The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-19
HAD FITS OF PASSION.
Charles R. MOultOn Once Shot a
Man in Portland, Me.
A SCION OF AN OLD FAMILY.
Some Now Incidents OF His Eventful
Life Told by Correspondents From
His Boyhood Home.

The Story -Moulton tragedy, which created
such sensation in Seattle and elsewhere, has
attracted wide attention and q great deal of
comment in different parts Of the country. At
Portland, Me-. where Moulton was born and
raised. the news of his tragic end has caused q
profound surprise to those who knew him, the
general opinion there being that he was man
OF quick temper but good impulses His rating
in Portland, as we'll Is some interesting scraps
OF his history, appear in special from that city
to the Boston Globe. which reads as follows:
PORTLAND Me-, Dec. a-Only the members OF
his family and a few intimate friends here know
as yet tina. the short and eventfui life OF Char co
X Aoulton is over, and that he died by his own
hand after committing murder.
The news viii create profound feeling here,
not only because OF its sensational nature, but
more because OF the fact that he was known BY
hundreds and liked by everybody.
Charles X. Moulton was born here about
thirty three years ago. He belonged to one OF
connection of the late Hon. William Moulton.
His father was the late James w. Moulton.
who was for many years q merchant in this
city, and who left q very handsome property
about $4,000 from the estate, and while but .
very young man, hardly more than Q boy,
started In tor himself
For while he was connected with lubri-
eating Oil company here, aud was rapidly max
ing himself known to the trade when his name
was connected with a very sens ational event
and that circumstance, and the loss of money
In some of his side ventures, led to his leaving
Portland.
He employed a man named Raymond to look
after dis horse. For some reason. only dImly
limited at then. and never fully explained, he
took sudden and intense dislike to the host
Ter, and at last the man grew to rather look Tor
One evening about twelve years ago Moulton
returned from q party, and in full dress pro-
oeeded to the stable. where he and Raymond
had . violent row. They lett the stable together
And when at thA corner of RrackQtt and Snriu0
streets Moulton drew q revolver and shot Ray
mond through the face. Raymond escaped from
from loss of blood He refused to state who
shot him, and it was mystery until Charles r.
Moulton went to the police station and gave
himself up to City Marshal Bridges.
He was taken before Judge EnOch knight and
was allowed tn go, Raymond refusing to make a
complaint against him. The shooting was q
more than nine days wonder. aud young Moul-
ton lett the city aud for q time was in business
In Boston az an importer
He then went West as a drummer in the employ,
first of Boston and then New York house.
the road AID with bis employers. Liking the
West, he went to Blaine, WASH, aud was in
business there for some years. He was elected
city treasurer and held other important Offices.
showing that his fellow citizens held him in
high esteem.
Leaving Blaine for Seattle, he went into bust
ness again; he represented number OF i'm.
real estate business. Last summer he became
intereE ted in some mines ana spent some time
In prospecting. with 1atteriug success.
1t was believed here that at last he was on the
road to fortune, and his sudden and awful
death is therefore the greater shock to his
friends He was q man given to sudden fits of
passion aud it is believed by his friends that his
killing OF Mrs. Story was like his shooting of
Raymond, the result of sudden impulse.
81 believe" said one OF his friends this after
noon, "that he did not know what he was doing
when he shot Mrs. Story. and that when he
came to himself he took his own life because of
the terror with which he viewed his rash act"
No one who knew him believes that he was
guilty OF deliberate murder.
His mother, Mrs. Sarah Z. Moulton, resides
At Park place in this city. He was her only
child, all her other children having died years
ago. During ali the time he had been away
from Portland he had constantly CORES pended
with his mother and had sent her money fire.
quently.
Mrs. Moulton was completely Frustrated when
told OF the death OF her son. 1t ID doubtful II
the real facts connected with his death have
been told her.
Charles K. Moulton was a very bright boy. He
was hardly man when he left here
He was warm hearted, impulsive, generous to
q fault. but OF . quick temper and liable to act
without reflection. He failed in some of his
business ventures before going West, but his last
years were prosperous and to his credit
tie Is regarded here a. having been an honor
able man, and years ago there seemed to be no
reason why he should not have a brilliant
future. His family connection was all that any
man could have desired, and he had full share
of the family ability