Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-08

T0B TWo LAST Po9fGASD ure.
Portland was Sxsited Let Saturday
night over two murders committed in
. nsaf that city. brief partioulsrs Of
which, taken from the Ore2osfas, vill
b found below:
THE YKxKEMUnnAY MunDkR.
Shortly after O'Clock Sunday morn
ing Afred Yenks, . leborer In ths Pio-
WayIaid and shot through the heart. an
6AOOpd stress near the ooyuer OF Mead.
By his brother n-law, Jack Murray. For
eome time past there has been trouble
brewing ever family matters, and Nur-
ray. u ID sopposed. took this method Of
settling the difficulty summarily. The
victim vas shot directly through the
heart.
Mrs.. Murray, at the coeoner's inquest,
tessined - follows: Saturday night,
MA Anna murray, wife Of the mur-
0eroe, and Gtoter Of the y0un9 man Who
wae killed, attended . bail 8 Masonic
hall. Murray also came there, bot mot
with her. Owing 70 continued illtreat-
ment and his wosthleasneaD, Ars. Nur-
ray has not been Lying with her hos
baod for the past three months, bot
With her parents, Who reside in South
Portland. After the bal, ,abeut o'clock
Sunday morning, while she was walking
home With Der brother Alfred, westward
on Hooker street (three blocks beyond
the First street bridee,) and Just q
thoy approached second street. shot
gun waS fred from behind q fence, the
charge entering the breast Of Alfred,
Who fell 70 the Rr0und and instantly
expired. a second shot was then ared,
evidently 1t Mrs. Murray. but 1t went
wide ef its mark. Il 10 certain, beyond
q dooot, that the shots we're fred By J.
w. Murray"
At the Coroner's inquest only the
main points were asked from witnesses.
hence their testimony Is not 70 full a.
It would be at preliminary examine
tien or upon nnal trial. After the in
quest q reporter saw Mn. Murray and
obtained from her minuter details Of
the killiny. When she left Misa k.em-
or and Mr.. Harold in front of DR..
Plummer's residence, she and her
brother walked very slowly, a. the night
Was dark and the sidewalk, being only
two boards laid side BY side. was very
slippery. A. they approached the cor.
ner of second street they were engaged
In converuation, and Murray, who vas
lying in wait behind the picket fence
just around the corner, no doubt reOog-
mixed her voice. There was no street
lamp ON the corner of second and
Hooker, and even after Murray spoke
she did not see him.. The hash Of pow
der In her faoe and the concussion
threw her backwards and almost Of
her balance. This, no DOUBT, put her
out Of range Of The gun and saved her |
life. She vas married 70 Murray about |
four years ago, and they have ono
child, girl, nearly three years old. |
She hes NOT lived with her husband for |
three months, having loft him On 40 |
coant OF III Treatment and his improvi-
dence.
The murdered boy vas quiet, sober, |
industrious and ino6ensive. He vas
employed In the Portland Soda Works.
The Jury, after short doliboration, TO
turned verdict that the deceased, Al
fred Yonke, aged 70, . native Of Prus- |
MA, oame TO his death from Q Runshot |
wOund In tho hands Of ]. w. Murray,
zs sIo4AA-s = ! kiLLo.
About 8 O'Clock Saturday night Jacob
Fishes, farmer living On The 4aeadsm
road, near TsrwtlliRsr's. about two miles
south Of The water works. vas shot and
instantly Killed by william Bloxam, . |
6ueooer, formerly ~ the employ OF ]. 3.
Keller. few weeks ago the wife OF |
t1shes ootained oivoeoe from him on |
the ground OF cruelty, and the custody |
OF sne onldrso vas placed IN her hands. |
= pen o. ~ sns Rsso: Va sse apers fos
her, and sne with the children moved
from the old home. For oevera! days
bloxam, Who worked at kellsss slAuRh- |
ter house. near the dwelling, hae beeu |
boarding and roomine with 4ss. Fisher.
Lacs Hesurday night, IN company |
wise bIoxams ~ started 70 chicken
houee on the old place, 70 Res . part Of |
she fowls wAiOo soe claimed - hesS.
quarrel ensued beeween Bloxam and
Fisher, several SHOTS vers exohan9ed
from revolverc, and bloxam finally
Ruled fisoes v1sh 9 rinA lm@ediately
sItes sne eooosan9 bloxam came g town
ana gave nlmoelI Up 70 OApsaan Oofne-
nus 0f the police toroe.
The drss witness examiued o. tne N
guess va neymunt flsnsr. sne 10 year
old con OF the dead man. who went into
the house and erouRht ont the shoeRun
70 his father. He testified upon hts
oath - follows: Il
Last evening about . orr o'siosk
was coming home from my WORK, and
saW my mother and s,seer and biublox-
am coming % the barn with . lantern;
! knew that they wers s.esspaessne' ana