The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-02

PORT ANGELES, Wash, March This
morning about 1870 o'clock Fred Edwards
put a bullet through the brain OF Charles
Hendricks and then duplicated the act on
himself. The two men were neighbors.
Hendricks was a milkman and Edwards
raised vegetables and chickens for a liv-
ing. They lived on the eastern border Of
the city. at the mouth Of Ennis creek, the
original site of the Puget sound co-opera-
tive colony. Their houses were only about
200 feet apart, between which rippied a
sparkling little creek spanned by foot
bridge Edwards vas a bachelor. living
all alone. Hendricks and his wife lived
east of the bridge. They employed boy
to assist around the house. At the time
OF the tragedy a Mr. Burns was tempo
rarily stopping with them. a friend, Mrs
Roberts, also happened to DO at the house
at the time.
For over year there had existed an
ugly feeling between Edwards and Hend-
ricks. Both were extrfmely irritable
Hendricks Vas regarded as a hard man to
get along with Up to this occurrence Ed
IL EQOG-ljtQTEQ
sort of a crank. Lately they had had
some hot words about chicken coop. A
wide area OF open common lies around
the two houses. Hendricks insisted on
building coop on ground that Edwards
considered he had first call on. Hend-
ricks claimed an equal right TO use II.
Edwards was down town yesterday and
tried to have the owners of tha open
ground stop Hendricks from erecting the
coop on it. lie made remark to George
Meagher that he supposed nothing but
cold lead would settle the business be-
tween Hendricks and me" He got no
satisfaction and evidently became crazed
by his supposed wrongs.
Early this morning Mr. Hendricks Mrs
Roberts and Mrs. Burns were all in the
house talking. Mrs. Hendricks being at the
cow stable. Mr.. Hendricks went OIL, to
prepare for his morning delivery of milk.
lie had hardly got outside when those in
the house heard the report OF a rifle. M-
Burns looked out OF the window and saw
a body lying on the foot Of the bridge
He hastily ran TO It and found 1t was Hen
dr.2ks apparently stone dead. the blood
flowing from hideous wound IN the head.
lie rushed back to the house ana met Mrs.
Hendricks. who wanted 10 80 10 the body.
Burns restrained her and saved her life.
He then crossed over the bridge. past the
body. to where the hired man was hitchjnr
up the horses and told him % 20 for Or.
Medeorse. the coroner. and then returned
10 The house ana waited. leaving the body
remain on the bridge a 1t fel
pr. McGeofge arrived i'm about fo-ty-ave
minutes. A. be passed Edwards house the
latter put hlS head out Of an upper window
ana said: Goodbye. Doc: I'm going by
the same route" Dr. McGcorse told him 10
behave himself ana lat him in. hut Edwards
DISAPPEARED. pr NcCeorce passed on and
hal about reached the dead body OF Hen
bricks when be heard The report of a gun.
Later Edwards body was found on the
third floor u his bala.nE He had placed
the 'uuzzle Of the gun tn his mouth and
pulled the trigger. nearly the whole ton az
his head being blown oT. Three notes were
:oa-t near his body.
The dirt he broke the window WITH at
g o'clock las, night"
SORRY leave her alive. The she'll I
leave 20 her as a keepsake"
Il take my dose mixsd-;wo ks1ls."
The frs; referred 20 large Jump -
dry nud wh3ch had CLEARLY bc.n taroun
lately through hts window the second
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