Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-20

and telling him II he couldn't be-
have better to stop calling on her.
Grills said that he didn't mean moth
ing but had merely been angry on
account of the tenor of a note that
she had written him. In addition to
this, Miss Roby asked him what he
had meant by HIS threats and he
said that he shouldn't be taken seri-
ously.
Wanted to Marry Her.
According to the evidence given
by the dead girls twin brother at
the Inquest this morning. Grills
had asked Miss Roby TO be his wife
although he had known her but two
months. According to what his sis
ter had told him, she told Grills that
she wasn't going to get married now
and wouldn't marry anyone unless
she knew them for at least year.
Grllls kept insisting but was put of
and he Is said to have grown In
sanely Jealous, thinking she intend
Miss Roby's father said that he
didn't want to discuss Grills' actions
with Grills as he might get angry,
and say more than he should, so he
sent Orley Roby, the twin brother,
to Grills as previously stated.
Mother Had PremonitiOn.
Mrs. Roby, the dead girls mother,
heard the fatal shots and immediate
ly SUI missed the truth. She had been
asleep but awakened her husband.
They got up, found their daughter
was not home but seeing that their
son, Orton, with whom she had gone
down to the skating rink, was not
In returned 10 bed The mother re-
mained awake, however, and when
Q O'Clock came, she insisted on Mr..
Roby and Orley arising and starting
a search for Ora. They started
down town and when passing Mrs.
Mnrphy's home, where Grills made
his home, Orley stopped TO inquire !
about Grllls. There, they learned |
the truth.
Left With Brother.
Last evening. about 1880, Miss |
Roby and her brother, orton, aged |
90. otarted down town together. |
Just before leaving she went over 10
her cousin, Moses NJ. Bullock, who |
makes his home with the family and |
said Goodbye, Uncle BILL" and |
stepping over TO her mother. kissed |
her and said, Good night"
Soon afterwards, she was seen at
the skating rink, skating with Dan
Starr who was the ondy near witness
Df the tragedy. Just how and where
she met Grills could not be ascer-
tained. Orton having left her and
spent the night down town with
Grills Had Been Drinking.
Cecil Holland, who had known
Grills since the latter's coming TO
Coos Bay. testified that he saw Grills
around the skating rink early In the
evening. Grills, he said, had been
drinking but was far from intoxi-
Gated. Grills also was displaying
he revolver and twirling IL around
his finger but Holland didn't think
much OF the latter fact as he had
frequently seen Grills with a gun.
jrills, he said, appeared to be In his
usual mood. Grills had recently
old Holland that someone in Marsh
Held had threatened 10 shoot him
,Grills) on sight and he proposed TO
,e prepared for them.
Later. Holland saw Grills with
he girl when they stopped az Jack
Davis store.
Starr Saw Shooting.
Dan Starr, a horse trainer who
leeps at the fair grounds, testified
Il the coroner's inquest that he was
Within about goo yards OF the couple
when the shooting took place. He
aid that he was en- route home and !
While going down Sheridan street /
leard a shot fired. IL appeared 10
~ ahead OF him. Soon after the
hot, he heard a scuffle and a girls
creams for help. lie fastened
head, then heard two shots In rapid I
uccession and after an interval OF
eyeral seconds a fourth shot. Ow-
ng 10 the darkness. he couldn't
make out much but was merely able I
q see the fash OF the last shot. He
lurried on. noticed a body on the {
idewalk and made straight for the q
tables where he awakened NJ. H. IL
Way and returned 10 investigate ami
i've the alarm. Aft'r seeing that
he two wena dead. they came down
own for the officers.
Previous 10 the shooting, he testi-
led that he had skated with Miss
toby al the rink. He didn't re-
lember OF having held any conver-
alton with her, other than that she
ad introduced him 10 her brother.
'rton Roby. That was about 9
clock and he didn't notice her aft
rwards.
Coroner's Inquest
Or, +. Mingus. the Coos connty
oroner, impanneled a jury consist
lg OF Charles A. Howard. II. j.
.enden, Ed. r. Colgan, Chas. w.
leCulloeh, l.. w, Trayer and Geo. Y
hom0son.
All testified substantially 10 the Z
acts above set forth. Wall. Frizeen
nd LaChapelle live on Broadway.
block from the scene OF the trag-
dy, and Nay al the race track. and
.ere among the tiyst on the ground.
vail telephoned 20 Marshall Carter