The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-18
HOW WHITEWASSH0T
Different Accounts BY the Prin-
cipal Witnesses.
VERDICT AGAINST CROCKETT.
Roadhouse Denies That Crockett Called
White Names, but Clara Hughes
Differs With Him.
VERDICT AGAINST CROCKETT

The story OF the killing ~ George WHITE
By H 3 Crockett In the Criterion saloon
on Sunday morning was rehearsed before
q eoFoner's Jury yesterday afternoon az
Bu.terworfh's undertaking pariors. ard
the testimony was somewhat conflicting
between TIE proprietor and oarkeeper OF
tha saloon, both white men, and one OF the
other sys-witnesses named Cara Hughes.
a coIo-sd woman. Prosecuting Attorney
HASTE ard Assistant ". II. Morris repre-
scented the state. ard Elmer Brady appear
cd in behalf OF Crockett The jury was
sent out at clock and returned in few
minutes with verdict % the effect ,hat
White came 10 his death BY a gunshos
wound Al the hands OF Crockett. There was
a large crowd present. including many coll
cred people, and every neck was eraned so
as 10 catch every word uttered.
Joseph Roadhouse's story
Joseph Rosdhouse. proprietor OF the sa-
loon, was the first witness called, and said
the men had been in the saloon a good part
OF the evening, but began 20 shake dice
soon after / O'Clock in the morning. They
were throwing zone iop; high man out"
and Crockett lost the first time Both
drank. Crockett paying. They then shook
a second time. and White lost. but refused
TO pay, claiming they were shaking
horses" Crockett differed. and White call
ed him liar. repeating il several times.
A. this the witness told the men 20 stop
Quarreling. and 20 out, as IL was time 10
close up. He turned TO the cash register,
and as he did so heard White again call
Crockett Tar. He looked about Just in
time to see White lean forward and drop
his hands. and saw Crocketts hand come
III and heard shot. He rushed out from
behind the bar, and got the gun from
Crockett. and placed II behind the bar, and
then called an officer He was very posi-
names after being called liar. only saying
You're wrong" Witness recognized the
pistol as the one he had handed to Crock
EFT about noon on Saturday. and which ne
had kept for the latter several months.
Charles Kohne. barkeeper for Roadhouse.
an eyewitness TO the tragedy, told about
the same story as Roadhouse. but got mixed
up on the number OF drinks. served and
the exact words uttered by Crockett 10
White after being called liar. lie recog-
nized the pistol as Crocketts.
Clara Hughes, large. healthy looking
young negro woman. gave testimony that
differed greatly from that of the proprietor
and barkeeper. She was IN the saloon for
several hours in a box, and had several
drinks with White. Shortly, after o'clock
she gent into the barroom. where she saw
White aud Crockett shaking dice. White
asked her to have a drink, and she ordered
beer. the men drinking whisky. She them
went TO the other end OF the bar. and the
men began shaking again. Crockett threw
the ''bones," but White d.d not see them,
and Crockett threw again. White threw
and was beaten By this time witness was
near the door leading to the box, with
small man, whose name she did not
know, between her and the two
men. An OF a sudden she heard Crockett
exclaim: You - and saw
him pull his gun and fire. At this witness
jumped out OF the back door and ran
through the alley to Washington street.
Jailer Surry, who arrested Crockett,
placed a new phase on the case. by telling
q conversation he had with Crockett on the
way to the station. and sometime after
ward. In which the prisoner said: The
niger did not get the best OF me. I
took the gun out OF his pocket and shot
him"
Sergeant Templeton identified tho pistol
as the one he got after the shooting.
The jury was composed OF the following
citizensi F. \. 1verson, J. Gregg. n. L.
Rogers. J. G.. Kelly, j. W. Stevens and w.
3. Hamm.