The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-06
r...csiyes on q Wild Goose Chase
icr ! supposed Murderer.
= Is REPORTED NEAR KENT.


49, aefncsiyes and two deputy shsf'ns,
$3.50 With Winchester rides, took
=. s.sa 4he woods near Kent yesterday
"a e.ossss Richard H. Lee. alias shafsr'
~. amask alias White, the supposed
.,av.r Of Policeman Tom Roberts. Dur
- ,hA aay rnany sensational rumsrs were
.pr..d over the city. One had II that Lee
ssx hsan captured. another that no was
!. hay IN q cabin and had driven the OF
49, 10 cover with q voliey OF BULLETS,
"A Snaliy that he had been killed after
dwprste fight
~ okicsrs. with their Winchestsrs. re-
s..,rod 10 the city last night and said in a
- Iacsnic manner that they had been
- viid goose chase. Tho man supposed
IA i Lee was found nj Bishops ranch.
ssaa.s wood. His name Is Charles An
d~nun, and Detective cudihee says he can
- nors wood In one hour than he could
= week He IL a wonder continued
~ Adjective, .and ought to make for
tu,e With his saw. He would not even
ard Is for being alarmed, he looked al the
Wynchssters and laughed
rolleWinx is the report received at po-
| Ice headquarters yesterday morning at
vH o'clock from Kent. John Smith
Rsown, nving four miles east OF Kent and
sa1 mile north. says that the BLsaop boys
rave man surrounded IN the woods near
ais place IN cabin. lie .walks lame and
4 tseps pulling HIS shirt away from his left
Ia. q II II irritated him. When the boys
| aat noticed him he took to the woods As
TAI ~ his legs could carry him, and they
sftw him. Finally they located him In
| IAb cabin. where he stopped over night.
TAsy want an officer to 90 Immediately
70. Kent and Assis; in capturing him.
\ second messag. came later, 10 the eff
/ III that the Blsaop boys had the cabin
surrounded.
Qnly 1 short time remained before the
/ train isft fog Kent, 80 Chief Reed COM
rausicatsd with Sheriff Meyer. The re-
ssIt IVES thAx Detectives Cud!hee and Mer-
edith and Deputy shsr.ffs Lane and Win
ss wsre jumped cut Of the city at q
mements notioe. with Winchester rifles.
Thsy wsfs 70 bring s~e In at all hazards.
Al Ksrn the officers found a wagon
awaiting them. cl;.ef Reed having made
ranch was reached ths officers jumped
ont with ihssr rinas and shook up their
fighting blood. Pretty soon one Of the
Bishop boys waikea up from a field. and
pc rssing to a man who was saving wood.
sad: There is f;se man
The officers leaked at Lee" and
scfsechcd fhsir heads. Then they walked
over 10 lin and watched him saw wood.
Lee Kept on saving wood, but once
N . While looked AZ the officers and their
Wineh4gebas and grinaed Slick after
stick - or and helped make the pile
hsgRsf f"Hes corker,'' whispered one
q The e6lcers Il hasen's seen such wood
axiEs for many day.
| After 4 while the officers learned that
'Les's" nar.e was Charles Anderson. and
kfy had no trouble In reaching a de-
issoa that, while he was a great wood
aver. ne was slightly d~mented. Slowly
and sorrowfnlly the posse returned Ia
Rect and came hune. At las, accounts
Lee" or more properly Anderson. was
sslI saving wood.
/ In speaking OF the trip Detective Cudi-
ass ssld. "of course Il proved 10 be a
vin goose chase. but At the same time
Re people who reported the case did ex-
scsy right. II appears that the Bishop
sait saw Anderson twttM day beforo yes
Hntay Ha acted strangely, refused to
Az VITA them and ran into ahs woods
Toward night he came 10 their house and
asked for food. but before entering left
sis toat on the fence. He acted a. II
ae Sere wounded and stin from exposure
Brown was sent to Kent 10 report the
matter. In the meantime the Bishop boys
xsfs to keep the man AZ the farm or fol-
Nv him, Brown arrived at Kent too
a'e 10 report 10 Seattle. 40 Il was yes
sEsss merniag before Chief Reed heard
sioat H.
fsis nan Anderson L. a BIG Swede. who
: sTsae aas OF hss head. He lives in
tfmes." -