Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-09-26
MAN WHO KILLED ALLEGED Bii-
TRAyER OF HIS DAUGHTER
DECLARES NOT INSANE
WAR HERO IS NOW BROKEN Man
Relieves Order Sending Him to sn'
lem Was to Prevent Fresh Out
break of Trouble
(Marshnold Record)

With drawn, hagEard lace anu
haunted eyes. George ID. Chenoweth'
state representative from Curry
county and slayer OF his daughters
alleged betraycr, George Sydnam oil
I.anglolu, was this morning taken to
the state insane asylum at Salem,
accompanied by a guard. but In ev'
CRY way allowed his freedom in spite
OF the verdict OF insanity. passed By
tho Jury.
i,ess than year ago. Mr.. Cheno-
weth passed through this city, brok-
en- from wounds received In France
and more than years suffering In
various hospitals OF Europe, but
iuhllant over the prospect Of again
being reunited with HIS family whom
no had not seen for nearly two years
since his enlistment In the Cana
dian army--he had left them n hap
py little group. u wife and four chill
dren every one OF whom he felt
proud 10 call his own. He returned
TO find his eldest daughter, a girl 2
years OF age. the dlsgraced mother
Of year-old child. She told him
1S-year-old George Sydnam was the
Infants father.
For the first time. Mr., Chenoweth
today gave his side OF the story OF
the tragedy which followed. His
wife, said Mr.. Chenoweth. upon
learning OF her daughters betrayal.
asked young Sydnam 10 marry her
She would pay all the expenses OF
the marriage she told him and would
continue TO support her daughter
All she wanted was to give a name
to the expected child. This the
youth refused TO do. and arrogantly
said he could not he forced into the
marriage, not being OF age. To the
mother he applied an unspeakable
epithet. and reiterated his refusal to
consider marriage. Later, the mo-
ther again made her request to again
no refused
Upon his return to his home. said
Mr.. Chenoweth today, he did not
see Mr.. Sydnam. who Immediately
upon hearing OF the presence In the
community OF the girls father. left
for California He remained there,
until Mr. Chenoweth went to the
winter session OF the state legisla-
ture, and then returned to Lang
lois. He told several persons, al
leges Mr.. Chenoweth, that should
the father OF the girl Insist upon
marriage he would blow his head
on" 'T'm quicker on the trigger
than he Is and he had better not talk
to me-" Is the alleged remark OF the
youth.
Mr.. Chenoweth sat through the
legislative session. and according to
tho testimony OF witnesses at the
trial OF last week, seemed to be the
victim OF great mental disturbance
and distress. He returned. and
shortly after ,on the evening OF the
29th OF March, he went to a dance
hall at Langlois where he knew
George Sydnam would be. Without
parley he walked up to the youth,
drew gun, and before any action
could be taken to restrain him, shot
the boy twice. He calmly walked
from the dance hall and later re-
marked to group of bystanders. "I
hope killed him"
Mr.. Chenoweth this morning talk
ed freely OF the tragedy to the Re-
cord
'T believe the order OF the court,
sending me to the asylum was one
of expediency," he said. "The Judge
feared an aruption OF feeling should
] he allowed to return to- my fam
lily and thought that to send me to
the asylum would allay any ami.
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