The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-07

white p.tch on the left side Of the bead Is he
bandsses which cover the wounds made by
the gun OF Perpetual Motion" C0rnett.l
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and, unknown 20 himself, carefully OBJ
served The Identification Is positive and
there is no longer any mystery rs to why
Bianck was willing to plead guilty 10
murder in the first degree. thing never
before heard Of fn this part OF the country.
The record of this most extraordinary
criminal for Eve days, commencing sun
day, September 20. Is as follows:
KILLED.
William Jeffrey, constable Of Puyallup:
shot through. tie lover end Of the heart.
Charles III. Bridweii. bartender a. the
Mug saloon. shot through the lower part
Of the heart.
Harry Moore. deputy sheriff: shot
through the right side at thirty PAGES in
pitch darkness.
ArrrsrrEp TO SHOOT.
Detective Edward Cudihec, who was for
tunate enough TO avoid the wouid-be muir
derer's aim and then fought him for life or
death.
HOW he WAS IDENTIFIED.
About 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon
John Scott. the hotel proprietor at
Mseker, who had Jeffrey's murderer and
the boy Fred McMurrsy for guests at din
ner; Thomas Bouiay. a carpenter, who
stood close to Jeffrey when he was shot,
and A. Clark, city marshal of Pnyallup,
accompanied by Sheriff Matthews. of
Pierce county, went to the county Jail and
had look at Thomas Blanck. as he has
been known here. They decided without
hesitation tha. he was no other than
u.n.tff1r hfst an .as31. s4,a ~, after rcY~f,,.
siyely young McMurray was brought over
from Tacoma on the evening train and
placed In Jailer Mnnroes new cage, the de-
scription Of which was printed few days
ago In tho Pogr-fSrgLLIsExcER. Sheriff
Matthews was with tho boy, and
thsngs had been Gxed In such a way
that they could see. yet not DO seen.
Jailer Munroe then brought Blanck into
the room and spoke TO him. The moment
MeMurray heard the voice OF the muir
derer his ears pricked up and he looked
forward eagerly. A moment later he saw
the man and instantly recognized him as
his former companion aud the slayer of
jeffrey. The boy Was afraid 20 have the
story become public property. because
Bianck. or Hamilton. has a companion
who Is as desperate As he. and ne might
Hill McMurfay on sight
McMarray told the story OF his relations
with this greatest of despsradoes in a long
Interview with a posr-iNFrLttGKNcER re-
porter. MeMarray Is Is years old aud has
q round face and grey eyes. lie is about
five feet six inches tall and, IL we'll dressed
and esoomsd. would present an attractive
appearance. lie was born ia Ellensburg
and moved from there 20 Hll!sboro, Or,
from which place he Was sent to the re-
form school for stealing an old revolver.
lie Was taken sick With typhoid fever and
while eonvaleseing made hrs escape last
sprsng. lie sent 30 Portland and then 10
Dfyaa Ia Lewis county, where be worked
in shingie mill until il was found out
that he had escaped from a reform school
He lefs hurriediy and made his way to the
hop lelis at North Yakima aud after stay
Ing there a short time started TO beat his
way west over the Northera pac,ac At
this Iolnt his relations with Blanck's
'rai" commenced. ard in relating what
occurred subsequently,. MeMurray said:
TBKp N'SuRRAYs sroRr
Il think IL Mas about six weeks ago |
went TO Yakima aud that would make il
five weeks ago that ! was in a coal car a
milo or 50 this side 81 Yakima when a
tall. heavy. thick-set man With black mus
tAehe and whisksrs caught on aud got
into the car With the. lie commenced
taking and told me thas he had com
psnion named Hamilton in Tacoma and
that be vas worSing that way % meet
hin. That night We stopped IN Ellens-
burg At hotel. the name II which don't
remember. The next morning We started
ous again and worked along the road on
freight trains. eventually arriving IN
Tacoma tao weeks $40 last Tues
day. We walked along Pacific Av-
enus 20 the last saloon on the
right hand side, elose TO the water front,
where we met Hamilton. Just coming out
of the door. AT that time Hamilton and
my nesly made friend had money. and
were not afraid IL SPEND ID. Ne went
down 90 the wageF froat, hired a boat and
rowed across the bay. After coming back
81 evening" We wSn' NJ 20 lodging house
aud took room. For ssyevsl DAYS we
we're around town. stopping nights a. ar
fsrsns places Ny companions we're kina
90 me and gave nae money. WhatI havs
noS Is the remainder Of IS that Rianex %
Hamilton gave me. They never talket
much aeons themssIves, bus Hamilton
SAID be as from New Iogk. Tae other
fellow never told me his name and ala
not take the trouble - iaeulre.
Once the man with the black whts-
hers said something about meeting a
man With giri. lie ordered she man 20
he'd up bis hands. bat the man paid no
ntlvation 10 the command. The nan
wgtn the whtskevs fred and missed his
mau. = DO shsn put up has hands aud -
CAP the climax, Hamilton ran. asa sure.
heSeysE. thai uAnlstoa Is not afraid Of a
dozen men. for after he skoots be Is
coos as 4 lie Vas shooting for practice.
IL ass tWo weeks aga tonight tSatasdAy.
October . tbAt tho man with the black
whsskegs gola Hanslten aad me thAt he
woald Work hack 60 Yakima along the
Northern Paciho and that we could follow
later.
The nSxs dsY, Sunday, September -
Hamilton aud vent 10 fuyallup. leaving
1Acons AZ : o'clock IN she morning. un
tas wsy Aaml.toa showed me What ne
could do with his revolver. lie = ora il in
. kolssex ~ ais aide, saa without making