The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-01
MURDER AND SUICIDE IN OREGON.
D. n. stine, Well-Knowu Editor, Shot
by o Section Bosa.

AcAiSNv1LLE. Or, Nov. 30-J H. Stine edi-
tor of the Whiteson Advocate was shot and in
stsntiy killed last night by II. C. Cook, section
poss On the narrow guage road. Cook then
placed the pistol to his own head and shot twice.
instantly Killing himself Stine Cook and a
German section hand had been to Arnisy, dis
sant three miles from Whiteson, and were re-
turning on loot Stine was walking about ten
Ieet IN ADVANCE OF the others Without warn
ing Cook drew pistol and fred at Stine The
ball struck him in the back of the neck. break
ing nis spinal column. Cook then turned the
pistol toward himself and fired shot into his
breast de then placed the pistol TO his temple
ana sent second shot through his head A
note was found under the pillow of Cook show.
Ing that his own death was premeditated, but
leaving The shooting of Stiue uuaccounted for
The note was dated November 29 and was ad-
dressed TO Mrs. Garyina, q widow with whom
Cook boarded. In the note Cook left to Mrs.
Garvina his personal effects
Cook had been despondent OF late, owing to
tho TACT that resident of Whiteson had put
INTO circulation Immoral stories concerning
him, and he told Mrs. Garvina yesterday morn
Ing that he believed he would blow his brains
out. One theory advanced for the killing of
sfIne. is that 1t would keep from the Grand
Army stories told regarding Cook The men
had always been apparent good friends. Both
were about As years OF age and veterans OF the
CIVIL war. stine leaves wife and child. OF
COOKS family relations nothing is known.
stlne was well known throughout oregon,
Washington and Idaho as q starter of newspa-
pers. During tie ten years he spent on this
coast ne started no less than dozen neWspa-
ners, several OF which were inferred by him in
the fathomless, insatiate Potters field of defunct
journalism he was good printer, and his
typographical skill was plainly impressed on
each OF his ventures, and it was a common say
ing among newspaper men in Oregon, few
years ago, that "stines papers all looked alike"
Or he anh nd hat h. ak.l,-
into town as pious man and
left 1T with the worst record imaginable
His first appearance in the West was about
ten years ago, at Weiser City, Idaho, where he
commenced the publication of the Weiser Ga
zette. He posed as very moral man and tenn
perance advocate. He was deacon in the
OF society, until one day be went
on public drunk and drove through
the streets with a dissolute woman. The pa
per fell into disrepute, and the men who had
backed him froze him out, which was easily
done, as he had no money in the concern. Then
he went TO Heppner where he commenced the
port OF leading citizens by playing the
weeks for the people to learn his
paper, Col. j. w. Reddington, now of Puyallup
succeeding him. In Washington county Or
he made similar failure, only staying few
weeks with the paper he founded. In 1883 the
people of Independence, Polk county, wanted
paper and Slime got leading business men to
give him a plant, which he used in
starting the West Side He lasted there a little
more than a year, and after bankrupting the
concern was thrown bodily out of the office by
his successor. Next he appeared at Leb-
anon, Linn county, where he started
the Express, finding credulous merchants
to ADVANCE him the money. He
remained there only a short time and his back
ers were happy when he left town although he
took their newspaper plant with him TO the
neighboring town of scio, where he soon ex-
haussed his credit. About this time he married
q widow whose brother was q prosperous
farmer in Polk county, and money was ad-
vanced him by the brother-in-law to start the
Grants Pass Courier. stine was with the paper
few months and when deposed he went to
Portland to work at the case. He made several
other failures in the newspaper way in Oregon
duriag the four years following 1856 He came
to Puget sound in the summer of 1890 and
started paper at San de Fuca, which died after
a few issues Since then he has been RESPONSE
BILE for the birth of several small papers, the
last being the Whiteson Adpocdte