The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-22

Tacoma Bureau OF the Post-Inteulgencer.
TACOMA. May I.-One man killed and
three wounded tells the tale OF an at
tempted hold-up at ala today on the Steii-
accom- branch of the Tacoma Railway
Company.
The man killed Is the highwayman. who
singie-handed. essayed 10 hold Up a car
with seven people in IL He was shot down
By the superintendent OF the company
Frank A. Dame. bur not until he had
wounded the motorman in the left breast
man named Jowett Smith in the left leg
ana Dame in the arm.
The shooting caused the widest excite
ment in the car. and righffully So as bull
lets We're flying about as thick as hail
stones during the few minutes the fusil-
lade was going on The hIghwayman re-
ceived TWO wounds from the pistol OF the
brave superintendent. and. turning about
reeled out OF the ear and fell from the
platforms 10 the ground below a distance
OF about three feet
When the superintendent and others in
the car reached him he was dead. Copious
quantities of blood were flowing from VIVA
appeared 10 be wound In his face. his
crude calico mask being saturated with
gore. He was picked up and placed in the
rear end of the car. in compartment set
aside for freight and for mail.
superintendent Dame ran the car as far
as the power house. and sent word by tel
ephone &c Coroner Hoska. who took charge
OF the remains of the dead robber and
placed them on slab in his undertaking
parlors
The wounded men were conveyed to
their homes and their injuries attended to.
Smith and Dame are not badly hurt. but
the motorman. who was shot in the breast.
Is thought 10 be quite seriously injured.
The news of the hold-up caused great
excitement about the city, a large crowd
of people gathering about the morgue to
get glimpse of the dead man. The high
est words OF praise at the bravery exhib-
tied by Superintendent Dame were heard
on all sides, number of personal friends
Fastening to his room TO offer assistance.
During the fracas and after MIR. Dame
was the coolest man in the car. taking the
praise that had been bestowed upon him
for his brave work In an off-hand manner,
as II the killing OF desperate was an
everyday event with him. He considers
that he was simply doing his duty as su-
perintendent of the road and as a loyal cit
izen TO protect the lives and property OF
the patrons of the road and his fellow
beings.
HoId-Up Carefully Planned.
The spot selected by the highwaymar
for his bold piece OF work was an ad-
mirable place from his point of view. ],
was about half way between the city and
| Steilacoom In a quiet, shaded place, out OF
sight of any habitation and close 10 a
thickly wooded dell which would furnish
fine protection should he succeed in escap-
ing The car was going along. bound IN
at a lively pace and when near the spot
mentioned Superintendent Dame. who
was running the car for the motorman
as Ii In his custom to make a trip over
the road at different times. saw a man
| standing in the middle of the track way
ing his hands. slgnifying his intention 10
board. Dame brought the car TO a stop
and the stranger jumped TO the fron'
step As he was getting on he drew q
mask over his face and pulling a pisto
out OF his back pocket told Dame and
the motorman to get into the rear o.
| the car quick
This they did The robber followed
| them In his gun raised and SAT- that they
| passed straight through. On reaching the
| inside OF the car he gave the order
| hands up" Some obeyed and some did
| not though everyone stood up. There
| were two ladies In the car one of then
| being Mrs. w. f. Hacker. who. with hei
| husband was returning from ride over
| the line.
Ladies. sit down" thundered out tn,
| next order.
| The ladies obeyed. stii keeping his pIs
| tol raised the robher went through Georse
| Evans. a contractor. securing about 81
/ in coin and gold watch.
| The next victim was a man namet
/ Smith. who also got a shaking down. III
| only had ~ or Is cents in his pocket anf
/ no valuahles
Dame Opens the battle.
| The robeer had Just finished wiif
Smith and was about TO turn HE attention
| TO W. E. Hacker when Supt. Dame
| reached around the latter's side and FIRE,
| directly at the robber. At this there wa,
| an exchange OF shots between the I've
| in which The robber was hit twice. Dame
/ once the rnoforman once and Smith
l once Smoke from the pistols filed the
| ear. but no one remembers whether there
| was much of an outcry made from ths
| ladies present OF not bur Il Is quite Ger,
| tain that there was. One man who was
| on tho rear end OF the car fell of in,
| plat when the shooting commenced
| and put OF down the track After qule
/ had been restored the dead robber va.
| lifted into the car and brought 10 ih'
| city.
The Dead HiGhwayman.
| As he lay stretched on a slab at the
| norgue he made a ghastly, though inter
| esting picture: interesting because he wal
| a magnificent specinenof physical mauhoo
| and a desperate who gave every evidences
| OF being a nervy one. He Is about feet
| inch high weighs about rs pounds and
/ straight as an arrow He has blue gray
| eyes light brown naustsche dark brown
/ hair and long prominent nose. There Il
/ a long scar on the forehead just A llftlt
/ 20 the right OF the center. that looks as i
/ some time during his lifetime a bullet had
/ furrowed its way into the skull There
1 was a suit OF good underwear on the body
/ a blue flannel shirt. two pair ~ trousers
! the under pair OF good material and ths
| outer coarse and ragged evidently w0rr
/ 20 give the robbcr the appearance of Dc
ing a tramp. TIE coat was an 0sd. rag
1 ped uisid garment that has seen betfei
| DAYS Tucked away between tne outer pail
OF trousers and the blue shirt was an Oh
I siouch Rat. The mask was made out OF ~
1 old calico apron. large eyeholes being cut
also A place TO breathe through Thers
/ vas bnckskin pistol case tied about "a
/ waist with string. The gun was a sEnitf
/ a. Wesson. 5S-eaiIher. taree chambers emp
fv Ia the pocket of the trousers were
I several cartridges a very peculiar com
/ ,.gaence was revealed when tns body wa
stripped. On the point % eacn shoulder
snst below the bjadez. was 1ole, snow
lur that a bullet must have entered tFsu
/ each side A thorough seaTcn was waRa'
I for anw other wounds. but nafe were -
1 s.ag@i save the two mentioned TIA
/ fact puzzles a number % people. - STATE
nents from Mr. Dame and AF. Hacke
/ show THAI the former saot ine Fooa~l