The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-02
IN A MURDER TRAP.
A Snohomish Nan. Enticed Into
tho Woods and Shot.
HE FIGHTS FlERceLy FOR LIFE.
Eight Cases OF Smallpox at CeQuills
City-A Chehals Man Draws y
Revolver OF IN Editor.

SNoHo MrsH, Nov. Especial. IA dar-
ing attempt At murder, for the purpose Of
robbery. took place tsso miles east of here
at 2:30 p. m. today. a highwayman shot
Norwegian named charles Chiiberg three
times, two shots taxing effect. Chilberg is
now resting easy. but bleeding from two
dangerous wounds. following is the story
In detail as told by Csiilberg:
An unknown man. dressed as a farmer
met Chilberg on the street here at
O'clock this morning. The stranger APP
preached Chilberg and asked him if he
tChilberg) knew where he (the strangely
could sell a piece q land. The stranger
said he owned a fine :arm few miles east
of town, but his tases were due and he
must sell ten acres to raise the money, as
he was hard up Chaberg, who is a rail-
road hand on the Everett & Monte Cristo
railway, had just been paid off and had
nearly $500 on his person in
checks. He had, as it hap
thinking this a good chance to get it
cheap, at once begars inquiring about it.
The stranger told . smooth story and
finally proposed to take Chllberg out to
see the land. ChilbeTg 1T first thought the
stranger might be an impostor. but the
latter seemed so straightforward that Chill
berg finally consented to go with him.
The stranger led Gim up the Pilchuck
road, turning off into The woods about two
miles east of Morgarf Bros sawmill.
As they approaches rude cabin in the
thickest woods, with: Chilberg in the lead,
the stranger drew a Ss-caliber revolver and
fired at Chilberg tee bail entering his
neck just below the lett ear and coming
out OF the mouth. As ChiIberg turned to
catch his assailant's arm the robber fired
again, the bali entesing Chilberg's right
arm at the elbow. With blood flowing
from two ugly WOUNDS, Chilberg clinched
the robber as he free the third shot, which
did not take effecs. Chilberg was the
more powerful man ond was soon on top
IN the desperate struggle that followed.
He grabbed the robaer's hand in which
was the revolver, boEh falling across it on
the ground. While in this position Chill
berg pulled the trigger, causing the revolt
yer to go Of, the bali just grazing the rob-
ber's stomach. Getting himself loose, Chill
berg beat his assazIant across the head
with the revolver and jumped on HIM,
and then firing the remaining shot into
the robber, Chibergz fed from the scene
without pausing to5see to what extent ne
had injured the man. as he expected there
were confederates of the thug in the
vicinity.
Chiloerg hurried = to town. attracting
much attention as he came down First
street to the Great Northern saloon with
blood all over him. Intense excitement
swayed tho large crowd which gathered
around him trying to find out what
had happened. IS Chilberg is
foreigner, he was not easily under
stood, and was fnaIly taken to DR..
Limerick's Office, where his wounds
were dressed and the facts of the story
gathered. The sheriff's posse at once
formed and went 10 the scene of the
ARRAY, guided by C5ilberg in a convey
ance. When they arrived there the
ground was all covered with blood, as
were the bushes for twenty yards
around, but the robber was not
there. Traces could be seen where
the wounded highsayman had dragged
himself of through the woods in
northeast direction, and Is it was getting
dark the posse abanaoned the search for
tonight and came to 4own. Further search
will be made in the1norning. DR.. LINER
lex later probed for che ball in Chilberg's
arm and was finaly successful. The
wounds are not necessarily fatal.