The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-14
FREDERICK, NELSON 6 MUNRO. RiaIto Block.

erything IS burned. Ii has been burned
Up ~ Eay house
Mr. Peterson tried to get him 70 eat. but
he did nos appear 70 feel Ike taking food
Ir. Petersen accompanied kraus down TO-
ward the burned cabin. and On The way
stopped 70 see Mr. Elliott.
"You hzd better keep your eye on
Kraus" SAID E1gt9ct-
II VIII do so" replied Peterson. an3 Re
did undl Sheriff Meyer arrived win Cor
ouer YandeIl
As soon a. The sheriff got the general our
tine Of things. ne told Peterson 70 tell
Kraus 70 consider himself under arrest
Kraus who speaks little English, appear
ed 70 think TIE sheriff had d0ne a foolish
thing. However. the coroner's jury de-
cided that he had done the proper thing.
scene of the Murder.
The visit to the scene Of the murder was
one worth the pencil Of a Homer DaTen-
port care was taken 20 measure the
tracks observed by Mr. Elliott. TAey cor
RESPOND vel WIth the shoes worn BY
KrauS. Carefully did the officials Inspect
the ashes 0f the cabin. and The first thing
they found near the door was q double
blseea axhea1. The handle had been burn
ed completely of. On the side o. the head
next 90 the foor was a dark stain. Cor
oner Yandell produced a msgnifying glass
and after a careful inspection was salts
fed that ne was looking az blood and
black hairs. The Involuntary Idea that
shot through the minds OF al was: This
is the Instrument that sent one mortal 10
des n lss1 evening.
few feet further inside the boundary
lines OF the cabin vas the body OF man.
face down. Tire flames had done their
work. II was unacceptable, only por-
tion OF the body being free from crispness.
IL was picked up carefully, and put In
gunny sack.
The attention OF al was then directed 10
the big pool OF blood outside the door In
II was found tot OF dark cosored hairs.
some Of which were carefully preseT
The blood was In the form OF an oval.
about eighteen inches the longest way. 1t
WAS coagula ted and showed clean edges
on the hard earth. The blood on the oppo-
site SIDE Of the plank was more Of a stringy
nature and may have been left there when
the murderer dragged his victim into the
cabin before setting the FIRE. Inside the
hen house. a black dog was discovered, shut
up He ran out and friSked around. as
happy as II his master were not tied up
In a gunny sack
The Inquest.
Following the investigation AZ the cabin
an inquest WAS held at Mr.. Elliott :
house One OF the principal features was
the examination by the jury OF kraus'
oVeralls He had on tw0 pairs, each pair
being OF blue color. He had told sher-
III Meyer that he got the outside pair at
the cabin. where he claims TO have slept
all night. When the jurors commenced
looking at the legs OF the outside pair,
below the knees they found several blood
spots. One spot on the right leg was IN
doubtediy fresh blood. Kraus' hands,
shirt and second pair OF overalls did not
SHOW tell-tale stains.
The jury was out only fifteen minutes
when II came to the conclusion that
Folzke vas killed by an ak. believed TO
have been welded by kraus. Tne jury
was composed OF the following reputable
men: Lewis y. Jones, W. II. Mercer.
Hans Nelson. James Flynn, Robert Wood,
tr.. ]. D. Mercer.
The trip back 10 Renton was made on
a hand car in charge OF Section Boss
Hanson. There were fourteen people on
the car. including Folzke. and IL was q
ride for your life.
>Folzke and kraus are well known in
Seattle. FolZke was about IS years. while
kraus is about ~ Both wore heavy
boards Kraus has sister living in
Portland. or.