Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-11
DOCTOR is SLAIN
IN PORTLAND, ORE.
Crime of Mystery Battles Police of Coast
Town Which Scents Sinister
Motive.

PORTLAND Ore, Jan. S.-The
murder in this city last night of DR..
Philip Edwards Johnson, a physician
recently arrived from New York, is one
of the most mysterious tragedies that
ever has occurred III the northwest.
DR.. Johnson came to Portland with
his newly welded wife two months ago
to establish his home and practice his
profession. The couple bought a site
for a beautiful home in a fashionable
section.
Mrs johnson before her marriage last
fall. was Il Mrs. Scarborough. She is a
daughter of former Gov. Headley OF
Ohio. DR.. Johnson is son of Episco-
pal Archdeacon Johnson of Staten Is
land, and graduate of Columbia uni
versity.
Wife Afraid to Be Alone.
Shortly after dining with his wife last
night DR.. Johnson announced his IN
tention Of visiting a DR.. Panton, one OF
the examining board by which he was
to have been examined Tor ADMISSION 10
practice, against the prOtestatlons or ms
wife, who feared highwaymrn. On his
way DR.. Johnson called upon his cous-
IN, w. &. Alvord. assistant cashier IN a
local bank What happened at AlvOrd S
house has not been learned, AlVord re-
fusing to make any statement to the
public. Alyord's parents, however, told
the police that after leaving their home
DIR. Johnson walked toward the tofd
street bridge. two blocks distant, to
go to DIR. Panton's home.
A short time afterward a car conduc-
tor found Johnson's mang led body lying
in Jefferson street, III feet below the
bridge Johnson's pockets had been
turned inside out and his watch removed.
DR. Johnsons empty pocket book ana
keys were found on the bridge above
There were no evidences of struggle.
Cards on the doctors body were the
means of Identification.
Mystery Grows Deeper.
Alvord when first approached by the
newspaper men for a statement was APP
parently eager to talk, but excused him
self a moment and went to Mrs. John
sons room. Returning he informed them
Mrs. johnson was Frustrated, and all
further efforts to get him to make a
statement were unavailing. The police
met with no better result. Alyord later
on visited the police headquarters and
endeavored to secure possession OF some
articles found on Johnsons body, but
was not successful. A visit to the cor
oner had better results, that official turn
ing over to Alyord several articles.
Can't. Bruin of the police department
inclines to the murder theory, and yet,
according to his statements to news
paper men, he does not believe Johnson
was robbed, but insinuates his belief of
murder with having motives more SIMS
ter than robbery.
Triple Shooting in Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash, Jan. Sc. II.
Turner was shot and almost instantly
killed by Capt. Emmons, a cigar stand
proprietor. and Andy Russell, proprietor
of Russell's saloon, was probably fatally
wounded by the same man In the bar
last night
The men were talking when Emmons
whipped out revolver and shot Turner.
AS Russell sought safety in fight he was
shot in the back.
Emmons then looked in the big mirror
and shot himself in the head, dying ten
minutes later.
Infatuation Ends in Death.
NEW YORK. Jan. S.-Mrs. Lena
Wiedeman, proprietress of q manicuring
establishment in the Hotel Endicott, is
dead; Pauline Ratel, a young woman
who lived with her, and George Fallon.
florist, are seriously, if not fatally,
wounded: and Frederick Bergman is
slightly wounded as a result Of a shoot
ing and stabbing ARRAY i'll the Wiede-
man apartments last night.
According to the ante-mortem state
ment by Mrs. Wiedeman, Fallon was re-
Sponsible for all the wounds. Mrs. Vie
deman was SO years old She was an
attractive woman. Fallon once resided
with the Wiedemans and is said to have
conceived violent infatuation for the
wife.