The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-06

Jsffsey murder theory. IS the Description
tror1 Tacoma said s.nex shoes.
Rack responded readily when the Posi-
IsrELIIszxcxk reporter asked Tor an iatsr-
view
Have you any statement you wish TO
make Tor the pablo q s-ked the reporter.
a. Bianek leaned against the bars and
waited for the questions
.So: don't know IS there II anything
SPECIAL. ! have thought The a1sir over
and besseve the Jig is up l might Just -
wesi die today "a tomorrow. Even
fsghs this case. | sm sure 70 Be convicted.
The evidence against me Is overwhelming.
Struggle as / might. che conclusion would
be the same. The best / could figure on
xousd be . long term IA the peni-
tertiary. With me Il - liberty or
death. I had rather be killed than
stay thrss years IN TIE psnitentiary.
When went into that job al The saloon
thought would encounter sensible men.
mean by that people who would throw
up their hands when facing revolver. IL
a man gets the drop on me throw up my
hands. I expected they would do the
sane. They did not, and the one who
came toward me paid the penalty OF his
rash action Ii - all over and | arm 81 the
end Of my rope, aud the quicker the mat
ter is settled the better. | can not stand
to think Of lying in jail two or three
years"
HIS FRUSTRATED PIASs-
The conversation then brsnched of 20
deeds of highwaymen and train robbers
Bianck denied that he had ever taken part
in such work, but gave good idea OF how
he " ouId rob bank. Tie did not rob one
o. the banks instead of saloon because
lie had not two pals" horses and Win
chester rides. He thought he could make
q sweep Of about $50 from the saloon and
rhen. after securing his false hair and wig.
Sourney along the Great Northern rail-
road collecting toll a. the occasion Of
fsred. He preferred 20 get iew dollars
and get away than TO make . big haul
and call the whole country after him.
ut is rumored." said the reporter,
shat you are one OF q band OF train rob-
bers from Missouri which split up owing
to the recent war on such organizations.
and agreed 10 rendezvous in this state"
THAT isn't So" said Bianck, II am out
here alone. didn't think of bringing
any men with me. I'd like TO know how
you found out was in Missoula- / adj
NIT I was there, bur only about three
weeks. / came through Montana. but
made no long stops nor did any work"
Have you ever done any big money
lobs7"
''No, am q green hand at the work.
and then he grinned in such way that
the reporter thought he was . liar.
How much of an education have you
had p
',OnIy q common school training" was
his reply. ..and that IN New York city"
He had told another reporter that he
was the son OF an Illinois grocer, but
would not tell where he lived. Evidently
he was something of preyaricator or
his family must have migrated like q
flock OF ducks.
To end the interview he said he in
tended TO plead guilty in court and let
the sheriff hang him as soon as he got
ready.
In the evening Deputy Sheriff Hicks,
Jailer DuvaI and j. Z. Ballaine came over
from Tacoma. and in com pany with Sheriff
Wooiery. Chief Rogers. Detective +. A.
Gardner and young man from Missoala
inspected the prisoner. They were posi-
tive that he was not from MeNeil's island.
but could not help believing from cumuia-
tive evidence that he was Jeffrey's muir
derer. Deputy Hicks had telegraphed to
Meeker for John Scott. who saw the MUIR
ierer at dinner. but Scott had started for
Seattle. He was mt found last night in
time to be brought into the presence of
Blanck, so the clinching point in the mat
ter of Identification Is lacking. The young
man from Mfssouia is positive be has seen
Blanck. but does not know his name.
Detective Gardner has also seen Blanck
but cannot place him.
The coronsr's inquest over Bird wells
body was held yesterday morning at
Bonney & Stewards. and the verdict of
death ut the hands OF Thomas Blanck was
given in few minutes after the last wit
ness was examined. The witnesses were
Ed Spranger, Officer Gil PhilbrIck, Will
lam Codrick, Edward Caiihee and Ed
Reese. No new evidence was brought out.
The funeral services win be held some time
tomorrow.
During the day Mayor Phelps took occa-
sion to thank Detective Edward Cudihee,
who had the life and death fight with
Banck, for the courageous manner In
which he performed his task. and assured
him that such meritorious actions were
appreciated. The mayor also spoke very
highly OF Officer John Corbett, who came
10 Cudlbee's rescue.