Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-16

and neither was DR. prea1ed mo-
"a. D.s afhxed to her name, and be
cause the signature to the documen,
Was put on with q hand9tamp instead
OF being written. Mr.. JOselyn had &
nee from his rooms and absent himsel1
till she was gone.
An Explaaaaesn.
OMAHA, Sept. 15.-Many have beer
Puzzled to understand Why the Wo
mans Suffrage Convention for the
United States should convene in this
city two weeks ahead of the date fol
the National WOman's Suffrage Conveu
ton, and many have been led into con.
founding the two. One Of the officers
OF the latter named Convention saws il
will be held, ~ announced, in Omaha
commencing on the 10Th, with Phoebe
Cozzens, Matilda j. Gage, Lille Deve-
reux Blake and other prominent adyo-
Gates in attendance at the present Con-
venti0n. The Boston ring, as il ID
called, is composed largely Of Nebraska
people, but 1t il run by Lucy Stone.
The manager Of each Convention iQ-
nores the other in the calls. All the
difference is that the Nationals hold
that woman suffrage is a natural right,
while the Americans hold that il is q
State right question.
A BslA TRAGEDY.
Sept. 1.-THE Sheriff and
deputy Of this county were shot and
killed today while On route to Knoxville
with a prisoner. Il il one Of the most
daring murders in the annals Of crime.
John Taylor two years ago killed Capt.
Fletcher on the Tennessee. He escaped
at the lime, but was finally captured and
brought to this city. He had several
trials, and at tho last term Of Court was
sentenced to ten years at hard labor in
the penitentiary, but he got got an ap-
peal to the Supreme Court. The Court
is now in session at Knoxville, and TO-
day at noon Sheriff Cote and Deputy
Conway took the East Tennesse train,
having Taylor in charge. He was hand
ouffed. Several men boarded the train
at Sweetwater, about Is miles from
here, and while the train was between
Philadelphia. and L0ud0n shot and
killed. Cote and Conway; wounded
another man, released the prisoner and
took charge of the train, running it
through Loud0n. At Lenore station
John Taylor and his brothers Bob and
Andy got of and fOrcibly took horses
and left for the mountains. John Tay-
lOr was shot in the arm. The city il in
intense excitement, and a posse Of 80
men with Springfield rifles left on a
special train for Kingston. Another
pos will leave overland. A posse had
left Kingston and another left
LoudOn. Cote had been Sheriff two
weeks today. He was ono of the most
popular men in the city. He was about
80 years old, and leaves large family.
Deputy Conway was about 30 years of
age, and a prominent local politician.
Such excitement never has been known
train bearing the bodies leaves for here
tonight. The shooting occurred about
4 o'clock.
Reearn of EnSlneev Melville
NEw YORK. Sept. l3-Chief Engineer
q. W. Melville and seamen VIM. Noros
and VIM. NindeTman, survivors of the
Jeanette, arrived today. Aeting under
instructions from the Navy department.,
Commodore Upshur prepared 70 receive
the brave party with all hon0rs. On the
tug, besides Lieut.. Jacques, were Alex
ander Melville, brother Of tho famous
engineer, Mrs. Demerest, their sister,
and her two daughters and many naval
officers, among whom was Capt. j. A.
WoOten. the father law of Lieut.. De-
Long. The steamship Parthia bearing
Melville and party was met deWn tho
bay, and when Engineer Melville's broad
and smiling face was discovered by
those ON the tug, they sent up q shout:
'There Is Melville, God bless him." A
party Of the Parthin's passengers started
the song "Home Again." and it was
taken up all over the ship. Melville was
soon on board the United States tug
and made haste to the pilot house,
where the ladies of the party we're
seated. His sister and nieces were
embraced by him, and every
body in the pilot house wept as Melville
sobbed convulsiyely and held his sister
10 his breast. He sat for a few moments
with his relatives and listened to their
attempts to utter words of welcome. He
patted his stalwart brother on the back
ind additionally called him SANDY"
some of tho more active Of the Par
Ehia's passengers had climbed In the rig
RinR, and were shouting Give us Mel
Tille," and several held aloft bottles Of
champagne. Engineer Melville stepped
,ut OF the pilot house and encountered
Capt. WoOten, the aged and grief -strick-
IN father -in-law of the late Lieut.. De-
Long. Captain WOoten grasped tho on
Zineer's hands, and after saying s0me-
hing in an undertone xept like Z child,
Melville steadied himself against the pi-
Of house and covered his face with dis
,rawny hands and seemed thoroughly
,-~.~n-n Tn~~n HI1>~9 Hhn n~an - III
Who witnessed the scene, and among the
Ipectat0rs were many Of the Parthia's
When they had dried their
yes some ono Of the stesmship's peas-
,ngers proposed three cheers Tor Mel
Tille. The response vas enthuaiastic
md emphatic. NindermAn and Noroe,
rho were with Melville. seemed anxious
o escape observation.
0ang.
CHICAGO, Sept. b.--At precisely 2O6
,.m. James Tracey, the murderer Of the
,olice officer Hulbncy, expiAted his scrime
IN the gall0wa. Long before the time
appointed there was large crowd about
;ho Jail. and the thronQ increased up 70
he hour Of execution. There were. how.
,ver, only two hundred persons admitted
10 witness the hanging. The murderer
walked firmly and unnasisted to the foot
u the RalloWs at 1:36. A notice Of d.
|ence vas posted on the gAllOvs. At
lH Tracey, accompanied I By kathee
Dawling and two other priests, Sheriff
Mann and Jailor Folz, walked up the
steps Of the eoaAold. The moose was
adjusted, and the black cap placed over
hs head, and on Sheriff Mann giving
The signal the trap was SPRUNG. and the
body. with drop Of six test, swung OF
into the air.
Last Oougx - 9aFeA.
CHICAGO, Sept. M-Tsaoy's last night
on earth vas spent In devotion. He
had slept but little during the past =
hours. He was not without devoted
friends. They were with him 10 The last
giving him many tokens of sympathy.
When informed that the Supesns Court
and the Governor bad refused % inter.
fore, his 6rmnsn gAve way, but he eoo0
and his peotsGoAtioos of In
noceuce continued from time 70 time
until the laot moment.
unng1ug - Tracy.