The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 21, 1910, Page 1

HE SEATTLE ET yoL. 12, NO. 102 - JOHNSON WIFE FATTLE LINEMAN Having Anything to Do With Murder But Is Said to Have Admitted That Her Name Is Mrs. B.) W. Kersh, Wife of an Employe of City Light De- _ partment—Her Son Called Webb “Papa.” | } a RENO FIGHT Rickard Makes Positive Announcement — Busi- MRE THERE TWO WEBBS? Who is Wedd? a from the to Seattle f bis card with § ion know one J, P. Webb, who laska, about a year ago and de retary MeCullough of the Typographical "This Wed has been as a printer with the Spokes ww at Spokane middle of April. Last Saturday Mew Bis pay, also took oF n card, saying he was leav pe and would Mont, or possibly Portland. ‘With him wa time he said was his was not his wife feet tall, raw-boned, weigh i at 36 years old Webb, who was mixed up in the bogus at 212 Lith ay, There is a wife and grown Wedd said this afternoon that her husband had been at and she had heard from him within a few ployed in a printing office. He came to Spokane She describes him as 46 years old, six feet ed and slightly gray Was formerly at Nome, she and while there had his With another J. P. Webb. Since that time she has Bame as Jesse Pickering Webb, to avold confusion. is also a painter and paper hanger Webb was taken to the New Grand Central hotel paght face to face with the room where the murder ted. He saw the bloody mattress and blood be- ed walls but never flinched, all the time saying he sti — stupor and could not remember what plestioned at the detective bureau he said he was n and that his wife and two daughters now Eleventh av., Seattie. , fing, he said he met Johnson and the woman on ® tain coming from Spokane. (By United Press.) LAND, Or., June 21.—The woman who gave the af Mrs. Johnson when arrested today with Jesse Webb, , in connection with the murder of William A. Johnson, Wash., farmer, is alleged, by the police this afternoon, admitted that she is Mrs. B. W. Kersh of Seattle. authorities assert that they have found letters among ings which bear her name. Her husband, it is said, ttrician working in Seattle. the story told by “Mrs. Johnson,” that 1762 W. 67th st, the wife of a city ttle police confirmed Mrs. Kersh of Seattle, ding to them, she eloped about six months ago. named Johnson, it is said by the police, has been travel Webb and Mrs. Kersh for some time. He ts sald to have near Renton for $: recently. Webb took out a printers’ union card in Seattle several ‘ago. ing to printers arriving in Séattle today from Spokan the woman supposed to be his wife left Spokane Saturday early Sunday morning. Two printers who are in Seattle to- out their traveling union cards at the same time as Webb. Webb said that he was going either to Butte or Portland red to be worried about something. in Spokane worked as an ad man on the Spokesman-Re to Spokane from Vancouver last April. He was # quiet dressed, and not inclined to “mix” with the other print who became gequainted with bim say he was “a decent fellow.” He gave little information concerning himself ex Pome Ge came originally from Ohio. At times he said he was Md. and then denied it ~ MTS THE MATTER. iy Wilh PRESIDENT TAFT? ‘Stannard Baker in American Magazine Answers a That Question—Man Has Always Been Pushed For- Ward and Therefore Has Developed No Hard, stra Line Down His Back. and “What About the Demo itten for the American Magazine for “The Measure of Taft.” This article President Taft as unfitted—hopelessly out of place in Sweedent’s chair. The Star, through the courtesy of the Be gaetzine, 8 permitted to publish extracts from the itor. st RAY STANNARD BAKER. The plain fact is that the coun: Dtople were well satisfied|try knew next to nothing at all Me Rew president—until he | about the real Mr. Taft until after #0 Set, and then, shortly, no | his election. Satisfied What, then, is the real Mr @arly days of his admin-| #8 he !s coming to be known? - Lincoln was attacked,| All his life song Mr. Taft has Pee ee bad his detractors, and| been impressing the men he met had to meet a stead-| with the charm of his personality PM eritlelsm than Roosevelt, |In a high degree Mr. Taft possenses Whe Of these men had be-| that charm, more common Sarge body of enthusl-| among women than among men It would be dit-| personal charm It is a high, rave, My such group behind | —~—— wt s (Continued on Page Eight.) Party Breaking Up ye’ has v Mriking article on shen Taft ness Men Will Build | taxed | pense HOME —=FDITI SEATTLE, WASH PIGEONHOLED At the meeting of the city ofl last nig thin we eounciiman was fuasing different improvements in the following “wail from overtaxed was pigeon-holed and forgotton “To the City Council of the City of Seattic “Ae owner of cous while and that about his ward, th { he Hoel Ved 56x95 feet at the | northeast corner of Bellevue av. N, and Loretta place, | object to being for any portion of the ex of extending John st through from Summit av. to Belle vue av. N. “Only a little more than a year ago | paid for the grading of Lor etta plece and for a retaining wall, Arena and Pay for the!!! costing about $420, and Loretta License. (My Celted Pree RENO, Nev., June 21.—Tex | Rickard has decided in favor of Reno and the big fight will be| Staged here on July 4. The Reno business men accepted Rickard’s terms. They will erect an arena and will pay for the fight license. Work on the| arena will begin at once. | (By United Prey } SALT LAKE, June Gov. | Denver A. Dickerson, of Nevada, | | will not interfere with the Jeffries Jobnson fight. The governor was jhere today. Asked if he would take any action looking toward stopping the contest, he declared that he had no such intention. He intimated that the law would not} permit him to interfere, even if he! were so disposed. He is on his way from Ontarto, Ore., to Rens. Dickerson said further “1 am without authority t the tight under the laws of Nevada, which licenses prise fighting / “It there be any evidence of a frameup I shall certainly atop it Tex Rickard i* a friend of mine, | | | place is being paved now, to cost TWO MORE STARS FOR THE FLAG - Cc My | and | know him to be om the square] | and that he would not jmame to a fake fight. Hence I jdo not see that the fight will be | stopped ff it in staged in Nevada lend hin These on One Train. SAN FRANCISCO, June 21 great @ trainload of swat jists as ever peeped out Pull mans will leave the Oskiand Mole at 9 o'clock tonight for Re board the train will be champion heavyweights | world thr near of the world’s and a horde of le: Jim Jeffr of the plece de reaiatance, | Corbett will come in for of the limelight ‘Then there will be Joe Choyneki Farmer Burns, Sam Langford porge Byers, Roger Cornell, De witt Vancourt, Waltgr Kelly and a | score of newspaper men but his share lth eK XRRRR AREER * ® SEATTLE MINISTERS LAUD GOV. GILLETT. The ministers of the Metho dist Episcopal chureh, at a meeting yosterday, adopt olutions commending Gillett, of California, for stop ping the Jeffries-Johnsou fight scheduled for July 4 | eeeeeeeene eee eee eee eee ee WILL FIGHT RED LIGHT DISTRICT were perfected at the |meeting of the Public Welfare league, successor to the Anti-Vice/ association, yesterday afternoon | whereby the members of the or-| ganization hope to arouse public ntiment to such a pitch as to| completely do away with the re-| stricted district | | Speakers will be sent to every limprovement and church club in the city. These clubs will be in formed of the actual conditions, and ganize a gigantic campaign against vice in Seattle. Plans Pe ee WEATHER FORECAST, * Fair tonight and Wednesday Wednesday; moderate winds warmer * * * * & woster! * 7 “Pl bet there isn’t a kid in town years old that hasn't ridden on street cars.” Il bet there is The children whe the least money have the most candy, the most shows and the most car rides.’ the ave ‘4 TAFT S SORE | sen * | amendments # {and the democrats *% | to force mal Pe ee ee ee land use the big stick when he here throngh August.” TAL ol OCKED AND Now Congress May Have to Work All Summer or Give in to the President. (My Ualted Pree) WASHINGTON, June 21.— After President Taft had care fully spent several days greas- ing the ways for the postal sav. ings banks bill, the measure to- day is still sticking on the slide, and the president Is mad. Taft's anger was so great that he fforte will be made to or-| cancelle d his proposed trip to New in @ newspaper office H and announced that would sit tight on the lid as long as necess plish the passage of a ven he sional congr to atisfactory” # | postal savings bank measure The president demands that shall accept the wit the are the bill without insurgents determined changes Jent decided to borrow The pr IS THERE A BOY OR A GIRL IN ALL SEATTLE UNDER 12 YEARS OLD WHO NEVER RODE IN A STREET CAR? Maybe but Til bet you find kids in this town that br been on the cars.” T'll bet $500 every has been all over town some,” This controversy gr statement that a man 80. ean have of ‘em and then one w out of the 25 years old TUESDAY, JUNE and! THE N =— ™ 21, 1910. That's What Happened to Mr. Taxpayer's Letter When He Ask ed City Council to Hold Up Furtiter Improvemente—Had Already Paid Out $750 equnell tely about $200, On top of that a side | ietior, and the immed walk ie to be added, at a cost to rward me of about $140, making a total endation " t of $750. It seems to me that the extension of John at. is not at all necessary at present, and Is a bur den that some are not able t stand without being ‘cramped.’ “} for one am near that cond) gk F tion, my income being BARELY ty-fift We enough to live on at present and t pay general taxes, and when these pecia is show up they cut me short on GRUB money “1 think that, with a long spell of dull times staring us in the face, It i time to call a halt and give us taxpayers a rest until we know where we are at. Respectfully, . r “EDGAR BRYAN.” rovidin: e improvemes stopped to consider tt : he nmitte } the pre % that «ra Jing ank water vane cooded in ¢ to t ay | adopt the No one KERSCH TELLS STORY OF — HIS WIFE AND L. WEBB Bert Kerach luctantly told tt and although he t her with Webb this connection bis afternoon re about twe story of his t refused to attle the alls elations w absolutely career and conn make certain. March hi and cam¢ 10 wife cama to « work as a Mr tart expres tle queer nd wife months oh v Vancouve May Ke and be build at Green of Kersch’s in Seattle wa then a painter married B. ¢ H eh got and his wife themselves 1 Lake Ke 1903, {1 to ttle on Jul lineman | home One | ances | was | hanger He became jhousehoid and Kersch his that when Webb } Alaska, Kersch |) money Pp While the living As A Kerech ch | first acquaint id Webb. Webb and a paper d away fr 16, the disappeared — rc Seattle then Kersch about them ebb | Since friendly in the Kersch liked by both wif oO much wanted to loaned was and nothing him| * ® ® ® RR readily eee ee eee ERE BANK CLEARINGS Seattle today in work Alaska Kerseh $2.8 243,377 about Bal printin in Van to learn « busine join the union si Tacoma today..$ 901,671.00 eee ee _ at ne enators had planned | a filibuster against the bill Senator Halley, reputed to be ling the filibuster, conferred with the president today, When he | emerged he cried They must|* Clearin « $ 811,770.00 }abandon that bill or they will be|* Balance 136,080.00 ee 2 ees ** Portland lead today. .$1 *| ne *| on fight at San Francfxco, But The Star would like to know, just for jfun, whether there are any boys or girls in Seattle, 12 years old or un- der, who have never ride who had never until he is visiting In Seattle ridden on a street came to this city The Star isn't taking any bets on the question nor offering this con troversy as a diversion to disap-|on a street car pointed ones who had meee sleeper} Know any? Drop a card to The reservations for the Jeffries John-| Star, giving name, age and address. taken a lover the SEATTLE ON TRAINS AND NEW STANDS be. ONE CENT ATTLE MAN HELD FOR TRUNK MURDER GHASTLY FIND BRINGS ARREST OF TWOPEOPLE Webb, Printer and Real Estate Man Here, Who Had a Career in Frenzied Finance, Suspected of Killing Johnson. (By United Presi June 21.—S murder of nmed ina Vebb and Mrs. sted today cted of the covered ja P n, were arr by city detectives as they Willamette rooming house, riding all night. at the WOMAN HAD $1,900 IN CASH. } had cash in her purse, which she band the day before. n had been drinking. hnson said Webb and afternoon while she re- old boy, as she was not feel- 100 in her Johns yesterday n-year ing well “down at the Union depot nig Johnson's possession of the large sum of money found in her purse war ed up today when ft was learn and her hus band had just their farm at Kent When Webb was searched at the station two watches were foun bim, one of which Mra Johnson belonged Webb also had two chiefs, both of His right hand! bound up in a} Johnson, sald that Mrs. Johnson and Powers spent the greater part the afternoon packing and re packing the trunks. They stated, Leng said, that they purpesed to some household goods. identifies the Trunk. n& was called upon to . k to Shaw's dray. At the morg he identified the one which bad held Johnson's body as one he had moved from room Mra hat she sold move on Later move ru ed as haying id women's hand which were bloody was wounded and bandage Skull Johns The police believe that Johnson was first drugged and then killed. They assert that Webb and Mra. Johnson had planned to leave town together and that Johnson prob- ably was killed when he learned of their plans Crushed, Then Shot. n’s murder in room 119 in Grand Central hotel so terd fternoon, w hed by a dull was bre of had been checked nd , Wash,, late in the) afternoon | The number on the check indi cated that William A. Shaw, a trucker, had hanc the trunk, He wakened and gaid that he had the trunk from the New Grand Central hotel. he police made a burried in vestigation and found that Webb, or Powe ipied room 10% allway PORTLAND, Ore June 31.—Ac- ling to the y Mrs. Johnson, worked as a chambermaid Elk hotel in Spokane until when she me to Port- ith Johnson. Under a severe croxs-examination by detectives, she denied that she had with the murder of seven-year-old son, bb “papa. woman has not explained came into possession of s small fortune $1,900 than to assert “he it to her. to very anything to do Her calls W hh of that gave According the alleged admis- nan, she came to view of securing j suld marry John- acre Try to Conceal Crime. where Johnson was had bee efforts to conceal th stained mattress which Johnson had lain, had been turned | the te'ltale blood In room 119. ty The sheets WEBB HAD FRENZIED CAREER IN SEATTLE Cox, manager of the investment company, and Mrs. Webb, who still lives in Seattle, deny that the man trunk was broken open and | accused of the bunko scheme is the Johnson's body was found jammed | man held at Portland. within 39 John Long, a porter at the hotel,| J Webb, or moved three trunks belonging | in mnection with Webb and one belonging to| William Johnson, at | pany, working ‘on commission, .|& career of fre attle seve THIEF CAUGHT About July 1 he started a house raffle on his own account and ad- ertised that a five-room ¢ottage mag to Patrolman W. C. Hub- rd would be given away on mer- tickets Tiokets wege sold t | blocks of 1,000 ana blood upon umably hide Jesse Webb, held the murder of Portiand, had 1 finance in Se- ral months ago t summer he came here from | Alaska obtained employment | with the E. B. Cox Investment com- and chandise Wedd in 500 to mer- grocers, druggists and other business concerns from Fremont to ores showed pictures in their win- dows and it was advertised that the stores would give customers one card free with each dolar paid on or cash purchase up to 30, 1909. The house and lot | to be awarded, the advertise- | ment read, at Madison Par! ovem= Edwin Bloxam, 20 years old of William Bloxam, a Youngstown |’. 4, butcher, was caught this morning |) 0), after a chase following an attempt | to rob the Shamrock hotel, 2117% First av | H, H, Castle, proprietor of the Shamrock, found thr men rob-| bing a room in the hotel at 7 o'clock this morning. One of them hit him | head with a revolver, and | all ran, Castle followed Bloxam up to Second ay., into the engine room | per 4 of the Washington hotel. Police-|”“ine¢ Webb never appea men, attracted by the chase, ar-|arnwing and hee meet rested Bloxam. Bloxam said he|‘r sines. It wae le met his companions while beating | oume had not ty his way west from St. Paul The | jupnara other two robbers made good their] wepp ais: . It was rumor son Columbia Jof the $8,000 house account October were a at the n heard rned that the n purchased from ared from Seattle 1 that he had ¢ Vancouver Knew Webb. | VANCOUVER, B. C. June J. F. Webb, arrested in the Port- land trunk case, was fairly well | known while in Vancouver, having put in some months during the lat- ter part of last year as extra lno- type operator on the Province, and jhaving also worked for a short time for the job printing firm of * | Evans & Hastings : il Na ae Mi ls id THIS PLAN WINS. 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