The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-01
MATCH APPLIED
TO HIDE MURDER
Tragedy on a Ranch in
Washington.
FARMER SLAIN FOR HIS GOLD
HIS CABIN FIRED TO COVER
THE CRIME.
Officials Find That the Dead Mans
Body Was Dismembered Before
Being Inciner-
HIS CABIN FIRED TO COVER
THE CRIME.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, Jan. 31.-Boisfort, a small
more sensations than any other COM
munity of this State during the past
sixty days. Within that time two citi-
zens-father and stepson-have been
accidentally killed by the same rifle
while hunting. Another hunter has
been lost in the mountains and is now
mourned as dead. Yesterday a trag-
edy. came to light, when the charred
remains of V. A. Faddaugh were dis
covered among the ruins of his cedar
log cabin, eight miles west of Chehalis.
1t was first believed Faddaugh had
been burned to death while asleep in
his cabin, but later discoveries indicate
that he was the victim of foul play.
This belief is strengthened by the
fact that Faddaugh drew a sum of
money out of the bank at Chehalis sew
eral days ago. His friends have come
to the conclusion that he was murdered
for his money by some one who knew
he had 1t in his possession, and that
his cabin was afterward fired to show
that he had been burned to death While
asleep.
Neighbors noticed a fire at Fad
daugh's place on Sunday night, but as
brush fires are common where land is
being cleared, they thought nothing OF
1t. Yesterday morning, however, JOIN;
White went over to see Faddaugh and
found that his cabin had been burned.
In the ashes the body was found, burn
ed almost beyond recognition.
AS soon as this news reached Cheha-
lis an investigation was commenced I'M
der the auspices of Coroner Mead and
Prosecuting Attorney Harmon, who
was cousin of Faddaugh. Accompa-
MED by Deputy Sheriff Fourot, they
proceeded to Faddaugh's ranch and
impaneled a Coroner's jury. They dis
covered that the dead mans head and
limbs had been severed from his body.
What are thought to be bullet marks
were found on his watch case. and evil
dence of violence is said to have been
found on the breast of the corpse.
A young man named William Tay-
lor testified at the inquest that I ad-
daugh had brought to the ranch the
money he got from the bank Taylor s
actions were deemed somewhat suspi-
cious and to-day he was brought to
Chehalis in custody on suspicion of be-
ing implicated. Coroner Mead refuses
to give out further details of the evil
dence at the inquest, but since Taylor
has been held there is little doubt that
more evidence that Faddaugh was MUIR
dered was obtained.
Faddaugh was over so years old and
came to Chehalis last fall from Polo
Mo. The farm on which he was killed
was homesteaded by his son, who was
killed in September near Walla Walla
by the turning over of traction engine
belonging to a threshing outfit. Soon
after this the father came out to settle
his sons estate and look after his prop
erty. He had spent most of his time
in Chehalis until last week, when he
went out to Boisfort to stt TT spring
work on the ranch. Before going he
drew the money In question out of the
bank, intending to use it to buy an adj
joining forty acres of land which he
was very DESTROYS of obtaining.
Faddaugh was nephew of Rev. A
A. Harmon of Chehalis and a cousin
of Prosecutor Harmon, both of whom
are determined that his murderers shall
be hunted down. Young Taylor, who Is
held on SUSPICION, was an acquaintance
of the dead man in Missouri.