The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-17
The Corpse of a Little Boy
Found Near Tacoma.
At FIRST THOUGHT A MURDER.
Jimmy Karasek Accidentally Shoots
comrade and Disappears.
wellington Miners Severely Reprimand-
Cd By Dunsmair's Judge
Falls From Train and IL Seriously
injured-steamer wnmington Libslsd.

TACOMA. Aug. l6.--A death under such
peculiar circumstances as to point to the
Possioiiity oil murder occurred near Fern
mn yesterday. The death was not dis
covered until today, when man named
harasek called at the house Of Mrs DAM
forth near Fern Hill and said:
There's dead boy out in your orcharsl-
don't know who it is. Ny boy haan'o
been home allnight and came out here "a
nunt him and found this one.',
This vas about O'Clock this morning.
karasek said he would notify the coroner.
but came to town and said nothing "a
anyone concerning the death until noon.
At that time he met one Moore. whose
boy was also missing, and said. THERE'S
dead boy out at Danforth's place: maybo
it's your boy" Moore went out st onca
and found the boy TO be his son Tommis.
He was accompanied by Officer CUNNING.
ham when the body was recognized, and
came Immediately to town ana notified
Coroner Mccoy.
Yesterday morning Tommy Moore and
jimmy Karasek went out to pick haxal
nuts. They did not come home q niens
and their fathers were very anxious about
them. Mr.. Moore called at Karasek's and
inquired about the boys, and Karasek said
they had not come home.
Moore was worried but did not hunt for
his boy. Karasek, however, boarded an
early morning train, and residents Of Fern
Hill say he had his boy with him at the
time. He went direct to an orchard ads
joining the Danforths' place and cams
back again in little while, saying there
was dead boy over in the orchard, but he
did not know him.
The body was found partially upon its
side, the face lying upon the ground. A
gaping wound in the neck was covered
with swarms of flies. and the face Wac
spattered with blood Near the body was
a club broken in two, and under the body
were three loaded brass shells from 8
breech.ioading shotgun.
The wound in the neck was such sire
as showed conclusively that the gun was
held quite close to the boy when the shot
was fired.
Residents of Fern Hill testified before
Coroner Mccoy this afternoon, that The
two boys had been seen to alight from an
early train yesterday, one carrying gun.
Later in the afternoon Karasek was seen
in Fern Hill alone, and 1t was noticed that
be wandered aimlessly about without sp.
parent object.
Ibis morning when the elder Karnsek
arrived in Fern Hill he gave it ont that ho
was hunting for his own boy bat welst
directly to the body of Moore and then
direct to town again. That he should
not have recognized the body Of
Tommy Moore seems strange, as the two
families live on G street, Karasek at 2,523
and Moore at 2,52S. The two families are
intimate and the children constant play.
mates.
This afternoon at 4 o'clock, r. T. Bare
tlebaugh, carpenter, swore out q warrant
for the arrest of Jimmy Karasek. for the
murder OF Thomas Moore, in Justice Best's
court.
The warrant was placed in the hands of
Deputy Sheriff Evans. He Is looking for
young Karasek.
Mathes Karasek, the boys father. i IN
old-time residentin Tacoma, and reputed
to be wealthy man.
All the afternoon, while the inquest was
in progress, Mr. Moore sat by the body OF
his dead boy, seemingly dazed with grief.
Sc ,eral witnesses were examined who had
seen the Moore and Karasek boys together,
but none who had heard the shooting, Or
who could testify directly concerning r
Coroner Mccoy returned to the city about
IL O'Clock tonight. shortly after the verdict
OF the jury was rendered, which is In sub
stance that the boy came to bis death from
q gunshot wound inflicted by some person
or persons unknown. A gun, believed -
be the one with which the killing was done,
was found this evening at Karasek's
house. The evidence seems TO be conclusive
that Jimmie Karasek was in Tacoma all day
Friday. His brother Matthew, however,
was away all day and night, and at tliis
writing no clue to his whereabouts has been
obtained. The general belief Is that the
killing was accidental, and that the boy
Matthew, to whom circumstances point g
strongly. came home and told his father oe
the deed, describing the place, leaving the
gun and then fleeing. probably with the
fathers knowiedge, II not his assistance.