The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-26

TO be with her. or say anything that
would lead TO the discovery OF their
identity. but said that she expected TO
leave Seattle about May /.
Thursday afternoon about o'clock Mrs.
O'Rourke asked Mr. Griffith TO get her
a scu.tie OF coal. That Is the last time
she was seen in life, except by the man
who took her life. Mrs. Douglass did
no; see her go out to dinner as usual and
recalls that during The evening or night
there was no light in her room. This
Is important In fixing the time of the
murder. Mrs. O'Rourke was in the habit
of keeping light burning all night. She
said that she could not sleep without it.
The fact that Mrs. O'Rourke did net
go out TO dinner or that there was no
cant az the time TO Mrs Douglass. It
was possible that Mrs. O'Reurke had
gone out without her seeing her. and it
was not absolutely necessary for the lamp
TO be burning.
Then again not sound had been heard
the house.
The Awful Discovery.
/; was about noon yesterday that Mrs.
Douglass went to Mrs. oRourkes room
TO make up the bed. She found the door
locked. and when she called no one an
swered. There was no key N the door
Mrs. Douglass entered the room by means
Of a pass key and one look at the blood
smeared pillow and the silent object I'M
derneath the comforter caused her TO
turn deathly ri She FASTENED to Mr.
Griffith and said:
Something terrible has happened in
No TO-
Mr. Griffith ran to the room and took
in the situation. Under a comforter that
had beer thrown on the floor at the side
or the bed were dark crimson stains that
had soaked into the carpet. He turned
back the cover from the object OF the
bed He saw that Il was Mrs. ORourke
and that she was dead. bathed in her own
life's blood. There was no time to tell
whether II was murder or suicide. Grif-
fifth locked the door and telephoned 20
Coroner Yandeli. Deputy Coroner c. b.
fandell was the first to reach the house,
closely followed by the coroner himself.
At their left was the bed with its story
OF mystery and horror. The head had
been drawn out several feet from a sort
OF an alcove and strange TO say the cas-
ters We're off the legs at the foot. A pill
low stood almost bolt upright. and at its
base could be seen the top OF the dead
woman's head. The white surface OF the
pillow showed smear OF blood, as If
made by the Lead striking II and sliding
down. The comforter was thrown off.
Clad in dark-coiored wrapper and under
clothes lay the victim Of a mans brutal
s'y. Ting left ktrIu @as stretched down.
ward at the side. while the right was bent
over the bosom. Their Wilderness was los.
In red. The features OF the face were OBJ
liberated nv dry red mask that extended
down the neck on to the upper part OF the
body. The long dark auburn hair Of the
frai little woman Was disarranged and
matted.
She isy on her back with her head turn
Ell 20 the left. revealing deep hole Just
In front and above the right ear. The
blood was washed away from the head
Then IL was that the fun horror OF the
crime dawned on those present. The poor
women had been literally beaten to death
with heavy instrument. Some ore looked
under the bed. and on the floor, back and
near the head was found "A hammer The
blood on the head told the story OF how
the crime had been committed There was
a long auburn hair sticking TO the red
stuff on the surface of the head This was
taken off and carefully preserved. Some
day II may help 10 weave chain OF cir-
cumstantial evidence around the murderer
The skull Fractured.
Was Il the hammer that made the terri
Bile wounds on the top a. the heado Two
% them are there. Each is abou, two
inches 20 the side OF line extending back
ward from the base Of the nose. That n
the LEI, Is two inches long and extends
down 10 the skull The edges appear %
BE cleaner cut than would be expected II
made by a hammer. bur the skin on the
BisE~r side is fast 10 the skull while ahat on
the lower is pushed down. At fsrst IL looked
il DUH knife had been brought down
sqgarely on the top % the head. perhaps
however, II was made by blow with the
side of ;he hammer head The wound on
the ether side was only short distance
back OF the forehead. Il vas three inches
long and had the same general appear
aEca as H. companion cut. IL is doubtful
however L either OF these blows fractures!
the skull
The blow Just above and AZ The outer
edge - ihe right eve was also Of the
slarciDs SORT. AZ IL came dovn and struck
her on the collar hone inf .ct:ng = f,a{rf 1If
wound Immediate death Was caused by
the fracture ~ the skui! IN front ana above
the r'gat ear. bat il Is doubtful Il she
could have lived K Il had 10, been struck
The eosiy was removed 10 1Rusterworth's
an,fert2k king rooms, where Coroner Yam
0ea made close examination az The
wounds. preparatory 10 an autopsy this
morning
After the cSgse % death was determined
coroner Yandeii telephoned TO police head