Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01
SHOT.
shooting Of ". =. Hopkins by J. r.
stone.

shooting OF ". =. n0pAi"~ w ~
stone.
About 10 o'clock on Thursday morn
ing a cowardly and probably fatal shoot
ing took place about one mile above
Slaughter postoffice. III this county But
meager details of the affair have as yet
been received. and up to late hour last
evening it WAS not positively known
whether the wounded man, NJ X. hop
kins, was living or dead. The facts so
far As known are as follows:
There has for some time been feud
existing between NJ. p. Hopkins, we'll
known lumber dealer, and j. +. Stone
formerly of the firm Of Stone Hub
bard. arising from the sale OF saWfnliI
hv the former to the latter. ms trans
action took place some months ago, ana
aimee that time there have been con-
tinual chickering's between the parties,
each one seeming 10 be suspicious OF the
other. During the last term OF court
several cases arising from these dithcul-
ties were tried. IL one of which stone
was the defendant, charged with having
threatened Hopkins with revolver.
He was, however, acquitted OF tbs
charge.
ON Thursday morning Hopkins start
ed in company with Constable VIM. NJ.
Myers to search Stones premises tor
some alleged stolen property, intending
to arrest Stone in case the property were
found. On arriving at the premises a
search warrant was displayed, and Stsne
told them to 90 ahead and search, at the
same time declaring that they should
| not arrest him. The men then entered
the house and Stone walked away. lie
returned in "A few moments, however,
| armed with Winchester rifle and hav-
| ing belt of cartridges strapped around
| his waist. Ihrnsting the end of the
| rifle into the room where the search was
| in crooress. he said: Clear out Of this,
| yon snns of b-s.'' The searchers then
| left the house, followed by Stone, and
| some further parley took place before
| the door, the rifle being constantly Used
| IA A lDild persuader to keep Myers aud
Hopkins at a respectful distance. Finally
| HOPKINS said: Myers, that man Will
| shoot me, either accidentally or In some
other way" Upon this Myers turned
| and started to get the assistance OF sew
sral men who were at work a short dis
lance off. He had gone but "A few feet
when Stone said Hopkins, Cd d-n
YOU. | believe III shoot YOU" lmmedi
ately presenting the rifle, he fired. and
| Hopkins fell. Stone then took one stet
forward and fired again at the prestrate
man: then two steps and fired third
time, all three shots taking effect one III
| the abdomen, one IN the chest and the
other in the leg.
Stone then entered the house, and IN
| a moment emerged from the back door
with the rifle over his shoulder and
quietly walked away into the woods
neither the terrified constable nor any
of the men standing by making any
effort to stop him. Up to last night he
had not been captured. and Is probably
still lurking in the brush. Accurate de
| scriptions Of aim have been sent III al
| directions.
Hopkins has wife and four snal
children living near WhatcOm. Stone
has been in the Territory but few
months, having come here from Mon
tana. Both parties are we'll known II
Seattle, Stone having been involved II
several scrapes by his too ready use o.
the revolver. A reward will probably b'
offered for his capture. He is q t" u
years Of age; hight about D feet inches
weight, 100 pounds; eyes black and skin
dark. His most noticeable features arr
a retreating forehead, Il marked RolnaI
nose, and large mouth with thick, pro
truding lips. He is usually snaven. bu
when last seen had Il beard of two weeks
growth.