Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-29
PACIFIC COAST.


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P.nsc0rr a. r., Nor. 9s.-Th> iur,
u fhs cens Of The United state "a
Anm0n Isnuy, indeed for biramy
rstnrned iass might . verdict o. euiIsg
tnls y the hrst oDssietion svsr Nd 4
Afaxons foe that crime. The Mornun1
leaning she norsf e6sct Of the ouuvio
fon q % pr0ufnsut . meuhsx Of fkeil
church - Jenny, had Imported mad
eminent oo1nsel for his defense. Aftel
g 1yiczson bail wss offered 10 any *
tent. which vas refused b. yadcs How.
ara, vho remanded Tenny ts jaiE.
KILLED II masIreaA Arrs6eua
4 dispasch received hsrs last niah,
statsd that Gerald b. Thomas. sou ~
r.. Thomas, : veil known printer ol
tnfs city. vas killed BY rAiIroar noci-
dsnS No particulars have been re-
eeived- Dscexssd vas rs years Of xcs,
he leaves wife and child.
. ersnkea Debansh EnAs IN musder.
Pozr LupI0w. Nov. H.-Sam Alex
ander.An old vol known resident Of thu
lower sound. whose occupatseu Wa
boating. but who sometimes lives ashore
- Whssky Spit. between this place and
Port Gamble, was shos and instantly
kiiied on Wednesday afternoon. as 6o-
qnsmish Harbos, while In an sltercA-
ton with one Charles O'0reeu. a
oorones's jury vas snmmonsd, and re-
paired 70 the place yesterday, and an
inqueat held. OGreen testified that
Aisxander and his kIootohman (Indian
woman) came 10 his fO'0resn's) cabin,
Wednesday afternoon, bringing with
them some alcohol, with which, and
ssme hurnt sugar, liquor vas made.
After about three bottles of the liquor
had been drunk, toward evening BE-
ordered Alexander 70 leave, bnt he
made no attempt 20 do 90. He then
t1ok . double barreIed shot gun aud
nred, hitting Alexander In the head.
Several Of the eOroner's Jury state
that the entire upper part Of the head
was shot OF, and that Alexander was
probably sitting down smoking at ths
time, pipe beine found In his right
hand. O'0reen il under arrest. and
was taken 10 Pert Townsend by the
sheriff this morning.
AYTxR PROCEEDINGS.
Pokr TowxsExD. Nov. 2s.-Charies
OGreen, who shot and killed Sam
Alexander nesr Port Gamble. Wsdnee-
day afternoon, was brought here teday
by Frank Loftus, Deputy Sheriff. and
Was examined before Justice Van Box
kelin. and committed for trial on q
charge Of murder.
Justice Dvslly, Of Port Gamble. Who
had arrested and held the prisoner, vas
held on bail 80 witneas. The shooting
appears 70 have resulted from drunken
row.
Run ever By q Train.
SAN RAFAEL. Nov. 2s.--The particu.
lars Of the fatal accident which occur
red yesterday at San Rafael, are 40 fol-
lows. @. II. Thomas, Edward O'Dsn-
nell, Frank Donovan, g. w. Harding.
JAS. Burns and J. McNamara, in q
double buggy had about crossed the
railroad at Z point alb rat 400 feet from
San Rafael STATEN, when the Gov catch
or OF q passing train struck the hind
wheels OF the buggy. No warning note
Of danger vas sounded. a. the engine
bell was nos rung until the road on
which the buggy was. had been passed.
Ali of thu occupants were hurled high
in the air, aud the vehicle was dashed
10 fragments. @. II. Thomas is q
corpse, O'Donneli received fatal injuries
from which be died three hours after
wards; Harding had his lower limbs
friehtfully mangled, and 10 not expect
cd TO live. Donovan escaped with sliRht
injuries and fracture of the arm, and
Mcnamara vas slightly injured. Burns,
who was thrown so feet across the
track, did not receive a scratch.
flsaring-l1tli Baracd.
Chico, CAL. Nov. 8.-This afternoon
an alarm Of fire aroused the citizeua Of
this town. Il was soon found ont that
John Bidweli's -four mills were ON fre.
Bidweli, only this year, reftted his
mills and spent 5000 on them. Tho
mill took fire In the second story. The
cause Ia unknown. In short time the
whole Of the large structure was de-
streyed. The loss is about $i0,0 900 in
surance, $4,000.
Pat late Port IN Lcakiug Condition
San FRlNcrsco, Nov. %. -rne Okilian
bark Frisia, Captain H.rboe, % days
from Port Townsend With lumber for
Valparaiso, came into port yesterday in
q leaking condition. On the 5th strong
southeast gales were encountered, ao-
oompanied by q heavy sea. and contin-
ued nine days. The vessel then began
to leak, aud part Of the deck load waf
thrown overheard. This helped mat
ters somewhat, bat IL was thought best
to come here for repairs.