Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-11
WHO THE SEATTLE WOMAN WAS.

On Sunday morning We published An
account of "a murder in Portland"
from the Oregoiian, in which the details
were given of the shooting of Seattle
woman by her husband, but from the
account. bnt few persons here could
place eit aer party, whom it was stated
were well known here. 1t now turns
out that the Frank johnson, who did
the shooting, was that young English
man, about n years of age. slender
built. about b feet, & inches in hight,
who, after waiting on table here for some
time, opened the Commercial Street
Oyster House, now owned by Mr.. w.
Richards. After running tue restau-
rant few months h sold out, and
has since been about Seattle in the ca
pacity of waiter off and on, though a
greater portion of the time off. The
woman he skOt was formerly Mary Viii
llams, step daughter of G. Janicke.
Clerk of Snoqual,uie School Dist lot in
this county, an honest, we'll me tlinp
farmer. In 1877 Mary, after some hes.
itancy, WAS married to John McNacght,
and lived with hun up to the time he
sulcided ill 1879. They resided on "A
farm few miles from this CITY, and
seemed to get along very we'll together.
She WAS stout. healthy, robust looking
woman and a very Intelligent convers4-
tionalist. In speaking of the WON ="
a reporter, after the terrible affair, John
son said
al am not married to the wo nan.
have lived with her ab at three years
she worked at cigar making, and |
worked III tae restaurants. We gener-
ally boarded while We lived together.
She WAS widow. She WAS married to
Que Of the MeNau0hts, of Seattle. She
had one child, but it died. have heard
that she lived with asother man before
! met her. | got acquainted with her
first in Seattle, and taen took up with
her when | came over here Her par
ents are well TODD people, aud liz, near
Seattle. She has two or three brothers
aud sisters living with a mother and
step-,ather. Her name is May Will
JAMS. Her step fathers name is jan
icke. She went home to her parents
last April, and | went over afterwards
and WAS living with her about SIX weeks,
and then went TO work in Seattle. Her
parents thought We we're married. She
went to Victoria to go to work at cigar
making, having learned the trade at
Lachman's while living with me here
about Il year or SO ago. ] went to VIC
toria to marry her. bat she would not
be married there. She came to Port
land about three weeks ago. saw her
IA soon ~ | came over, on Thursday af-
ternoOn, and We made IL all up aud
were to be married in the spring there
Is n man named lice, who works in
Espy's carriage shop, who is to blame
for 1t all. He las been trying to COAX
her tn leave me. He hung around her
| while she was at work at Lachman's,
and they told her to have nothing to do
with me. We went to supper together
Thursday night about $50 O'Clock, and
then walked around until about IL,
| when left her at the street. door of the
| house where she roomed. lice followed
us all the evening, and asked her what
he meant, and she said she did not
know. l WAS afraid he meant to kill
me. slept In the National Hetel
Thursday night, and / bought the pistol
this friday afternoon, for g at
Uncle Myers pawn shop. he loading it.
We had supper Thursday night a, the
Louisville. We went to supper together
tonight friday at Beiisis, on Yamhill
street and We did not have any quarrel.
Nav went out to pay for the supper and
did not come back. Iwa.tad few min
utes and then took her Cloak and um-
brella and vent to the house where she
roomed, and gave them to the landlady.
told the landiady to tell May WAS 90
| ing TO Seattle in the morning, and told
her te bid her good bye for me. Then
| went down First street and saw her in
| Lachman's store. went Ia to wish her
good by. | hat the pistol in my coat
pocket and my hand ia the pocket.
When ! stepped near her somebody
grabbed my arm and isrked my hand
out OF my pocket. and the pistol went
of. ! don't know who grabbed me.
Tiee Was in the room when | went in,
and several of tn. men who work there.
May WAS standing up near the wall.
was very close when tue pist ii went off
| had no idea of shooting her: why
| should l, We were good friends | did
not see the pistol after the shot. | do
not think that it was in my hand when
n vent off (.