The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-08
KILLED In 4 QUARREL
a Dispute Oyer ! House Key
Ends III Homicide.
FISTS WE'RE DEADLY WEAPONS.


Gen4xaeeor &C. 4. Dobeon Meets uie
=. :. Ffesss
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c. II Doboou. The well known earpenser and
contractor. was killed b blow ia the head By
r. J. Pratt. teemater. u $50 o'clock last even
ing at the coenef Of Hyde and Willow s.re<ss
near Z house being buiIs By The tormer i0r the
la e. The building II incomplete and Frart
nads demand for the keys 70 II osten.ib ) for
the purpose q doing some vuzk- Il wss n
fused and : quarrel 10 which there were 10
Witnesses ensa4d, ending fatally q ssaied
above. Indications rotntto most brutal mar
oef-
cAUsx o. IHE xuADsH
Two months ego Pratt let the contract Tor
bajidis The houae to Dobson- II II slx-room
houss and Psatt wss 10 furnish al thu material
ana Dohsoa the laocR me laefer Was 10 receive
va OF this amount ~ has been paid and there
hare been several disputes between the TWO
men relative to additional paym<nfa while
away from the house DobsOn kept IL
locked and refused 70 surrender the key
.nu VS. compiesed and al Of the
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peinier. we're as1u II WORK In the house Affer
a3inG suppef ffatf Went 20 tee house ana
joined the two vorkmen-
ries FATAL ouAExrL
Airef short talk about the building Pratt
oako1 Dobsou for The ksy 10 the front aoor Of
the house sayfnx that he wanted 10 get into Il
Sunday. In order 70 do some paperfue. To this
Dobsou made no de adcd rsp.y. and little later
proceeded 10 shut I'M the house prenara,orv "a
eoing home. He locked she doors 81 h. takinx
his dinner bucket started OF down the frail
toward Yesler avenue Pra followed him,
calling 70 him for the key. The
trail led down into . sort Of low
place and in this Pratt overlook Doheon. Here
the latter fatty refused TO five I'm the kew Car
Yingion. who had been watching the two nm to
this time, turned away and went 70 the rear Of
the house. The sounds OF : struggle attracted
his attention moment later. and running down
into the Hide hollow. . terrible sieht met hfs
casa Lyinr dead ON the ground vas hfs mart
ner. vhiie a hfs beck r.inin hlnv. an ~.
head with his clenched 1sts. and blinf Win
rage, vas Dobson. Carripxton seized the in
furiafed man BIZ the shoulders. and pulled him
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