Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-13
PREsTOys AssAILAyr.


OH EOkXI I8A03-
Shortly after 0soses Hyds Psessea
vss assaulted b. foot PADS and sesiocs
~ Injured. e. Chief Of Police Woolefy
vss indaeed by some Of Mr.. Prsssoo's
friecds to 60 TO vork Ga the esss. and II
possible bring the guilty nes 10 josties
Af.ss o saost time MR. wooissy CAT on
tee tfsek of The meu Who did the job.
hs found one Of thsis - ciates, and
induced him N give the perpetsabogo
sssy. he did %. and inside Of ten
hosss Mr.. Woolssy had the man Who
s:rrck Preston the bloc With the ifoo
bis, locked Ia the county jail. where be
esilI remains. The man Who ofgsni1ed
t,e party and carried the revolver, and
VITO vas tie real insfieatos Of he ploe
10 rob and murder peAoeabie cit,1sns,
however, bad made bis escape fso0
town. His name vas Thomas r. God
yin, and Mr.. woolesy vss very anxious
10 get him.
After spending considerable money
Ia telearaphing and sending traoers, he
learned that Goodwin vas roomine az Q
certain place 10 Pueblo. Colorado. and
be teieQrsahed to the Authorities there
to bold the man until be could arrive
with the necessary papers 70 bring HIM
back.
Il started said Mr.. Wo,lery. "as
soon a. I could get ready. and you may
imagine my surprise on reaching OiSm-
pia TO dnd o TELEGRAM IN the govsrnos'a
hands from Sheriff Coehfao protesting
against his furnishing ne toe necessary
redaisition papers. Iexolained to tue
2 vernon test this most Be Q ueit.-
ical move on the part Of the sheriff and
TO thvart the ends OF 11stice.
The governor then said that o0isR to
tse importance Of the case be would dis
regard the sherid's request and ISSUE me
the necessary papsfs, which be did. l
then pfoeeeded to Coiseads IS fast as
could and there found Goodwin. He vas
quite willing TO come. because be bad
done q Big job there aud the ofhsers
we're In pursuit of the thief, although te
vAs not suspected up TO the time got
there Of being tie perpetrator Of $500
robbery. Before leaving Colorado,
~sot 10 the different pawn shops in
Pueblo and secured the watches which
Goodwin took from men the same night
be stood Preston up One OF these
watches, valued at $50, he had sold for
81 50 and another be had seld for $l0.
lie did not deny anything. and said be
Supposed he would get about forty
years. asked him how be got ous OF
the city fail on tie day before Preston
vas assaulted, and be said be walked
out. 10 telling about 10 he said tn Is
atout three o'clock in the morning q
policeman and four citizens brought .
drunken Svede np 10 the jail, and dnr
ing the excitement Of putsio2 the fel-
lov In be (Godvin) assumed the role OF
one OF the citizens. and vhen they
pass ed out be went With them. he had
changed his coat and hat, bus secured
the cloth q hs had n when be assault
cd Preston and the other men that
same night. have no fears 10 regard
10 convictine these men IL they do not
make their escape before she grand Jury
meets"
Ats o'clock In the afternoon Goodwin
uas taken before Justice Jones on bic
preliminary examination. bot. a. be
claimed 10 would take some time 20 &c,
his witnesses, he waived examination
and vas held 10 chs sun of 8 sCC1 30 AZ
pear before the nexl esend jury.
shortly before the examination Mr..
w oolsry sent for the young mao John
q. johnson. Who claimed to have been
stood up and robbed Of a watch and
some silver the night on which Preston
vas assaulted. johnson told the TO-
loving story: II Gas on the way TO
Lake Uaiou, and about half way be
ves o George Haii's and Pages place,
when met three men. One OF them
GOT pistol TO my head and said: throw
up your bends. you -, or Ill blow
your brains out.' Ny hands we're In
my pockets. and as took them ont ]
threw q silver liar 10 the ground. II
struck the Sidewalk and two OF tho fel
lows dove down for IL. Finally. one
fellow hel3 my bands up and tbs other
one vent through me. taking my watch
aud What silver I had. One OF thsn
stovtd me and kicked me, and tod me
10 90. aud did"
johnson then described bis watch
even TO tso private marks Dr.
had made on II, and when Mr.. Woolery
took The watch from bis pocket, The
man looked perfectly eston,shed and
said: THAT IL my watch. Where IN
rhe world d you set IN"
M. Woo.ery explained that be bad
got u from q pave shop in Colorado,
y here Godxin bad soid IL for - %. aud
that after the trinl Of the men Who stole
10, the watch would be restored to 1t.
rtehyfui owner. At tbs examination
both johnson aud Preston recognized
and identified Goawin IS the man who
had Stood them no.