The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-10
LIVERPOOL ON TRIAL
e.,avman Carey's Life Hang.
ing in the Balance.
vrao,cT TO BE REACHED TO-DAY
rrumstantial Evidence strong Muir.
Sered Woman. sister Tells Her
story I'm Chinook.

rHllam Carey known as Liverpool {"
49, and f0rbidainE In aspect. Is on trial
= sfs life before The criminal court and
a. Il every probability that yeriic,
- b. reached some time today The
40 Eax called In Judge Han1es' DEPART
So, yesterday morning. the state being
y,,r~senies ty Prosecuting Attorney Has
H ard Deputy Wiltshire, and the tefensa
~ Melvin G. Winstoek. John Il Wright
.,d J. Henry Denning- No dllatory tao
- xsrs resorted 20. and in exactly two
sosrs the following jury had been Sc
cared: a J. Boyce. Joseph Irr. u. X.
Scsles, g. Edenholu. Il. r. Iced. F.mer-
ar Jones. George A. White. George
Rocker L. 5. Card ~. #. Stump James
s5sason A. r. spanldfng. The first two
tsnei served on the jury IN the Crockett,
r.urder trial last week. The witue~se.
3, ard against Carey were exclua.d
frsm he court room. ard only a small
uos9 remained TO watch proceedings
statement of the CASE
There vas no delay IN stating the case
A The igry after the twelve men had been
secured The task OF outlining what the
ysfs Intended 20 prove was given ever
ie Mr. Wiltshire. who said the prosecu-
tssr would show tha. for more than three
ran;hs prior TO last Christmas Carey
saf Lizzie Williams. the murdered wo-
naa. he'd maintained toward each other
~ relation u husband and wife. IN a
saaflng fshermau's house on the Du-
vanish about three miles frc-n its
rsogth, ty the fneandering course OF the
ssyer The deceased was a comedy
ssnan. who neatly attended to The house
bsga duties fOs Carey. but he repaid tflis
,sassr soiicliude with low suspicious, vile
ephhets and iuhuman trea ment. Mr..
Wiltshire coniiuued
These we're the conditions existing on
TIE day before last Christmas, when
Carey and the deceased went to spend
Christmas .ith William Dobson and his
Indian wife. who Ia a sister Of the muir
Or woman. AZ the foot OF Blanchard
street During the afternoon OF Christ
mas day John d Fraser visited the Dob
ross and the assembled company partook
Of beer and other refreshments. Toward
evening Carey. without warning, began to
aghrad and abuse the deceased. accus-
!ng her % Infidelity and applying to her
tie vllest epitheis. and finally forcing
ker into the adjoining room. threw her
violently upon a bed and numerically
tsAt her with his fists until compelled 20
resist by Dobson. About o'clock that
i!shs Carey ordered the deceased 10 pre-
pare 20 return home. and proceeding TO
the beach. accompanied by Eraser, he
expressed his continued anger and said
he would kin the woman that night.
When Lacy Williams approached Carey
Bfte5 her from her feet. waded Into the
water. and throwing her Violently into the
boat pushed Off and rowed away, and the
sisters parted for the last time In life. On
the way 70 the Duwamish Carey bought
fone whisky al a saloon. About II o'clock
faAt night boat containing a man and an
Indian woman was seen opposite kerry's
mill about 60 feet out In the bay. going
southsard. AMI the man was seen and
heard repeatedly to strike and beat the
woman over the head and shoulders with
an oar. and the woman was heard TO cry
ont In pain and terror and TO plead unaval-
ingly ,or mercy. until the voices sank 10 a
low moan and died away. Some time after
u o'clock Joseph Tulip. who lives almost
saelnirg Carey's house. was aroused by
the barking OF a dog. and on inquiry from
his door was told by Carey that he had just
returned from town. Carey asked for hts
wife. and suggested that she had possibly
gone % fictoris. Carey stayed at Tulip
house that night. and about noon peceIn-
Der = be said Joe. the woman Is dead. ana
J want you to help me hurry her Tulip Pc
flsei ard shortly afterwards escaped from
ths watchful eye OF Carey. who UP 80 mat
time hid not brcathei 20 living so'h by
~hat means the woman had met her death
o. where her body might he found ON be
ING arrested Carey turned upon his neigh
hor Tulip. cursed him and threatened dire
vengeance. hat when LODGED I'm the county
a1 he realized that u was useless 20 FUR
ihsr dlssemhle aud then revealed the
vhFrea bouts 81 the body
MIR Wiltshire spoke AZ some length on this
bashy condition and the terrible wounds
n the holy when found anchored 10 Ca
'sy's shack. and asked of the Jury a YER
dc, Of murder In the frs, degree
The Coroncr'- Testimony.
Coroner Askan was the first witness
called by the state and ne was asked 90
gyn A description OF the wounds Of the
woman. lie answered briefly,
ARD then was given over FOR croSs-examin-
alton 10 Mr. Ninstock. who poured a rnpii
IRE ~ qn. sfiors into the witness. asking
particularly II the murder had been com
ri'icf before the body hal heen placed IN
~ water and also " 5; We're possible for
~ wounds 20 have been caused by fail
The hralr IL apfeare.i. was congested. but
ia. condition might have been caused nv
81 overdose - aoouiic. by acute alcohol
sH. or hy A fan or blow The witness was
NsrN made ~ answer many questions as to
eorcussinn congestion and compress or,
a.d 'he effect - each on the brain. The
oifs with which the crir'es S thought TO
hsya been committed We're exhibited and
Witness asked what would have been tho
rQaiiii'n - the Nomau's head had twenty
i've or nftv blows from the oars been ralnci
pHoa her. us answer was not entirely sat
Nfarfo~v 20 the drfensc. a< he indicated
re fore n tho blows, and ON whether
'heY We're sfro-k with the blade or TIRE
handle - the oar
~ Gearec " Horton vas called TO ths
s'ant AM asked only two questions, when
- Sas evrused. The defense declined 90
cr'Ss.esamine
III" Christmas euarrci.
William po3s'n. the murdered No
ntns h-afh,r-in-laN. iol1 - the gathering
~ h.= shack Christmas night 4 quarrel
49, heiNe-n Carey arf his kootchman.
srf on he.rg ea.ief ey his wife pndson en-
sef'd 'se rn7m whefe they were. finding
Narfr boating lucv Her nose was bleed
~ h-fsHn irtrrfcrsf informing carey
,lsi De ~nr't have ~ stop beating her
Toe 80 men Wrnr cuf~.fe together. Carey
Hsnr srair vIth Whf-a he afterw p
a''-s-' fA-'~'s Tho DISTURBANCE Was fr-
A. 2''ift ANA about cioek carey art
- vs7's- isff ,he house. They walked
e'Nt to -hr h..t.a podson Ss'1. ana q
Fcstt ttcN un arl Hired her into the
o'iiem ~ fr, hsar VIC then taok The oars
- l..., sag --f anf .hsf Was me last
~ - 't-'H Tre ffares was cre~s-sx-
hf Nr Wr-ht ant sckno vi~i'sci
"a A7 ftt Hr 'asr married - his wife
tn tstl.a ur,A after the
fr ..rraI.rt was Grrforurd AZ