Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-12
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1--we 90 the sksss Of lie 6cssd sbss,
sso miles bsyooe Ali point On vksa /,
/ kaovn q Ansnd's plsee. M. Gsddssss
and sonss uso % 10 vsrh u L0es rrss
coin: every nsosnine iosvine TIE rest Of
oss Family at home. Tuesday ebost
nooo man cane to the house from the
timber. MA Gid1tngs sss4na hiu n
vftsd him 10 come IN He di6 % spd
inquired kos far &c vas 10 8aohouieh
AID Seattle. He thsn asksd Paul n be
wanted 20 bay rsxos. Pad rep!set,
seat be cd Ecs. The man oeted in 3
peenliar manner. looked carsfnsly ahoat
the ksess. srd he ecnducs ex.4fine he
sospioisus Of Ma 0i1s,oes. led ben b
cay s1Rzessiveiys
IN !. abo7. siurs fos the men to come
hons.s
Tks Esn laughed ard vent oos.
locked ap TIE beach, sscpped awhile
and then tissrpsz,ed.
Yesterday morning abont 9 o'clock
tho sane man again came cot Of tie
woods and approached tbs hoass. This
sifae to had WINCHESTER ride in his
hand. Daisy hsst ~ hisp. P8ni Wa
- tie chicken house. probably . knr-
drsd yards away. The DOGS basked
ferioosiy a. the raan bal be approached
| the kitchen door. aud before be could
open the door Mrs. 9lcdicas locked it.
After trying the doos and failing 10
open H. The man started eroand the
hoass % tbs front door. Ia the mean
time Mrs Gsddiugs and Daisy had
gone ons Of The freat door and started
around the house 10 the hops of clad
Ing pursuit. They met tbe man aud be
attached them. 10 the meantime Paai
came up 70 the house and tbs man took
after him. Returning be then renewed
The attsek on Mrs. Gi1dines and Daisy.
He struck 1t Daisy With the ritis, bat
missed h4x, and then he simed q mus.
derons blow Is Mrs. 0iddings, bus she
jauk<d quickly 10 one side, and She
stock OF the gun STRIKING the eround
bfoke nearly Oh. Mrs. Giddirgs had
previously struck him with Q MOO and
broken u. lie thea prepared 20 renew
ihe attack when Mrs. 0icdines shouted
TO Paul 20 90 INTO the house and get Ills
fih-. he did 90, and When be came
back the man vas about TO STRIKE Mrs.
Gid6ines.
"for Gods sake, shoot him, Paai,s
cried Mrs. Gid5spes 10 Paul
Paul raised bis rifis and fred, shoot
ing 5s:,anbfs bali thrtnah she mans
leg a, the knse. He says &c aimed q
has legs 90 - to simply disable him.
The mao stood still for moment and
then ran down the path to the beach,
leaving o trail Of blood after him. He
there began bathing tie leg IN The water
Mrs. G.ddinas, Paul and Daisy then
started for the house OF A. n. Hanson,
Aikl foiaf. In about two hours PAM.
Frank X sfuei and some others re-
tBrneo. 9siBg to the beach ttey say
tie mae lying partially in tho water
which Was then slowly rising. Ran
nilg 20 bis side they found eim almost
dead from loss Of blood. He had part
tally removed bis trousers. leaving bare
the ter,ible hole the bullet had made 10
his lea. TIE water had risen almost to
his head.
why did you attack moshsra" Paul
asked him.
Il aidn'l DO IT," he family replied.
Where have you been workinRf" vas
the nsIs question.
"In Seattle" be said still more faint
IL. and they lifted hin aud carried bin
40 the beach above high tide mark and
~ they laid i'm down his eyes were set,
srd after fes eases be vas dead.
Mr.. Gsdd,ngs had been notified In the
meantime aud be came 10 Seattle and
sotitiei the Authorities. Deputy Sheriff
PsddeB, Capts,n woo,ery and Coroner
hoo: soon made arrangements for going
30 the seeDe Of the tragedy.
ihey engaged Captain 4 l.. Marshall
80 take Dspasy Psdten. Coroner Root.
.he eofoner's Jury and Posr fsrKLLI-
axscEa reporter Gu the tog Csiila. Ar
flvteg as Af. Giddinss' bouss the body
sss examined.
II kng~ that man." said Dspety
Sheriff Padden. He was up 10 the
probate oeast, where his sanity vas 10
qaired into. IL was thoaght he vas a
arank on religion and harmless. He
xss kept In Jail three or four days 10
see what be would do, and wes then re
leased. He said be had two names, enc
Of which xss Anderson"
Are yoa certain thts IA the mann"
inquired Coroner Root
II anu pfsftY certain Of IL bat ! am
not pxeparsd 10 swear 10 H.
Tue iary then viewed she body and
e srcbed she deal MAS clothes for
something which voali establish his
Identity, bat without success. Sixteen
keys Of various kinds. two packe. books
containing ninety cents. araxor. tvs
pocket knives. csmb. two bulldog rsYsi
vee cartridges. whish Captain Marshall
said 9eFe similar to slne be had in his
house at Milton. aud two railroad ticket
envelopes, one addressed 10 J. u. Fat
ton, and endorsed agents DAILY ali
siraat. TIE psper vas some hind Of g
freight way bill for y esg for Tacoma
niii, weight fc0 pounds. freight $i.s0,
prepaid. Tbs other envelope vas torn
aud contained no snei xare. Tbsrs
xsre. also. some manifold freight msm-
aFands OF TIE fuge, Sound Shore rail
reed.
Osp.. Marshall Identified The gun as
one which be bad Ia hts hoase at Nil
ssu. although hs Rays 70 ia possible be il
mtstAken. Coroner loot heard she tss
timnay Of number OF witnesses, ia-
siailng the brave young defender of bis
eather sua sister, The Jury cesirsd TO
astl& III y fNt%Rct NA'brtsttbk toc U'ff
bus Coroner Root donhsed tbei power
10 DO 80. Apyhow, he thuurht The boy
and the family would Tee better satisfied
uish raore ferual discharge.
TIE Ucliio returned 10 Seattle 81 ici5
o'clock. TIE hos Is nomiually ia charge
81 the sheriff sad will be given hear
ing to-day. Paul was st one time cna o.
The mos. eufraeiic oeSshoys who sold
sAe Fusr iSTKLIIokscxa- he Is net N
tue least alarmed. although materially
resrs.t.ne thai his Sesisn 20 simply dis
stle the nan should tsye resulted IN 4
tragedy.