The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24
EX-ChIEF THOMAS BYRNES.

and learned TO speak not only Spanish.
bat also a little French and Italian fn
New YORK nc set up tiny basement res
taurant, and throve in a modest way.
III was an exceptionally puzziing case.
Al first ! fancied that the pusheart ped
dler Daily. who first discovered the dead
body. might have been the murderer. But
one coushlln. a resident OF Wooster
street. had seen DAILY from the time he
entered the street 10 he time he ran
wildly UP the Chinamans stairs, with
the news that Antonio Soioa had been
killed. Coughn'a evidence cleared DAILY.
1 was disappointed. bui 1 started off on
new tack. The mutiations which had
been inflicted upon the body were aug
gestive OF the barbarous East. AT once
the idea occurred TO me that she work
had been done by hlghbniers. The pc
cnltar quiet with which the crime had
been carried cut alsNo pointed towards u
concerted piot Of the dead mans trsach-
erotss fellow Mongols. / went around
among the different Chinese haunts and
had al the trains leaving town watched
for suspicious Cinnamon. But try as !
would could not fasten the guilt upon
any OF Seloa's eauntrymen. Many OF
them came 20 his restaurant. bus not a
sing,e Chinaman had been seen in the
neis ahorhood OF The day OF the killing.
Next sought zeaiously among So
ioa's Cuban customers. hut here. for
'sine ut least. my Efforts were equally
frnitless did rot despair. once more
began at the beginning made a thorough
research Of the little underground restsu-
rant and instituted minute Inquiries as
TO the ld.n'ty OF every person who had
pass.ed along Wooster and Spring streets
On the day Of she murder.
Al las, I made a discovery Some chill
dreu paying ar the next cofpe. had seen
a hoy pass by the restaurant door az
about the time according 10 medical svi-.
deuce. NJ the killing. / went after that
boy with al my energies Al the shops
~ the nsigal<s hood. al tho Factories
aad most ~ he private houses. were In
Quire9 AT. JntN in 'hc long run. located
Tbs mHeA~sics!rud la3 ~ Turned cat 10
be- "a nervouS. t!nnro0s ehlld George
Mars hs nanle office bog t0 William
schimper. "a nickel pla1er.
"For souse tine uestasr Nr- : ,hiuppr
nor myself e@U'd Es, mHeh oas CT George
Etut finally BE hroke down and confessed
ri. ne katw Surr enough aS ~ sd
passEti the Corhsr og Wooster and Spring
streets tha; d@F. he bad Sern a utJla Has
arSWe ring the description 81 So,oa quar-
reslag wish a tall. strong ma.at.o. The
rn0ts4o had y knife III hs ,sns. ard
George aaa seer him stick tee katte into
the Others breast. Tbeu bAsh dsSarutar
esi down tne stairs. and me boy. terribly
frightened ran away. he diA nu; tell
his employer. because ae Was afraid that
sh, nutasfo would pursue ana Nil him
Asked II there was anything remark
al.le aboeat Tire mulatte besides his ce,or.
the attsee boy replied that Ae had a 5er-
rsssle scar on BIS left cdeek.'
with jhts Information / once m0re
tyras.i NY attention to sae Ca.han pat
raa< Of Saiaa After weeks ~ seeking
I found oat the identity OF the mar wita
5fe scar lie wss a CuAa1 negro harmed
Avgmsto Rebclls and = member - tac
sz<rr9 sossesy known ~ the 'Niazxas.'
A photograph t4g the 'Ntanxas' haa been
taken. and - this / secured a copy
GeoFKe Mains 0ent over she faces osse ~
etss. ara 81 }t$t discovered aad identified
sl}a: ~ Rs oella
~keAvi}as ransaaeS 81 the secret soci-
e;S ds3 az. they eosssG 90 shield him Ass
eventually sfsa murder vas bgaugaf home
"a asEn. A. les INcs Amigos cigar fac-
tery. 81 Washington street. where he
~oFss3. fesnd taAs 81 Move her . be
had oaaS made - cigars Whereas ATS av-
srASe daily cgtrat had always been @sa
Moreover. BE sas known as a regular
natran - Ansenle Se3ca. ard George
Mains Identified BIN on ehe ssana as sne
hasa &c bad ssSa staaGaas xae China
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