The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-22

a good deaf said at different times about
the financial condition Of the Sun. The
Close friends of the Associated Press would
have one believe that IL was bankrupt. that
IAfYan was pcnniess and that the Dana
estate was no more.
This is twaddle. LafYan has been to Wall
stree, and has come from II with money.
He has reached out and IL interested In
some OF the biggest and best enterprises In
the country. lie 10 the associate Of some
Of the richest men In New York.
Murder Of William A. Carson.
The murder near Asbury park Of William
A. Carson, formerly Of Seattle. by his
brother in law, Samuel A. Sheets. attract
cd an immense amount OF attention. II
was the deed OF a man reduced to last re-
sorts by his own dissipation. His griev-
ance against Carson was more fancied than
real. The men had married sieters-the
Misses Sharpe. OF Philadelphia--and while
one was industrious and respectable the
other was a gambler and spendthrift.
Sheets inherited fortune by the death
o! his father. but spent II on the race
track and at the gaming table. He ne
elected his wife and children and Carson
came 10 their relief more as lawyer than
as relative. Sheets had one piece OF prop
erty left and Carson sought 10 tie IL up In
the interests Of the mans needy family. lie
was always considerable with Sheets and
frequently urged him to mend his ways.
Sheets recently reached the end OF his
resources and began making demands upon
Carson. He soon coupled them with
threats, but Carson seemed to feel that
he had done no wrong and felt safe. That
Sheets planned his murder for some days
cannot be questioned. He secured his le-
voiver and went about practicing. AT
Camden he was seen TO try several shots
on the morning before the shooting. lie
had once been famous shot. and one OF
his favorite tricks was to drive "A nail with
revolver bullets at ten PAGES. He talked
about Carson and asked several persons
II they would bail HIM out Of Jail II he
shot him. 1t seems remarkable that none
Of the persons who talked TO him sought
TO restrain him. They all say now that
they did not believe he would carry his
threats out.
Carson was walking with his wife and
sistcr-in-law when Sheets attacked him.
Mrs. Carson urged her husband TO pay no
attention TO Sheets. and the two were turn
ing to walk away when Sheets tired. Car
son died aimos; instantly. but Sheets, who
afterward turned the gun on himself, id
not die until midnight. although he shot
himself through the brain. Carson's flu
neral took place at Camden and was very
largely attended.
Northwest People In New York.
One secs John w. Hanna quite often
these days on upper Broadway. lie Is
at the Imperial, which Is conducted by
Manager lee. formerly OF the Tacoma
hotel
Visitors AT the Waidorf-Astoria last
week might have had the pleasure OF
seeing Charles H. kittinger and y. T.
Shelby enjoying the good things OF that
famous house.
w. Scouse. of Vancouver. was in the
city this week. lie was at the Hory-
man house.
James Pulling. formerly OF Victoria. has
gone TO Chicago Ia commence rehears-
Ing with the Castle Square Opera Com.
pany.
r. Nordhon. OF Seattle. was In the city
this week on a business trip. lie was
at the Albert.
III. w. and NJ l.. Meyers. ~ Salem
were In the city during the past week
They had rooms at the Gerard
A. IL Sanford ~ Seattle. was among
the visitors from the Northwest. He
had quarters nj the Normandie