The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-04
DES WADE.

Whstever faults hsve been sscri5eS
to Mr. Wads BY his ssssiss % ous be.
sceused him Of dong dishouorabh
act OF obtaising mooey BY unvsssant-
able means. Once . man Indirectly
offered him bsibs IL be would per,
form certain deed - legal sdsises
Wsds'e head sask - HE breast end
be seemed crushed. At length he man
aged 70 articulase in q deeply humilia.
ted voics-
Let ne ask you What you nave ob.
served about No that induced you ,te
believe I would - snsh . sAing = you
, l.roposef
He all sfsssvssds Lsl wosld bAai
liked 70 kick the .scoundrsl.. eat Of
doots. but fels t0o degraded 1iaa8 by
having the eyil propeaitioa .advsncsd. q
him 70 eveae epprcsch tSe Sellow ~itA
bis boot. e .Tsv xo.r4 :
lNot - mid w.s 81. so~vvv,,sr, % q.
mother occasion, whan secussd Of Dp9r-
saisg 1certsis cssssoS sbs IL 6skSssl
peesenM gai0. Appfoael6akstAH ec-
cuser., wlde sai1: y 1'E 5is5.'a Ei1sall
So, Dir. yos thiak. rir ct ls- q yo~
presume toay:; Axvs . saneys, m
terrst N this snaltses' s17as al
1t fsso sSid. Nj Wads. replied tnS
And Who ..,. . $50 SIS.
three. '3t'
Will you give ~ their nasics,' roar
ed Wads. ''' - -
4 would prefer nd tsdo sssg suos
Thes.' ssid Wsds. >'ist. ne tell yoo
sir, believe you 70 be ~ ipfemous
liar. and that you never beard any.
thing of the kind. bat f.m icatsd the
story for your own vile purposes. and
il you don't get throu. h that doer in.
stAntly ! will kick JON out
II is not geDefs1ly kuawn kat On
atts1pt va ma6vI to ass4ssinste NJ
Wade ]" VaabipotoA daeisa ~ SssI
about the same time On attack was
made on Mr. Charles Sumner life. Tue
great Massachusstis Senator had been
calling At Mr. Wsds's and had just left
to go hsms It was about . O'Clock
At night AID Mr. Sumner had Just left
Mr. Wstle's dOor when . pistol shot
was h. art IN IL teT4t. fs Wade.
who was sitting h ~ pad1f with Mr.
Wade. spraog to her feet and sxclainsd
to her husband:
MY G"d! Frank. fear they have
killed Mr. Sumner
Wade. with tho people Of the house.
hurried 70 the spet a2d found lr Sum.
mar AaksrS hsA eA,~ &laAcA &>Ge H.
said meu stsndia6 on eh4 40tler edge
OF the pavement had fred AtIAim With
. pistol. the ball passing close 10 front
Of his face and apparently biting tho
wall. Tho assassin then ran up An al
ley and dissppesred. The wall of the
adjoining bOuss wss examined and the
ball was found sticking between two
bricks. No trace of the assassin could
be lnund and .ioahlnS was ever heard
Of him. 81
A Sew days slter IT, above. >scHe-
renee. e3mao ealled On Nj ahe1t
8 o'eloSe in the useniag Al pS1sn1h
he had imposea0t b61iuen with the
Senator and had some papers to show
him. Mr. Wade ct this time lived on
Four-and-a-half street in . house owned
by Mrs Barrett. Mr. Cslfax lived in
the house with Mr. Wade, and both oc.
cupied rooms os the second 1oes., Tbs
Dsn pushed his Wy bto Ar 0edsT
sitting room and ssked him il he would
read . petition. Mr. Wade was alone 1t
the time. aud something in the mans
face or M.nner aroused bic suspicion.
Aski"g to be excused fos moment the
old SsLascr wsct Into IN adjoining room
where he asd Ais wif1 OlepkT odd dg6ok
Z pistol fron the dfAkss 81 . bdtSe4.
Holding ths pistol under his dressing
gown. Wade returned 10 The sitting
room. apa- o6Jiaoti65 ah6 s0sSfS. be
said: -
Nov. .;r. I aa ma, a,e you. vSitS
are the papers ycs wished ne to rsadr
Drawing . packses from his pccket
the men handed it 70 NJ Wedo With
oas haasl. swhile. 1ieh SthsD 64Ask 10
erasped ibs hAsd3s Of . large knife.
Quick ~ thought Wsds ~, IL ADD
cooking the pisssl, Dlsm4 Il uadoc sAs
Wsn's nose aud said: - gi4 essiS
Draw lbat ksiSD oc atAimpelA lssw
it. and you are deed mani
The assassin turnsd very pale. and 1t
the eolhrhsad % NJ NhdsAAld NJ tl
NOD. sless iae.rsoar Ws3lU
The assassin turaed his back and
Wade. plscipg the mussls Of the pistol
ssainst the back Of HE hsad. cid:
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