The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 22, 1906, Page 1

| AST EDITIO | . = T he Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News HIEF ON THERACK Head of Seattle's Fire Department Will be Asked, to Explain His Strange Conduct in Cone | nection With Incidents Relating to His Duties. | There as fire newepa perme : STORY OF THE MYERS MURDER: THE SEATTLE STAR WEATHER FORECAST—Pair tonight; Gaturday fair and warmer; light north winds, — SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JUNE a2, 1906. AGGIE MYERS IN MISSOURI PRISON SEES GIBBIT NEAR Unless the Governor Intervenes, Woman Charged With Husband's Murder Will be First White Female to Suffer Capital Punishment in State of Missouri. : JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, June firmed the decision of the lowell] Ton'« be bd rn ° ; The governor has giver Jaya’ | tribunal | dal : oo | vee t “ In handing wn hia opinic ‘eeotigs t . ‘ . sing y Aguile Myers and Frank } ~ eiteak’ ean oafmee af fugrs - k’e | Holy sentenced to hang for the | Use Gantt, of the suprem | tne < Py terms the Myers case “a oc Sine mamas ha ecied us : murder of the woman's husband. " 4 ‘ : “ e » and prem Raving been formally made by Fire/ fire # little over a “ ree murder of naw " been forma é 0 year der of an tinauspecting and up 7s Rn -e z : m 1 - " F (Special to The Star.) ffending husband by tis own wile ewe . nel tay ea e . , : KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jax and « guilty paramour sot ou be ot mi Unless Gov, Fotk intervene Attorneys for Mrs. Myers and =, we . ; ‘ Mra. Aggie Myer Hottman have filed motions for a Investigation which | ¥ « enced to hang on Jane t i réhearing of the case, but as neither | | x - the « th od exe m of the f te | defendant b noney W ree entle f charges w tte apttal arry the cases to the Unita that ean the edt hin th will take ' ' hi fata " head of orts After a continuance of cune w ts ire dev . atx thes and after securing ’ w confit Ch « hange of v ae, Mr Mye wa 4 The . b nd guilty of w fer in the firw Mo er of “ . degree. The supreme court has af | ha ‘ fires ee deen ore a be . mae of [EMAAR Murs Myers os rslabashenincrecasts awe . truth hief SEER EERE EERE ER ER RR RRR MITCHELL § BROTHER. ONE CENT ee . - ~ VOL, 6. NO. a5 CENTS PER MONTHR DOCTORS ON TRAIL Physicians Are Tramping Along Cedar River To- day to Determine Whether Railroad Will Con taminate the City’s Water Supply. 101 consists off and Ivor Janh BY JOE SMITH NORTH BEND, Jute of health; Dr, e an additional cox n | Lav on, of the Kin than $: County Medical society; Dr. Grant ee railroad i Calhoun, soon to become health of mn the Ce f J. A. Wilson neer in the e claim made to) er of the ¥ ; HW. Day ¢ Hanford, civil engineer employed Wilson Milw by the King Ce Medical #o who is ac panying | clety; W. H. Plechey, of the elty en on its Ce ‘ office, and two newspaper M Vilson’s repre Arrive at North Bend. « ny has aba r r 1 at North Bend ment th the ¢ arly t a etired early t& he ¢ cn e\f for to tramp with w& t f noqualinig, pass, | good night's This morning ' atly 1 F ut it im the hands rose at 6 o'clock and huts " prac e | ri preparations were made for | the tr watershed reserve. ' the party wall be drive M ‘ other | @n by teams to the city power plant, te would increase the mileage of | four 1 distant, and thence to ain § a where there fs a Milk nw surveying camp. A stop of the division made at Barneston for the who could « arence Myers was rdered be that ar 1 aT eenenten secbina” Sn eee <P oy | was ‘ Jhat and was given others belongt « t ‘ Will Go on Foot. serge wna gels eg Sn el tween midnight and 2:30 the morn,| to Mrs, Myers’ hosband aquah, below the falls tecme will be lett ad ealeen patty vicinity. In @ little while the coal |!ng of May 11, 1904, im the 100 All Traces Removed officials of the ad ap and the members of the party Cvek k was delivered. Shortiy wards lof his home, 2913 Terrace #t, Kan-| When traees of the ¢ | pea anxious lest’ th proceed on foot down the rive? And these men know a @runken | daylight came and just as the » sas City, Mo. Thad been removed, es the cia | commission —_ © th even intles, thence man when they ste him ame up Chief ¢ ame along * The murder was planned by Mre.| ers thought, Hottman was given he = . mer timed | y to the Columbia @ Here Are Some Names. @ lantern turned up high Me te Myers and Hott ordiag to| money his partner, and told te oe spection | 4 railroad, returning to u the euritee on | OUST the © of coal and ate- | the confession of ¢ ter so Go before police can af nty of Engineers. le Saturday morning. Be cot Seture: te toublés Meee |et bimerif with an eff ' Hott @ weakminded, igno-|rest you,” she sdmonished | Medical society had Are Not Impressed. es Lynch, ctatoned at the fue ( sured, of the \ rant youth, was led on by bis love} Mra Myers d in the OOM] soegs SROM DANVILLE m4 its comminsion with an| Medical members of the commige ease ot Third and Pine, Lynch br had arrived, heer answered! for another man's wife. [with the lifeless body of her hue } ‘ - . a examin in the person of mare not deeply impressed with toll of @ vinit ke essived from Chict affirmative, and the chief] By appointment with Mrs. Myers,|band until the following morning! Cano WHAT ASSISTANCE aavereays o sme. Tv cals H. Day a civil engines e commercial side of Mr. Wilson's ‘on July $1 last year at which | T°™t Slene with his lantern, and) Hottman rapped lightly on the] whens she crawled te the back porch | he wa = liliaois to do w who ace he commission. |arguments. This is not « commer — ag nied pnt A doe vs ay ake he ried tt that morning entll thebeitehen door of the Myers heme jane called for help. | CAN TO THE GSLAYER be my Wroines one 1) Hut ny gap which might expedition. They seek to learn time ab wae Se te = ¥} oun was high in the heavens about an hour after midnight, Ag Her nightgown was covered wt * a CREPPIELO. bes d be foolte * gy BE hotherwine ist, the company sent ther the raflroad wil be @ ogre a ak Adee eevee ean Phe Cte? Affectionate. aie Myers loft her husband's side} bloodstaias and she told a harrdw. HOLY ROLLE e tha wa? | its own engineer tn the person of ycnsce to the health of Seattle, Sard & bork shan ae Ai ae to let her paramour in, but Myere|ing tale of a midnight visit of twe BS Yer reese bs Dan ville = - I read tn rage of Mr. Wilson. In this way the me other considerations with them it as hie opinion that the chier|ThtT? |® Another Seattle man. jatisred uneasily as (he doorereaked | negro burglars who had taken some he papers that my brother had bers of the commission are supplied |are secondary to ths one. They ite « Pee antl nett ree | Prominent tn business circles wholin opening let her jewerty and her hust ae Mitchell, brother of George | killed the cur, Creffteld, aad I left | with a walking encyclopedia of the | propose to go into the matter thor “ bey wel nd sid tell the civil service conunis pney She eald that #he faint . ’ tle the town tmne te ‘or Seattle | company’s plans purposes, argu-| oughly an « ind Fecmisnion. hatte chiet thai |srtat te nesion in nica’ chiei]___Seethed Wim to Seon. * NTT cael Mans arama mfotchel. arrived ta eucle eis! |evea seen my” aiater, Haber. eat con roma afeaye af Sel Sek at tae Cansei ise. pe ig Bayon ag Rg Pe appeared at a fire that @c-| She lay dowm again beside her | o'clock peerning trem Davie, I. to wt: I didn’t even know she Was /elbows of its members ple of e. Si domen will festher teil the onan: ® oval fashionable fam-| husband, and soothed him to aleep | Hidden in an Organ Jprenent when hie bre is placed |in town until this morning nage aay i . or Chiet Cook put his arms} When he had fully lost cosiecious| The valuables, raid to have beg i™ ¢ for the kt tas it Grows. own gest. 190k, he Wonton tas r sad told him (hat lneas ahe signaled to Holtman (6/taxen, were found hidden in an op (etm the Holy Roller case is increasing nee anon he had come to the! come in. As be did so, Myers par-| gan re beap of bedding Merle trial approaches ~ lef in his office ana at that he the Senet | ST pon his arrival im the city at . use he (the winee* tially raised in bed, and Hottnvan |» ¢ found the blow attorney office fime the chief had forgotten all in md thy mF | bout 10 o'clock he almost imme Sieet GUA Get of the night pre L ved at the betes strack him with the butt end of a) har and fe belonging to Hottmag, fh" by ¥ ~¢ om , all other business tn i These are b jew of many billiard ewe, It was only a light! por want Of direct proof the wom i oes Mie hang Sourthouse wi |the preparation of the stion, | roan, bir. Win tqnerent idents of a tke racter that have! biow, and Myers sprang up afdlan was released, but on July 2 faa [2 my at . ot - x nae Ae mse nd the same thing can be tre as ‘ narked the er of Chief Cook! grappled with his assailant, believ [towing whe was rearrested and yas MPOwl Mn our to 4 neh for the | 8rting the preparation for the de ay are allinger, whes since he be ) of the fire) ing that robbers bad broken Into Lis! into the Jackson county jaih apd then Pe ear lle 7 wong soened, stated that he knew noth-/ department home XK Weeks later Hott was ations of bis brothers atto Mr. Shipley says that he receives! ing whatever about the pr Six we man bid + the we by | seine ieseaicneiaiittesiccacail x gag lr * propos matter Myers was getting the better of! rested in Walla Walla, Wash. Gm [ie a” seer __ Y letters every day from prominent ¢ a % y a ll dies ar js for an In-lthe struggle when his wife selved 4) the way back with two poliecmmem [& Teporter for The Sta people in Portland offering thelr} RAILROAD MAGNATES WILL BE north. James J. Hill, of the Grea€ re Ag ly . fe “7 der entigat bed slat and began to beat him. Hele made a cleat confessian, beliew | Will Help Brother. services as witnesses or in any| Northern, is expected to be in Seat , . py ° ae Abundance of Testimony begged her to stop, saying ing that Mire Myere had bre “| cn le I don't want to say anything |other way they can be of help to| IN SEATTLE AT THE SAME tle July 15, and it is not far from # - £ on Stop, Woney! it's me you're! gown and 4 all about thix affair yet tll lve seen] the detenm. conjecturing that the two great io, ond ed Sta Salers here le an eye . toetl- | hitting i Was Creay idea, TIME NEXT MONTH ANO CON d magnates may come together it to ih the mony «walting the civil service corr . i ‘onfe: i ~ FER n conference in this city. the commission of the sb t- | mmimstcan juet am soe ompletes Secured @ Razor. | When told of this confession Mrs. | SAEHOR 10 RRO OANDLR Mr. Hill, while west, will decidy Gent. : Ite charges of leoting * Star be She did but only léng) Myers law ft nald the whole several important matters, one of Bf My. Larch should dectine to eves there te room for ma enough to open a t ) drawer |statement was a erasy idea of Hott i especial interest to this elty bet the story, Capt. Cu f the Third! changes in the fire department, and| ang being out a raror, with whieh | man's E. H. Harriman, head of the three | the sanction of the opentag of Fi id aad Pine station oe, ald re-| will aid the civil service commission! sng ginshed her husband's neck) Hottman was tried tn Kansas southern transcontinental lines,| av. south, throug. property owned Hote it, and perhaps many more ts much aw tiem in ite power in ar-l ind shoulders In the most harrible | City January 9, 1906, and ftousd will be in Seattle on or about July | by the Great Northern. ‘There iw an engineer ts riving at the truth of all these] jis ane In the struggle In the guilty of murder In the first. de 20, This announcement was mad Mr. Harriman will again try an@ Bley of the departmen cha rare. idark the ragor fell tram her hands, | gree. ths morning, and altsough not re-|secure the city officials’ endors@ saeeeaseteeienmieess asuenitis and she next took a small pair of) Mra Myers’ ease was called Jone emcee: ceiving official endorsement, it|ment to give him admission along > seinaors from @ table and began (05, 1906, after she had secured @ VERETT. We une jeame in such a way that Harriman | Fourth av. south. From those in ® “ attack bim afresh Saree of voute - Olay Pang Cen suplders cinployed'at t * = _ wig ye for the railroad | position to know Mr. Harriman ip PB Myers soon became unconselons,| Her Utal lasted six days 0 OR ison Works nee cut jest 7, | financier at that time ot pleased with the way Seattle tp ery floor. He died al | four ty of der in the fiftlotcat hecause of trouble e. ichaney OWNERS INTEREST-| wir Harriman is at present in the {he ling him off. He desires to have most ax soon as he fell, not know: | dogree [eiitey whe did mot have « union! &D IN OPENING OF FIFTH AV.|S##t and Intends to leave for the | bis Seattle terminal completed with» ing that his wife was responsible) May 22, 1906, the supreme court! oo. 4 | west soon after July 10, going first |in two years and every day's delay for his death affirmed the derision, and set the! | §. WILL GIVE CITY 180 FEET—/to San Francisco, then coming! means much to the Union Pacifié + After the werder, Hottman 4% )date for hanging Mra. Myers and Aowrit of = corpus war in.) ] carded his blood-etained enffs and! Hottman June 29, 1966. La by Jude k this morning} OFEOS TO BE HELD IN ES fie cei am | SMO iF. IND ERROR IN ; in regard t appear t | | th } | et ‘ Ww The forms for the 7 his knowle ; ionawe ei owners who are 5 te ane ; ing of Fifth av. 8 dl R Hot r " hands of the print« ne ° CASE HELD UP. of the ¥ t and the| MAN WHO EXPERTED BALLARD @———————_____ - ase 7 ! corporation counsel dave reached ording to every day problem® . | : a charee an agreement and the deeds have| TREASURER'S BOOKS FALLS the amount would only be, $412.5 or , erhing. Holt. through} vting bills @ ‘ been drafted and will be ready for] It is claimed that other mistakes are “Baitor The Star : i ii had oi we were enabled to pet aboa wee nmediately ko ght Agnes 8h rd, a treet i filling ont and signatures by neat| COW" WHEN HE MAKES OUT |¢ ond th the body of the sane pLast evening we ted s he jan a proceed homews ina R os, cadhier of the Me auperiof eou { ; Judee G this | week Mis BILL FOR SERVICES Bs ¥. Grin treasurer ee peer o . ike n the crowd of penple ae “ te erce, who was Ties ettenlation U0 t Ta Gait neiittn taateiitad cite 2 merning stated that beam from 6.20 till 7 o'clock before I) was a young man with hie wife and] ; ar tr ' wan yesterday owatde) to an held pending fer-|a street 150 feet w the 4 - Murdock, ierk, have repeats could obtain transportation to my/child; he was intending going . . t - '. a the $100 BY Pence ° t fer ae tol ha * ‘wade! ¥ asked to have the home at Green Lake. There were |Green Lake te pont getting nam onnt suber art for Ge} whethe asion will be given] the will be tin eacrow by |. BAULARD, June m of ks exami but that “eciin several other peaple there before He inquired if th tor 61 before ge ” t Octoharg in this me r the w N . he he sstus M Feo a v this year. The repor Bie, sor ce @ o'clock; the bal ma buts thi ” a hole the t 1 * ’ th ot " a J S ie. 2 1 Jur 4 ance of whose names are ap walting—and when My. ee i od that be t oe Rainier av. sew * " . wa proy 1 w ices * 7 ex ed by the “As pended-—came afterwar it wae the com mon | plied w t ate ¢ v t ght for $6,009) ah. be oe 1 * te Counctimes minutes Green La would not te jGreat - actica the |“ F 1 off ¢ ‘ fo t eport corre much and « 1 rope here have signified the A able ! t the ¢ ving meeting at find a home whe willingnes 1 t rip fe * wn wore bs e At the last to it eas cntnn it 8 v. 8 x # the follow R s read to the e the mes of t « as on view at t . ' ‘i . . ¥ be e nee the eze not # name i ‘ $ ® nh, Mise A. Miller, Mix * * OK H ne M Mra. V. Quarnstorm t E. Brooks, H.| ! gan h n | Lewis 1 : | BALLARD MILLS ENJOY STRIKE | > WILL KEEP RUNNING WHILE gta z ; PRICES GO UP ANO THE 8UP aes - af PLY DWINDLES UNIONS r WILL REPORT SUNDAY. ge ‘of n aut F RD, : ; B. ale mills 7 1 be aw ‘ ‘ | eed VACATION UNTIL SEPT 3 ening ca ‘ ne * c * eet . r) t vac - I I ‘ d COUNTY BAR MEETS TONIGHT. | od with &P. &. dep Presi a f the King ‘ sry In the supe WAITING GAM RULER OF NORWAY te | STRIKE SITUATION 8 UN ‘Is Sworn in This Morning With Simply Core HID If 110 LEAVE CHANGED TODAY—NO DIS TURBANCES OCCURRED LAST mony in the Presence of People From Ail Parts of the World. AND ORDER REIGNS TONGHT i oe H ine | 1 e f te , 1 mo. | c wn | nl F at t o « ating 8. A.C. TEAM OFF ; = e lo ited tt ning : ; Bwede P I th t ! ' Inglis and Manag anan “ R Rang . . tex Men he pres athlete of vs bin imi »| wih t ed meet will Mutual Life F i offices in Th out to the church «| the w wn- | held between Seat Burke ox vacated by the simple and coms i of th g\od mt we ‘ a " pokane Athlet at Norther Large quarte and queen, the rt off and a| sim clu | will be given in new location E “BILL” HEADING FIRE DESTROYS THIS WAY =| WHOLE BLOCK M AND. € Fire y m te ed out a row of , t zg a loss of $ F om Mattress x ' PATROLMAN GETS DIVORCE, was today \ \ R harged I k t ene ( Mre t t RARER RR t ° * * en * BANK CLEARINGS * ps * * J $ * * * ELLS GE IMIT * * 1 e over * V ested + * a es * bei KERR RRR given this, morn THREE CHILDREN jall and a fine DIE IN FLAMES v been arrested HARRISON, 0 - A 4 promise to leave Kane Ove ex} he was released. Instead o@ ‘children, aged 2, 4 and 6 years j nd was again “pis tanec innate tiiicindpemnlancsmamemnmmedicen ~ ae toons eslettsey rns