The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-22
NoD NrCa CHANCE FOR LOFTS VIZ
LAwD's RECOVERY.
Mere "Details - the Mysterious sheet
~ A9s1r - FRIDAY Night - Five
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GpesAs@'s Revsiver-Where Did the
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chief Of Poitcs Rad that ne Was at the
rear OF bis uncle. Michael Fzrisy's. house
when he was shot This admission. com
ing as IL does after he stated positively
10 . Poss-Iaseiitgsncsr reporter. "a the
prs~e6ce OF Detective Gssdshes, that he
VAS In front Of the house. shows almost
ro8cs1xsveiy that ne was the victim Of ore
OF the BULLETS from J. A. Gresnssa's PTS
co.. When Wizard was questioned by tire
reporter he Willard was told explicitly
that Mr.. Gresham said the shooting took
place a. the back of the house. Wizard
replied.
Il was a. the front al the house. went
to North Seattle on street car: gos on
and wen< TO the house. ! rang tHa door
h~u and vas going away when was
snot.'
Having nxed the place where the shoot
Eng took place. the next step was 70 nIsi
oar conciustyeiy whether there wss any
ming In the belief. expressed by Willard.
Thai his uncle Michzei Farley. had shot
him Mr. Farley - engineer on the
ssixboss Beaver. According 20 police IN
formation. Farley was at tho boat when
the shooting took place. II this II true.
anf there seems so b. no reason 10 DOUBT
IL. Farley would not have been mixed up
in the case even granting THAI he was
averse 10 WIZARDS presence al Dts Rouse.
Just A. ena po.n, where II seems positive
that Graham winged Willard. the one rys-
sertous Ard unAcccunfaoie shot ooDs Up.
VINO nrea n. ami what connection did
A. have with this remarkable case There
u,xht be some doubt as 10 tails single ssot
were II nc, for tns Tact that ofesnah
,svg he heard a shot other than shose from
his own pistol Tnss statement Is corron-
ora,-i by PAlrolman Brown. who haseen-
81 To the scene of the shooting aith such
slsnrsty THAT he did not put on mis- shoes
Brown nsares oat the case a. follows;
Gresham fired four shots. TIE hith
~ae fred from point on Lake slToss cp-
rsos<se the Farley house.
Brown says he is positive that I'VE shots
we've fired There navar has been case
Of mysterious shooting during which
serges OF shsss was fired that witnesses
agreed a. 10 The exact number ~ is
proba Die that people could be found In
the vicinity OF the Farley house VINO
would give different numbers on the pres
ent shot problem. IL Il hard matter TO
connect that Nth shot with this case
To assume that Willard fooled around the
rear of Farieys house, became the oo-
t-ct of four shots from Greshams PISTOL
Gresham believing him TO be oursisF'
and then fell victim to a bullet from
the darkness" would be going 10 ex-
,r.nes IL pArtakes OF the character or
the ploss in sensational dramas. where
txo friends quarrel a pistol h drawn ana
In the struggle that follows IT goes OH.
Al this point the assassin steps out from
b.biaa tree and fires the shot that does
the killing The innocent man Is blamed.
hut the story comes out all right In the
end.
The plain. everyday solution of the
case Is given In MIR. Greshams explana-
lion of what took place. lie saw Willard
al the back OF Fariey's house and natur-
ais took him for "a burglar Considering
WIZARDS action and the number of burg
hax tax
with the shooting by Harry Baylis OF a
real burglar, IL is useless 10 say that
Gresham acted differently than any other
man of ordinary courage would
Willard was unfortunate. He realized
when the affair occurred that the cards
had taken a turn against him. tie tried
to keep the people quiet, but how sue
sessfs.l he was may be imagined from the
statement OF PHtrolman Brown. TO the
effect that all the neighbors united In
one grand chorus of yeIis for a police
naan.
No matter what Wizards life may have
been, IL must be said that he showed
wonderful nerve throughout the entire AT
fsir As he lay on the table at police
headquarters suffering from the bullet
that was irnheEdea in his body. he did not
orer a word o, complaint. Instead, he
turned 10 Detective cudihee and said:
This il the fruit of an iii-spent life."
When II Was found that the bullet had
p!srcea the right iote OF hts lungs hts
courage ga moi fail him In the least. On
the arrival Of The ambulance Ia take him
10 the county hospital hs walked from
the station. Ills wound. however ~ very
dangerous II cannot ~ said that he Will
NOT recover. hut the chances are against
him IN TALKING with chief Reed he said
that white his uncle did not Ike him.
fhsre VAS a friendly feeling between the
ether sneratsefn of the family and him
SELF Re- said that his aHut knew he was
coming ia the house ard that he was To
- if fhe hack way. lie gave the chief
- understand that ne thought a great
deal - hiS cousin Annie. and that he was
goinx 10 SEE her. Wheu asked IN plain
words il he did not think ne chose a
rateer late hour to make = social call. DE
replied that IL was his Intention 10 50 20
the baaxe earlier. but shat he was about
sown ana dtd not get started as carly as
Dc gxQecied.
ONE explanation 81 Wizards foolish ac-
tioas may bs found in hts condition At
HE tsnse he WAS shot. lie HAD heen drink
lng. sna he all probability had not neg
ieef~t IA take Some Fuorpaiue.
willard is the soa of Marie Farley Viz
lard. a sister 90 Michael Farley. She was
last heara og IN 1Sos,on several years ago.
Several years sSo Willard came West. Ife
went 10 FaeAaVllle. and took the mama OF
Charlie Revere ar l-aNere he eeesnss a
eSnsrr@si gambler. ana Satsseuuc ntiy took
. sisahhg fasru. Abous Three years age p
came % Seattle. IL l. said that he and
has encfs went so enc 81 the mining dis
trfeg@ Ia the eastern psrS af tins state.
1stfy were n@s very suss.s>sfsll ana Far
fssy rstnfaes3 ge Seattle Nasb1ng more WAS
Neert - Willard until three weeks ago,
whtn ~ appeared Ia Seattle. ard made
Aj'4asslf known 70 TIE Farlevs. Mr.. Farley
ese~ scs pleased az N,lisrt's pre~eaee. bas
sis act prevent him sron going - ths
heuse
A Nen ~ Nj Fsrja> ~a9 AZ gsalscs bead.
3aar4ess yesterday 40 sssfa tha- NfN Ard
wpss ia love with hs> SISTER. Sc. want a ia
marry hev. ass3 on neae a~~csSsorz aske-& Nj
Farley absas -. RE ~ss REUSED. Yoans
fsrisy said fhsf willard bad said Be was
SENS te have seS~ase- as he WAS not .ses.
sinx "a fair xhSN~ H~ advanced the
sheory that Willard Intended 20 murder "a.
aaItre family. NeaieRsF may aave R..ea
Ntlis<ds tafsaI&ens. there Being af~e~sz,,
f-eas - fhsS subject ~ ga ncs rn xe7l
provided - commit wholesale Assfs. 49,.
Ts>e only Instruments soa,sss % ht.n 49,.
s1~sse * a silver plated cXsrkrEfs 4ra =
isrx re. ere cna % whira was bent. r.
ssoisee usually iaok upos suca ar es,trr
"a heinz Entssrsee sor use upoa windows
sn6 9corS
Ysurs Farley said thas ~hea Wharf ~.
80 seattle fhs nss. rtpso ne salkess az -.
astiswry ~ to Mtstse Ws~c
f.A2es ~ Fai3Us Re- released NJ f,~ps.
barn vest relay un bis personal rse..ss-,,fE.
xaee- A arg nurns@r ~ esfassas rsH.s
~ rsalice aes44uSrsrrS snd xosachesf "a,
Ms ehs-aes~s h~ "a q property he84sr
ara. 80 stated N sne Poss-tnteliixen~>,
v~sse-e2y morning - wsgi~sns~a ard -
ryeesns IN The nsssah-orhcoa where h