The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-07
Fearful Tragedy n = Whisschapel Den--
Vengeance Visited BY Fisnd-
Murderer Captured.


compartments by low partitions-the eating
room being the largest
About $50 o'clock Oficer Sam Corbctt saw
several japanese men run up tho dark stairway
20 the street, all apparently greatly excited. lie
stopped two of them, but they lodged away like
rats, and the Officer drove the rest down the
stairway and followed them into the restaurant.
There he could hear sounds of scufhe and
shouting. Looking in, he could see, through
the narrow hallway, that about thirty Japanese,
all ready to fight, were in the place, but when
they recognized the officer they disappeared
through ten or more mysterious exits Some
went over the low partitions into the other apart
ments and 50 escaped.
Forcing his way in and driving the two cooks,
George Ong and Jim Okurna, ahead OF him, he
found sickening sight in tho eating room. In
the center of the room, endeavoring TO struggle
to his feet, was japanese bleeding from terri
bic wounds The entire top of his head was
gone, he was completely scalped aud the scalp
lay ten feet from his body on Z chair. His left
ear was severed and there was . long cut across
the side Of the face and head, while from gap
Ing wound In the left side of the neck, extend
ing from the chin to the back of the head, the
blood came out in spurts and sizzled on the hot
stove that stood few inches away. The man
made final struggle. the blood spurted afresh
and with an unnatural gurgle he dropped on
his face-dead.
About the dingy room the sight was horrible.
The light from q single lamp hanging from the
center Of the room plainly showed the marks of
the Jap's death struggle. Chairs were upset,
blood covered q half dozen black, coverless
tables, crimson stains spread high up on the
smoky walls and wainscoting and the floor was
literally bathed in blood. large clock hung
six feet up on the wall and the enamel face was
stained with blood.
On table in the left-hand corner Of the room
was = half-finished dinner of fish and some
peculiar smelling japanese hash. Three half
filled glasses OF beer sat on the table, and one Of
the glasses had blood in 1t. Under the chair
was felt hat, and the top Of 1t was cut and
there was blood both inside and out.
Five minutes after tho ofiicer arrived the
restaurant was deserted except for the two
Doks, who afterward turned out to Be the pro-
prietors and were witnesses to the horrible
transaction. The officer kept them prisoners in
the kitchen, and they were badly frightened.
About this time achievements arrived in the
shape Of Captain Peer, Ofiicer Fawcctt, Officer
Charles Phillips and two special detectives
Later Detective ]. l.. Barck arrived and Officer
Noble, and still later Chief Of Police Rogers
came upon the scene. At first the two cooks
would tell nothing. They dtsclaimed all knowl-
edge Of the affair, but when the ofieeu accused
them Of the murder they told their story.
Jim Okuma gave the names Of the murderer
and the victim. He said the men with q
third party were eating at the corner table. The
men quarreled for half an hour, when skooki in
q rage leaned over and slapped Moota Dooski
Moota Dooski then jumped from his chair and
drew out a long Oriental sword knife, . verita-
BILE cavalry sabre, and made sweep at Skooki,
intending to cut his head of, but Skooki ducked
and lost the top of his head. SkooH then
jumped to his feet and in dazed way stag
gercd few steps across the room, against
another table. Moota Dooskt followed
and with another sweep of the sword-knife cut
skooki's ear of and mutilated his face and
head. The wounded man then fell with his
face over table, and blood spurted over several
Japs who were in the act of eating.
The Japs who were in the place now COM
menced to jump over each other to get out
OF the place. skooki again staggered to
his feet and Moota Dooski thrust his sword at
him q third time. The weapon took effect
on the left side of Skookis neck,
commencing at his Adams apple
and, ranging back, severed the spinal column
and came out at the back Of the neck. The
jugular vein was severed and Dooskl's life blood
spurted over the murderer he fell to the floor
Just at this moment Officer Sam Corbett began
to force his way into the place and the murderer
with many others jumped over the low partition
and escaped from the premises in some un-
known manner. The cooks were marched to
police headquarters and locked up A little
later Officer Phillips found Jap on Jackson
street, near sixth. lie was covered with blood,
and the officer took him to police headquarters
and locked him up. Officers Corbett Noble and
Fawcett quickly went out and secured the lbs
In Whitechapei, looking for any man who might
have blood shout his person. but found none.
In the meantime officers searched the place
where the murder was committed, and found
, in the lodging room, hidden under a bunk, an
undcrshirt covered with fresh blood and also q
pair of socks covered with blood. These were
evidently discarded by the murderer before he
made his escape. Near by, In an open valise,
was the soabbard OF the sword with which the
deed was committed.
As the officers were about leaving the pantry
they saw a shoe sticking ont from under a lot of
tinware that had fallen on top OF il. One man
attempted 70 pick il up, but 1t would not come
foot was I'm it. They pulled the shoe
out aud man came with it,
There were no marks OF blood about
him and rs was dead drunk the detectives saw
he knew nothing about the murder. few
kicks awoke the man, and when he saw his
dead countryman bathed I'm blood he alternately
cried and shouted, and then commenced to sing
in brawling manner and TO keep time with
his feet. He was quietly choked of and
thrown back into the pantry whence he came
The coroner, in the meantime, arrived aud
after taking silver watch and some other trink-
cts, together with a well-iiiled purse, from the
dead man. put the remains in the dead wagon
and had them driven to the morgue. He will
hold an inquest today.
LATER ikSt niSnt Snici hOgctS gave orders TO ar
rest all the Japanese no look led as If they might
know anything about the murder and before IL
O'Clock eighteen had been locked up More
were arrested before morning.
In the search of the premises barrel OF whisky
and barrel OF beer were found. The owners of
the place conducted the saloon secretly and sold
the liquor without licence. A gambling room
was run In connection with the eating house
The Murderer Captured.
Chief Of Police Rogers captured Moo,a Dooski,
the murderer, at o'clock this morning in
whitcchapel, Oft Jackson alley. The chief
threatened 10 arrest every Jap in town unless
the murderer was given up, and the yellow
populaee was badly frightened. The chief
endeavoyed To make the capture by running a
confidence "game'' with some of the Japs, and
the scheme worked. The man was caught
when he thought he was with friends.
Moota Deokski showed signs of having been
In fight He has cut across his face and
bruIse over his head. He admitted 10 the chief
that he killed skcoki, bus he claimed
he acted in self-defense. He said