The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-10
The Main Question in Brackle
Murder Trial.
DEED WAS DONE IN DARKNESS.
xeka seassdfns Before the Cesrt Again
for Net Paying Aifrnoay-S~w
satss~Ths Efetssr.

beg I. iss-
f,ssassstsysng the seriousness OF the charge
the esxs has SO far been remarkably au3ex
eos. - jury Was chosen and 81. tie sit
ne~ses Eor the state and all bat t~o foF the
dxfssss had been examined before
ose.pex The trias was interesting from
she beginning, and although not 70 be
esnpsrsd in point of sensation with that
Of Hlsaepara Eandberg. Is still attracted
considerable sok4cs.
The jury vas chosen without great delay.
s;ss following men being selected s. d.
Tr.pssfs, r. Anthony, H. H. Joy, John
AcCoy. George Hanson. 81. Doian. ". ".
Pssce. O. M Jones, A. Brooks. Henry
Sumner. a. Z. McDayits and Al Burke.
Ise particulars Of the shooting are not
clear, as il occurred during q segtiie and
no oHs knows who BEefl the fata shot
Tie tesstnoDy OF George Z. Burroughs,
4 Witness for the state and Of Mrs
uoaant, witness Tor the defense, both of
sansa wsre eys-sitnesses OF the shooting,
Vas particularly interesting. and tends 10
rroxe that Braekie did not IRE the shot.
The evidence tends 10 show that while
The votes cast the preeedidg day we're be-
snr counted in fhe presence Of big crowd
IL Masonic hall a certain James Graham
rushed into the place and called for help,
saylng that three men were beating ore
nssr the Davis hotel. Jack McQuasie. the
city marshal, DF. Harrell. the mayor. and
s<sssai others immediately started Tor the
battlefield AS they emerged from the
hal ths fash and report OF a pistol were
ts@n and heard.
rpon reaching the place of the fight
be-.
his hand. one chamber Of which had been
discharged, and challenging some persons
who xsge not then visible, To come on.
As seen Is be recognized the city marshal
be gaze Up tue pistol aud surrendered
hlmscik Around the corner Nicholas
Esfsassnsr vas found lying on the ground.
shos through the body. the bullet
having entered his back and made
Is exit from his breast The
genera tenor Of the evidence on both
Edes, except that of John and Henry
kasfi. two Italians. ts that the sutti
hfosbeTs and Straussnsr entered into a
quarrel with man by the name of John
Dposon, aud kicked and beat him SCI
ysrely. al four of then, being more or less
dsnnk- Dobsen cried Help" and MUIR
Der" and Brackle went 10 his rescue,
phsse Graham ran 20 summons further
assistance. No witness Tor the state and
- sar no witnesses for the defendant have
tkAhed who IL sas that fired the shot
oeorgs L. Burroughs, whom the court
tgmpelied the state TO put on the stand as
- own witness. after il had been shown
thst be had seen the whole transaction,
tssssaed that he was awakened by a quar-
rlsng, heard Dobson say 10 one OF the
katiss ''pnt up that gun aud / can take
care Of myself. and saw the two Italians
and Ssfaussner knock Dabson down aud
beat and kick him. lie also heard Dob
con cry Help" and Murder" Soon
sisef that Brackie came up and said, Il
cant stand by aud see man treated like
that
Continuing his testimony, the witness
relsied that straussner remained standing
essr Dohson and that the Suits had
Knocked Braekie down. and one of them
hsa picked mp a large piece Of scantling.
sAleh dropped upon Burroughs shouting
% him 60 drop that piece of wood
braekle then struggled TO his feet and
there was struggle. Brackle aud the
tso Italians we're standing close together
And In advance OF Straussaer At this
las eoald not distinguish who fired IL.
Rfaekie stopped as though 10 pick up
tansihiug, exclasmlug. NOW I've got it,
come on you G. d. -" The
Italians then Fesreated towards the rail-
way 10 where shere was a ditch or trench.
Al ibis Was seen by Burroughs. who was
looking from the window Of his room.
shieh sas almost directly above the
sseae Of she fight The night WAS moon
iaght aud there Was lamp on the corner
o. the Davis house.
Mrs, ponanf. iandlady Of the Davis
house, testified that she Was awakened by
Boise Of guarding; that some one was
throsR against an open window with
sasa toFcs As 10 break three panes of
gsAs. and that she heard some one drag
81 OF the sidewalk, as well 50 the sound
o. kicks aud blows. She Also testified that
sac heard nohsops voice CRYING. "For
tsd's sake help. they are numbering me. "
sas awakened her husband and ran to the
siadow Of she adjoining room As she
got there she sax nobson and Straussner
fselas one another. and standing
nsss the tao Italians. who we're
fighting with braekie. Al about the
same time she saw the fash Of a
rssai, but could not tell eho had gired the
saet Nrackse stopped and cried. Now
I've set u. come on. you ---- -"
ssfanssneT turned the corner. Teeiine as Il
sefy drunk. and fell close 10 the house
she two italians passed close 10 the win
Goa where she was aat she had fuil
sisS q their faces. Rna sWore that SIZE
iSeegnise3 Them They hurried bF
siFsassRer IS ne Teelc,l towards tho wall,
an started Ia the direction Of the railway
fsek. She ran 10 a room facing the track.
an toosing cat % the usndew ssS them
hA3s IA lie d.teh on the ether side at tie
tack
he evidence as given bv witnesses %
eesh sides Is that ghc Italians returned -
'es sofas Of the shooting. asked what the
e9aeis sud SAID that they we're not
sasre az she ;line II the tragedy They
were called ty she state and testified. con
tFatiicssns Sosoe ~ the states ewn Nit
hssSes, weji as taose e the defense, nv
ssfsns that there Was = quarrel between
rssaaSsncr sad pob$ou. but claiming that
'AeY bad separated them. and sapposjnr
ss'@s 81 vas veil went sway. Upoa hear
q TIE she's, however. they testified that
a'ef VISITING saloon thcy had returned
see Vhat was the matter.
Rae defense win close taiuoFraw morn
,sS StA tae testimony Of I1sbson and
hss1kse. and argOnees wlll - begun some
s'ae N lhe forenoon.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney MrRr.5e
sss'st ~ +. " DAVIS. 81 GilnaAn, sr-
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