The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-16

TACOMA POLICE WORK.
city and County Ofhcers Probing
Mystery % ZarfelIf Murder.

TACOMA. May 1.-THE robbery and
cold-blooded murder OF Louis Zarieli while
on his way home has resulted in both city
and county officials taking a aand In the
work of uEaveling the crime Detective
Ashhy and his assistants ars all working
with but little res. AMI are uSing every
means in their pjwer - locate The muir
ds!ers OF the saloonkespeT. Thus far they
have arrested but one suspect. Frank Mon
roe who. the Offices say. may not have
had a hand in the crime. by inquiry
arnang the people III :he neighhor?c od Cf
III: scene of the crime. others have sue
ceeded IN getting fairly good descriptions
OF the three men nov SO much wanted.
and may at any mo mont find then.. CT at
teart portion OF the gang.
Es-City Detective Con .ana51 was depu
tied by Sheriff A. l.. Mills 10 work on the
case. and last night went 10 Seattle fer
the purpose OF arcestirR a man who he
thinks had a hani IN the murder. This
mar is known here az Prank" Chapman.
AMI bears the reputation among officers &c
Justify holding him. Chapman hts the
description OK the tall man oe ne murder
Gus trio to a certain dseree. ard NAV 20
shown 10 have taken part IN tlfe killing.
Fran the Information obtsl;ab.s from
ZarieM by his partner. il is believed
Chapman is the man who accompanied the
lla'.sn from his saoea after II had bee n
closed for the night
II has been learned that three men an
swerins the vague description given OF
the trio came into a Pacific avenue sa-
loon after the shooting. They bought
round OF drinks and went out the way
they came. without coaversfng In the
hearing OF the barkeeper Inquiry deve,-
cps that there Is a probability OF the
mur9erers being the three men for whom
warrants were recently issued in Seattle.
t. r. sas.a .~f
street car, broken open a safe at the pow
e. house. aud lastly held up an Old man,
from whom they took more than Sl0o In
that case the tall man in the party, after
having left their aged victim. ran after
him. knocked him down with a club. and
then proceeded 20 kick the old man into
fnsensibtlty. Officers familiar win the
weFS OF this gang feel confident they are
the men who murdered Xarieli. but other
local officers are inclined TO think differ
entity.
The arrest OF Chapman is not expected
10 ada any new clues To the hunt. for
whether he Is guilty or innocent he will
IL. n! probability maintain he knows moth
ing about the murder. Trains and boats
have been closely watched since the night
OF the murder, and officers are actively
pushing she search for the highwaymen
The generally accepted theory OF the
crime Is that Z; was committed By those
MO had been here long enough TO learn
tina habits OF Xar.slli: when he closed his
place. ahst route he took 10 go home ana
where would be the most s2dvsHts gecus
point 10 tackle him along the road The
patr0sm3H OF whose beat the crime was
committed reached the scene in time TO
see Zarielu fan from the Shos in mis- back
bu, coaid not see his ASSISTANTS. VINO ran in
an opposite direction. Ii is now urged
that al downtown beats are entirely too
large for proper protection 20 life and
property. and thar more men must be add
, 81 20 tae force. SO such Districts -Tay 10
reduced Ende~ the prsS1s.t 1@ew - s1ls..s-
traitor iSe department bas y,sfcelH been
ra: in good working order. aud i; = likely
thss Zarieshs death may lead 70 t5c CITY
council authorizing Chief Read - lpWsa0o