Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-16

fonnd tying On her back IN the bed
with her form bare down to just
above the knees. After this q e.
murderer prot ably shot his victim
through the right cheek, but 'aliing
to kin her he pickee up the shotgun
nnd rouqht down the butt end Of
lt with all his brute force on the
head d bis defenseless victim, The
blow struck be bewteen the
forehea and IN nose, and
caved in the skull like an egg-shell.
Then he stabbed er In the neck,
cutting out = square section of flesh,
and finisi ed his work with two ter
rible gashes ON the throat. frankie
Packwocd, a little golden-haired tot
OF three years, was found on the
door with bis throat cut from ear to
ear. Hls features, which 10 life had
been beautiful, were badly nlarred
he the cruel knife Of the murderer
The fosrs Of both rooms were com
nletelv covered with blood, as was
The bedding on which Miss Bruc.
Law. and also that on which the boy
Hatch was found. The curtains ami
walls were all baptized with blood
Miss Bruce was a comely young wo
man about 80 years old,and Of ver.
iovable disposition. Mrs. Hatch wa
tie wife Of l.. d. Hutch, d carreu
ter. He came from Maine, and lia'
been living five miles below ssnyrns
fJr the past fifteen years. Af.er th'
horrible discovery, the authorize
were notified, and au investigation
begun. The sheriff, with posse o
nearly 200 citizen, secured the coun
try for many miles, but without re
suit. There are many theories as t.
the probable murder. One, to tlr
effect that the horrible crime wa
the revenge of rejected suitor fol
Miss Bruce's hand, finds many be
levers. Summary Justice will b'
dealt out to him, If captured. Th'
negro Jenkins, who discovered th'
crime, has been arrested and placed
In iail. But few believe that be bao
any share In the crime, and he is,
therefore, unmolested by the angrS
citizens. The victims were buried
from the Hatch residence yesterday
morning. Nearly 500 persons were
in attendance. The spot where this
tragedy was enacted was the sceno
Of brutal quadruple. murder many
years ago. During the Seminole
war a family named Shives, consist
ing OF father, mother and two chill
dren, lived there, and were murder
ed by the Indians.
THE SEAL FISHERIES.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l6. -Ouna-
laska advices to December 5th, state
that with the departure of seals
southwark the opportunity was given
of inspecting the rookeries at The
seal islands, and that more than
10000 young seals were found dead,
apparently from starvation. Indis-
criminate slaughter of seals without
regard to sex, 1t is contended, de-
prived the young seals of their dams
and sustenance. The last known
sealer has left Behring sea.
SAFETY OF RAILWAY MEN.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. Ex-senator
Cullum introduced Yesterday bill
for the adoption and use OF uni
form standard car-coupler, and reg
ulating the operation and control of
freight trains used in interstate com
meree, aud for the greater safety OF
railroad employees. 1t provides that
all common carriers, whose duties
include the coupling of cars, and
who are members Of an established
organization of railway employees,
may within six months after the
passage OF this act, vote upon the
choice of an automatic car-coupler,
which viii be adopted by congress.
STRIKERS WIN
DENVER, Dec. 10. Atlantic d
Pacific railroad company have con
ceded all the striking operators
demands.