The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-05

VHay % the Plsee n - 0Oan-
nnass w-hsss Re nsl IAea
1ns full psffJcuisn Of ths killing -
matthew Rodeficx. Of Seattle. who 1es
Aulay, Of the cayiboo 1fsnfne. Milling
anl Smelling Company. August n. two
mtIes and . hah from Camp NoKinnsy.
u Qf.ep In gold bullion. were e5taiued
~ ovening ffo0 Chtsf 81 Ro1soo 2ee1
~ Detective James >. re5ey. MO W2s
~Rking up the case II company 9itA c.
3 Sweeney.
M O. 4cAynn- cntof constable. witch
sfnse4 that Rodersck was shot dead
Shssogh the breast BY J. p. Ksane. eofe-
mAn Of the MINE. and that the cegoner's
ny exonesated him. The Letter Fo3sy
Soesaved gave many interesting details of
- gonas1kahse casa picking - the
1hsueA Uhers the Post-InteIIsgsneoe Was
etiDDd - drop Il ewing 70 lack of rslsa-
- intnrmation. At the time Ro6erick
1T Seattle hs was Under tbs bsiisf. &C.
ooedDng - the information ebtaineA b.
Daostjsss Sweeney and Foley. tsat tAsy
had given 40 eaadow1uG him They hus-
tjsd around as6 discovered that Roder:ck
- Givsa out story to the eject that
- Wa1 going to equAk creek mining lis-
es1ok tWouty-fiso miles fsoU E1iansburI.
~ haA told thas ~ had bssn o0sxeA
~ Ter prospocs. ana intended % 40
~ " Sweeney DtAyte1 out after 0oder-
lek = telegram was also sent 70 Jamss
o4enohAA. president Of ire mining COM
pary. .. Spokane. to have the o0lcerD ct
Camp Mckinney. which 10 In British Co
hspbsa- notified Of Rodsrfei's departure.
NJ Aonohan took immediate action and
- e0scsrs were prepared to arrest Rod
srsek NE momsn; he made ais appear
ANA N order 10 b. sure that he did not
slIp through their Gngsrs . man Vas sent
- Osoeonnlly. place sixty-ave miles
llelast from Camp Mckinney. 1odsr.
~ id not 30 70 SQuak cresk. but. In
oeon4. atted himself out In IN entirely nAy
eoetnue and took the 0rsAt Northeru for
Wonetshss. From Wsuatches - re6s
eeEses ~ country - Conconully. Al The
latosr Dlaoe the guard located hin ana
vnteheo avery movement Ha saw Rnd.
eg5ek purchase the fastest horse IN that
eaetIoo OF the country. and judged from
Shb move that he Was heedlng Tor the
seens OF NE hoid-up 70 get the hiddsa
MA Redssick got ready . ,savs Con.
e1nslly the guard managed - ret out
ehea1 u him and kept out Of sight Rcd
9sek Stamped one nigat On ths way. On
~ evening Of Ootobee = The guard. from
esvsr. sighted Rodsrick few msIss from
Co. mckinney. II b important to note
sAes q this Point. according 70 The guards
yspeet hodsrlck was unarmeA. The
gnofd made his way 70 the camp q fast
- - could and gave the alarm.
Cniof Constable AcAysn and an assist
ene vent to the place where the hoIl-up
- ,aken Place 70 ~atch for Rocer:ek.
- :. =. kesne. foroasn Of the mine.
- anotEcr man took up their positions
- he road = short distancs out az town.
1eth parties missed Rodefick. who had
teUoWed Up the guard quite olooo1Y and
taken to the bush before reachlns canp.
~ : o'clock In the avening Rodostch
Mme out Of the bushes ~ the side Of the
Dnd about 30O yards from camp and not
- 90 hand he carried = cut-o0 ri1s. Rcd
49, passed. within tuo test Of Kaaaa.
Nhe called out:
10 that you, Mattf's
Tor - seconds there was No reply. Then
~ man raised his rfao a his ehou,dse
~ drought il 70 bear On KeanN Thst
vas The fatal moment. Xeane stood with
- 0-calibsr Colts ia hand ard ~ the
eso0eut 10 oaw the music Of the sine
pointed IT him he drsd. True 10 hls aim.
The bullet struck Roderick In The lest
tr~ast Without . word he fell TO the
around dead. The news ef the killing
spread IKE wildfire throughout the camp,
and soon Z crowd Of men. many OF whom
earrlsd lanterns. were at the spot where
a:r.
AZ the side Of the body was the ria.
A. The nrst thing the msu noticed was
~ rust OF the barrel. which indicated
tefthem that Il had Just been taken from
eooe hiding place under log. Nine cart
ttegee were In the chamber. and although
0efs vas rust on the barrel the lock and
e3octor were in working order. 4 pistol
wae found In one pocket. but II was rusty
ana the cylinder would not turn II was
eupposed that the pistol had been hidden
vRh tie rifse. When the officers examined
~ body TO locate the bullet. which lodged
U The oack. they discovered that Rcder-
- wore peculiar money belt n canvas
eeit went around hts body and va held
~ by two straps that went over his
eaoulders. Under each arm was . pocket,
mich Sweerey says Was just the sise to
Anld the Feld bars that we're stolen.
Lne next discovery among Roderiok's
eascts wss stick Of black cosmetic. Rod
euek had DARK hair but . reddish mus
Ache Next came pair 81 gcgxiss. then
I've nlts ant three keys. two Of which
wess regular skeleton keyA Subsequent
Investigation showed that those keys 1T
- the cdice OF the mining company. The
camp saloon. IL disappeared about . year
- and no trace could be found Of IT,
AAst but not least came the money, which
assisted Of Siso In gold and - I'm silver.
y VIII Be recalled that when Roaerick left
NE camp TO come 10 Seattle he was 20
foos that the miners made up . purse OF
scout 80 10 help him out.
The killing took place on the evening OF
v'oeer y. and on the 18Th an inquest was
seid The verdict Was OF Jusgiaahie homi-
sue thus generating ktans. The next
the body wxs buried
seilo~ing - tho letter received last ev-
snnS by Chief Reed:
Voscrnmsns Office. Oct %. 1S3s.-Msd-
w 3. Gin relation to Camp Mckin-
~ sold brick robbery: On Monday nisht
swat O'clock OF October - Matt Rod
80 was Aeon few niiles from the above
An.p coming IN thai way. Word Was I'M
ssesy sent into camp, and Mr.. ]. p.
~sans and another man went cut on th.s
49, to watch fer hira returning again
eak O'clock the same evening they
a. fecarfck was returning leading
aesse with soma euuny sacks In ons
- ard rife In the either hand They
axe when Roasries started 10 raise the
80 * keare. who drew . SCOTS re-
49, anc shot Roderick through the
-. Killing him instantly.
-" hodesfck WAS seen coming n
camp he aid not have any riae,
srss ms which he had when GOING out
ky bad laxf been . few moments
=. saS ap from under some fallen ,ree
$500 asd pistol sn hts pocket which
MY had Just come from the same
80 He also haa on M. person TIRE.
- ana under his shirt Q canvas eels
e. eeicss straps and large pocket TN
e,s~s - arm est6entiy intended to ~
Nnass1 Sold er.cka II fact. think thar
ssA hin. 40 S's'' '.'s AAa she'a