The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-11
HAUNTED BIZ GHOSTS,
Murderer Denee Sees His Vic
tins Wrath.


ExSkt<meex. snpexsoAoee4 ~ rear
David Denee. murder Of ysck Gay. shose case
q sase. 1ns hs01<at hefeso Probate Judge o.
bcrr ~ o esock yesterday afternoon sf the In
ssszcs OF sheriff Ae3zv who hnd come 70 the
eone1rasof taas his prisoner has zone insane
cvsr the possible consequence Of his recent
esabosical sesx-
The night before Deaes kept the entire jail
awake BY yelss during his psrexrsnx Of fear.
Early IN the evening the gas In the south cor
rsdor vss tnrned %. but was aniekIy lighted
sxain - tze prisoner seemed 70 lose oil conE.sI
OF himself iB tbs dark and I'm
sgtned Ehat he nav all sostx Of
strange dgusss In htz eel. chief among them
tie Lace OF his victim. Jack GAY. with long teeth
and frsgatfsi usage. trying % eet = and bite
hsna- When the gas xas reisxhted these phA1-
tofas and specters disappeared Cor the time. bnt
his hslsacsns;ians. wizea tasy passed away. left
bin Ia weak condition and pesspiring freely.
from tne fact that IN his fear his nerves hsd be-
eozne strained 70 the utmost tenxion- Early
yesterday morning II became necessary to place
the prisoner In strsff jacket HIS violence
20 himself ennutnsd 70 grow worse. ard when
5ssless Farrshxr and Rysu were called down at
the latest uprosr, D~nes was throwing himself
sbont bis cell AMI tearing mis- hair out by the
roots
There he Is. there he u.s. be exclaimed
exeisedly. There's Jack. with his long teeth
Tn 2f<aid Of him
sheriff AcGraw. being apprised Of this
Thought IL high time 70 have something done
with his prisoner. and accordingly during the
norussg applied to Judge Osborn for the par
pose OF having Dsnse brought regularly before
court
Al O'Clock. under guard Of sheriff McGraw.
Deputy Nooiery and JxiIer Fsrrahar, Denee
TrrftR nxt 1NFsa IN xfF
aackst and was seated In . chair. facing the
iadge The room wss crowded ana several
policemen. besides the usoAl crowd OF reporters,
were present TO watch the proceedings.
Prosecuting Attorney Carr and Drs z. l.
Smith. Dawson. r. B. NJ Miller. Esmes aEdYoung
were Present, the latter TO give expert testimony
as46 opInion-
Denee was dressed In the same clothes he had
ON wnea he was captured in Fishers hotel the
Eight following the robbery and shooting ARRAY
II the kite gambling house. During the first
part of the examination the murderer sat quietly
in bis chair, sppsrenily taking no interest in
what Was going on around him, until he Was
spoken 10 ty Judge osborn. His outward APP
pesFance eorresponded to his real OF alleged In
sanity. HIS hair was unkempt. his lace showed
the palior OF confinement, and his eyes bore that
haunted furtivs expression so often seen ~ the
rrsalt of strong mental disturbance. He did
not answer Judge 0sborn's questions readily,
and his thoughts seemed to be wandering in
other directions. few sharp words from
sheriff Metraw brought him around TO answer
ing questions more directly but the examinar
ton Was interpreted with incohercnt speeches
and mutterings entirely foreign to what the
Judge was trying to get at
/. was ELECTED from him that he had come to
Seattle from Fort Benton. Mont. and before
then had worked at Reynolds. Oak, and pre-
vious to that time was in New Orleans
Al 49, 49,. 7ts ia "a
Osborn.
II don't know
What. don't know where yoa were bofnf"
mo, can't think"
4 Considerable time was spent in trying to ind
out who Denee's parents were. but both Judge
Osborn and Prosecuting Attorney Carr utterly
failed in this respect. THIS was one Of the
ity. He showed quite = sane desire in this re-
gard To keep his Identity and past in the dark.
Many Of his answers were quite sane, but he
took care 10 his utmost 10 keep up the impress
sion he has all along tried TO create.
II know enough no. to answer your ques-
tons" said be, III YOU want TO do anything to
me. you can do IL. Kill me II ron like. You
can't hang me. I've got that all fixed"
what was the trou BILE In the jail, Denee7"
sked Judge Osborn.
We'll, somebody hit me- they did"
who hit yons
'Jsck hit me; yes. he did. know he did"
well, tell us who Jack is: there may be two
or three Jacks in this room, even.''
''why, Jack lift me: yea know who mean"
nenee could not be induced 10 pronounce
Gays name. and all efforts In this direction
were anayaiIlng. He believed IN ghosts and
saw them IN his cell At most ali times. and said
he eoaif not 90 90 sleep because he saw things"
During his examination penee com planned OF
his ssraitiscket and sheriff Mctirsw ordered
II taken of.
DIR. Eanies. who had come in after the exami-
nation had begun. was called upon TO give
expert opinion During its progress. Denee
created a gteat commotion He bad been
sitting with his head resting upon HIS handsI
Deputy sheriff woolery was leaning against .
table foot or two to the prisoners right
watching him. without giving any warning
DsBee sprung up and made a desperate innge at
woolery. In al instant all was confusion.
sheriff McSraw, Jailer fsyrahsr and Officers
Arlington ccrbeit and Harding aprsng towards
and seized him.
"res me go.r he yelled "rn KIN you all, yes
Iwin"
He was borne 10 the floor and held there
struggling and kicking like mailman while
the stgait1acke was being brought into requi-
sstion. In the seufise chair and the coal
ssnttle were tipped over. and for time no little
excitement created. penee's face was
found 30 be bleeding where il had come in con
-
reopening of bTuise which he had received in
the Jail dsy or two before by falling on the
fioos.
when quiet hsd been restored Dr. Eanes pro-
ceedsd with h.s testimony He told how he
had been called IN TO see Denee shortly after he
vas esss arrested lie gave 10 a. his opinion
th., the prisoner was in high state Of mental
excitement, eas as 10 whether be was really in.
sane CT not. he would not presume to say IA.
thogitatissiy.
ps Y l. smith testified thar he had noticed
unusual setoas in Ok aces condues He said
tsst neaee was cxcltshse, and rnore 80 than
seEse people woGii he nader his circumstances.
Ue dla not sAsak thai pWaee was trying 20 simt..
late insanity, bas gaze IL as bis opnio thar Ms
condition was due 80 less of sleep. aaa added
that bis Temporary alteration OF rnfza coa.d
PROBABLY be relieved by Obtaining more sieen
~ r r. " Miller exsstEsi penee cursorfEy
Is 10 Ass physical condition. watch he founa
fairy god. or equal 70 wha. one wea!a expect
snsez his eoa ditions
DO yea knew what you ere esoashs here
fey De ssSed.
No. sepsisa Dene~.
Don't Yoa knos thar yoa are eha.ssd with
esing insane
sane. he seilea hack with an cash II tha doc
tar. ~Exeuse mc" ne aided an instant later.
Il ata not Saean - insals yea. bat yen made
rae 30 IL. / aiaf iRssae. and I VENT talk any
more.
eAzsei IA Saccssssoa Pat Farr3hsr snaa az
sesissess eA&ssS ia the prisoner aae=s kwe asyS
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