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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-18
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1S.-Bat-
Ting Nelson has been offered $3.50 to
come out here and fight Johnny F'rayne
twenty rounds during November. The
lightweight champion has the offer un-
der consideration. and it is possible that
he might accept it. He has wired the
Mission club. which made the bid for
the match. that he would start from Ms
home in HegesWich. III. in a few ia 5
for the coast and consider the offer.
The Mission club, Of which Sidney
Hester is the matchmaker, has been
anxious to secure the services Of Mel
son in a fight with Johnny Frayne or
Lew Powell, the local lishtWeights who
have been doilg such good lighting
during the last six months. The club
looks upon Frayne as the better card
Of the two boxers. as they think he is a
more rugged man than Powell and
would put up a harder fight
Hester started off by making a fat
offer of So 900 for Nelson's share of the
purse and wired the Battler the offer
When the Battler received the tele-
gram he laughed At the offer and wired
back that he would not consider any
thing less than $4,000 for his end.
Since then Hester has been increasing
his offer until it has reached $3.50.
rhe Battler has taken notice of it, and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-18
Frayne a Conner.
Frayne

FFdyne Somef.
trayac is considered a good opponent
for Nelson. His recent decisive vic
tory over Fighting Dick HyIand whom,
he won a clean decision over in twenty
rounds, has made the fans believe thai
he would give Nelson a hard fight
When it is considered that Hyland had
the better of Nelson for twenty rounds
in their engagement Frayne has GER
tainly some right to fight Nelson.
Frame has been anxious all along to
meet Nelson. and he is extremely con-
fident that ne can wrest the light
weight title away from the Battler
Nelson has not been seen here since his
last fight with Hyland He has always
proved a great card. and the club
though guaranteeing the champion Il
big purse. would undoubtedly make
money at that
Nelson's last fight with AID Wolgast
in Los Angeles. was very disappointing
Many of the fans declare he is on the
down road and the first good man he
goes up against will beat him
Should the Mission, club sign Nelson
and Frayne they plan to put the con-
test on at the Coliseum on the eve of
Thanksgiving.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-18

NEW YORK. SEPT. 1>-Enter. the
football hero, He makes his first APP
..aIance ID real game today with
the eleven q the Western Maryland
university ntesting against Rock Hill.
Between nav and Christmas day. when
The i.. contest VIII Pc Wagcd at Ha-
NauH. C~'.l between Rollins college
aa- ILL., University Of Havana. some
s'o game win he played between
tamS '. lie universities and colleges
" ,hr I'nl,rd State. The Carlisle In
dams, as usual, get into the game
r:ty playing the East End Athletic
"lo '. steelton at Carlisle today. ard
'Hsasne in their first college game
win Lebanon Valley college next
Wednesday. Next Saturday will wit
CESS he zeal opening OF the season all
owe. the country, the teams having
s'-7rS scheduled including Villanova at
'"'1S'" Hamilton ut Syracuse, Gettys-
'"fs I'll ? nnsylvania. New Hampshire
>''' IL Brown. lawrence at Miuneso.
I'd, Saurllefi ut ST. Louis, southwestern
RES. teriau IT Vanderbilt and Will
..n aHd Harry At Virginia.
"'''',,o@al games between the big
'">''.. ard y stern colleges are grow
.S popularity. In addition to the an
.-t. contest between Penn and Michi-
S'- which viii he played in Philadel-
."" ia November Is, and the return
..''t" between Chicago and Cornell at
'.Aaea or TIL same day. the south will
.' represented by the Scwanee team
" '"ancssee which plays Princeton on
..' myers home sridiron on October
$40. ""-. the Illinois eleven is sched-
"ra II play Syracuse at Syracuse.
November pa, The New York team
NH 'ho"1Nor II wipe out the stain of
,'' Ann Arbor defeat last year when
-.rE p'ay Yost's big team at Ann Arbor
saturday. October 20.
'a-r plays Princeton at New Haven
November =, and the deciding
~~... "t the so-called eastern cham
.-~"lr series vii be between Harvard
'.0 42!. at Cambridge on November
fH. western season will conclude
-.Hr day. Chicago playing Wis
.~" II Marshall Field.
H.. hal game of this year will be
,. annual clash between the army
..." navy on the University OF Penn
>+-''aia grounds on Saturday, Novem-
''. . Philadelphia is sure to see this
terms If the recent agreement. The
-.'-'' Tor the next FIVE years by the
'-@HASSiving day games will bring to-
7."-ef many strong rivals throughout
'-r country. the principal game being
'''"een Pennsylvania and Cornell at
Philadelphia.
he changes in the rules. for this
season form, one of the features of the
same. chief Of which is the change of
SeoFing, goal from field, which now
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-18
Race Meet In Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY. Sept. 1S.-A fall
race meeting, to last thirty seven days.
was commenced today by the Utah
Jockey club at the mile track west of
this city. Racing will be held daily
until October 80, with suspension of
five days during the state fair in Oc-
tober
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-18

season it was freely predicted by the
be one of the greatest left handed
pitchers in the country. But Rube's
showing did not come up to expecta-
ton. He has d splendid assortment of
curves and terrific speed, but he lacks
control. 1t is said on good auth GRITTY
that Marquard is dissatisfied with his
berth in New York and is anxious to
get away. Hummell of Brooklyn is
one Of the best ball players in the
business. He can hold down any po-
sition on the team in first class style.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-18

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-RumOrs are
n.v in circulation that Johnny Nc
GraW manager of the New York ma
tonals is to trade RUDE MarFuard, his
big southpay twirler, 20 Brooklyn for
Silent John" Himmell. the Superbas'
star utility man. and one of Harry
Lum!ty'- young ball tossers. Last sea-
son Narduard was the pitching sensa-
ton in the American association cir
cult. and 50 we'll did McGraw think Of
his ability that the New York club
,r.!d 81, 900 to the indianapolis team
for NarquarTs services. Early in the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-18

next Saturday. The Woodbine Autumn
steeplechase, $500 added, is also
scheduled for today, and the Hendric
sreeplechase. $4,000 added, foir next
Saturday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-18
American League.
YESTERDAYS SCORES.
Northwestern League.

Northwestern League.
Vancouver 6, Spokane 4.
aVncouver 6, Spokane 4.
Seattle s, Portland l.
Pacific Coast League.
Vernon 3, San Francisco 0.
Oakland 3, Portland 3.
Sacramento 3, Los Angeles 2.
National League.
Pittsburg 6, Brooklyn ).
New York 4, Chicago L.
American League.
Detroit ). Philadelphia 2
Washington 10. st. Louis 1.
New York 10. Cleveland 0.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-18
Atlantic City Dog Show.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept 49,
Bowwows of every breed were exhibit
ed on the steeplechase pier today at the
Atlantic City dog show.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-18

The Classified Columns will find
what you want to buy or find a buyer
for what you want to sell
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-18

WaIIa WaIa day at the big fair must
be made a success,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-18

The Cat and the gnuc merry
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
Motion for New Trial Denied Charges Agai1s||
Jurors Not Worthy Of Consideration -Wrt Of.
Error Will Be Filed Today--|f Denied
Then Morse Must Go to Atlanta Prison.

was we'll known to both counsel and
jurors when the trial began. The court
also notes that more than a year had
elapsed since Morse was convicted and
sentenced and that the judgment had
been affirmed by the United States cir
cult court of appeals and writ of
certiorari had been denied by the
United States supreme court.
AS to the drinking charges, Judge
Hough says:
Legislation must advance good
deal before a prisoner may claim to be
entitled to a jury of teetotalers, in New
York at all events
Judge Hough points out that 1T was
by direction of the court that the jul
rors be permitted to lead their "usu-
al lives
And it is not pretended that any
one was at all intoxicated" adds the
court All parties agreed, the memo
randum continues, that no liquor was
served to the jury after the case had
been given to them.
THE same juror who has deposed
for the defendant as to the drinking
habits of the jury" says the court, is
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by the defendant alleged to have been
himself so sodden with drink as to be
incapable of clear, cool and undisturb-
ed Judgment
AS to the charges that the jurors
We're permitted to read newspapers
with "hostile'' accounts of the trial,
Judge Hough said:
1.-The newspaper accounts were In
complete and incorrect, but there Is no
evidence that they We're hostile or bias
ed. as even probably to affect the
minds of men quite able to perceive
their incompleteness and correctness.
Unless all reading of daily journals by
jurors is unlawful this point requires
no further consideration"
Mrs. Morse, vino has remained con-
stantlv loyal to her husband through
out his fight for freedom, is greatly up
set by the turn of affairs today. If he
must serve his sentence, it is said she
will probably accompany him South.
Mr. Littletons motion for a writ Of
error on Judge Hough's decision, how,
ever. acts as temporary stay Of exc
cution.
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FOUL PLAY?
Los Angeles Wyman Asks
For An Investigation
Of Daughters Death Under
Suspicious Circumstances.
Police Seek Rival for Affections OF
Newark MiIIionaire's Son.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 29.-In the be-
lief that her 1S-year-old daughter.
Bessie May Priest, was poisoned. Mrs.
Jennie Priest has asked the district
attorney to investigate the death Of
the young woman.
1t is alleged by the mother that Miss
Priest was engaged to Harry Sayre, a
Newark, N. J., millionaire's son, and
that she had a woman rival. Search 10
being made for the woman. Miss Priest
died in Glendale on Christmas eve, at
ter an illness lasting 20 days.
Five physicians who attended her
agreed that death was due to poison
ing. Two diagnosed the malady as
ptomaine poisoning, a third as zinc
poisoning. The others have not ven-
turcd an opinion. s.ai.
1t has been learned that Miss Priest
was the guest Of her supposed rival at
a dinner in restaurant and that she
became violently i'll Immediately after
ward. In her delirium she constantly
accused the woman with whom she had
dined and during lucid periods she ex-
hibited letters from Mr.. Sayre In
which he is alleged to have warned
her against her alleged rival, though
no reason was given for his fears. Mr..
Sayre Is in Arizona.
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Deputy Burns Story.

"In April 1902" said Mr.. Burns, Il
was sent to Hodgdon by Special Dep
uty jerks to apprehend Some SNUG
glers who We're reported to be actively
engaged in this locality. My son, also
a special deputy, accompanied me. On
April Is, about S O'Clock in the evening
we seized the wagon of Aaron Nevens,
VINO lives on the boundary road. So
called. In this wagon We're sacks of
potatoes which Mr.. Nevens had just
hauled across the line. We took the
wagon in the rear of Mr.. Nevens' barn
on the American side of the line. My
son drove the wagon down the boun-
dairy read and then up the road
towards Houlton, and to avoid taking
nv prisoner onto Canadian territory.
I took him and struck across the fields
diagonally towards the Hodgdon road
and there joined my son with the
wagon.
'sWe drove on up over the little hill'
by the house of Charles Green and
Jacob Terrill and some distance be-
yond. l had heard the noise of a
wagon coming along the boundary line
and suspected that it was smuggler
coming across with load. So leaving
my son with NevenS to continue on
turned back and walked down the
Fodsdon road towards Houlton, and to
avoid the danger of the boundary line
| 1t was dark, but / could see that the
| wagon which was approaching me was
| drawn by two horses and that it was
| apparently loaded.
Standing in front of the nigh horse
a little to enc side, i flashed my cleo
trio lamp upon the approaching team
and shouted: Hold up I told the
driver I was custom house officer
and asked him if he had made pro-
vision for hauling potatoes across the
lire after dark He made me no reply
| I then had some conversation witt
him, standing all of this time by the
| shoulder of the nigh horse. I told hin
that as long as he couldn't account fol-
Himself would be forced to seize hi:
4 wagon and place him under arrest.
II then walked to the side of tn,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
Fails to Locate Bodies Of
The Pa|mer's Crew..
q
Hugh Gray Of Bath, Me-, En-
gineer, Among the Lost.
Barge Badger Of Searsport, Me-,
Picked Up...Crew Worn Out.

Boston, Dec. 29.-Six fathoms and
of Broad Sound channel, professional
diver sought in vain for six hours to-
day for traces of the bodies of Capt
Leroy K. McKown and his II men who
went down with the five masted
schooner Davis Palmer in the disas
trous storm of Sunday night
The diver was unable to secure en-
trance to the body of the sunken
schooner, so tangled was the wreckage
about the decks. Whether the men
were swept from the decks or were
imprisoned below, remains to be seen.
The schooner was found in deep
water, SO feet below low water mark
a taut port anchor chain showed the
futile attempt which had been made to
hold the vessel against the storm. The
forward part OF the schooner was
wrenched apart. The forward mast
met the brunt of the strain.
If the bodies of the captain and crew
We're washed overheard, it is the opin-
ion of the diver that they must have
gone out to sea.
The services Of the diver were Sc
cured today by Mrs. Mckown the
widow of the captain. Representatives
of the owners of the schooner were al
Sc at the scene.
1t is believed possible that the cargo
may be taken out. The work of in
vestigation will be continued tomorrow.
The wreck is now marked by a floating
gas buoy.
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New York, Dec. 29.-Only a technical
legal shadow now stands between
Charles w. Morse, banker and one
time ice King and the Is years sem
tence in the federal prison at Atlanta.
Judge Hough in the United States
circuit court today denied his motion
for a new trial, but close upon the
heels of the decision, Martin W. Lit
Teton, his counsel, announced that one
more effort would be made. Tomorrow
he will move in the circuit court for a
writ of error on Judge Houghs deci-
sion of today If this is denied, Morse
will begin the New Year serving his
sentence for violation of the national
banking laws, the supreme court OF
the United States having previously
refused to interfere in the case.
Mr.. Littleton's recent application for
a new trial for Morse was made on the
ground that the jury was improperly
guarded and that some of the jurors
drank to excess during the trial. With
respect to this charge the court holds
that the fact that the jurymen were
in the custody of Secret Service men
instead of regular deputy marshals.
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Of Assault With Intent to Kill Deputy
Collector Burns, After Seven-years
Search--Ihe Case May Assume
An International Phase,

Portland, Me-, Dec. ga verdict of
noon by the jury in the case of VIM
j. Kelley of Richmond, N. B., charged
with murderous assault April II, 1902
| on Deputy Collector of Customs Frank
w. Burns at Hodgdon, Me- Kelley was
captured Nov. is, 1909, near Union Cor
ners near Houlton, Me-, by United
States Deputy Marshal Ferd E. Stevens
and Deputy Collector V. e. Peters
Kelley claimed the arrest was made on
that it was made in Maine. 1t is hint
ed that the Dominion of Canada may
take uE Kelley's contention.
Kelley, who is 81 years old, lives on
a little farm and has family of II
children. To defray the expenses of
his present trial his townsfolk passed
around subscription papers and raised
a considerable sum. He was defended
by Hon. F. b. Carvell of Woodstock,
n. + d member of the Canadian Par
lament, associated with Judge Enoch
Foster of this city.
United States District Attorney Rob-
ert T. Whitehouse assisted by Assist
ant United States District Attorney
Arthur Chapman conducted the pros
ecution.
Kelley today took the stand in his
own behalf. In a general way his story
agreed with Burns. He denied, how
ever, that he made any attempt to
strike the officer until the latter had
fired and shot him in the face. Then
he admitted that he took his stick and
pounded Burns about the head and
body until he knocked him down, after
which he kicked him several times and
left him in the road.
He said that he then picked up
Burns revolver and walked up the
road to get his team. which had start
ed on. He turned the horses around
and driving back about 80 rods he saw
Burns walking about the field. This
was contrary to the officers testimony
that when he woke up after the as.
sault he found himself in the field
without any consciousness of how he
got there.
Kelley said that when Burns held up
the horses after he had attempted to
drive on that the officer had pulled his
gun and threatened to shoot and that
the second time he repeated the threat
and did shoot, one bullet hitting him,
(Kelly) in the cheek, and lodging In
the back of the neck, and the other
striking a suspender button and glanc-
ing so that it left red mark that af-
terward turned black and blue.
Kelley said that when the officer
first approached him he said: you're
the man I'm looking after" but that
he did not show any insignia of Of
flee. only told him that he was GUS
toms officer. He denied that he said
- you. I'll kill you" as Burns had
testified He said that the stick he used
to goad his nigh horse with as the ami
NAL was bit lazy and that's why he
held It in his hand when Burns claimed
il, was for the purpose of threatening
him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
zELAYA SAYS He never Or
OERED CROCE And CANNON SHOT.
Claims He Only Confirmed Sentence OF
Lawful urtmatial===Asserts They Con-
fessed Acting as Spies and Offered to
Fight for Him-=Utters Words of De-
fiance===FavOrs Federation.

Knox is undoing all that work through
out Latin America"
Zelaya made the assertion that
American marines engaged in several
recent battles in Nicaragua and that
90 OF them were killed. He said:
There We're 400 Americans fighting
with the insurgents at the recent bat
tie of Rama. At the battle of the Col
orado Junction on Nov. 1 20 American
marines were found dead on the field
by our forces. They were all from the
American gunboats anchored in the
river to protect American interests
The official explanation given me was
that these men We're deserters"
I, Zelaya believed that the confedera-
ton of all the Central American re-
publics would ultimately be brought
about, as the great masses of the pco-
pie were Unionists.
Zelaya declared that on Dec. 20, 1907
be wired Washington his willingness to
retire from the Presidency and from
politics altogether if confederation
of the five Central American states
could be brought about.
"The immediate outlook in Central
America" said Zelaya, ''is difficult to
prophesy. The struggle between the
present government and the forces of
! Estrada will probably reach a climax
in a short time
Estrada CABRERA is the evil genius of
our people, for we are all Central
Americans at heart without sectional
lines. CABRERA has poisoned the minds
at Washington. He has furnished
money and supplies and has led the
insurgents in the recent fighting. He
will do the same against the actual
government of Honduras, but he will
never be accepted by our people, and
in time he will be known for what
he is.
Zelaya tonight said he would not
make any attempt to regain power in
his country, but might return If he
were asked by his government. Zelaya
is at liberty to return to his country
when he pleases, is the information
given out at the foreign Office. On ar
rival Zeiaya was driven to the Palace
hotel, where suite had been engaged
Continued on Page Two.)
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Conditicns and General Forecast.

Washington, Dec 29.-F'or Thursday
and Friday; A high pressure area
that was over the Plains states Tues
day night, has developed eastward and
southeastward over the great Central
valleys and the South accompanied by
"a cold wave. Cold weather continued
yesterday in the middle Atlantic states
and New England and taken as a
whole, temperatures are tonight from
10 to 50 degrees below seasonal aver
age from the Plains states eastward.
Cold weather will continue Thursday
and Friday in the Atlantic states.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Jacksonville to
Newport News. The winds along the
New England and middle Atlantic coast
will be moderate west to northwest
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lovesick Man Kills His
Chafmer and Himself.
Robs Indianapolis Lunch Room
Al RevOIver's Point
70 Secure Funds to Follow Young
Woman to Peru, Ind.

Peru. Ind, Dec. 29-The carefully
laid plan of lovesick and discouraged
man. involving robbery, murder and
suicide, eliminated today in the STAY
ing of Miss Dora Chappell, q years old,
a waitress in the dining room OF the
Bears hotel, by Roy Mckinney, aged
20. who then committed suicide. Ac-
cording to advices from indianapolis
Mckinney entered a lunch room there
early yesterday and rified the cash
register while he covered the man be-
hind the counter with a revolver.
Letters found in the dead mans
pocket indicate that the holdup and
today's crimes were planned. 1t is
thought Mckinney committed the rob-
berry to get money to come to Peru.
The letters were addressed to the coro-
ner. the girls father, Frank Chappell of
Peru and to McKinney's wife at East
Germantown. Ind.
In the letter to the coroner McKin-
ney first directed that his body be sent
to medical college and then added:
Il left my first wife because she was
not true to me. left my second wife
last March. On March IS. 1909, met
Dora Chappell and went with her two
months, at the end of which time l
found that she was the only girl for
me. l could not leave the girl loved.
Several days ago the girls father went
to Indianapolis and caused me much
trouble and brought Dora to Peru. 1t
was impossible for me to forget her,
so came to Peru. / asked her to go
to the theatre with me, but she had
other arrangements. 1 could not sleep
and God only knows life has been a
hell. May God help Dora and take
pity on me. Before I close / hope that
everybody will take a punch at me be-
fore l pass over the great divide"
In the letter to his wife Mckinney
said:
Il only wish you We're with me so l
could take you with us, too"
Indianapolis, Dec. 29.-The man who
shot Dora Chappell at Peru. Ind, to-
day. was Roy Mckinney, of this city.
McKinney's father and mother said
that he and the Chappell girl became
acquainted and fell in love with each
other when she was employed here.
Her father separated them and Nc
Kinney, they SLY. declared he would
kill himself.