The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-25
VERY SOON CAUGHT.
Newcastle Murderer Runs Into
the Laws Net
THE Way OF ESCAPE CLOSED.
a Mrrdsy Committed, but No Det.f5s
obtsfnsbis - Coiored PuEfi1ss
shst at FrankIfn-

Information Ezs recgirsd BY Sheriff
WcolerY a. II - oscioek las. night that
charles Harrison. Hsnistso. had corn-
rn5tis3 murder ~ Segcastis. He ard
sis deputies iFnussSiafe8y STARTED IN par
guif, ard 81 , o'ekoek the man was cap
tzrs1 ss Soata seattle.
A Western En5on messenger eSoke
EbegSz Woosery ~ II - o'ciock last night
ard gavs him TIE following Dispatch.
dated Newcastle and zezt ~ Justice q the
Peace c. s. Cousins:
Csasries Hsfrssoa, r1aizsto. Eve IL: ak
fneaes high. vel b11f, freekls1 face, o. sxazY
under I.ts ere. las % DARK covEaefsg s1it sssk
cap sn1 lgaf oysrc9st, aAG Siscsse1e bag,
wears rssg On lsis hsas nn&EEs1 III" Las pec1-
Lar nsaasT d speaking. Left here a. - S'elpeE,
rroba19y waxing 70 ssafsss oF Black River
Junction. Hold Ai-a for MURDER
The telegram did not state how the m1r-
der was committed OF who tie murdered
person Is As the telegraph ozlce a. Kew
castle Vas closed, tie sheriff had no wsy
II cstsrnIning anything further about
tie sfissr.
The sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Fs-rshsr
ifnae1s2tsiy started across Lake Wash
snxron IL roxbozt 70 Newcastle, intenG-
lax - try 70 track the murderer through the
woods from the lake. He AZ the same
tine sent Deputy Sheriff Wells in =
burry I'D the UusGrnish river road
Uersuty jack Mcdonald was aroused a. hiz
hone near the poor farm and joined him
h he pzrsBit 20 Black River junction,
and. 4 necessary. % Newcastle.
The saloon rows a: Newcastle among
tfs eslorsd miners have been very frequent
~ isie, and i Is probable that Harrison
sfer 4 man duriuz 2 quarrel
Abous 3 O'clock Deputy Sheriff MELON
I'D telephoued % tie sherif7s Office from
south Seattle that he had arrested Harri-
son aaa would bring him in from there
immediately
Tie deputies arrived in town a. 4o'ciock
sith the prisoner.
Wells and Mcdonald met Harrison on
the county road beyond tie race track
I: Was pitch dark and they we're right
beside him before seeing him Mcdonald
sad.
Here he IL now"
Wells took him By the arm and said:
Is that you, CAsriie7'' and be SAID,
ayes"
Wells said "we want yoa," and Hsrri-
son said. "An right and he gave up
readily.
he aid he did not FIRE shot, and was
coming TO give himself ap, and ran away
because he was afraid the mob would
lynch him.
Harrison said the shooting occurred In
general row, in which several shots were
fred
The murdered man Is VIII Franklin.
and Harrison said they had had trouble
before, and he was afraid Of him.
A party Of men were gambling in the
eompsny's saiosn and lhey had dispute.
Franklin started OFT and came back with
. gun, saying: NOW. il you fellows are
game. we'll have little tina" Then he
began 70 shoot. and the shooting became
general. Harrison Says he does not know
whether be shot Franklin Or not.
The row occurred about 8 O'Clock The
arrest was made about z:I5 a. n.
Harrison szs nearly exhausted from his
seventeen mile walk when captured.
The deputies brought him from the head
Of the bay 70 toEE Ia hack, and before
taking bin 70 jail gave him good supper.
Harrison had 3s-czlIber Smith & Wes-
son revolver on his person when arrested.
Harrison had been arrested ia Seattle
before for carrying gun.