Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-05

ADDITIONAL TElEcRAPHlc MEMS.
AFIunderer's Dasgraphy.
KANSAS CrTY. April 4.-Jesss James
was born in Clay county, Missouri. in
Isi5. He is the son Of Rev. DR.. James.
He had little education. When under
IG years OF age he joined Q1an.reiI's
band Of euerrillas, and participated IN
the butchery at Centralia and ths sack
ing and burning Of Lawrence, Kansas.
He Was also connected with other events
Of 1.-The var Of like nature. In 1866 ne
made his first robbery, which vas at
the bank OF Liberty. Missouri. In 1851
be robbed tbs Russellvills. Ky bank,
and in 1858 the Huntington (va.) bank.
During 1856 and 1858 he was connected
With two stage r0bbsries in Texas.
Frank James and Jesse in 1869 robbed
the Gallatin mo- bank, and killed the
cashier. In 1879 hs robbed the Kansas
City Fair Office in broad day Of $4,000.
In 1873 the st. Genevsivs Bank was rob
bed. In 1874 the Muncis tKansas)
Bank. In that year he robbed stage
a. Hot Springs. and also participated in
bis first train robbery, on Ito Iron
Mountain Railroad. In 1876, the Min
nssota Bank was robbed at Mortified,
MINI, the cashier killed, snd three of
the Jesse James gang. The Glendale
train robbery occurred in 1879, and the
Winston and Blue cut train robberies
last year. Since then officers have been
in pursuit of the Desperate. He has
been aided in all his exploits by gang
from his own neighborhood. 1t is est
mated tina. his robberiss amount to
nearly S100,6).
An Interesting Case.
CINCINNATI. April 4.-The celebrated
case Of the creditors of Arch
bishop Purcell was called in the Ham
ilton county District Court today, but
the partiesnot being all ready it was
put over till tomorrow. The chief ques-
ton in the case is as to the power of the
assignee to sell Church property to sat
isfy claims of creditors.
vanderbiics Body.
NV YoEK. April4.-The body OF Cor
neiius Vanderbilt lay at the Glenhayen
hotel last night, and was removed to the
Church of Strangers this morning.
Colorado Violence.
PUzgLo. April EARLY this morning
two gamblers, Robidean and Carter,
engaged in u quarrel which resulted in
very serious injuries to the lattcr.l
4 young man named Homer Stone
was choked to death last evening by q
person whose name is suppressed for va
rious reasons.
wheat Rate.
CHICAGO, April 3.--Wheat IL stronger
and higher. but closed easier at rate
OF $780,.
Wants Government Money.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Ths Star says:
George Soovills, counsel for Guiteau
has prepared a petition to the House
asking bill to pay medical experts for
the government, by amending it by gu
thorizing the Department of Justice to
audit and pay claims for legal services
for defense.
4 Ncw Vessel - be siog.af.
A Dispatch from L:eat uA.i,at, con.
oe.nins the purcit,ac et y vessel to
| search for tho missing bort crews of
the Jeanue;s", was laid t.so Is lie Cab
met to-day. A. tie result Secretary
Hunt telegraphed HarSer ou;h ,rizins
the expenditure Of 10 0t Ta,,b.e5 in get
ting the most desirabl, vessel for the
search.
| Teller snrc rop.
| 4 gentleman III his CITY, who claims
to have direct information, says Teller
will be named Secretary of thu Interio,
this week.
Double Murder.
OMAHA, April Al. Jonas, middle.
aged, killed his wife instantly today, by
discharging the barrel Of a shotgun in.
to her side. and then turned tho Other
barrel Of the gun into himself, and blew
hole through his breast, killing himself
instantly.
Penitentiary Birds.
ALBANY, April 4.--Billy, the Kid, wa.
today sentenced to five years. imprison.
msnt for grand larceny, and for at
tempting to escape one year, or 81,
years in all; James Maxwell, Of Peoria
Chas Hellers, Of Columbus, F. w. Fish
or Of Milwaukee, diamond robbers, wsrt
sentenced Eve years each.
New Directors.
| NEW YoAK, April AT the annual
meeting Of tho Panama Railroad Com.
pany the following directors were elected
| r. w. Parks, Chas. G. Franklyn, J. G
Mccullough, d. o. Mills, Joseph Ogden
w. Is. Dinsmore, Thos. NJ lddock, Geo
Gaer. II. W. Thompson. Jesse Seligman
E. p. Fabbri. ]. w. Ellis. Theo. j. Dss.
abba.
4 Another Democratic Victory.
i KEoKUK, April 4.-The city election
today resulted in the election of 4
Democratic Mayor and four Aldermen
a Republican Assessor and two Alder
men,.
\ military ExecuiIou.
| CHICAGO, April A. The Times Little
Rock correspondent says news ha,
been received here of the execution Of
two Indian murderers by the .namt
Of Lille and Henry at Okunleee, in the
Indian nation. The condemned meu
were shot dead in the presence Of fifty
to seventy persons at sunset. The spec.
tators we're nearly all Indians. mainly
friends of the prisoners. There was
no disturbance, scarcely a word be.
ing spoken from the time the criminals
were led from the jail until the sharp
report Of the rifles announced their
doom had been sealed and the law vim.
dicated.