The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 14, 1921, Page 2

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Fulton, dealing with famo In one Fulton declared that a clergyman con evidence murder cases of the past place in San Francisco tn 1895, Mr ctroumstantial on the Durrant case, which took feased to committing the crime for which Durrant paid the death penalty, In the following article Prosecuting Attorkey Malcolm Douglas denies that any such confession was made) Editor The Star: On August 30, you published an jarticle under the caption “Judge Not Hastily--Youthy Hanged as Murderer. Then the Real er Confeases.” purported to give the history of the famous Durrant murder case in San Francisco, After enumerating some of the facts and clrourmstances upon which the jury returned a verdict of guilty, and describing the execution of Durrant, the following statement appeared: ts I was immediately walted upon by a number former residents of San Franciseo, who asserted that the above statement was absolutely false; that Durrant was a sexual degener.) ate, and he was not only guilty of | the murder of Blanche Lamont, but that he also had killed Minnie Wil Hama, whose body was likewise found jin the church, and that he would) ‘have been tried for her murder had/ he not been convicted of the murder lof Blanche Lamont. The gentlemen expressed real indignation over the j story. and felt that it amounted to a reflection on the fair name and good | repute of California. At their instance, I wrote to Ban ‘ranciseo inquiring whether such a jconfession by a clergyman had ever been made two letters, one from Ray W. Taylor, of the Examiner, one of the veteran newspaper men of San Francisco, and the other fro chief of police of that city. ters follow; Sen Nem Cal, Sept. 6, 1921. The let. been such @ confession, and to use the language of my good eld friend, Bil Barnes, who was the prosecuting at [ney in that case, “he was guilty as he Barnes used to say wh his office frequentiy, that there were two 4 Rartiett at. a Mtante Williams sed he Lamont found, knew more about the murder 18 I am just in receipt of | statements, many of which were by witnesses, that there was no jaft in the mind of the jury or Jooked up the Durrant case suffiolently }to kno: ralved In Dorrant etatement [that the foamed his confension; no pon wes made; the clereyman Why such @ statement today te beyond my comprehen ‘ours very truly, RAY W, TAYLOR Police Department of the City of fan Francisco, Btate of Californian, Office of the Chief Hall of Justice, Boptember 6 1921 | Mtaicotm Douglas, eq. Prosecuting At torney of King Cownty, 431 County | City Ruttajng, Beattie, W Dear Bir | In reply to your letter of Aus, 31, 1921, Walter 8 the subject-matter being “The yurrant Case.” 1 respectfully report es follower The of peree: facts tn quite the trial points of benefit turing A paragraph of sald article states [that @ clergyman made ® confersion Proving Durrant never was a doobt tn the minds Durrant ¢ about It doubts by © | rial m D. J. O'Brien, | jeraymen. Trusting that thie fe eatisfactory, | re- Ds. onnien, Chief of Poiicn. ‘The statements contained in these | letters suggest the possibility that the author of the original article, in his effort to discredit circumstantial evidence, relied for his filustration upon hearsay, or no evidence at ail. | If wrong tn his facta, he may also be wrong in his conclusions, And whether or not the story about the) clergyman’s confession is true, bis arguments should not go uD answered. ‘The expressed purpose of this and kindred articles appearing in your paper was to indicate that “circum stantial evidence is often unreliable and dangerbus to justice.” Let us first consider just what ls meant by cireumstantial evidence. Here is a good definition: “Cireumstantial evidence t the pret of certain facts and circumstances in sacs trom whieh 8 Sery may infor other connected facts which wavally and reasonabiy aera according te the com- mon experience of In ordinary life we rely upon cir- cumstantial evidence for our conclu sions hundreds of times each day. For example, tn the morning » man sees his wife enter the kitchen, hears sounds of breakfast being prepared, and ister enters and finds her there with breakfast on the table. There ‘was no one else in the house at the time. He infers from al! the clreum- stances that she prepared the break- fast. You see two raflroad trains de- railed, with the engines badly smashed. You infer that they col- lded, You hear a ring at your door. bell, go to the door, see the mail- carrier leaving the porch, and find a letter in your mall box; you had looked « few moments before and) found the box empty; you infer that SEATTLE who were familiar with the| hia | the fimst annual Seattle food show, to open at the Arena, Wednesday, September 21 to October 1. The show is under the auspices of the Seattle Retail Grocers’ association. SERVICES for Mrs. Martha, M. Hudson, 76, 906 N. 74th the carrier placed the letter there. In drawing these inferences, we are simply applying reason to facta, and that is what the use of circum stantial evidence means—the appli-| cation of reason to facts. If we do not have the ability to do this, or refuse to do it, we are very slightly st, wil beld at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the University Undertaking estab lishment. To dispose of 32,000 rolls of 1921 stock, we will sell 10¢, 12c and 15¢ paper 5 at, per roll ...... 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It has beeh sald that “witnemnes may lie; cireumstances cannot.” While this statement is doubtless too broad, while all witnesses may lie, some cir. cumstances cannot, and when enough different circumstances point un- equivocally to the same conclusion, we may be as certain of the fact in “EXTRAVAGANCE” The Drama of « Wife Who Almost Paid ROBERT EDESON Is in the Cast SATURDAY Gladys Walton and Jack Mower in “THE ROWDY" it is, nevertheless, true that | ’ STAR 'WOERNDLE WILL BE PROSECUTED |Move Against ex-Austrian Consul Ordered PORTLAND, Woerndie proe Thin wae the word United Btates Dintrict Attorney Lester W, Hum phroys received from Attorney Gen eral Daugherty fate last night Humphreys will resume proceed. ings against Woerndle citizenship status early today, he announced Woerndie was formerly Austrian consul here, and was suspected of boing implicated in the escape of Hans Boohm, German agent, who at- tempted to make his way to Ger many prior to thé United States’ entry into the war. He was arrested in Engiand with papers showing that he used the name “Woerndle” to ta cilitate his escape, His passports were forged, it wan sald at the time, Former proceedings against Woern- die were quasped by the attorney general. 3 CHARGES OF MURDER LIKELY Oregon Suspect Is Already Accused in One Case pt. 1A, — “Start ding.” THE DALLES, Or, Sept. 1—M. 1. TAbe" Evans, of Bend, Or, today faces a dharge of murder in the first degree and investigation in conneo- tion with two mysterious murders which occurred west and southwest | of ‘The Dalies last winter and spring. On the defigite charge, Evans is | accused of the murder of James Doran and the wounding of William | Ducharme, near here, last Saturday | night; motive, robbery. | In the other cases, Sheritt Chris man ip advised from Bend that evi- dence there indicates thet Evans may have been connected with the murder of Geb Hanson, a Mermit. | Hanson was found to have been thrown over a steep bluff after having been attacked with an ax | Another man whose name was! for the alleged murder of Carb Aus- | | never learned was found in a well near here, Both bodies showed that |robbery apparently was the motive, | according to the authorities, ‘THEATRE TO AID | DESTITUTE FOLK ‘The entire proceeds from the Mis sien theatre in Georgetown Thure day night will be donated to the des titute families of Georgetown, ao cording to V. A. Peterson, manager of the motion picture house, According to Peterson, at least five families in Gtorgetown are going without sufficient food and proper clothing. A committee of «ix women will be appointed to investigate the conditions of these families and pur- chase necessary food and clothing with the theatre funds |Georgetown theatre Thursday night will be 15 cents for children and 25 cents for adults, All other donations for the desti tute families in the form of clothin, at the theatre, Peterson announced terue as we would be from the most Satisfactory direct evidence, One of the gréat advantages of cir cumstantial evidence is that it usually comes from sé¢Veral sources and many different witnesses, and ts, therefore, leas likely to be based on faluchood and perjury. ‘The value of this class of evidence was convincingly presented by Chief Justice Appleton in ‘the following | language: ) ee, se 9 men dieharge 9 loaded fun; you see the fash; fail deudi you find © bullet in the bodys bell in its posenge thre ts this but el Men tal pe b ins inereased strength by each paed strand. ‘The tullure of proof as to Punish crime unless we resort to cir- ndeavore to eaeape detection. ealthily upon bis or sleeping victims. He witness to seo bim strike the He attempts to obliterate He seeks to cover © thief ti |. the incendiary enlls fatal bie t of up bis tracks Does witness to seo him to see him apply You must t to cireumstantial evidence or erime remain unpunished, If you wait rime, If you witnegs bis + You et once grant Immunity | The ‘following remarks from Fasts' | Pleag of the Crop, ¢. 6, sec. 11, are also in point: “Perhaps strong etreamstantial ence, in cases of erimes committed for ¢ mort part istactory of any from which to draw the conclusion of guilt; for men may be #e- ced to por: to whieh the ve ppe eapectaily tf they over which the accuser could Control, forming altogather the links of should In the light of these reasons and uthorities, I contend that circum. stances furnish a highly satisfactory form of evidence, and that, with tn- telligent and fair-minded jurors, there Is no more danger of a mis- carriage of justice than In a case de- pending entirely upon the testimony of eyewitnesses. Yours very truly, MALCOLM DOUGLAS, Prosecuting Attorney. miners. CITY FUEL CoO., Distributors Elliott 0289 PERFECTION COAL Just good, honest, cheap coal. Phone your coal man to get it for you. Mined in Washington by co-operative .20 BUNK ERS 7: on-| CHINA FIGHTING WORLD'S BATTLE Japan’s Shantung Proposal Carefully Considered WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.—China io “fighting the battle” of the United Btates and all other mations in the Yur Bast, Sao Ke Alfred Bxe, Chinese roinister to Washington, declared to- day in an interview with the United | Presa. This statement was made during « discussion of Japan's recent pro. posals to China for a settiement of the long-standing controversy over the return of Shantung. ‘These proposals are regarded as an effort on the part of the Japanese to settle the Shantung question before the Washington disarmament con- ference. “China is Uighting not only her bat tlem, but t# fighting the battle of the world for the principles of the ‘open door’ and equ for all nations,” Sze said. “The Peking government is conferring with ali the different Provinces of China on the Japanese Proposals, and until replies have been received from all the provinces, #o that the volee of the whole of China will have been heard, my govern- ment will reath no decision. “China wants a permanent settle ment of the Shantung question which wil be fair and just for all concerned.” While Minister Sze refused to com- ment on what decision his govern- was obtained In quarters in close touch with the situation that the Chinese government will refuse to accept the proposals of Japan. 'MAY INDICT 3 AS MURDERERS Confessed CHICAGO, Sept. 14.—Three youths }fus and Bernard J. Daugherty, Packard Motor Car Co. salesman. ‘Two of the boys implicated in the crime, in which two men were beaten to death, after which their throats | were slashed with @ razor, have con- fensed. They are Harvey Chureh, in| Whose basement the men were slain, nd Leo Parks, an automobile me- | | chante, The corffeasions of the two in. volved Clarence Miller, who was ar- rested early today. Church and Parks stated that they killed the saléuman to obtain a $5,400 Packard de luxe | automobile, which Yhey expected to/| nell. WATER SHUT.OFF NOTICE Water will be stiut off on Utah ave. from Holgate st to Walker st, on Thursday, from SamtoSp.m Also on Mo Clellan st., from Rainier ave. to fist ave. S&S, Thursday, from noon until 5 p. m. The price of admission to the), |cash or food will be gladly received, trade opportunities | ment will reach, distinet tmpression | All Are Youths; Two Have} WEDNESDAY, SEPT EMBER 14, 1921. |BlG TAX CUT IN 1923 PROMISED $3,200,000,000 Measure to| Be Put Thru This Year WASHINGTON, Sept. 14-—-Prom ines of more effective tax reduction | in 1928 will made to the tax pa efe when the administration's 93, 200,000,000 tax bill is put thru this year, | A Complete revision of the bill be |ing written today in the senate finance committee is already being } planned by Senator Penrose and | Other administration leaders. The exact extent to which the war taxes will remain is not yet o tain. The finance committee today is to decide what proportion of the war tax on railroad freight and pas wenger rates will be kept. Certain other war takes also a being “held In reserve” by the com-| W, mittee SP. used only if it is found | in ralsing the $3,200,000,- ed. But it appears certain taxes on tobaceo, can and similar articles will remain. Automobiles will continue to bear the war tax, 48 will movie and theatre tickets and many articles of ring apparel. [STE RNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS Lee Ring Gong, Chinese, was ar- rested in company with nine mem bers of the league of nations, con sisting of nine nationalities, ereeds j4nd colors, in an alleged gambling |den at 665% King e«t, Tuesday night, by raiding police officers, A game of fan tan was in prog-) rena, police say, which they inter- rupted long enough to bring the prisoners to the hoosegow, Exile-Premier Takes Himself Second Wife, LONDON, Sept. 14.—M. Venizelos, | exilepremier and erstwhile “dic | {tator” of modern Greece, was mar. | tied today at the Saint Pancras reg MATINEE TODAY “THE LOVE j OF SU SHONG” AT THE WILKES EVERYWHERE You may go wre sutos and trucka They must have driv- ere and repair men, Learn how i the Y. M. C. A. 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