Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-22
PACIFIC COAST.


PACIFIC COAST.
Bought a Half Interest.
PoET townsend, Ang. GA half in
terest In the daily and weekly Argss,
mas been purchased by W. l.. Jones
Formerly of the Hilisboro (Ocn.l TH9..
| f"eHfsHt. Two thousand dollars u said
to be the price paid.
VIII Arrive.
General Sherman and rarty are az
pscted TO arrive here about noon tomor-
row.
SaIeaeia on Trial for killing Yesas
MeGreevy-The Te~timssy.
San RAFAEI- Aug. 1.-the taking of
testimony in the trial of Valencia, for
the murder of McGreevy, commenced
today. The FIRST witness was Kitty
Miitett. one of McGreevy's companions
IN the fatal ride. She testified that she,
McGreevy, Alice MCCARTHY and Frank
fesney took buggy near the Fairfax
picnic grounds, on April 18th, intending
70 take little ride; when not far from
San Rafael team overlook them. con-
tanning valencia aud one James Byrne:
valencia Jumped out and caught the
horse they were driving BY the head,
saying that it was his and asking them
hov they dared to take it; they said
they we're just having q ride, and PRO
ceeded TO get ont. ALI had got out ex-
oept Miss Mccarthy. and Mc0resvy was
just In the act of assisting her TO get out,
when Valencia, Who vas on the opposite
side Of the buggy, drew pistol and
nred. McGresvy cried, "Oh, mother"
and fell between the wheels. Valencia
then jumped into the buggy, drove it
over McGreevy's head and went ON TO
San Rafael. The witness was subjected
70 rigid cross examination by the de-
Tense, but nothing further vas elicitsd.
Alice Mccarthy, another of the occu-
pants OF the buggy, testified, corrobo-
rating the testimony Of Miss Millett
Ihe witness on cross examination was
asked as to whether she had ever been
conaned in the industrial school or
MaRdalen Asylum. She declined to an
sver the question at first, but subse-
quently stated that she had not been in
the Magdalen Asylum, but had been in
the industrial school.
Frank Feeney, the other member of
the party, testified in eorroboratisn.
Frank lyme, who drove Valencia af-
ter the party, testified that he had given
the defendant the pistol with which the
shooting was done at his request. He
did not see the actual shooting, as be
was about turning the buggy when it
took place.
WIS. Wood, San Francisco attor-
ney, testified, generally oorroborating
the previous evidence. The other wit
nessss for the prosecution were DR..
Taiiferro and Coroner Eden. The de-
feuss will open early tomorrow.
Last evening. a. David Mcclure, G.
Pacheco, and Frank Valencia, the latter
the defendant in the above case, were
seated at dinner in the Partisan House,
a rifle bullet passed through the parti-
ton and lodged In she wall near the
party. narrowly missing them. The oc-
currencs created lively sensation. but
suit Of pure accident.
Robbery by Indians.
SPOKANE FALLS, August 2O.-At IL
o'clock Saturday night four young men
at the brick kiln near this city were
stopped by three Indians, who drew
knives and demanded money. The only
article OF val6e among them was silver
watch, which was taken by the redskins
The plundered men notified the author
tiles of Spokane Falls, who accom-
panied them to the scene of the rob
berry, but the thieves could not be iden-
titled.
LATKR.-One Curly Jim, q friendly ST.
wash. brought in the watch and said it
had been found by a pappoose ON the
bank of the river. It is thought the
highwaymen will be secured. This is
the first robbery of the kind on record
in this section.
Fatal Cave.
EUREKA, Cal, August ia serious
accident occurred in the tunnel being
excavated near Table Bluff, in THE coun-
ty. by the Humboldt and Eel River
Railroad Company. At 8 o'clock yes
terday morning cave occurred, bury
ing man named Blackburn, one OF the
to his breast in sand. While
the workmen were enaeavoring TO extri-
Gate him a second cave occurred, which
buried Blackburn under hundred tons
OF earth, and dislocated the left shout
der OF Joseph West, q labcrsr. Black
burns body Was recovered half an hour
later. The deceased was a native of
Nova Scotia, aged n years, and leaves
widow. The injuries Of West are not
fatal.
Arrest OF the Clsbe Stage Robbers.
Tucson. A. T., Aug. 1e.-Sherif Paul
received telegram this morning stating
that Len Redfisld and Joe Tuttle had
been arrested on the San Pc iro river a.
accemplices in the recent Globe stage
robbery. They we're taken TO Florence.
The robbers themselves are we'll known.
Among them 10 desperate named
Jack, who lounged about Florence sew
eral days. He went ont ON the stage
that was robbed, that being the signal
to his accomplioes that the expected
money was aboard. The stage passed
the robbers short distance from Riv-
erside and stopped at Riverside to
change horses. The robbers then passed
on about two miles in advance and Law
In ambush, and when the stage Game |
along opened fire from both sides Of the |
road. Red Jack got of at Riverside, |
hired horse and joined the robbers on |
the road to Russellville, where all ara |
thought TO belong. At last accounts !
the officers were only six hours behind
them. In the broken Wells-FarRo bex |
the robbers overlooked $500 in green |
backs.
shipping Notes.
PoRT BLAKKLY, Aug. 2l.-Sailed- |
Schooners VIM. l.. Beebe and North |
Star.
TINE Buc srRIkR.
An Iaserview with Pr esideat Nsrvin |