The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-12
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was rre~e:sf a. The time
here ara % nsw Developments IN night
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sss-rsr q Eighteenth ani X STREETS, kept
hy Ms. Kate s'Ayrnsa TIE mursrser and
susside wxs a raaeAsr near $. Helrns
orcSoa. bat about six aeeks
sso ne ieascd his place and essne here
with his wife stopping ~ the z1reraa.Ssaai
hotea- Mrs Carroll. ga hsa-sng the shots.
rasl for an csfcer who was hear When
tney returned 10 the house x-ssi sc-rs.sf o1-rrs
fss door they found bosh Peter shannon
and Ans ssfr ttesi she sas lying sszinss
tne dssss ursss her fasx wSsh the fatal ssscs
n her lsft srsapse. blood rslshing Gus ~ fhs.
wound Ia sqrrefsr After Ms Carrsli
bad gone for an ezslce-. shannon t,arzse~,
tas wsspoa uroa hssnsrlf aisd 6r-c the
fsizi shot into his leff side He wss living
"a his bark. prescnting q ghasfls look.
The Instrument tAat caused the
two instantaneous deaths IL snail
Rrsfsh bulldog pistol ~ss srnaly
c.usslssst Ia his right hand, bis finger yet
resting on the trigger. Mrs Shanu4.,s said
had sseen treating her badly aad she be
srysd his salnd was affected.
Mrs Carroll. on being tnEerx i<we-i said.
There Is no dossls that shannon had The
murder sad suicitie In his mind when he
lefI the house early sAss faorzsin<. aai that
At sShs SAs f.1ff~rsft "a Day TIE ftStta
vita which he committed his horrible
deed. she MAS gesrs woman and we'll
known IN this city. where she had Aeen
living almost thirty ytars, When stsr mar
rsed shannon year ayo she " a. a widow
znd her name wss Mrs. Annie Dssraissx"
Afier aer ,irss htshasss.'s death she MAS q
domestic In several rAe houses. araans
them being the residence Of ex-senator
toff~tbani Mr.. Grceaes. % GeSssr Hill.
Yrs. shannon hss = daughter. Mrs. s1sas-
be-sSfa. residing a. Amlts. yamiliii ceunsy.
ard a s,sn- James A. fksraiag. IN the army
stationed at Vancouver
The srsraners tary re1defed verdict Ia
accordance wiki tlie above fsess