The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-01-11
OF PORTLAND, MURDEREU
- BY THUGS AND HURLED
FROM HIGH BRIDGE.

FROM HIGH BRIDGE. 81:
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Charles Foulk and Wife Says They
Distinctly Heard Human Voice
at the Moment Of the Trage- III
dy-His Screams Heard. Ii'
Two screams for help which came
from the lips of Dr.. Phillip. Ed
wards Johnson just before be was
thrown over the railing Of the Ford
street viadnct Sunday night were
distinctly heard by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Foulk, who live In a house
that stands almost against the east
end of the bridge. They were. sit
ting In a room that faces the bridge
and had they been locking out of
the window might have seen the
victim thrown over the railing.
But thinking that thescreams came
only from boys who frequently hold
high carnival on the bridge neither
looked to see what was happening
until three or four minutes after
the cries were heard. ,i,,-.:,. .s
Then Mr.. Foulk stepped out on
the porch just in time to see Port
land Heights car stop and Conduc-
tor Lowery picked up Dr.. Johnson's
hat and wallet. sa.sE - t1.B
r. He could not tell at this time
what it was the conductor picked
up. but saw that be got something
from the track. The brief space Of
time that elapsed between the
screams and the moment Mr.. Fou1k
saw-the Conductor pick up the doc
tors hat is contlusiye proof that
the cries were made by Dr.. Johneon
land this new evidence proves be.
yond a doubt that the. physician
was robhsi and murdered by thugs.
Additional light is thrown on
the mystery by Mr.. and Mrs. Foulk
by evidence to the effect that the
! two suspicious, characters had been
lettering about the vicinity Of the
bridgsfor more than a week prior
!! to the murder and on Saturday
night, before the doctor. met his
tragic fate man supposed TO be
one of these two was detected in the
act of attempting to burglarizs the
Foulk home. The presence In the
vicinity Of. these two, men was
brought to the attention of PATROL
man Mackey- several days before
/ the murder BY persons who had
seen them skulking about dark
j streets. -, -
i This new evidence in the mys-
tefy leaves little doubt in the minds
\ Of any one save the, police. that Dr5
johnson was attacked by hold-ups,
robbed and, then thrown off the
i bridge to the hard street III feet
] below. The police are still bold
! ing to the suicide theory, while the
thugs who were seen prow1ing about
the bridge, and who most probably
are responsible for the doctors s
death are making good their es-
cape. Jisvss1rss.,s ;s4:sf1es.H
The important information pos
sessed by Mrs. foulk was diecover.
ed and secured bya Telegram rep.
resentative. Sitting In the room
occupied by herself and her hus'
,, Band on Che night she heard the
cries and looking out Of the win.
!, dow upon the scene of the tragedy,
=. she related her story Of the fataI
might. - 20 '@ ''s'
I'VE finished our dinner about
, 7:30 Sunday night, said she, sand
feeg ID here ca ding. It was nearly
is q 'clock:;~I tnlnk, when heard 6
. iloud scream. 1t sounded as thoug
t it were made by some one in dis
| trese. and it came trcm about th'
:. fcentsr ofthe bridge. 1T died away
: fand aftera eec md g silence I hearo
!. another scre am. The second wa
i fvery short aud faint, as though i
! were muff1ed dr choked off. Ther
absolute silence prevailed. 80
i "The cries were go indicative o
distress and so'pecuIiar that they
1attracted my attention very q uick
@11y. was not feeling we'll, SO
spoke to my hus band; telling hin
e that some one on the bridge u as Ii
d trouble, I Fam sure I asked him t.
# walk out on the balcony and see
e Boys frequently congtegate on tn
:, tbridge and make lots Of noise, an,
n he remarked that+ft was pfobabl,
8 ion1y some. boys. had an intuitiv
n feeling, though, that somethin
twas wrong, and kept insisting tha
le he go out and hook.
it "Three or four minutes later b.
e walked oct on the parcb. Ashe di'
e 30 he saw u car stop ard saw tn
& cond ductof Bet off and pick up some
d. thing from the, bridge, He conldn'
Z. lsee what.it was, and he ,dint know
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