The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-12-12
Circunstantial Evidence.

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man Of violent temper. and addicted ,o
tie use os liquor lie s'wuei consider
erabse property, ard bus for his violent
disposition must have risen = position
Of honor in his neighborhoosl as il was
he vas generally Stunned l.y hi, Neigh
bof~. of. al all evci.i-. treated with re
serve II h.! onc daughter Mary.
aged twenty-five
About four year. before the date
mentioned, Mary was cogrted bg a
young man named Dakc tar a. he was
If very humble birth an,i poor. Pryce
disdainfuliy rejected his over,nrs~ ftr
his daughter hand. Duke ATTEMPTED
to visit Mary clandestinely, bat Pry oe
caused BIZ arrest for trespa-s and theft i.
and he vas given his choice between
pr.soa aud entering the rayy. H.
chose the latter. aud WAS drafted on
board Of maa-of-war at Sheeruess
Nothing WAS seen or heard Of him IN
the village from that day up to the time
that this narrative opens.
Tn June go, 1913, Duke appeared in
Faversham, His father was dead. aud
his mother bad been removed 20 her
native parish lie visited several pub
he bonses in the town, but without lie.
ing recognized.
At length he happened TO come across
a former acquaintsncs named Lewis,
who immediately identified the robust.
somew hat ,inhd youth who had been
banisbed foar years before.
The two friends entered an inn and
drank together. while Lewis informed Il
Duke Of all ,ha. had happened since
his enforced departure from the locality
dwelling bitterly on his treatment 10y
pryce Two other men joined them.
whom Lewis introduced As Dorlin and
Potts rcmarking that they both knew
old Pryee aud We're 40 friends of his.
As for myself said Lewis. I've tor
given the old man for the injury he did
me- for whats the use o.! Keeping bad
biotd -
Potts seeing as how liio's short and
there's no knowing how soon we may
kick the bucket" "
Hes miserable old villain" said
Duke.
At this lubc:ure Dorlin moved To an
other table. and asked the landlord TO
JOIN him in pot Of beer.
Well, ho was kind o hard on YOU
Duke" Lewis SAID "and no one believed
YOU stole anything
Stole anything :" exclaimed Duke,
savage!y; II never did him wrong in
any way. fer went to- the place at his
daughter own invitation. and what
young fellow ut eightaen wouldn't have
done the same thingf If ] live I'll get
even with .hc Id old rusfian before
long
well, that amt exactly the right
spirit" Lewis said adding. as he turned
to me landlord. who had been listening
Mt Dorlin's insti-ation, 'is it Mr.. Lob
ley
"Ain't my business. nohow,' the land
lord responded; "the young fellow
knows what he's about. ! suppose"
II know this. landlord said Duke
ii don't revenge myself on Pryce for
,hc wrong he did me. I'm no man. ay.
and before long. too.
Soon afierwara the party quilted the
inu. Duae having first secured donhle
ho,idui room iur himself and Lewis. at
the suggestion Of the latter. who said
he had To go to Chatham on business.
and would return abont ten o'clock that
night Duke wandered around the
nc,ghhnrhood and whiicd away the
time until evening Shortly before ten
O'Clock Lewis appeared, and after the
friends had drunk together they retired
Ia their room
Mex. morning. before daylight. Lew
is aroused Duke. aud informed him that
he mus, say good bye, for time, as be
was going Ia London Lewis quilted
the roam and Duke went t. sleep again
When Ina went down stairs. about nine
o'clock in the morning. he found AZ ex-
cited throng In the bar-room. aad TO
his smazement and horror. he learned
that during the night Pryoe's house had
been broken into. and the gsod old man
murdered and p!undered aud his
daughter Mary outraged. Ascertaining
that cerorers inquest was soon to he
held. Duke hastily dispatched his break
fss, ani departed for the scene o.; the
murder
Tn reaching roadside inn. few
hundred yards from the Prycc farm
stead. Duke saw crowd collected. and
found that the holy of the murdered
man hai teen removed tiither. ard
that the inquest WAS about 10 In held.
He entered The large room where the
coroner had Just taken his place. and
the testimony Was immediately begun.
After the body was viewed by the
lary. ami the doctors evidence taken "a
Ia the nature 81 the injuries inaisted
upon the farmers head with al ax. the
deceased mans little ni,ce. child If s
wears. was examined.
She testified :hat ~hc MAS awakened
by noise like the breaking ot glass.
AMI she aroused Mary. the old mans
daughter. With when. she slept After
listening ter some time, they heard per
~an> moving sl.out down stairs. aud
rre~rntiy isSst steps ascending she 'tairs.
Nc,oes wer. distinctly aattille. AID so<sn
a crash was heard. aud The eli mans
soicss cxel<imlnE
w ho's ;herc -
Mary anl the wstne>s arose ;rogn is~!
opeued The ioar and saw the OLD elsu
lseiosea j ~ss Fsm u. AMI leslsie i'n'
light horn.ng Inside were two mcn
standing over tbs old man. Who lay
ga,plaS IN ,etfo. on he bed AnotheF
nlsn was Vumns &gi,lg All ol,l secretary
in which the oli nlsn kept hu asosssy
As slsa man lifted osls bag OF ccIn. the
-hsDt a. IT -ax,s .saft~.ssvA IN sh,s farmer