The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-12
i mGs STRANGE DEATH.
steamer Starr the Scene Of .
Peculiar Fatality.
ND the Marshal or Uksseszn Deal
fhe Deadly BIsx Davis
the HAAS N1nne.

ON sznday evening when sne sszArzHr
George z. starr arrived En- .hIs yort from
Whafcom there lag en she lower aeek ths
hody Of man WHO had cenas 20 an M
emsty end sEroagn violence tbs stcry
uay be bfsxssy told a. fnI5aws
me eEcy Of Waaskom. which Il not Pro-
vided with jail. las of laEe bsez overraa
vith sagFznts and ether hard characters
The oaly nzetised Of deziiag wstls them has
heea b, send Them CT On the steamers 20
other cities. This System, While Gasssr 10
the other eisies, has been sorree 81 great
relief 20 whatcons, rs fhaE eisy has shsss rid
sfself of . ~ OF worthless ysxabor<ks
on ~ morning last the e4tY mar
shas If whzteoxn bad gathered together
efxhs Migrants whom he was Ebcs1f u d.
port frosa Whateosn irr TIE public xeoss
Il was about E0'esock wien the CRY raas-
shall marched with bis little band OF as'er.
dowesIs toward the wharf where sSss
u1Dored the steamer George e. starr. On
me way one 81 the xaxranfs a9n1ed Arsser-
son beca2ze falrsty and seISe6 pernafsssoa
81 the city EazrShnl 10 enter the s8Iss4a Tor
me purpose OF taking 4 drink Tne r.
euiresl permission Was gisea, ADD AnsleY7ssss
disappeared inside the door Then Dagse.
smother Of the Migrants, esszersss4 fsse s1ltor,
marshal The companions oil sas decreased
say that this act 80 Efsraxed the marshal
that he fclsewss and struck bfsn en- the
ode 81 the bead iuss oyer The ear: that
Davis then resumed ais pianss III he line.
ansi walked Nth the rest asgrs Ia ~.
wharf. and was placed on bezrt tbs fsefsre
n stair with h.s seven cosnuanIoas. roe
effect ~ the bow AT Ersf was to start the
blood Towing from fEse g1oAffiis
The fare ot TIE eight ssxrzu.s Bes rasa
10 SEATTLE, md for the fJrae beEsg aotfiur
more was th0ughs .. tie matter When
the p,srssr essae sreund after the tickets
Davis wss able 10 get up sfsli stupidity fasn
bic In his pocket for his check soon
thereafter he became 50 srrsa1lzig al a. e,
sftrzet tic attention Of tic passenger.
who Old everything ia their Ffsser IL Aid
he saforfnusxe Eaan- whisky vas rubbed
on his nea1. aEid other esS9fze made 10 rrs
iieve him, rs hk had sank into . con asnse
condition. A short time before Il O'Clock.
while this steamer IVES In TiaRIgo barber
The spirit az Davis crossed Tie great divide
The body was Brought on 80 the
city aud Chief OF Police Mitchell aua Cor
fed By telegraph. Hero on hand to receive
the remains and Investigate the manner 81
death. The chief Of police locked up ok
of the companions Of the deceased, eass
was looking about for the &c senfh when he
Was ted that one OF the Migrants. Apder-
The coroner took charge OF tho body aud
caused IL 10 b. eoavegea to the unaerfaz-
Ing establishment of CrEes & Co. As the
body was removed from Tie deck the fol
lowing letter addressed 90 the coroner OF
the public was found underneath II i i
thoaght 10 hays been written By one Of
Davis companions.
FEBRUARY 10. iSsa
70 the Pubic Once more ttse sianfnabsa
ciub. In che hands Of q co.'s Assily and sgf1ss
raEt officer OF the peace, has done fss work.
To ell appearances this man II MOI . saEg-
dersF that he should be murdered. TlseFe-
fore the man who handled the deadly
weapon, or dafanable club. should be
trlsd for bis life aud punished 10 the fun
extent OF the law. He shnad BE-
hung by the meek until dead
In order 10 set an example
for the Others who WELD the same deadly
and damnabse weapos They should b
most OF them. are capable af possessing.
and alss the amount Of auth oxity they
should possess IgEcrGuce in regard 90
the difference between the dsrnnablc hard
wood club or billy and tho human skull OF
frame, should not BY any iEst Law Be con.
sidered excusabie.
Isigued HgxAsIrAREAS.
An examination OF the remains showed
q contnsloa on the right side IF tins heal
over the ear. and blood still iSsulng from
the nossrils aud mouth. There was CON
siderable ffo.h about the mouth, watch
was evidently superladifeed by purxinE
To ell outward appearances the man died
frofn the effects OF conclusion OF the BRAIN
A. Fiiaigo hart,or is outside OF kiI.z
county Eoroner Posi- decided that he had
no authority 10 held an inquest We cossn
seied with District Attorney Ronald. aud q
dispatch was sent 10 Dr. Calhoun. prose-
cutting attorney for whesc0n and skagis
counties The latter replied that the body
should b. sent 20 the c0unty where the
man died. Ia accordance with section o.
OF the Washington code. which reads "a
follows.
'sIt any mortal wound Is given. or poison
administered IN one county, and death By
means thereof ensaes IN another, the jar
isdirfian is la either.
Last night Coroner Rect took the remains
and two Of the Migrants who claim they
saw the fatal blow delivered 90 LaEomner.
The remains VIII there be Jurned over to
justice Of the peace or coroner. lsnmsdi-
ately thereafter an inqaest and autopsy
VIII be held. II it thea be found that
Davis died from 4Aze effects Of blow re-
cesved ut the hands OF TIE marshal nc win
be held te answer
IL Is claimed by those who kaew Davis
In Nhafeon that be had hecn On 4 pro-
longed spree there. aud there is proba-
biiify that esath mey be the result OF al
coholisan. Davis ia said 10 have been
waiter. and wss employed tn that capacity
fcs some time past IN whatcagn hotel