The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-12-08
MURDER AT SKAMOKAWA.
John setterlind Killed by Vim. Masten
Testimony Before the Coroner's Jury as
Given Last Evening.

Testimony Before the Coroner's Jury ,
Given Last Evening.
Yesterday afternoon, at the steam
boat landing at Skamokawa, ". T
John Setterlind was shot and fatal
wounded by William Masten. Bot
men were residents of Skamokawt
and well known in this city. Fror
the evidence given before corone
Surprenant last night there appear
to be something very my5teriou
about this fatal affair, If we may judg
from the testimony that the dyinI
man. while being brought down t.
this city on the steamer Annie, ex
| pressed desire to make what h
/; called another will. stating that tn
boys implicated in the shootin.
we're interested in the will tba
/: he had previously made and which
be had left at home in his trunk. I
Is said the deceased is q single man
and owns farm in the Skamokaw,
valley worth four or FIVE thousand
dollars.
As the testimony given by the intel
ligent witnesses at the inquest, gives
all the particulars of this sad affai
that can possibly be presented at thii
present time, we forbear further com
ment, and proceed to lay it before the
readers of TIE AsToRIAS.
THE ooRoNRR's JURY.
The jury impaneled by. coroner T
Surprenant, met at the morgue, a
half past S o'clock last evening anC
was composed OF the following citi
2ens: A. A. Cleveland, A. Gibbons
G. Christensen, +. Ferchen, Dar
Overton and G. III. Stockton. The
jury being duly sworn they proceeded
to view the body OF deceased, after
which DR.. A l.. Fulton was sworr
and testified as follows:
DIR. a. L. FULToN's TESTIMONY.
l have examined the body of de
ceased. l found q bullet wound run.
ming through the body from the right
side, ranging down toward the lungs
another in the back, ranging to the
left side; also one bullet in the abdo.
men, one in the arm and one in the
right shoulder. Either of the three
shots would necessarily be fatal In
time. 1t would be difficult to sa,
which one caused his death. In my
opinion, death was caused by gun.
shot wounds. l first saw the body or
the steamer A.. Annie, at Foard {
Stokes dock. The man was dead
when / saw him. had been dead but
short time: the body was warm.
TESTIMONY OF q. MUNLY.
Mr.. G. Munly sworn-I was ittine
in the cabin of the steamer Annie al
Skamokawa, near the hotel. NV ut,
tention was attracted to some shoot
ing going on outside. / looked out
in the direction and saw two or three
men standing near the end of a plat
form, near a storehouse, and another
man down under toward the edge OF
the water One of the men on the
platform was in the act of shooting.
/ saw the smoke. He shot very rapid.
ly two or three times before 1 saw it,
and probably once or twice afterwards.
Thought at first party was shooting
at sonnet hing in the water. Saw the
deceased turn round, look in the di-
rection of the party who shot, raise
his hand, reel, and Chamber up the
bank to the platform and then enter
the storeroom. The two men who
were there-there might have been
thereafter the shooting, and while
the revolver was still smoking
walked to the hotel. The party who
fred the shot and held the
revolver then threw it into the river
None OF the parties are known to me
As they came forward / turned to
Mr.. Prebble and said, Il believe they
are shooting that man." / heard nc
noise or quarreling. ] went toward
the store room to see il the mGn wa!
hurt. Found him lying on his righI
side. with his head on sack of floul
moaning as if in great pain. and blood
flowing from bis mouth, there were
other men there. l went anG
informed Mr.. Fitzpatrick who wal
i'll the hotel. that a man had beer
shot. He went back with me and we
concluded best to bring him to
Astoria at once for surgical aid. We
placed him on cot, which we tool
aboard the Annie, and started i'm
mediately for Astoria. Mr.. Prebble
Cahill, Fitzpatrick and myself came
down with him. On the way down
he asked to have his will changed
He stated he had made a will whlcf
was at home in his trunk. I sug
gested if he wanted to make anothe
will, he should put it in writing.
drew up short will for him &C ccord
ing to his directions, and read it tc
him. 1t was witnessed by Mr.. Fitz.
patrick and Mr.. Cahill. He suf
fered q great deal coming down
the river being lumpy. As VIZ
passed Tongue Point I noticed
he was growing weaker and tha
death was approaching. l called
Fitzpatrick and Cahill, who were for.
ward. He reached out his hand to
ward Fitzpatrick and said he did mo-
think he would live to reach the hos.
pital at Astoria. Mr.. Fitzpatrick
told him to keep up his courage. bu
inside Of ten minutes he was dead
He died at three minutes past six
when the Annie was nearly opposit,
the city. I asked deceased OF
the way down If he had any relatives
he had any message for. He toli
me he had one brother named Gun
mar oSitterlind, residing at Nova
Sweden, and that he had sisters il
Sweden out did not know their resi-
dences.
THREW THE REVOLVER OVERHEARD.