Of reporters.
whom didn't want to see."
"Are you going to be witness for the
] government ?" was asked.
"Well l guess am I expect to be .
''In the Mays case?"
"Yes."
"What has become of Mays?"
"Oh, he's around Oakland somewhere
crazy. I saw him the other
lay, but didn't speak to him, of course.
net him On the street."
Asked where Horace Mckinley is.
utter said all be knew was what he had
cen in the papers, and they said he
Tas in China.
Puter processes profound ignorance OF
he charge pending against him in the
,ireuit Court for Marion County.
vhen asked about the charges con-
lined in an indi ctment returned by the