The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-01

Anacortes. Aug. 81 Special -Rlakeiey
island was the scene OF tragedy last
evening about O'Clock. The participants
We're Mrs. j. c. Burns. Leo Ianterman.
II. III. Blythe. II. ~. Stranh and irving
Farherry. Ianterman was Killed aud Mrs.
Burns Was shot in the shoulder. The
others escaped without injury Rlakeiey
island Is about ten miles west OF here.
1t is perhaps four miles long from north
10 south. and two and one-haif wide In
the widest place. Its character Is rugged.
and IL has lew inhabitants. North of IL Is
the eastern portion OF oreas island To
the south. and across a narrow channel
known as Thatcher's pass. lies another
small Island. Decatur. it also having but
few Inhabitants. There a number OF
smaller islands in the nelghhorhood. and
these go far toward contributing 10 tha
picturesque character of that section.
which is fayorite one for outing parties.
Mrs. Burns and Lantergnan are brother
and sister and Blythe is their half-hrother.
They live sometimes on Blakeley island
at the Burns farm and sometimes across
the channel at Decatur. at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blythe. of late they
have been at the Burns farm. John
Blythe and son came 20 the neighhor-
hood some time over year ago. Mrs.
Blythe, her daughter. Mrs. Burns, and
her son. ianterman. have lived there sew
erai years. Strauh has lived on Blakeiey
island for several years also. and former
Is resided ON WILDLY island. Ills wifs
died about six months ago. He has ono
son. Parberry has lived in the neighhor-
hood five or six years with his mother
and brother. Strauh Is perhaps as years
old. Ilanterman g. Blythe Is. Mrs. Burns
~ and Parberry IL The Burns home con-
sists OF about leo acres. and takes in tho
southwestern point of the island. East
OF IL John Parherry, brother of Irving Par
berry, owns about twenty acres fronting
on the channel. Strauh's place is still
further east. and embraces about io acres
partially encircling the Parberry place.
and its western line Joining in part tho
Burns tract.
There was some sort of trouble over
these lands at one time. and "A result
neighhorho0d quarrels have occasionally
occurred ever since One day bun be-
longing to Mrs. Burns WIS found with
several bullet wounds. and at another the
flesh of the same animal was badly cut
with an AK Sfraub ia said to have been
responsible for the shooting, and Parberry
for the emitting. The bad feeling seems 10
have been brought to a focus by lafe
brush fire which destroyed Parberry's
cabin. Those working on the Burns farm
set fire to a slashing and. according To
Straiih and parberry. this spread until
II reached the laiter's cabin and destroy
ed it, THE Burns side say the IRE burn
ed their slashing and went out. and that
Strauh started the fire which spread 10
and burned Parberry's cabin. Thus the
matter has stood since the cabin was
burned. Joseph Purdeyman. OF Blakeley
island, and John T. Jones, OF Decatur Isl.
and brought tho first news or the nnst
trouble TO Anacortes. arriving mere TINS
morning They each told stories that were
substantially the same concerning the de-
work Mr. BftF~
deytnan said he did not want TO do the
Sfraub side any injustice. so he wouid NJ
the outset say that the story as related
bv him had been gathered from the
friends of the other side lie then tod
the story. -
Mrs. Burns I4anterman and Blythe wero
in the field. the latter two diggins pola-
toes when Parberry appeared and began
abusing them and using indecent Language.
Lanterman and Blythe started towaiu
Parberry and after going snort us
,ance Straub jumped up from behlnd los.
drew sight with his rifle and said. IL
fig YOU" AT this he fired, the BAN pehe-
,ratinp I,anterman's waist and the lower
-. ~ the stomach. Straub then saw
Rtvthe who had been not FAR behlhd hnn
70 one side of Lanterman, ana shot was
Ared at him Blythe fell. but was unhhr.s
although II Is prooaois tae -.
thought he had again hit his mark. as he
turned on Mrs. Burns and. chasing her.
Gred several shots. one taking enect III
her shoulder Blythe had regained MS
feet during the confusion. and was making
for the brush, when Straub opened hre on
him with rife and young Iaroesry
erpntied a revolver At him. but
ha reached the brush without IN
i.rv and escaped Mrs. Burns also es-
Gaming. while Mrs Burns and Blythe
were being pursued Lanterran attempted
20 get away. He reached and crawied over
a fence. but fell exhausted
o. his return Straub noticed Lanter-
mans disappearance. and from the foot
r,rfnta in the earth IL In evident that hs
trailed him 70 the fence. and. standing on
the opnosite side 20 where 1anterrnsn iays
shot him twice In the head. Mrs. Burns,
suffering with painful wound IN TIA
ebouldcr made her way more than milo
through the timber TO tho homo of n neigh
ber Theodore Spencer, and gave fhs
alarm. blythe went through the brush bv
a circuftous route 70 tho Burns house. and.
rroctrfng revolver. returned To the seems
of the trouble "a learn the fate or lanfef-
man Mrs Burns vas taken in small
boat from the Spencer place 10 the horns
of her parents on Decatur island, Biyths
being picked up on the way.
There seems 20 be little room TO donhe
that gtraub and Paraerry went 10 the
Burns farm 20 do mischief. They landed
IN Il heat and went TO the field. Sfrsub be-
sne, concealed behind log while Parberry
so conducted himself that trouble must en-
sue Both we're armed. while there IN Moth
ing IN Indicate that either Ianterman.
Blythe or Mira Burns was expecting irou-
lie. az they were quietly working IN ths
field about twenty rods from their house.
Sfranh and Parberrv have gone 20 Fri
dax WARRIOR, the county seat 81 San Juan
co4ayfv ard given Themselves up ~ the su~
,horf;fes sfrauh bears a bad reputation
Ira the loxe~ Sound country. He was given
souaa prominence about two years ago.
shortly after the steamer J. G. Britain was
wrecked on Bell rocks. The steamer was
run 10 on the rocks in such a way that
she hung there some time. and the owners
failed 10 keep proper watch over her.
Finally they learned that she was being
stripped OF her rigging and vaiuabiss, and
one DAY on going out TO the wreck they
saw "A boat leave toward the shore or
Piakeiey island. They gave chase ami
were but a short distance IN the rear when
the firsf boat struck the beach. That boat
contained straub and as the second boat
came vfthia hailing distance he jumped
out on TIE beach and demanded 20 know
what the pursuers wanted. at the safns
time presenting rife. After a brief IN
tervtaw Straub commanded them 80 return
In the direction whence they cafne. and the
request was complied with.
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