, 1889-02-07
STRANGE CRIME.
An Eccentric Man Butchers His
Friends Wife and Suicides.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT ASTORIA,
Forgeries at Portland -seattle's clone
highwayman".--small on the
steamship Oregon.

1AsToRTA, Feb. 6. Special. "A dreadful
traeeay took place in the Welch block this
morning. Neil Livingstone, aged Sd
years has been employed in the reading
room OF the Columbia River Fishermen &
Irotective Union. and IL a native of Glas-
gov, Scotland. One of his most intimate
FRIENDS was young man named James
ttngieton, now employed as fireman ON the
Jug Astoria. A few months ago a Young
lady to whom lngleton had been engaged
came out from the Barbados, and they
were married. Livingstone was a FREQUENT
Visi'or at tneir rooms, and was often
engaged to help around the house. He
was an eccentric man in his liking for In.
gleton and would 90 over to his place TO
assist lD any way he could Yesterday
morning he was at their rooms and was en-
gagged In mailing piece of muslin across
Ine transom over the door of the sitting
room' the door being locked on the inside
when the mutiled sound of q pistol shot
was heard. Livingstone came out of the
room, ran diagonally across the passage.
way ana bursting into the rooms occupied
oy Mr' and Mrs. Osbecken flung himself on
tne oeo the blood pouring from his mouth,
Mrs. Osbecken, startled beyond measure
DSIae bloody apparition pulled the man
9lfthe bed lie dropped on the floor and
eiAd IN pool Of blood by the bedside
mrs lpgleton was met by some bystanders
coming down stairs with hatchet in her
hand and blood streaming from ghastly
wound on her head. She was taken to
Dr. Fulton's Office where it was ascer.
tanned the wounds were not fatal, Her
sku Skull was fractured on the right forehead.
lhere were two other wounds In the head
apparently caused 10y the corner of the
hatchet, she was then removed to the ST.
Marys hospital. The oody of Living
stone was removed TO the coroner's rooms.
The wound is almost diricty over the
heart and showed where the fatal bullet
had emerged, No one saw the shooting
Mrs osbecken on being Interviewed, gave
ner knowledge of it as reported above.
to Mrs Osbecken was in the latter's back
room at the time and was the
hrst to 60 toward tue door
when 1T was flung open. She says
when she heard the disturbance she came
out of the back room door and saw Ia the
open door Mrs. Ingetoh being showed for
ward by Livingstone He had the collar
Oh her dress grasped in one hand and with
the other ne had the hatchet raised over
hes head as if to strike. That she (Mrs.
AH4fson), overcome by the horror of the
sc,s&, turned her head away. When she
looked again Livingstone was extended on
tue bcut uls fNc ulUUu lOWluQ ITOm his
throat, and Mrs. Ingleton was flying down
the staire onto the street. There will be a
coroner's inquest tomorrow afternoon.
The post.mortem this evening shows that
the bullet entered the back and came cut
Of the breast. The facts so far are involved
in mystery.
ASTORIA, Or. Feb. 5, Special.-A
steamer arrived from San Francisco at 3 |
o'clock this afternoon, Captain Pohimann.
On arriving at the dock notified Health |
Officer Estes of a suspicious case aboard.
The health officer went down in the steer
age and found a man with an eruption on
his face, appearing to be smallpox. The
man said he had come from San Berpar-
dino. California, ana stayed but two days
in San Francisco, and felt all right till |
last night, when he had a headache and
feverish eruption appeared this morning.
Health Officer Estes established as strict |
quarantine as possible on the vessel. A
reporter called on City Health Officer
Tutkle, but both physicians decline TO ex-
pred kany decided professional opinion but |
think it is not the smallpox. There are 200 |
passengers aboard. Health officer Estes
telegraphed to Governor Pennoyer who re-
sp0nded that the case was under his,
Estes, supervision. The patient will be
removed to the city pesthouse Tomorrow
morning. The vessel will be allowed to
proceed. Considerable excitement exists
here tonight over the probability of its
being smallpox.