The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-29
)D 1nelllaAe That Nearly Cost
1foeo Than One Life.
80 - 1lnseshoal 81 the Meas
3 ons11sanb Aersss which His Feet
10 = O1een RasseA, the Brave
100 GaSs ~ ms LAfe while On
Charles Phillips, the Msf-
B k&. mo4av Passaed-SheFta
11Ivows 1900 nfre On Hin-Dsei
vS1h. Defective Wfiliass-Phii-
h NJ Seeks Refage UsAer . House

H# n2anD Wet4S, enc o. the otafse ei-
B; 1e9yu nembe.s OF the police force. was
( fnr6ay murdered by Charles Pniihps'
~ 2x-couyict, Mt the very thresnoid OF
y iit1 hcadquarters last night at 80
4 a6ek. Wells was acting as Jailer anu
"a kroueht Phillips up to the station IN
= uafroI wagon As Phillips got out
H. Wagon he Gred In Wells face at
B 1h1gf range and then ran up the street
& FSih snll with q groan. but. staggering
!; - Hi feet. tired nj Phillips who was ruE-
1ag UP the street Phillips returned the
ne. and Wells, Keeling backward, feb 70
M around. gasping his last. As Phil
Sf(n1. ran up the street Sheriff Meyer
llnred on n car and sho, twice at him.
me meantime Detectives Meredith and
axhee toak up the chase. which turned
& oNfn ruurlh avenue south. Phillips
I nrned ID waAhinEton sireet and ran
ttAitass pefectiye Williams. who tried TO
1 1fop hin. Phtlttps jumped on the side
11AiN, ana then regular duel occurred.
xAlllips finally running down into the
I Eh1nese houses. where track Of him WAS
s1oss. Chief OF Police Reed. acting
ssfhrough Capt. Sullivan, ordered out the
police and the entire section was sur
rounded. After an hours search De-
3 f&ctayeH Barbee and Meredith found Phil
Hips under a house near the corner OF
fsln and Fourth avenue souths Come
lait, said Barbee. The pan refused 10
answer, ana by the dim light Of Ian
fert the officers saw him raise his re-
Soiver. Two shots rang put. The re-
waiver dropped from tie mans hand and
/ ~ was dragged out from under the
5oiie. quickly as possible he was hur-
rid to headquarters. where he confessed
q ,Chies Reed and Capt Sullivan that
I ~ shot Wells with tho intention OF sim.
I nv wouading him and thus making his
1tcaFe.
James Wells was formerly member
Q3 tho detective force. but for several
months has been doing regular patrol
duty. 1t has been customary for him 70
net an city taller for a short time during
4hc early part of the evning. Last night
3 "a WAS 80 acting. when Detective Mere
8 tItE' was sent down to the Mug saloon "a
ghrIng In man who was reported To he
acting rcrkicssly with a revolver. Mere
nth. and Patrolman Adams arrested ths
man. aid In 80 doing Meredith's first
Move was to search thu prisoner before
4hbink him from the saloon. Instead o!
& gun be found q large piece OF wood
that locked Ike n plane. Meredith ard
Malls we're taking about the case. aaa
11f.cas.h said tia, he believed In fntilns
OUT what a inan had on him 80 tina. moth.
slnC would happen as.erwasd. II dou'i
kn1w hut what you arc right" replied
Wells. ut IL a Eoad plan. 1 guess
lust then the registering machine beEar
70 buHs.
.'yvnson at Is Jim said Meredith.
"All right" was the. reply. AMI out o.
khe office went bg-hear,ed. good-natnrct
1lm Wells.
u Box rs Is located on Washington street
between Occidental avenue ana secont
: avenue south. When the wagon arrives
there Wells found Officer Cumming.
waiting for him with little. darkroom
pl2xionea fellow. who had been arrestet
On suspicion cs burglarixing a room Ii
the InG.esi,le ho.sl IN the Spuire-Iatlniel
! building. corner OF First avenue sourl
and Main street. The man had no
madc the slightest resistance. and Once
Cummings had not found II necessary :.
put the cuts on him. The little fellow
was dressed In light clothes. which mad,