The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-21

How the Pod.ss Of Coleman and
patten We're Found.
VIVID PICTURE OF 4 CRIME.
Mrs. Yrssh Dnsharmss Esrsaxkssfe
vissea Recalled by Her Has~
sasars Tragic Dssth-

city fssx Wednesday noFaiaz rscsIas TIE
Tsserzam rsardef gn@ ~ TIRE INST es.e-
brste1 tragedies - tns history 81 tsse ssss~.
ro.assT~ ret alone l,eezrse Of sfs Aozg sewEs
battles enscA fnasiy resSltsd "a ssas Erse~
ing % the sspzossd zE4zrssyeE. "a. sae
Ysseussar e.scuEissg aacss sh3eh Jed 20 the
discovery Of the ksS4is. 81 tts victims.
wa6eh haa been sznx tn Lake W sssIngtoa
Rear sas sonsAsrn point ~ Mercer fsssE'ss.
On TIE rsorn5ug 81 February .. is-s. The
osy that Seattle "a. fnrozn into eorf5s-
ssoa By the Chsnese ra1ss, ]. A3aEiDg
o.ssszsn. sho iIss6 On tbs east sasvs q
LAKE Washington. opposite Mercer ls3-
aud. accompanied By yosng raSn nsned
Ml.ssas Pssssa. started serozs the Lake ser
seatt.s 70 gre ev!ceEcs ia 8 lsnt cass IN
wEssh Q nesgtstzor. q. II. Miller. Was
insersst<s. Mrs. eo.snssa SAG sae boat
pass sro@na tie soash<rn end Of Mercer
fsssp1. and that "a the iass isfns rs oceEs-
rants a@re seen asixs. oa March :, Dsagsy
. ssa0sash later. the bodAss Of liz ansoTtG-
rate men wers found BY frafx itzshsTssl.
Thomas Murphy, Charles stsszss afsa r.
Grssana ia the sa:sr hear an Old tree ihsi
projected from the b&Dg Of Mercer ssi-
sna. Tas sirangss; part q tie az
fair, however. came to isght ~hsn
IL was knosn ttaxt the discovery
~as maize by following the dictates q a
dream Mrs. FRANK DusharTn bad Gu TIE
nlgas o. the rioia. In that dream she bad
Q foil osGIsns Of TIE tragedy Bat knew
nothing ~ to the names Of those implicated
or the location other xise than IL VAS on
ths sa0rs OF Iske. The morning after
Mrs. DasharEa I.aI the dream she FsiAsed
Il to her isasbsud. xho laughed 81 her. tell
ing sses tass it,wss due Ia the excitement
Of sae light ard 5sy previous. The dream
was rsiaisd 10 sofae Of her neigh 5ors- AZ
that time IL Vas DOT snoxn that Cole man
and Patten wese missing and later. HhsFi
the report vas csreaissed that two Tnsn
had net death On Lake Washington snd
foul play vas suspected. Ars. Dusharfn
connected 10 ~tth her dream. although her
husband ~ still skepsicai. Tim. passed
and nothing but the sxiff ia which Cole
man and Patten had embarked zas found.
Mrs. Dusharm finally persuaded her hus-
hand to 80 TO the lake and search IN ae-
eordsaee with the directions she had re-
eeised In the dream Is TO the point where
the bodies lay. The first day he went Bill
Haytsr accompanied him. but they we're
unsuccessfai. The next day. however.
pusharm. accompanied By the men pre-
vionsiy mentioned. continued the search
and came upon the tree described by Mrs.
Uusharm. Near IL we're evidences OF the
murder and in the water not more than
thirty feet away we're the bodies Of the
murdered men.
The story Of the dream ia nov Published
In full for the first time I'm Seattle and was
sk,f nd f~y4a tx4nS -
exxeTs reporter from Mrs. Dusharm 81
her cosy little hone on Weller street.
Mrs. Dusharm IL tall. stately woman,
with dark eyes. prominent forehead and
raven black hair. She 10 charming con-
versa;ionalist but dislises TO talk for pub
location. and at the time tho dream With
its full significance became known, she
carefully avoided newspaper men. Yes
tsrdsy she consented 10 tell the story.
which Was ~ follows:
al the time OF the Chinese riots my
husband and myself lived very near the
point where the disturbances we're most
pronounced. We were alarmed for our
safety ~ IL was rumorod that the work
men Intended TO IRE the Chinese quarters.
The militia. however, assured my husband
that there would Re no trouble that night,
and he ven, 20 bed as II nothing bad hap
yensd Win re. however, is was differ
enL | was very nervous and the clock
struck before retired. 1t seemed 70 fne
thai fell 10 sleep more from exhaustion
than any desire TO siumher.
al suddenly found myself Standing on
the shore of lake where the foliage was
- thick and pfoiscisn. that stood With
one foot In the water and the other on the
sana. while | MAS clinging 10 the bushes
- In snee myself. Al nay Fsgai hand, not
fsr Distant. sas Whitehall boat. resting
sAsatls On the beach. and as had
acquired kno sle1ge Of hoA,s from my
father. Who was bllldcf. looked 81
81 critically. The boat had been painted
white. bat s.fne aaA weather had d.scal-
osed IS The oars and seats were tilsar.
rsnFrEi. as il they had been left hgyrledIy.
! noticed that juss aey end the boat IN old
faiiefs tree projected oyer ths water. and
While MAS looking a. II / heard step on
The shore. looked ao Ahd saw s. saor,.
Hisidie-asea maa. wilh gray whiskers aad
ssaFx clothes. eua.nE toward me with dif-
feaisy. HE came up 60 me AMI in voice
al hsseeehiug eAFaestn~ss said. Come.
lie locked - moafnful and sad
ts&As Wat sGAfs NIs GUAFEF !
villa pits, vet doubling tho prorr.esv ..
following 8 stranger. ! a.i NOT obey bis
sarnmons, Thea lie grabbed ruy sleeve
and spoke aEasn w}th sreAg earnestaess
sayinx. Come | followed hlaa. he stooy-
img b, bend the baaasS 80 that coali
walk along mere easily. We hal not gone
Ear whsn We reached a spos wAere tao under.
brush MAS uos 50 taick. Ny guide stopnet,
and pointing ia direction parallel silh The
saare. exclaimed: 'lsooki See that boy.
lie II dead coa,t see no one sal tod
him So. bat sdvaaced - the place " here
he sliced. Bs<nTe ! bad tine 20 look be
cried Sec, ihere he isl We were mnr.
dsFed On LAKE Washington. Yea v.I.
s.wsYs knos the place by ths; tree Il Al
lies rs the water / followed the direc.
ton IN u htch be pointed and say The boot.
al some one lying On his back. The boots
we're large and ! replied. That Is 40 boy,
~ Is 3asse man.'
Ne said be, - IS a hov. and we u ers
murdered on Lake Washington. You
viii kGow TIE spo; ~ the tree that lies in
the a aseT. vent 0V 10 the peFSoa a. the
ground AMI booked at hts face. TWAS
thsi CT ayoath - oE 81 wears cid, bat Re
Was very tai. eoa.d not see ANY wounds.
and sai - my c. a ramon: lie is no;
dead. he 10 siSepIns.' No replied tae
naaa. ne is deaf. We wese murdered |
looked beyond the bo3v ana saw ,of,
fe!s bat wl&a q larSe roanA hole in o,s
eide of it. NAAs l stood lo.sk ny 40 the
body heard voices ieon the moi. >, 81,
they had urrVaudei us. became sls-n.e.i
o. sse thought of betrr murdered n So
for having discovered tas deed, and sprtp-.
ing past my guide. who tslsa q st,,f, t,,s
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