The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-18

inxson and the Gray's hars,or country. to
which an elder brother. then prosecuting
attorney for the district comprising most
OF the southwestern counties. aaA pre-
eedei him by several years Since the day
OF his errfval here. Moody has not been
outside this tChahsiis) county. ard. up 10
the 9Th day Of Last July. Re had followed
the vocAtzoDs OF q woodsmaa ana sawmiii
nan in all parts OF the county. until he
bad come 90 be very well known
lie vas q h<r3-working fellow Of more
than ordinary intelligence. big, young ard
strong. and his services were always in
demand. but he had one serious fault. a
fondness for whisky. and he Is one OF
tAose thousands whose un1osl~ has been
wrought by this greatest blight OF civil
intton. In him a norallss would find q
0ne subject upon which TO dtssartate. for
today. - . direct consequence Of evil as
eociasions and tho abuse OF strong drink.
womAu's. ard with = disposition 30 kindly
that u won him friends wherever he went.
today occupies q steel cage. a convicted
murderer awaiting the death sentence. In
the prime OF what should be and might
have been . glorious manhood. and Ia
perfect health. he stands cics- under tire
shadow OF the EalIows. with the nsost
horrible Of all deatAs STARING him unnser-
cienlIy In the face.
On tire issh day OF last July Moody,
then employed In the Cosuaopolis sawmiii.
took the srst drink he had taken for over
two months. Three DAYS later he cust his
EMPLOYMENT a. tho mill. and from that
time on uuti July =. each days close
soand him blind drunk. and each morning
found him rcaiy 20 continue upon his de-
baaseh. On Mon1ay afternoon. July q, he
took tire steamer for Montesdno. armed
vita q pint Task % kin and accompanied
ey a boon companion. At Montesano
~@s.kz 49, n kar n a a
and his companion started on foot for
Firaa. ten miles away. arriving there at
about 80 o'clock IN the evening. They
vert direct 20 the Elrna hotel. kept by IL.
J. Bum. who bad gone cut Of town. ieav-
arx hss wife. Mary Bum. In charge.
For four years past Moody had habit
uanY made this hotel his headquarters
whoa out Of employment, and he WAS
very much a; home there. -. finding 70
one IA the hotel ofaee. he sought ont Mrs
Burn and WAS by her assigned 20 the
yeo-, which ne usually Occupied. Then.
after few minutes. he started Tor sa-
lccn ard again entered UPON TIE absorb
tnw occufatfon OF getting drunk.
AZ about o'ctock, Just before dusk
OF the long summer evening. with bis
sksn full OF whisky and TO enc knows
what viii emotions running through his
cruaksn brain. he again went 20 the hotel
Ard oxtce more sought for Mrs. Bum he
was rot long In rhdgag her. she VAS in
the yard a.; tAe rear of the hotel with a
woman friend when Moo5y approached
them ard asked 10 speak privately with
Airs. Rum. Her companion. Miss Bertha
rsteher. ieft them ard entered The hotel
kitchen.
IL WAS bat moment later that she heard
Mrs. Bum In q frightened tone call her
name. and. going again izs9 the bal
yard. sse found Mrs. Eann n~c~trats oa
the ground with Moody solssnE her. she
ran 20 the assistance ~ her friend and
ersei To pull Mccdy away bat he pushed
h-r violently ard before sne re>owers5
her aalanes took from hts trousers psck-
81 tire snife. wht>n he Alterward planeea
s.to the breast os his unfortunate victim
Frightened nearly est % ASr wits Ma
Iescher turned and ran Zoe help bus only
reached TIRE kstesen. wAes ere tainted
In tne meantime the scene 90 the at
tempted murder was in come manner
transse~r~. 60 .he eco~ Of the front
hallway % the Actsl J. ]. TAYLOR a well-
knowr resident 81 ElFna- vita Ass wife.
was standing 3larunallv across he str@et
fs>osn the hotel aboat 10 feet away. when
he Ard dis wife heard conversation al
the freat 5oso~ OF tae hotel between a
man aaa Woman. and then heard "a
woman scream Tor help Mr.. Taylor ran
~ crce 20 the scene % trsaahse ard sAers
feand Mr~ Bum lysnx o. fhe asor. ain
Ac~ty lying On Its less ssae tessse her.
Gsssdt14 3ef WIZ us sET arm and wft.
TIE k-ise IN sts ysxAt band. TAYLOR r~s-
eaea Mira Burn fro~r her aSSassans. ara.
s5stsnx TRAIT sac had Ssea seriously w~essr,ss-
- he sernee A~w cR8x 20 80 ~4se ara -z-
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rear~t. leaving c~e:sss Atra his Aas Ara
- 81 Vas aftsr~srs saosa sssaA - IN.
wo-s&s naTsA Of town.
The nwws 90 tSe rFsaxs su-~sas wR-~
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