The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-15
DODGED FIVE SHOTS.
aEnglish Lizzie's- Narrow Is.
cape From Death.
nra REJECTED LOVERS DEED
r.r.,..e she sFeaid not smile On HiaH,
Alfred samas Attempts 90 Mar
der Tier.

.s.,,. ,.ost eo,.s hooded and deliberate 81
tesssys Il naErser wEich has occ'irrsss iof :
( iunr ssaae past in this city took pssce q
fis I.Ineoia house. on spring street. re-
fween eeeaad ard Third, s. aoont 80
sseiaek vestsTday afternoon. IN mlsisA one
Diced gafnas and Lizzie IurdocA, s'chT-
II unnaan, aefa the principais Lgekisy
f..f ss.n wonlas. the shots vent vide q tiseif
n.sfk. .-,-..-
a. he hour named people in tae vicinity
ere 1saftled by hearing I've shots tired u
,sssd succession. and fle terrified voste o.
: ,.a,.,.ss, screaming for help from one Of
f1.e nnper windows. A moment later
ua.ssen lafnate Of the house rAn
~,ef,s.ifv down The steps leading
- 10 street. blowing 8 police whistle aud
:. fa.,alv ealing ont flnf a murder was being
: Er<sssalssed ii roeua ~ A large crowd Of
.,,an eafAered assd several OF the moro
rds1raesous rushed 90 the room. They
~,t7,, met III the hallway BY Lizzie MUIR
dnfls ar aE,nesssli Lizzie Is she Is known
among Der assoeiates. who exclaimed,
ssrhsre be Is. be tried 20 xii me- Afrths
sarus sine RamBs rushed towards the
wa1I,as as Il % do her violence. lie vas
resred Iy several men aud tightly bed. he
was greatly excited and appeared 30 be
eraxed, and nade attempts 10 break away
s from his causors and get at the woman
whom he had Just tried 70 murder.
Al this Iancture Deputy Sheriff Wool
1rv. who lad heard the shots, rushed
a. the stairway aud took charge
ii the uould-i5e murderer. There
was no policeman in the vicinity n
shc time and none appeared ansil nearly
hall az hour afterwards. isamas grew
calmer sfser his arrest. but made the re-
mark ssat be meant 70 Kill the woman.
DEPUTY Woolefy. without ioElng any time,
started toward the Jail with bis prisoner,
who went along With hln without resist
aflee. but first secured the weapon. which
ii ss-ealiber, Hopkins s. Allen revolver.
On the way 10 the jail, the prsoner freely
admitted the shooting. and said be in-
tended 10 Kill Lizzie Murdoch and then
iii himself. Il did The shooting" ssld
Rafuns TO oer-fsrELIlaKscR reporter at
he iail. 'sand am willing 20 staiid the con-
seauences.v Further than ihis he would
sas nothing. not even consenting 20 give q
motive Tor the deed.
Lizzie Murdoch during the shooting was
The coolest one IN the house. and judging
from her story showed remarkable
nerve for woman whose life
xss In snch jeopardy. She
could give no motive for Ramus' deed.
otlser that to state than he.had been drink.
inr and vas provoked NJ her because she
feInsesi to lee him have anything 10 10
with her.
In 4 statement 20 a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
reporter. who was first on the ground
sitter the affair occurred. he said: Il had
only known the man three days. and del
not want him around me any
lonrer, or have anything 10 do
with him. He called at my
room last night and | wouldn't let him
cnfae ine1He then went down stairs and
xnndstds spark 20 one III the girls that
re was going tpeboot me for H. did not
hear Of this unla few minutes ago. or
would have avoided him.
About q quarter past three be
came 20 my room. and ! let him
in, though / did not want 20.
He acted strangely. and taking out his
watch laid /, on the bureau. saying he
could only stay fifteen minutes. was
standing near him, and I saw him pat his
hand 10 bis hip pocket II occurred 10 me
then that be was going 10 shoot me, and
grabbed his wrist and told him he was fool.
ISL 10 do sny shooting, rs he would get
into trouble.
lie promised 10 take bis hand away
and s let 60. A minute later DE had walked
toward the door. which he locked when he
came IN. and then suddenly turned and
hfssi 1T me. | droppee just as the gun
went OF, and the bullet grazed my ear.
Then ran 10 the window aud called for
help. Ramus continued 10 ire until the
revolver was empty. lie then tried TO re-.
load IL. but ! ran toward him. aud held
hsn. He tried 20 break away. but thought
II he loaded il again he might XIII tae.
Suddenly he threw the revolver 30 the tloor
aud acted ike a Grassy imam, throwing him.
sell To the floor. where be lay for about a
minute. then unlocked the door. aud IS
! did, several men ran toward mo and ]
knew then that was safe q
-Four OF the bullet marks were found in
he room, three IN the side walls aud one in
the ceiling. The 9Th one could nos be
found, When the revolver with which
Esmns aid tbs shooting was picked OF lhe
hoor. Ii was found that Il had been bent
and The handle broken. as IN his crazy ylo.
lence he had thrown # with great force.
The prisoner Is man about b years ca
and up TO January wis in business with
L. k knSel. ia a trnt on the corner
al Second and Seneca street,, run-
ming the Chicago Novelty store Ills
Former partner said yesterday that he
hoAgkt liaMeS cut because he drank too
hard and be did n0t wish 70 coaHnue with
= - -.
seen him since the partnership was dis.
solved.
English iaxsie" lodged . complaint
against EAnus Within an hosr after ths
affair before Justice Rivers. ard vii So.
fsas against hia this morning, when he
vii have preliminary hearing.