The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-17
CORD0VA BOY .... IS MURDERED
 AT PORTLAND

deputy United States marshal at Sitka, and an Alaskan raised boy, was brutally shot to death in Portland hotel late in April. The boy was practically raised in Alaska, going to Oregon following the suicide of his father at Pioneer Home. The boy was partially paralyzed and was popular among those who knew him. He was the grandson of former Governor Ben son, of Oregon.
 Reporting the brutal killing a Port land special says: 5&t
 Holding Patrolman George Raney at bay while he deliberately proceeded with one of the most sensational mur ders in Portland police annals, A. B. Foster, prourietor of a drug store at Twentieth and Washington streets this morning shot and killed John Lawrence Godall, crippled night clerk at the Angela hotel, and fired three shots into his own body, wounding himself, the police say, beyond the possibility of recovery.
 The shooting is believed to have occurred because of Fosters infatua- tion for Miss Bessie Wilson, a tele- phone operator employed by the Pa cific Paper Company, who lives at the Angela hotel
 Patrolman Raney, who had been ordered by Foster to throw up his hands, was held helplessly by while he witnessed the shot which pierced GoodalPs heart and killed him almost instantly,
 Later, when the policeman had asked permission to call an ambu lance, and under guard of the slayer had been marched out into the street on his way to a police box, Foster picked up an early morning pedes- trian, and with Raney still under con- trol, pressed Edward l.. Gerwig into playing a part in the sensational tragedy.
 Placing a revolver in Gerwig's hand, he pointed the muzzle toward his own breast and ordered the stranger to pull the trigger When Gerwig refused, he shot himself with the patrolman's gun, discarded it with mutterings that it was not good weapon, and drew his own from his hip and fired two more bullets which narrowly missed his heart
 Foster lived at the Angela. Miss Wilson's refusal of his attentions, the police say, drove him into frenzy, which reached it's climax this morn ing with the murder of Goodall, who attempted to prevent Foster from forcing his way into Miss Wilson's room shortly after a. m. Miss Will son was not in the hotel, but was wis., iting at the home of some friends.
 Foster, unable to enter the room caused a disturbance that awoke most of the hotel guests. Goodall ran up from the office, and Foster immed- lately pulled a gun on him, accused him of interfering in his affairs, and started in pursuit. Goodall eluded the frenzied man on the upper floors, and started down stairs.
 Meanwhile, Patrolman George Raney had entered the lobby, at tracted by the lights on the telephone switchboard and the absence of the operator Foster stepped out of the elevator, revolver in hand, and inn mediately covered the officer. Raney sought to parry.
 See that gun?" snapped Foster.
 "Yes," said the bluecoat, Its a good gun, but put it away: it might go off.
 "I mean business" screamed the crazed man. Throw up your hands while you are able!'
 Just as Raney compiled, Goodall , slinned down the stairs and into the lobby. He sought to aid the officer, but Foster spied him and ordered the two to stand together with their hands in the air.
 Foster then forced Goodall to re move Raney's gun and ordered him to place it on the counter. Goodall hesitated, placed his empty hand on the counter and sought to slip the gun to Raney, but Foster detected the movement and without word shot Goodall through the heart. "My God! You've shot this man. criad the patrolman. T am going to get him to g hospital"
 Foster did not object. but ordered the patrolman to use the phone board hahind the counter to call the ambu- lance Raney said that he did not know how to use the board, but that ha would phone from the police box a ;