Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-14
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Tess~ed.y nos.iDs vs pablished the
particoisrs ~hseh led 10 the belief hat
James Manning Colnan, q highly re-
s1eotsd farmer living On Lake WASH
iagtop. . short distance this side OF
Ssscsstie. and Wiibar Pztten- lad
q ed Il Js4rs. bad been fo1liy mar
dsrsd While on their way TO 5-afils 10 9
rov boat last Aondsy morning. and
tattA nsigkboy % CSlGAp's, named q.
Is. Muller, and bis tso scus. william
aod JOHN, we're s1spsetsc OF the crime.
tn bat ia which th- men bad started
70 tosn xAs found sdr1f. on tbs lake.
Tns seats and oars pere covered vith
blDod. and Af. Cslman's oos;, pagers
sEd faise teeth we're stiii 10 tie bps'.
TIE csnsss which led to Miller being
s-sp-cssd Of toe crime we're N NY. In
the IRE, place, II - alleged tbai years
4so Miller justly earned for himself the
suub,tqaes Of " Pirate" Miller, fross his
suillugne.s - take anything that came
guder bis observation, and he IL The
only Tesn 10 tbst session Of country vito
Haa ever hCEl1r1
soch = crime. linen. again, be is toe
snIy enemy Colman IL known 10 have
cad A year or 90 ago 4 settler living
1sar Miller vas ysry myStsrio1sly bnrR-
I'd % death IN his csbfs. and after In
yestIeattng the 1ssiter Colmso - said
10 have sDesiy accused Miller OF tie
crime. Then. saafR, Colmsn and Miller
have had considerable trouble over land
a alters. Miller IL accused OF having
.. cured land through bis children te-
fore they we're Of aee by false swearing.
and 0f having voted bis children at =
scnool election before they bad attainsd
their msionty. Ii seems that tie
Grand Jary had gotten hold o. some q
these matters, and on Saturday BsllIa
Henry vac seu, across the lake to sub
tosaa Miller and Coimsn 70 come over
aud appear before the Grand Jury On
Monday. Miller got here, bat Coimsn
snd bis companion. Wiioar Patten. we're
doubtless murdered on the vsy, a. they
started from Colman's house early on
Monday morniae. and never reached
the landing at the foot Ut Jackson
street.
The news of Colman's absence and
the finding Of the boat reached Sheriff
Mctiraw's ears about noon On Friday.
That same evening be, in company WITH
X. 81. Crawford and +. II. SparlinR took
The steamer Bee for Mhler's place. On
the way be stopped aud took on posse
Of we'll armed farmers. who are thor
eughly acquainted with the lay of the
land Ia that vicinity. these men were
landed half a mile from Miller's place,
and made their way through the soods
To the house. which they surrounded.
After giving them time to get into
DO, itiou, Mr.. MoGrav bad the steamer
run arouBd and land 10 front OF Miller's
place. The Sheriff proceeded at once
TO the house, which was lighted by a
lamp. and knocked at the door. He
was admitted. Miller sat by the fire
With his ovsrc1at on, and bis Ell lest son
was busy repairing an old shoe. Mrs.
Muller aud two daughters, and two INT n
Who wers visiting the family, completed
tue circle. After entering the house
Sosrif McGrsw asked: Mr.. Miller
y here 10 your other SOM" After .
pau,e Miller surAed to his son william.
who was doing the oobbline, and
said. ''he can tell you." After consid
,rabie urving, William stated that bis
DtOtbrf duuu WINS w W NsNsAAsto iooh
ing for a JOB. Sheriff Nicer " then
said; Mr.. Miller. my missioa here j to
arrest you aud your tso sons for the
murder of Mr. Colman."
Al tirst Miller pretended not 70 know
what ColmaD he was talking about, and
declared be did not know be was dead.
bat afterwards hs admitted that one OF
the men in the house had spoken to him
| about II few min ntes before the Shsr-
ID came 10. Miller and his son vii
ham we're brought to town yesterday
morning aud placed in jail. During
the afternoon John, the younger son,
Game to towh and gave himself up. and
he. too, Was placed IN jill. Prosecuting
Attorney Ronald went 10 Newcastle yes
tefday 20 See what evidence he old
gather thefe, and In ooL,inR back, be
will stop At Colmsu's late residence.
Two distinct rife shots were heard
early Mon ray morning near where the
/ boat was found. and settlers living in
that community declare that the shot.
we're fred jnst OF the peninsula walsh
all pcrsons sho CONS around the south
end II Mercer Island and land at Jack
son street have to pass.