The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-18
Irons Placed on the Slayers of
Alonzo Wheeler.
NEW TESTIMONY AGAINST THEM
They Wanted to Kill Their Victim as
He Lay on the Wharf.
DIR. Ausplund, Wounded in the Duel
Over the Portland Hospital Scandal,
still Alive-How Palouse Farmers

Mt. Vernon. Aug. T7.-speciaL-Edwin
Baldwin. Ulysses Loop and oZro Perkins
will have 10 stand trial for the murder
OF Alonzo Wheeler at Samish on the l0th
OF this month Justice Anable in court
this morning fixed the bonds for the ap-
pearance OF the three men in the superior
court at $1,000 each. Alta Worden, VINO
is charged with assault with q deadly
weapon upon John White, will probably
give bonds. his amount being 5000 The
men heard the finding OF the court with
out uttering a word. but the spectators
could see that they were greatly affected
ly the action in the justice court. FOR
the first time they wsre handcuned to-
gather. and they began 10 realize that
they were ia place which IL would take
more than ordinary effort 10 get out or
Loop and Perkins had not given UP nope
that they would be allowed 10 go free, or
at least 10 get out OF the serious charge
OF murder. and IL was thought that Wor-
den might go free altogether for his Of
fense-tapping White On the head with
a crowbar. The testimony. however, Of
y. +. Douty, who got to the scene of the
shooting few moments after II was over,
tended to identify Worien with the other
three in their endeavor TO Kill Wheeler
Douty's testimony was as follows:
Il reside in Seattle. but was al Samish
on August 10 at the time of the shooting
stopping at Capt. Deans place His house
was only short distance from the wharf.
on the bluff near by. / was in the orchard
reading, when / heard the noise OF scuifi-
ing, loud voices and commotion. followed
by shots a minute later. / jumped up
and ran down TO the wharf. Before |
got there ! looked over the bushes and
saw number of men on the wharf. When
| got down / found seven men there, four
of whom / knew, and the names OF the
others / have since learned. White was
lying PROSTATE on the wharf and Norden
was standing a few feet away over him
with a revolver in his hand. Four men
in a bunch were running around the
wharf, and soon three of them came back
Baldwin. Perkins and Loop. Baldwin
had a revolver in his right hand and a
cane in his left. 1 went around TO the
front of the warehouse and found Wheel
er. shoot and bleeding. lying on the wharf
between the warehouse and barrel. He
told me he was shot and dying. Baldwin,
Perkins and Loop came back and tried to
get at Wheeler again, but Dean interfered
and prevented them. They went away.
but Perkins a minute later discovered
that he was hurt in the abdomen. and he
thought and said he was shot through
and through. He came back and wanted
TO get al Wheeler 10 kill him. but Capt.
Dean again interfered. The steamer came
ON cross-examinatlon Douty testified
further ar follows:
''Worden was swearing disagreeable
oaths at White, who lay PROSTATE. lie
was telling White that he had taken
Whites pistol away from him and that he
had hit him with the crowbar. Worden
encouraged and sympathized with Bald
win, Loop and Perkins. One Of the four
men. the witness thought 1t was Perkins.
said We do not want him (Wheeler) TO
leave the wharf alive WoFden said. too.
that he wanted to see Wheeler killed !;
that he didn't want him back on the isl
and. Worden made no attempt to help
Dean in keeping off tho other three men,"
Deans testimony before the justice was
the same as has already been given in the
Post-Intelhgencer lie told OF the fight
the pursuit OF Wheeler, the shooting Of
VIII 81, by Baldwin while Wheeler was
lying on the wharf and the threats against
himself for interfering. They told him
10 keep away-that they wanted 10 Kill
Wheeler. The witness corroborated
Whites story OF the crowhar end of the
fight and said White shot in the air He
had not seen Wheeler shoot at all and was
sure the injured man had had no pistol
while witness was standing over him 10
protect him"
Whites story on the stand was also the
same as that given 10 the pCst-Intellig n
Ger several days ago. without any essential
additions. He had remarked to Wheeler
there was quite a crowd of tho others fol
lowing them down on the wharf The scuf-
fling preceded the firing hy some seconds
q least. The witness said he distinctly
saw Baldwin shoot Wheeler three times
after Wheeler fell. The cries of Wheeler
for help, the warning shot White gave
and the crowbar tap on his head were de-
scrihed as before printed.
White said he carried a ptstol44accause
baldwin had threatened 10 do him injury.
lie had heard people say that Wheeler
had poisoned his tWheeleTs} Wife. bot
had never heard Baldwin say SO. II knew
Wheeler did not have two pistols. lie
had heard Wheeler speak OF the report
about the poisoning. but had rot heard
hin threaten Baldwin with vengeance
FOR circulating the report.
Alta Worden testified that he went down
on the wharf 70 return Mr.. Deans crow
bar lie saw White taking aim deliberate
ly with his pistol resting on the pile
driver. at Baldwin. Loop and Perkins.
White shot ones toward them, and the
witness stepped up and told White 20 put
Up his gun. White then tarnet tn pistol
on him and be tapped WhEc on the head.
Wovden said he and Baldwin had mar
rica sisters. that Loop vas his wife's
brother and Perkins hcr nephew. The fret
move of The dghs was made by Wheeler
pulling out his pistol whir1rw around
AMI shooting AZ Baldwin. Baldwin went
az Wheeler with his cane. Wheeler was
stNl shooting at them as tpey won't aroual
the warehouse. After the shooting was
over aGI Wheeler lay on ,he wharf wis
ness said he had advised the others 10
behave themselves. The crcwbar he
had borrowed from Deans house. bu, was
hesU~r5-- * 90 the wharf. becaase Dean
vas Down there
For the purposes Of the examination
thr prosecuting attorney and the defend
ants attorney agreed that W eerier came
20 his death from rle efeets o. the aun
shot wounds inflicted upoa him in the
fight This agreement. however. Win not
hold for the trial IN the superior court.
Coroner Dunbar went 10 Anacortes. but
t. Is learned that he did not hold an in
guest Dr. Shore. OF La Conner. was sent
over by the members OF the secret order
20 which Wheeler belonged 10 make "a post
mcrtera examination. but the resul; Of
that examination has not been learned
here as Vet.
baldwin, Loop. Perkins ard WoTden are
all married. Perkins has four small chill
cTen.
DROVE AWAY THE GUARDS.
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