The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-04
CLOSE AT HIS HEELS.
Deputy Sheriffs Will Catch Puy-
aliup Murderer Today.
RowoYIsM eY MiLITIAMEN.
They Steal Apples ~ the raeoms Pair
The whasoom Fair Opsned-sorsh
Yskfma's Indisn Celebration

val. Of the county Jail here, had opium
smnggier Jon Brooks In bis keeping Tor
three months before he WAS sentenced 10
imprisonment in the government prison
nj McSeips island Brooks escaped from
the island September Is, and Duvai De-
iieyes ne IL the man who murdered City
Marshal Jeffrey. of Puyailup.
In an interview today. Frank AeMur-
ray, partner CT the murderer OF JEFFREY,
stated that he came here with the murder
erss pal from Yakima September - 10
ynest the man who subsequently murdered
Jeffrey, and who was presumably Brooks'
that they talked Of robbing the Puyaiiup
bank, and agreed 20 give McMurray half
the ssswsg" for watching outside ana
warning them Of the approach OF officers
while they were engaged In the banks ana
stores.
The murderer's pal introduced the MUIR
derer TO McMurray on Friday last and
they rendezvoused across the bay, On the
PuyaiIup Indian reservation The muir
derer was known 10 McMurray as Hamil-
ton. and he says the first thing Hamilton
asked him when he had q chance 10 speak
20 him after the killing Of jeffrey was;
did kill him?"
Eyes, guess You did"
"well, intended 10. i aimed Tor his
heart"
Tho murderous 81 passed through JEFF
frey's heart Later they saw party OF
deputies approaching. The deputies were
hunting the murderer. McMurray says
Hamilton said:
II would not turn out for one or two
men I'd kill them IL they interfered. bat
guess there ara too many Of them in that
gang. In turn out"
He turned aside, agreeing 20 meet Nc
Murray At Palmer. seventeen miles beyond
South Prairie. AcMurray admitted that
he had seen Clifford Stewart on the bay
last Saturday. but denies that he ever car
rIed gun. Clifford Is positive he did have
q gun. and also that he and the man he
calls Hamilton had blankets and q gun
each, white Hamilton had two suits Of
clothes, and both gave every evidence of
having been in the Indians hut across the
bay Tor at least two days.
McMurray says no is the son Of John
III. McMurrsy, a Hillsboro, Or. farmer;
that William and Nat Barrett, of that
place, are his uncles. and that William
Barrett, of Hiilsboro. is his cousin. The
latter. he says, is prosecuting attorney OF
the county, but cannot give the name Of
the county In which HilIsboro 10 located.
Judge Ben Cornslius. McMurray says, Is
another uncle at Hillsboro. as are also
Bob and Hubert McMurray. of McPher-
son, Kan. In one breath. McMurray said
he had lived In hLilsboro for two years.
and In another that he and another boy
had got into scrape there eight years ago
by stealing . revolver. lie affects great
frankness.
Willie Mclaughlin, OF North Yakima,
he says, was to have Joined the murderer
and his pal and himself In . robbing tour
and hoidups throughout the Northwest.
McLaughlin's father, he says. keeps q
hotel at Yakima, and he fell in with him
after picking hops for nine days. When
be first met the murdsrer's pal,
he says, the latter asked him If he ever did
any thing crooked, and when he answered
he had done nothing but steal revolver
and run away from home Ut Hillsboro be-
cause his father wanted to whip him for
stealing tho family horses and going sky-
larking 10 dances. the man got him to
agree that hs would not give him away II
he took him on bank and store robblng
schemes.
McMsrray claims that he did not intend
10 meet Hamilton again after leaving him
Sunday night because he Was afraid he
would kill him II he spoke cross TO him or
threatened TO tell the officers where be
VAS. MeMurrsy tells many lee. but rs a
rule seems willing TO correct himself lie
had handkerchief mask tied about his
head when Clifford Stewart saw him, but
he denies II. as well as having had re-
volver at that time. McMurrsy's Hills
boro record Is being investigated. County
peace officers believe Hamilton sent Nc
Murray ahead for food. They also say the
men who are hunting Hamilton will very
likely kill him in capturing him. They
will take no chances.
Lster.--The hunted murderer of Con
stable jeffrey is likely 10 be captured to-
morrow. III Is believed 60 he seercted on
tho isft bank of the White river. twelve
miles below Buckley. Sheriff Matthews
secured information TO this effect this af.
ternoon. and has since stationed fifty Off
GERS about the locality " here the fugitive
IL supposed 90 be In hidlng. They are
resting on sheir arns tonight, and will be-
ordered 20 close in tomorros. The sher.
iff.s posse. hy the aid OF bloodhonnds,
struck the murderer's trait today. and FOL.
lowed it over ten miles Then man,
whose Identity only the sheriff knows
gave information regarding his supposed
locality, upon which the sheriff acted IN
posting his men.
McMurrsy escaped from the Oregon re-
form school recently. A Mukilteo Indian
brought word tonight that Hamilton is q
member of band OF highwaymen who
have their headquarters six miles from,
Auburn, between Tacoma aud Seattle.
and is now harbored there. having
escaped through the Gordon of depu-
tea A posse is being organised at
paysllup 60 follow the Indians directions.
When the course of the bloodhoands Was
changed Monday they were headed for the
bandits alleged headquarters. near Aa.
hnra. Some Of the officers believe the
Matiltso Indian Is unreliable. although
he claims 70 know Jsttrey's murderer aud
has seen h1tn near Auburn since the muir.
der.
TnE SOLDIERS STOLE ArpIEs.