The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-01

me for work grubbed land for him, but don't
think ne knew how much he owed me. / asked
William Tor his father and then went away.
Where were you Friday night, November n,
about 6:20 o'clock?
was in my cabin at Gilman eating crackers
and cheese.
Where were you Saturday night?
IN cabin which is about two and a half miles
from Gilman
We're you alone?
Yes.
Where did you pass Wednesday and Thursday
nights?
Wednesday in Gilman, Thursday in Seattle.
In place where there are lots of hunks /
don't know the name of the place.
Did you register?
No man wrote my name for me-
When and where did you buy your new gun?
Friday morning, somewhere on Front street;
dor { know the place.
Did you have any reason for buying gun?
No; just wanted one same as anybody.
Did you not tell Thomas Lindsey Wednesday
night that you were going to Mason's for
money?
after some hesitation) Yes, told Thomas
Lindsey that.
Did you 60 to Mason'S?
No; went to Renton, and then across the
lake TO Seattle.
When did you start back for Gilman?
Friday morning. l went TO Renton and
walked to Gilman, fourteen miles.
When did you leave Renton?
At 10 O'clock.
When did you reach Gilman7
At 9 o'clock at night
How did it take so long to reach Gilman?
had been drinking and slept / met two or
three men on the road; one was George Tibet
son, think.
All questions concerning Mason's bull dog
brought only grim smile from the prisoner
and the words II know nothing about Masons
Dull dog. he would say nothing about losing
his hat, and firmly denied having been near
Cedar Mountain since he left Gilman on
Wednesday.
a.
lowing account of the pursuit and capture:
Sheriff Woolery and myself went to Masons
house as soon as possible on saturday morning
and examined the room where the killing took
place We went outside and took measurements
OF the footprints under the window and then
covered them with pan. person was placed
III chair i'll the position occupied by Mason
when he was shot and the range carefully noted
from the outside. The tracks led about 100
yards through an open field TO fence and there
all trace was lost. 1t looked as if the murderer
had travelled on the fence to break the track.
Dinner was taken at ID. c. Sprague's and then
We started for Gilman, but had gone but short
distance when we struck fresh tracks that
looked like those We had lost. After fol-
lowing these for about a mile we came
upon the body of Mason's bulldog From here
the tracks led to the old Renton road and on
the way measurements were taken at five or six
different places, aud in every point they cor
responded with the first tracks found at Mason,s
house They left the Renton road. entered
the woods and led up over the noun
tIIimaQ,
At the bridge, before entering Gilman, we
switched off aud went TO the mines on the
way young Lindsey was met and, in answer to
questions by Sheriff Noolery, said that Nord-
strom had LETT Wednesday night, saying that he
was going to Thomas Mason's, at Cedar Noun
tain, TO get some money that was coming to
him. The sheriff said
Ibid Nordstrom have gun or pistol?"
"He had pistol said Lindsey
Sheriff Woolery. ordered me TO go to Nord-
stroms bunk. l found the bed ali right and
sba
came into the house and discovered a pair of
rubber boots. We were going Tor Young Liuds-
ley's father when Deputy Sheriff Ben Stretch
joined the party. Young Lind,lsy suggested
that Nordstrom might be drinking in some of
the saloons, SO we went through every place in
Town, put tailed to md our man. Sheriff
guard Gilman closely and told me 10 ride to
Falls City, change horses and 90 on to Tolt
:, Al Falls City | was joined by Mail Carrier
Hayes, and We rode three miles, but the road
was so bad that the next two and
one-half miles were made ON foot AT
fn,s POINT ownod We b. came to the ranch
owner, Mr.. Gieght, allowed Us to search the
premises, but trace of Nordstrom could be
found. l arrived back in Falls City at ? O'Clock
sunday morning, and at 10 O'clock started for
Gilman and searched every house on the way
At Gilman Ben stretch reported that Nor,istrom
had been IN the town about O'Clock the night
before. and had been at LindSey's house. where
he frightened the boys with new rifle which
he showed them, saying:
">ee nay new gun"
Ben Stretch said that Il was no use to search
the town, rs he aud Captain OF the Guard Baker
had been up all night The party came upon a
person known rs Charley, the shoemaker
who reported that he had seen Nordstrom going
up the railroad track about . O'Clock in tho
morning. train coming over the road from
tae q rectlon NordstTom had taken was toarCted
but the man was not On Ii. The tranmen
clalmei that they had not passed any one an
swerng the description of Nordstrom. Deputy
Ben Stretch detailed the company teanster
.-ha to hot v.s.~r, fkl
Baker went around on the circular piece of
road.
Three miles from Gilman Beebe and came
u deserted cabin, owned by eamuel Rowlev
Smoke was coming from the chimney, and two
Gilman miners, Triggs and Martin. were stand
ias on the track opposite the house
ask them what the smoke meant, and they
rened thai they had no idea. | went To The
caDin and examined it. There were some
crackers Ahd paper pag IN ii, and fire in the
stove. \ board had been broken from the hack
81 tAe cabin rs II to make means of escaae
on coming out OF the cabin we found a track
IN mont OF the door which was like the one on
Cedar mountain. | could not follow it. but
called 10 Beetle, who was looking through 4
vacant barn, and we went up the track leaving
IF.ggs and Martin il front of the cabin We
were Just going around q curve when Beebe
stopped moment and looked back He said
- me:
There i a man coming up the track, and lie
has got rife"
looked, ana saw the man so between Triggs
and Martin they falling back to let him go
lie filled n : pipe took his rifle in the left hand
anu came toward as. / noticed that he had ON
8 cap aGd knew NoTdStrom wore g slouCh hat
Beetle said.
Il don't think that IS the man, because know
most ol them
When he was within 100 feet was sure il WAS
NoEdstroin. and told Beebs 10 get behind the
nan when | arrested him. i said to the
stranger:
do you know where section Is is?'
No, sid re, ~ am a stranger
x Ssu tGefe a coal mine near here9" said 7.
No sall he, II - three miles below here
IS hs SAD tAis Re took his rife in his right
Aa1d. We went toward him, anu said;
- g. SAID ae, ''what do YOU want Of NEE"
- Wsnt You, said j, and grabbed him hy the
SottaF VITA one hand and his gun with The
o'dee RE backed away. and tried To raise the
gun. put beebe grabbed him around the ueck
from neaind- let & his collar asC grenChe3
the gun from hiU. As | did this he Ter ho+h
hands drop, enG thought he was reaching fn-
hIs pistol. / eiled 10 Beeae 10 choke him
harder ana Asadcune2 ala az once Nor1strorn
said
What Go YOU want me fort"
u want you fog shooting young Mason nfvbt
before last" Said l. e"'
he made no reply 10 this, but on the waxinT
asAed Aim about the cabin aud he replied that
lie had Used IL because lie WAS OUT az WOW spS
out OF money. When searched he hsf g. e
and a botte OF whisky. " hen asked where IA
stayed 'he night before, he named three differ
snt plaees-seatile, tie cabin and cedar