The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-18
SHOT BY A WOMAN.
Crime Caused by . Mulatto
Woman's Jealousy.
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COUPLE.


TACOMA. April i7-wiiliam Scott. . mu-
Iatto piano player in the houss kept by Cora
Kirke. vas shot and instantly killed this
morning by Matte Scott, his mulatto mis-
tress, in the house kept by Matte Jones.
No. LII d street. Scott, who was famili-
arfy known as .sScotty,n has been playing
the piano ct Cora Kirke's for the last three
months and Matte hiss been doing the
chamber work at No. LEI where the muir
der occurred Jealousy was the cause OF
the shooting. For several weeks they have
been continually quarreling. Matte accus-
ing Scott OF in6delity. The crisis came
this morning when they met in the former
establishment Matte complained that
shs was not feeling well and
told the landlady that she
would send some one to do her work
today. and at the same time remarking
that she would FIX him" when she saw
him, referring to Scott.
She vert downstairs and few minutes
later Scott entered and asked to see Matte.
He was told that she was downstairs.
This is oil that Is known by the inmates OF
the house. Loud words were heard, which
we're soon followed by two shots, and when
the room was reached in which the shoot
ing occurred Scott was groaning in death
agony and the woman had gone. No one
saw the shooting.
A few minutes after shooting Matte Jones.
the keeper Of the house in which the shoot
ing occurred, stated that the first she knew
of the trouble between the pair was yester-
day morning, when Matte came to her in
m excited manner and said that Scott was
intimate with Cora Kirke. the keeper of
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asked il she had not heard II, and that 1t
was common rumor. She saw no more OF
Matte until this morning. when SIZE came
to her bedroom and complained that she
was not well, and said she would send some
one else 70 do her work. A few minutes
later Scott entered and inquired for Matte.
On being told that she had just left he pro-
ceedcd down stairs to look for her. The
next she heard OF the affair was the report
OF the pistol, soon followed by . second
shot. When she reached the room Scott
was lying on the floor writhins in agony.
Lizzie Brown. an inmate of the house,
who occupies q room next to the one in
@hich the shooting took place. said that
she was awakened from her sleep by loud
talking in the adjoining room. She heard
Matte accusing scott OF his unfaithfulness
and charged him with being too friendly
with the Kirke woman. She must have
evidently had the revolver in her hand. as
Scott cried "Murderw ut the top Of his
voice. Next came two shots in rapid sue
cession, and she heard some one fall heavily
to the floor.
The Scott woman, after committing the
murder, escaped through the back door on
to Opera alley, and went into the county
jail. which IL only two doors above the
house. and told the jailer that there was
fight In I ,l2l, and to send . couple of Of
fcers. She left, and that was the last seen
Of her.
Sheriff Price and his deputies, assisted by
the police, are securing the city for the
woman. and the docks and trains are being
watched.
Coroner Mccoy arrived soon after the
shooting, but did not hold an inquest.
Scott's remains were removed to under
taker Horizons establishment.
The couple came from Duluth last spring.
Matte Scott is . rather good looking null
alto, about % years old, with large
mouth. Scott Was about IS years old,
dressed well. and sported considerable
jewelry. Only one shot took effect, which
entered the body inst below the breastb0nc