The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-09
DIED IN HIS BOOTS.
Fitting End Of Charles Defel,
. Brutal Bully.
KILLED ~ HIS LAST VICTIM.
ebee 1hreugh The Heart BY Jsea Fey
- when He Was Gisisg
Terrible ssssiae.

Charles C. Desel, the Washington street
plumber and one Of the most notorious
characters in the city. was killed yesfer-
day morning about O'Clock in front Of the
seattle electric light works on Grant street
bridge by John H. Fay, . Tacoma bar
tender. whom he had beaten almost to
death. The killing was the outcome Of .
drunken bfnwI in which Desiel became
angry ss Fsy and induced him 20 take .
y ak I'm order that he might whip him.
Fay eonfesDes the shooting, bat claims
that it Was done in self defense.
lfcharles DeEei, who has always had the
reputation of being quarrelsoms man
when drinking. had been on prosracsed
sysree Tor several days. Fay. who came to
this city from Tacoma only few weeks
ago, has also been drinking hard for some
time. The men were slightly acquainted.
and met by chance in the Dove dance hail
on King street, and again in the Club near
ty. Later, Fay was alone In the New
Zealand dance hall, on Jackson street.
while Deiiel had returned to Washington
street and gone into the saloon in the New
ton and South Third streets.
About 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning
Fay, accompanied by Charles Beebe,
gambler and chance acquaintance. en-
tered the saloon by the Washington street
side door and found Defiel standing near
the stove. Fay walked up 10 the latter
and the next movement that wss observed
the two men were scufiiing and Fay had
knocked of Defel's hat. This apparently
made Defiei angry. because the drunken
fro.ic took on an earnest manner, and
caused Frank Clancy. who was playing
pool in the adjoining room, 70 come in
and put an end to the affair.
II was found that Deficl's watch chain
had been broken In the scuffle, and while
Frank Clancy was putting the links to-
gether he managed to separate the drunken
men by getting Fay into the billiard hall
TO finish his (Ciancy's) game, and kept
Defcl, who was getting ugly, in the main
saloon. While this was going on Beebe,
who had come In with Fay, switched his
attentions 20 Deficl and took him away to
the Deicho saloon. on Yesler avenue at
the corner Of Pioneer place. Fay stayed
In the billiard hall for nearly an hour,
then walked alone to the Bureau sa.
loon, corner Of Washington and South
Second streets. and finally came into
the Delcho saloon. where Defiel and
Beebe were. The quarrel Of . short time
ego broke out anew. Dcfel's ugly temper
had been worked upon by some means
which do not show ont plainly. He was
bound to whip Fay and tried to get him to
come down on the water front and have
fight. Fay insisted that he was not a
fighting man and did not want to have
any trouble. A few drinks followed and
IN the midst Of . song Beebe quietly
walked out Of the saloon and went home,
leaving the two to get along as
bcst they could. Their money gave
out and Defiel persuaded Fay to
take walk back to Washington street.
They went into the saloon where they had
tho first trouble but only stayed minute.
proceeding along Washington street to
the Mirror. where they announced the de-
plctcd condition of tho treasury OF each
and got drink on credit. Fay wanted to
60 to his room In tho Young block but
Deiiel would not let him and insisted that
he accompany him to the Hyde Park
house, kept by Liliis. in South Seattle.
When they reached the Grant street bridge
In front Of the electric light works Fay
stopped short and said:
ID II, I'm going home" As he said
this he turned only to receive blow on
the left cheek from some hard instrument
which Knocked him Hat on tho ground.
petiei. who was his assaiiant, then accom-.
plished his object in getting Fay out of
the thickly settled part OF the ci,y. He
had the man At has mercy, and in his
bosom there was no such thing as pity
when liquer and passion held sway. He
wcat at Fay as If he was dog or
snake. With swift kick he planted
his foot in the PROSTATE mans face. and
the aesh from a point near the right eve
far down over the cheek was cut open 10
the bone. FAY attempted To rise but was
leatcn back To the ground. pcliel failed
to hear the cries of Mrs. u. H. Rodgers.
who, from the pantry window of her
house on South Ninth street, near Charles.
saw the terrible blows and cried aloud for
him 10 stop.
Miss Ellie Bird. who is in the same
house, saw the cruel deed also, aud to-
getheF the women ran TO the front door to
zee II help was not IN sight. There WAS
no one about, and again they returned 20
the pantry window. pctiel still had the
man on the ground. where he Law as il
dead. For moment he looked at tho
PROSTATE hgurc. then walked To the rail-
ins at the side OF the bridge and stopped.
IL was but moment. for he returned and.
like n vicious beast, commenced kicking
Fav again
That act cost him his life: 70. Fsy.
bruised and battered as he was, reused
himself To hnai effort and reached for
ais revolver. He got il. pulled il from his
pocket and sticking il in line with peiiel's
body pulled the trigger. The close nrox.
unity OF the mans body evidently mus,,ed
the report. for although the eye-wi,nesse,
To the beating saw itetel stagces they die!
not hear the report. The bullet had done
It's work. but pcsiel. even with a bul,e,
through hts heart. saatched the gun from,
his slayer and staggering up the bridge
toward the si,y about fifteen feet, fell.
Al ,his moment John A. Leach who
has A stable about a half block AWAY. CANA
~ the door and saw the two men living a,
fat length, fsy with bis head toward the
west and neteI toward the east lie Pan
Co see what Was ths trouble. and IS he an.
prosched. Dcsel raised M With the reva'
YER and said: Keep away"
Leach furacd back. but ned-l b,ck,,sa
10 hisa. and asked him to come 30 him.
isssSa. oowescf. SsV NOT otey tae com.
Maad. bat went 20 the electric light work,
tor help The man there said he d;a no.
care Ia mix up in the matter. an.
iele9hoaea for the paisol wagon,
While al this WAS occurring. Mrs
Rodgers had awakened Mr.. and Mrs.
James Qal,tcT. who live near hy. and told
thssn ~ tAe terrible scene When nsfiel
hssi staggered away from Fay he gas Gu,
OF from slight by an in,egvenlns building,
aad this led NJ, Rodgers 70 think the