Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-29

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e,.<nex-Essl Psay saspeeted.
vsussrdsy morning, Waterman from
g. q ths sswmills while on his way
80 last after dayiiRht, noticed the
.-..<rsse body Of man lying face NJ,
-. ths bottom Of the high eribbina co
r,o.t direct, foot Of Seneca
Tbs sstsntion Of oshsrs vas called 70
=. u.astsr, and finally Coroner Root
- posifsd. At 6rst IL was supposed
~ De nan bad fallen over ths en-
s.~kmsns, ard been accidentally killed.
- subssqusnt Developments seemed to
exuscde the theory.
n. hodv vas taken 10 O. O. Shsrey's
-.zsrtskinQ establishment, where =
osscner's inquest wss bid Il was
ssx;s,o~d ana examined by the jury. ThS
80 ;niury found was Q severe cash In
- - 81 the head, and further In
'.a.-<;csfiau showed that the skull was
49, from near the top Of the head 20
- eeok. The evidence sdducsd before
- Ooronsr's jury vas In substance a.
fellows:
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1.m notice oficer Of the city. At
az els morning, . stranger informed
- thaf there vas q dead man lying
essr The California market. l went
49, and found the body. II laid in
- seme position till the Coroner came.
I f,uf met the man Sunday afternoon.
"a vas considerably intoxicated, bat
rsade 10 noise. / walked With him 10
te()sseu Dock. Told me his name vas
~. ssid be had belonged TO the 24fh
~ York infantry. and told me Of his
~ expsrience. From appearances |
dou't think thsrs Is any possibility that
81 vas killed b. falling over the bank.
n opinion Is he was carried where
fourd after being killed. The beach
easr wbere the body WIS found is in
ksbfted By fishermen and Indians. and
~ hard reputation.
N. wRfoHT
seorn-a am proprietor Of Washing
IN Marble Works Deceased came 20
q Wednesday last, and said he had
iurt arrived from Nsnaimo in an open
b3sk In company with a man whose
nszns he did not know. Had been nine
dsys 10 making the trip. Had bean 70,
fSrred 10 me for work wanted % put
d tie winter In Seattle, bat had no
money. I set him 10 work on Thursday
aorninR. Bought him q ticket for one
vesks board at the Saddle Rock, and
secured him room as q lodging house
% second street. He worked silI Sat-
ufday night, and asked me to get him
pair OF overalls, socks, etc. Gave him
s. u bog what he wanted. Saw him on
sunday, sIightiy intoxicated. Had on
nes oyeralls. Came early on Monday
moenine and worked up TO dark that
MINT. Told me his aame was Jack
day evening ct the restaurant. Went 10
hik roen this morning, and found he
bed not been there during the night.
Deoeased bad every appearance OF being
ecod mechanic Worked for me four
days. Stone cutters generally get a.
per day. Said be was marble worker.
snd understood all branches Of the
business. | do not think he fell or vas
ihz0wn over the bank; think that be
vas murdered, as there were NO cks
Or stumps near where he was found
Sufficient 10 crush his skull. Was told
8 dead man had been found went 20
- the body, and recognized deceased
q Jack Wilson.
wM. LRoNARp
bworp. Am 'longshoreman. Live on
Washington street. Lived there twelve
days. First saw deceased as Port
Blakely, last May. We worked togeth-
q IN the mill. and had hard job. /
look lumber from q big gang, and he
Was showing lumber down the
snntes. Jack Ia all the name I know
for him. We afterwards worked 10
Rether at Port Madisoa. saw him Sun
day last also saw him Monday night.
He was looking for my house In the
evening. Joe Francisco showed him
where lived. He got 70 my house
about . O'clock was pretty full had a
half pint hssk Of whiskey. We drank
tho liquor together drank last Of it at
midnight; then went together 10 the
restaurant. he returned home with
me. Told me about his job and wages,
and seemed cheerful. Said liquor was
bis weakness, bat hoped to keep sober
this winter. encouraged him 20 stick
70 bis good resolution. Never saw him
take q drink &C Blakely or Madison.
he was en- Irish-American been on the
coast over q year; had been In Colorado
and Missouri before coming here; was
we'll informed man and great reader.
when he finally left my house il was
about o'clock In the morning. l
wanted to see him home, but he would
not let me. / went as far as the old
biiou with him. He shouted. / told
him We would be pulled. he said the
cops would NOT pull old soldiers like "a.
let him 90, and did not see him again
tlil After he was dead.
D. FRANKLIN,
sworn; Got up al $50 this morning.
Al 7 o'clock Q stranger with a tin
bsoket in his hand called my attention
70 dea. man near fhe California Mar
bet. went where the body was. He
had one lee drawn sp. and his coat was
pulled up nearly over his head. felt
The body; IL was still warm. Iwonld not
infer from what | saw that he had
fallen over the bank. / took q ladder
and examined the cribbing and the
brush growing out of IL, but could find
10 indications Of anybody having fallen
shere. Think the body was carried
where It was found. Saw two fresh
tracks near the head of the deceased,
About II inches from the heat, and
other tracks near the feet. I tried to
preserve these tracks. but 50 many peo-
PIE hooked around that they we're de-
stfoyed. His hat laid near the body,
and vas perfectly clean, and looked as
shoagA II had been carefully laid there.
iexemtned the tracks. which indicated
.nat two men had carried the body 20
mai point. The tracks near the head
we're those Of No. 6 or boot.
Q. Il. HLIsISsrox.
Tue gentleman who notified Officer
oafdnsr OF the Whereabouts Of the body,
rave his evidence, which developed
nothing new.
pR. II. h. BAoLEy
ssorn--l have made an examination
tse body OF the deceased. / found
ne skali fractured in several differ
sns directions. from a blow near the
~ Oh the head, from which the skull
1faciursd down to the articulation Of
.as beck. The neck was not broken. l
A'nk fall sufficient TO produce such
voand would have broken his neck.
I'm woand Was most likely ran.ad nv a