Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-08


Tnnns G BruuE1n. was ene &
ffe Arg ann1s. IN 1873 be locatsa
nesr 11s1own. TuoE1ne Cou1tFs
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ton. nenax ard fnszEEAeus. an1 &C.
SID properly e rEriczz kializ.
Af1srA ~ yeas h8 se1t . -
San4es fer his fAraiF--a villa Ana
sessral snail eAitfrea Before ne
arrival q his fanay BE W4s tiEd up /
~ hiRAwaYman and Fo1he& q .
isrrs saza Ct naney sd gold dnsl.
rsff of ukiek ba1red % other par /
ties He made e1od ne loss g thEsG
parties. hat saSpiciO1 attacked g
In. and evil miaiea peFsous
CHARGED that ha kAd rohoea himself.
Afaer the arrival Of his Eanily he n
sfde6 On the road lsadl1g ron
Iamestown to Isrksonvilie an1 0ther !
nafnfnr camps. He was eiecte1 JUS
tee Il ne Peacs. 9na made IN ex-
cel1ent ofscer. Subsequently he W&s
eieesea Treasurer OF thu C0unty
There vas e thas time No sale place
Of depoSff. and tie Treasurer used
sneh precautions for the safety Of the
public funds IS was mos& convenient
Bran1on lad q small sa1e q bis resi-
deace. ID which he kept the funds
One night after she family had reslr-
ed parIies entered tie FoGm whare be
Vas writing. and where w4s situated
the safe. seized him, re1darcd hin
uBconscious b the use Of some drug
- 49, - -. $500. ,,rs,.ls.t..-nl ersearrsr
snd desaoiled the safe Of is con
Keats some SO. CO. Notice Of TIE
outrage w4s given. and at eAriy
dawn parties 81 citizens and oldcers
were ransacking the Ticinage IN hopes
Of fading some cleW 70 the perpetra-
tors, bat nothing could be discovered.
and after q few days The matter VS.
of TIE forgotten past- Brunlon sold
most Of his property and made good
the loss 70 The C01aty. He then
removed with his family to 3 small
n lch near Kinkado Flat, az which
terminated q water ditch conveying
water from SulIiTan's Greek for mia
ing purposes, the ditch being bis
property. In that vicinity the mines
were poor and had been gradually
abandoned or sold out 70 the Chinese.
The sale Of water 70 this class Of nj
ners was the means Of support to
Brunt0n and bis family. The white
population held meetings N the VI
entity and determined 70 drive the
Chinese out Brunton had some few
acres Of ground inclosed around his
residence, and the dwellings Of the
Chinese were within the Enclosure
One night when Brunton Wss from
home \ large party Of disguised men
entered the Enclosure. drove out the
Chinese and set fire to their dwellings.
Mrs. Bunton and her children were
on the porch terror stricken. while
one Of the men was haranguing his
associates and threatening TO burn the
Brunton dwelling. The ssn Of Brun-
ton, q lad about fifteen years old,
got out with his fathers rife and
shot the incendiaEy speaker dead.
The mob departed, carrying their
dead companion with them. This
man proved to be q storekeeper, 3
man Of good standing and q prOfes-
sed friend of the BTunt0n family.
An inquest vas held, but all inquiry
as TO his death, save that be was She
By young BruntOn, was suppressed
by the Coroner. Young Brunton
was indicted for murder, bat the tFial
Jury acquitted him without difficulty
shortly after this the family went to
Sonora to live. They were much
reduced ia circumstances and the
old gentleman was dependent. Il
was al this time / became intimately
acquainted with him. He frequent
" spoke Of the rObbeTies and perse-
lcution of bis fellow citizens, many OF
whom would speak OF the robberies
as of doubtful occurrence. / became
satisfied that q secret weighed upon
him, and that this secret was his
knowledge Of one of the persons
who participated in the robbery Of
the treasury, and sought to obtain
the secret, but could get nothing fur
ther iron him than that one Of the
parties had become q very rich man,
and that he would 1t some future
day make restitution. he feared as
sassination, bat spoke of having re-
eeiTed some promise of restitution
in wFiting. but without signature.
One morning, without disturbing or
saying anything 10 his family, he
left his house before daylight, and
shortly after daylight was discovered
| lying By the roadside, about . mile
from bis residence, stabbed 70 death.
Whether by his own hand or by the
assassin was never satisfactorily de-
teImined- There were found near the
body, knife With which the wounds
might have been inflicted, and evil
dences As Of q struggle. and remnants
or scraps Of paper, bat not enough
TO be Ineligible.
The robbery Of Brunton while
Treasurer Was the cause of one OF
the most noted tragedies in that part
Of the State. There resided At James
town . young man BY the name Of
Worth, who was or had been shortly
before q Justice Of the Peace. He
was much respected by all who knew
him. There lived between James
town and Brunton's residence, at the
cross roads. an old mac, but strong
and vigorous, by the name Of Kiter-
ing He was 9 blacksmith and car
ried on his business a. that point
At the rear of bis shop, where was
the forge, was & large room, used for
various purposes Kiterinzss bust
ness desk was kept there. Here
were blinds, 80 that this room could
be darkened. Shortly after the rob
berry reports were doated Ia which
the name Of Worth was associated
with the crime. These reports were
all traced and found to emanate from
Kitering, who charged thai late 10
the night Of the robbery be had seen
Worth and two or three others pass
his house on horseback going from
the direction Of Brunton's towards
jamestown, and that they were the
parties who perpetrated the outrage
II Was 3 fact that on q night or two
before Worth and bis companions
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