The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-08
BURNED TO DEATH.
Three Ho0dlum Boys Set Fire TO a
Lodging House.
A sleeping Ledger suffocated-The
Trio of Young Criminals
Under Arrest.

und morning three hoodlum bsys,
named respectively Clarence sheldon,
Alex. Consigne and Tony BuIlenc. Sc; Gre
to the two-story frame building known as
the Gesd Luck lodging house, and located
on West street, between Iesier avenue and
/ Cow !. street. The structure was a
regular Undertook and easily yielded 10
the flames. The Eagle Oil Co occupied
the first floor As a storage house, and thu
] Good Luck lodging house the upper story.
The three boys started out, bent on
stealing chickens, as some fowls were in a
chicken coop, and hemmed In by a board
fence. The young ineendlaries thought
that BY setting FIRE 10 some litter, they
could burn down the fence and capture the
chickens in the confusion which would
follow as soon a. the FIRE was discovered
The IRE once started spread quickly, and
what lew men were sleeping In the lodg.
ing -house had the narrowest kidd OF an
escape 20 get out of the building, notwith.
standing the fire department turned out
very quickly and lost no time la putting
out the flames
Search was then made through the build
ing 10 ascertain ii any one had not been
able 10 escape. One lodgsr, named James
Marr, bridge labsTer, was found in his
bank snffscsted and half burned, all the
bed. Clothing being a eharred mass The
lodging apartments were arranged on each
s,de of q long hall aud separated by cotton
partitions. and L did net take long for the
flames TO spread from one room TO another
The proprietor, Joseph Chirden, suffered a
loss Of about $500.
Yesterday an inquest was held by the
coroner, Aessrs. Max Clericns foreman. d.
l.. NeCowen. f. II. Hardness. A. Burns A.
Melhora and +. Hockbram being the Jury.
Their verdict was that the deceased James
Mari. came to his death by saffocaiion, the
lodging house having been set en- Gre BY
three boys. named respectively Clarence
sheldon, Alexander Consigne and Tony
Bullene.
MARI had been drinking considerably aud
came To seattle from Eastern Washington
saturday night He was about 80 years OF
age.
The boys were promptly placed under ar
rest asa Yesterday they were given pre-
limiuary examination by Justice Jones.
First young sheldon was charged with the
deed, the other two being held mere Is
witnesses Justice Jones held both shel-
den and Conslgne under the charge of ar
son 20 await the actien of the grand Jury
bail being fxed NJ S25Qe each.
Clarence sheldon has been looking for
mischief for long time. and has been be
iere the police courts several times. Ne Is
about 10 years old.
Recently nc and another boy stole TO
cans of mushrooms fram Haley & Wright's
grocery, and soon after he and another as
sociate juvenile robbed n Yesler-avenae
residence of some money anG iewelry.
He has relatives in Tacoma. Coasigne Is
about - years of age. aud his parents re
side AZ Tenth and rlke streets His uncle
was fatally shot some time ago by John
Htckhu. suliene is held rs a witness in
500 he testified 20 having seen Clarence
sheldon set FIRE TO the straw
Chief Collins OF the fire department gave
warning not long ago of the danger OF al
lovise such = FIRE trap 10 remain so near
valuable buildings