Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-18

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Court met here yesterday, JudRe Jones
presiding. The grand jury vas sworn
and charged. and the labor Of getting
the juTy in the Miller case Vas laken
up and occupied the time until $50 o.
%. The Jury ~ finally sworn 10 try
the ease 10 - follows: Paul Ralev.
Andy J. Parker, Benjamin Trumble, d.
e. Brooks, All. larsen, q. II. Oosboueh,
II. b. Thompson, Florence RioFden
George b. Lyter, William Cline, Vincent
Patchen and Joseph Pitt.
Tbomas ]. Humcs opened the cass
for the territory With very clear state
meut Of the facts 10 the case TO the jury.
w. w. Easter vas the first witness
called. He testified to the correctness
of the maps used a. exhibits iu the case
in regard TO the geography OF Lake
Washington.
Mrs. Coleman Was called. She testi.
fed that she vas the wife of J. n. Cole
man lest saw him February Ssh, 1888,
ut $50 Q. m, be left home 10 q row boat
accompanied by WilbeF Patteu. The
Wluo N08 thOal t4C aOuto o1o b1oh
absut twenty minutes to row 70 the
south point Of the island, at which
point shs lost eight OF them.
James n. Coleman was called. Testi-
fisd that bis father and Mr.. Pstten left
the house together and both had their
coats of; that II was 6;20 O'Clock by his
time vheH they lefs the house aud about
twenty minutes 10 7 when they left 10
the boat; it vas q. the alder where the
coats we're foaud; IL 10 mile and Q
quarter from our house aud takes twen-
iy minutes to row there.
Walter Wilson sworn. Testified 10
the finding Of the boat and its position
on the shore; about twelve minutes TO
row from the south point Of the island
on the vest side to the place where the
boat vas found; coald not have drifted
into the position where IL vas fouad.
Testified 10 finding in the boat q GOAT,
false teeth and a pocsetbook, identified
the same; the boat vas sneafed With
blood on the inside.
G. n. Anderson, % 10 the survey made
by him.
Mrs. Masheson saw the boat early on
the morning Of the s.h; heard shots 10
the direction Of the island; saw the
host twenty minutes after being rowed
north and west.
O. A. Anderson corroboratss Wilson's
testimony % to the finding Of the boat
and its contents.
Here the court adjourned until this
morning at $50.
Dr.. Jack called, Saw boat on the
beach on Tuesday. the day after the al
legged murder near Pfostor's place.
TIN Williams sworn; Was With DIR.
Jack when ve sag the boat; vas the
Tusslay after the Indians we're on the
island huutinQ sunday.
Frank Duaharm sworn; Ou March
"a, 1876, found tso coats lying on the
edge Of the water at south end Of the
island; alec found near Q pair Of red
mtttens. q razor aRd silk ba1dkeschief
March S.h found an tLdeiib,e p-nc.i and
piece OF nesh which iocksi like
brains, and also o hat; found tbs bat iu
about eight feet Of vatef twelve feet
from shore at the south end Of the
island. Hat hsd q lsrse ballet hole 10
the crown.
Charles Sssns ssosn; Fonnd the
bodies OF Coleman and Patten Aafoa
5sh, about 60 feet from shere Dnshsfm
found the thipes; fshe3 up the bodies
and found Ooieman's watch pockes
turnsd wrong side out and empty
Pat Graham eorroberated Stans'e tes-
timopy.
Dr.. Dawson sss;ined a. to ihs inquest
held on the bodies Of Coleman and Pat
ten and TO the sixs Of the bullets found.
He found an opened fsoe watch on Pat
ten seopped az minutes past O'Clock
found tvo bullei holes In each man.
F.G. Henry testified ~ 20 serving
snhruaaes on Coleman spd Miller.
q. L. Pierce met Miller on the 7th
With q q 90 Winchester fi3e-
Mrs. Burrows cav . dark boat psss
the north end of The island on the TN.
Bafrous sav q DARK boat 90 fe1nd
the north snd OF the island on ssrdzs
the 7th.
TIE IpdiAn, Little Jack. ssv Miller 90
Sonday she 7,h In black boas on the
wet aide Of The island Gear tie south
end.
Indian Daa Vas on sootbeaSs end Of
island Sancay The 7th. de saw 90 boat
psss that point
Co1rs here sdi 1urped antil tomorrev