The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-15

In front Of the house 10 thick growth
OF vines and weeds. and on the other sides
are numbers Of Or trees, with profusion
Of underground. The building does not
stand entirely alone. OF TO the right and
lower down the hill 10 another building,
and 10 the south In view from the road
side Is the residence Of Mr.. Peters.
now raE xuHnKa wAs COMMITTED.
IL 10 thought that the murder was the
deed of one person, aud that If he had ac-
COMPLIES they we're stationed outside the
house. Miller and schindel left home for
the Western Central hail at ESQ o'clock,
and Kssndl followed abont 7;lh shortly
after that the murderer with the hammer.
from the handle Of which two inches had
been sawed. tied in q paper. bag and
wrapped with piece Of fish lfne. entered
the kitchen door. No oatcry was heard,
and whatever happened was done quickly
and quietly. The only noise heard by the
neighbors was the barking OF ~ dog eh aimed
o. kennel little distance south OF tho
Kitchen. The attack must have been sud
den and a complete surprise. The woman
rallied after the iirst blow in the face, then
grappled with the murderer aud fought
him with all her strength. CircIing around
the room they knocked pieces from the
bunch Of everlastinws hanging on the north
wall. Forced 30 the center Of the kitchen.
the woman at last went down under the
blows from the hammer. and as she lay on
the floor the murderer continued
20 beat her face and head
uatu the features were hacked in,o
an unrcoognisabie mass. In attempting
60 protect her face Mrs. Miller raised her
left hand and a blow crushed the second
finger and iiattened the ring. The beer
raax in some way was stained with blood
and in the scuiile Kicked under The clothes
wFingor Al the end Of the sink. From the
sise of the pool OF Hood on the door IL 4.
evident that the body of the woman Law
fos several minutes IN the place where IL
FELL Whsa she was found half hour
later she held in her hand hlood-stainsd
copy ef the 4aSfsada C3fisrn. a radical
labor union paper published AZ st. Louis
ty the DATED Brewery workmen Of "a.
vnited states. She had probably picked
mp anceuscio1sgy ia her struggle 9th
the murderer
frits, the baby. ~ao had been Steering
In his cot was probably awakened bv the
noise and began 70 cry. Two b.aws. one
On the ieft lover ias and one near the left
ear. which spattsred blood uf-,u IN.
temple. ssleacea the child, Aaa ID. wo-k
Of death ives eomplsse
rHE sVEpxsVa sEcVxKs rug sosn
Iseaviag the bodies where thev l.x Al.
murderer At once proceeisa 10 loat Al.
house. leaving tie hlood-.talnca h.nsrns.
on the sindew silL First be weat =, 49,
closet in tie norsh west corner 81 ths r.s,r,
and took tr0En iss hl&iaE place a stnnll
vaiise that Miller tAinks contained a.
gold. Stepping into ths freus rcoua na
unloekea, probably With skeleton kev
tas trunk. and ia Ms haste tossed the e.s'
seats. consisting of letters and elothas- Al
shoat tho roouA- The same scene was rp-
peated IN ScAindsl's roefa upstairs. exe4,.
that his trunk wss nct broken oasn. b,t
klendl's effects werc not disturbed.
avTxNFT 70 TIxx rHx RoVsx
Returning % TIE sceae of sas crime. TIE
murderer vas prompted 60 remove AL
trace % the aeea ~ setting shs hoase on
ere. Amer quick survey 81 she premises.
he decided % start ne IRE n she middle
roorn. from whleA the flames coala net
readily Re discovered. and gsom Eaich. me
ere. once started, woala sprraa most
quickly 10 the entire ea.lainx. Thsn hs
drarsed she womzns BODY oy the hc~ss 10
that Eeou,. aud placed Il ess~ssn the tso
beds, uhsrs 10 seala - exposed %