The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-02
LooKsLIKE AroLIrIoAL MURDER.
Disappearance of Charles GloysfeiD,
Who Had Incurred Popuiist Wrath.


Spokane Spokesman Review. July 81.
Charles 4. Gloysteln, law-ablding
farmer living on California creek, fifteen
miles southeast Of Spokane. was enticed
from his house between II and O'Clock
yesterday morning and fouily murdered.
His terror-strieken wife and children inn
parted the terrible tidIngs after daylight
and Sheriff Pngh was notified of the out
rage by telephone from Rockford. Ac-
companied by Deputy Sheriff Humphreys
he went out to investigate. In the after
noon he teiephoned that Gloystein's hat
had been found a quarter of a mile from
the house. Ii had four or five holes in it
aud was smeared over with blood and hair.
From the character of the holes in the
hat it is conjectured that the victim
was clubped over the head with pistols or
other blunt weapons.
Loud knocking at the door awakened
Mrs. Gloystein shortly after midnight,
She was sleeping downstairs. and her
husband upstairs. The knocking was re-
peated and she called Mr.. Gloystein, who
stepped out on the porch. Something
was said about wagon, and she gathered
the impression that the visitors had met
with an accident to their vehicle or
wanted TO borrow one. Her husband
came in and partly dressed himself. She
asked him who the men were and he re-
piled that he did not know. AS he was
starting out again he said:
Il don't see what they"
He did not finish the sentence, but went
on without his coat or shoes Mrs. Gioy-
stein had lost considerable sleep on ac-
count of the sickness OF some of the chill
dren. and attaching no Importance to the
circumstance, fell asleep. Upon awaking
at 5 O'Clock she discovered that her hus-
band had not returned and gave the
alarm. Within an hour the whole neigh
borhood was aroused, and before noon the
story was on the lips of hundreds of people
In Spokane.
A sick boy who was sleeping In an adj
joining house heard single sharp cutlery
In the night which sounded as If il came
from pe rson in distress
Sheriff Pugh arrived last night with the
battered and bloody straw hat, which had
been blown through barbed wire fence
lie sill return this morning. He ex-
presses the belief that Gloysteln was MUIR
dered and carried away in a wagon brought
for that purpose. Mrs. Gloystein is nearly
Frustrated with grief. She is practically
convinced that her husband was muir
dered. but rallies at times and expresses
the hope that he may yet be found alive
She is an educated lady and was formerly
a music teacher. Mr.. Gloystein came here
from Chicago, where he was salesman in
a dry goods store. They have five chill
dren. Mrs Glovstein says that her hus-
band had appeared worried OF late. on
several occasions he started to unburden
his mind 10 her. but halted with the state
ment that 1t would do no good to worry
her with his troubles.
The murderoas spirit that eliminated
in the ku-kluxiug OF Mr. Gloystein had its
origin shortly after the Oregon election in
June. tie was an earnest Republican
and when authentic news WAS received of
the overthrow Of Populism in that state
he posted p.acard bearing the words:
Coming events cast their shadows be-
fore. Have you heard from oregon7 Hur-
rah for the Republican partyp
This ineenSed the Papullsts aud they
hanged Gloystein in eifigy at the district
schoolhoase. The figure of a man was
strung up by the neck and labeled:
II arm Charles +. Gloystein, traitor to
nay farm, 10 nay country, 10 my God. He'll
( IS my home
Other plaeards we're placed in close prox-
unity 20 the farm. reading.
The Lord said. depart from Ne. We
workers Of iniqliiy. know We not"
Il am Republican, because / love
Doodle. Charles +. Gloystein
All yoa Popuilsts pray for this lost Re-
Death ~ traitors"
Notice 81 This IS the shadow cast by
the board Of California creek 4" This is in
terpreted 70 have reference 10 the board
erected by Gioysteinl Coming events
cast their shadoAs before.
All about the exterior OF the school house
we're rude drawings Of skulls and cross
bones and heart pierced With a dagger.
These implied threats created sensation
IN tae nesghborhood az the time
4 BIS MAS followed bv an editorial nara
egaph "a the Rockford EafeFIlriss of June
- stating that there were soa4e people
lNiag near Mica Who are acquainted With
the methods formerly pursued by the ku
ktux IA tire South.
A. {. kubeck took this for The text of =
long communication 70 the same PAPER. In
which Re defended himself as a mem her az
the American kreeman's Protective Silver
federas1on against the assumptian that
tie secret political society Was RESPONSE bic
Tor the eingy. lie attacked fftoySteisl' :
character and charged him wtth chaiieng-
INK the p9puilsis for tight IN mailing IN
TIE board. which MAS fastened 10 ttssts
erected in California creek.
ttoySiesn replied through the Eafsrf,yss~
OF last saturday. charging that Euberk
Was SO addicted 10 profanity fhat she fed
Grafton Of which he was cautA5n vas
obliged 20 pass special resolution to keen
him Eithia tie bounds OF deeency tie
stated That the school teacher. Mr. z
ElneAF. notified Eabeek 20 take doza the
psacarsis. whsEe0pon he and another man
c1d remove them he closed by thEeate u