The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-07-24

on Saturday morning, July 10Th, by rail- |
road men, in the Selah valley, four miles |
west Of North Yakima. Clothes were
scattered along the track, which first
attracted the attention Of the section men, |
and little search revealed the body Of
Olsen lying in toulle marsh about thirty |
feet from the track. A messenger was
sent to Yakima, bit the coroner was not
to he found and in his absence Justice |
Henton presided at the inquest, with
Jurymen A. F. Switzer, J. II. Greer, j.
G. Cleland, John Golden, Z. +. Card and
C. W. Liggett. From papers found on
the deceased It was learned that his name
was Ellen S. Olsen, aged 20 years, and
had recently been employed as section
hand at Kennewick. lie bad an uncle
named Emil Peterson, residing at Ellens-
burgh, and Is the owner Of some land
purchased from the railroad company.
All indications are to the effect that he
was walking along the track towards
Selah, where he had arranged for en-
ployment, when he was struck by the
Atlantic express. There was q compound
fracture Of the skull above the left ear,
the toes Of the left foot were cut off and
both legs broken between the ankle and
the knee. The jury brought in a verdict
that Olsen came to his death by being
struck by the east bound N p. train on
the night of July 18th, and that his
death was purely accidental. Besides
some letters, two of which were from
Paul Schulze relative to land, $50 in
coin was found upon the person Of the
deceased. Conrad Newman, who was
with Olsen in this city on the 18th, says
the deceased was deaf, and as the wind
was high that night, these two things
probably prevented him from hearing.
His body was inferred in the city ceme-
terry.
NUMBERING INDIAN MEDICINE MEN.-It
is now pretty well understood that old
Chief Hiheny, whose body was found on
Rock creek, Klickitat county, was muir
dered by the same four Indians who were
arrested two years ago for the murder Of
Chief Yellowash. Old Hiheny was q
medicine man, and was threatened last
winter with death II he did not make the
snow 90 off; but his carnations were
without avail and the Indians suffered
great loss Of stock. This evidently ran
kled in their breasts, and when the oppor-
tunity came they disposed Of him in con-
formity with their sense Of duty. They
believe medicine man has the power to
heal the sick, TO drive away the snow, to
propitiate the Deity to the extent Of send
ing rain to make the grass rich for their
ponies, or to induce q plentiful run Of
salmon and game. II they fail in these
respects, they are in league with the bad
one and have no right to live. At least a
dozen medicine men have been murdered
in Yakima and KliCkitat counties during
the past five years. 1t is almost impossi-
BILE to make conviction, as Indian testi-
mony is an uncertain quantity, the mouth
Of witness being easily sealed by the
gift Of a cayuse or two and the grief and
demands for justice Of the stricken rela-
tives can he appeased in similar way.
The wonder is that the profession Of the
medicine man is not extinct and that any
can be found to take up the calling, but
the power it confers overrides the fear Of
an early death with moccasins on, and
new doctors" are never lacking to take
the place of those who were summoned
to the spirit land before their natural
time.
BRAKEMAN KANaLEY's LOss.-A dis
tressing accident occurred at Mabton,
Monday afternoon, by which Brakeman
Jno. Kangley lost a portion Of his right
hand. Kangfey's train reached Mabton
ahead Of time and while waiting on the
switch for the west bound express, Kang-
ley threw himself down in the sand in the
shade Of box-car. While in that posi-
ton, the train started up without any
warning and Kangley mechanically reach
ing out his hand to help himself up,
placed it on the track and the car wheels
passed over II. The unfortunate man
was brought to this city and Doctors
Newland Of Ellensburgh and Coe and Heg
Of Yakima, amputated three Of the fingers
and a portion Of the hand, leaving the
thumb and index finger, although it is
the opinion Of the physicians that the
latter will also have to come off as II is
badly injured. 1t was left on in answer
TO the pleadings Of Kangley, who fully
realized the misfortune that had over
taken him.
ACLosE CALL FOR FRED PARKER.-on
Monday while Fred Parker and S. o.
Morford were driving in top buggy in
the western part Of the city, the bolt Of
the singletree gave way, frightening the
horses which started of at q frightful
pace. The buggy was overturned and
Mr.. Morford was thrown out. When he
could collect himself he looked around
and found that the horses had become
detached from the buggy and were con-
tinuing on their mad career, but Mr..
Parker was no where to be seen A little
research, however, showed that he was
buried beneath the buggy, and uninjured.
The fortunate clearing Of the horses from
the vehicle had saved his life. The ami
mails ran into DR.. Jos. Chapman's fence
and were somewhat cut by the barbed