The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-23


human being by-weli. 20 one ever knows
whoe-the mysterious production o. q rops
ard then the awful spectacle q a human.
being t@rked ard hauled asorg the road
| until ths Erst convenient tree "a reached
a pause follows. and then a writing body
u hotsEsd into nidair. where Il bangles
until the coroner cuts e down
But the big whistle that calls TIE men
70 work sounded from one end OF the
town 70 the other. The whistle Is a power
Is eaIl must be ooeyed. and so thu GROVE
slowly returned 70 tbs nil and Iabored c.
Mrs. aifIer's Death
The Wildwood cleft the waves IN her
haste 20 make Seattle as quickly as pos
stole- Anxious men watched the poor
woman. hoping. even praying that the
skill OF surgeons might save her ufs. ehe
breataed slowly but regularly. The
steamer was within a few yards Of her
dock. The deck hands got the ropes
ready. No tine was 70 be lost. TIE boat
touched the wharf. and as II ala 50 a
slight spasm seized the body OF the wound
ed woman. The wound opened and
mass OF brain matter oozed out followed
by Il rush % blood IL was the end Death
had come 20 the victim % a jealous hgs-
band's pistol.
Coroner Yanden bad bee summoned.
bat wHen he heard the particulars be said
that he did not care 70 assert any author
fly n case that rnanifestIy belonged 20
tho coroner OF kitsap county. He also
said thar IN the absence Of the coroner
Justice D~eliy vas empowered 70 set. The
body WIS taken 20 Bonney e. Stewards
undertaking rooms 70 be prepared for
burial, with orders 20 send Il back 70 Port
Blakcley as ssscn a. possible.
More Talk OF L,nchtnr.
While this was going on the MIL was
&c. n
to saving woos there was another kind OF
saving going on when the men trooped
out OF the mill and commenced 20 talk over
the tragedy anew the situation once more
became serious,
Miller. who was unconscious when first
discovered. had revived under the care OF
Dr. KeIlum. Constable Chapman had been
reinforced by Deputy Sheriff J. r. Null
hern. and together they determined TO do
their best 70 prevent any violent act a.
the hands OF that part OF the population
which was worked up TO the point OF TAX
ting Justice out OF the somewhat slow
hands OF justice. II must not be pre-
sumed that Port Biakeley rose en- masse
10 lay violent hands on the prisoner. That
would be too sweeping a statement, but
there Is no question that between 3 and
o'clock things were In an oTninous condi-
ton and the officers feared that every mo-
ment there was going 70 be trouble.
50 serious was the outlook that n WAS
decided 20 hustle the prisoner 20 Seattle
az quickly as possible. The steamer was
gotten ready and without loss % time Mi
Ter was started toward the wharf.
The crowd was aroused 70 action by the
thought Of losing Miller and followed the
officer. bent on wreaking vengeance on the
slayer % sis wife Deputy Sheriff Hulhern
tried 70 calm the storm. bat II was Ike
telling the waves OF the Sound 70 be still
Some one mentioned the word rope" and
in le~s than a tw1nkiing OF an eye there
was one in sight. Miller was almost
frightened 70 death. He trembled like
leaf and was only too happy when he was
showed on the deck OF the steamer.
No time was 20 be lost for the turbu-
ienca OF the angry people was resohing
climax when n would be all over with NH
Ter There was only enc way TO cheat
the gallows and that was by getting away
from the wharf. The engineer pulled the
thr0stie the ropes were let 20 and the
wildwood escaped from Port Blakeiey
with Murderer Miller and his keeper. Dep
utv Sheriff MuIhern. As soon as the boat
reached Seattle Miller was taken 20 the
county Jail in tho patrol wagon.
He was placed In the strong cell which
opens into the jailer's Office. ana Il can he
said with more truth than poetry that he
felt much safer in the King county Jall
fHAn
the courtesy 81 Deputy Sheriff Mulhern
and Night Jai1er BOYLE. Post-Tnteligen-
Ger reporter was allowed 20 see Miller. At
first Miller absolutely refused 20 say any
thing about the case. but while thu re-
porter was talking with Deputy Sheriff
NuIhern about how the crowd followed
Nfirer 70 the steamer with rope. he
changed his mind.
Miller Ready 60 Die.
This Is his story IN part:
II have only one request 10 make before
die and that Is that I may look upon
the face OF nv wife. II is all over and
an, ready 90 Gle. the quicker the better
T 10 not understand how I missed myself
I suppose got the muKzle httle too high
Af,er took the second shot ard felt nv
ss,f slnk down I thought ths end had
como. The next thing knew some one
vas putting hot water on my face
- was married 20 my wife a. New Den
YER. Y c. four years ago. She had one
daughter. Lilly. who IS now about IL years
~ A. the tirne I married her sae gave
me 70 understand that he first husband
vas dead 7 subsequently learned from
letter that she and her daughter inadVer-
senlv left upon table that re was stu
alive. his name - John Anderson Wald.
ara ne f. nving at Sc. Paul upon street
the name OF which - something Ike
Grove"
The reporter asked him = his wife vas
n woman with 4 pas" and he replied
that she was.
Containing rs story. ne said;
Eve lived a year sud half or two
,reara az Port Blakeley. When We lived
=. Rfsa~vfiie. place Just outside TIE
,ou-r there was woman called Fighting
NSarrv' who used 20 try 60 get my wife
q, 1.ave re Thls woman Nancy s. a haa
vrernsu and eit al she could 20 Cause
trouble 49,,
''III3 YEA ever beat your VIE - t>,les
,.guag- asked the reporter. who bad been
Informed by Justice DvelN taat stea an
event took place.
axe s.r replied Mslier. II never beat
Nr- g., rav lfa We lived eanpiiy un'tl
9sss rufv. Y was on the 1-th of ta8t
....,,,+b tsat 7 sailed on the schooner Laura
aTaseo, 7 had been working odd saifts
81 tes mill and being out - work y 'v7s
sr~eea between my wife and myself that
: se,,,,s4 "a ont or the Afads@n ard earn
-,--,. r,suev. We'll. I sent her money
49,, "a, Francisco. hut stsyed with tHs
s~,e. ve~Aans vou win remember that On
- t.ss cruise We were cut eiEhtv-seven
80. We we're reported loSt, ard ] soF-
-,,r~ raw VIE came 20 TIRE conclusion t1at
7 vrs,,s5H never return. Only Snort Oaie
ss-o. VIZ reached PorT Angeles snd VIE
a letter 20 nv wife telling Ter tnAt
would D. borne 'n tew DAYS t9F .as
-, 80, Port Angeles 7 was handed let
80 - vs. from ray wife and u y she
s,is thar I might as we'll keep away. IS
- sss act want ANYTHING more t. &C
,rsse, me At Srst took & IS = JOKE
-,.st =, Fe7~t P4ake}ey snd ths reception
- VS. sust HEs TIE letter When j
..-A.s A,r,e I feant sAAt there ReTD