Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-05
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Stabbed.
. rhtu.mau Fatally Cat-0e Accuses
white Mas OF the Deed.

.rhtuamau Fatally Cat-0e Accuses
white Mas OF the Deed.
Ths unearthIy screams of Chinaman
=, south Second street last evening,
,rsS sSssore dark, attracted a very large
s,ovd Of people. Constable Thornton,
,bo M near by. was the first officer on
shs scsne. The Chinaman held one Of
HI, hands over his stomach, and it was
.souahs ct first he vas troubled With
asmps, bat when he withdrew his hand
II Gas covered with blood, and the case
sssumed q more serious aspect. The
Cbinaman said he had been stabbed BY
4 vhits man. The officer at once insti-
t.tsd an investig CATION, and shortly after
found a vhits man lying IN dark.
vst corner Of basement under the
ssloon next door 10 where the China
nan lived. There were several old
mattresses in the basement for drunken
usn TO lie on. bot this fellow had
sfsvled under an old sink 10 one cor
mar. The constable took the fellow up,
and the Chinamsn identified him AZ the
man Who had out him.
NDR. Smart was soslied 70 dress the
C<1osmap's wonnds. Oh Examination
= fDund an ugly eus which extended
through the left lobe Of the liver, and
II once concluded that she Chinaman
vss fatally stabbed. j. I. Ronald,
Prosecuting Attorney, was notified. and
be at once proceeded 10 take the China
mans
kyTx-MoRrKM STATEMENT,
whish was Substantially rs follows;
shy name Ia Chin All Kin. have lived
n Seattle several years. For the past
mar In this house on south second
1ssek opposite the Standard Theatsr.
M syeninQ, about Q quartef 70 six
- eitting IN my front room, when
heard some one in the back part Of nv
house; | went to zee who il was and
found this man. pointing 10 the pris
sosrl. asked him what he wanted.
Without saving a word. he drew an
opsu knife from his coat pocket, and
puneed it into me. do not eXseot to
est we'll. | feel that am dying. i am
positive the man you brought here Ia
he man who out me-"
THE PRISONER
he Gsrman named john smith. He
n about half drunk, and was appaf-
DIV lust getting over a spree. The
ensr asked him for a statement. but
h infused to say anything about the
~ until the examination. He said:
Nv name is John Smith. | am an
honsst, hard working man, and think j
am pretty veil acquainted in Seattle. l
have followed railroadipg for . long
time. Have been boss and sub-eon-
tractor on both the Northern and Cana
dian Pacific Railroads. am at present
engaged In clearing land for Dave Mo-
Kiniay's father, up White river. l
eAme 10 town yesterday morning to
have good time. You have heard the
Chiuamsn's story. but yen have not
heard mine, and you won't hear IL sill
tAe proper time comes"
There are number OF
THEORIES
eeArding the ease, any one of which
nay b correct. One is that Smith had
bssn asleep In the baseaent OF the ga
leoa, and, on waking up, mistook the
aAifvay TO the China house for the ga
soa stairway, and ON being confronted
wa big Chinaman. became angry and
stabbsd him. Another IL that Smith
did not cut the Chinaman at all, but
Ast tho cutting was dens by q woman,
q another Chinsmau, but this latter
hscFy Ia not credited. AZ the Chinaman
sssass positively 20 the identity Of the
nan.
Saith Il al present In the county jail.
I. Aas forty dollars In gold and one