The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-12


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tSes t7-1sgA snzs rhs Esrrhen
AsneT starred &c ~ ossg tns sro-s 49,
- SIS naoertnE thar his wife s@a kags
s9-ne ncrsy n hasxes IN h~~ %-4~anv-
49, 70 get T. TIE bedroom L. 4 xrzan
-. = tie r1ght-hand SIS * the front
-. ar Nszsy Bad not besn IN tas
aSs-TppFn more than e 9ew s@eorssx whsn
Larry CusuuErrs wzEkes4 .sx~n~zv~ 80
tr1na gate and enterez tha fgss@ re r-o-
%1sarn Immediately 20 ire kitchen ara
oEiSFe tns ssar~t@9 oceana -tx realsxs~. vgFszt
Nas coming be rad xaEkss5 arossna she
a@ose AID stood between h.s wife and
daughter.
Murder I'm His Eve.
mere - conflict ss 70 .ae ~srss -
as~a Maney says nat BE fksouxE4t ne
hszre GErnrnirgs Say sfIs fn1s what Z
raass- fwo ---g' but Ass- Cummings sAvs
"a. sac does net Remember sarn an ex-
pses1acn According % Miss Cummings,
ner father commenced &c after oafns, al
TIE Time Docking straight At har rncsnsr.
Fsf Gut Dotn hzrts r. his coat pockets,
saa1 AaFE Cummings -aua ! knew By TIE
Roox IN MS 1rs that re intended - saoos.
WIN scream. Mss Cummings jumped
from TIE table and ran into the sitting
room. samEninx the door alter Aer Her
fsfasr Immediately gave chase. drawing
revolver from ala pocket a. he rza As
sa2sx Cummings we1r through the frunf
0ocr and slammed Il he~ dress was casagss.
Soc tried 70 sss away. b1: was fast Her
father wss al th1 door with the gun zhe
made a wild effort ard as her dress tore
loose she started on tae run. Her father
appeared L. the door az iris instant. and
calico ugon her 10 stou. sae Ionkea over
her shoulder. and the ssxht Of the gan
made her run tsae faster
&sss~...x go. x.~..~k.ru-
WIN foul oath the father brought the
revolver 20 bear on the flying figure ard
pulled tho trigger The girl ran on un-
harmed ard the now thoroughly angeFed
man ran back into the house. past Nancy.
who bad rushed cur at tire Sound Of the
shot Nancy ran around the house and
entered the back door to see his crippled
mother almost insenEihle from the shock
Of the affair Mrs Cummings hal gone.
and a moment later Nancy knew where
she Was. for ne heard her scream n las
bedroom
s.rn Fix You"
Nancy rushed into che sitting room Tire
door to the bedroom was closed Inside
he could hear the tull thua OF the gun as
II came down on the head OF Mrs. Cum
mlngs Tire only words Nancy heard
were these.
Il vii nx goa ms time ard then the
SOUND Et a WfE~ l@Ards
Nancy pushed ire aoor open. and there
70 his horror he ssw Mrs, Cummings
standing IN the corner, covered from head
20 foot with blood. her husband standing
IN front OF her with large revolver. beat
Ing her as III she were a stick Of wood.
AZ the wouid-be rescuer tried 20 get into
the room Cummings turned and. pushing
the revolver into his face. said: Keep
back or III"
That was all be had 20 say. Nancy knew
by the look in the mans face that he meant
business ard did rot stop 10 argue the
question. but ran as fast as he could 10
Summers telephone and called UP police
headquarters. Detective Sam Corbetr was
Immediately sent out on the case.
While Nancy was away Assistant Prose
cutting Attorney Wiltshire came home. He
lives In the x.cinity Of the Nancy house.
a woman came running 20 him Ia great
trepidati0n and said that man vas shoot
ing ar everybody. Wiltshire ran over 20
the Nancy house All was rot quiet He
listened. and then yelled out. What's
the trouble IN shere7
A moment later Cummings pokesf h.s
nose out Of the front door ard took a
survey OF things. He had his revolver
with him. and the firss thing he said was.
Now. I'm friend Of yours and ! want
yeu to keep out az here With this be
brought hiS gun UP. ard Wiltshire could
See here. said Wiltshire. You have
got 10 stop this shooting around here
Again Cummings tola Wiltshire that he
had better keep out OF the mess.
Wiltshire then went down 20 Fishers
drug store and teiephoned 20 police head
quarters He vas told that Corbett was
already on the was 70 the scene Of the
shooting Corhett appeared on the next
car AMI accompanied Wiltshire back -
the house T. II. Dempsey and Fred
wing went also. Corbest walkea UP 70 the
door. There Was no one areand al this
rnse. ard he saw Cummings sitting on a
chair In the kitchen. rs head bowed
down. his hanas clasped between his
knees.
Larry. I want you
Cummings arose and walked to the front
door. resnarking. You can have me.
don't care what you DO with re,
AS Cornett commenced searching hts
prisoner for weapons, Cummings remark
81 u have not got t..
Cummings started along toward the
frnnt gate and Coreett told him 10 aold on
Cummings replied thas he vas nes going
- 50 sway.
Where il your gum asked Wiltshire.
etsaess ia the house some where. SAs
the reply.
csrsett AID wiltshire confirmed the
search. Wiltshire walked into the bedroom
and came npan tae hloed-coverc3 speech
less form % Mrs. Cummings. L was
sight 80 horrible that the word painting OF
q victor Hugo eoula not DO IL Justice.
The BlocH-s.ovored yicsta4.
TIE aoar wousa Sas in blood n iae cor
ner of the room. at the foot Of TIRE bed. the
ter % her head smashed in.
Her long. black hair vas pulled Gown
and spread over her face and shoulders
pp- features could not he alsesrnea. IS
she hlaoa covered Der face ltke coat 81
hgoas1-rea paint Mixed IN with her hair
vas her ufe's blood ard en- shs iie0r at
hag sade we're two o9x pools. Her eyes
w~re side ofsH. sud one les was witch
sne. In her uncoaNc8ausnesS sae wss try
snx 10 step e sfta her hands Wiltshire re-
s..ssfsa AT the horrible sight. hut naAnsZssi
10 saw ~My Cod. look az this poor NO
man"
A. wiltshire describes her. she WAS rob
ssas az human form tu = coat q h4ooa hut
from the mute eyes appeared 50 come an
sxfsssSSgon such IS tam>~has wren about
20 ~ sS&ta
s*Ir srensea 20 ire" said wtlshtrs." that
see exesegsd as "a strike beg duwn"
IA sse meantime Csrtsett rad feg1nd n
&s.~alffssr haii-aox revolver hidden smoas
persa clothes an the Nea, 8ns Accompanied
~ WILTSHIRE went e,8tsi4s. where ths csf-
acton a. Mrs Cummings Vas made
known. Peeuse ra<hea - asT ssS4stanee.
ara Wiltshire. farmiax - Cummings aSSs5
hss,, IA "a gentle torres why he BAD con-
sasttea suea = herrttsle dee&.
~ysa aoa.t know shat & IS . have yoa3r
ssnsFts. broken ae," re7fsed Cummings.
ssrnfs = ne raesg horTsh5s shsas ever
heard 81 continued Wilsafre- "a58 yaa
shoot Aer
,srhe qua wsslaat 50 or reptiles Cus-