The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-18
MURDER TRIAD.
zhe Court Room was Crowded with
Country People.

G000sry GcSptFs
WALIA WAILA, W, r., May IL
The Jury IN the Pyle-Hurn murder
case was selected easily The room
Vas crowded 10 Euiiocatiofi, one-third
Of whom were women with infants in
their arm-~srcoplc from the adjniti-
ing country and foothills Many have
been here for a week waiting for the
trial u commence. During the after.
noon Mrs. J. Taylor tainted and was
carried from the courtroom to the
hospital ON y strctcher. Hon John
Is. Allen and r. J.. Andcrs stated the
ease for the prosecution aud J. l.,
aharpstcn stated the case for the de
tense. About half the attorneys here
Arc in the cave. The prisoners are
very cool and composed. and conduct.
"a themselves a< spectators, and not
- parties - the hasest crime ever rer-
aefrated here. At the close OF the
e,r,euine statements the indictment
against James Heller was noilei, he
Stunning states evidence. The chief
witness, Heller, in brief story teSti-
fed that he was employed by Mrs.
ryle IN the Aurora hotel. worked az
the time Of the fire and went 10 the
cemetery last winter with Mrs. Pyle.
Sbn the road Mrs. Pyle talked 90 him
about burning the hotel. She said
that business was not good, and she
wanted 20 get the insurance money
ana 90 to California. She offered him
St0n 70 help her son John 10 burn the
ku;ldinr. He told her he would Sc.
about IL. shortly after he Was en-
Gagged as night clerk After few days
r. met Mrs. Pyle ia the parlcfs Thcy
walked hack to room ami locked the
decr. she being afraid that her son
NH was coming along. She talked
about burning the house. After din
ner / went upstairs to see John Hurn.
He told me he thought We could do
thc hob. all right. He pulled The lsesl
away from the wall and showed where
he had poured coal oil. and wanted me
10 do the same with the other rooms,
1 eut n step ladder and can Of oil.
John bought ladder ami went into
The attic. John handed tne the cd
and rags and poured oil ON the rag
lie gave me some mere and
We thoroughly saturated the building
He said wait and moi burn the build
inr until the wind was blowing hriskiy
"a that il would make clean sweep
Mrs. Pyle asked II ! wonitnt put
srikcs in my shoes, 80 J could cut the
hose AZ tuc urf. t'tt wv 1919
Inow how. She told tne un the even
inv before the lire y take eas her
eserts and n box of her little giri's
shirvs and set the sewing machine in
shs nsrlor 50 II could ~ taken oui
cnsx She left the slcnrs and Window
: ~ The narlor nt~n. When the house
vas ~ atiresh was Ia make a tu~s
about Il. John was ~ stay in has rnou'
~ hing as pnSsthlc 50 not To he ssts-
.,.rt.,i' lie sci the curtain Of his room,
ss,rc was o. do the same. We had
III iii over the house. The wind was
si.~;nr 4 Gale on the night Of the trv,
ats o',lack We went down stairs into
az. kitehrn. where the raal oil MAS,
Svs,.n l came out again John wSs
ss.r,liur al the room eioor. lie had
sssss,h sticks saturated With ou and
sst'.hcs In his hand. | started the irr
4, y,,s,n : and John in rssom y. When
1s.n.c down | saw smoke coming cat
- rss,n y. aud wcat up stairs g.
s~stc The veople, rot Mrs fSie :
s~...,f nnd Sewing machine out and
lat 4, the Office AMI gsat tho books
whieh / gave 10 Mr.. fyie,
m. county l. yet full II wheat
~. ..,.;,,,. here il 81 evntS. The pnF
.ns...rs AZ the Centerviilc line Of tbs
Ssm,,s r,ad are unable Ia obtain rats
- rnrtisud and the Tacoma pstce'
wns,t Justify shipment q that p~slnt
49, prn,stesos, on Wednesday. q
6rht took place between X tosa'
ana VIM. Temple. cosic> head Ma
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hurt. -, ~, -,
tentrtyilic. orsvea. With A. ea'if'
s,cntrnts was harn.d 10 the ground.
The transfer lSsat kitiings. = bon.
f;r.e in duty al rasee. j. nov nicstas
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Northern Pacific,
MINIS MOTIFS
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hurelarixlng the Swaris sAiecn ser'
Acquitted a. Harlan AlS"sd fses''s'
xhoa. four hundred Italian la''aFSr'
- enSampesi near Mslinla, They az
~ dsxtitfte condition.
S.,s.s,,h Mccoy Niltaa has rvsarAcsl
49,, New Orleans. whcre DC invest
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