The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-02-13

AEG ~ .44SG ARRAY II kENTQS
ihe stabbiHe fray n Eea.on. which We
ncLtoGei Ia our issue f Monday
morning, IS having taken placo there
% sunday evening. turns out 10 be =
more terrible affair than vas g.. firs.
aspposed. We iud tie particulars to
10 as follows. Two men, EMPLOYED
% the coal Gliue BY the. name OF John
Thompson aud William Bennett. fell
into al alteration over a game OF carl.
ia the saloon g. that place az about
O'Clock on Sunday afternoon After
a number Of blows were dealt AMI each
hal received several bruises. they
were separated, and Thompson left
llaHieiiateiy heNagter IN fiji If drunk
en- rage, tureateuIng to return AMI punish
Bennett severely. lie Wa seen 10 20
10 81. cabin some distance from :be "a
loon, Own ti.c railroad track, and !. -
SAIL - procure q knife f,E the assus,i-
;.atlon II Bennett. Al about g O'Clock
Bennett started down the track also on
his way home. aud just after he left,
Mr. so.omon Baxter, who had been
spending the day in town, started of in
the same direction. Bennett had not
proceeded but a,-hort distance when he
met Thompson coming back Thomp-
son drew bis knife, rushed upon him
aud a terri bic struggle eusued. At this
luncture. Bennett saw Mr.. Baxter. who
Was but q short distance behind, and
called out. Save me for Gods sake; for
lie has knife" Mr. Baxter FASTENED
u the spo. and selling hold OF Thomp-
son attempted 10 separate them, bat
Thompson gaining the use OF his right
arm, aud qualifying the action with all
oath plunged the knife into Baxter's
ab,lom-n. nbo fell bleeding u the
ground With his entrails protruding from
tie CHASTITY wound Thompson. without
the least feeling or compunction. kept up
the mortal comtat with Bennett. while
his victim lay bleeding and dying IN the
cold mud and water at his feet, aud
all obliyous 10 the cries and means Of
the dying man. who was suffering the
most intense agony. Presently some
parties who lived up the track were at
trscted by the shouts Of the contestants
and came rushing down to the scene Of
the conflict; and Thompson, not until
fairly surrounded by the crowd. and
convinced that the life of Bennett was
no longer in his hands, gave up the
struggle, and plungiEs the knife into
railroad tie broke tbs blade off. He
then stood looking al the dying
man. all unconcerned, and ell
tirely indifferent TO his death means
and agony. Mr. G. w. Driver. one Of
the crowd that came TO the rescue Of
Bennett. took Thompson in charge, aud
kept him under guard until morning.
when he brought him to this city and
delivered him up to the Sheriff MIR.
Baxter WAS taken to the nearest house.
and Dr. Weed sent for, who. upon his
arrival, informed the wounded man
that he would die Mr. Baxter APP
pcared thoroughly reconclled to his fate
and stated that he had no fear of death;
bat was only 10th 10 know that be
must give up life iii that way, He
bore his suiferings with remarka bic for
titude until o'clock yesterday morning
when he died. Before dying he had
Notary Public called, before whom he
made his will and also gave
his affidavit in the case. Deceased was
about forty years age, native OF York /.
shire. England, where he has a wife and
one son. He came here about two years
a.o, and purchased u large farm on Co. /.
dar river He Vas known a peace :
able, industrious man, and was re-
spccted by all who knew him rs "a wor-
thy and honorable citizen. He leaves
property here 10 the value of about /
1000. The funeral will take place in
this city at o'clock to-day. Thomp-
sou is Ii man about thirty years of age. (
about five feet seven inches in hight. /
with red hair, of slight, wiery organi- /
zation. and Of the extreme sanguine.
nervoustemprament. His features are Of
a decided WEIGH cast and wear IA sort of
hang dog look. He is evidently a dos-
perate man when excited. and thor .
oughly INSCRIPTIONS He has studious /
iy refused TO converse upon the subject /
of the aifray, aud is apparently wholly /
unconcerned about it. When informed /
of the death of Mr. Baxter he made /
some sort of an indifferent reply and ,
appeared 10 care nothing about it. He +
has been here but IA short time. and /
was formerly employed at the Seattle .
mine, al which place he got into an al
tercation with miner and assaulted
him with bar Of iron. He was then
discharged and went 10 the Renton mine.