The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-30
THE DUoKABoosH TRAGEDY.
Arrest of Rancher MilIer-No Witness
of the Killing.

Port Townsend. June ca.-Special--
Miller. the murderer of II. B. Marfnhon.
another rancher. was arrested at Ducka-
hoosh. Hood canal. yesterday. and late
last night was brought 10 Port Townsend
and lodged in jail. The prisoner Is cool,
and says that he killed the man IN de-
feuse OF his own life. Circumstantial evil
dence warrants a different belief.
Before the shooting on Friday afternoon
MsrlnhaT said TO one OF his neighbors
that during the day he had met Miller
out IN the field. The latter drew knife
and threatened 10 KIN MarinhoT, when the
latter made him desist and so away by
drawing his revolver. feud, the cause
OF which Is unknown. has been brewing
between the men for years. Saturday
afternoon Miller and his eldest son. after
working on the public road all day. were
returning home. The boy took different
road and Miller. carrying a rife. passed
through Mr.. pearce's farm. MarinhoT
had ifst eaten his supper. walked cut
into the field 70 milk the COWS, when he
met Miller coming up the path. No one
saw the men or heard what they said.
Mr. pea-ce was in the barn a few feet
distant and his wife was in the yard close
hv and neither heard a sound until the
shot was fred. Not more than a minute
or two elapsed from the time MarinhoT
walked ont o' the yard until he was
killed. which dIscredlts the supposItiou ~
A quarrel as Miller would have the people
believe Scarcely = moment passed after
the shot was fired when Miller came 20
the barn door and said 20 Afr. Pearcs:
''pesrce. there s. q dead man out there
ana here Is his revolver" and with those
words walked away. The dead man was
NarinhoT shot through the heart. lying
IN the path. lie WAS clad in a pair %
overalis and a shirt In his hip pocket
w1s a big whetstore and his front pocket
was partly turned inside out. Prosecuting
Attorney Rupert. who was present. ad-
wances the theory that after Killing Marin
hofs in cold blood Miller took pistol out
~ ais oNn rocket 20 ehnphasEze the theory
of self-tefense The barrel Of the weapon
was cIaEEeA with dirt In the rirhs hand
% the dead man. held in a vise-IlSe grin.
was s cobS,e stone. Several photographs
- the corpse ana the surroundings were
taken hy sn amateur photographer. and
Will - used at the trial
Leaving Afr Pearce Miller went home 20
bis family and reu1s red al night AZ
noon Yesterday - was arrested by Sheriff
usmiff0n ard Constable Fgovis While TAX
ing horne a whce3ba ihafef attn r~n-
Vssicns fte was cool apparently gncon-
cermeA ard saft the Killing vas ser~ N
sc't-4esease He gave the pistol - Mr.
Rupert. and az the inquest vas apparently
light hearted ana trfes 20 crack a soke or
tao WITH his nslEhhoTS.
Miller Aas n wife ara faur children Ny-
inr On = ranch near naeExboosh. He Is
generally tisiikes BY his aegEhhors On se-
ccurt q his suriv. eEtl-rrfrss3e1 ternperz-
meat He VAS born IN Illinois. ar3 for
several years }ive1 IN Kansas. from where
ne -arle 20 Puget scun1 foar or nvs years
REr HIS Wite - = member % = wealthy
anS Influential family ifvjaE IN Baltirnore
Mar}nhcS vas an Old steamboat en-
p'oye good hearted well liked hy his
rslEhh8rs. ans Tor q vear o. Two hat
lived o. the canal. lie was sometimes
sai'es ~-rlET JACK
Miller has been chsrSNa with rugrfer In
'he H-sf ceETwe He declined 20 make A
statement fgrth~~ thar - say rhss killing
was dorc - profess hls own life