The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-11
STUBBY JIM CAUGHT.
He Frankly Tells How He MUIR
dered Mrs. Moss.
LAY IN AMBUSH WITH A RIFLE.
He Took to the Woods and Was Hand
cuTed by Misunderstanding
Strongly Advocated.

PoRT ANGELES, Dec. TO- Special. THE
murderer of Mrs. Moss has been captured
and has confessed. As suspected, the muir
derer is James Wood, alias "Stubby jim. !"
He was captured by three Indians and
Deputy Sheriff Frank Fisher at the mouth
of the Ewha river and brought to Port
Angeles, reaching here about 8 p. m. He
was given preliminary trial. Upon be-
ing questioned as to whether he wanted a
lawyer, he replied NO." and when Judge
Haynes asked him If he were guilty or not
guilty of the crime, he hung down his
head and said Guilty"
The examination brought out the follow
ing facts: When he started out hunting
with the borrowed ri.ie he had not thought
of Mrs. Moss. He was heading for the FL
wha river, and as he neared the Moss store
it came into his head to kill Mrs. Moss.
He says he did not know why it came into
his head, as he was on friendly relations
with both her and her husband lie said
he waited across the road from the Moss
house about half an hour before Mrs. Moss
came out.
He said she was on the steps stopping
down for some purpose when he shot He
aimed at her head, and coolly said, at
was pretty fair mark" When she fell
he ran across end tried to pull her into the
house, but some men came along, and he
ran into the house and through the back
door into the woods. he made direct for
the beach and reached Indian. Moses hut,
at the mouth Of the Elwha, about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. He remained there
all night and early this morning went out
to hunt While absent two of the sheriff
posse came to the hut, and the Indian told
them the man had remained with them
t B0ugil the night. They started ont to
fnf him. hnt lid not succeed. However,
when they returned to tine hut they found
him tied and handcuffed Elwla Jimmy.
who lives with Moss, Was former Indian
policeman, and he had some old hand
cuffs. When Woods returned the Indians
seized him and bound him.
Wods was born in Marlborough, Kings
bridge, Devon, England. lie is 20 years
old, and has been in this country twenty
months. He was a sailor on the troop ship
Humber He deserted while she was lying
at Esquimalt and made his way across the
straits in a rowboat. His parents are
alive, and he has two brothers living at
Rochester, MINI.
During the preliminary hearing he did
not evince any nervousness whatever
When asked if he knew the penalty for
murder he replied % Yes" When asked
if he would like to he hanged, he said,
"No, but will have to-" He has good
face, and would never be suspected of
being capable of such cool, deliberate
murder.
Mrs. Moss body was brought last night
TO Port Angeles and was examined by the
PosT-lNTEiIIGEscEg correspondent AL
most thu entire right side of the head was
blown Off. The features were calm and
placid and had the look of one sleeping.
The body has been prepared for burial
and unless orders to the contrary are re-
ceived. she will be buried here Her bus
band has not been heard from as yet.
Woods was bound over without bail to the
grand jury.
There was much talk during the day
about lynching should he be caught, and
at this time there is a deadly calm that
bodies no good to the confessed murderer.
Sheriff Morse has sworn in number of
deputies to assist him in case there is an
attempt at lynehing.