The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-25
MURDERER LATIN
Arrested at kalama and
Taken To Tacoma.
sEIr DsrkSysx Is nss rIsa.
I-Asssns Tells y Straight Stery In TIA.
ccma-A description Of
the Murderer.

PoE-LASp. July ~ -Henry Latin. shs
yonag mxn who murdered c. c. Grant in
TIE frSnklin lodging hogse st Tarosns las.
FRIDAY morning. Was captured on the
>orihera Pacinc train coming toward
f'assand asss night and tarnet over 70 fas
sheriff OF CowlfiF eonafy ca The xrssvxl q,
1as srain al kslsras ss 4 O'Clock this naosn.
ies He wss ~ have sseea taken 10 Tacosas
On TIE ssscai train this afternoon.
when the trAia stopped at Media. q
small station . few miles trssn Tar.alns a.
about II o'elocS, a strange Young mar, so,
aboard very quietly aud took a scs, sIi,
manner of dress, taken altogether. wss q,
peculiar that the hrakemen. J. y. Hsstu.
and e'sesse Hsllowell. who had teea nosi.
nea 70 keer lockout for suspicious char,
scters, suspected that something was
wrong. When the train reached Tensno sAs
brakeman turned the hack Of the strange
mans seal over 80 thai they could see him
al AL times, and thea they watched hiu,
Hal Dwell SAT down beside bin and strue !
NJ conversation. Inst;nestyelv the
strange tarneS; the talk to the Taee4ns
murder, and said that il Was a very sad
thing. Yet he could no; help aut tains
taAi there vas sn&e show Tor the mur,
aersT- III they doat iind any raoaey 81,
hlaa when De - caught they can't prove
any iainI en- him, said he.
Conductor Granger oi the train was then
notanea concerning the peculiar actions
Aad talk of the man. and while the train
men were considering what they shcats.j
90 the train pulled mp a, wiaiook and Con
drctor Granger found the following dis
nalch from Chief oi Police Ghesney, os
Tacoma:
search yoar train for young man u
or y years old. His face ID smooth aud he
wears linen coat and q vest OF ike ma.
teriAi. His pants are brown aud he has on
pan OF slippers. II ne is ON the TAIN
arrest him and wiru me-"
The strange passenger answered the
description exactly. tie had given his
age 10 the brakemen Is -, and A,. sor,.
Shippers and clothes sach - the chief had
detailed The sherir at kalsmA was nots.
ned ey wire 10 De on hand to take the man
ana fnen The tram procresscd. AL the
snaie Lsshn, as ne proved 10 he, kept
talking about the murder.
LATIN poEs NOT gKxlsr .Rge~v.
Al kalana the sheriff came alr,ar,l and
arrested him. The prisoner said =! am
willing 10 20, sir: and aisn yon would
take nle up al onee.' lie offered no re-
sisianee and was taken of the train and
held to await the arrival Of an onicer from
Tacoma
Conductor Granger says there Is not the
shghtest doubt bat thai they have caught
the right ms IA. lie had IN his rockets
some money ani also Tacoma evening
paper of yesterday.
Gfant was married a little over two
months age. aud IL is said thai he had an.
other vile living at the time.
Latin said 90 the brakeman. II think
orani nfst wife had lob put up 10 XIII
him. In fact ! am sure that he was Killed
ON that score IL seems very sai thing
but don't think that they can Prove that
Latin committed the crime"
THE ARRIVAL IN TACOMA.
TACOMA, July 2.--When the train ar
rived from Portland hearing latin. Who
Was Ia charge II Deputy Sheriff Dagget,,
.nonsahas OF people had CON
10 set glimpse OF the man,
but were disappointed, for officers took
Dim ON through Ia 'he wharf. where they
were met by an officer IN n csb, who imnle
diaieiy drove the comfy iail oa
ID street. where there was smother crowd
equally as large as the oae st Pacific ave.
nue station. Men, women aud children
were IL rched ou houses, fences aud every
plsce % get a view of the much
taiked-of criminal, but all were dis
appointed, for the officers drove
TO the front OF the prison and hurrieriiy
concealed the man in tie prison ava,
from the mob. The crowd was an orsieriy
one, no threats OF lyaehiug being heard.
II was tntt O'clock when Latin was
brought back TO the jail
sELF pEFENsE, DarTTN's FLEA.
In conversation with the PoST-IsrFlil.
sENcER correspondent Latin said be com
mitcd the deed in self-sidfeuse that Grant
requested him 20 go To house 81 iiifsme,
anu he refused. stating that be was
unwell- Both were more or less intoxt-
cated. Grant said he had Two wives aud
would 60. and insisted on him (f.aftinl &C.
him. He refused, when Grant
struck him and In self.dcfcnse he uatilnl
used . slungshof. which burs,ed
seeing orant was getting the
best OF him he ran 10 the bed.
procured revolver and shot at Grant. but
Missed lie then retreated outside the
room, Grant following. when outside
he thought Grant was going 20
shoot him through the door when ne
drew revolver aud fired twice, one bali
taking effect In Grants neck He then
left the house tn nude con.
aia,s,; dll,on, ana returned - 81 tome
secured only . vest and pair Of trousers.
The trousers belonged 10 Grant aud he
aropp.d them on the stairs Again he ne.
turned, this time taking Grants vest ia
which was 81 400.
MS gInok TIRE MONEY
To escape with and to help &c, out oi
the tr, uhle. when latin left the
hoase he went Gires ily across
the street aud secre;ei himself
under u house where be refaa.ned uutii
night, when he went to she railroad toig.
Ing house. He claimed the shooting Vas
ia self-dtfeuse and nothing else
DESCRIPTION or THE FTgGrfvE
Latin II young man. apparently siont
~ years old. smoothly shssvn, and tells
bis story ia n straightforward manner
lie IL about feet tall, weighs rs pounds.