Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-27
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When he beal ianAed $3.50
49, ran n4eshed ashese aikh f~o rafk.
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sAts q. naue IS Malta 0ta1s4au. 50
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soaae Nnsn tits afst eass u s,eaH ror
- qi1egssfed 1eSe, sad THAI D. ked
- HsA1tie Cd fke Idaho FOG Tasoma
scfes GAYS before TIE aaootfne Of Pres.
90. IKE osteF feiloa gave Is usree a
afhs1, and declared tnas ha lad Scr,
pany.
u speaking of he vtsssasra shsre
CoahR1u saids II think I kave 49,
aatn Hna eousmftted fhs deed. Wker
eoeosted GaOiaEon 10 Tacoma l.6 a4sd
exgseted gon wpuld want ne Tor tel
inE sons watches, SID / vas to1d eor
Vess looking sor me- . Anonz 60 r.,
we we're saecd ~ on The niRht Preston
vas SHOT Baa uns manssz Neisan. Tta
snefin took tbs pfisonefs 40 where Nel
een VS. 30 BE- foaud, and saksd hin n
De eooi0 dentifY thea. Gaolagon r.
msfksd: Il want you 10 losk Il M
pretty bard, and Be sore that am the
mAu n1fofe sou eay 10, for this e no
see ~ matter b ne. ana 10 you acouss
ne Il will eet me into lots Of erpubts. -
Nelson rapiied: Il feel prutty castatn
thAt you sfa one % tbs fellows Who
attempted 10 rob ms.n
TIE prisoners were then taken before
1ameFao, an8thEF victim Of the fcof-
pads on thas eFentfui night. Shortly
oefose Preston was shot be vas stopped
~ tkfes mep, struck over she head
viii so iron bar, and Fobbsd Of sllvaf
and su1sil snm II money. After Cam.
sfan looked ~ 0zolasoE . moment. be
saic: HE iaoks more ike my assailans
Than anyene ! havs yet seen. Thfs man
= shout tna slxa Of one % my ssesii-
antA, but canuot swear positively that
- = tee mao. Tue man ussd very good
kaalish when be spoke % ma. and one.
shs hsid TIE pistol 70 my head, was
aecQs ths sizs Of this peck marked Eel.
low"
Tbs men were thou driven 20 the
home Of the Woundsd man, Preston
but be refused TO positively identify
eitheF % them as bis agcsila9t. The
men were then locked up pending ex
animation, sheriff Cochran claims 20
cave evidences against them 10 Tacoma,
which be does not wish 20 diVuige at
the present time. Daring tue day Mr..
Cameron, ire nan who vas struck and
robbed. weut % the oiiy Ian 10 see Hop.
kiua, who IA held as q vaQ, and after
looking at him nomont, said: "Weil
cir, yen resemble my sssailsns clossF
than any man l haxs SEEN
Daring tba afternoon, sheriff Gosh
ran received the following telegram
from Port T0wnsandi
Think ! have the men Who shot
Preston. Come down. Answer.
QHAa. FINH, City Marshal
The sheriff Was unable to leave bat
ordered one Of bis deputies 10 pFoccsd
% the port Of entry.
Abonl the sane time J. 4. Ronald,
prosecuting attorney, received from
Port Townsend toe following.
I'VE have maa arrested on suspi-
zion for shooting Preston. Send some
ote down vita knowledge Of circom.
ssaness, ete. Answer. J. ~. OALHouN.
Presenting Attorney"
A aAMBLKR's STORY.
II think know the man who shot
Preston" said a sporting mau the other
evening, ''end IN ten Won why think
50. Some gime ago this man, whose
name 1 will nos meg tion, made bis ap-
peaFance Ia Seattle. knew him In the
lover oountry, and there koev him &
be highway robbeF By profession. He
recognized me and We renewed our 40
qualuianoe. He told me be vas broke, |
and struck me for loan. asked him |
lt he had noshing % soak. He said |
nothing bot = revolver, and taat b. !
needed ID nts business and uid not
uut tt gp. He suowed II so me, u Gas q |
IS or Be- eallber revolver. aud Locked like |
4 good one. I gave bin a little money, |
and every day thereafter be struck me
for money 20 eat on aP 20 the day Of tue |
shooting. That day when staked him |
he said; Jim, ~ -, must Do some
thing pretty soon og Rtsrve." did not |
zee him again until about half "a b or
after Preston vas shot, when be came
into . saloon where l wsa IN q terrible |
state Of nervous excitement aud sat |
down bebtad tue stove, and shielded |
lAa AaCe WIN IENnNANSts lStttHH GA |
thai be vas reading. suspected him |
OF the crime as soon as beard il bad |
been committed, aud for that reassn
Eatohsd him very closely while be was |
IN the saloon and endeavofed to con-
saFae With him, but he would not talk. |
tie wore q heavy musiacbe In q very pc |
ealtaF style, his whiskess having been |
LET grew at the end OF the mus&ache, 20 |
make it appear heavier"
where Il your friend nour
"Don't call him my friend. am no
friend Of q man who would commit |
such 3 crime. should never have civ
en- him cent, bat tboueht be miRht |
have reformed and ! would encourage
Tim. Well, after be left tae saloon thst |
night do noe know where be vent, for
have never seen him since. Iexpected |
Rim 10 call on me for tie customary
grub money, the nexk day, but be did |
nes. ! faand he bad had his breakfast, |
the morning after the shooting. sent 90
bis room and oharsed 90 me, but 90
NOS know What has become Of htm.
have aotified the police authorities Of
my susplcions and given them The
name. description snd antecsdeBts Of
the man chem / suspect Of the crime,
and Who al nast admit acts very
strangely for an innocent man."