The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-21
pIRATES' BOLD PLOT.
:, Try to Murder a Skipper
and Steal His Schooner.
ago BY A QUICK MOVEMENT.
xtx Assault on Capt. La Moure
ave Pretended Purchasers
Of His Boat Q O

noure, captain Of the sckooper
- THURSDAY afternoon about 3
- near Wes. point. La Moure was
an the head three times wnh
...-.,osnd Ieaden bar, and then driyea
~ cabin. where he grabbed re-
and covered his assailants- After
I - Marley, during which the men said
'n.enaed to knock him insensible
.seal the boat. the captain drove them
she dingy at the point of a gun and
- them TO escape. Mr.. Ia Moure
- IN the city four hours later an
ue condition from the effects Of the
| ng be received
sehooner Succeed is of six tons bur-
snd has been tied up at the wharf at
saos az Virginia street, in North Seat
!. br some time. Attached to her was a
- srnifying that she was for sale.
= sssaay morning about 10 O'Clock q
"a ,ssher coarseiy dressed man with q
I. anstache. dark complexion and gray
xsiked into the Gordon Hardware
ss..sary's store and asked TO see Charles
aid q salesman, who is halloween
!. - Succeed. He talked q long time
.s-stthe boat, and intimated that Ire v as
~ 10 become a purchaser. His
.uks touched every detail Of the
- and the smallest articles
her. Later in the day he came
gain and continued his questions
= giving Mr.. Sheffield sort of brief
m OF himself He said that he was a
~ and had been on the Atlantic and
Il Ae. lie claimed TO have once lost q
Il IN Chesapeake bay, and volunteered
4 ulorsnation that he had been os4lip-
.ked on tie British Columbia coast
!. I three weeks ago. Now he was in
d. .isy looking out for aocratt that would
na hin. Mr. Sheffield persuaded him TO
raj fsY Mr. Judson La Moure, the skipper
al chisf owner of the schooner, and the
latter took him down to the schooner ~
insect her. The man was anxious TO
have her sailing qualities tested. so Mr.
Ia MeuTe agreed to take him out the fol-
loving dag.
Acccrdlas TO agreement the stranger,
secompsased by small. well-dressed man
OF fafbr genteei appearance. met Mr.. Ia
Noassf the dock at the appointed time
loha Martin. who rooms at the Central
boss, corner of Virginia and Front streets,
sss y accompany the party. but did not
sriys on time, and the three started out.
sbsre as brisk breeze blowing, and the
.ateeed BOWED along over the ripping
sres st good rate OF speed. The course
vs. across the Sound TO Biakeley and then
ha line for West point. It was about 3
o'clock In the afternoon, when the schooner
sr q short distance south OF the
ssns, that Capt. la Moure began to
nink il was time 20 start back
essrd the city. The day had been passed
tsssantiy and the strangers had acted
Is gentlemen. Without any apparent
| nson. however. the big stranger bad
| Asa q seat on the cabin back Of La
| 4oure and the little man some distance in
. koL The schooner is built peculiarly in
tha Der cabin is in the stern of the boat
sna ssniered by folding doors. La Moure
yasAos. his gold watch, and. as he put
hhsfkh his pocket. remarked:
Wei ] guess we'll turn around here. !"
I - lAst moment he was struck stun
Elasklow from behind under the left ear,
az, thinking il might have come from
~ boom. he glanced up. Almost in
sanity be was dealt another stunning
bow IN the same place. Dazed by the
bows ne arose. turning his head 1T the
nme time 10 see the perpetrator. AS he
ed so he sag the upiifted hand of the big
Stranger holding a sounding iead about a
6ci long and weighing fully fifteen
pounds. The arm descended and La Moure
iect!sed a terrific blow on the shoulder
BON the man, who was nov coming at
hm with murderous intent.
Is Moure dropped the tllier and sprang
70 his feet, fully realizing that he was at
As mercy OF desperate men. The big
nan thought that he was going TO jump
ssssboard and yelled to his confederate.
'hen't lee him jump overheard. don't
Ahm jump overheard"
The little man, however, instead of fol-
asing the victim. grabbed the tiller and
sspt the beat on her course. La Moure
kooa facing the man with the lead pin
Ha, expecting TO receive his deathblow
WsFy minute, begged for his life. What
hsad and how he said il IS indistinct
his mind, but he pleaded 10
Asbsd OF taking him, deienseless
ahe was, and killing him IKE dog The
y man, seeing that his plans had mis-
ained, told him grufily to get into the
usin, La Monre started TO obey aud the
hemeht he reached the door the big fell
~ murder stiiI in his heart. came after
an With the leaden weapon. Ia getting
~ he cabin La Moure stumbled and
- eat as be went TO the floor stuck his
Alna under the pillow OF his berth and
Faiei out his SS-caliber double-aetion re-
sa'sr. The wonld-be murderer had no
s@t 10 check his steps and Was within
"e 'sei cf Ia Moure when the latter
Ma'sd the gua full in his face and cried
stop"
zee enFly brute stopped as il glued TO
s'pst and the little man At the tiiler.
s what had taken place, yelled out
great alarm manifest ia his voice:
seolH
= aoure had his finger pressing the
W. al bait cock. but with remarkable
saee Of mind, although still daEed. re-
go irom shooting. The big man took
- sAse of the luil and sprsng out OF the
- aad slammed the double doors to-
- lie put bus back against
and taus held the captain
soner for the time being. La
49, vas now irving 20 gain time.
=. Nfoaeh small port hole
- see his enemies and hear them dis
- The situation. they realized that
seles hal been turned % them and
- cay too anxious 10 either get cut Of
a. ssfape - best they could or get the
aand again BY treachery. Ia Moure
~ stronghold nnally asked them
- .asy proposed 10 do. The big fellow
a. you have bcatea rs az our own
:. r. aad we silI give up. Now ! will tell
=. al We intended doing With YOU in