Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-10
tASTEkN NEWS.
A Murderer Ly.rheA.

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PAErS Texasl, Feb. Sat O'Clock
yesterday AorrinR = tnoapte3 10 se Of
nearly 10 masked men suddenly ap-
pared In front Of the Jail in this
sLsmarl county. While The cavaIcade
rsm <ined mo1pted. a dozen of the party
dismoGnted and Knocked for admit
lance At the front doo-. Jsilo, Bald
Gin opened the door, and Immediately
two men spran0 inside Bald in
showed night, and dred his revolver, bot
tbs nen invoked bis arm Up. and then
ehoked Baldwin uutil be grew black in
Toe FACE, and broke open a cell. The
mob seized X. T. Garrett, TIE wounded
de-p-rado, Who killed Depo,y Sheriff
Clay DAVIS They dragged him
through the jail, placed him in q wagon
which yes standing waiting outside. and
marched TO the timber tsree quarters
OF nile distant, where Garrett vas
stfanR up to q tree. His body was
fousd dangling from q common halter
In tue morning. The vieilsntes pre-
pared the attack With great care.
Guards were placed on every street
Leading TO the Jail. The iaiIor's wife
rang the alarm bell. MANY citizens
tried 20 reach the isil. bat we're pulled
up ny Nx shooters. Garrett VS.
arrested for disturbing a Christmas
tree festival Al Shockiey Prairie.
Deputy Sheriff DAVIS kindly permitted
him tovIsit his home before going to
j all. vhsseupon Garrett seizsd his rife,
and brutally murdered the officer when
the iatter's back was turned. Garrett
vas Afterwards captured IN the woods,
receivlng foariesn desp. rate wounds
while resisting arrest. He was Just
recovering from his wounds when
J Judge Lynch Summoned him.
swtDdie Exposed.
NV HAVEN, Feb. 9-Five years sgc,
Wilson Waddinshsm, q millionaire of
California began erecting a $500 900
residence at West Haven, aud engaged
as bis supervising architect and dis
bursina agent James Scott, q Salt Lake
City Mormon. Recently WaddinghRm
had reason TO believe Scott vas dis
honest. He engaged an attorney to in
yessi9ate the matter, and i've weeks ago
Scott Vas arrested and Plased in charge
Of Deputy shsrif. who has kept him
under his eye ever sin,e. The matter
has been kept very quiet. When first
arrested Ssott stontly dsnied his guilt,
bat last night confessed be had smbeZ-
zled about 1000. and claimed several
prominent merchants Of this city were
implicated with him. H. claimed be
received bills from merchants for
aboot one third more than the regular
price of articles purchased, and after
paying bills divided the surplus With
the merchants. Scott was paid salary
of ~ per day, given a commodiouI res
idence, and allowed $1,000 per week to
pay expenses OF construction.
asasieide.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 9.-Sam1 L. Tbomp-
son, travelling salesman. had a quarrel
early this morning on Greenwich avenue
With Alexander Slater, a bartender.
Slater struck Thompson on the head
With his olenohed fist. telling hin, TO the
Sidewalk. Ia bis fall Thompson's skull
was fractured, and he died in the sta
ton house shortly after. Slater said
Thompson struck him in the saloon
with billiard eae, and that be only re
taliatea when they reached the street.
rhompsoa vas in the cotton business
formerly. and had fortune of $500. 900,
but lost it all in speculation.
The Peaasy ivaata Trsublea.
CoNNKLLsvILLg PENN, Feb. 9.-No
outbreak is repoftsd from any point in
the coke regions today sheriff Stelling
Is here swearing in 100 msu a. deputies
for the purpose OF attempting the arrest
of all of those who we're engaged in
at Broedford yesterday.
The crovd that visited Jim Town from
the Scottdale meeting last evening 10
force the men al work there to Join
them were sueoessful. This morning
not a man Was at work. The strike Is
assuming q more serious aspect in view
OF the occurrences of yesterday. aud
fears are entertained by god oitiz ns
that reign of terror Is not improo
able. and that II may eaoel the Hockisg
Valley riots Many Of the miners who
participated In those riots are here SOW
Ing seeds of sedition wherever there is
a chancs Of reapinp. This refers. how
ever, to only small part of the men.
The majority desire TO be Law abiding.
The Slavs are among the most diecon
tented, and so few Of them understand
our language 10 Ia hard TO pacify them
when oucs they are aroused. la the
riot at Broadfosd yesterday, the fore
Huagarians and few Italians. Tue
people living in the coke regions are
strongly opposed to importing labor TO
take the places Of striking miners, and
= meeting of citizens will be held at
tomorrow. to protest against
any more foreign imPortstions until the
strike 10 ended.
4 Mormon Bitl Vetoed.
SALT LAKE, Feb. Ex-Governor Murray
today again vetoed the bail bill, as
aud rspassed, giving all osn-
vicss except of rape and murder IN she
first aud second degrees the right to
bail pending appeal Of their cases. The
veto Is on the Grousd that II would Oh
struct and perhaps defeat the operation
of laws against polygany. and would
enable rich men, or men backed by
Powerful confederstes, TO evade speedy
for their crimes, while the
poor man and stranger mast 90 to jail.
The veto closes AS Am in sympathy
with the Government in the endeavor,
and am charged to see that the laws are
executed, must again With
hsld my approval from this or any like
measure under and through which both
national and Territorial laws will be de-
iayed or defeated In their execution.
Half the session 10 gone, and all ie9is-
lasion 30 far passed has been to help
poiyeamists evade or delay the eAecu.
sion Of the Law or fix juriss so thas con
viction will be harder than bsfore."
Samuei 3. Smith vas convicted Of
unla ful cohabitation today 10 the
Third District Court. Joseph McMur
rim pleaded not guilty Of unlawful 60
habitation. and then took the stand and
admitted IL. W. II. Lee did the same.
Death Of Gen uanesck.
NV YoaK, Feb. "a p. m.-The fol.
loving official notification of the death
Of Gen. Hancock has tast been received:
0ovBRNoa's ISLAND, N. T., Feb
Msjsr General W. 3. Hancoek, United
Ssatss Army, died as 2s35 this after
noon. W. ID. wHPPLR.
Asst Adjstant General.
Gen. II ,neeek's dssth was the result
Of mai,gnast carbuncis on the back Of
his neck, which had confined him 10
his bed for several days. No serious
alarm vas felt however, until Q
few hours before he expired. The
nevs oaussd the profsspdess sorrov
In commercial and financial circles.
a. among ousiness men eeneraliy.
whsn the cad event was knovn in the
Exshsness and &C the Custom Hooss,
the nAsa mere immediatsiy ordered at
half mast. II bad not hesn generally
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