Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-07-09

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md dan .erous!y wounding three
others. two of whom afterwards
lied from their wounds; but the
odds were too great; we got behind
him. down on the floor under him.
We stabbed him in the legs and
nany times in the back. AT last he
got a blow across the arm and lost
his knife, and then was soon dis
patched. So desperate was the hight,
,ur attention was diverted from the
rest of the family, and they escaped
from the house. Mrs. Brown had ran
some distance from the house with
her infant in her arms, but was soon
followed by three Indians. When
overtakun she was first stabbed IN
the back, and than she and the child
were dragged to the well, the infant
was throw in, the mother stabbed to
to the heart and cast in on top OF
the child, head down. The house
was than robbed and burnt. We
next went about q mile to MIR. Jones
house, and as we approached the
place, we met a man who we shot,
Mr.. Cooper who was living with
and assisting MIR. Jones in his sick
ness Tho firing of the gun had
alarmed the woman, who barricaded
the door, but we forced it with
q rail, and as. we rushed in, one
of the Indians received bad cut
with an axe in the hands of Mrs.
Jones. The axe was taken from her,
and she eluded the knife-strokes of
the Indians and fled the house. She
was shot as she ran, by an Indian
who was on the outside of the house,
and fell. The Indian who had the
axe ran up and beat her on the head
with the pole Of tie axe until she
was dead. There were three chill
dren, who in the struggle had es.
capped from the house. Nelson see
ing them run snapped his gun at the
oldest one three times, and it failed
to go off, and as it would be Bad
Tamanus and result in disaster to
again attempt the life Of person
after such a mishap, the children
were caught and the oldest told to
take the others and go to The mex;
neighbors.
The boy shot at by Nelson was al
adopted son of MIR. Jones and about
six years old. He led the other two
children about two miles to the house
of JOHN Thomas. The family had
fed to Seattle, but they were discov
cred by friendly Indian and takel
to town.
MIR. Jones was than tied and made
helpless, the house plundered and
fired, and Mr.. Jones roasted alive
They than went to the house of Mr.
Cox, but it was found deserted.
While in the act of pillaging it, 6
runner came in and advised retront
as it was known that the Pilton Joe
Lake, had alarmed the Bostons, anC
they might be looked for any mo
ment. The advice was taken. W.
the next day joined Leshi on the Puy
allup. A. b. RABBEsoN.
OLYMPIA, June 90, 1856.
The vote of the people on loca
prohibition, after making all due al
lowance for precincts that held NJ
election, shows that the people are
not yet ready to endorse this radica
means of reform. This was claimed
in the Legislature, and led to tina
famous Tor infamous) retort from on
of the honorable gentlemen Cd
the people!" Indeed it is difficult
to find any act, of the Assembly
which can be said to have been sug
gested or prompted by the people
but on the contrary. it will be re
memEered that that body did delhi
ately exempt church property from
taxation, Notwithstanding the PEG
pie had at the same election
which had vested them with it'll
"brief authority" expressed b,
decided majority in each county
and, as consequence, very res
pectable aggregate, wish that sucl
holdings should be subject to tn
same burdens as private property
Had the lawmakers endeavored t,
trample the wishes of the peopl
under foot at every turn and to shoy
their contempt for their constituent
IN every measure proposed, the,
could not have done much worse
Under such system, free govern
ment is indeed mockery and
sham"
JONES, Of Florida, is still in Detroit, an,
will not go near the Senate this session
Why not? The foOl-killer has LETT Wash
ington and gone up to Maine, hunting
wOrk.-EL.
He propably thinks he will NEE
with better success in finding an in
dividual who returns to his first Low
after many rebuffs. instead of th
one who hangs on without waverin;
with so much persistency.
TIE Northern Pacific Railroad Co
is extending its track from the term
mus to Old Tacoma, for the purpos,