The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-06
THE NET Is CLOSING.
Evidence That Bianck Is the
Meeker Murderer.
IN a HURRY FOR The oAlLo~s.
Many Pieces Of Evidence Combine 10
Identify Him with Jsnrey's slayer
He Fesrs Not Death

Evsdsnce is accommodating from every
direction 20 sbow that tAe Desperate WHO
sEo. Charles II. Bridwsl through the
heart and tried TO inorder Detective Iass-
kee 10 no ether than the man sho knee
CITY MarsAa. Jeffrey, Of Paysliap, 81
Mecker last SUNDAY night and shot
Deputy Sheriff Harry Moore 10 ORDER 20
rake his escape. Chief Of Police Rogers,
Sheriff J. r. WooIery. +. Dasal,
the Pierce county jailsr. }. d.
hicks. deputy sheris 81 Tacoma. asad
]. l. Ballains. Of the Tacoma Le1geT,
we're ali esoseted Ia the Issser's Office at the
courthouse last night With Bridwssl's nur-
ccres. ard after comparing notes were CT
the opinion that the identity VAS reason-
Ably sure even III the face OF connleting
circumstances and the mans refusal TO
make direct reply on the mastsr. lhs
doubt thai still exists viii he settled today
when John Scott. the hotslkseper at
Meekes, who has seen ysffFsy's murderer,
will be taken before the man in the county
iaIi and given abundant opportunity 10
settle the question.
sHAvGse sas room DIserIsE-
There Is little doabs that Thomas
R!aussk. "a he is known in this city, has
ussd the razor recently, presumably TO
remove the sandy musfache he wore when
in Meeker. He il also changed IN other
respects, As bis hair Is nov cut close and
he has on light trousers and a new shirt
The TACT still remains that to see Baanck
under favorable circumstances and get
good view Of his face II to form a mental
picture that tiuss Cannot efface- Every
man In the ialler's Office last night re-
marked thai the man before him was
the most perfect type Of con-
frmed and desperate criminal he
had ever seen. lie denies that he
has record IS a train robbsr and high
wayman. but there Is no question that
that liz his business and that he Is high
roller" With him il is liberty and other
mems money or death. no matter how
soon. The nearest approach 10 an admis-
sion that he Is the murderer OF Jeffrey is
his tac:s admission to Chief Rogers that he
n intimately acquainted with the case
and Was in Puyallup when the murder
occurred. This is what be said TO the
chief a. he grinned and showed his front
teeth. two being missing:
~ understand that the poor fellow they
were chasing disappeared in the bushes
and was then surrounded. Ii he hasn't
escaped he must be nearly starved TO
death. hope the poor man escaped"
Then he would grin from ear TO ear but
say not word in the shape of direct adj
mission.
HAD BEEN AT ruyALIcP.
Chief Rogers took mp the work OF tracing
Blanck's travels yesterday and, after To-
eating him at Tacoma September -. made
him admit that he came TO this city the
day that he did the shooting in the Mug
saloon, aud that he walked in oycr the
Northern Pacific road. What he was do
Ing bstween those dates will be determined
definitely after the account gwen by
Bianck has been verified. lie says that
he wss In Puy aiiup the night that Jeffrey
was killed. but had no ooinpsnion: that
he stayed there about eight hours and then
walked along the track several miles TO sn
old shack, where he passed the night. The
next morning he continued his journey
toward this city. making inquiry along the
route a. to developments in the Meeker
murder case Some Of tho particulars he
learned from the daily papers. but as a
rple resorted TO pumping" the ranchers.
Every time his identity with the muir
derer Ia that case Is mentioned he CON-
mences TO be evasive. but hls answers
might be summed up In the sentence:
''weil. know good deal about the
matter. but don's intend TO talk. II you
can Judge from my actions. all right. 4"
In taking with Posr-lsrrLiIexscEs re-
porter yesterday on the subject no brought
the matter to an issue by saying:
.'The man who shot Jeffrey was seen by
81. ta4 4.
description. How do / compare with itfs
The reporter told HIM that the eompari-
son was good, and taas he believed he was
the man. Blanck GRAINED again, dropped
his head and said in Low tone:
''IheFe are things cant tell you"
has MS PICTURE TAKEN.
When fllanck was pnt in the steel tank
night before last Jailer Snrry watched him
closely for fear that he would take the
han3ages from his head and hang him.
self Such thought evidently did not
enter the prisoners mind, for he passed
the night quietly. ~ Il he had not been
using his fellow beings for targets. When
Ghtsi Rogers arrived AZ headquarters yes
teFany mprning be had the prisoner taken
TO his room. where the hair clippers we're
brought into use. and soon Thomas Banck
ioss his crop OF brown hair. Or. Palmer
dressed the wounds in Blsnck's scalp
made by ''Ferpstual Motion" Corbett with
his gan. aud then the chief suggested a
wslk 10 the photographers. Blanck did
not relish the proposition, and even when
placed in the chair eylneed a disposition 81
belt Chief Rogers talked with him in q
quiet way. telhng him that the Job had
got TO he done and the quicker IL vas over
the better. Thsn BIaneg got ready for .hs
frss shot (trom the eamsrsl and at the
right point gvinned. The likeness VA.
good. Twice more he faced the camera,
and then was taken 10 the municipal court
rs HURRY yes rag GALLONS
As ne catered the Eeom he told nsseesiys
1aaihss, whom hs tried 20 kali the day
before. that he wanted 10 plead guilty and
have the thing over. The warrant eharg-
Tag him with mardessng Charles H. Bird.
welt was read aud then ghs court appointed
q. +. nogue rs defend hkm Rlanck Vas
dispgeased With the proceedings. ana When
bis attorney spoke aaons fkhtag the case
aud possibly getting me pgalsh meat down
80 three wears he replied that he had
rather be dead than serve three years in
the peuissntlary. La expressing this opsn-
lon he mentioned the place where he in
tends to meet John caEes,t with $ pitch.
fork as eeing better taan rem.
ilenliagy. Mr.. hogae could not change
his clients mind. and after Chief Rogers
hsd stated 10 the court the sdmtSstoa'
made ny Rlanek IS 60 kilhsg hridweN And
ths defense refused 80 introduce testimony
ledge Glasgow committed the prisoner 4
the ooasty Jail without eanas, pendin:
trial Assistant Prosecuting Attorney