East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-22

Mrs. Mabel Young Warner, ad-
venturous niece OF the late ]. w.
Young and principal figure In two
recent criminal trials in the circuit
court, Is busy again and another
chapter is now promised for the
melodrama In which she has appear
ed so conspicuously
The act now on involves the search
Of the Farmers Bank of Weston and
several private residences of that
town for the purpose of "finding"
the true will of Young or Of papers
which will be to Mrs. Warmers BEN
eft in the civil suit that is pending.
At Athena yesterday Mrs. Warner
made affidavit before Justice of the
Peace 'B. 3. Richards that papers
were being concealed with criminal
intent in the Weston bank or in some
one Of the private homes she desired
searched. A search warrant was is
sued by the justice Of the peace and
placed I'm the hands of Fred Gerber
ding, constable Of the Weston pre-
cinct. Early this morning the search
commenced and the residence OF
Amasa Phillips of Weston was first
searched.
After the Phillips home had been
visited the searching party then went
to the bank and was busy when the
movement was brought to an abrupt
close through the withdrawal of the
search order by Justice Richards.
II was during search of the
Young papers in the Farmers bank
that Mrs. Warner discovered" the
will which was afterwards proven
to be forgery. In view of that in
cident Il was not pleasing to Cashier
B. y. Hall of the bank, to have the
institution again visited by Mrs.
Warner and her friends SO this
morning he consulted Judge Lowell,
his attorney, regarding the matter.
who in turn laid the facts of the
case before District Attorney Phelps.
Under the law a justice may issue
a search warrant provided he is sat
isfied that something is being con-
cealed with criminal intent. Believ-
ing that the Athena justice had act
ed hastily in granting the search war;
rant Mr.. Phelps called Mr.. Richards
by phone and told him that grave
complications might arise unless
proper foundation had been laid for
the proceedings. Mr.. Richards offer
ed to withdraw the search order and
he did so at once.
According to District Attorney
Phelps it is right and proper that
the Weston bank and as many homes
as necessary be searched provided the
proper showing be made. However,
he declares that 1t should first be
shown that something of a criminal
nature is being concealed and also
that the search be properly made. In
view of past circumstances he Is
filled with suspicious as to Mrs,
Warmers intentions. Il
CradiiiclS Is Detective.
Recently q new element was in
troduced into the Warner case in the !
form of a detective whose name Is !
Craddick, but concerning whom lit |
tie else seems to be known. The |
credit for having inspired the pres
ent move Is largely attributed to him
and is said to have worked" the |
constable and justice Of the peace for
the search warrant.
When the search Of the bank was
started this morning Constable Ger
berding was accompanied by Grad
u
nolds. During the search Of the
Phillips residence and the partial
inspection of the bank nothing was
found, SO IL plot similar to the one
charged against Mrs. Warner last
spring was again contemplated, It
.,,os a,,idautIv MT nulled off