Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-30
EASTERN NEWS.
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A Hsrribie Tragedy.

A HOrFtbte fFakcut.
/ x Tex, Sept. "a horrible
/ vas enacted last pisht.i which
49, man and a negro woman we're
ts..i,s murdered by having their
- s,nshed by an axe. They we're
s,ss IN the family Of W. Is. Bon
s.si,or of the Ts1as Court ReDortev,
oc-uuied a shAnty in tie rear OF
- ,y.mi.ss, on GeAdsioupe street.
r.rnes OF the victims were Orange
H'.hInv,on, his wife. known as Grace
- Patsy Gibson and Lucinda Bod
From the testimony and sur
n.S;ugs II appears that the assassiss
..sr.d the room of the sleeping occu
-. through the window, and before
i =, Al them a1oke, succeeded IN strik
=, III four OF them on the bead With
ara. Selling Grace Vance they
s..gysd her ihroagh the window, threw
:, over fence, then pulled her through
saId across vacant lot TO near a
rhle. At this place she must have re-
.sTsfed consciousness, A. there we're
.,,depces Of erea, struggle all around.
~ vas overpowered and her head bat
I'D 10 a Jelly With a brick, and ap-
s.rptiy x.lle she WAS struggling be-
,sseu life and death, her assailaDts
.ssnpfed 10 outrage her. While the
sssds we're committing this horror, Ln-
asda B)aery, recovering somewhat
frqm the blows she bad received, re-
s.ipsd sufficient strength to get up and
hehi lamp IN the shanty. One of the
sssassins seeing the light returned. aud
s.icking his head in the window, oursed
he woman and ordered her 70 pat out
bs light. At seeing him she screamed
and ran from the building. de ieaped
.hrough the window. pat the light DOT,
allowed and overlook the fleeing 20
nan. Jast a. she get to the front gate,
bere vas another desperate struggle.
airing which Bnnham, who was AVA
ned by the woman's screams, threw
,esn his front door. Not knowing that
murder had be- n committed. and
,stnking that the disturbance was a
.osle row, he lsvelled his gun at them
,asgnt any intention of shooting, and
Ssdsvd Thorn TO cease their noise. The
s,nsn by desperate struggles freed
hsrseif from the assassin, and running
3 Bsnham threw her arms arouad him
ard impisred his protection, saying
thst the man had murdered everyone
d the shanty. The Murderer ran away
A ,ooH A. the woman appealed TO Bun
han. The officers, however, think they
nh capture the murderers as they have
sysrsl clues and description obtained
nom Lucinda BDdery. Grace Vance
sa dead when found. Orange Wash
inaton died at at early hour yesterday
morning. Patsy Gibson and Lueisda
Bodefy are IN the hospital. There are
bopes that Lucinda will recover, but no
hopes for Patsy. All the victims were
tsrribly mashed in the head and face.
Tbs details Of the crime resemble close
" that Of the murder of Mary Rainey
and her daughter few weeks ago, and
II ID generally believed that the san. 9
hends committed both crimes.
The Answer OF the knights OF Labor.
OMAHA, Sept. 29.--The formal answer
Of the Knights Of Labor TO the recent
manifesto Of Manager Galloway of the
Union Pacific has been received at head
quarters at Denver. II IL q lengthy
document signed by the Executive Com
mittee of the Union Pacific employees,
Thomas Mesham. chairman, the sub
stance being criticism of Galloway 3
Istter, and charging him with trying to
misIead the public, accusing him Of
making miscellaneous and champion
ing the ssass of the Chinese, charging
him wi.s .nowing that both Bsckwith
4 Quinn and ID. U. Clark. the former
being contracting agents and the latter
general superintendent Of the coal de-
psrtment, we're appraised of the Rriev-
apoes that occurred at Rock Springs.
Instead OF trying to redress the same,
they added To them. The Knights en-
phstioally state that they ashor the 40
lion taken by ,he outraged miners as
much as anyone. They inform the
Union Pacific that il eau get all the
white labor it requires from citizens OF
this country. There is no excuse for
the retention of the Chinese. We are
law abiding citizens, say they, and We
mean to remain so until our rights and
Hberties are jeopardized. Then the
Arss law of nature will guide rs. They
cnarre Galloway With an abuse OF con
fdence Ia giving recent private CORE
spondence TO the public. They further
state that they did not make any de-
msnd, but simply sent In request. A
pstition asking the Union Pacific
Directors to remove the Chinese from
The company's employ is now being cir
culated in Omaha and all along the Gu
tire road for signatures Of citizens as
veil a. employees.
Negroes Lynched.
RALxioH, n. O., Sept. 9.-Lsst night
four negroes. Jerry Finch, his wife and
John Pattishall. were lynohed one mile
from Pittsboro, Chatham county. They
we're taken from jail and their bodies
found this morning suspended to a tree
near the public road. This 10 the Sc
quel 10 the triple narder of the Finch
family on the night of the 4th OF last
July, and the Gunter family some
eighteen months ago. There were two
Of the Finch fs,nily-Edward. aged ID.
and his ster. aged 81. They we're
found on the morning of Sunday, July
6h. lying ON the floor, with their throats
cut. Near them Law their servant, q
negro boy, aged l6. All had been
Knocked IN the head with an axe. Sus-
pieion rested ON q negro, Jerry Finoh,
cod he was arrested. Ii was great
lash from she first 10 prevent the lynch
ing Of these parties. Lse Tyson was
afterward arrested, and some time
later john Pattishall WAS taken on q
charge Of being concerned in the mur-
der. The verdict Of the coroner's jury
vas long delayed. they feeling that IL u
vas adverse 10 the prisoners they would
b promptly lynched. The verdict
when rendered was against the prison.
srs. A majority Of the people appear
to Be satisfied that these people we're
guilty Of both murders. for the two
we're mysteriously connected.
Government Eveats.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 9.-Horacc u.
Jacobs, Assistant Supervising Architect
sf the Treasury, has rendered his resig-
nation, 70 take effect October LIST. This
notion Is entirely voluntary on his part,
and vas taken in order that be might
sccept business offer from Washing
Ton firm. Jacobs is native Of Maine,
and has been in the Treasury nearly 70
Year,.
The Government OF South Australia
has made overtures looking 60 the ueeo'
nation Of postal convention with the
United States, for the delivery OF pre-
nred cerrespoadenos without addition.
charge. and for the establishment OF
money order exchange system be-
tween The tva countries. This special
ecavention 10 required because OF the
oselination of tue South Australian
ucvefnment TO enter the Universal Pos
hl Union.
Registrar Rosecrans has recommend
hat the designations Of q. Neal add
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