The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-02-17

II no. for than (Bennet, AID Baxter
If they jumped him
WEIGH took tbs stand .nd testified
resice az Renton: went down the
track just after the cutting ARRAY:
baxter said Thompson bal cut him.
and not to let him go; Thompson was
standin. little way of and said be
didns want 10 60; Thompson carried =
knife In his belt when working ia the
mine; dsdn'. notice whether lie had .
belt on then or not.
A., Griffin came next; was presea,
when Baxter vas placed in the car:
heard Baxter say to Thompson What
did you cut me for; Thompson said
served you right, id you, wha, did
you interfere for.
Antoine Marks testified that be WAS
a. Renton on Saturday last: saw the
defendant Thompson early that evon-
ing sitting on the tramway. ami passed
hun; got about 80 yards further on;
heard some men halloo; looked back.
saw tie men IN suquabhle. little fur
ther down than where | passed Thomp-
son. saw Bennett and Barter coming
down the track together before the
hsht; did not see the fight distinctly:
could not tell who had the best of II;
they We're all showing aud pushing.
then saw one of them down; didn't re-
TURN On cross examination. witness
said only saw two men down; when
l passed Thompson, Beunett and
Baxter were behind out of sight:
didn't look back till I heard them hal
loo.
DR. B,gley testified am a physician
and surgeon; was called to examine
Thompson's injuries when he Was
brought here and committed 10 iaiI: he
was scratched a little about the face: had
evidently been struck, but could find
no bruises. On cross examination said:
his face was in about the same condi-
ton as. now.
Thompson was the last witness and
tes,ified-attorney producing the knife
It'd not take that knife out Of the
cook house last Sunday evening; it had
been IN MY possession for ten days pre-
vious TO the affray; used it 10 cut fuse
with; did not strike at Bennett or
Baxter with it; don't know how Bax-
ter was cut l was down on nv back;
was only trying to frighten them away:
Bennett knocked me down; Bennett
and Baxter both jumped upon me and
commenced pounding me; | was on the
track and Bennett and Baxter both
chased me; Bennett knocked me down
and Baxter closed in; | carried the
knife In my boot, and drew it when
Hat on my back and lot till then. On
cross examination he said: Bennett had
hold of me; Baxter had hold Of nv
band; l pulled the knife; reached aud
got it out of my boot to frightcn them
away; don't know whether I cut them
when down or before; did not stab
either that l know of.
Upon be conclusion Of the defend.
ants statement, some three or four hours
were taken up in the arguments of the
attorneys in the case. when the jury,
being charged, retired at % P. NJ, and
In about two hours thereafter returned
into Court with verdict against the
defendant of murder in the first degree.
The announcement of the result seemed
to produce no effect upon the prisoner,
who sat undisturbed during the reading
Of the verdict and tie responses of each
juror, a. his name was called, of his
concurrence therein. After this, the
jury was discharged. aud it was an
nounced that the sentence Of death
would be pronounced upon the prisoner
at three o'clock this afternoon. aud
thereupon he was remanded into the
custody of the Sheriff.