Miscellaneous newspaper articles about Marion County Oregon from the Oakland Tribune, Oakland California

July 13, 1904

DIABLO GOES TO MRS. MURRAY
Yesterday, at Salem, Oregon, the suit over the possession of the California pacing stallion Diablo was decided in favor of Mrs. William Murray, of Woodland, Cal., and against Samuel Castro of Salem.

November 19, 1904

Mrs. Herbert Older of 877 Walnut street is in Salem, Oregon, where she is the guest of her mother and sister. She expects to return by the 1st of December.

July 1, 1905

Bits of Chat from Berkeley-Miss La Verne Kautner of Salem, Ore., who has been visiting her cousin, Miss Laura Neiman of 1621 Scenic avenue, has returned to her home. Miss Nieman accompanies her for a visit and also intends to take a trip to Portland to the exposition.

November 13, 1905

BULLY SHOT TO DEATH
He Beat Two Women and Spiked a Foreman.
    Salem, Ore., November 13-At Detroit, in this county, Sunday evening, L.D. Hedges was shot and killed by William Edler, a cook at a logging camp.
    Hedges had been the terror of the neighborhood for some time.
    He beat several men and two women while under the influence of liquor, and when remonstrated with by the foreman he jumped on the latter with spiked boots and beat him severely.
    Hedges had also knocked down Edler's wife.
    Hedges went to his quarters for a gun and returned, renewing the disturbance and firing shots, when Edler shot him dead.

December 13, 1907

Mrs. L.B. Edes will spend the holiday with her son, Bernard, in Salem, Oregon, where he is attending college.

June 14, 1910

Pleasanton News Notes
Mr. and Mrs. W.T. McBride and their son, Ralph, left last week for Salem, Oregon, where they will make their home.

November 3, 1910

FARMER SLAIN AND ROBBED OF $5000
Murderers Leave New Revolver As Only Clew[sic] to the Crime.
They Laid in Wait for the Victim in a Covered Bridge.
    Salem, Ore., Nov. 3-J.E. Roberts, a wealthy farmer an real estate operator of this city, was shot and fatally injured and robbed last night of a sum of money thought to approximate $5000. The murder occurred on a covered bridge near the State Reform School, about two miles south of Salem. Roberts died within an hour after he was shot without regaining consciousness.
    The only clew[sic] left by the murderers was a new revolver with three empty chambers. Corresponding to these two bullet holes were found in Roberts' hat and the torn skull of the victim accounted for the third.
GOING TO PAY FOR FARM
    Roberts, who is in the habit of taking money in a grip to various parts of Marion county to liquidate his obligations, was en route to Turner, where it is stated by his relatives he was expected to pay a balance on a farm near that place.
    In the opinion of the police the robbers had learned of Roberts' trip and lay in wait for him at the bridge. What took place there is uncertain. Roberts' horse was found securely tied to the bridge railing and it would appear from this he was hailed and induced to leave his rig and after being inveigled on to the bridge was shot.
HURRIED FOR AID
    The dying man was found by Earl Gardner, who as he drove onto the bridge descried Roberts' body. After ascertaining that Roberts was still alive, Gardner hurried for aid, but when assistance arrived, Roberts was all but dead and expired a few moments later. Gardner stated that he believed his approach frightened the robbers away, although he said he heard no shots. This would seem to be bourne out by the fact that $230 in money was picked up near Roberts' body.
    Early reports circulated were that Roberts was robbed of but $20, this being deduced from the fact that it first was believed by his relatives that he was on the way to the home of a brother to whom he owed $250.
    Later investigation disclosed a memorandum in his clothing which indicates very strongly that he had practically $5000 in his grip and that he was bound for Turner instead of to his brother's place.

November 4, 1910

STRYCHNINE CAPSULE CLEW[sic] TO MURDER
Salem, Ore., Nov. 4-While there is no definite clew[sic] to the man who murdered J.E. Roberts Wednesday night, the finding of a capsule containing strychnine enough to kill several men near Roberts' body has convinced the officers that but one man was implicated in the affair, that he was a local man, and that he intended to commit suicide if captured.
The druggist of this city say they have sold no strychnine recently. The police are -ending ever effort to discover the identity of the owner of the revolver with which the crime was committed and they feel almost certain that success will crown their efforts.

May 22, 1912

WEARIES OF WAITING, SHE WANTS DIVORCE
Salem, Ore., May 22-Suit for divorce was filed here yesterday by Grace C. Alexander against Temple W. Alexander, who is serving a term of from one to twenty years in the penitentiary for peculations amounting to $20,000, made while employed in the purchasing department of the Oregon and Washington Railroad and Navigation Company at Portland. Alexander's conviction is the basis of the divorce suit.
News of the divorce action brought by Mrs. Temple Alexander against her husband came as a great surprise to friends of the couple. It was Mrs. Alexander who told her husband to return from Chicago and "take his medicine" after his peculations were discovered. She declared then that she would wait for him, no matter how long he might be in the penitentiary. Before and during his trial she appeared devoted to him.

December 6, 1913

MAY DIE OF WOUNDS IN DUEL WITH THUGS
Salem, Ore., Dec. 6-John Zollner, marshal of Gervais, is believed to be dying of a wound in the neck and left shoulder received in a pistol duel with two suspicious characters early yesterday. Ray McCarroll, arrested several hours after the shooting in this city, had made a complete confession to Sheriff Esch, but declares it was his companion who shot the marshal. McCarroll has two bullet wounds in his left shoulder, but his condition is not serious. Zollner encountered the two men in an alley and they opened fire, which the marshal returned. McCarroll says he knew his companion, who he says did the shooting, only as "Georgie."

May 26, 1914

HOLD UP STORE
Salem, Ore., May 26-Two men armed with revolvers entered the Toggery clothing store here, according to William Huggins, a clerk, who was alone in the place at the time, looted the safe and till of $400 cash and after knocking Huggins down, escaped. Huggins said the men were unmasked when the entered, but put on masks later.

November 22, 1914

DESERTED AND IN WANT THEY AWAIT HIS RETURN
    Sacramento, Nov. 21-In Salem, Oregon, is a young wife and her two little children and the mother is almost distracted because her husband of five years has abandoned her. Poverty and lonesomeness is everywhere in her dark little world. Her name is Lizzie De Bord, wife of Albert O. De Bord, who is believed to be in Sacramento or in the Sacramento valley.
    The deserted wife has written to Chief of Police Johnson asking him to assist in the search for her husband who left home last October and who was seen at the Sacramento Southern Pacific depot on November 11. The wife does not want her husband arrested. She wants him to know that in spite of his neglect and desertion she still loves him and will welcome him home.
    She has enclosed a little note to be given to De Bord, if he is found. Here is an extract of the letter written by the abandoned wife and mother to her missing husband.: "Your little boy and girl love to get your picture and say, "That's papa,' and little Elvin says 'Papa will hold me on his lap when he comes home.' "Oh, Daddy, do you ever think of the dear little things when you are lonesome? Sister's little dimpled arms are just as sweet as ever. Do you ever miss them."

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