The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-09

Of life. Defel lay on his back breathing
his lasl. Ofsscef Birdsail, James Quilter
and Mes. QuilseF arrived before she patrol
wagon took Fay 70 the hospital. where be
wss stssnded by Assistant Health Ooicef
Willis.
Coroser Horton vas notified and on his
arrival the dead body of Charles Defiei
was transferred 70 Bonney 4 Stewart's
mo.gue.
The inquest Vas ~ for 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, but owing to the report Of Or.
Willis concerning the condition OF Fay, it
Vas postponed until this afternoon ~ the
same time. Fay Is 1t the hospital yet. IN.
der the eye Of the police. There 10 not the
slightest chance OF his escaping. or even
trying TO do 20. - he confesses killing
Defet and sara il was in self
defenee. There has not been .
man 30 terribly beaten up in the
history Of Seattle for many days.
Fay would not be recognized by his
intimate friends. His left cheek bears
large patch which conceals lump as large
~ an egg. on his forehead is . long ugly
flesh wound, while his right cheek has six
stitches in il. Ali day Fay could hardly
talk. end in doing 90 spit blood . good
deal. His lips were . sight, being swollen
double their normal size. Defiel evidently
hit hira several times In the neck. because
it had tho appearance Of being disiocated.
When asked for . statement Of the case
he readily complied. notwithstanding his
condition: ~ scufyled in fun with Dehel
in Fraak Clancy's saloon and knocked of
his hat. His watch chain was also broken.
Dehei vent out with q man named Beebe
and stayed around about An hour. Then
l went TO the Bureau saloon and from
there to the Deicho. where met
Dehel and Beebe again. Dcfel wanted
TO fight, but didn't want to.
Finally he persuaded me TO go for
. walk. We went into the Mirror
saloon and then wanted to go home
but he insisted on me going with him to
LilIis'. When We got 10 the electric light
works I said I was going home and then
he hit me. / do not know what he had in
his hand but went down like . log. He
commenced to kick me and all remember
is that felt myself going and reached for
my revolver. How I got it don't know.
but stuck it at him and cred. After
that ali was blank until came to in the
doctors hands and was told that Defiel
was dead. never had any trouble with
him before the scuffie in the saloon"
Fay IS about IS years old, slightly cross
eyed aad was born in Joliet, Ill. He has
lived in Chicago and at different places
along the Pacific coast for the last five or
six years. Before coming to Seattle he
was in Tacoma.
Coroner Horton held a post-mortem ex-
animation on the body of Defiel yesterday
morning and found that the wound was
inflicted by q ball from . 32-caliDer Smith
& Wessor old style revolver. The bullet
entered the breast at the fourth rib and
cut ths heart, lodging in the pericardium.
In the dead mans clothes there was
nothing of value excepting the watch and
chain. His room at the Pacific house was
also taken in charge. but beyond clothes
and ether personal effects. there was
nothing Of interest. One object. which
undoubtedly had something to do with
the assault, cannot be found. Those
who knew Defel we'll cay that he
always carried 'hlack jack" Where
it he's gone remains to be seen.
but it is probable that the blow which laid
Fay on the ground in the beginning was
struck with that instrument. The ground
where the tragedy occurred was carefully
searched yesterday. but no trace of the lost
weapon could be found. This leads to the
belief that it was thrown into the bay.
Charles Defiel was about 81 years old
and the son Of wealthy parents. now liv-
ing in Minneapolis. He came to Tacoma
three years ago this summer, and soon
was known to the police rs 4 worthless
fellow and "sure thing man." He was
driven out Of that city by the police, and
with ono or two friends camped at
American lake. The name given to
the camp was Camp Easy"
ard the food that was fur
nished its inmates came from ADAM
doned women. These women one day dis
covered that the men had induced two
young bat giddy girls to take up their
abode in cottage In the woods near by.
and ID general row followed. resulting in
broken heads and black eyes. After that
Dehel came to Seattle and opened a
plumbing shop under the Standard
theatsr with James Allocate. The
firm did not last long. and
Deiiel transferred his place of business to
the basement under the NJ. & n. saloon.
with Romano Fitzgerald as partner. When
this partnership was broken he took no
more partners. but got along III his own
peculiar manner. The number of times
he has come near being killed or killing
somebody would run well up in the double
figures. Every time he got in trouble it
was during a drunk, and when he was in
an ugly mood. Not long ago Roger Jones
had trouble with him in the Pacific house
and by luck Deiiel escaped n bullet. A.
the time John Considinc was giving Frank
Lavere, editor of the Mercury. beating q
few weeks ago. Defect was standing outside
waiting to do a similar job himself
Detective Gil rh:lhrick also had trouble
with him several weeks ago. and arrested
him. Time and time again his friends
have taken him home and put him TO bed
in order 10 avoid that which eventually
came. In appearance he was about S feet S
inches tall. heavy set, and had sunken
eyes ,ha; gave prominence to high chez
bones. He always wore . brown mus
tache and had his hair cut close.
peaels parents were notified by wire
yesterday.
Destroyed by Fire ana Again 1T work.
Tie Price Baking Powder Company o!
Chicago, which is known throughout the
country for the superior excellence Of it,