The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-20
BROTHER OF MICHAEL HANiI.L-


o. Harnii, the only living ero1asr %
Michael Haniss. who was sh0t dao -
sate April ia. arrived In this city iass even SEP
snx frnul Rohnervilie. Cal Tie VIZ. sa go
charge OF hts brothers affairs ana se'A4e
up me estate.
n Humboldt county, Cal, ard has snaae
bis horse in Rnhnervssie lar mere sassi'
twenty years ~
HamM last night was great snecs 20
ne I have not seen aim ntas JIG
in twenty years yet / heard from HiTn by
letter until within me last yeA s had
happened 20 HAM bat was Hct preraTeu
for the telegram from Bonney 8 sse|a ~ :
which told the manner Of nis taains on;
Jeff for Seattle Immediately ara arrived
this evening al oc-oek
Il have no animosfsy toward anyone.
What has happened has happened, ana =
is probably better to lei II eng shsre. ~.
acted hastily. ! do not think tnat BY
brosher would have Killed anyone ~ vas
not his nature. ] cannot imagine 1aas
ne had lost his senses. There IS not aa
Indication OF insanity in the family, pnt
he might have been beside himself Win
troubles OF which we know nothing
Several years ago, wnen the A.; a.
were very active. he told me. and he was
certainly in his sober senses then. tHat ne
WAS compelled 20 protect himself agains,
his enemies, He was Catholic he was
a =.
10 understand the changes which are sasd
10 have taken place In him II na1
known thas he was having trouble Woaia
certainly have come 10 Seattle before TINS.
Michael HamiM was q native NJ Morahan
county ireland. His parents are dead
Il was abeu; 1870 that ne came 10 his
country. He lived In Kansas City for
bong time. He was conductor on the
Union Paeific railroad prior 70 coming TO
Washington. His remains VIII be buried
IN Seattle.
Afvices from Tacoma state that Hamill
was released February from TIE stella
coon asyIum "a which he vas admitted
December H. He was released on parole.
as Is CUSTOMARY with patients VINO snow
marked Improvement. and who nave
friends to hook after them. Superintendent
Goddard Of the asylum. states that Hainiii
was In good condition February and had
delusons at that time. He says that
Mse Hoenlka. of South Park. friend OF
HaInmiifs. came To the asylum and strong
Is requested his release on parole.
DIR Goddard says that his conaition war
ranted such a release and that ne was
accordingly allowed to so With Mrs. Hoen-
ika on the strength OF the latter's promise
that sne would take care of him and that
Hammill would not be sent back to his OLD
haunis at Sunnydale- Dr.. Goddard con-
sders his return TO Sunnydale mistake.
He states that he carefully instructed Mrs.
Hoenka 10 notify the asylum il Hamill
has deiusions again or attempted to return
tn Sunnytiaie.
A letter which MIRA Hoenika wrote to
DIR Goddard soon after Haniil was sent
TO Steflaeooru throws considerable light on
the matter. Mrs Hoen;ka wrote the let
ter for her husband who Is a German and
cannot write English. She stated that Ham
III had been working for her husband
cutting cord wood thereby earning money
10 pay OF a mortgage on his place He
was a good workman and appeared perfect
IL contented. She stated further that he
had not been back among the people who
caused him trouble for five weeks at the
time he was arresed for insanity. Her
husband was very anxious that Hamili
Should be released and would so out 10
the asylum II it would aid in securing his
release.
Instead Mrs. Hoenika went herself and
after talk with DIR Goddard Hamill
Was allowed to return home with her II
was Or Goddartis supposItion that Ham
I'll would be taken TO the Hoenika home
at South Park and kept there.