The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-19

ssxhs. To add 20 the CORY scene
q exuel gag. conststing Of two kzn1-
ksTsAisfs. had been fanbed doun her
threat aud bed IN pace ~ woossn stock
lnx. The peculiar feature Of tire aFsir
Vas that sns guilty pzstT Or parties bad
net found 8 necessary 20 dfssurb the
things IN satheT Of the two trunks Ia the
shack. The frzy Of one had been iifte4
ozs ard . narrow hzckskin bsx. contain
ing $50 IA 80 gold pieces had teen taken.
TIA. wss the onIy thing missing The
man - 10 took IL knew where Is AS, aad
wsnt direct to IT, He made one mistake.
and thai wss in leaving wels 6sssd bottle
OF chIorofosn. the cork Of which had been
broken.
Captain Willard visa the first officer 10
20 any pointed questioning after the dis
c0ve~y Of the crime. and he commenced
or George King. who had refused 20 20
nssr the hcase after the murder sss dis-
covered.
This hiss been bad night" said the
captain 20 Kfag.
Yes, Is ia. been had night for u.s."
Was the reply.
The captain then took Fstiing aside and
asked him in plain language II II vas pos
ssble for King 10 BE interested in the
affair. Festsug. Who vas Wild with grief.
was VERY strong IN his defense Of King.
declaring thas il was cut Of the question.
IN the matter Of suspicion OF Louis Bonn
he was also positive. in his affirm ations Of
confidence IN his innocence, saying that
BONN could have had money II he wanted
q. After that night the detectives took
the case. and the arrest Of Charles Or, his
son and stephen Waldron followed. There
Was DO evidences to hold them and they
were released. Bohn vas sent for aud re-
thrned from Vashon island. Five or six
persons testified that he was on the island
At the time the murder was COM
mittsd. One little point came up
here. G. j. Clark. Of this
city, who was we'll acquainted with
King and Bohn. thought he saw Bohn in
Seattle the day before the deed. Bonn's
eIibi was too strong. however. and though
close watch was kept on him nothing
transpired Of sufficient importance to war
rant his arrest King undoubtedly took
great interest in the matter. and for many
days was frequent visitor at police head
quarters with Ernest Fetting. One day in
conversation with q PosT-ISTELIIGKseER
reporter the subject Of murder wili out"
came up. The reporter remarked in q
Careless manner that the old saying vas
not true. . DO you really think sog" asked
King eagerly. and for several minutes be
listened with strict attention 10 cases
where the murderers had remained undis-
covered.
Days passed and nothing of importance
IN the case developed until il was learned
that DIR. +. A. Trip. Tacoma druggist,
had bottles just like the one found In the
Fetting cabin. He denied having sold
ehloroform. bat considering his reputation
in this city. il would not be impossible
that he might have f,rgatten.
Now that George King. one OF the prom
inent figures in the history previous to
and after the fetting murder. has joined
the silent majority in a mysterious and
unforeseen manner. the pertinent question
arises. was he killed TO keep his mouth
elosed7 Only few days ago Ernest Fet-
ting offered 500 rev ard for the discovery
OF the murderer. This amount, added to
the $500 offered by the state, might have
caused King 20 contemplate a step that
would have been fatal to others