The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-24

Tks Terrible Crime Of an rtsssnn
Waterman


Shortly before o'clock last evening
Charles Mint. a villianons looking
Italian. was brought down CONNER.
ciaI street TO police headquarters By
three strong men, who had all they
could do to take care Of their prisoner
and keep eft bowling mob that fol-
. lowed close upon their heels. The
prisoner was turned over at headquar-
Iers to Captain W. NJ. Jones who.
after the crowd had been driven out.
booked the man on charge OF rape.
The victim Of the Italisn's beshal
crime is Mabel, the 5-sear-oid step
daughter OF A. r. Clifford. one OF the
propriefors OF the Clara May laundry
q the foot Of Commercial street. The
family lives a. the laundry and the
little GIRL was allowed TO play on the
wharf near the house. About two
weeks ago Mint saw her there while
he was unloading fish from his boat
onto the wharf and called her to him.
He petted her for while and gave
her = lot OF small fishes. A morning
Or two later an old fisherman asked
NJ. Clifford II he could not take Mabel
cut in his xcow and promised to send
one OF his men back with her before
noon. Mr.. Clifford gave his consent.
- the old man said he had y family
Of his own and would take care OF the
little girl. Shortly before noon be
turned her over 10 the Italian.
Who was working for him.
and told him 10 take her ashore I'm his
small boat The Italian started off
With her, but instead Of letting her of
- Commercial street. he took her 10
~ cabin about q quarter OF nile mp
The harbor, where he locked her in
md acted improperly toward her. He
hen told her that II she ever tod her
neither OF whai had occurred
he would kin her. aud that he
voaid kill her IL she ever told any
body about 1t. lie so worked upon
her fears that she maintained strict
silence. After that he enticed her to
Ais cabin several times and repeated
his attempts. On Monday the giri
Vas missing for soma time, and her
alarmed parents bad commenced
searching for her. when she appeared
and set their fears az rest by saying
hat she had been out boatridsng With
Ne fishermen, so nothing was thought
- IT, she was taken quite i'll in the
evening aud her parents became very
anxious 10 knew the cause of her III
neu. During the evening the little
f1u told two gifls connected with the
hundEy, of the actions OF the Italian
and this gave rise 10 an examination
uhaeh disclosed the fact that her story
vos true, and that she was suffering
nom vile disease.
ALL O'Clock yesterday the father
end mother were sirss told Of the true
1eAdikion Of affairs. They were nearly
vtla with rage and grief. and Mr.. Gif-
ord touia have started cat 10 take
snnalary vengeance upon the william,
M pAs restrained by friends. Mr.. X.
4. Her and his con, r. Allan Miller.
~ {d1e Qairk watched the wharf for
- arr val of the Italian. who always
Dtod1 there In gs,ing cat 10 and conf
9ghkk FROM his fishing. shortly be-
- e&rk be was seen coming In his
- q iward the wharf, accompanied
q old fisherman for whom he
vot6 As the boat passed nnsser the
M Milan Miller and Quirk jumped
9o<n ito the boat and seized hold OF
- II ian. who made such desper-
- btance that they had TO knock
- wn. Mrs. 6ifiord armed her
ID b her husbands revolver and
se down the wharf 20 shoot the
o MT who had slesiled her child.
II : dragged back into her
- bv friends. Mr.. clifford
~ nat he restrained. and
TO- here the men were struggling
~ boat and jumped upon the
- sho had been knocked down.
- hid have killed him lad he not
asgesl Away by Mr.. r. A. Nil
now took part in the affair.
ian was lifted 10 the deck. and
minutes > crowd had gath
-: n an instant the ssory OF tho
49,. las spread through the crowd.
was then Transformed into a