The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 30, 1921, Page 14

IS SCOURGE, SAYS SINIMS» Nearly 2,000,000 Men Under Arms in ‘ ountry Form Difficult Problem ‘The crux of the disarmament prob: Ligating the problems for The Star, More follow. eee BY WM. PHILIP SIMMS SHANGHAT, Aug, 29.—-If the great powers decide at the Washington conference on some form of benevo- lent intervention in China to save themselves another war, the first probigm they will have to tackle ts the incubus of the Chinese army. Estimated as high as 2,000,000 men, China's army is slowly contributing to her destruction, For years she has been trying to demobilize and can't. Instead, the army its on the tnorease, if anything, and Peking t* helpless, NO MONEY TO PAY SOLDIERS China has no money with which to pay her troops, so they mutiny and sack the country in Meu of} wages. They refuse to be mustered out of service because soldiering is easy, working for a living uncertain and a uniform adds class to robber bands with which some of them travel, Nor will their overlord, the gover nor general, allow them to be mus tered out if he can possibly help it. Being a little king in his own right, doing precisely what he pleases, re- of what Peking has to say about it, he realizes he fs no more than his army. It not infrequently happens that somebody disputes his title, © the Tuchun keeps his command as as he possibly can to de i fend it. particular war lord who pays them, and have little or no conception of what it means to serve flag or coun try.. Theirs but to do the bidding of the Tuchun, their direct master, col- lect his “squeezes” and hold him on pedestal. In return for this, the Tuchun allows his troops pretty free rein, discipline, in the Occidental eense, unknown; feeds and E it i i to this state of affairs. By helping China to rid herself of the incubus of her overlordship and army, they will rid her—and incidentally, them- feeds— unity and education — can never make much progress until her communities, isolated for thousands of years, can commingle and ex- change ideas. Dirt roads and rail- roads, by the tens of thousands of reconstruction. Chinese and foreign capital should #0 into this public work, and there should be foreign supervision under a central administration to the total isregard of the Tuchunate. ALL THEY WANT 18 FOOD AND PAY The troops themselves will not ob ‘s legions are not loyal to any particular Tuchun. All they demand {s their food and pay. This is but one of the jobs the Pacifie conference must undertake if they really get at basic troubles in China, and that the sooner it is done the better it will be for all hands is recognized by all who have made &@ study of the situation. Public opinion in China would wel. come intervention of this kind if properly handled. But it must be properly handled, The danger Is that it will not be. For any nation which, for motives of its own, desires to put a crimp in the Washington conference's pro ceedings and nullify its attempt to clear up the Far Eastern situation, has but to convince China that the powers are undermining her national integrity, and the thing will be done. 87 Witnesses Now Against Mahoney Fifteen names were passed upon Monday and added to the list of those who will appear as witnesses charging James Mahoney with mur- der in the first degree, 1! witnesses for the state are now on the list. Railroad Blamed for Death of Guest Responsibility for the death of John W. Guest, 1283 Myrtle nt., killed by a Northern Pacific train at Thomas station last Friday, was placed on the raflroad by a coroner's jury Monday. The verdict exoner- ated the railroad crew, ' | ‘These were the facts upon which he ‘HAD KEY ‘i TO CHURCH THE SEATTLE STAR CHINA ARMY | Judge N Vot H astily Youth Hanged as Murderer, Then the Real Slayer Confesses | (Editor's Note-—Attention today 4s of articles dealing with famous cirow indicates that diroumatantial evidence yustioe. t is the first article of Pulton’s series peted on the great number of olr- matantial evidence murder cases ‘nbdout to go to trial on the Pacific coast, Star has induced Wolter 8, Fulton, Seattle attorney, to write a se matantial evidence cases. The serie is often wnreliadle and dangerous to| These articles, however, are not intended in any way to influence sentiment regarding any of the murder cases about to come to trial This ) By Walter S. Fulton } YOUNG man, pale but collected, | stood before the judgement bar | for sentence in the year 1895, in the | city of San Franelsco | He was William Henry Theodore | | Durrant, 24, convicted of the murder | of Blanche Lamont, ¢1, The girl's! jade body had been found on the 34 }of Aprit in the belfry of the Baptist! Emmanuel church, ‘The murder was } especially atrocious and cruel, and had | | aroused in the minds of the people a} }wense of horror and overwhelming | bitterness, The girl cellent cha jacter enhanced the ngeful tend: | | ency of the community Durrant’s social position added to the sensation. He was a brother of Maud Allan and a conspicuous figure in the city's life. From the moment of his arrest, | the defendant had protested bis In-| nocence. But his plea had been ut- jterly crushed under the heel of ad verse sentiment, Able and eloquent pleas of counsel were of no avall.| The jury failed to take into consid eration the admirable character of} the prisoner at the bar. HE HEARS SENTENCE WITH COURAGE Now he stood up for sentence with courage and resignation, He listened to the solemn words: “There tobe hanged by the neck unth you are dead, and may God have mercy on your soul!” } He was led away to the condemned cell, Circumstantial evitience had convicted him, It was a strong chain of circumstantial evidence, | moreover—stronger than that upon | which many -persons have been | hanged. | Upon examination of prospective | jurors on thetr voir dire as to wheth- | er or not they entertain such con- sclentious scruples against capital | punishment as would preclude them from finding a defendant guilty of} murder of the first degree when penalty of the crime wag death, we! frequently hear this response: “I could not vote for a verdict of guilty on circumstantial evidence.” | CIRCUMSTANCES ALL AGAINST HIM This attitude, of course, disquall- fied them from duties as jurors. It It would seem from a study of court reports that our annals of criminol- oxy are replete with instances just!- flying the reluctance to convict « prisoner on circumstantial, evidence. The Durrant case turned out to be a striking example of this kind. ‘The circumstances were solidly ar- rayed again’t the accused man. was convicted: 1.0m the morning of Aprit 3 Blanche left for school and. never re- turned home. 2. She had a meeting with Dur- rant before Joined her classes that morning, Several people saw them together. 3. Her body, nude and decompos- ing, wax found 10 days later on the top landing of the belfry of the Bap- tist Emmanuel church, According to medical experts life had been extinct for approximately two weeks, mak ing it the date she left home for school, An autopsy of the corpse re- vealed finger nail incisions upon the left side and right side of the throat. Strangulation was the cause of death. A search brought to light the girl's clothing and school books in a secluded part of the belfry. 4. Durrant had a key to the side entrance of the church, was familiar with the building and premises, and Blanche Lamont on the afternoon of the 2rd of April, or communicated with her since she entered her class room at the morning session of school, To substantiate his state | ment he presented an alibi showing that on the afternoon of the 3rd of April he had attended the medical college, where he was a student, pro- ducing several classmates as wit- neases at the trial. 6. Mary Vogel, who lived across the street from the school which Blanche was attending, testified at the trial that she saw Durrant, a little after 2 p, m. of the afterndon of the 3rd of April in front of the school house, walking up and down, apparently in waiting. 7. Minnie Edwards testified that she accompanied Blanche Lamont from school that afternoon and that they were joined by Durrant at the corner. SAW THEM ON CAR %. Alice Dorgan testified that she saw Blanche Lamont and Durrant on | & #treet car on the afternoon of the Ord of April. 9. Elizabeth Croasett testified that car on Valencia st., in company with | a young woman whom she did not] knew, 10. Caroline Leake, who Itved op posite the church, testified that she saw Durrant and a young woman pase thru the gate Into the church yard about 4:30 of this afternoon. 11. George King, a member of the church, testified that at 5 o’clock on this afternoon he entered the church and as he started to play on the pt ano, the defendant came thru the| folding doors of the rear and stood gazing at bim; that Durrant was pale; hig hair was disheveled; he had | neither a hat nor a coat on; that the | defendant explained his presence and condition in a very unsatisfac tory manner. 12, ‘The defenfant was identified as the person who offered a ring for sale at a pawnshop on the 10th day of April, three days before his ar rent. This ring was a plece of the jewelry Blanche Lamont had on her finger on the morning of ‘her dis. | appearance. YOUTH IS HANGED; ANOTHER CON! ES The day of execution arrived. Ap peal had been denied. The convicted youth waa led tp the scaffold pro- testing his innocence. He waa hang- 4 before the eyes of the city and! public opinion was satisfied justice had been douse, the saw the defendant on a street |}) Some time later a clergyman con. feawed the crime. By calling wit eases he proved that his confeasto: told the truth and that, Durant was not guilty of the crime, In view of the confession of the | wuilty party it ts interesting to read the statement of Supreme Judge Me Farland, uttered at the time of re. fusing Durant a new trial. The | statement, in part, follows NO LEGAL GROUND FOR REVERSAL - But while T can see no! | lowal ground for reversal of the Judge ment of conviction, I desire to say that the conviction of appellan would have been much more satis» | factory if he had been’ tried in some | that Bradley tricked him into arrent county far beyond the reach of the threatening atmosphere which sur rounded him at the place of his trial. As the case stands it ts somewhat difficult to feel sufficiently assured that outside adverse pressure did not have some Ingensible influence.” It is quite apparent that the ver dict In this case was the result of “insensible influence,” the jury hay. ing talled to appreetate the principle | of law that It is safer to err in ac quitting, and better that many guilty persons should escape punishment than that one innocent man should wuffer death. “Error, urged to Its final Iimits, ts nelf-destsoyed.” Bar White Canvas | Mary Janes 98 pairs White Canvas Mary Jane Slippers— with white rubber soles and heels. Children’s sizes from 614 up to women’s size 3. Various colors—white Only broken sizes, for misses. Broken sizes, in various 85 late Summer Coats, in women’s and misses’ s | 45 Wool Knit Capes $3.50 Jersey Middy Suits $5.00 15 Jersey Suits at $7.50 Coats Reduced BLACKMAILING | PLOT CHARGED Wealthy Oil Operator Dis- appears LONG BEACH, Cal, Aug. 80—1 | M. Bradley, wealthy olf operator, has Aisappeared, his company ta be and Albert B. Pickard 1» jail today, following an al leged sensational blackmailing ept node invelving the two and Pickard's pretty wife, Leona, Pickard is charged with demanding $100,000 blackmall of Bradley, alleg | ing that Bradley had “purehased with |tuinted money” the affectiqns of Pickard’s wife. Immediately after Pickard’s arrest, Bradley disappeared. J, D, Hawks, the latter's secretary, tasued the fol lowtng statement "lL know Mr, Bradley's where abouts, but I will never reveal them. He simply wanted to get his wite and daughter out of the spottight of all this publicity, His company will be liquidated immeiately, Long Beach has lost A seputable citizen and a suc consful oll eperater,”” Pickard’s story of the affair ts that it was Bradley, and not he, who sug gested the $100,000 “heart balm,” and Bradley is said to have made a for tune in the Fort Worth, Texas, oli fields. It waa there and at Humble |T hat he tw said to have known | Mrs, Pickard. - Welfare Council for P. O. Workers Representatives of each postoffice department will meet In Postmaster | Kdgur Rattle's office at 7:0 p, m. Tuesday, to form a temporary local welfare council, Malden lana New York, is the cen- ter of the jewelry and diamond bust ness, Bray. ONE KILLED IN MEXICAN FIGHT Several Injured In Battle Over Saloon Closing SAN LUIS, Sonora, Mexico, via Somerton, Ariz, Aug. 30.—Commis- . Reyes of San Luts was shot and numerous civilians were injured tn @ pitched battle between civil and military officials here early today. Teyon died at Yuma, Artz. after he had been rushed across the border to & hospital ‘The battle started over an order! | iesued by Mayor Jose EH. Azraiza to close all paloons and gambling houses, Commissioner Reyes refused to enforces the order, Civil police and federal agents under Reyes clashed. Further trouble ts feared. Mayor | Aralza has telegraphed President | Obregon. fan Luls ts 12 miles from Bomer- ton and close Une. Fish Trapper Fined on Columbia River to the international According to advices received here, by L. H. Darwin, state fisheries su pervisor, les Anderson, « finher man, was fined $1,500 for operating two fish traps unlawfully on the Co-/ lumbia river, Ho was arrested by Fisheries Inspector J, EB. Campbell. EVEN A JUDGE MAY BE TENDER DENVER, Aug. 90 Colorado against Mrs, Grace Phil lips,” Police Judge Bray called, A blushing deputy hispered in the judge's ear, “Case continued 10 days, “In it a boy or a gir HE BON MARCHE GAIN BASEME Wednesday, Episode Three— | the Last Day of is legal ground for a challenge. 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