The San Francisco call., 1897-11-12
MURDERED
ON THE WAY
TO DAWSON
Thornbury Peterson Is
BrutaIIy Slain at
Marsh Lake.
EDWARD HENDERSON
THE ASSASSIN.
Upon His Arrival at the KIon-
dixie He Will Be Promptly
Hanged.
TWO MEN DROWNED ON
THE HOOTALlNQUA.
In Many Instances Canadian Poles
Have Aided Am eriCans on the
Way to the Gold Fields.
Upon His Arrival at the klon-
dixie He Will Be Promptly
Hanged.
TWO MEN DROWNED ON
THE HOOTALlNQUA.
In Many Instances Canadian POLES
Have Aided Am ericans on the
Way to the Gold Fields.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

Special Dispatch to THE CALL
JUNEAU. ALASKA, Nov. (by steam
ship Faralon to Victoria, B. c., Nov.
D.-FoIlowlng the Nicholson Burns party
the next 10 arrive here with information
from Dawson and the state of things
along the trail and Yukon River were a
party Of five Canadian police from Tagish
Lake, under Captain Fred Bevan OF Vic
toria, B. c., to-day on The steamer Faral-
Ion. They are going home on Through.
Bevan is just out from Dawson. He
brings particulars of the murder at Marsh
Lake in October of Thornbury Peterson
by Edward Henderson, which proves to
be the most brutal and colo biooded crime
committed in the Yukon country. Hen
derson was formerly In the employ OF the
Seattle Gas Company and Peterson is a
native of Stockholm, Sweden. These two
were me m bers of party OF five, inciuding
Others, named Waily, Friednall and a
third man, name unknown, said 10 be
from New YORK.
Peterson and Henderson occupied tent
together, while the others slept in larger
tent About O clock in the morning of
October Is Peterson and Henderson quar-
relied about the bedclothlng. Henderson,
who was the much larger man, drew
revolver and beat Peterson on the head
terribly, Iacerating the scalp. In the
scuffle which followed Henderson shot
his bedfelIow in the abdomen. Wally,
Fried mann and the third partner were
afraid to go near Henderson, and leaving
Peterson, who was still alive, with his
murderer they returned to Tagish Lake
to inform the police. The officers hurried
down 10 Lake Marsh and found Hender-
son sitting moody ana silent in the tent
with his dying partner. Peterson was
mortally wounded and suffering great
agony from his wounds and from thirst.
Henderson had not attempted to alleviate
his condition. He died in about an hour
after the police arrived, being conscious
10 the last and leaving dying statement.
Henderson was arrested without diff
Guilty and sent on down to Dawson under
strong guard. Captain Bevan said that
the news OF the murder had preceded :he!r
arrival and that the feeling against Hen
derson was very bitter. Lynching was
threatened. Henderson Will have his
trial at Dawson and the police think he viii
furnish the first hanging that will be cele-
brated at Dawson, and that in few
weeks.
Captain Bevan says that the miners at
Dawson were betting on the arrival OF the
steamers when he left there on Septemb ber
II with odds against their arrival. He
says there will be a shortage OF grub if
the vessels do not arrive, but he does not
think there will be any real starva ion.
Hundreds can GO down the river when the
ice forms to the settlements below, where
1 I r. l.
of the extra ordinary rich strikes reported
on the benches OF Skookum Pup Creek.
These dispatches chronicled the discovery
of rich ''diggings" on that creek over five
weeks ago. which was the first report
made OF them. The Maloney party OF
Juneau first brought out the news.
Major Walsh OF the Canadian police Is
busy at Tagish establishing, with over
200 men, posts every forty or fifty miles
between Lake Linderman and Dawson.
This work will be completed in about
three weeks. The Danger of attempting
to get into Dawson during the winter
will then be greatly reduced. In many
instances the Canadian police have fed
Klondikers and assisted them on their
way, irrespective Of whether they were
Canadians or Americans. A sort OF fort
AMI house has been built at Tagish
Many Americans who were broke" and
could not pay the duty on their outfits
were allowed 10 work out the duty i'll the
construction of the house and fort. Cap
tain Beyan saws he has seen doctors, law
yers, ex-Government otfiIals and other
professional men working with shovel,
pick, ak and saw alongside the scum of
the stampede.
Nearly a thousand people, instead of
going on to Dawson, have gone up the
Hootalinqua, Stewart, Pelly and other
creeks and rivers to prospect. Captain
Bevan says that there are fine indications
OF pay dirt on the Hootainqua, H the outlet
of Lake Teslin. When most of the crowd
arrived at Dawson he says they were
gaunt hungry and had the uncanny look
Of lot OF wild men whose only thought
was gold.
Two men whose names were not secured
were drowned from sailboat on the
Hootainqua about ten days ago. The
third man of the party went insane over
the loss of his com panions and was taken
on 10 Dawson guarded by the police. His
name is also unknown TO the police but
they said he formerly worked IN hard
ware store in San Francisco.
A negro named Edwards, who accom-
panied the Miller party of Port Town
send, which started with 1000 sheep, stole