Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-27

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MAssIAuaRrER-I will be remsm-
bered that on or about September 10th,
at about IL O'Clock in the night. two
masked men entered John Grum's sa-
leon, at Benefits headquarters, on the
Cascade Division of the Northern Pa
eifio Railroad, near Green river, IN this
county, and ordered the occupants of
the saloon, some Ave or six in number,
to throw up their hands, and imnedi-
ately after giving the order hands up,
gentlemen each fred at the occupants
Of the saloon. One of the shots struck
John Grum in the body, and be died
couple Of days afterward. Sheriff
MoGraw and other officers Of the law
set about az onoe to apprehend the
murderers. and their efforts resulted in
the arrest Of hard looking character,
who travels under the name of Oty
Wysoug. but whose true name is alto
gether different from that. He was
brought to town, and looked up until
the converting OF the Grand Jury. when
degree. The trial of the case com
mencsd on Friday, and ended on Sun
day by the Jury returning verdict Of
guilty Of manslsughter. The evidence
was all circumstantial, but the links Of
| evidence were SO welded together
that at the conclusion of the case a
strong chain had been wrought about
the accused. A great many witnesses
we're introduced. Wyson9 osuld give
no account Of himself for an hour or 80
during whion the shooting took place.
The chain of evidenos against the az
cused was quite complete, when Evan
Owens, youag man who stands well IN
the community where he IL known, took
ths stand and detailed the dream.
stances Of o confession which Oty Wv
song made TO him fe~ days after GruIH
died. IL seems that Ovens was friend
of the Grum family. and Mrs. Grum
asked him to do all he could to and GU,
who the murderer Of her husband vas
Ovens suspected Oty Myson1. and nj
once inRratiated himself into the conf
denee OF the supposed murderer. Doe
evening when they were out together
Oty proposed that they go and roll
certain man, who Was supposed &c
have 500 on hrs person. Ovens at once
fell into the scheme, and while they
were on their way 10 the place vher,
Oty had prepared his whisky. In
which be had soaked matches 10 make
IL effectual whes given 10 bis intended
victims, Ossns asked what they should
do II the dope" OF drueged whisky
did net take effect on the msa they In
tended TO roll "Oh, we'll kill toe
- n he makes rs any trouble" re
piled Oily. "Who vas with you the
night you 'dovned' John Grun?" asked
Owens. conhdsntialiy. That big fel
lox from up the road" replied Oty. MOI
realizing that by that confession he hac
completed q chain Of evidence vhict
vouid possibly hang him, or at any rate
send him mp for term Of years. The de
feuse really had no testimony 10 ofer
rhe more witnesses they examined To,
worss they made 10 for their client, ane
80 the defense closed its case, trust
ing 20 the sympathy Of the jury fol
their client. The iary vent cut at
o'clock Saturday evening. and at
O'Clock Sunday morning stood six fol
murder in the first degree, and six fol
aequittsl. They hung on this way
Nth slight variations, until Sunday
afternoon. when they reported to ID,
Judge how they stood, and asked for in
struction. on certain questions Of Law
which bad arisen In their minds. Judgs
Greene gave them the desired instrue-
tioas. and after retiring 10 the iur,
room. and deliberafine for some hours
they returned verdict OF saiity Of
mAnsisngh ter, which Is the unlawfn
killing u any human being vithoa
malice, express or implied. either volun
tarily aron q Sudden heat, or involunts
riiy. bat IN the commission OF some IN
lawful act. The punishment, ss pre-
scrio~d By Section 7as of the Code. Il
~ follows: "Any person convicted o.
mansisaseter shah be punished by i'm
prisonDent in the penlteutiary not les
than ese year nor more than tvent,
years. and shall be nned In any snu
not exceeding $500" wysone Vas In
dcsed for murder In the FIRST degree
II he killed Gram, under the eircam
stances - proven. he should be hune
II be did net kill him be shonld he se
8, liberty. He - guilty Of murder. %
be Il innocent. However, abe Jury la
said otherwise. aud all that remain
roe, uSdcr the Law. 30 be dons IL 20
the JGdse 10 sentence him. AMI ID
Territory 30 keep. care fer. feed an,
sapEsort him fer q series Of wears 10 B.
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