The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-26

Everett Man Claims City and County
owe Ss5O for Information.

Everett Man Claims City and County
Owe $3.50 for Information.
A. Fischer, of Everett. is in the city try
ing TO collect the reward offered by the
city of Seattle and King county for infor-
nation which would lead to the arrest
and conviction of Dave Denee. the crazy
desperate who shot Dick Richards in
gambling den on Cherry street on jan
uary 27 $780, and made him turn over
500. Fischer claims that the informa-
ton was furnished by his wife.
After Denee escaped from the city Dep
uty Sheriff Jack Mcdonald and Constable
Brooks tried to capture him at the race
track, but lac eluded them. came back TO
the city and took a room at Mrs. Fischer's
lodging house at Sixth and King streets
he asked for an evening paper and had
HIS meals taken TO him. From his actions
Mrs. Fischer immediately concluded her
roomer was Denee, for whom the police
we're looking, and told Officer Harding.
Harding hunted up Chief Rogers, then
detective, and they watched the house.
There was long hall through the house
with rooms on either side a back en-
trance aud flight Of stairs at the front.
The room opposite that in which Denee
was supposed TO be concealed was locked.
so the officers had TO take the one at the
front end of the hall. which commanded.
from the doorway. both the front stairs
and the back door. In the middle of
the night John Caldwell, a special officer.
and Phil Sullivan joined the watchers.
Caldwell was watching at the doorway In
chair. but about o'clock got sleepy and
fell of his chair into the hall Ii did not
wake him, but suddenly Denee came ont
with his big gun and looked up aud down
the hall. Then he went back and CaId.
well was deposed as a watcher. About
O'Clock Lieut.. Willard went down to the
house and, while Rogers was outside TO
keep Denee from jumping cut of the win.
dow. Knocked az the door. uenee stuck
his nose ont Of the door and then went
back and tried 10 get out Of the window.
lie stuck the muEzle Of his big Colts re-
yolver down toward Rogers, who
yelled up;
$50 back and come our through the hole
you went IN"
Denee went back and MAS pulling on his
clothes when Willard raped at the door
again and told Denee 90 open up. as the
officers wanted him. Finally Deaee said
lie would open the door. bat wanted vii.
lard 20 understand that he VAS armed and
would shoot.
leo ahead and shoot, I" replied Willard.
There are four OF us 30 one of YOU.
nenee then opened the door aha stood
there with his bag gun held in both hands.
pointed directly al his own heart Willard
commenced talking 70 him, aud as he
Iesrnea that his victim WAS alive and
would probably live his hands SLOWLY
sAgge4 antIi the mGxE.e Of the gun pointed
over hts shoulder. Then Willard winked
70 HArilhE. Who grabbed the gun out Of
Denees hAaas. aud tile caplare Was made
At headquarters siA3 xax taken OF
psnes and placed in an envelope When
Mitchell, then chief Of police. turned over
the Office % his successor, Thornton. the
essveioue Nas feand TO be empty. The
council took action 10 make Mitchell set
tie TIE deficiency. bat ia some manner the
affair vas goss sight Of
Chief Rogers and Sergt. Willard sav
that AFs Fischer gave TIE information
iaAi LED 70 the arrest
henee was convicted ana died while
serving bis terra Ia tie psnlientiArv.
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