The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-23
ALL DOUBT REMOVED.
The Drowned Beating Couple
Positively Identified.
sroRY OF me LAST STRUGGLE.
Cop4 0onosa Describes tAo Dean
0eeoe-Iho CAUArsa's Gsss1-Rival
Levers The Cause.

Identification from two different pefsons
Of picture Of Mrs. Macdonald - being
the likeness Of the woman in the boat.
and furthermore the claiming Of the um-
brella found IN the empty boat by Harry
and Maynard Macdonald - being the one
mamma carried"
II was no easy task that 7. H. Campbell.
the voman's landlord, had yesterday
morning when he came to consider how
the news could b broken most easily to
the little fellows who had slept all night.
unconscious Of the awful fate that had be-
fallen their mother. He was still ponder
ing on the subject when two playmates of
the Macdonald children came up the front
stairs in search Of them. Mr.. Campbell
asked them IL they knew of what had
happsned and upon receiving . reply in
the affirmative, supplemented BY . news
paper. with the full account, cautioned
them not 20 say word until he came into
the room.
The Macdonald boys wers sitting mp in
In bed talking with the other boys when
Mr.. Campbell entered. He said good
morning and chatted awhile. trying to
approach the point. which made him
shrink away every time he came nearer.
Finally Maynard said:
II wonder where my mother isf"
Harry, the elder brother, looked mp sud-
denly and echoed the question.
Mr.. Campbell turned TO the visitors and
asked them II they had told anything Of
what had happened. They shook their
heals. This made the Macdonald boys
anxious and one of them remarked:
HAS anything happened to motherf"
YES" said Mr.. Campbell.
''Teli me what it is" said Harry, with
all the caimness of a person many years
older. lis she dead p
''Well," said Mr.. Campbell. i've think
she's drowned and that Harry Ahlsrs
threw her into Lake Washington"
The two boys looked at one another in
silence for . moment. then appealed to
their playmates for confirmation of the
news. The paper was produced. and
when they saw the names in print both
felt the worst had come. Maynard fell
down on the bed. covered his head With
the bedclothss and cried until it seemed
~ If his heart would break. His brother
Harry gave way to his grief for few mo-
ments. but, recovering himself. looked ct
the paper and said:
"Well. it's Just a. expected. I always
thought Harry Ahlers was crazy. and he
told her he would throw her into the
lake"
At this time J. w. Jones, Ahlers' rival
for the affections of Mrs. Macdonald, came
in. He took the bows out for breakfast
and then out to the lake. They went out
in boat over the grourd where tho body,
of their mother sank Friday afternoon
but came away. as others have and many
will, without seeing any trace Of the lost
ones.
At Bartlett's boathouse both boys recog-
nized the umbrella taken from the empty
boat a. that belonging to their mother.
1t Was given to them by Wallace Barnes,
and then they returned to the city to get
ready to meet their grandfather. Maynard.
who had sent word that he would be in
Seattle at 3 O'Clock this morning.
The boys were asked If they wanted to
GO to their father in Portland, but Harry
replied that they preferred to go to their
grandparents in Victoria. and desired that
their father know nothing of what had
happened until they were out of the city.
A short time after the children had left
the boat house a picture Of Mrs. MacDon-
aid. taken several years ago. was shown to
Wallace Barnes. the man who let the boat
to the drowned couple. He looked at il .
moment aud replied without hesitation
that it was undoubtedly the likeness of the
woman who went out rowing in boat %.
In speaking Of the matter, he said he was
positive about the identity Is soon as he
read the morning papers.
Capt. Charles Munson, of tho steamer
Aquila. took close look at the woman in
. Is,t sd sh~ "a e.
looking at the picture, said:
That's the woman for a certainty. I
paid close attention to her features and
dress, because I felt that something was
wrong aud would have taken her aboard
by force ii she had said the word When
we approached them George Bartch called
my attention to them by saying: They're
signaling you from yonder boat
Il drove the Aquiia as close as I could
and " hen We came up to them the man
lett her alone and took up the CARA l
asked her IL she wanted to come aboard
and she answered Yes All this time
the man kept his face turned away from
US on the boat and was rowing
away. The Aquia is SO long
that the next turn to bring us
close up took some time and the woman
then declined To come aboard telling me
that she thought il was all right. Twas
worried all the way to land and on that
account spoke TO Capt. Leake about send
ing on; row boat. distinctly saw the
mansget up and approach the woman. She
arose as tie came u " ard her aud saw them
clsnch. There was not time for much OF a
scufi'e, but she went over the side Of
the boat followed by her companion. I
believe they had hold of each other in the
water ana went down together. 1t was
not suicide on the aoman's part, am
sure. She wanted To come aboard the boat
The hTst time she spoke, bat she was eyi-
IDENTITY AFRAID q! the man VINO Was with
her ani dared not speak her mind hen we
came up The second time"
The cause of the tragedy in the minds of
those who know most Of the inside history
OF the cas- lay IN the rivalry between
W. Jones and Harry O. Alters for Mrs.
Macponaid's love. That they were both
infatuated with her, Mr.. CampbeI,. At
whose house the woman had rooms. would
nave 10 testify IN court. During the big
sno"ssorm last winter Jones vh,nned
Alters until the latter's blood showed m
plainly on the snow. Ii viii Also bs re-
membered that Jones " as arrested a few
DAYS Ago tor trying to break the
door TO the house in which b,s
wife, nov suing for divorce. live.
With her mother. About that time n,
perhaps short time previous, there " as
racket in Mrs. Mac Dona!a's room on.
morning. Mr.. Campbell ran us 10 see
What sas wrong and in his osn word.
'oand Mrs. Macdonald lying in bed. half
unconscious, With her two boys. each hold.
Ing hand On her throat were the marx.
OF fingers and also her body had been
bruised Mr.. Campbell says that re CUES
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