The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-13

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Kfass- There were TRIO hotes IN The Kfsss
about foo< apart wheTe bullets hsd gone
thrcngh The other too kuIiezs hnd struck
the woodwork Of the door ard stayed there-
After while Mr. Adams thought ~ ueuld
venture to shut the outside door. He
opened the Inside door carefully There
wss rot any Burglar lying dad IN he ves-
Thule
He poked his head ont tie 0uiside door.
There stood the burglar unconcernediy at
the other end OF tAs porch looking down
the street. Nj Adams shouted: ''1set
ont Of that. now. or III shoot you again. !"
The burglar did not seem 10 be in . hurry.
He turned and looked 81 the partly opened
door and then walked down the steps.
sauntesed ovsr the lawn TO the gate and
walked slowly down the street toward the
White Plains Road
SIR. Adams watched him disappear. and
then locked up again He and Mrs.
Adams went back TO bed.
THE sKxr PAYS pgyxLoraEsrs.
The next morning Mr. Adams went 70
his Norrisania once 20 business rs usual.
II was late in the morning before anybody
thought Of connecting the two thief stories
in any other way than to suppose that the
same desperate had figured in each 1t was
this supposition that finally brought the
friends OF Mr.. Chiyvis and the friends of
Mr. Adams to compare notes The result
was not such - TO warrant direct state
ment either ~ 10 who shot Mr. Chivvis or
whom Mr.. Adams shot. The comparison
OF notes did result, however. in . telephone
message from clerk ia Mr.. Adams Mount
Vernon Office 10 Mr.. Adams in his Nor
risania Office. The clerk said: "You hit
Chivyis." This was an expression of belief.
no, the statement OF . positively known
fact.
The reasons Why 1t Is believed that Mr..
Chivvis was Mr.. Adams burglar are sew
eraI Mr.. Chivyis' friends say that when
be is convivial he is very convivial indeed.
and occasionally makes late calls. A few
nights ago he spent . pleasant evening with
Mr.. smith. and on his way home be had
called on his friend. Mr.. II. L. Freeman,
and he and Mr.. freeman had INDUCED in
friendly nightcaps from Mr.. Freeman's
sideboard. Mr.. Freeman lives next door
to Mr.. Adams. II Is not at all unlikely.
says Mr.. Chivvis' friend, that Mr.. Chivvis
concluded to repeat that call on Mr.. Free
man on Thursday night. after Mr. Wright
left him. and bad got into Mr.. Adams
house by mistake. II is conceded that Mr.
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lily, so much so that II would not be sur
prising for him to mistake house.
Mr.. ADAMS BURGLAR.
That Mr.. Cnivvis really Was Mr. Adams
burglar seems reasonably clear from the
fact that both Mr.. Chivvis and the man Mr.
Adams saw on the porch wore gray over
coats with capes and that the two holes in
Mr.. Adams' glass door correspond with the
two holes in Mr.. Chivvis' The fact that
the bullets did not penetrate further into
Mr.. Chivvis when fired ct such short range
Is explained by the fact that Mr.. Adams
fired through heavy glass. The bullets in
the frame Of Mr.. Adams door and the bull
let cut out Of Mr.. Chivvis' side are each of
32-cAlibre
Still, Mr.. Chivvis persists that he was
shot by two footpads. Mrs. Chivvls says
be is under the influence Of either, and that
his mind has probably wandered She does
not commit herself to any explanation.
She il content TO wait day or two until
her husband has recovered full possession
Of his faculties. Mrs. Adams, likewise,
does not commit herself TO thu story that
Mr.. Chivvis was Mr.. Adams burglar. Il
looks very much that way. she says, but a
long A. there il doubt she win not be-
licve it.
WHAT THE MARKsNAN sAys.
Mr.. Adams. however. is out fat-footed
for the theory that he shot Mr.. Chivvis.
He said tonight:
Its perfectly plain. Everything proves
that IL was Chivvis that was out there,
whether he admits il or not"
"Dida't you recognize him?"
mo. did not recognize the man. He
was well dressed-wore . gray cape over
coat"
Are your relations with Mr.. Chivvis
friendlyr"
18th. best in the world. Chivvis is q
very popular man. He is good fellow
"You didn't speak to the man before
you fired or give any warning?"
mo. didn't.
And you didn't do anything TO find out
whether he really Was a burglar before you
fired 2"
We'll, when he tried TO open the inside
door, after having opened the outside door,
] felt sure he was burglar"
Were you not rather hasty1'
well, ii was little hasty, admit. IL
IL had been daylight might have done diff
ferentiy, but was a little excited"
NOT DANGEROUSLY wouSpKp
DR.. Taylor said last night that Mr.. Chiv-
Wis was not dangerously hurt. that he
would probably recover in few weeks I'M
less Inflammation should set in. He said
the course OF the bullet was downward. as
though Mr.. Chivvfs had been leaning over
slightly and struck with bullet fred from
q revolver in the hands of man standing
on the same level with him. Mr.. Chiyyis
vas probably leaning over slightly when
Mr.. Adams saw him trying to put KEY
into the lock.
The police OF Mount Vernon will take no
action In the matter unless some one makes
q complaint The police force consists o. a
chief Of police and two ratrolmen.
ONE OF THE FOUR HUNDRED.
Incidents in the life OF . Be.atifur