Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 3, 1923, Page 1

Weather Porecast WYOMING: Partly cloudy and cooler tonight, probably showers eas: portion. Wednesday generally fair, except showers and cooler southeast portion. VOLUME VII. PAIR TO FACE TRIAL n For Last of $300,0 LAST OF FALSE REPORTS. FALLS T, CRIMINALS SECURELY HELD Cantlin and Miller Not Out of Custody Since Saturday, Accurate In- formation Reveals. Attempts by rumor mong- ers to discredit county offi- cialg by first intimating that they had aided the escape of criminals and later charging that these same offenders were allowed to run at large pending arrest again fell flat today when it was revealed that Earl J. ntlin, former undersheriff, and E. (Dusty) Miller, now facing first degree murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Mrs. J. D, New- comb, were brought to the courthouse Monday afternoon preceding the in- quest and later removed to the city jail as a safeguard against mob vio- lence. Miller and Cantlin were placed un- der arrest Saturay by Sheriff Perry A. Morris. He and Deputy Dan Mil- ler took the men out of the city Sat. urday night before the death of Mrs. J. D. Newcomb, with whose murder by: be charged. The officers and thelr prisoners. traveled all’ night, sotmg’ a considerable distance from Casper. Mob violence on the part Title Battle to Be Held as Scheduled With Champ Assuming Part of Risk; Arrangements Called Off GREAT FALLS, Mont., July 3.—(By The Associated Press).—The Jack Dempsey-Tommy Gibbons heavyweight | championship fight, suddenly called off at midnight last | night, was back on its feet again today and will be decided in the big pine bow] at Shelby tomorrow as scheduled. Jack Kearns, manager of the world’s heavyweight cham- pion, at a conference which broke up at 2:45 a. m. today, ngreed to send Dempsey into the ring against the St. Paul challenger tomorrow and gamble for the final $100,000 install- ment due Dempsey on his $300,000 guarantee. The promoters guaran: teed the preliminary expenses of the show which includes the payment of the boxers in the preliminary bouts, National League. At Philadelphia— $5,000 to Jimmy Dougherty, the|New referee, and other incidental ex-| Philadelphia’ 22.400 soo Gina 2 C3 penses, which probably will amount = * Batteries — Watson and Gowdy; to $300,000. Behan, Hubbel and Wilson. Major J. B. Lane of Lewistown, who threw up his hands and resigned as trustee for the promoters yesterday, after failing to raise Dempsey’s $100,- 000 decided to continue as trustee and assist the promotors in untangling the muddled finances. Kearns will have jurisdiction over all gate re- ceipts until the champion's $100,000 is secured. ‘The gate receipts will then revert to the promotors. Loy J. Molumby, of Great Falls, who signed the articles asuring the championship bout for Shelby, today is back in control as promoter, assist- ed by his ates. who originally conceived the idea of having Dempsey risk is title in the boom, tow. on the, plains Mayor Jimi Johnson, of Shelby At Pittsburgh— St. Louis Pittsburgh 101 020 00x—4 13 Batteries — Toney and McCurdy; Meadows and Smith. At Chicago— Cincinnati Chicago 003 O91 001—5 11 1) Batteries Benton and Win, Kauffman and O'Farrell. American 1c. At New York (tied in 12) R. H. EB. Washington -100 000 001 00—x x x) of trate residents of Casper was fear- ed, and it was for that reason that this very logical action was taken. who personally sunk $150,000 in the ‘venture, also is back. Johnson, who came to Great Falls A \ CASPER, WYO., TUESDAY, JULY 3, 19 WANE) ; 4 a 2 Sheriff Morris left his deputy in| last night from Shelby, making the charge of the men Sunday morning,|100-mile trip in an automobile, was when it was learned that Mra, New.| reported to be in such nervous con: comb had died, It was seen that| dition that he was unable to particl- the men would have to be brought| pate in any of the conferences, He nedr to Casper so that they would be| remained in the banking institution availabe at the inquest which was sure|of George H. Stanton, president of to be held on M¢ the Stanton trust and Savings bank, Batteries — Pillette and Bassler; | Coveleskio and O'Neill. At St. Louts— Chicog Deputy Miller traveled slowly with Dusty Miller and Cantlin and arrived in’ Douglas at 9:30 p. m. Sunday even- ing, making it impossible for any one to have seen them in Douglas during the day since they were not there. ‘The three men were down town only long enough to eat and then the deputy placed them in charge of Sheriff Peyton of Converse county who kept them in jail during the night, ‘They were in Peyton's custody un- til 11:80 Monday morning after which Miller again took his prisoners and traveled slowly into Casper with them 80 that he would be here by 8 o'clock. ‘He presented them to Sheriff Morris at the scheduled time by taking them in the back way of the court house, There is no doubt in the minds of those who are in a position to know St. Louis while frantic efforts were being made Shelby. to save the fight for vy: Whe Glace and: Sovetend. The fight was actually called off at 12:30 o'clock last night after an angry argument between Jack Kearns the champion’s manager and Stanton in a room crowded with newspaper correspondents. Stanton appeared to tell Kearns that the $100,000 which the champion’s manager had demand ed, was not available and he saw no prospects of raising it. feel that Dempsey ought to fight,’ Stanton said. ‘He already has received $210,000. It is cruel to Gibbons that such a condition has arisen and in justice to the sport, it is my opinion that Dempsey should go ahead and fight.” Kearns declared he would accept $50,000 in cash at once and get the remaining $50,000 from the first money Taxpayers to Vote on Sewer and Water Bonds On August 7; Council Takes Action In Regular Session Monday Birthday Greetings to ‘Gamble’ 00 Guarante A\yl \ A; catty" AU : \\ SPECIAL ELECTION IS CALLED that the public appearance of Cantlin and Dusty Miller might have led to a riot. The undercurrent of excite- ment that prevailed caused the sheriff to ask the co-operation of the city police force, and half a dozen mem- bers of this department headed by Chief Alexander Nisbet guarded the (Continued on Page Two.) that went through the gates. Stanton advised that it was too late to con- sider any such proposal and that the $50,000 In cash was not available as the $5,000 pledges from the Montana business men who had attempted to raise the money had been returned. Some of the newspaper correspon- (Continued on Page Two.) Casper citizens will vote on the issuing of $275,000 worth of bonds for water and sewer extension August 7, according to an ordinance passed by the city council at its regular meeting last night. The aldermen at this meeting also ap- proved the assessment roll in Paving District No. 20, agreed to donate $5,000 for a full time health board in’the county and agreed to enter into a contractmade honorary members of the Cas CHICACO DOCTOR IS LATEST VICTIM OF ‘POISON PEN’ Says He Will Take Law Into His Own Hands If Threats and ‘Annoyances Continue; Wife Prostrated CHICAGO, July 30.—Dr. Burton W. Mack declared to- day he would take the law in his own hands if he found the person guilty of “poison pen’ letters and annoying tele- phone calls, with which he and his wife have been bombard- ed within the last three years, before the authorities do. The latest menace to the Mack household came last Sat- urday after the birth of a baby at the| man threatened to kill the Mack baby Mack home. Some one telephoned|sirl, Patricia, on the 29th of the the newspapers a spurious notice of | orth. ‘ the death of Dr. Mack and it was| On the night of March 29, Dr, Mack said, a brick was thrown through a published. | window of his home, narrowly miss- The physician who sald he had|ing Patricia and another child in the complained to the police and federal| house. authorities planned to retain an at-| Other letters, some of them hand torney and call personally on state’s| written in ink and many of them type attorney Crowe today. | written also have flooded Mrs. Mack’: Mrs. Mack nearly collapsed Satur-| mai!, intimating ‘hat the physician day when some one telephoned the| was familiar with another woman house asking about the report that} Dr. Mack, who is married the sec Dr. Mack was dead, ond t declared the attacks 1 Last March a letter, which the phy:| him a 1 his opintor attempt #ician-believes, was written by, a wo-|to-destroy hig domestic life, with the Mountain Realty and Title| per council, Boy Scouts of America. corporation for furnishing water to] Attorney W. O. the Butler Heights addition, and be-| the scout council, addressed the men eame honorary members of the Boy] who Scouts of America, per council, The bond issue which will be up to) councilmen and executives was in the voters August 7 will be divided|return for the recent privilege ex into two sections, One jasue of $200,-| tended the scouts in governing the city 000 for an extension of water mains| for three hours, will be voted on, and another issue|of Former Governor Robert D. Carey for $75,000 for sewer extension work| and Governor William B. Ross, these will also be put to a vote. men are the only honorary scouts in The matter has been hanging fire| the state. for some time and the council has| The council will meet at 10 o'clock spent considerable time investigating| July 6, with the officials of the Bur- he matter and attempting to tigure| (Continued on Page Nine.) out whether the plans for increased * Salt Creek Man Is Killed, One Injured In Late Auto Crash io when the Wilson, president of/ Earl G. Henderson of Salt Creek was instantly killed, and Leo M | were to be so honored. The! Cramer. 2 was badly | conferring of the honor on Casper's two miles north of Jewett roadster in which they were riding turned over man. the other side of the town. It after they had gone through Buff that Henderson decided to return to the town and get a spare tire to use in an emergency. No cause for the upsetting of the car been found. was while going down the mountain | Henderson's chest was badly With the exception| side. Word of the accident was| crushed and he died instantly. The brought to Casper today by L. C.|men were taken to Buffalo within Garner, brother-in-law of the dead| five minutes after the tragedy. It was | found that Cramer's injuries were so The two mien were of a party cf| sever that he was then taken to the 12 who had gone Sa't Creek on a fishing trip. to Buffalo from Thelr journey would take them a few miles er service which they had in mind e adequate to meet the needs of Casper at the present time, ‘A $75,000 reservoir will be construct: ed as part of the program. It has been argued in some quarters that such a reservoir would be only an emergency affair, but the plan which the clty has virtually decided on pre vents any possibility of this, In stead the reservoir will be one of a es as the series to be built in terra city grows, : REAL RING FANS WILL BE AT RODEO; RETURNS OF TITLE GO WILL BE BULLETINED THERE With all the preparations made for/over until it will be casily trave “MEXICAN FED Si MND GTS Juan $50 tenced to 30 days in jail on the charge The Mountain Realty mp Asus, oor | record breaking crowd at the July|UPon. | The arena proper ts bette poration will be giv permis } | proportioned and the ring has beer tap the elty water mains for the prop-| * POx!né show at the Rodeo grounds| draten closer to the Sraiaes iA i erty in the Butler and Butler Heights| othing is left now but the fighting.| order that the popu'ar priced under addition. The work will be at the ex-| ‘The boxers have promised that the! cover seats will ba cholcy. Genera pense of the corporation and when this} fighting will be supplied with much| admission will put the spectator in addition is incorporated within the) action, aggressiveness and accurate| seats around the ring on the bleach city of Casper the money will be peld| clouting The grounds are in better| ers. They are excollent seats back to the company. \shape than ever before. The public|far as viewing the battles are con-| The assessment in Paving District; wi!l be better taken care of while| cerned but are not under cover. All No. 29 amoun to $43,000, which| fhe cars will be given plenty of free|in all the management of the show| was approved by the council parking space. <A checking p has done everything possible to make Acting Mayor John M. Wisenhunt,| and stand will also be maintained for|the Independence Day sockfest a real Aldermen J. Peting!ll, Walter|those who wish it. The entrance to/live card and ple f action is a Royce, John Jones, John Hancogk|the grounds has been repaired to such| sured the " round by round and 8. F, Pelton, Alexander Nisbet.} extent that three mach may t of the Dempsey < hief of polic and Oscar Heistand,) ter at once while the road into the}at Shelby ntana will be read Hi [chief of the fire department, were] grounds has been dragged and workedlthe ringsid hospital at Sheridan where an ex amination showed that he suffered with bad spinal injuries, and paraly sis of the lower limbs. Henderson was a foreman for the Midwest Refining company in the Salt Creek field. He leaves two chil dren in Fairview, Mo., where the ody has been taken for burial. He s a brother Ralph G. Hendric m of Salt Creek who accompa the remains. His brother-in-law, L. C. Garner, is in charge of the Midwest tank farm west of Casper Cfamer has been foreman for the Midwest in the Salt Creek field also. He has a wife in Salt Creek. > WIFE BEATER Lopez or Mar Judge Murray ez was fined by and was sen of beating fo and ck xicated e court his y en in y eral counts, SS —————————————— ea NUMBER 229. Cantlin’s Claim of Responsibility for Kill- ing Overthrown by Testimony of Eye- witnesses Who ‘Assert That Miller ‘Also Fired Gun; Inquest Concluded Warrants charging first degree murder were filed by Justice Henry F. Brennan against Earl J. Cantlin, formerly undersheriff, and W. E. (Dusty) Miller, son of a wealthy pioneer resident, following an inquest late yesterday into the death of Mrs. J. D. Newcomb, who was fatally shot by one of the pair on the East Yellowstone highway last Friday night ~ when the driver of the automobile] been made by a bullet fired from in which Mrs. Newcomb was riding and slightly to the right of failed to dim her lights. Charges were filed by the justice of the pea The car was the object of A after the securing of affidavits from] curious crowd also who gathered all principals concerned and hearing | around to see what the excitement witnesses who had not been avatl-| was about. Miss Helen Newcomb, able immediately following the shoot-| daughter of the dead woman, and ing. It will be remembered that Mrs. Newcomb lived for 24 hours after the tragedy and before her death both Cantlin and Miller had been taken into custody, indicating that the proper charge would be lodged against them when full details were available. The coroner’s jury returned a ver- driver of the car at the time of the shooting stood with County Attorney Foster in the shade of a tree by the court house steps Miss signs car by Newcomb of had not showed breaking down until the brought from Boyle’s garage With this reminder of and with the gen Aict that Mrs. Newcomb died as the} oral excitement, the strain of the | result of a gunshot wound from | afternoon iner gun in the hands of elther Miller | ELEN N or Cantlin after Cantlin's version of] FIRST WITNE: tragedy had been overturned at Bredcotnb Wale thalaidicat: wits inquest by the testimony of Mrs kao thegiia ee the thie Thos. Daily and William Iba, eye itinlisatgh Page Two) witnesses to the shooting. Mrs, Daily and Mr. Tba__were members of a group who were Aetupante of a car immediately behind the Newcomb auto and testified that one man was HEAR FIGHT running on each side of the road and were firing as they ran. The two men against whom the charges have been filed have been under arrest since Saturday after- noon, either behind the bars or !n transit under the guard of an of- ficer. COURTROOM PACKED RETURNS AT THE TRIBUNE FOR INQUEST The crowded court room yesterday afternoon testified to the intense in- terest in the case. Although there had been no widespread statement of A great majority of boxing fans Will learn the results of the Demp- sey Gibbons fight announced from the ringside at the Casper Rodeo grounds tomorrow, but the few who the time of the inquest many per-| remain in the city or who are pre sons desirous of hearing the details} vented from attending the big followed the matter closely and were| fight here need not fee! disappoint: ed The Tribune's policy present ‘The time of the hearing had been of giving the set for 3 o'clock by Coroner Lew M.| news at all times will be in vorue Gay. An impatient throng was on| tomorrow and the results of the hand even before the striking of this} Shelby bouts will be megaphoned hour. The gathering of the Jury and} and bulletined at The Tribune as the assembling of the necessary wit-| fast as the best Associated Press nesses, took half an hour. During this period the jury which consisted service operators can flash them di- rect from the ringside. Preliminary ; July ldren while |} of H. J. Rafferty, the Rev. R. R.| fights will begin at 12 o'clock noon, Hildebrand, and D. A. Williams, were] mountain time, and they will rap taken out in front of the court] idly lead up to the main event—the house to examine the car in which| Dempsey-Gibbons battle Shelby Mrs. Neweomb had been riding when| fight card should be concluded by she was shot 3 o'cloc Examination of the car showed the All Casper will be on a holiday fatal bullet to have entered the car] tomorrow and for this reason stores in the upper right hand corner of] will be open until 9 tonight the tonneau, making a clean-cut hole} for the benefit of shoppe indicating that it had not ricocheted Then tomorrow take in the big Another bullet hole was found in] fight card here, If you can't, be at the mud guard between the running| the Trib’ at noon sharp for the board and the body of the machine] curtain-raiser at Shelby and get and at the junction of the front right your news direct from the big pine fender. This hole appeared to have bowl in Montana HARDING PLAYS BIG PART TODAY IN TRAIL FETE Meacham, Oregon, Home Town of Meek- er, Scene Today of Entertainment for Benefit of Presidential Party ON BOARD PRESIDENT Ff 3.—(By The sociated faced today trip in the smallest town he h had to do with the Oregon Tra Meacham, Oregon, 10 miles fr« lation of 51 The population of the little town persons, however, was augmented great visitors from all parts of the state and from adjoining states, who join ed elebration of eightieth a niversary of arrival of the first wagon train Willlammette val ley. Reports received by the presiden tial party said automobile parties had been arriving Meacham for sev- a that time the the celebration may be | TARDING’S SPECIAL TRAIN, Press).—President Harding the most strenuous day’s program of hig western 1as yet visited. The program ail celebration and the town is »m a railraod and with a popu- t from the for the btained lay which includes: program ~~