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ITBDIt—TheOctober remoniet weather osal that of Indi* jandoned Crum-ilrablc to i at soon in orderponse to: on the the day impacker of Con-instrocted to hold its meetings inOlympia, President Ruth has appointed as senate members of the committee Allen of King ami FbhWk of Lewis.WASHINGTON MAN BACKS BOGUS PRIZEFIGHT AND LANDS IN JAIL*IMEortantnon? the re-blenched iteration :t. Him-sent to be refcr-: expert*eed that\ by hi*I OMAHA. March IL—Frank H.• Pilling of Tacoma, not only dropped $18,000 to the Maybray swindlers, hut drew a sentence in prison in addition. Pilling writes a letter from Washington prison to Mr. Warner,United State* Marshal* telling Himabout having been duped out of $18, 000 and wants to know if there is any chance to get his money back. He say? he gave a check for $18*00(1 as a venture on ft prizefight promoted by the M a bray crowd in Seattle in August, 1908, the check was endorsed by J. K* Thompson, si banker of Tacoma, After the fight Pilling tried to stop payment cm the check and Thompson, the letter said, had him arrested for violation of the Washington law against aiding and abetting a prizefight Pilling was convicted and sentenced to term inthe penitentiary, He appealed the case. The letter was turned over tothe federal Authorities at Council Bluffs* 1:because ing tha dtlibcn struck was wh initmstUhmcnthe w talks awas msave Ik Wheimediate of any the woi throat prints ’ ycstcrdi sis! ant Chief C Peteraolittle, of thecwhen li he hadbis clotthonticcoultl b if Pcicsti bekill witdies it chargefo com: who m liquor 1 and pc drinks of a da He is a all ttnpl if he h the titncries fr woman'jtary rai
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Astoria Morning Astorian
Astoria, Oregon, US
Fri, Mar 12, 1909
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