The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-24

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assis easnes very sAos.ly ihes~sste- Tarrv
sSs 40 doubt N his mind ha: Fese- uax Killed
os csiocasiea o. iAe aeek. and the body Azd
oesa fassre<f in the water where i; haa heea pse-
| scssea ~ ise ecla ana tie exclusion Of sAs s.-
! being u1esr water all tie the
L9uts Nsfsoleou and others we-c found near
Toe military camp when Peter was missing; al
Iaaaaa left ksSs camp near Rrera's Paia;. at
~ e.aes On sAe nisas CT sas aisappcsrance.
sskI2S With him = boat aud lantern, neitnsr OF
which hare teca returned. although IRE iaalsa
/ eAtae cacS; two oil Iacn-,a sha1gaascrs who
covered aAc1s sAa camp with a hsas a2d
whisky. and wan.s. "a take soHe Of the Indians
saeara sloop which they said they had near:
tAs uatrisatsiDess of the dead msa aaa his
efosasE-sa-!su. aaams. these are some Of tho
csrea;assaaccs being Investigated. - il.assra-
! tons ct ecnirsaicfseas knaaraa stated tho
asxs morning after Peter disappeared taas 70
ns2 tracked BIN several yards up x,osc sno
read leading awar from The house ana river
9os:ay nc did not remember abons such state
meats wslie half drunk an Indian, who
stole away trcsa The grader camp uadsr coyer
OF ass&EcsS, was positive he had scen re.ey in
Iseorns on Tuesday morning without any hat
oa. AID that he dssnk with him. lie also made
this ssatssacas when sohxr. Napoleon 10
charged with qusr-eling with Peter ana threat
ening revenga fes~r's friends ask. how dill
this man como 10 the idea OF re,ss not
having his bat onf His has was
found near his door Some time after
soldering up this Indian did not remember see
ins Peter hsfsess ut Taroms. Peters wife made
reluctant witness Ascut all she profcssesi 10
know seemed to be q reflection Of her husbands
knowledge. Ga her behalf IL il suggested that
shc must have ecen unhappy on nnding fe;ef
'nissing, when sae had heard him at the door
taking. and within reach. aud failed To bring
hsfa into the house. Mrs. s,anup and her
hroshss. Dave KaaAma. seem tn be q: sea ~ To
The time expiring before the iat,ers return from
The barn after putting oas the horse. Their
Inmates vary from three minutes to half an
hour When questioned THE point Mrs..
sianar dii not seem 10 have any idea ot time.
kx-judge Fremont Campbell questioned her
and ssSed II Pave WAS absent i've minutes or
faoEe- She guessed he might have eeen gone
five minutes. Asked Was no gone fifteen min
uses. abe said she did not know. but that ie
might have been that ioag. She did not know
her own age nor Peters, but. aha added. iAcon.
icaIIy. 'fe,er did" stiIi she may have been
rendered suspicious By previous close question:
inE. TIE chariiably inclined said shs was
dumb with grief.
Lieut. W. L. Goodwin testified that Mr..
Stannp came to his tent on his way home
from town and told him about the fight
with Agent Eells and the soldiers. lie
said Peter showed no evidence Of having
been drinking. but was somewhat excited.
He says they had small drink out OF q
bottle which contained not more than half
pint. That Peter then went home and
came back in the evening with his horse
and buggy. which he offered to the lieu
tenant at any time when he cared TO take
ride. After leaving the camp Peters
brother-in-law, David kahama, came bsck
and said the buggy had tipped over at the
gravel bank near the bridge, and ansed
some Of the boys TO help the horse and
buggy up. He knew nothing more about
the matter. .s-..-s-s-ses--
Benjamin Hubbard. the sergeant. stated
that lac had helped pick up tho horse and
buggy, and that Peter had gone homo
with one Of his neighbors in . dairy
wagon. and the boy David lead the horse.
David kahama soid the story of their
visit 10 camp. the start home and the up
setting at the gravel pit. and the soldiers
helping pick up the horse and buggy. and
that Peter went home with the Netfier
boys in the dairy wagon. lie also detailed
the search for Peter after it was found that
he did not go into the house when left AZ
the door by the dairymen.
Peters wife. Annie, then testified to
hearing Peter talking outside the door,
bat says he did not come TO tho door;
that the door was unlocked. and she did
not 60 TO the door because she was holding
the baby. She also testified TO the search
made for Peter during the res; of the night.
Jonas Sianur. the father of Peter, then
testified 10 Peter coming home on tho
evening train and telling about the fight
with Ealls and the soldiers across the bay.
and also told him that he had q couple Of
drinks with the lieutenant at the reserva-
ton tents. He did not take any supper,
but after about an hour returned TO town
TO learn whether the injunction had been
procured from the court at Seattle. He
did not see Peter again. and was waked up
ty the family when il was found that
Peter was missing.
The old man Was a figure on the witness
that he should never SEQ Peter again. and
sha. he believed that Peter had been
killed.
Thomas Lane the last chief Of the tribe.
testified To the finding of the body. Hs
WAS asked II Peter had any enemies In tho
reservation, and replied that all of them
liked Peter. lie had no enemies among
hi. own people. Louis Napoleon and
Alexis Isaghle, were both friendly To
Peter, ana were not bad bows. They vere
both much younger than Peter.
Comment has resulted from, the absence
of Jerry Meeser a. witness at the in
quest Jerry ~as Peters closest Indian
friend. /. is said that Peter told Jerry
that his domestic relations would some
dsy lie the death oi him. 4 few years ago
Peer used to he somewisa. reckless.
Charges that neither he nor ,!s wife were
faithinl to each other have been made.
Hut for a couple os wears Ieter has led
reformed career. Nnea ne drank on sat.
urtlav. before his disappearance. Tor the
frs, time after long abstinence. his wife
vas displeased. on the day oi his disar-
Yeasauce he had eaten little or nothing
and aftcr drinking wita the officers ON his
wav home, he did bot eaE supper. oa
that OCCASION his wife, IL lis SAID,
unbranded him. saying that he should give
more attention 10 bis family. Dave
Kahsfna Soniradic;ei ths officers, and
says Peter drank tin cup full 81 whisky
At sooaw win's tent And when he MAS set
down in front of h!s door be said to Mix
man Nr,sier. "For Gods sake. don't rus
the in there" lie ava 30; want tn 20 into
hi. own home. jass ho~ fustch Mrs.