The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-26

William Ashton il the Only One
Nos Yet Arrested.


Rortlnn4.
me news tnas Morris Johnscr, A<nss
woodward aud Dick Rogers naA been aE-
ressed In this city for the ntarser Of Fr4ak
Cunuisxham, committed ID Porr A-sss IN
fss7. caused great deaf Of txik In shsz city
yesterday. There wss much surprise ex
pressed IN cerskln circles evef she ha.se
shown By one wasson &c harryia< NOR
ris Johason and she Hcoswaea wcsax5 70
Portland By tue 3szs . m train. II wxs
held - their friends here th.t they should
u least hare bssa allowed - hour or srs
here 90 settle mp their affairs IL seea..
hDxever. thar the prisoners wsrs wiling -
% and - tnes are tas most insere sted in
shs nisfser ma one else eaght TO ebisr..
xsgzsr o. Eosxzs
Atan early hear yesterday morning Dick
KDgers Mas arrested By Captain Briggs on
acharge of conplscsty Ii the s;snninxhsm
murder. Rogers IL oxle Of the four wao<u
officer Watson came from PSrtiaua 10 sr-
rest As he wss not unprecedented ia ffsns.
70 be taken on The esriy boex he was iockess
up In fhe county jail tu aweis Deputy sh<,r-
nj Flrxsinmsns arrival from Olympia
In the afternoon Rogers xas sera in ixsl
and rzsher aadersizek. fils eyxs srs a1ss
ana bright aud his hair IL blscx. THE
whole air OF fle led indicates skarpoeex
xbrrwsfuess aud an intimate ncqn uisfaure
with the amy side 81 Truman nntufe
Indeed me police say that the Dog. eser
April last. has 6eer Iivinx With a eourtes
an " 10 Is considerably older than h<s ~
Rogers sEezEed sstazsson with the
american District Telegraph Company In
Portland when u urst BEGAN operations
there, and remained with tho cusat4ny
until April last. when be cans 20 seauie
and soQg found enpis ymens VITA the
American district TeIexrash Ea1ssueny
here. Tue fact that nc Fcnained ~ lsyrr
with the esmrany both here and Ia Port
land, and that be Was night makaxer here
shows thst he wxs capable yousis. ana
The ofsieeis cf both the Portland aud seat
lie Offices speak In high terms OF him "a .
fspfd aud energetic messenger Dor.
IsTEEvlxw wrrn Roaxsa.
Dick Rogers. during the brief interview
had with him, strenuousiy denied all
knowledge OF the mnrder Of Frank Can
bingham.
II don.s know Cunningham" Dick said.
hat ! remember reading IN account Of
hIs murder 20 tbs boys In the once 1
don't know whetEer was working In the
day or night time when be was killed. Tue
tickets are kept ia the district telegraph
ecice in Portland BY Mr.. colletf, and be can
tell just whefe Nx< on the day that Cna-
ningham Was killed. I am not the least
bit afraid, because / arn innocent"
Were yoa ever In Agnes woodward's
house In Porslandyn
Yes: have answered some twenty OF
thirty calls from there and hare beru Ia
her h0ase that number Of times.
Have yeu seen ia the Woodward wo-
mans house since you arrived Ia cxxtIisTs
mo. | never Waited her since came
here"
"You are acquainted with Morris John.
song''
"Ycs: know him. mace bis arqHsint.
nnce when III the employ Of the Portland
company. and have sssn him since came
sceing that nothing further eosh be
secured from Rogers the reporter wishirew
STONY OF THE xURDEa.
soon after the arrival OF Deputy shefifs
J. J. f:tzsimmors 4. sesrfie yesterday fram
Olympia, be was interviewed and gsve the
following recital OF thc faefs which led
70 the arrest OF Johnson, Woodward and
Rogers:
some eight months ago Agaexwood ward,
Who Was mistress OF . house Of iii-fama In
lice court Of that city in connection sitA
the prosecution OF worthless fellow
named Jchn Lynch. ON business relating
10 this case Was tn her house one even
Ing, when the Woodward woman said she
could tell me something | asked her what
It was. and she asked me II | would be In
serested in a murder casa. she said she
knew aN about a murder aud would nigf me
some ether tifne, I insisted on her eontin-
uinx the sisrx. Then she asked me IL re-
member a Tbs murder of Frask CUNNING.
ham, and wisea told her did che said she
Houia 81 sefse time Tell me tue parties vito
Did II Fatally D fsusded her to reiasz
uhat she Knew about the affair. IL was
straighfforwarf narrative. sac tald nov
Cunningham came u town sud went on q
druuks how he came 10 her house on she
nighs Of his death intoxicated, aud
how he mst johnson. Ashton
and Rogers there. II was
proposed that they go ont foy time
III hack. and . party WAS made up cona-
posed OF Ag~es Woodward, Johnsoo. Asa.
ton. Cunningham and young eirl named
Nina Clifford They drove up Front
street Morris johnson struck Cunning
ham . terrible blow on the head with
wounded man fell furward. bis head
striking Aiss Weudward's breast and
1reisching her light dress with blood.
The back wss driyes 10 dark place on
Taylor street and the body thrown out.
After being rsbaed of this money in the
pockets aud gold wstch. l asked Mis-
woodward II she weaia yefesf the story
To another officer, and she said she wonld.
monfh lsfes. Ia company with De
tecfise III. G. Wood. ] called ON her sud
she repea cd tho statement exactly a. be-
fore, except that ssman named Stanley.
vas alleged q have been tn the h=es. and
not Nina Clifford
I'VE investigated and found ths. about
the time Of the mnrier Johnson. Ashton
and Rogers wurr unusually nush OF
mcuey. aud THAI all left Portland about
week aftst Cunningham's body was founi, .
going "a the sound. Nina Clifford siisan.
peare.i ~ the sane tlfae. and could not BE
traced.
II, was sppsrsnt that no conssetio=
could Dc had On the unsupported sexti-
mony Of Miss Woodward. aud search WAS
made FOE Nina Clifford. bus 10 mo purpose.
Last week Dir. Nssosd was ia GaiifoFElA and
learned by sAN meTest chance that Nina
vas In Aarysville. Proceeding thlsber. ne
found her living q respectable life with hef
mother, ua1er her true name Of Eta
kraal Wood secured an interview with
her. with the advantage of bis knowledge
OF the murder. he gained full confession.
but without telling Miss kfasl that Agnes
woodward had previously alyalssd the
story. The tao statements tailed pre-
ciseiv.
Weed Immediately telegrsphed 30 me 10
make the arresfs. The accusations were
obtained, johnson. Agnes Woodward and
koxers srresssst. Ashton can not escape.
tA@N As@A Ah&t4sss WIZ ~ @E4A hAsfs<At so
Portland. win be- appFehenziea tonight,
FfTzSzAAoss WAS srKRRlsEp
Deputy sheriff J. ]. Fitsimnaoas OF,
Aalsnarash county. arrived in this city
yesterday from Olympia where he hss.
been 20 secure the signature Of Governor
Eugene scmple ~ Washington Territory
10 the reputation papers issued by Cover
ner SYLVESTER Remover of Oregon Mr..
fnEssmuo0s was considerably surprised
when he learned that 0Isleer Watson had
left for Portland with the Woodward
woman sud Norris johnson. Mr.. Flsx-
slmmous waited until the evening and
taen dspsrted on the train With psek
Rogers To charge. TIE lattes sppearsf %
o. rather cheerful for pcEsoa who has q
charge OF muFstsr hanging over tim.
saHSSos WANTED HxsE
Deputy sheriff Jackson Of this roaaty
yesterday teleEsspAed "a sheriff PenamhEx
Kelly To hold johnson tn case ne was dis
eAaryed a. The preliminary examination.
~ ~ subsequent pcyiosf. The ryaAasn for
thss y that Nj |stifasass is wanted Aees GA
tno eissrsps tsewis: Fer saubiiax au for
sasraaey ana sill b. b-sughf back from
Portland zoe trial IN ths. eveas Of MS being
ssleAseg from eus'ossy there.
THE HACkMAN ARRESTED.
Billy Ashton Ga Spokane Fails
VIVA, the tsanairrs say.