, 1869-08-25

A Son Ahocts Ills Fathers Murderer

AraE reexs aoo It Fort Benton. . weil.known
teepetado, named jamea v Vttson, WIS Bnot oeso
ID G gambling house oy man Of the naEe ol
We'll. Apparently there WAS nothing IN the en-
counter or tho result Of it 10 excite any deeper n
tetest than IL produced by an ofdllaf4 qua1le4 W.
tween two gamblers. They we're strangers TO
each other, and were seated side by side At faro
table. Epon hearing "sa.son's name pronounced
Webb started snd eyed his neighbor inleutlJ. he
nut few questions to hiu and the replies up
wafed to eop11m eome previously formed suspi-
Finn. In auu.tt- moment " alson !2J dead On ING
toor aud Wehn made NJ escape. o.,rt ,,,-
The circumstances which tr0ueAt aoeut th!s
singular array disclose history which Is IN! OF
romantic Interest ....
Watson WAS .nI1lRn who, Is early a the year
,s.q I,.i1ucptsh.d Himself III Cincinnati, where he
was Know as aThe Knife" This arpei!atlon "as
conferred On him b5 his associates IN consequence
%ho ,1 hanpspeJ II ar5 Way 10 Incur his dspleasate
paymate esn ae won S ne la failed to forse no
fraudulent bargain. In 1Sia. he WAS C3nght In t1e
ncr or folbing jewelrJ store, ous managed TO
escape the PenteuttaEJ. an! went o. 70 Ft.s-
hrtrh, Cleveland, bn1ao. md osner clties luf!ne.
Esat wherr his carer Mas marked bJ VARIOUS
Crimes ,,t.
berY III lsuno IN ls and "as SENTENCED 70 nv. ~
be returned 10 BunAlo In i'm, aud koo1 NteI ne
made his appearance ia Chicago: Here he eap2en t
rattted IN drinking saloon upon The persoa q
William v cb., the Captain OF the schooner North
Star Webb got tnso 9aAe1 Sa,n ,h sIu NnMs m ~
| nlcted .uch wounds upon NE nE!oElrHaae sap" "
| tain that he expired II few hourH. Watson es-
caped tho immediate pnniihnent Of hls cllhe
tnrYc Was some doubt ns to nia identity, and the
police were unable to effect his arrest;
Shortly after the death of Weho, hls son Jo5n
me1 y9S ao ot int "a vao
| had Hadc HIN tatherlcss. lie took ereIJ stfp u
hls power to hare the murderer brought justice,
but all bis eCor1s proved fEisleas, Hats2n nafthG
| gone 10 Texas, 15 HaA supposed
| Young Webb gaTe ur the pursult, hut ne msfe
| 8 E4vIan resolse that wherever he shoHtf nc'1
| Watson he xoclu ayengc the death Of ~ !x.acf'
lie obtained 4 minute description Of Watson, ~.
rirll1uc peculiar scar on the fo7cheans "H!ch
could not he easily forgotten, nn1 ne seems g
| have kent hts purpose ever IN his nind feafs
nassed. however, and The nnr,leF Of CAPTAIN
| Webb Tas forgotten. Young John feu INTO nAnits
Of dissipation, and, III coutse Of tiTe became a,
| most a. desperate character as Watson h!csel1.
Wien tie var hrofe out he enlisted IN ~ n.tno!s
| regiment, and errrcd several yea1s., ne Mas
Known Al bsa'e eat seaa5s Feensss 30 soe asoan; a
discharged he went to The Fns Wes, wncIo ~ az
Wsc1s M no BE- turned up al Port nentor, and one
| evening he sr1ayed INTO gambling saloon, ahe
commenced nla. st stranger ht rse w If xsson
webb looked nj him and observed scar npon y
forehead, corresponding exactly WITH the !escrp
sever ~ IL drew hIuit1to conversation and e,ynrt
tnsuch to convince him that At last b.: E,l
Encountered his man. lie lid not delay long !:
rarr,lpu Out LIS long cherished purpose Of vel
rraiices While iaking \ drink Of whlsteJ he care
fsasly ,oos ep one Of Wasson'a chips as 4 oy nil
take, Watson r1te1rd an oath And said thos
| we're hin chtps, Webb shifted the whlskey e.as
mt, hm !cit band, and coo!ly cooked his teEolse
IN his pocket. Watson started up arg crew ~ a
Iutic, Neho, however, WAS TOO quick !or h!H
| .nd thrr~ The whtskrr IN his face, WHICH hlln de
hin1 Elm for nr Instant. Then he drew hls pistol, an
Is watson came toward him, tFea n three time e
la1in9 his fa:hers assassin deaa = ats test -
| t.fscu.,y eIcc{e6 bis escape