The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-08
THE DEATH OF MSS. JAsoUs.


Dtsp0s Ing CT MuFder 1Heory.
The death OF Mrs Marie Jasoas. the
wealthy Tacoma bride, BY falling of a
train near Ashland. Or. last Saturday.
whlie returning from her wedding jour-
ney. wsuid appear 20 have been without
Suspicious circumstances according 70 the
views Of George B. Remission. judge Of
probate and Insolvency Of Lincoln county.
Maine. who Occupied the next berth 10
the unfortunate woman. 3ir. kenniston
says the woman was suffering from a
serious attack OF typhoid fever and from
the time the train left Oakland uatil the
accident near Ashland he was OF the
opinion she would not survive long. In
speaking OK the AFFAIR yesterday afternoon
- Post-InteIis2enSer reporter Dir. Ken
niss0n said:
$50 far as I was able to see, ard
have had some experinece IN considering
evidence, there vas nothing in the actions
OF Mitchell Jasouz or his brother TO in
dictate that they had anything To do with
tbs formers wifes death. In my own
mind / am satisfied there was 10 foul
play and Ii was the CONSENSUS OF opinion
that Mrs. Jasous either walked OF the
train while IN delirium or naistock the car
dooF for the cIosst door and fell after
passing through. Last Wednesday night
/ took the train at Oakland, Cal. and
when entered the sleeping ear saw Mrs.
Jasous. who was a very large woman,
leaning back In a seat, while lowering
around her and attending to her every
want were two Eaen, one a handsome fell
io9, who / afterwards learned was her
husband. and the other man. the hus-
fzs.E 1zsr s@xffef +af
little English. They were taking IN a
foreign tongue and I asked them what
language they spoke. The brother said
syrian. / then asked why the woman
was taken On a journey when she was
50 H. He replied that she Insisted on re-
turning home.
well. UP To the time OF the accident
/ never saw u snan more attentive 10 a
person than was this Syrian TO his wife.
She was very exacting and mcaned a.
great deal. Her slightest wish. however.
MAS law and he was always at her side.
occupied the berth next 10 her and her
husband had the one directly across the
aisle from his wife. lie always retired
with tho curtains OF his berth thrown
back. SO tie could be OF assistance II his
wife needed him. Last Saturday morning
al / 20 o'clock / MAS awakened by lights
passing through the car and on asking
what was wrong found out that Mrs.
Jaseus was missing. Her husband would
wiring his hands one moment and then
calm down for a moment and talk per-
fectly nationally. After 1t was definitely
settled that the woman was missing. the
brother asked the passengers 'for a
piece OF paper telling the facts" He
seemed 90 fear that both OF them would
be arrested for not taking better care Of
her AT that time j judged from their
actions that they were figuring on sogne
Syrian law that relates 80 persons ind
Ing dead bodies or those who chance TO
be with persons who meet death.
"The brakeman wrote out statement
and In the excitement this was mislaid.
Then / wrote ont a fuller statement OF
facts, as known 10. the passengers on the
train. One man refused 20 sign at first.
because he had seen Mir. Jasous give
his wife something out OF bottle. When
the brother was asked about the bottle. he
Immediately brought out the bottle which
was the one the man had seen. and both
Re AMI myself took a drink. II was moth
Ing more than lemonade. The man was
satisfied and he signed the statement OF
facts. l believe about three-fonrths OF
the passengers on the car signed the
paper.
"yiewing the case frcm the point that
Jasous wanted TO set rid % his wife. I
do not think as small man as he was
| could have handled SO large a woman
| without having attracted the attention
| OF either myself or Others In the ear.
| Again the region through which We
| were passing had had a heavy fall OF
snow and On either side OF the track
| there was from four 10 eight feet. II
| w'oaN have been u very poor place for a
| husband with murder In his heart 70
| have pushed his wife on the platform.
/ For a long ;srne after the woman was
| lest and. Ia fact. until We learned iha;
/ shs hal been run over and killed. We be-
! nceel she would be picked Up alive"