The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-12
MAHOGANY or ANTIQUE FINISH.
RIALTO BLOCK,
or early Monday morning from the boat

or early Monday morning from the boat
house zt Brighton beach.
II. Is my opinion" said Chief Reed,
"that the murderer lay n the brush some
where between the west shore OF Lake
Washington ard the Rainier avenue car
line Sunday, nursing his wound and watt
ing for darkness 10 make MS escape
He undoubtedly made his way south TO
Brighton Beach and there stole the boat
with which he crossed the lake.
The neat report that arrived At police
headquarters came from 7. III. Duncan
lie said that Postmaster Rayner had seen
wounded man sitting on a log early IN
the morning. There was nothing In his
report to indicate that any conversation
passed between the men.
May He . battle.
Later In the day q story came from
Kirkland TO the effect that three men had
been seen In the road near Houghton.
Chief Reed could not get any information
that directly connected the wounded man
with this trio. The sdea was suggested.
however, that the murderer had been as
sisted by his pals in crossing the lake.
IL ne were seriously wounded. as 1t would
appear from his actions. he would have
found Ii q very difficult task TO row from
Brighton Beach to Houghton. 1t Is be-
tween ten and fifteen miles. II II should
turn out that the murderer has COM
paniona the officers are liable TO have
good-sixcd battle on their hands X they
get near their man.
From later Developments, however. Chief
Reed Is inclined TO the belief that the
murderer = alone.
Detective Cudihee and Officer Deg1.
who had such narrow escape from death
at the hands OF Roberts murderer. took
the nrst train late yesterday afternoon
over the Seattle & International Tor
Woodinville, In hopes OF cutting on es-
cape In that direction. They were or
dered 10 communicate with the chief i'm
medately II anything important devei-
eped. Al To O'Clock last evening the chief
received the following dispatch from De-
sectives Cudihee and Meredith, filed at
Wood.nyIlIe:
Met boys. All here Our man is head
ed for Snohomish. Men report seeing him
ten miles from here. Have wired Sno-
homish efficers.''
The chief wired back: Get horse and
follow your man at all hazards
Then he wired 10 Snohomish and Snmas,
requesting that every avenue Of escape be
guarded.
Nothing more was heard last night from
the scene of battle but IL Is expected that
there will be startling developments to-
day. 1t Is thought tina. no encounter took
place, or the officers would have found
some way 10 communicate with the chief.
The inquest over the remains OF Officer
Roberts was postponed last evening by
Coroner Yandell. pending the result OF the
chase. Deputy Sheriff Richard Winsor.
tr.. called the jury at the coroner's Of
hce. after which they went to Butter
worth's undertaking rooms and viewed the
remains. This being done. they werc dis
missed until further notification.
The funeral services over RobertS re-
mains will be held this morning at IL
o'clock at tho family residence, li9 Twenty
eighth avenue north. The interment Will
be private.
Mayor Humes has assured Chief OF Po-
lice Reed that he will support him In every
effort to run down the brutal murderers
Of Special Policeman Tom Roberts. Get
them al all hazards" said the mayor. as
he signed his name 10 tho document which
offers $500 reward for the arrest and con-
vicsion or information that VIII lead TO
the arrest and conviction OF the TWO men.
Although only one man did the actual
shooting, the police are almost as anxious
to capture his companion as they are
him. Notices OF the reward. together
with a complete description OF the muir
derers. were sent to every town of inn
portance In ,he Pacific Northwest yes
terday afternoon. The official circular
reads as follows:
$500 REWARD
THE city of SEATTLE viii pay the above
reward for the arrest and conviction, or
Information that will Head 10 the arrest
and conviction. OF the two men that shot
and killed Special Police Officer Tom Rob
sr,s on Sunday morning. at els o'clock,
April 10. 1855.
"Descfip;son-One man about feet IL
inche. in height. medium build. weight
about 10 pounds smooth face. rather dark
complexion. about 30 years old: were
round soft black hat and long black gum
coat
THE other man is about feet inches
In height, medium build. weight about
10 or ~ pounds. small medium dark mus
tache, medium dark complexion, age -
or - years: wore biaek SLOUGH hat ard
long black gum coat He had a mid
voice and spoke very deliberately.
''The small man did the shooting with
a 4i~canhsr revolver This man Is sap
posed 10 have been wounded in the en-
counter.
Send all information 70 G. s. Red,
chief Of police I. j, HUMES. Mayer"
chief Of Police Reed snd Sheriff Curry,
OF Snehomish county. had a talk over the
telephone late last night. Sheriff Curry
was Al Everett. and So far IA ne had
heard there had been no startling deyel-
epments in the chase. lie told the chief
that he would take q buggy and drive
across country To Snohom.zh Immediate
IL, and do what he could To heip CAPTURE
tina supposed murderer.