The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-30

Dallas, Tex, Nov. 29.-Shortly after
midnight tive pistol shots in rapid success
son in the vicinity Of the courthouse at
tracted the police TO that building. w. T.
Coe, county treasurer, was found IN I-s
Office with blood oozing from wound in
the back of the head He was IN dazed
condition and in a very excited frame or
mind.
He said that he had been working very
late n order TO get the affairs OF the Of
flee in shape TO retire N faycr OF his sue
cessor. At midnight two men appeared.
and one placed a gun to his temple ana
ordered him 10 open the vault. lie did so.
and ali the valuable papers and contents
of the inner vault were examined oy one
Of the robbers. After placing a consiaer-
able sum of money In a canvas sack the
robbers withdrew from the vault 'os
seized his PISTOL and shot at the robbers.
The latter returned the fire. hitting the
treasurer in the back of the head, intiict-
ing a bad scalp wound.
The treasurer says the robbers secured
$500. and ne Is confident that he shot and
badly wounded one of his assailanis- Ihs
police force and a large number oil dspu-
ties with bloodnounds are on the tran OF
the robbers.
Murder by an Escaped Iunatic-
Marion. O.. Nov. 29.-On October ~ last
Henry Powers, a farmer residing hNo
miles north of here escaped from the m
sane asylum at Columbus fhe asylum
was notified BY Sheriff Shaw. dnd was te'u
10 allow Powers his liberty and await ue-
velopments This was found to nave oeeh
A serious error as this morning ABOUT
O. clock. while the family We're al break
fast Powers went 70 the barn. secured an
old muskef. and. placing the barrel close
10 his wlfe's head. blew the top OF her
head of Three OF the chilaren escaPsd
10 a neighboring house, leaving an ihlaht
of II months in bed
After killing his wife. Powers feioadea
the musket. went into a potato patcn ID
wards away. and shot himself. Upon see
ing her father leave the house, the eldest
chIsd \ gfrt OF =. re~entered the house,
ana esrried OF the baby. After shooting
himself the maniac walked back TO me
house ana fell dead beside his wife 3
body.
The Plot 90 kiii Brooke.
Perry. o. T. New. S.-Great excitement
continues near Tonkaws. twenty miles
north Of here. over an attempt 10 murder
-, s,-.f1g ~ r r Brooke and his wife.
Persorts from that community This morn
ine are that i second attempt was made
1sss r4s,t,s "a murder Brooke. A month ago
Carrie Graham. BIZ Jones ana kenneth
Mcdonald attempted 30 assass4nAle
Brooke and his wife ore nlgAt' ana DFo1Ae
k ed Graham. wao proved 70 tfS = hVNe7A
outlaw. Graham. before Ms oeath' CON
- t,,rl5castrg several men n the
Community. he said these men had en-
p.oye,4 hlrn 10 XIII Brooke ana MS vile
and burn their home.
Yesterday IL. r Bavlss, Tom bfy \.
Robert Mcdonald. Frank I%Nrie aiao
many Others. who were bound over hfiaer
a 81, nond Ter conspiracy against BrooSe
ard his wife. broke away from the on
Gers I.ast night masked men sent TO
Brookss house, bat we're Teoaassa y
Brooke and his wife. sao stooa itsh Oh
with Winchestscs.
stoned tn Death by Negroes.
Cheago. New. 1.-Iogis Naver.cn, aa
Austrian boarding house keeper. az hi2s
camp. o. the drainage cana. q nasss s<s4Lia
% the summit was stoned 70 eeAAA assI
robbed az ~ on tae towpaSa pstNsTa re
camp ana the summit On SatlFaa3 h-s@. =
Two negroes are aa5d. One las maze a