The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-14
THE SLASHER Is DEAD
0'Brien, Still Thirsting for
Blood, Hangs Himself.
AN INGENIOUS WAY TO DIE.
Afser Eepsasfnx HIS Desire for Re-
v..~. He Takes Hfs Lsfs--sisshsr
MeGes Attsmpta suicide
rrank o.nri.n. the cosored naan We


made such a brutal attempt 20 murder
his mistress. Florence Wilson. AZ 81
South sixth street late "Wednesday
might. nox les on a marble slab ~ Bon
ney 4 stewards ElorgHe. With an inge-
uaifv 81 which 10 one would have
thought him capable. he made a scaffold
~ Ms iron bed ~ad a moose Of the chain
which held the bed 10 lie wall % his
cell When found he was dead as a
door nail but MS body was still warm.
His intended victim nov lies AZ the
county hospital. very weak from loss OK
blood, but In a fair way to recover.
The events which led up 20 the at
tempted murder and suicide date back
fully two years. O'Brien was a young
man. Of good figure. and according 20
the standard OK his race. good looking.
lie became acquainted with Florence
Wilson. a buxom looking young wenoh.
VINO used 70 frequent the Blue Front
saloon and dance hall In It's paimy
days, and after a while went TO live
with her. For some months past they
were at Yakima. where the woman be-
came tired of the life she was living
ard desired TO get rid OF 0Rrien- She
left the town and went to Roslyn. where
she was pursued by her lover After a
stormy time she left him again and
came 10 this city. O'Brien followed her
and made her life miserable by frequent
threats against her life. lie drove her
from one place TO another until last
Tuesday she took a room at alf South
Sixth street. He found her there. and
after obtaining entrance TO her room.
tore up her clothes
wednesday morning he came again and
after ar unpleasant greeting went away
with a few clothes that belonged 20 him.
bat had been IN his mistress possession.
lie did not come around again during the
day aud Miss Wilson felt somewhat re-
neved.
Ia.h@- Her fsit.. . ssvee..
During the evening a woman named
Gnssie Edward Morris a barber, one Of
sflss wilson's old friends. and two other
ssa!ore-d men called on her Morris Was
going out to get a pail OF beer when the
door vas suddenly thrown open and In
rushed q Brien-
II have come to take your life, you
he cried and gpraug at her with a dirk
knife She tried 10 avoid him and there
WIS a general scramble 20 get ont Of the
room. The man was Wild with rage and.
as he drove her into the corner behind the
sxove. he Kissed out words to the effect
that he would teach her 10 desert him for
another man. The womau tried 90 keep
him away from her and said
Don't use the knife"
The appeal fell on deaf ears for he bore
her 10 the floor and drove the keen point
OF the knife into her chin. Blooi spurted
from the wound and in a second there
was long red mark across the zinc that
covered the floor Morris tried 10 help
the woman and be got cut on his left
arm. Then. as o'Rrien tried 60 draw
blood again. his victim grabbed the sharp
blade in ner left hand and. as u Was
wrenched away. her thumb was nearly
severed
- irien and his victim struggled on the
floor and finally he got her Down AZ the
foot Of The bed, where he slaShed 10 his
hearts content, tfEfe cut eStcnsfea across
the right temple. cutting the artery. an
other laid open her left cheek from her
err nearly - tho cefner 81 her mouth.
and her right hand had deep. long
cut. as IL she had tried "A second time Is
wrest the knife frwp him. Not satisfied
tried ~ wound her Ia the abdomen. but
ei1e writhef away and received the stab
IN her right thigh.
nsrbse 20 the Rescue.
when officer Barbee reached the room
he found o'RFien sstride OF his victim
with knife upraised. and utterlng the
words.
NOW I will finlsh YOU"
He did not get time To carry out bis
ferVttsh purpose because Barbee sprang
forward and Knocked him 10 the no0r
with his club As H'Brien fell backward
be lei 80 - his knife. which the officer
inst nily secured. aud then coilared
0'Eren. The latter was a bloody looking
,nalydua and both hands Up g. his ell
heves we're fairly dripping with blood.
o'Rrien was locked M at headquarters
and IN the meantime Dr. Titus had -
rsvea and taken charge OF the hutchered
stefan Palmer arrived. The latter worked
uatt . n'ctock Ia the morning patching
Np the cuts and bruises. Yesterday after
nnan sftxs Wilson wps removed TO the
county hospital Dv. Palmer believes she
viii eventually recover After O'Rrien
was locked ~ BE played the don't know
anythIng racket" Tor a while ard then
commenced to 4tng as it he was having q
FIRE time 1ailer Surry went down r. tire
steel tank where he was confined and told
hlrn 20 keep quiet.
Ehfrsstn~ f@F t5ff~.t
sweil." replied o'Brien. how - tire wo-
man. l FsSgae siid her Up
Sorry asked him why - hoped she
would die and Ne replied that after tfvinr
WITH hfrn wear ard a haf she had tried
~ ''s, han dirt f" After Surrv left hir,a Re
segntIls's,,sd SINGING The songs heard IA
pat him IN the north corridor. There hs,
Vas lest until naorning. when he was put
hack tn the steel tank
The cell within the tank - about SIX
feet square and = provided With four steel
shelves Tor bunks that are attached 20
TIE sites BY means ~ hinges During the
day theV are swanE az close - the way
and AZ night let down In ORDER 20 hsiF
~ th, ends chains shout Is !nChes long
ran from staples 'a the wau down % she
ends - the shelves IL IS evident that
otRrten saw IN the cNN{u - tie bead 81
hlS hisnk q means Tor death fuf kept ~
% himself. lie even appeav ed IN excellent
spirits az 7.i6 O'Clock when Jalier surry
went down stairs ana spoke with him
ffss-t fr--ns,f-as seq .ett~
'Trew are ycu getting along. ycung te-
..lh. Tn Ell right replied osRrisn ars
Re Wvat on reading a Kansas CITY Tz-,.,s.
A. S;a5 o'clock SBrfy went - C'Ef.-- I
cell With a Blanket and found hlu iu a
half deuele3 w position az ire Esz1t -
his bunk Get On there sa,a ,Ss1-~w
Nnt ne received no answer. Wungierins
what could ~ the trawh1e. he wcnt uD -
the corner ana saw that O'Er5er-s rf- 4
VAS fast - thu iunn o. the cham That
pan from the wall - tha head % the
hank, Tire weight q the body was press
IRE eNtknT1ttsNer "a Thomas HtaEck cr
Thomas MeGee. the wtfe sissAer. could
desire .Sarry fest ths pal&s ARD found
tfsCen WAS pa thesh 10 Ftacess hfa NaFs7
o. o'Briea's heart arS found e Nd
stoppa& beating The He~h was ezaryga.
hst ne sTarS - TIE haa flown Captain
Nose fFsens~3sGtelsF ro@tsea fNa .o~Na~r
ans peqatv IaFaas A Greene took charge
e Tire eosy Great difficulty was expe-
r'cnce3 ~ getting the dad T9an's rsek
get - the nocsss. - SHORE MS th, esNa{se.
ftnA&lT with she as ~ two men. tNe
tsiy Nas teNf uo ard ths bunk returned
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