The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-25
AFTER THREE YEARS.
Capture Of . Wisconsin MR.
derer at Lynden.
ONCE SENTENCED TO DEATH.
- Refssned His ParAmeur's Hnsesnd.
xbsn Attempted 10 Psisss Her sad
Rseared Afssr His Trial.

PANEL Al1ea who Was convicted Ia Clark
ncuney. Wleconain, in 11s7, for tbs mnrfef OF 2
No1rhbor naxBed Wright. aud who has siassfza
3n6eina foy n pas& shrce ysArs, was capfnfsG AZ
6vn6en. Whafcom csHnty. GA Wednesday,
hruuehs - his city yesterday and Lodged ten
pornelly ID de cosufy jail Allsn's cspsnfe sss
$4,000 ~ sheriff J. ". Page. Of Clasx eoasfT.
Wlnoendn, aided By eherG comsteek. OF kiissp
eoonty.
~ esi1ne with which Alien 10 charged was
oonmftted n fse7, and BY iss Fssoiting nssass
mlrrod an tbs citizens Of the eoGrsy % sEea q
Mn eoote Of excitement that foe . time sAfeats
wopo freely made Of iynchinx. The story OF me
os5us - learned from Sheriff Psge yesterday. -
= follows:
AHA 4 Ne time Of the murder vas in hssi-
nono e Ee1lsvsIie. wiG Near him lived
- ana Ma Wright. whom Allen had
hnown ~ some time previous to the
maeooy. 4 friendship which had sprung up
b6eUoon Allen and Mn Wright soon merged
Into n fllfczt love- which was carried on Without
lnooe5upe1On nnfil tho husband became sfs-
p1eiouD and upbfaaded his wife for her apparent
1nlofao4ton Tor Ailen- After this outbreak mat
~ became more complicated. and the guilty
1air found y extremely difacsis 70 be togeshes
without defectton, - the husband eeeaine
woeo ana more on the alert and watched his
un1nfthful vile with unoeasiug solicituds. IL
~ duElng this state OF aisasrs that Alien con-
ootVo6 The diabolfcal plot ot rsttIng his enemy
80 q ~ waY. He told 4rs- Wright Of his in-
ooutfonss She acquiesced TO his plans and IL
onmo 0nnasr Allan succeeded Ia bis designs
upon ~ husband By placing pcison In bis
I'D. ~ vile ccnsenting By her guilty knowt
e1ro q a. aassr. wrighrs death was supposed
20 = hon nasurai causes and nothing Of
ouop4ojous nature was thought OF II.
Alfogwards Allen and Mira Wright lived To-
ooehef untfi, tirinR of her. he endeayored 20 end
hof Iffa b the same means he had used In
n11onctuG her husband. She was tao sharp Tor
hin, ard becoming incensed al his attempt on
hes life, she caused his arrest Upon her In.
formation hs wax convicted al the crime OF
uufdes end sentenced to hang. He snceseied
II esoaping just after his trial. and mp TO six
weeks ego had not been heard o.. Then
u No that Sheriff Page learned OF his where
obouis and took steps for his apprehension.
sheriff Comstock was communicated with, and
located Allen 1t LypdeD, whcrs he had = small
lxwst stand Alien had changed his name aud
wae Known 70 the iownspeopls As James Henry
Sheriff. Page arrived In Seattle two weeks ago,
SOD about week ago In company with Sheriff
oomstook left here for Lynden. They took Allen
compjo1eiy by surprise, aud arrested him with.
out dflncuIty. His arTaet was something OF =
ahock - the good people OF his
ad0pted town, ~ he had made .
1nsSe number OF sequaintances, and vas pro-
tooueGIy Of . religious turn Of mind The OH
cars lofs LINDEN - soon as possible and arrived
q se9tfle late Wednesday aighs. bat did not
Mke Allen to The county jail until yesterday
morning. eherifh Page and Conastock left for
PM Madison on the . o'clock boat yesterday,
end win probably return today. when the former
Win stast hack East with his prisoner.
Alien was eeen yesterday by number Of re-
poetogo, hut b none OF them wouid he give any
laIosmAnon. He II . man OF heavy build.
neaY1y ok ioet in height He IL probably
aAoue - ysan Of age.
Allen win Be cloeely guarded. and unless he
sooo4Yes again, which Is not likely. he win no
1ouh1 oxplate his crime upon the scafyold In .
oelnpafasively short time after he arrives at his
loemer home.