The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-30
WASHINGTON NEWS
Probable Capture Of the
Davis Murderer.


WALIx waLE4, Nov. 2g-Detectivs
v. ID. Lambert and Constable Frank
Morse, both Of whom have been work
ing on the case, to-day arrested Carbon
Cooper, an ex-convict, for the murder
OF Thomas q. Dayi. a couple Of weeks
ago in a railroad cut Just below the
city. The prisoner was recently dis
charged from the penitentiary here,
after serving term for highway roo
berry AZ Collar. He was formerly OF
Lint county, Oregon. where be cut
man badly and is said TO have served
a term in Salem.
The evidence, while eircumstantiai,
points - Cooper. Three persons iden-
tify him as one Of the three men seen
in the locality about the time OF the
murder. Charles Armstrong, arrested
last week and now in jail charged with
larceny, IL supposed to have been an
acconpsice. a. he answers closely the
description Of the third party seen at
the mouth of the cut about 20 p. M,
on the day the body was found
Csoper was identified by Miss Syck-
Ter az the man running away from an
unoccupied house about 300 yards
north Of the railroad cut while a down
train was standing near where the
body lay. the train having been
stepped BY Jesse Aekenny, who
found the body. He was also recog
nized bv Mrs. Johnson who saw
Cooper, Davis and another man enter
the cut on the west. He was identified
By Oakley J0bnsoa, who met the pris-
oner about 4 % p, M. coming up the
railroad toward town. and has been
picked ont By another as man seen
10 climb over the top of the cat ct
about the place Davis body was found
the same evening.
The prisoner admits that he was in
that locality at the time stated, but
says he was digging potatoes for a
farmer near by. The examination
will net occur for several DAYS, time
being desired 10 procure further eyi-
dence. A third party. believed 10 have
knowledge Of the affair, is now in jail
on another charge and viii be held as
an accessory.
Later The house Of Cooper was
searched this evening and a pair OF
blood stained pants found. His wife.
even before she was told what her hus-
band was arrested for, told the officers
that her husband was home drunk the
night Of the murder.
THE HLTE JURY sfILL OUT.
The jury IN the bye case, although
out over a hours, have been unable TO
agree.
OTHER WABLA wALLA SEws.
John Swash, weil-known mining
expert, and Miss Eva Hull, were mar
ried this evening.
Evangelist Moody win hold meet
ings here on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday Of next week.
The coroner's jury rendered n YER
dict that James Creighton, who was
found Wednesday dead in bed at the
Western Hotel. in this city, died from
chronic alcoholism. Among his eff
fleets were three discharges-one from
the Twenty-second regiment OF the
English army, and one each FROM the
First and Fifth United States artillery,
he having served in India, Malta and
America, and an aiiectionate letter
from sister at Wallsby, New South
Wales, aud diary showing that his
father lived at Newcastle-on-Tyne and
that his brother was in the Royal En-
gineers. He was found with his
hands folded on his breast, as though
he died peacefully. his face showing
no trace of suffering. lie was buried
by the Grand Army this morning.