The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-09
BLAscK HAS A TosGUE-LAsHrNs.

Hfs Tacoma LandIady Adds New Evil
dence of Identity With Hamilton.
Thomas Blanck, alias Frank Hamilton.
the Jesse James Of the Northwest, had an
interview with woman yesterday and,
although she gave him tongue-Iashing,
after be was behind the bars he only
laughed and said:
II don't think ever met YOU
The woman Was Mrs. Earle, land ady of
the Appleton house. on Pacific avenue.
Tacoma. and formerly Of the 81. Paul
house OF this city. She vas first intro
duced to Bianck in Jailsr Munroe's Office.
and contented herself with identifying
him as the man who. with the boy, Me-
Murray. and tall, slender man with clear
gray eyes. took rooms at her house.
Bianck took the matter lightly and
laughed NJ Mrs. Earle just as he laughs at
everybody who asks him il he killed
Jeffreys. Mrs. Earle was nervous until
Blanck Was behind the bars. then che
breathed more easily. and informed the
jailer she was afraid that terrible man
would kill both herself and him. She
wanted 10 talk with Blanek after he was
IN his cell. and in proportion as danger
recedsd from her. her courage came back.
Then Mrs- Earle commenced to talk to
Blanck from the shouieei She said he
came to her house, paid for a weeks
lodging. and at the expiration Of that time
feigned sickness and asked to be sheltered
a few days. She did SO. and also fed him.
He lost the KEY TO his door, but happened
TO have one that answered the purpose.
This he promised TO give her when he
went away. She gave him bundle of
al u~ht @h ha fs-
being those for opening which Jeffrey was
killed. She was very angry when she told
how Bianck refused TO give her his key
ner:
O. d. you, get out OF this, or
will throw You over the hanister."
Mrs. Earle did not stop 10 argue the
question at that time. but once having
10 relieve her mind.
Thomas Blanck vas unmoved. In fact he
took the curtain lecture like a gentleman,
and remarked:
III don't think you sre the woman did
business with. You're too large"
Mrs. Earle said she wasn't so large when
her cloak was of. and that Blanck knew
very well that no threatened to throw her
over the hanister.
Mrs. Earle's testimony settles beyond
doubt the identity of Bridwell's murderer
with the man who killed Jeffrey. bur
there Is stlil another point. When Blanck
was arrested Chief Rogers found n dat
satchel key on his person. Jailer Duvsi.
of Pierce county. took the key to Tacoma
and found that IL unlocked the satchel
left at Puyallup. IL was supposed that
the satchel belonged TO Smuggler Brooks.
who escaped from McSeiPs island, but
Fred McMurrsy, the boy who was with
Hamilton at Meeker when Jeffrey was
shot, told q Posr-IsrsILfaKscEs reporter
that the satchel Was Hamilton's property,
and bad been left at Puyall1p sometime
ago. Up to that time ~ Was thought the
ss,chel belonged TO Smuggler Brooks
Deputy United States Marshal Bridges.
of Tacoma, Was at the county jail yesser-
day and said positively that Bianck and
Brooks we're different persons
Bianck told a reporter that ne had been
known for two years by that name.
although IL Was assumed. Jaiser Manroe
saw, Oh at the letters ct. b" appear on
ptauck's revolver, which would indicate
,h., Blanek may have told the truth. He
still persists that he did not xill Jeffrey.
unles. something should change his mind
he will allow his case 20 pass TO the jury
unfought and ask for sosedy execution.
According TO his views death 10 nothing
more than sleep