Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-04
A BLOODY HANDED PAIR.
The Victoria Colonist narrates this


About ten days ago there came to the
st. Nicholas Hotel tall, fair man of
stalwart proportions and open, inge.
NOUS countenance. Accompanying him
was pretty young woman Of about Is,
modestly dressed and with ways that
won on all the hotel frequenters. They
registered as Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson OF
Portland. Oregon. They made no Of
fort to conceal the fact that they were
the POSSESSIONS Of gold coin and green
backs to large amount; indeed, like
most persons who have come suddenly
into the possession Of money, they ex-
hibited 1t to many persons; and when
the man made a purchase at a store he
invariably pulled out handful Of TWEEN
ties or exhibited great roll of bills.
He drank freely and was frequently
drunk. The woman, who was as gentle
and soft eyed as dove and whose girl
ish checks still wore the peach like tint
OF youth, demonstrated gently with the
man and often induced him 70 hand to
her for safe keeping the money which he
might have in his pocket. They seemed
to DO terms Of perfect amity and, as a
man who had frequent opportunities Of
seeing them together remarks, quite
gone on one another" Their conduct
attracted comment. He said he had
been q sailor. Asked by . curious
querist ono day, where did you get
your money!" "Where there's a lot
moro to be got" he replied. "Have you
got . uineT eyes" he ssid, savaeely,
"a d sight bigger mine than Old
Mackay." Once whom he was being
Questioned closely a. 10 his wealth. he
got up Suddenly and walked across the
bar-room floor, exclaimed In a half
ttpsy tone. "a man with q shotgun
onahtn't to starve in q land where
there's plenty Of grouse" On another
occasisn his wife," took him avay
from . group Of men and anRrily rated
linn for talking too much. Well, on
Saturday last they secured tickets on
the Dakota and on Monday they sailed
for San Francisco.
Yesterday arriveda Portland detec-
tive. He had traced ..Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson to the st. Nicholas. When
told that they had called he repaired to
the telegraph Office and instructed the
San Francisco police to detain them on
the arrival Of the boat there. That
open faced, good looking drunkard and
that girl with the peachlike complexion
are charged with 4 crime worse than
murder In Oregon,
Their victim Was named Anderson.
He was q brother Of the man and hus-
band Of the woman who STAYED at the
s.. Nicholas. The two Andcrsons and
The female arrived At Portland about
5 weeks ago. The brother aud husband
bad great many twenty dollar pieces
and Rrecubacks sewed up in q belt
around him, and wore q handsome cold
watch and chain. He had BEEN in busi-
neos In Chica0o, had sold out, invited
his brother, Who vas q sailor, 10 ioin
him. bought him good clothes and paid
biz way 10 Oregon, whore he proposed
TO ouy land. The wife fall in love with
her SAILOR brcthcr-in-law. One day the
two men went out ahoosinQ ON the Col
umbiA River. The victim souaht ducks.
Tue sailor aimed at higher game and
brought Il down. In the EVENING the
aailor returned 10 town. He carried
two ahotguns, and reported that his
brother had Rons 10 Astoria 70 buy q
cannesy. Then the wife and the brother.
in-lAv aped away from Portland, came
70 Puget Sound, and Afterwards 10 Vic
tosia. Six days ago the oorpfe of a
man with the head filed With duck
shot doated ashore on lonely Inland
IN the Columbia River. Il Vas reooc-
nissd ~ the body Of Peter Anderson rs
missing man. The wAissbelt which held
hia precious wealth and his gold vasch
and chain were gone. A hue and cry
vas raised. Oficsrs were dispatched 10
Eastern Oregon, 20 San Francisco, and
% Victoria with the result a. stated.
At San Francisco the pair viii be cauchs
and held and tAkan haek 10 Oregon nnd
tyisd for their dreadful crimc.