Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-05
TERRiBLE TRAGEDY.
I've aea anrdered On shaW's I.land.
aud the Murderer Barned In
his eva s1sase

A gentleman Who arrived here yesier
day on tee stsamer Eyangel, direct
from Friday Hars,or, San Juan county,
detailed to reporter of the Posi- ISTKL
LI6EScKH the particulars of a horrible
tragedy that bad just taken place 10
San Juan county, as f0iisvs: About ten
DAYS ago resident of Friday Harbor.
named James Baksf, ,Hent over to Shax's
Island on hunting trip, expecting 30
be gone bs, sIssrt time. but be did no;
return, and his friends became alarmed
lest he had accidentally shot himself, or
been foulls dealt With.
AN ECCENTRIC INDIVIDUAL
Among the settlers on Shav's Island
was q wellto-3s, bus eccentric farmer
named Hugh Park. who lived there by
himself, beiug a single man. Park was
of Scotch parenta2e, and formerly lived
in Canada. His place j. directly oppo-
site Friday HaFbor, aud about \ quarter
of mills inland from the beaoh.
Time passed on aud Baker did not re-
John Kelly, With one or tive companious.
started oct to nad the missing man. "A
taey approached Parks place, they DO
tioed
BLOOD STAINS
Un the ground, and nearing the house
fouad 1t closed. Sheriff Kelly went TO
the door and knocked. The answer
csae bsek, who's there;' to which
the Sheriff replied: as is John Kelly.
want to come in and stay all night
What are you doing over heref' was
the next question Park asked. "Oh, |
came over on an assessing expedition"
replied the sheriff, who did not wish TO
arouse Parks suspicious. That's too
thIn," replied the eccentric individual,
this Is not the season for assessing"
well. II you will not let me stay all
night" continued the Sheriff, II sur
pose you will give me drink of water
To this the Drank replied: Get TO hell
Out of this, or I'll give you a drink of
bot bloOd~ Not liking such language,
and being unable to enter the house on
account of the doors being barred,
Sheriff Kelly returned to Friday HaT-
Dor, where he svore out a warrant
against Park before the Probate Judge,
charging him with insanity. Return
ing with the warrant, he found the house
still barred against him, and coneladed
20 watch the place until Park came out.
Finally, during Friday evening, :hose
who were Watching the house saw Park
come cut dragging
pEAD BODY,
Which after wards proved to be the re-
mains of James Baker. Park dragged
the body few rods from the building,
laid it near the trail, and after folding
the murdered enan's arms across his
breast, ran back to his house before
he could be captured. ihe guards con-
oluded to await further Developments.
They remained in ambush near the
house FRIDAY night. all day Saturday,
that night, all dsy Sunday, and Sunday
night, during all which time they
neither saw smoke, a light, or heard a
sound that would indicate there was
anything alive aboat the place. On
Monday tue guards came TO the conelu-
sien that Park must be dead. A young
man named
WILBUR WILSON,
A member of the Saeriff's party, vJlun.
teered TO break in the door. He took
large maui and struck the door, which
to his surprise flew open the first lick
it received. This frightened him for m
Instant, aud he ran back and waited for
developtsent
The Sheriff ordered volley Of shots
to be fred into the house to frighten
the occupant out, If he be alive, which
was done, and still there was no sign of
life On the inside.
L. l.
building, and again stepped up to the
open door. vheH, to his horror and sur
prise, he saw Park crouched behind the
stove holding Winchester rifle, which
was at full Geek and pointing directly
at him. Wilson threw up his hand,
either as signal for the man not TO
moment Park pulled the trigger, and
Wilbur Wilson
YELL DEAD,
Pierced through the head With rifle
ball. Park again closed the door and
bolted it. The sheriff and ons or tao
assistants got a can Of coal oil and sal
nrated ball of hay, which they rolled
up against Parks house, snd set lire to.
in order TO drive the mad man from his
murderous den. While this was going
on Park fred another shot. Some of
the men outside claim IL was aimed at
them, and that they beard the bullet
whistle by their heads. while the Sheriff
aud Others of the party claim that
Park, finding thai he would be cap
tured, shot himself. However, the re
suit was the same, so far As the insane
mans death was concerned. az bis
burned remains we're found In the
house after the flames had been extin-
Ruished.
Thus closed one OF the most horrible
tragedies that ever took place in the
San Juan archipelago.