The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-22
A DEATH BEFITTING Ills LIFE.
The Desperate Riddled With Lead I'm n
Furious FuSiffedp.

Yesterday afternoon between and 5
o'clock a man appeared at the farm house
of James Nelson. about a mile east Of
CrIiiia, and asked for something TO eat.
\ Substantial meal was given HIM ond.
as Nelson looked at his visitor. ne was
struck with his resemblance TO BlancI..
The man said nothing, however, that be-
trayed his identity and after eating left
the house In the direction Of oriliia.
Nelson took The first opportunity TO
hasten 70 Oriilia, where he informed the
telegraph operator that he believed
Blanek had Just left his house and was
somewhere in the vicinity of she tclc~
graph station.
In ! few moments the startling news
came 10 Kent that BIanck had again
made his appearance and had not poSsi-
bly, rad time 10 get out Of the low lands
In the vicinity OF the place from which
the Iews came. Among the first 10 get
the report were Robert Crow. aged Il
years. and John Shepich. aged q years.
two Of the men who have been out hIn;-
ing ever since the jail break occurred
With all possible dispatch they armed
themselves with Winchester 4i-eaiihre re-
peating i.eg and made a bee-iiue W the
Nc.thern Pacinc railroad track.
A raile aAd quarter north from Kent
the track has a gradual curve and the
TWO men had just passed around this
HsNFt AfitN Ss1N al Stranger Haaktftg Gi~
rec1Y toward them In tho center os the
track about 800 yards away.
lie walked along as cool as a cucufn Ser
aui appeared as IL he was not expecting
trouble Of any kind. His hat was drawn
doHn slightly over his eyes and his hands
swung at his side without anything az "a
suspicious nature IN them.
SEcpich was few feet ahead of his
c, mpanian Crow. and when the stranger
had approached within less than thirty
feet he brought his Winchester rifle 10
his shoulder and. covering the mans
heart cried out:
Throw up your hands"
The stranger paid no attention 70 the
command. but looked up IN a cool man
ner. as II surprised a the sight OF a
death-dealIug rife
Throw up your hands, tell you"
cried out Shepirn a second time in a
Stern, commanding tone Of voice.
This aroused The mar. for Re stopped
and In a clear. metallic voice responded:
Well. what in hell 10 you want"
There vas not trsalor la his voice
and although by this dme young Crow
had also brought his gan 10 .tear on him
he did not show any signs cf pertYrba-
ton.
Twice had the mandate gone forsh ard
stat the man stood with his hands ~ his
side The tabieaa was intensely CrAuaf!c
but Shepich broke X - crying out q taied
time:
"Up with those hands
The words had not fairly issued fran
his iiTs when thu stranger with a move
men: Of his right hanl that was as r u{ek
as chain lightning. dTsw a black gun from
his hip pocket ard without apparently
taking the slightest aiH1 fired poiHs blank
in shsplctls face. Then. ike a man w5o
means 70 kili. bat who has perfect conf
siance III his own caaFFusHi life. ne t1ek
one step tn The east ana fsaSrd away "a
seeor.i time at Snsp!eh. Ey this tlne TIE
OBJ sect Of his arm had recovered from BIS
surprise a. the action % the man who.
ne supposed was going 70 throw up his
hands instead of turning ioose with -
Colt's revolver ard took a hand Ia the
firing himself.
The man sfili kept his feet. STEPPED oaf~
skie the track 10 the esEt ard fred ore
more shot AZ SIepica. which did NOT take
eject. ~ this point yoang Crow turned
la1ase on the man attn ais Winchester
rife and in return got . slot that passed
s1oss 20 his Fignt side, bat dla net touch
him.
Again tbs desperate stranger fired a.
Crow ar5 the leasden missile clipped rsaet
his East sas9e. almost tosfching hlx body
II was now a regular pitched tss*fie and
both st7epfca and Crow we're firing as