The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-11
A JEALOUS HUSBAND.
Mad With Rage, lie Savagely
Beats the Suspected Man.
LEAP FROM AwlNDowTo ESCAPE
Assistant City Eiectrfsian Backlsy's
Struggle with His L.ndlord-TAs
Assailant In Jan.

z. C. Buckley. assistant city electrician.
lies at Providence hospita suffering from
terrible injuries inflicted yesterday by H
II. Burt, while the latter was maddened
with drink and jealousy.
Buckley has roomed with the Burt fam.
lily at Ills Madison street for eight months,
and OF late Mr.. Burt has become imbued
with the idea that there was undue in
timacy between his wife and their roomer.
This idea so strongly fastened itself on his
mind that for the last thsee days he has
been almost mad with jealousy. His son
Ray Is authority for the statement that for
two days he has sat by table with large
knife, and in his fury wogid drive it into
the boards as he muttered. threats against
Buckley.
Some time yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Burt took her youngest Child and left the
house, and about 4:30 BUCKLEY entered the
house and went to his room. Burt fol-
lowed him and a desperate struggle en-
sued, in which Buckley was struck behind
the right ear. Burt pressed him so hard
that he took the first avenue Of escape
and jumped from the window to the
ground, q distance of fifteen or twenty
feet. He struck upon his right leg and
lay helpless. His assaiIartt rushed down.
stairs and set upon him again. A gang Of
carpenters, who were at work ON q build
ing next door, hurried to the spot,
but did not lift q hand to save
the PROSTATE man from further
injury. The passengers ON q Madison
stree. car saw the crowd. and one mans
attention was attracted by tho savage
manner of Burt. He juslped from the
- lau
vented Burt from hitting him. As they
rage overlooked again, and he jumped at
Buckley, Kissing as he did 20:
Il will teach you. you -----7
to break up my family" Outside inter-
ference prevented him from further vio-
lence.
Buckley was placed on a car and taken
to Providence hospital, where DR.. New
lands sewed up the wounds in his head
and set his right leg, whicI, was broken
below the knee in two places. The police
were notified of the occurrence, and .
half hour thereafter Burt was in Jail. A
PosT-INrELLIGENcER reporter visited him
there, and Burt no sooner saw Jailer
Noble when the latter admitted the Wis
itor than he said:
~ want you to tell Chief Jackson that
want that man arrested for assault with .
deadly weapon"
"Buckley says he did not draw . gun on
you," interposed the reporter.
Burt fairly glared at the speaker, and re-
piled: "You think you are smart. Do
you suppose drew the revolver on him
when took 1t from him?":
Jailer Noble tried to calis, Burt by say.
ing: "This il . reporter and he only
wants to know the straight story"
Il will not say anything about it" was
his reply. "I.et him come to court and
hear my story" He added. however: eff
he had family and was a=man he would
protect his honor"
Burt asked for something to eat and said
he had not tasted food for q day and half.
Buckley was seen at ths hospital. but
was too weak to talk much. His account
of the trouble, told in brief sentences, was
as follows: II had just entered my room
when Burt came in and asked if was go
ing. / replied. Yes My back was to
him, and he struck mo with . club.
jumped out of the window to get away
from him. If the men from: the Madison
street car had not como he would have
killed me-"
"What made him attack yeu2"
II do not know, unless it was jealousy,
as he indicated at the time was carried
away. He had no cause for Il, SO help me
God, and can prove it. The only thing I
did was to get q doctor foY Mrs. Burt's
child when it was sick and AGO buy some
medicine at her request. knew her well,
because her brother. Charles McMurry,
was at one time partner of nine"
Ibid you draw q revolver On Burtf"
"No." was the answer.
Mrs. Burt's whereabouts 10 unknown,
but it is supposed she has gone to Fair
haven, where her grandfather lives.
Ray Burt followed his father to the Jail
and told Detective Cudihee that he knew
trouble was coming and had left the house
in the afternoon. His father went down
town. drank heavily and then returned in
the right mood for trouble. He did not
say anything to indicate whether he be-
lieved his fathers suspicious 20 be true.
There is little doubt that she revolver
with which Burt beat Buckley belongs to
the latter, as he was observed at police
headquarters few days ago to have one
in his possession. Burt. too, continually
harps on the question. "Why did Buckley
carry a revolver If he was not afraid ?'
Burt makes the positive state fnent that he
took the gun away from BUCKLEY. but not