The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-15
TACOMA NEWS.



TACOMA NEWS
TIA Defenee In tine white Murder
Trfaf-ssrfke Of Lumber-Shoyers.
TACOMA, March 1.-THE defense in
the White murder case began taking
taking testimony this nserning. VIII
lam 0renshaw, the first witness, had
mad talk with Mcmillan, the man
murdered. previous to the shooting
ARRAY. and Mcmillan had said that he
was going on the place occupied by
White and get the crop Of hay or get
blood.
A. L. Porter testified % practically
the same effect regarding q eonyersa-
ton be had with Mcmillan. The pros
ecutson on REORGANIZATION brought
ont the fact that Porter hnd beer ia
the insane asylum az Steiiacoom.
Witness was unable 90 state whether
be Was there the latter part of 1851 and
record
Joseph Brennan also had eonyer-
sasson sith Mcmillan previous To the
shooting, and McMillass had said when
he went 70 W hife's place 10 get the
crop le was going sheelees. .
Robert Bruce testified 90 another
conversation in which Mcmillan said
be would take his Winchester along
when hc went 10 Whites place.
William Waite, jr., son OF the de-
PENDANT. was a clear, straightforward
witness. and be was not crossed once
IN the examination By the prosecu-
ton. He was about go yards away
from the scene Of the shooting when
Is took place The first he saw of the
shooting, Mcmillan was raising his
gun. John White, another son, was
the one who discovered Mcmillan and
Oily cutting hay and went 10 the
house to inform tbs father. His father
and Thomas White went TO tie place
where Mcmillan was, while witness
went back TO his work. When he told
his father in the lsonse. the latter went
into the bedroom where his revolver
was usually kept, and soon came ont
again, bur witness did no. see the re-
yoIver.
Thomas White. another son, went
10 where Mcmillan and billy were cut
ting hay with his father. His father
asked Mcmillan If he had sheriffss
papers. He said he had NOT. but "this
= my authority, picking up 4 gun.
The father said see yon are arm
ed, and AcMills.i replied II heard
that you were going 10 shoot me. His
father said + was lie. Mcmillan kept
the gun pointing ut White. and the lat
ter kept walking round to get out OF
range. The father said that Mcmillan
had better so away and let the law
settle the matter. Mcmillan replied
that he had been TO town and lawyers
had told him TO so ahead and cut the
hay. Dilly told White, ST.. he had
better keep quiet They would 60
away when they had cut the hay. Nc
MILAN raised the gun and fired. The
father then raised his revolver, fired,
seized the gun Mcmillan held. and in
the seattle tired again.
William M. White, the defendant,
was the last witness on the stand
this afternoon. He told the story OF
the shooting in O direct manner. He
vas in the house when one of his
sons came IN and said some one was
cutting hay on the Williamson claim,
and remarked that he believed that
Nc MILAN had come at last. White
went into the bedroom and got re-
yoiyer, which be put In the right
front pocket of his trousers. He said
he was going among his enemies and
did not know what might happen.
When he got near the wagon Nc
MILAN was on the ground, but he
soon got on the wagon. White
asked him ii he had sheriff7s
papers and Mcmillan said he
not and reached down into the
wagon Tor his gun, and said. 'tHere is
my authority He brought the gun
up cooked and pointed ii at White.
The latter walked around and tried 10
get out OF range. Mcmillan and Oily
had talk together, and White walked
near them 10 hear what they were say
ing. Dilly told him he had better get
away. Mcmillan then raised the gun.
As he raised IL White lodged. rhe
gun was discharged aud the bullet
whistled past his head One side of
bis face was filled with powder He
then shot at Mcmillan. The latter
raised his gun To strike him. and he
seized IL. In the scuitle that followed
White shot again. Alter the ARRAY
he went to Meeker's Office, where Or.
Williams removed the grains of pow
der from has face, and subsequently
gave himself up TO the sheriff.
The case will probably be given to
the jury tomorrow morning.
STRIKE ON A LuMReR WHARF.
The Tacoma mill at Old Town is
shut down by reason of strike. This
morning the wharf men received noti-
hcatian that their wages wese to he
reduced from $40 % $35 month.
They handle the lumber as it comes
down the chutas, and when they
stopped work the lumber kept piiing
up uatil everything was clogged. The
nill necessarily WAS shut down.
During the day other men were found
ca take the places ot the strikers. but
the latter persuaded them not to go TO
work. Charles Hanson, the president,
is III san Francisco and as the order
OF reduction came from that city il is
presumed ii emanated from him. The
Pacific mill tSo months ago reduced
the wages of its wharf hands from $40
10 So. and had y strike Of short dura-
tion. he result being that the reduced
price prevailed.
Pubic DOCUMENTS
license 10 wed was granted to-day
W inquiry = scat atib ls1ttts y. johH-
san.
Articles of incorporation OF the
North Pacific Insurance Company OF
Tacoma were iised to-day hy W. Har-
rison Woodruff. ] q. Compton. VIII
liam { uarretson, Robert Burns John
. ID, Cromwell and H. r. GarretSoa.
/ The company viii conduct general
tire and marine insurance business
fhe capital slack ot the company is
$50 Go. twisted into 1900 shares Of