Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-13


uted his downfall TO being bounded b.
> officers after he had been discharged
from the penitentiary lie began hi
career as a criminal be said, when hC
stole some fishing tackle and sold It tC
purchase food. He claimed that he
lost jobs because his employers found
out that he was convict Roberts
attempted TO hold up am automobile on
the Portland-Oregon city road, and
when the driver refused TO stop he
shot Stewart and Perkins.
The last day of the present month
would have made one year since Frank
Garrison was brought to The peniten-
tlary Garrison was born in Polk
county about 40 years ago, Having
trouble there he went to Coos county
where he lived in the hills with his
dogs. The body OF Roy Perkins was
found In Coos bay ard some Of his be-
longings were Disco red in Garrlson's
cabin. A verdict Of murder in the
first degree followed the trial. He was
convicted on circum anual evidence.
lie told an officer where Perkins body
would be found and described It's ac-
coutrements. The body was found as
he said 1t would be.
Mike Morgan was formerly a soldier.
lie was convicted IN Josephine county
for the murder Of John York commit
ted while he was intoxicated. Nor
gan was born at Alton Ind, October
20, 1882, He enlisted in the army at
Fort Douglas, Titan While in the
army he acquired the drinking habit
Coming to Grants Pass in 1911 he en-
tered the employ OF John York. In an
alteration while Morgan was under
The influence Of liquor he killed York. |
lie weighted the body and sunk it in
Rogue river. Two weeks later he was
arrested while making his way north
With York's horses and wagon. He
las six sisters and two brothers llv-
ng and two brothers and two sisters
lead He was the son of a blacksmith.
Noble Faulder was born in New L
He had been a sailor. a min.
+ and had worked in construction
amps. lie killed Louis Gilbert in q
uarrel over dog He was received
I the penitentiary March Is, He had
tile to say about his relatives. A
rother fought in the courts for his
ie and visited him just before the
Necution. Faulder began drinking
hen nine years Old and said that the
yo things he loved most in life were
hiskey and work He was over six
et tall and weighed 1870 pounds
A Pitiful Little Story.
1t is strange indeed through what
annels and tortuous ones. too. our
'es run. Here is a little side-story
today's tragedy that illustrates this 4
rs L. U, Josse, Of this city, was =
hoolmate of Mrs Roberts, mother of "
e man hanged today. After leaving 4,
hool Mrs. Josse did not see Mrs. +,
'Derts for many years, never, in fact. b.
tll about two years ago, when Mrs ST
'berts called upon her here-and n
lied upon her for aid, being desti- @,
te, lily clothed and helpless. Mrs II
sse gave her clothing and money as III
sting her materially, and crying r,
s. Roberts told her that she was
re to see her son "Jack' Roberts
10 was confined in the penitentiary, III
e said he had always been worth 81
S. IDLE boy and his habits had final. M
landed him in the penitentiary. He
YER showed any desire to help his
ther in any way and when she vis-
l MIN in the pen at that time he mt
Sed her and she seemed broken go
-rted when she visited Mrs. Josse I'M
seems though, that the approach of en-
tn has touched even his hardened fro
IT. and recently he wrote Dr. Byrd str
e. asking him to sell his, Roberts str
y to the willamette medical college pa
SlOO and send the money to his me
.neri but even this eleventh hour pa,
ikening to his duties to his mother pla