The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-10

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Dr. Nc6akgass. eprSnsz. rstnxned y<slsz-
day sDornlne ~ COCK from shs kess< of
the suixisse referred - Ii vexteraAsss isaac.
and xAs seen in regard % ne rsaiter. when
The following persienlsrs prse &scersasnea:
The dereAseass uAne was Alfred Nlsis0n.
he was = Norwegikn. whose father and
mother are stsll living IN Norway and uhom
hs supported ssnra 1aere nnx. He had
psly hsen nye Eays IN che logging eanhr.
ARD thirfy-txo hours ~ work. and cossss-
qrnntiy vas unkmown 10 an the men.
Nssiison sas y0nng man s. o. -
wears cd heslthy and xigaFoas. ard =
good worker Waze III Tia camp he hAd
been vrry quiet Mrd nainklea hnk htzle
aatongst his con- pkni0us. ~. Mr-sulgsn.
who chartered lsft4e stsmlner 30 SO ~
Sokuna creek, where the loeging camp i In
operation. arrived there In tie egening
afha- dAFk. h&vlng en6area very alsa-
greeahae xmd Get trSn An insinest was
held a. s late henx ana the remains vSewesi.
The doctor said TIE sresza wAs chs ez sls3
Fnest Impressive be ever experienced. Iha
SoFpse. with cash in TIE throAs that xx-
tended lFom ear 70 e<z. lay Al fke foet Is q
tree in the ngiast Of q gAeomine forest. and
the rays 81 lantern she'd around 10 the
darkness. produced Al sfseei - Weird ard
solemn that every psrsen wns viSihtg 81
see4esi BIZ il TIE evidence of slRMher
81 witnesses was heard ard Il w&S
eFikiens thar the deceased had rsmnftted
the deed ~ the result III sonse fear that
hannsed him. Jessie Piers. he cock. tes-
tiHesi that the deceased xs0ke 10 her mfise
shn was aE work that dMg. ard asked her
to use her lnfiaaaoe with II SesFart %
allow hirn enough grub to &Ahle hifa to
walk 10 Vancouver The dis1Anno I'D Nan-
coslyer. following the xinno&ties Of Tho
eossas, would make very long ard hard
ioasrnav. ard Hrs. PsNws fxi@a 10 persuade
him AGAINST * Re said II rxply tAss all
tbs boys IN the caznp wee very inliF and he
could not Sosn with thesn ~ he would like.
He said Il shey emily kn@w what he bad
done not ora az shsm woal9 associate wlkh
hifn.
I.his. coupled with tie Iact that be
seenspi very nervous ahaut the tug thai
wns 10 arrive that nfleFnoen. would 60 10
Show that lie di6lEkoa susetfne people and
psefefres 10 walk tie distance - a. u ~
alone. and il $ con 1ee1ssfed that be ca. as
ahroAt rather than 10 On she faK
Foreman JchnSon and several other mem
gase particulars oE the suicide. which ere
most hozrifysag. II seems thai aiter dinner
Nelson had quietly slipped razor into bis
pocket. sad on thsi afternoon while Jokn-
son waa On the end uf lie log giving soEae
directions % the men DC observed dsre6sed
At the other end drawing The razor FaBiily
back Esrsss ard forwards Oh his threat. ard
be exclaimed NJ Sod, boys. that man il
saving his bead Oh Tear horror at the
act was 80 great that tneir FIRST inclination
waa To raa aMAy. cut taklnE r9urage thny
wens % the Hpot where MISSION vas. hzt
found him alreedy depa and his head
a.rmust romspietely severed from his body.
All 81 them gave evidence 81 The fAcS that
a1ss rsferef1ee % murder gres1lg excited
the deceased and On ono 0ccaeipn they
were all chatting sbent senae murleF thsst
haa taken place n the EAst. azd one 81
them said Fl kn0m Who tbs MURDERER
VAS. End ] could risee SO hnnd on hin
any nsfnuie Nelson 5nnFeA up Fess
much frsehteneA. and w4a aprartnsiy
greatly disturbed