The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-25
Determined to Put an End to
Street AssassinatiOnS.
BURGLARS KILL A POLICEMAN.
The Demon Who Murdered Mamie
Walsh Tells About 1t While Drunk.
Spokane Insurance Officers Charged
With Dishonesty Steal the Company's
Books From Allen Weir-Drowning
Accidents at Tacoma and Everett.

BUTTE Mont, June 24.-lSpecial This
community is again thrown into excite
ment by another foul murder. At day.
break this morning Police Officer William
Il. Jordan was shot and instantly killed
by two burglars who made good their
| escape. The murder occurred in an un-
irequented portion of the city. Six shots
were exchanged by the policeman and his
assassins. 1t is believed that the men
were in the act of committing q burglary,
when they were surprised by Jordan, and
III resisting arrest killed him. One bullet
entered Jordan's heart. number of
people saw two men fleeing and scaling
backyard fences. Over 100 mounted and
armed men are engaged in the search for
the murderers.
Jordan was brave and fearless man,
and recently disarmed and arrested three
notorious safe-bowers. He had been on
the force nine years. He leaves a wife and
four children. The mayor today offered a
reward of $1,000 for the capture of the
murderers.
Recent events have wrought popular
feeling to high pitch. Just year ago
W. }. Penrose was foully assassinated and
his siayers are still at large. Last week
two men attempted to murder Henry
Williams, a wealthy and influential min
ing man. They took three shots at him
through wire screen door after calling
him out to talk with them. Fortunately.
they did not hit him. A reward of S2j. 900
is offered for the arrest of these men.
Holdups, burg glaries and robberies have
been ofdaily occurrence for several months.
The authorities seem unable to cope with
the evidently organized band of criminals.
The county and city iails are filled with
criminals. During the week twelve have
been sent to the penitentary, but the
town is still Overrun with them. No man
goes about the street at night unarmed
and many hire policemen to escort them
home.
During the month twenty-seven convicts
were liberated from the penitentiary, and
most OF them are row in Butte. At the
request OF citizens the newspapers have
been announcing meetings of the vigilance
committee with view of soaring the
criminals oil, but 1t has been of little avail
The situation has reached point where
the citizens will surely organize into
committee. Talk isvery strong and earn
est IN this direction today. There is
determination to strike a blow now, and IN
the wrath of the people some innocent
men may suffer. Four men have been ar
rested on suspiciou-and will be held to
await developments. The hills west of
the city presented an unusual scene of
activity and life this afternoon From
noon people walked over that way, at
tracted by curiosity 20 the place where the
murderers are supposed to be secreted
Many sworn deputies and officers have
been hunting along the abandoned shacks
on the Hat west Of town. At O'Clock this
afternoon the hills were black with people.
Many were armed, and if the murderers
should be found they would be shown
little mercy. Between this city and Bur-
lington gangs of men are searching every
crevice cabin and mine i'll the hope of
locating the tiends