The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-11
Further Details Of the Cowardly
Shooting Yesterday Morning.
OFFICES pE,cH IS WOUNDED.


DDnefal Policeman Thomss Roberts waa
eswardiy murdered and his fellow officer.
Gsergs 4. Deigh. wounded by supposed
npotsaAs yesterday morning al z.is o'clock
= ths corner OF East Jefferson street and
yzGhtssnth avenue.
1tobests was shot twice with 4t-calise.
tsvolvsr. one bullet went through his
Lee and III. other entirely through his
BODY. cutting the stomach in two places
Death came from Internal hsmcrraAge
n sew minutes.
Dslgh's escape from death WAS simply
mignclIous. The bullet passed sideways
a0poo bis stomach. suitiss his coat for
. d1so>ucs Of nine inches and thsn srsxed
his llft wrist.
~ briefly stated IN the Post-IntsiIlgsfscer
yesterday morning. following The opening
shot by the footpad. which resulted In
Robsgta' death, = fierce duel took place
bstweQn the htghwasman and Deigh.
EAolt tmptisd his revolver. and Il seemed
TO - officer that hls opponent was hii
at ~ first shot. This. however. In prob
ably = mistake. AZ when De.sh ran TO
The Shooting the hishwaymar was walk
inE rapidly soush along Eighteenth ave-
nue.. Roberts called TO De4sh not to
leave him in his dying moments. and this
appeal gave the murderer an opportunity
- escape.
Tho murderer was accompanied by q
companion. who at the first snof ran away
- fast ~ he sc0uld.
371A thoorv thar fba man xsJss, Ala ,ha
shooting took ths officers for highway
mep has not q Log to stxnd on, because
Oe1xh vAs ~ full uniform, helmet and
wore his star on the outside OF his coat.
Within thirty minutes after the shoot
ipg Chief az Police Reed was actively at
work shnfttng on all avenues OF escape
1yom the city. The jsii il nlled with
suspects. and ~ Deigh IL positive he can
5oenttfy tbs murderer and his companion,
Important Development are looked for at
any moment
&eberts was well known In the city. hav-
sne oarved ~ different times az . deputy
qhes16. March II he was appointed a spe-
"a policeman. Deish has been a member
- The force for nearly Two years and has
pSeyea himseif on several occasions 10 be
man Of nsrys. Roberts and peigh went
on dpty Saturday evening at O'clock
the FORMER had q beat which Includes
that ooeerfct contiguous 10 the Y. 81. G. A.
AMloQc Club grounds. while Deish had
che Walla Waiia addition. Market and
Taylor street district. Their beats met.
~ che saying Is in police circles and this
explains how they happened TO be to-
! Hether 1T the time Of the shooting ARRAY.
they met about o'clock yesterday
0acfning and walked east along Jefferson
street. A abort distance from the corner
o& EiUhteenth avenue Roberts and Deigh
hsafd eome one approaching from the
- AsvE a.. -
I theedeelves, 20 TO speak, In the shade OF
an smbankment. they waited 10 see who
tae walking the streets In that quiet
naithborhood at such an unusual hour
Tho SOUND OF footsteps on the sidewalk
cAme nearer. and soon two men appeared
on the east side of Eighteenth avenue.
Both were dressed In long. dark coats and
alouch hats. One WAS large man. aud
tNe other a little fellow. 1t was the regu-
latinn> "lenx and short man." The officers
emerged from the shadow and stood or
tho southeast corner. IN plain view of the
men. Nho etane diagonaily across tho
street towa ard them.
Npbsrts was dressed In his everyday
clothes bat Deish had on his fun uniform
ana regulation police helmet. Over his
uniform he wore q macintosh coat. en-
the breast OF which was his star.
The tail and she. man walked up
within arms reach OF the officers ana
stopped. The smaller man stood opposite
Roberts. ana the larger directly In front OF
peigh.
Hello. boys" said Deigh.
'slfello" replied the small man.
Where are you fellows gelng?' inquired
nNEh.
ps9ein enckssman-
> 1pere do you'ltveY'' WAS the rex. ques-
q nsisb asked
s1owr town. was the reply.
shisWs prsesy ssnae to be In th.s part
% he city" sAin pegh. aud no sooner
had tht words less bic mouth than there
'Was Q loud report and Officer Roberts
stagSsrea back with 4 deep groan and
crted out
I'm shot"
n the sound Of the shst the tall man
had started on the dead run north along
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