The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-24

A story that fairly brss1iss with pistols
shooting. EESsky. ro4E01. rce5sTy &1d 70
nance foEzd IS way &c pcI1-s asze1U4r-
te-x late yesterday afternoon through IaS
arrest q Charles Hansen. n wsll-1rsss@--
.ztslEiggzt, young msE. aged = years
Hanson was waking alcnz SSc37G ave-
n1s nsar Xezlsr way wan he was stopped
by Gearg= Kelly. heavy. ta.ck-ss< aa2El'
who said:
Y want that watch
Hansen made some reply. net under
stooss By fhcze On the street and Tire Art-
ra2tsG discussion which followed VAS only
cur short ~ TIE appearance Of Acting
CAPTAIN Peer. 70 whom Kelly gave Han
son IN charge. Al headquarters Hansen
was l0cke3 - = the south corridor, but
10 charge vas placed opposite his mans.
Kelly told Detectivs Cudia@e thai Han
son r5bbs4 Mrs Charles George OF
watch II the So Paul ho1Ee, On Secc1d
avenue south, near Washington street, 50
re point ct a pistol. two weeks age. and
c. TIE following day tried 70 sAcos hin
"A PcSz-Int@iagsnce- reporter found Kelly
lsss night ard learned the particulars o.
ths case 80 far as he knew then
Il had been fishing on the Fraser
river" said Kelly. and cane home two
weeks ago. ! was going ~ the stairs
al the g. Paul house. unconscious OF any
danger, when / suddenly met Hanson az
the head % the stairs He drew his gun
on me. bat was too quick for hlEa and
knocked his arm down. The gun seil 20
the floor. he Fan out OF The building.
and did nos see him until this afternoon.
when found him on Second avenue dis
sufsed with goggles. II took NE some
time % become certain OF his identity
before walked ~ 70 him and DEMANDED
the watch lie told ne IL was al his
room. and ne started IN that direction.
when ! saw Capt Peer and turned Han
son over 70 him Peer stepped into
store g minute, and while Re was gone
Hanson
IN the bay through the capsixlrg OF q
boat. The watch belongs to Mrs. 6Eorze,
ard ] had no know edge that It had eeen
stolen when Hanson attacked re on the
stairs"
TIE woman in the case Is a handsome
brunette. tall and stately. She has a fine
figure, and. il fact. is iust the sort CT
woman 80 cause twc men 20 go cunning.
She has been married twice, her first
husband being John SAKE and her Sec
oEG Charles George. At present she IS
not living with Mr.. George- She has a
fine ranch near Black Diamond bur life
IN Seattle IS more attractive. For some
time she has been rOomlng ar the s.
Paul house. where she became ac9uaInf-
Cd with Hanson. Hanson told Mrs.
George that his real name was Adams.
and that he had = rich uncle IN Seattle,
whom he visited frequently ard from
whom he received money. Apparently
Hanson was infatuated with Mrs.
Georges brilliant black eyes. round face,
plump cheeks and pretty mouth. be-
cause he was after her ike an irnpetuouS
young lover. she was unprspared. how
ever. for the turn Ia affairs 20 a pistol
argument
.He insisted that / accompany him"
said Mrs. George, ''ana I refused. Then Re
showed a pistol in my face, ard I came %
the conclusion that / had better do as he
said he locked me IL room and guard
ed me all night with pistol n hand Once
he took 3 shot al the bureau. and once IN
~ direction. but id not h.t me. ! tried
20 get away from him by asking for some
thing 20 drink. but * was az Intellectual
rUsa lie produced bottle ot Risky. and
after pouring some into 6 glass added
large spoonful ot choral. He made ne
drink the dose and then said:
- you. viii sit here and watch you
die
= had no intention Of dying. and. grab
bing the bottle. drank the remainder OF the
iiqaor TO overcome the effects OF the chIor-
al Re kept me under guard all night. but
] managed 70 get away from him IN the
morning by promising 20 accompany him
70 Portland That was the tine he got
hold 81 NY watch and kept it,
Hansen says tbat he Gi1 not give Mrs.
George any choral. and denies having
stosen hsY wztch.
'sMrz GaoTze drinks whisky. instead O.
elloral' said Hansen. and as for my try
Ing 70 shoot her friend Kelly. that Is not
SO. De attacked me VITA cane"