The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-10
RIPE FOR THE ROPE.
Murderer Gallagher Gives Up
Hope Of Reprieve.
TRACE OF MURDERER coELLA.
Port Ludlow Seduction Scandai-Pile-
Driver Breaks Laborer's Neck
News Of Railroads.

PORTLAND, July 9.-EdWaro u UaHa-
CHER, sentenced to be hanged at Vancou-
yer Friday, for the brutal murder
of Louis Mar, in Skamania coun-
ty. WASH. has given up all hope
OF being reprieved by Governor Ferry. and
says he viii die bravely. He will be exc
cuted at p. m. by Sheriff Walker, OF
Skamania.
Gallagher talked freely today with re-
porter, who tried to induce him to tell the
name of the man who was with him when
he killed Mar, but the condemned man in
sisted that he did not know. He became
confused during the interview and contra
dicred himself. He also told an entirely
new story of the fight with Mar.
The reporter said to Gallagher: "Was not
there man with you when the shooting took
placer"
Gallagher hung his head and did not an
swer.
what was that mans namei" was the next
question.
81 do not know
"Were You acquainted with himr
slightly. had met him few times"
Describe him Is near as you can"
He was FIVE feet six inches or five feet
eight inches high, and under 80 years of age.
His complexion was dark, and l judge
that he was an Irishman by birth. He was
heavy set and weighed anywhere from $50
to l75 pounds. He had a full face, dark
eyes, straight nose, dark hair and mus
tache.
Gallagher's description of his companion
tallies with that of q man who has
been suspected Of complicacy in
the murder of Louis Mar.
This fellow disappeared some time ago and
has never been seen since. He lived in the
vicinity of the Lower Cascades and had COM
mitted many petty depredations
"Please explain how you came to meet the
man you spesk of on the day OF the shooting"
Il left my camp for asho t in the mountains.
While foing along the road met him. He had
gun and rife. asked him where he had
come from, AID he told me ne had just come
from tho Cascades. That was all he said. He
went his way and went my way"
"Did you not meet this man again before you
shot MARI"
'.About an hour aftsrward ! ran across Mar
and this man together Mar told me to Get ont
Of nis feld, and fred two shots at me. lodged
and shot at him and he lodged. Then the other
man began shooting at me and ] ran away"
Was that the day that Mar was shot."
''So Mar was shot two or three days after.
ward"
..wss this strange man with you thenr
mo; Twas alone. Mar leyeled gun ct me
and shot him in defense"
"Now, isit not fact that the man was with
you?"
Yes; he was there"
5 "Did he not have hand in the shooting7"
"He fired st Mar and then at me-"
s'Did he not snoot at Mar when.you snot?'
81 think the rife bail found in Mars body was
put in By another man."
Gallagher was here reminded that he had
already said that he was alone when he
killed Mar. but he adhered to his contra
dictory statement that another man
was present and discharged the rife
at Mar.
"Do you mean to say that ron permitted this
man to stay ct your camp without learning his
manner"
well, he never told me who he was"
"Did you ever ask nis Manner
eyes, several timed"
"Whst did he III your"
sHis answers were always evasive. When
ever / asked him he told me his name snow.
ball"
Gallagher's description of the man who
was with him is the first information he
has given of that individual since his ar
rest. He had already said that the mans
name was SNOWFALL