Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-17
rlSTERN NEWS.


KASTEkN NEW.
.ouczx7xp rxzss DISPATCHES
oswsrdiv murder.
o~.urw fWial. Oct. 16.-F. a.
nree;dent Of the Blaine and
ek', go hers. vas shot dead b .
~ known - scossy, - 2 ocFsos
=. <.<nip4. while the Republicans
snrujne In procession % Msin
sever shots we're fired IN quick
-. The mur6erer was arrested
J. E.~,ssd 10 fail before the Immense
100 realizs what had occurred.
-, - the facts were made known
- IA most intense excitement,
g..s.xrafe of men In uniform and
- - torches hurried 10 the Court
It. esyd. and demanded that The
s-s..~x ~ handed over 30 them.
- him. .fyneh him. was the
ss5 ery. and At this moment tssf01
- hundreds OF men beseiRing
sheriff Scott, 2hiff Of Police
nd 4 posse Of police are At the
81 door trying % csim ths infnriated
s,s,1rde. No yiolencs has been done,
~ ~ous may take place.
80 hody Of Burton has been taken 70
-. sfore OF T. H. spencer, where
s~~minstion showed that life Was
80 every shot taking effect. Those
49, 49, near the scene of the murder
80 he man advanced from the
"a - she sidewalk TO within few
~ " ~ victim and fired the FIRST shot
49, h.ck Barton fell TO the pave
- ma seotty fired intD bis body and
3..I n then threw the revolver Al
-. .s.s,rs and gave him q kick. saying |:
.<s..s 4 ! son OF a --- that knows me.
1000 have been looking for OF
800 % that effect. All THIS was done
= ! moments time, and before any one
800 realize what bad happened. The
$50. Al the r1ufderer il not known.
~ a Z aid 20 be a desperate chaEsc-
- - hse followed the river fer Nv
= IA has served q term In States
800 After throwing the FIRST rsvoI
- a hiu,. Il was found that be had
$3.50 "a bis pocket, but he Was ar
s.ssss k<foye be had an opportunity 70
- The Republicans we're 70 have
s@s.srsfsd The Ohio victory tonight with
Z -s,1de. fireworks and speeches, but
~ sorns has changed a. II by magic
- { sopns az terrible exc3tement
Itfar different character.
mn mUspERxR LrscHKD.
raouoesR. Wis., 1880 p. m.--The ON
- eese NOT able TO stay the mob. who
,r1nsed 20 Iiafen 10 arguments. From
$1,000 % 10 the court house square
...ssoS1d 4 scene which beegared de-
ssr}n1Iou. The mob increased In num-
-; until the entire space ON three
49, 81 ths jsil was a dense mass OF hu
m1niiy. demanding that the prurderer
i hancs1. The torches of the men
S.red above the sea Of heads and white
rIunas moved rssoluteIy about the
suasrr. The best citizens In the place
- prsaent. and watched the fearful
1nroe VIII bianchsd faces. hat with no
exnssesisn Of sympathy. There were
h1ndfe3s OF women In the thorough
fsres and walks ab,ut the Jail. The ex-
s1fement vas great, and the mob
Mtsd'ly increased In force, and ut last
fouud leaders with cool heads, who went
msfhodjoaliy about taking the man
ffam prison aud lynching him.
B<ams we're procured and IN short
dine the heavily boited and barred
doors on she Fourth street side OF the
al we're battered In, and The crowd
paured into ths first floor. The Sheriff
and biz assistants succeeded IN clearing
lie room the FIRST and second time, bat
20 The third rush the mob 0verpowered
lhem and held their ground. The In
l6rios wooden doors OF the cooking de-
raftmenf yielded like 80 many plates
d class. Ia tie meantime the
heavy and strong oak door leading 10
ths main stairway was battered down
and the crowd was in foil possession of
ihs main corridor. While this was 90
lac On the crowd became almost colos.
81 shout tho place, but aside from the
sazh Of The men a. the Jail the best OF
orler prevailed. There were no drunk
60 men IN the mob, the whole work be-
ln1 done By rssolute fellows who decid-
a % make The murderer pay the death
penalty before they left the square.
0nce 10 the coSridors siedge hammers
vefe psed TO break In the heavy iron
doofs THAI interviewed between them and
~ cell room. These soon yielded, and
y zach advance was made the crowd
we're appFised on the outside, aud CON-
mAzt chesfs OF encouragement went M.
Ihs prisoner was taken from the cell
and dragged into the yard. He was
mentlhed a. the man who did the
shooting.
Whom he appeared In the Jail door.
held ~ By the men who had him in
shsFRe. ipere was loud, peculiar yell
mat wsnt up through the trees, making
every one for blocks away realize with
ont any further assurance that the aw-
ful fetribution had been completed, but
Numerous men were soon climbing to
Ne branches Of the trees, and in min
nse one was selected. A rope was qaick-
" sttAohed 10 q limb, and everything
~ made ready for the execution.
- IBIS point Of the proceed
inN there was pause. Among
We leaders we're some who wanted
we murderer 10 make state
msnf others. more impetuous, urged
immediate execution. The murderer
etcined 10 say anything. except that
q vas the man who shot Barton. At
sns junoture the CRY went up, "PulI
Am 40 4, the rops Was frightened aud
sus murderer swung In the air.
The Benaetf-maekay Cable.
INV iogK. Oct. i6.--The steamer
nAdAy. With the New York end of the
nsnnett Mackay cable, arrived of the
naf ~ SIS a. M.
MANHATTAN BEAcH, Dot. 16.-Arrance-
ne1ts Tor the ceremonies attending the
MnalnR OF the Maekay- Bennett cable
see completed this morning. Some
sauafeus OF people assembled at the
1ennafsan Beach Hotel and marched
sun bands aud hags TO the point where
eaeie vas 10 be landed. The Fara.
~ vnlch arrived early this morning,
~ osea letting oat cable which WAS
es''sa 70 run % the beach. The surf
hah- but no honble ia anticipated,
~ " y expected that the landing will
Iesmpieied early this afternoon.
pANhkrrAN BkAcH. Got. l6. - The
ennsttr Aackay cable will not be
- ausa before o'clock. IL IL all coiled
~ fsiiS and the tug Irving toved il
sssssn iand. There was collation. At
eseek 10 TIE pavilion. afterward ad-
sa BY d. y. Davidson. Treasurer
ae Gable Company; George q.
as osnerai Manage John Muir
~s 49,. inventor OF she duplex sysfem in
ssA Among those present we're
sIko y Cole, OF tho American Ex.
ee Bank; Hector De Castro, reprs.
~. MackAy Indian Commis-
-. - a. Lyons. and representa-
c,~,'s. ulusfent telegraph and cable
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