The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-20
Was Logger Daley Murdered in
Dot Bailey's House?
SUPPOSED FIREBuG ARRESTED.
Suicide of a Goldendale Farmer and
Vancouver saloonkeeper.
state Road Commissioner Donovan De-
clines the Appointment-The Chief
of Police OF Tacoma Tells How the
Gamblers Tried to Bribe Him.

Aberdeen, June -Special-Georse
Bailey Vas arrested At Cosmopolis last
Higat by Deputy Sheriff Flerson and Is
now ia jail ia this eily and @i;i have TO
answer 10 the charge Of setting nre 10
house Of nl-fame - TINS clty on The
morning OF June :. and causing the death
Of George Daley and the probable dsath
of Mabel Moore another inmate OF the
house. who vas thrown from a window
OF the burning building and had her
spinal column dislocated.
The cause OF the FIRE was unknown. and
there was considerable comment al the
time, Out as there Was no apparent mo-
tive for incendIarism no attention was
paid 20 the rumors, and al the coroner 5
inquest over the body OF Daley a verdict
OF death by suffoca lion was rendered No
marks OF violence were found on the body
OF Daley, whose features were 50 charred
as 10 be uurecoguizabIe. Conflicting sto-
ries OF late told by interested parties
caused quiet investigation 20 be started
by county officers. when IL was found that
Bailey had Quarreled the night previous
with his mistress. Oct Bailey. The pro-
prietTess OF the house, and threatened 10
clean her out. bag ana baggage. If she eft
the place. Disgegardiug his threats, she
left and spent the rest OF the night at
another place. Bailey was under the IN
iiuence OF liquor and acted very peculiar
and NaS noticed 10 act very suspiCiousiy
just before ire was discovered. and The
first arrival at the burning building found
Bailey cooily packing his trunk, which he
carried out, II being the only thing saved
a fVe-Gallon can OF coal oil bought the
day before was discovered nearly empty.
and can OF gasoline nearly full the day
before was found entirely empty. The
suppositiOn IS that the oil and gasoline
was spilled around, and when lgnited
aFvs vFg pFfFh - - ~
the rapid spread of the flames. Accord
ing TO the story OF W. II. Anderson, who
was asleep upstairs at the time. he was
aroused by the heat and sprang up and
woke Ma bel Moore, when they both
rushed 10 the door and opened IL to find
a wall OF flame confrondng them in the
narrow passageway leading 10 the stair
way Seeing that 1t was Impossible 10
escape that way, they closed the door and
rushed for the window. when the woman
tainted and was thrown Out Of the win
dow through the flames that were lap
ping the outside Of the building.
The peculiar pant Of this story is that
Daley was asleep il a back room. and his
remains were found IN the front room oc-
cupicd by Anderson. II Andersons story
Is correct II would have been absolutely
impossible for Daley TO have gone
through the flames 10 the room. and
again. there Was a spring lock on Ander-
sons door that was SUI fastened after
the fire. so II would have been impossible
for Daley 10 have entered unless he had a
key, which Is claimed he did not have
When Daleys body was found a small
watch Qadys) was discovered Jnder his
right hand. while q revolver lay close by.
Under his head was a small rug. and be-
meath this the carpet was stained as If
by blood. The carpet being cut away. a
similar stain was found on the iloor be-
meath. The piece Of carpet was shown to
a doctor here. but he was unable TO state
whether the stain was blood or not. and
a piece VIII be sent TO an expert 70 dis
cover II the stains were caused by blood.
Daley Is supposed 70 have had lt,le or
no money about him AZ the time, but car
rfed a watch and chain which can not lie
found few days previous TO his death
he stated that he had been robbed about
2 year before OF $lf5 by Dot Bailey. and
that he was going 20 get revolver and
make them pay him back the amount
they had stolen lie was dissuaded from
this. and sai3 that he would not Try this
but would room down there and see If he
could get on 70 any thing. The circum-
Will probably be followed BY others. The
body OF Daley VIII be exhumed and
thoroughly examined. Mabel Moore Is
Yet alive. but is IN a precarious condition.
Bailey will he given a hearing tomorrow
and will doubtless sc bound over with
out bail TO answer 70 the charge. which
is equivalent 10 murder IN the first de-
gree.