Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-05

An Old Man 1t Psyallsp Beaten ane
Robbed.
Burke, Q Barber. Arrested - sss'
pictOn.

Burke, D BaHbers Arfeeseu %
pieton.
About eighteen or twenty years ago
bachelor, named g. @. Williams, went
into the Puyallup Valley and took up
$40 acres Of land about three miles above
the present location Of Puyauup, and
proceeded 10 clear Il mp. He built .
rude log cabin, in which he has ever
since rssidsd. He attended 10 his own
business, cultivated his farm, lived like
q hermit, saved his money, grew rich,
OF Hog Wilson" He has always had
money, and has generally kept It burlsd
about the place, under stumps and
trees. Last week be sold his farm, bot
had not yet given possession OF It. ne
took the money he received Tor the
place. and, contrary to his usual COS
tom, placed it in the bank In New la
coma. This fact, however, was nOt gen.
orally known, as tho sequel SHOW
Some time during Saturday night .
party or parties unknown went 70 the
old mans cabin, beat him over the
head, and left him for dead. The cabin
was rifed, but whether anything OF val
ue was found is ~ yet unknown. Early
Sunday morning Williams was found
BY some of his nsighbors on the floor Of
his cabin, apparently in a dying condi.
ton. He was tenderly cared for, and
taken to Tacoma for medical treatment.
His wounds are very serious, and 1t u
feared fatal, although the man ap-
peared little better last evening. de
has been delirious ever since found, and
had not regained consciousness up 70
four o'clock last evening.
On the announcement OF this terrible
crime, the good people of Puyallup
raised en- Dsasse 70 ferret it Out and ind
tho perpetrator II possible. Their exsr-
tions resulted in the arrest on suspicion
of q man named
A barber by profession, who has been
employed by Mr.. Meeker during the
past season az teamster about his farm.
The circumstances which led to his
arrest were az follows: A few days ago
Burke borrowed pistol of man named
Pearsoi, residing IN Puyallup, and has
failed To return it. This pistol was
found in the cabin the morning after
tho ARRAY. Burke was also away from
home on the night in question, and OF
his return his legs were badly bruised,
and one of his wrists bruised and
scratched. A gun, supposed TO have BE-
lonRed u the old man, was found StiCk-
ing in the mud near the railroad track,
and il il thought the assailant had car
ried it that far, and fearing it would be
evidence against him, threw 1t, as he
supposed, into q mud hole, where II
would sink out of sight, but ono end OF
it struck first, leaving tho stock OK
posed. Burke explains his bruises by
saying he had boon out setting bear
traps, and ON his way home fell over a
COW pen and hurt himself. The ap-
pearance of the cabin would indicate
that % old man had given his assailant
lively tussle. A fresh gunshot mark
was found in the ceiling Of the cabin
and it is not unlikely that during the
scufile tho shot was fired.
The Spencer murder trial, which 70.
Gently took place in Tacoma, has con.
WINGED the people Of that section thai
the Seattle style Of dealing with muir.
derers is about the correct thing, and il
DuIko ~ louuus OoyO10 ACnooAnoAS
doubt, or beyond possibility of a
doubt, to be the party who committed
the cowardly and murderous assault
upon q poor, inodensive old man fol
the purpose of rObbing him of his earn
ings and savings of twenty years of hon
est toll, he will stretch hemp, or else We
err in our opinion of the stun the Puy.
allup people are made of.
the people. if they do act, should aci
ooolly and deliberately, for 1t would be
far better that a thousand guilty mel
should escape than that ono innocent
person should suffer.
One thing, however, il certain, and
that is, that this numbering and rob
bing must be stopped. Let il be gsnsr-
ally known throughout Haahlngton
Territory that any 6erson found guilty
ot murS >e'SE murderous assault,
.n nne a1aiice or for the purpose of
ttosoery, will be hanged like dog, and
the thing will cease, and not till then.
lucky q it for the thieves who robbt d
Funk Il hickman on Friday night that
they made their escape before AN out
ragged people got hold Of them, and
lucky for them will il be II they get
through with the job without receiving
brand that they will carry through
life. IN an advertisement to all the
world that they are thieves aud murder
erB.