The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-13
WHO SHOT CHIvvIS7
Eessoos N SUBURBAN LIFE,


M008f vernon us 10Su uossxs9a k"s~s
deal lsseiy cvsr The operations 81 3bfsre
and hst gsnr.r band Of thssves Who gam
sdmisssoa TO houses By unscrswing door
end vIn:ow fasteninss. and make way
With whatever small booty il handy. The
operations II The gang were confined 10
chester Hi, . portion Of the town where
Z srs@k rnaav rich families i've. The town
aasIositi<s recently offered reward fos
tie saptnre Of The thieves.
Yesterday morning tive new thief stories
we're eircas2tsd widely. and aroused no
small interest. particularly - both involved
rich and wels-kaown eitizeue. and both
dealt ia pistol sbofs Ore story was that
.. w. ehisvis. formerly OF tie delunet
firm of roaksfa A Chiyyis. OF Twenty third
street ard sixth aversse. this city, had
been attacked by rcaghs who tried 10 steal
hts watch. and had been slos by them 10
the struggle The other story was that
thieves had tried 20 get into the house Of
Charles 4. ADAMS. OF the lumber firm OF
Wilson, Adanss a Company, Morrisania-
and that NJ Adams had scared them OF
hg firing shots after them. Another story
was quickly started TO the effect that the
thieves who we're driven away from Mr..
Adams house we're the ones who attacked
Nr. Chivvss.
vsixsps ssp vgLlos-cLusaEs.
Mr.. Chiyvis and Mr.. Adams are friends.
and feIlou-snembers OF the Chester Hill
club. They live near each other-Mr. Chiv-
Wis on the New White Plains road. near
Fulton avenue, ard Mr.. Adams around the
corner on Summit avenue.
The facts in the case OF Mr.. Chivvis are
these On Thursday night N. Chivvis at
tended an entertainment 1T the home Of J.
&. smith. partner in the firm Of Brewster
4 TO-, carriage manufacturers. some Of
tho guests remained late and had . very
Jolly time. About IS o'clock in the
morning Mr. Chivvis started home in COM
pany with J. Frank Wright. principal Of
Grammar School z, in this city. who was
also guest ct Mr.. Smiths. Mr.. Wright
lived In Summit avenue. near Mr.. Chivvis'
house. So the two men walked together
up Fulton avenue 10 the old White Plains
road, where they separated. Mr.. Wright 10
turn to the right for block and Mr. Chivvis
10 cross lot : few yards TO his own home,
which was In sight on the New Plains road.
ME- eHIvvfs II SHOT.
Mr.. Wright says he did not Sc Mr.. Chiv-
Wis again. but he felt anxious for fear he
would not get home safe, and presently he
stopped and looked back. Then he went
home. lie heard no pistol shots. About
2.f5 .. IN. Mr.. Chivvis reached home. His
wife was sitting up waiting for him She
saw him approach the house down the New
White Plains road. and not across lots
from where Mr.. Wright had left him.
When Mr.. Chivvis entered the house
Mrs chivvis began to chide him for stay
ing ont 20 late. Mr.. Chivvis said: "Now,
don't scold. I've just been attacked by
two roughs, who tried to steal my watch,
and they shot me-" Then he went up
stairs. Mrs. Chivvis did not believe that
be was shot She thought he told her that
In Jest. She went upstairs herself pres
emily. Her husband Was lying ON the bed.
He said again he had oson shot. and then
she unbustonsd his resi- His shirt, on the
right side. Vas covered with blood. She
screamed and sent next door for Mr..
GHyon. . friend OF the family, to come
quickly.
A BULLET wouSp IN THE CHEST
Mr.. Guyon came and sent for DIR. Robert
Taylor. OF New York. who was staying At
the villa OF George II. Primrose. the min
strel. near by. In attendance on q member
OF the family. DIR, Taylor hurried 10
the house and found that bullet had
struck Mr. Chivvis' right chest from the
front. between the fourth and fifth ribs.
and had glanced downward and backward
and lodged in the flesh under the arm. II
had not entered tho chest cavity. but had
made m ugly wound, and IL took an hour
tn remove II. II was q Se-caiiber revolver
bullet hole 10 correspond was found
through Mr.. thevvis' outside clothing. and
deep dent in the buckle Of his snspendcrs,
showing that II had glanced from the metal.
Another bullet hole was found In his cloth
ing on his left side. little below his shout
der Anote hook and pencil in the waistcost
pocket had been pierced by this second bull
lei. but the bullet had gone no further. II
could not be found.
Nh. cHtvvIs rsLE or FooTrAps.
Meantime, Mr.. Chivvis Was in q laxative
and agreeable frame Of mind. He said that
when he had left Mr.. Wright he had peen
attacked by toughs. and had had great
struggle with them, and that finally they
had run OF. after shooting him. He said
he had cut across lots from the corner
where he left MIR. Wright Mrs. Chivvis
said she had noticed two men hurrying to-
ward thsiots where Mr.. Chivvis said the
assault occurred. only short time before
he came home This seemed 10 suhstan-
tisie his story. and nobody doubted Il. Mr..
chivvts said that the assault must have
been made By the same men who had tried
10 rob him in the street some time before.
This Was an occurrence that excited the
nesghhorhood st the tune, end everybody
fnfytfnss4 A.. a..
The ASSISTANTS were the same persons.
Nr thivvss is slender man Of ~ wears,
whom many people cali handsome. Mr..
Adams II = man OF about 80 lie has three
Young children living At hons. lie has
bad revolver really for burglars Tor long
unae, but he never had chance 70 use ID.
rag saesn eF A sussIAR
lie had guae so bed as usual on Thurs
day night on the third aeor. Mrs. Adams
Who sleeps on The seeond floor. was awak-
eued ahoa; : O'Clock by . noise on the
porch. Presently she heard q voice say
ing, Get cat o herct' She concluded
That u was . burglar shooing cat away
from The door. where 1t might possibly be
interfering with bis operations. She called
Der husband. and the two went down 70
investigate. Mr.. Adams took his revolver
viii hina- They sull heard the noise as
tasy erert dowa the stairs. Mr.. Adams go
saE nrss with bis revolver in his hand.
ion wake the children yet" whispered
NJ Adams 10 Mrs. Adams, "for may be
rs cnsy tramp who wants 10 lie over
s'shs N tie vessihale Mrs. Adams sns.
Eesssa sshsang the gas. eas NJ. Adams
sasd that would give TIE burglar the
drop" on hius ara IL ,rv,,.ssa.s. A.