, 1882-05-26
OUR REPORTERS BUDGET.
THE SAN JUAN HOMICIDE.

The DAN JUAN hOVuASlDb'
On Tuesday of last week j. Anderson,
was shot and killed on Lopez Island by
John Kay. The following are particu-
lars: .r ....' a0
LOPEZ ISLAND, May 1S, 1882.
\ EDITOR PuGEr SOUND ARGUS:
SrR:-Having known for number OF
wears both the murdered man and the
Y murderer, and having always been on
the best OF terms with both parties, l
think it my duty to give to the public
all the light possible in this sad affair.
The murderer, John Kay, is a large
man. Norwegian by birth, and adopt
ed United States; is about forty-seven
wears OF age. He came here from Port
Ludlow about eight years ago and set
tied on peninsula, went to work and
by hard labor had hewn out for himself
acomfortable home. He is OF change
able disposition, at times very cordial, at
others sullen; in fact few persons know
how TO take him; otherwise he always
has been considered good settler and
an honest man, from the time he first
came here up TO the 10th inst, the time
this sad occurrence took place am
about TO chronicle. ECO
John Anderson. the murdered man,
was also a Norwegian by birth and
adopted citizen of the United States;
was about forty-fve years of age, and
Of medium size. He was married man
and leaves wife and two children to
mourn his loss. He also came here from
Port Ludlow; in fact was brought to
this island and induced to settle on the
same penininsula by his murderer. A
yeer or two later both parties invested
in sheep, bought yoke OF oxen jointly,
and carried on things on a cooperative
plan, so far as the sheep and cattle were
concerned tilling his own land
separately. They seemed to get along
very peacefully together until about .
year ago, when Kay desired to break up
this company business and make a line
fence dividing the peninsula: Anderson
agreed. There was division made OF
the sheep, and Kay sold out his share
in the oxen; he also sold the greater
share Of the sheep, and made the fence
mentioned on his own account; the
fence was rather poor affair in some
places, so Anderson's stock was contin-
ually g,tting in on Ksy's portion of the
PENINSULA; so the trouble began that
has led TO this horrible murder. The
murdered man, John Anderson, was q
quiet, peaceful, sober. and industrious
man, hospitsble to fault and beloved
by all who knew him. OFT have 1 heard
cit repeated, the man who could not get
along with John Anderson must be hard
TO please. Little did he think when he
LETT his wife and children at home about
hall past eleven o'clock, A. NJ, on the
10Th inst, to 20 to Kay's house to set
sle some little difficulty about his COW
ne would never see them more. He had
been gone about fifteen minutes when
nls wife heard O shot fired. She ran to
Nays house aud beheld her unfortu-
ite nate husband corpse in Kay's yard.
lhe poor woman was then obliged to
run abouttwo miles to the nearest neigh
Dor she could find at home, Mr.. @. A.
Anderson and informed him what had
occurred. He at once started q boy to
INFORM the settlers further on, going
nimseif to the scene OF the murder.
ABOUT two o'clock the boy arrived at the
house Of j. A. Merrill and informed
me that Kay had shot Anderson.
vent immediately to the Justice, enter.
ed a complaint, obtained warrant and
vent to find the constable, I found
MN, gave him the warrant, and struck
ior kay's, got there about sundown;
mere l found @. A. Anderson, Thos.
nuggins and ]. Gibson. / examined
sne wound without disturbing the body,
saW at glance that death was almost
instantaneous. In the meantime the
constable had been informed that Kay
naa started for the Justice to give him
sell up. He went there, found him
waiting, and took him in charge He
Sas given q hearing and committed to
fail 70 await the action OF the District
Sourt, Thos. Higgins and j. Gibson
,oiunteered to remain with the dead
man' while G. A. Anderson and myself
staf.ed for home. On the morning OF
sae lith inst, l expected to find coro-
aer and Jury at the scene Of the murder;
none arrived; waited until "a. NJ, then
struck ont for the Justices. | was in.
ornei that the Constable had taken
fe prisoner to San Juan to deliver him