Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-06

Oxen and wise Recognised ~ NJ.
Rank...So Mistake this Time.

Yesterday morning Chief of Police
Woolery, accompanied by Mr.. Funk,
took passage on the steamer North Pa
cific for Victoria, to interview Messrs.
Dixon and Wise, the two men arrested
ON suspicion Of being the parsons who
stood Mr.. Funk up" ss the Boea Beer
Hall Last Friday night, and went through
the safe for large sum Of money. At
$50 last evening our Victoria correspon-
dent telegrsphsd a a. follows:
"vIcTos1A, B. c., Dec. SIS pm.
Chief Wool~ry and Mr.. Funk arrived
by the North Pacific, and on being con-
Quoted 70 tns city jail by superintendent
OConnor, where the two men, Wise
and Dixon. arrested for the robbery.
were brought from the cells in which
they had been confined. Immediately
~ they emerged into the Jail yard Mr..
Funk shouted: That's them, you bet.'
Wise said: Are you sufe you are not
mistaken Funk replied, IL am sure
I am not mistaken They then went
back to their cells, when Superintendent
O'Connor told them 70 come ont again
with the ovsrcoats on in which they
were arrested. 10 avoid their thorough
identity they changed their ovefcoats,
but the trick was too apparent. Wise
was nervous when confronted. but Dix
on displayed considerable forced cool
ness. The case il dead against them"
This settles the matter 80 far as the
guilt of the persons suspected OF the
crime il concerned, and there Is no
longer any question in regard 70 1t. The
only thing remaining to be done is to
bring them over, ard see that they are
punished according TO Law, or more 30.
This WAS not simple robbery. These
men attempted murder with the rob-
berry, first by presenting pistol to their
victims head and afterward by strang-
ling him and leaving him for dead. Had
Mr.. Funk been unable to release his
hands, which were tied together behind
his back with BEDFORD. he would have
smothered in less than twenty minutes,
az the thieves stuffed a large handker-
chief in his mouth, and bound a wet
towel so tightly over his nose and mouth
that he could hardly breathe at all.
LODGE CoSsoLrDATIoN.-G Rule
Lodge of Tacoma and Tacoma Lodge,
under dispensation. were consolidated
on Monday evening last. Grand Mas
ter Kuhn, assisted by j. L. Jordan, in
the west. and i. Parker, G. j. w., con-
stituted the consolidated Lodges as
Tacoma Lodge No. 22. Tho following
named persons we're installed as officers:
Otis Sprague, w. NJ; II. Suffer, s. w.;
Ii. Carr, J. w.; II. C. Bostwick. Treas
urer; DIR. Vercol, Secretary; b. i. Til
lotson, =. D.; ID. NJ. Donald. J. D.; f..
Bacon, s. S.; J. @. Mann. J. s.; L.
fhompson, Tyler. After the installa-
ton ceremonies the members repaired
to tue Willard House, where a splendid
collation. WAS served 70 seventy-five of
the brethren belonging to home and
sister Lodges. The following named
brethren went from Seattle, and they
al join in praising loudly the good
treatment given them by their hosts Of
the terminus: y. Jacobs, W. II. White,
b. Brown, y. NcDermoth, j. I. Jordon
|. Parker, N. G. Lolita, Mr.. Graham, s.
Z. Clough, j. A. Stewart, G. w. LAYTON,
". Il. Phillips, II. Gormely, H. Butler,
Il. Done aud j. w. George.