The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-22
INDIAN ASSIE's SLAYER.


Evidence ~ the Corsner,s Inauest
Furnishes Mezgre Ciae-
Coroner Root bed an inquest Al 10 q. m
yesterday on the body Of the murdered In
dsazl woman. Annie Dickinson. who was
the victim Of Tressssy nights mysterious
tfasedy on the beach near the Ess works.
The jury summoned By Constable Thorn
ton eonsfsfed Of J. b. Harker. Ira woodin
W. W. Barker. william Gillian. D. A
Howes. and r c. cnbhs They took a
good Iook over the miserable premise. In
sTserte'f the 6lminutire hat which had
peen TIE womsn's humhle abode, exam
ifsen TIE eorpse. and subjected the follow
ihg Witnesses 70 a careful questioning.
sAnaHei :. Leon. who lives close
eyi Henry Durham, a iongshofernan
20 : usually In that asighboghood and
ssss sG9a Tor TIE Indians. Jennie Har-
mon, Ellza and Kifffe. three Indian
women; Hiram Miller. the camper Of che
Kent NIL Co. who found the woman wing
uea1 m the cabin: and Oficer Peer. 10
whofn the crime was reported The YER
aiftot the jury was 70 the effect that de.
ssssed nsd come 20 her death By violent
DsoEs given BY some unknown person
IDeu The body was ordered TO BE- taken TO
rfosey 4 Cos undertaking establishment.
constable Thornton sent 4 telegram 70
DC kinson, The white man who ts said to
Dc the husband Of the dead woman. and
We We = supposed to Be In Port Biakeiey. but
no answer was received.
when the woman was dfsrohad no
bruises or marks were found on her BODY
otner tnAn the three on the fare and FORE
heaa. The marx on her cheek l. said 70 be
an Old scar. There vas bruise on her
,ersnead and one over her left temple
EVIDENTLY the blow ON the forehead was
the one which caused death, as the fore
head seemed indented, although the skull
does not seem TO be fractured
The most important testimony was that
gwen w the men. Durham aud Leon Dur
ham lives on floating raft near by
summed up his testimony was
saw the murdered woman standing be,
tween the two cabins about noon That
Was the last saw OF her. Have seen the
the woman almost every day since she
came here. TN Monday night she was in
her cabin with white woman called Car
RE Brown At . O'Clock last night Indian
Jennie told NE some white men were XIII.
Ing woman near the gas works I started
10 hunt up policeman. and saw a light In
the cabin ~ passed. A one-armed squaw
by the name OF Eliza was around yesterday
afternoon, aud she was drunk. Roth
Eliza and the deceased were drunk Mon.
day night There were not any marks on
the deceaseds face yesterday moor ("
Sam Leon testified. .fhe last time I
saw deceased was yesterday afternoon, but
she seemed TO be sober. I saw a white
man lying on her bed. He was lying on
bis back, and couldn't see his eyes for
I his left arm. He appeared to be about e
years old, with sandy mustaehe, looked
rather rough. and wore light blue shirt
Would know him IL | should see him
/ again. for ! have seen him often at the
dead womau's cabin. He seemed to be
stopping there for the last few DAYS, be
cause every time / went by there he WAS
4 there"
This gives meagrc clue TO the murderer
II the mau described BY Leon should turn
I mp. No arrests, other than the white man
and woman, locked mp on the night Of the
tragedy. have yet been made.