, 1878-10-24
PUGET SOUND ARGUS
HORRIBLE MURDER !!

On Sunday last our little city was hor-
ror stricken at the news Of most horrl-
ble murder being committed just across III
seow Bay. between this place and Fort
Ludlow. the victims being man and wife
named Dennis Ilaight and SuSannah
lIaight, respectively. Deceased were ltv-
iuS upon small farm, and were appar-
Yhtly, at the time of the dced' following
their ayocation IN peace. An in quest was
Mt once instituted by w. Ii. Ii. Learned,
ESD, one OF the Justices of the Peace OF
this county. who olliciated in the absence
of the Coroner of this precinct. The
iurvmen were as follows: j. j. Ii. Van
Bokkelen, Henry A. Taylor, VIM. Black,
Alfred Pearson, Thos. Harrington and b.
+. Henness. The examination commenced
on Sunday. and was continued through
Monday and Tuesday before verdict was
reached, the bodies having been brought
10 this town. The funeral took place on
Tuesday afternoon. The verdict is lengthy,
and we give ii IN part only: THAT a
certain person unknown supposed to be a
white NAM did between the hours OF two
~ o'clock, 2. NJ, on Friday, Oct IS, 1878.
and Sunday morning. Oct 20, 1878. at 10
o'clock, A. NJ, with force at the land
claim of the said Dennis IIaight in the
aforesaid Territory and county, then and
there leloniously, violently and Of his
malice aforethought, make an assault In
and upon the body of the aforesaid Dennis
Haight, then and there present, and that
the aforesaid unknown person then and
there, with certain gun made OF wood
and steel which the said unknown person
held In his hands, violently, ieloniously,
Of his own malice aforethonght, inflicted
mortal wounds upon the left side Of the
head of the said Dennis Haight, of which
mortal wounds the said Dennis Haight
then and there Instantly died; and so the
said jurors do say that the said unknown
person did then and there feloniously kill
and murder said Dennis lIaght. against
the peace Of the people Of this Territory
and their dignity" The verdict then
goes on to stare that the murderer, after
the deed, fled to parts un-
known, &c.
The same jury brought in verdict in
the case of the woman, very similar to
the above excepting that they found that
In the killing and force of arms a gun or
pistol and a knife were used, and that the
mortal wounds were inflicted OH the lower
Jaw end throat OF deceased; that the said
Snsannah Haight instantly died of said
mortal wounds SC. The woman was
Ilalt-breed Indian who, with her husband, |
was making her home and rearing her
Two poor little waits, one of
lhem about eighteen months old and the
other much younger. are thus thrown
upon the cold charities and mercies of the
world. No clue seems as yet to have been
found to the bold and black-hearted assas-
'in who committed the deed. and every
body seems completely mystitied as to the
causes that could have led to tine commits
sion of such fearful double crime. It Ia
quite likely that the woman was murdered
simply on account Of having witnessed the
killing Of her husband. Part of her chin
had been shot away. and her head was
nearly severed from her body. The sad.
sad affair has cast a gloom over the neigh
borhood. and is but another evidence OF
the depravity which human nature can
reach.