The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-05

-. ys;larG was yesterday acquitted
cav n Judge Jacobs department Of
.aosx.or court. the charge against
- s@snx AZ attempt 70 break into tas
- az yschael II. Farley on the
49, :. November .. Isss. with tie IN
- .hsn and theirs 20 ccmnit felony
.es~ssrs, Tae case went 70 tae jury
- after 3 O'Clock and promptly 81
- ss.~ar. aiea into tire room zlth a yeT-
- q rot g1issy- aea DSpasT Clerk
$3.50 read fne verdict. a pleasant
- ,ssass aver EIlard's face. and ar tn
-. fatsr he vas shaking hands with a
- % friends who came forward %
.s~~ratal4fe nim On bis soQalttaL
-. ssssorY q the events which led 20
.-.ss,s.a arrest vas fully narrated a. The
- n the Post-Intslllgsncer- TIE affair
- r. many respects peculiar one VIZ
- nsa recently arrived n Seattle from
- Lake City. Michael Farley VAS h4s
- ard the young man went 70 Mr..
ss.-s.vss house. For some reason. how-
- a. xss a. un~sle0ne visitor. Viz
- sfsfus@a that there Vas a love affair
1.,wssa ain and cousin. Mr.. Farley's
ssagster. and or the aiEnt - November
= yfllsrd attempted 20 enter the house.
I. So thought AZ TIE time that he was
- the influence OF liquor. AID ne him
80 practically admitted as mucn- While
!. xaN trvsng - raise a window IN the
- wfich vas cut in the Lake Union
ssxh5Oyhosd. nslgaDor "a" n4n anu
a. al him. Four or five shots were
So one OF them struck Willard between
80 ahsuiasrs ard pierced hss right lung.
a. So taken 20 the hospital and for a
s'ne bis life hung Ia the balance. he
1aea through. but not without a great
80 OF suffering. ard he viii probably
vsysr xholly recover from the effects OF
- wound.
s.cs A sister OF Michael Farley. She was
- heard OF in Boston several years ago.
ssgsrsi wears ago Willard came West he
xsnt 10 Ieadwlls. ard took the name OF
f-A.rses Revere. or LsTere. He became
.gparuea gambler. end subsequently took
:, ssaltor faro About three years ago be
s.ne 10 seattie II r. said that he and
- uncle went % one 81 the mining dis
trsets ln tbs eastern part 90 this state
TnsY we're not very successful. and Far
ssy returned 10 Seattle. Nothing more was
ksara ~ Willard until last fan. when be
sreearea I'm Seattle. and made himself
tsswn 70 tia Farleys. Mr.. Farley was
20. n.eaae6 ar Villard's presence, bat did
rot prevent him from going 90 the house.
A son OF Mr.. Farley stated a. police head
eaarferx al the tins OF the occurrence
tAaf Willard was IN love with his sister,
shai ne wanted % marry her, and on one
arcasion had asked Mr.. Farley about Il.
~ Vas refused. Young Farley said that
Wizard had said be was going % have re-
ysnge. as he was not getting "a fair
show" lie advanced the theory that VII
isri intended 10 murder the entire fam
g. whatever may have baen WIZARDS
attentions. there being different Ideas on
taas subject. hs did not 20 well provided
q commit Wholesale butchery. The only
Instruments found or him consisted OF
ssvsr- plated caseknife and long flle, one
sns % which was bent. Both these I'm
Elements were exhibited 20 the Jury yes
ssrdax The theory OF the defense was
that Willard was carrying tools 70 and from
tho shop where no was at work al the
tine