Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-31

A csWsrdly sna Brutal Maraa-A
Yeunx seciety Nan killed VIA.
easPrOvosatlos hy TIE Druaksa
Father ol = Yosng Lady.

sax FRANcIs1o. An0. So,-fha utmost
indlcnatton d being manifesled AZ Ia
misefabiy stupid and uantan kiIllna
early yesterday morniRG ng q younR
man, Eazene X. Gaindon. hg Geafna ID.
Gar4Snsr, s1oxt aceo4nt of walsh 40
pearea n yesterday mnlnina,a papefa.
Galndaa bad escorted Mis- GardinrE =
the Mechanics Fair On Sainr1ay niRAa
and rsl0rnc1 h0u1a with her ahnFslY
after midnight AiteF ne ooupla had
otd each other good night sud iust a.
Gulndo1 vas turning away % prooaed
q, bis bcme, the father of Miss Gar
dinnE aHreared IN The dnoFwny, and
caiied oul 30 Guindnn. Held on. Y0nne
uoan, I've RQt eouathin1 % SAY % yea
Wttnoat further Worte, be drew Z -
volvor and nred - Guiudoa, The huilcf
entering bis nosk. he ran. and Gar
oiner, thinking be bad missed him, pnf-
sne4 and hred tnRae mora sAota. none of
which, however, took eject Tha mar.
deFed man ran 4 sAort distance. ukar
b dfoppsd. Before expirinR ha stated
to thoa8 who oama 90 his rasoua thaa hs
had been ahot by Gardiner. "haoanaa," /"
be said, Il suppose f3ardinar thouQht I
brone1t his daughter hou,a zoo lata.a
He had barely uttered the words Whan
be expired.
Ths siafemsns made ~ Miss 0ardlnsr
q a8 follows; When We steppad at NY
hOusa, knEone bid ne GOOD ni1ht and I
passed up stairs and kRooksd. M
father eame 10 Ne door, and brnahlna
past me. said 10 Eagene. WHO was fne8
leavinR, Hold On. yo1nR man. I've
somothtng % say % yo1, o aomolhin9
Ike that. EuGeno tarnad around and
came back, when father drew 3 ristal
and shot him. l think screamed,
-k0r Gods sake, papa. don1n I eaW
knQe1e turn and Enn. With mY father
ai,at him. ! then ran into Ne hoGas -
my mother.
Mrs. Gardiner stated thak a sha time
Of The shooting heF husband mnst have
besn intoxicatsd, e he had been drinn.
ina. He came home and complained
and quaFreled With her, dsmandinQ -
know whai tima / had sold ConHtanaa
70 ooms home. A little whila aftaF, aha
knocked al the door and be went oat
and shot Eagene.
Gasdinas. immsdiatsly after tho mar
dor, was taken from his hoasa % whaFa
the CORPSE Of TIE murdered man waM
lying. Gazing calmly a. tie blood-ha-
ameared corpse, be eaid % a. olEorF;
Il neveE saw that man before "a NJ
aDidn't you XIII hlmF'
ssNo. cir; did not."
He vas. hoWeveg, taken 10 prison and
locked up In ths -taBks." Later. ha
admitted the crime and Informed thn
oflosrs that the revolver which ha had
used could BE- found under the pillow az
bis bed. His room vac visited By tha
police. and the revolver vas fo9nd
where stated.
0uindon has bean employed a. a
clerk In the of1ica Of the Mutual kdfa
Insurance Company. Of which bic step
father, George A. Moore. has been pfoa-
ideut for tha past seven yoara He
bears most excellent reputation. His
intercourse with ladies was particularly
diRniied and modest, and The slightest
breath Of soandal has never rested On
bis name. He vas = native of CalifoF-
mia and was we'll kneun ID he b1si cir
clea Of society. he was also well known
among amateur journalists Miag
Gardiner is about seventeen years of
age.
rHE coAoSxn's vEHplor.
San FaANoIsC0, Ana. The CogensK
held an inquest today IN she ease az
EaQone +. onind8u, Who was killed
yesterday morning b GsorRs D. Gafdi-
nor. The jury, after hearing tie teali-
m0ny Of She Witnesses, retained q YER
dios charging Gardiner With murder.