The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-22

ing picnic az SIivan grove. This -
around the point from piakeley, but can
be reached in short time oT Following
"a path that takes 2 short cut They .oFfnd
''sscotfys' walking around sober IS
Judge. THE apeciaI object CT finding Scot
-" was 20 interview him ~ 70 what took
place fl the saloon. \, first he was very
reticeut, hat fn the enG gave the infor-
nation that caused Deputy Sheriff Mall
bern 20 swear out warrants charging John
II Moss and Swan Berg with the crime OF
numbering Iichaei J. Lyons on the night
of June Is The officers absolutely refuse
10 Disclose the exac, information obtain
81 fraEa scatty'' ard have also tnssri9c-
ted ElisIs 10 refrain from talking TO any
one about tire matter.
Cudihee ard Muihern returned 10 Blake
.ey, ard 81 n O'Clock Sunday night went
before Justice 81 the Peace George w
DMelly and made statement OF the ease.
Complaints were prepared aad signed by
Deputy Sheriff Aulhern. Warrants were
then issued and orders given entoinirE
strict secrecy or all parties. IS u vas
known that Berg had gone 10 Eeattie and
that Moss had left Saturday night Tor q
ranch near Port Madison. TIE officers
took Il much needed rest and arose az
5 o'cioek yesterday morning. team
ssas secured. and they started ont for
miles from the town they met Moss walk
ting along !sae road toward Pors Biakeiey.
carrying a roll 81 blankets. The team was
stopped and Nulhern jumped cut OF the
wagon. Moss came tn d hair. &nd Null
bern produced the warrant and read IL TO
HIM.
Il am an innocent man." he sasd. but
expected To be arrested ! am sorry that
7 left Port Riakeiey Saturday night. hat
I in n W.
kIoss got into the wagon and was taken
back 10 Port Blakeiey. where Justice Of
the Peace DXeiiy ordered him held.
Seo,ty Mclaughlin was also brought be-
fore he justice aud placed in charge of a
deputy sheriff as an important witness.
eudihee and IuiheTn took the afternoon
boat for Seattle. and on their arrival were
Joined by Deputy Sheriff Lame. The first
trace they got OF Berg was when they
learned that he had been al police head
quarters during the morning and told
story about Chinauan being the only
one who bad access to Lyons revolver.
and that when he Berg called him the
morning after the murder the chinaman
said: THE old man dead. isn't he2
The search was instituted vigorously
aud at - O clock Berg was located in the
Nevada saloon on First avenue. Berg
was talking about the case when the Of
10 hnmiiate him before a crowd. Cudihee
asked him TO step up TO headquarters 10
talk over the ease.
Berg cheerfuiiy consented and when In
the private office at headquarters was
shown the warrant charging him with
murder.
Il am innocent of any wrong" he said.
"and would tell all l know about the case
without a warrant"
He was searched and then locked up for
the night. According 10 the statements
Of the officers nothing Of Significance was
found or the person of either Moss or
Berg. This morning Eerg Will be taken
over 10 Port Biakeley. and in company
with Moss VIII be arraigned before JUS
tice Dweily. The time for the preliminary
examination will be SCI. and then both
prisoners will be brought to Seattle and
lodged In the county jail.
Very little Is known about Berg and
the police of this city have never before
heard of him. He is "a years old. six
feet tall. weighs IS pounds and has blue
eyes and brown hair. He lives in Seattle
az sis King street. and has a wife and
two children. For about month he has
been working as "A carpenter for Lyons
The funeral services over the remains
of Michael J. Lyons were held yesterday
afternoon at / 30 O'Clock al the Church
OF the Sacred Heart In North Seattle,
Father Cronin officiating. After the ser
Vices the remains were taken 10 Calvary
cemetery In n special train. At the grave
Father kautz. assisted by three other
priests. performed the service.
The pail bearers We're: Capt. F. j.
Burns, Or. Calhoun. L.. Dilier A McI.ain
Samuel coombs and NJ. r. Maddocks.