The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-01
City Marshal Jetfreys Shot by
an Unknown Tramp.
MURDERER HoTLY PURSUED.
The Whole Country Turns out to
Hunt Down the Fugitive.
d-Biooded and Unproveked Nur-
der-British Columbia Lumber he
ginning to Enter Califarata Market

TACOMA. Sept. So.-fSpeclal William
Jetiries. city maTsAal Of Puvailup and an
old resident. was murdered this evening
by a ssndy-complexioned man, aged 50.
who is supposed 10 be a hop picker or
tramp. aud who, with companion. a
smooth-faced youth OF 10 lied TO the
brush. pursued by n sher.ff's posse and
all the available male portion of the
town. An old Puyallup Indian crossing
hop field near town was mistaken Tor one
of the musdeFers, and was fired at five
times before ne vas caught. He refused
TO halt when commanded, not knowing
who the people wers who commanded is.
After being brought 10 town the Indian
was let so. The murderers continued
southwark from Puyallup, traversing hop
fields and brush patches unit! they saw
farmer driving along with team. They
held him up at the point of a revolver
and took his team and wagon and drove
rapidly southward toward orting. Sheriff
Matthews is personally in charge OF the
posse. aud has men throughout the coun-
try ready To intercept the mnrderers. The
man who did the shooting is feet 8 9inches
tall. with sandy complexion. brown
clothes, striped trousers and new shoes.
Jeflreys was looking for stolen goods.
and was examing a bundle in a saloon
when two strangers entered. They COM
manded Jeffreys to desist, saying the
bundle belonged TO them. Jeffreys had
already found revolver in the bundle,
and had it in his hand when they came in.
The sandy-compiexioned man commanded
Jeifreys TO throw up his hands, but before
he could move the spokesman shot him
down. In the Indignation and excitement
there is the usual talk of lynching the
murderers If caught during the heat of the
chase.
BIoodhounds will be brought from FL
iensburg tomorrow TO run down the MUIR
derers If they are not captured by day
light. The sheriff has posted deputies on
all the wagon roads, and il is believed the
murderers can not escape unless some one
harbors them.
I:15 a. m.-fhe Puyallup murderers are
reported surrounded by posse at Fern
Hill, six miles south of Tacoma. An ad-
ditionai posse of deputy sheriiIs has just
been sent there. The bullet which killed
Jeffreys passed through his body, piercing
the hears and breaking the arm on the
opposite side. lie saw the mnrderers
leave the train and place bundle on the
window sill In the rear of the saloon.
News OF the murder reached this city
last evening, through dispatch from
Sheriff A. G. Matthews. OF Pierce county,
asking that man be sent on the first
train 20 Meeker with one of Sheriff Wool
ery's bloodhounds. The dispatch con-
cluded: Arrest for murder man 5 feet o
inches tall, weight lbs pounds, sandy
mustache, black hat, brown coat. striped
trousers and new shoes; aged Is
years. Arrest on same charge young
man 5 feet inches tall, light build, has
light blood spot on right cheek. Sheriff
Woolery said his hound was sick and ne
dare not let him so. King county officers
are on the lookout for the murderers, and
il suspicious characters are found they
will be placed under arrest.