The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-26
WILL BE TRIED HERE.
Warrant for Wilcox for the
Fetting Murder.
HE TRIES THE HABEAs CORPUS.
An Attempt to Get Dat Of Custody IT
1acoma Faiis-HIs Gambling
story.

Detective tuclnee Was clo4esed Win
Prosecuting Attorney Miller about an
hour yesterday afternoon. during which
tinae the evidences against William A. VIII
cox in connection with the murder Of
Mrs Charlotte Fetiing and James King.
was explained Although the chain Is
circumstansiai. the prosecuting attorney
agreed with the detective that there was
cause 70 bring Wilcox before = Justice for
an Investigation. Prosecuting Attorney
Miller took legal looking paper from q
drawer 80 his right hand. and was bussly
engaged with pen and ink for several min
utes. When the detective left the Office
he had the following paper in his posses
sion.
''rs JUSTICES COURT.
Before William Caldwell. justice of the
peace in and for King county. residing
and sitting in Seattle precinct State OF
Nv ashington, county OF King. IS.
I'D Cudihee being first duly sworn. on
oath says: That al Seattle. in said King
county, state of Washington, on the 4th
day % September. A. ID. 1888. one William
Wilcox did commit the crime of murder IN
the first degree, as follows: Then and there
being the said William a. Wilcox on the
Attn of September, 1893, in King county.
Wash. in the night time. the dwelling Of
Charlotte Fetting, uuiawfully, felonio1sly
and burgiarlously did enter with intent
then and there to commit q felony, and
then and there IN the perpetration of said
crime did unlawfuily and feloniously kill
the said Charlotte Fetting with certain
handkerchiets. which the said Wilcox did
put and force into the mouth and throat
OF Charlotte Fetting, producing mortal
choking and struggling. from which Char
lotte Fetting did die, contrary TO the form
OF the statute in such case made and pro-
vided, and against the peace and dignity
Of the state of Washington.
"ED CUprHxE
Subscribed and sworn 70 before me
this 18th day Of November, A. ID. 1898.
.'WILLIAM CALDWELL.
Justice of the peace, Seattle precinct,
King county, WASH"
At 7:06 o'clock in the evening messen-
ger came into police headquarters and
handed Chief Jackson the following tele-
gram:
TACOMA, Nov. 25.-A Jackson: Writ of
habeas corpus issued for Wilcox. Hearing
before Judge Baker at tonight.
LINCOLN DAVIS, Chief of Police"
An answer was Immediately sent asking
the Tacoma police to hold Wilcox as Cudi-
hee was on the way with a warrant.
TACOMA, Nov. 25.--fspecial. William
A. wilcox, accused of the murder OF Mrs.
Fetting and James King was gotten out of
Jail tonight on writ of habeas corpus and
taken before Judge Parker, who remanded
him TO Jail TO await q warrant from King
county, which Chief jackson wired had
been issued. Ii il Is not served before
Monday Wilcox is to be brought before
Parker again. Detective Cudihee has served
the warrant and expects to take Wilcox to
Seattle tomorrow. 1t is believed the chief
object of the habeas corpus is to get VIII
cox out SO an attorney employed by his
friends could talk with him. Wilcox
when interviewed said he played poker
on Labor day from till o p. IN.
and then went home. He had nearly
$500 then and over 500 when he went
TO Snohomish soon after On the night of
the King murder he left King at $50
p. m. and went straight home. arriving
there before 8 O'Clock. Officers claim
much of this is contradlcted by evidence
they nave and by his former statements. !"
Gov. McGraw has promised, on be-
half of the state 10 offer a reward of $500
Tor the capture OF President s. H. Hart and
Cashier +. A. Densmore, Ascending
officials of the defuncs State Bank of Buck
ley. provided Pierce county offers similar
reward. State Senator w. r. Sergeant
anu W. opso, knT CofuLuttktt sent OY
Buckley citizens to wait on the governor,
left yesterday morning for Tacoma TO con-
fer with the Pierce county commissioners
Mr.. Sergeant and Mr.. Goss are confident
of securing both rewards and when they
have done so they will call on the commits
sioners OF King county and ask for
another reward of $500. Both members of
the committee think that reward of at
least 81. 500 should be offered.
TACOMA. Nov. 25.-TSpecial The Bos-
ton National Bank of Seattle sues the
Buckley State bank for s547, w. III. Scott
being made garnishee. 1t is claimed
Mrs. Densmore. wife of the cashier
of the Buckley bank. is at Ia
coma or Seattle. She is being
Swallowed. The county commissioners do
not feel able to offer $500 for the arrest of
Hart and Densmore in connection with
the governors offer of $500, having no
funds. Ii is claimed Hart has wrecked
other banks under assumed names.