The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-17
RAILROAD STEAK.
.nxe Basis Of Alibi by an
Accused Burglar.
-~peR OFF A MAncLED COW.
-. A~<rssr.s story OF the Crims-A
- Bsrgisr csnviessd-Long Ae-
quilted OF Repeating.

1npes Ferris, indicted on charge OF
s.uk;as into the postofsice at Duwamish
- etesIing q number Of letters, some
$3.50 and postal cards, besides . num-
-. Il articles from the store in the same
=s.1sdins. was yesterday on trial before
800 Hsnfcrd The case was closed By
- sides and only the argument remains
!. = hard this morning. The evidence
sruisss Ferris vas very strong. but he de-
- he crime and placed on the stand
- witness who swore positively that
rsu;s vss at the brewery near by all
e;rht and several who testified to his good
e1ssscter.
ne evidence Of s-year-oid Burk CLAYTON.
80 lives II GEORGETOWN, was tina. upon
xbich the United States relies TO obtain .
eaaysctson. He swore that on the night
= he robbery Ferris met him at the
ksscheY shop and took him to the post
eEee, where be cut pane Of glass out Of
I sssh door and put the witness inside,
sustgucting him 20 hand out to him the
coutsnts Of the cash drawer, some ssamps,
ese, snd some tobacco. oysters and candy
from sbs store in the same building. The
witness did so and was then let out of the
tsiIding by window which Ferris opened
With large wire nail. As a reward he
rs gwen some candy and tobacco and q
PENCIL The affair took place about mid
nirhs and the witness went home immsdi-
atssy.
large knife and a wire nail taken from
Tie prisoner were introduced In evidence
snd identified by the witness - used by
Ferris. Then the arresting officer, Con-
kssbis Brooks. told Of taking them from
Ferris on the day after the burglary when
be arrested him on suspicion. The re-
naming witnesses for the government
ssre nnimportant.
The witnesses for the defense were unani-
nous in giving Ferris . good character.
Even Postmaster Horton knew nothing
sgainss him. But they also fa,led
10 know anything bad about Burk
CAPTIONS reputation in George
fown, contrary to the expectation of
Ferris attorney. One man. w. I. Wilson,
said that Burk told fibs. however, and
) Msss Stevens, TO whom the boy had gone
10 school, Vas evidently In possession of
more facts about Burk than were brought
out in her testimony.
The proprietor OF the store and friend
who we're in the store on the morning
after the burglary 1t about 80 O'Clock.
did not see anything wrong at that time.
Ferris himself told an apparently straight
story. saying that he had been to Sunny
dale hunting. and did not get TO Duwam-
Ssh until IL o'clock. when he went straight
TO the Ciausssn-Sweency brewery and
stayed oil night there. He denied sbso-
lutely the boys story and denied even
seeing him that night. The story of
Frank Sherry, night engineer at the
brewery. was the last one told on the
1stand and also the best He said:
"on the night of the robbery at about III
o'clock Ferris came into the engine room
Ha1kthe brewery, where ! WAS. and asked
mo 70 allow him to sleep by the iire in the
from snnnydale that evening on foot and
was tired ons. He sat by The fire and got
uyeued. then he said he was very hungry.
Isfoid him had nothing 10 eat, but hap
Iened TO think that about two blocks down
She track. the train had killed COW q day
or so before. or rather had broken her legs,
end someone had cut her throat and killed
Dralld'S hayey. some beer aud meat
II he wished. He took up with
'it right away. He took my ax and his
knife and went down To the COW. There
he butchcred her in good shape and got
the AZ and himself all bloody, but he got
a lot of meat of with the knife. We came
back 10 the tire room and he roasted n lot
OF the meat over the Goals and gave him
lot OF beer. He got away with the
whole business"
The court room was set into a roar of
laughter by the narration of the dead
cows fate, and the witness looked plagued.
IT, .aA ~txs- A nj.
asked whether Ferris made anv inquiries
concerning the date of the cows decea,e.
"oh yes" was toe reply. The asked
that and IL she had been bied, and told
him.
'oh. :" calculated Mr.. Brinker in tone
OF relief
The court then allowed the jury TO
separate, and an adjournment was taken.
the defense closing its case.
Ferris Is voting man with . red head
and sn efeminste look. His appearances
10 not that OF Digger Indian. and the
queer story Of Frank Sherry about the COW
was explained by Ferris attorney. who said
his client was born in King county twenty
Jour years ago. His parents were of little
account either TO themselves or TO any one
rise. and early dropped ont, leaving the
Dor 10 grow up as he might, like Topsy.
The only persons who took any particular
interest in him appear TO have been Mrs
Lucinda Gordon. pioneer. now dead, and
the puwamish Indians He Was at last, IL
Is said. adopted by Mrs. Gordon. bat the
greater part OF his early training was given
lin hy theremnant Of Chief Seattle's braves
Seattle Was by no means large city az
taat ,tme. and the manners Of the savsges
we're yet ungoverned by the fats Of Ward
NeAiisser aud other soiiaI leaders. Their
aie' Vas principally salmon and CLANS. in
sessan, aud anything else digestibe in
season or out This explained why stesk
chopped of dead cow Was not repugnsnt
- ass appetite.
fhe attorney further said that Ferris AZ
Ms Gerdon's death Inherited her estate,
consisting Of farm GA the Duwamish
RIVER. near Seattle. now valued az over
sssaeo. but that he disposed Of his rights
ies asrsf,ng sum and so lost fortune.
An VOW CANT COME IN.
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