| Show I PORTLAND TRUNK MURDER MYSTERY Blunder of Murderer in Check Checking Checking Checking ing Trunk Led Lcd to Discovery Of Horrible Crime DRUGGED BLACKJACKED SHOT In Iii II I loom of II Man tiati all Held for Cor Deed Trel Wan Vas VasI RM round I II I ii ii Clotted CI ni di tl With Wih 1011 Portland Ore Or June 21 blun blunder clor der of 01 the tho murderer In wrongly routing rotating a trunk sent ont sen to lO the Union depot In Iii II this tills city olt was M the IhA means meAS late Into yesterday of IC a ghastly murder Thu ho victim Is III William A AJohnson AJohn AJohnson Johnson John on who with his ht hi wife and seven ovon year CI tutu old hi won lon arrived hero here hert Monday Monda morning In company with a mau who went neat by tho Iho name of ot A C Power Powers The rhe party parly registered at a cheap chal north northend end nd hotel lowers a 1 its coining from Nome Alaska The Jho Johnsoni did not nol give their f Powers who wll teal leal name namo lare Is II James JamesF F I F Webb obb anti and Mrs ulra Ir Johnson acre oro ar am tasted routed at al an uptown lodging house hoW early arly today They iero located through tho Iho hi finding of tt the Ih little lithe tunis boy during thu Ihl absence nhen of 01 Powers POtI or Webb ebb anti and all the woman They wore were apprehended as a titus they tho were item returning from un an In automobile trip to 10 u la suburban resort tho the thoman man and woman though badly In denied all ol knowledge of thu tho rime Webb bl declarer that hi ho saw sav car r Johnson lust at the Union depot dopol yes yesterday p afternoon waiting for fur a it train to 10 KO go I to In Seattle tillo Hn Ito 10 that Johnson wn Intoxicated at ot the time Ihne Nothing of 01 Importance was Wil elicited from either On person on were wore found lound two watches on of 01 which Mm Mis 1 Johnson Identified 11 on I as al Item her husbands and Ind two IWO larlO handkerchiefs hani nth both blood stain AlaIn stained ed Ono of 01 Webbs ebb hands hand was wa Injured and ni bandaged Hn Ito 10 carried an Inter International international national typographical teal card cant tarl Issued hy by h H It C e local number Webb Is l believed to o have hl operated In reel real rol estate In Iii Seattle within the tho past few months AN A ORDINARY An Alt looking trunk was nl te re 1 at al the lie depot 1101 late Into In the Ihl day I a lund and ordered chocked checked via IA the Oregon rind a nd Washington n railroad to 10 North orth a n station not on that road rood Shortly before 10 last bat night the Ih trunk wa ivaa M taken laken to 10 the th platform Corm Til There r re the mistake wits folo 1 and it WItS vox I sent back ack to the A little tutor litter one or 01 tr the 1 noticing n a pool pent of ot hI of which had trickled trout from the lie trunk trun anti break breaking hit ing Il the Ito trunk open opeti discovered tile tho body loui hod of a oRan man llon lon by h 1 the thi Ih detectives de tie developed e that the tue Ih manx name 1 W WA A Johnson and an 1 a visit IMiL to I lii Ih room rom oc occupied a by b him butt anti his hlA family resulted In 11 the dIscovery that the Ilip mattresses ware ivore el saturated with blood blO anti and nl alo o that Hint blood was spattered r over oer ninny H r mut belongings of or Johnson Several beer b er bottles were er r found lound In MM lt room 11 and a I bottle battle of r need wod alcohol empty eta lilY The Tite Th detectives d t belIeve bl lint Johnson wa was BI first drugged dulled with the Uie IO alcohol then titan struck over n r the temple with a black blackJack Jack as its he tic II lay la on the tile t bet bd d next shot hot through the I ti 11 anti finally to 18 k death certain Johnsons negligee shIrt haul had been hisen twisted tasted and un tightly about t his itta hi neck neel Among AronI the Ih Johnsons belonging were wrt o it large number of or cards bearing tia name lale of ul MIas 1 May ph Ir IrI r wane I of or them bent having the Ih address SIS South Wall Wail ni street lr C und 11 others 1001 Kills Ellis street fan firm Ol The Th Wall Wallstreet al street Iret does dOff not 1101 name 1181 any nn city It I but hut Is I lx believed l ved by the th police Pollee to 10 be bo In itt II F Wash DAMAGING U MAG G In Potters JIe room rOI a B suit ul case 1401 was 1 containing a I blackjack clotted with wilh blood hlo and anti frayed at one one end tn 1 a bankbook of or tile the Ih Scandinavian Amen Ameri American can Cs 1 hank batik of or Seattle belonging to 10 J P Webb ebb bb some seine m loose envelopes which hud 1 K rno the same Iun address saul and an In Inter International national typographical union card 10 rd No 2226 ls issued 1 by b tint Ih Ii Vancouver H U C local to 10 J P 1 I Webb According to 10 tOn the clerk of 01 the house houf the trunk left tin the hotel about the Iho mid middle mil middie die dle of or this the tt afternoon Ar The clerk derk said ald he hI remembered 1 the Ib Incident because I the tic i orter commented upon tipon Its iA weight lt after having carried It II to the Ih express wagon A A few tel minutes later Inter the 1 it h clerk lerK stated aIRI Mr Sirs M ra Johnson Johnn and her child left the t h slid did not net return About R r Powars cams came down and anti after arpra 55 B a Ing lag lie I w wu ws going out tut for I a little Ille while mentioned that lust the Ih auld hl uld probably go 0 to I Seattle on u It I night train The Phi h sum of r lOiti 19 In currency na was el found on lIt Mrs Mr Si me Johnson Johnon Tim Tie Th woman 0 said MId tier her husband huband had recently sold old H M farm ne near r P attl lt and fn Sn that yesterday Ilerda h ht he hud bud entrusted the money lon tn to her herf her herfor f for r The TItu woman told the th police that she h married Johnson nt tut Hute Mont eight eams 1 ago AI They Th lived In several clUes cities and u M f few rew years yearn al ago al went lt to near 11 Seattle where Johnson acquired some lottie om properly IIO rU which enhanced greatly In itt value Six month ago Johnson Johnon sold hits his hI Renton property for floOd 20 01 which titus time I they IleT ha t en 11 traveling about the tbt Ih country The Th police have been unable so f far IArI r It to I KM get 11 tiny Rny nv satisfactory ra lor statement front from Webb hb IS 11 A r H 11 I C t i June Jun SI I P 1 I pIh li lieu lII lil In Portland for the murder I of lr W Vt A John Johnson on was wa employed RN as al a R I nt alt S a Joh Job mue om here he until 1111 thre I months hl gigo ngo when wh he hI left Ift If town low II Ho lie 11 Is I isan I nn an expert printer bin i none of lIt I the union In know kno anything or of rr Ms MA history |
