McManus Shooting Case On Trial Delivers Eyewitness Accounts
Witnesses describe McManus and McCarty at the Idle Hour lodging house and State saloon before the shooting. James Smith testifies McCarty sought a room for a friend and offered a watch as rent while Waters questions the landlady’s role. Ed Barr places McManus drinking with McCarty and notes McManus asked for a gun prior to the shooting. A series of recollections follow about the crime scene and weapon purchase attempts.
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Iwitnees
McManus
McCarty
Waters
Ed Barr
State
Barr
Witnesses testify on gun purchase and Pullman saloon shooting
Taylor placed the shooting time between 4 16 and 4 30 pm after noting he and Lot Livermore were in the Maze wloon drinking. Roscoe Frost said McManus bought a Smith and Wesson revolver around 4 30 to shoot rabbits on his drive home. Orville Coffman testified he detained McManus outside the Pullman saloon after the shot and that Estee and McManus had entered the saloon just before the incident.
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McManus
Ralph Folsom
Pullman
Estes
Cass Matlock
Hopper
Roscoe Frost
Goodman Hardware Company
Smith & Wesson
Pilot Rock
Orville Coffman
Bert Wilson
Police Staton
Coffman
Estee
Death of Miss Mollie Todd at 18 in East Court home
Mollie C Todd eldest child of Mr and Mrs John B Todd died at 8am today at 1912 East Court Street from diabetes. She was 18 years 6 months, had lived here most of her life and attended business college. Funeral not set, likely Friday, from the family home with Rev Victor Dorris of the Christian church officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie C. Todd
John
Todd
Troy Todd
Fee
Nellie Todd
Victor Dorris, Paetor
The
Christian Church
Automobile and Train Race Ends In Train Victory
A sensational race last night pitted a large auto touring car against the southbound Wal la Walla Pendleton D R N train. The auto started 14 minutes behind and reached Athena just ahead before a transfer occurred to keep pace toward Pendleton. Fearing danger, one rider jumped to the train at Athena and another passenger took his seat in the car as they sped along Wild Horse creek, encountering two dogs in the attempt to outrun the train.
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Walla Walla-Pendleton
Athena
Wild Horse Creek
Auto party speeds record trip to Pendleton
In a rapid journey from Wallon Walla to Pendleton the auto party eased frightened ladies from their buggy allowing the horses to run free. It took about 40 minutes to complete the trip to Pendleton, a time nearly matching the previous record.
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Wallon Walla
Pendleton
Decoration and Memorial Day Observances Planned
The Grand Army of the Republic organizes Memorial Sunday and Decoration day events. A union service is set for May 11 at the Christian church with Rev. Van Nuys preaching and a special musical program. Decoration day features a large militia parade with new uniforms. Judge Lowell will give the address at 2:30 PM at an undetermined location.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Christian Church
Wi L. van Nuys
Presbyterian Church
Company L
Judge Lowell
Interest in Debate at Pendleton High School
High school debate set for Monday evening April 29 on the topic Rejected refrain Should be extended to women. Pendleton students Harold Warner Carl Engdahl and Arthur Menns will argue for the affirmative while Wallan Walla high school argues the negative.
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Pendleton
Wallan Walla High School
Harold Warner
Carl Engdahl
Arthur Menns
Frost Helps Fruit In Walla Walla County Frost
F. Van De Water of the O R N praises yesterday frost as a boon to fruit growers as it thinned blossoms and saved labor costs. He notes the frost likely spared hundreds of dollars by avoiding manual thinning and remains optimistic about a bumper grain crop, barring adverse conditions in June or early July.
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F. van de Water
Walla Walla Statesman
Jack Frost
van de Water
Walla Walla County
Postmistress Indicted in Gold Beach Mail Withholding
Portland April 24. The federal grand jury indicted Lisgle Caughnell, post mistress at Gold Beach Oregon, for withholding mail.
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Benen
Portland
Federal Grand Jury Today
Lisgle Caughnell
Gold Beach
Ore
McDonald Discharged by District Attorney Phelps
McDonald, a county jail prisoner charged with breaking furniture in the city jail, was released yesterday by order of District Attorney Phelps who deemed him sufficiently punished for his disorderly conduct. Creston, Wash. sold $5,500 water bonds to the state school fund at 5.5 percent, 20-year term with提前期 option of earlier payment.
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McDonald
Phelps
Creston, Wash
State School Fund
Rev Hall Resigns as City Baptist Pastor
Rev G L Hall, pastor of the Baptist church, tendered his resignation after three years of work. The move will take effect after church action and Sunday reading. He helped retire the church debt, added a social room and steam heating, and led growth in membership. He also served Umatilla county, aided Echo church, Hermiston chapel, and county pastors. He and his wife plan to leave the city.
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G. L. Hall
Hey. Hall
Hall
Tself
Pereenage
Rev
Hail
Alsn
Umatilla
Echo
Hermiston
Pendleton
Baptist Church
Digestive Health Claim From Odd Lettered Ad
A damaged ad fragment touts a product from "Bit-7ters" claiming pure ingredients will tone the digestive system and cure ailments. It also mentions "Malarial Fever" and urges trying the item today. The text is garbled and untrustworthy advertising language.
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Empire Tea
T. S. Pringle
Mgr
Winslow Bros. Jewelers
Opticians
Tallman & Co
Hendricks
Main and
Webb Streets
Mmanus
Charles Eppinger
Lester Swageart
Kees
Taylor Hardware
Swaggart
Teylor
Carrier Millinery
Miss Mollie Todd
East Court
Boston
Title Guarantee & Trust
J. Thorburn Ross
George H. Hill
T. T. Burkhart
John Eb, Aitchison
Charles H. Kept
Washington Street
Corner
Secon
Oregon
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