The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-16
ATTEMPT At MURDER.
.oe.a coLpssses mas An rsiTaroR
ii SEATTLE
80, who coaId Not Take a joke
$3.50 Pistol al Young woman's
u..a-sfe Makes Ills Escape

rred assaulted sfl1 Attempted Il
s.:ss ,. T.lfsrd, white On her was
- - : ,s,igli;es ~ company with q lads
W ~s.s ssaday evening. lie made
- s,rsY.e through s darE alley and 1,
-. =. = large. astb0sga he vas seen ct 90
- ss.s..ess Last eseuiu2 on seventh street
o.. A. =. Tisf0fs Is a hardworkiae
- ze,asn. nsx empi9ye:i 81 TIE Esa
- 80 ,aundry On Enlon street near Third
~ rsed Il hard gorkIng yoang nsn,
-, - mental yewefs are out Of gear and
g sioqia base been semi To sieflscoom
L. - -. He is nc; exactly insane, hut Il q
- sor tse want u sense. and
dangerous person - be At large.
=. za.tersf,er y Miss Titford sHore o.,
ee-ssTassf against Fred, and be was taken
- Juss.ee sgdesDcrg 10 answer 70 4
1Ns-g~ 81 making threats against IT,
&C., lady. he did not deny the charge,
II a. 4 iass heafi0n for bis foolish con.
S,.es toward her. ssafed that she bad told
Nm u Joke she had heard about him
80 sefased 70 divuige the name OF her In
ss,r.sst. Justice soderberg read him !
iertrsre. and held him In the sum Of sIs0 h
80, ire peace for 20 days. Fred wis an
80 T. give the bond aud went 10 Jail. ON
ss,,seya5er - the records in Justice
ssa..serberg's court show that Frssi
"a released on a bond Of $50.
rsjeh bond was signed By A.
Z psnkharu a. surety. and nov Il becomes
lus,lee soderbeFgs fsslnfn duty 80 collect
~ AMOUNT 81 the band.
A. 70 Frees conduct after his release.
.rd the circumstances surrounding the AZ
80 s,fsd assnssisatio8 u Miss sesssf.srd. esr,
s.sss be told by the lady herself 10 d re.
rssrfer who called 70 see her yesterday
sf,efnoon sts sad. As has airaaIy been
natlisaed. agss a. sou know. ! bal ar.
frea arrested fo1 threatening my life ard
40 threatening 70 xiii my brother. He
VA pnf ia fall ard kept there nniil sep
tsr,ler29 His confinement dfd rot seem
Il az him any good, for half an hostr
ss.sr be ives released he came around 10
fke laundry where | vas employed, He
All not speak n me, nor / 20 him. The
s,ext day he looked ia and seemed 10 be
ven mad about something, but said
nothing. The next day he stood around
a. frent door for some tine waiting for
M. but I avoided him. Last SATURDAYS I
was nDt at the laundry, but have been told
that siF. Fred Vas there several times that
day sunday eeeningsi went 10 cilzrch ia
company with a lady friend who works
WITT me. We room together over the
laundry, and iusi a. We reached tire font
entrance 10 the landry building. after
church was out Fred zprang forward and
grabbed me b. Tire throat aud after
altering some fearful oaihs sgore -.
you'd shoot fae, 81 fac same time placing
revolver o. my head. Then FOE the first
time ] screamed for help, but he still held
ne tight and fast. He then uttered an
other terrible cath, aud just as he pulled
tie trigger of bis revolver ! struck the
weapon aud knocked IL ont II range 81 nv
head, bgt iui 10 tiiaf 10 prevent the now
der ffofa burning my eyes. ] supposed /
was shos and called Tor help, al the same
tine hreaking i00s9 from hin. III tie ex-
he followed my COMPANION. safp-
posing il vas nae, and attempted 10 shoot
her. Ny cries for help attracted people
getufnsniug home from church, aud ~ two
mer Approached armed with briestats.
Fred fsW down fde alley and dssappesrei
IL the darkness. Before the fae gentle.
men reached the laundry | had made my
way % the back stairs, aud up to nv room.
An Immense crowd soon CDBere~ate3
about the place, aad a. the details Of my
BARROW escape we're related the croHd
gren ansTy a88 TAXED 81 lyuebing Fred.
fofgrtting that he was rapidly widening
The distance between the crowd aad him.
seIi
''Haye ycu known Fred iongs'f
Yes. nastS known him q good many
scar. drFt met him in incas county.
low RhHtE 4fe Borkst tHFHflrF on a
lasm. oar parents lived only ten miles
apart. Then have worked IN the sane
landry With him since
rs it because he Il ia love with yoR that
be treats you tnnss
con. dpu.t know. I don't fhink lt eaa
&c love. To be sure. ! have kept company
sith BIN some, hut thsi was only hetagss
did Tot have better company newer
ed him 70 believe that thought anything
4 hial, for as 4 matter of fact. never did.
always treated him well, because that Is
nS universal practice with my associates
md co-laburets Ffna aud always got
liong ali fRht i.il a few weeks ago. neht
here IN siiis Il apary
"when he s'iempted 10 shoot me. BE
declared thar ha Wcnid vel kin nae aiid
my brother bolh iiii is hecause he Is ia
love with me thai he trrsts me Ia this
manner ! wish be would commence hat.
lng ne pretty acoli, and The seener the
better
After the shooting Fred went 10 his i1tig-
Ings. bui left ti5ere before the officers ar.
rived All avenues Of escape are being
watched aud Fred win undoubtedly be
eaptared. lie Is O knave ar a fool II The
former be should Ne IN the penitentisre,
aza il the latter the insane hospital IS the
plaza for him