The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-18

Special Dispatch 70 the Pos,-!nte,l,Rsncer.
MOUNT VERNON. Wash, July IL
ne fofr Indians accused Of killing Kel-
icy Artfan, Nookachamps Indian. last
Sag oA tie banks Of the Skagit river,
about two miles above Mount Vernon,
nave al been captured by Sheri1 Ni.iett
ana brought to this city. The Indians
MeIe scattered along the river from
hsrhitfn 10 Marble Mount and were
ufsuspHcious % danger, believing that ire
settlement by which two guns and three
ponies Were given to the murdered mans
oro'n%rF had hushed the matter I'D.
me accused Indians had their preliri-
nary Examination before Justice Barker
!estTrdpy afternoon. and the evidence in
1foaUcer was direct and corroborative,
tHe STORIES or the witnesses agreeing n
almost every particular Two ~ .ba NJ.
cessd men. John Enich and johnnie
IOWA. turned states evidence and IS
tiiese flea 90 nor appear 20 have had
SAy tu1i4g 20 DO 7fth the actual killing Of
heiey and on account Of the service rem
eeFed 'ne state. Prosecuting Attorney
ahFangfr dismissed the complaint as to
From the evidence II seems that .b.
four ACCUSED men. with heir wives sn3
me man who was killed. were bringing
oeWn a boom OF shingle bolts from Ham
itch 20 the mills at Mount Vernon. The
oohs MAO been delivered and the men were
on taelf way back up the river. camping
ior me nlght about half a mile above
the Grfat Northern railroad bridge
heHeT AMMAN, the murdered man. had
WHISKY which was passed round 10 the
others and in short time all were pretty
orunk. Quarreling ensued. during which
heiiey and Johnnie Tommie came to
blows, hnd Charlie Moses. coming up at
IRIS time with wood. struck Kelley AMMAN
on me back OF the head ard on the face
with the ak he was carrying. knocking
rim doFa. Johnnie Tcmmic then took A
hnife from his pocket and cut the pros
trote mans throat.
his happened about O'clock In The
evening", and as soon as il became dark
the dead body OF Kelley Amman was tiai
Ia a satk of sand and stones and thrown
IN the middle of the river.
The accused were unrepreseuted by
c"Lnseii at the examination, and entered a
plea of not guilty, When the state had
closed Ats case the accused men were
given ain opportunity to make any state
nCnt Ia the court they wished and Char
lie Moses and Johnnie Tommie took the
stand in their own behalf Each one
denied any knowledge of the killing OF
Kelley amman. or that he mad been with
them al any time. They denied the
stories of the witnesses who had just
testified. and said they were telling lies
about them.
TIE Justice considered the evidence suf-
fcient to hold the prisoners. and Charlie
Moses and Johnnie Tommie were bound
over to the next term of the superior
court without bonds 10 answer to the
charge of murder in the first degree. The
two men who turned states evidence
John Ednich and Johnnie Town were held
in $1,000 bail each TO appear as witnesses
at the trial and In default thereof were
taken In charge by the sheriff and will
be kept at the county jail.
The Indians of the different tribes are
taking great interest in the proceedings
and fot the last two days the town has
been oNerrun with them. Today the
friends of the accused men, members Of
their own tribe. engaged counsel to con-
Duct their defense.