The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-18
HOPES TO SAVE MS LIFT.
1ATHER or PRATER,S SLAYER now
ON HIS WAY TO DAWsON.
Arthur Goddard Su1ereA ~ Acct
aent In HIS Yoath, witch His
Parents Say injured uis Draan-
Father Coa1Aent % N AeQu1ttAl

A fathers love for his unfortunate son.
fortified by q profound belief in his inno-
cence OF the crime Of murder charged
against him. has led Harry J. Goddard. .
prominent business man OF Chippewa
Falls. Wis. TO cross the continent and I'M
dertake the long journey to Dawson. On
the steamer City OF Seattle Mr.. Goddard
left last night. with papers. letters. afiida-
Wits. etc, In his pocket. by which he hopes
to establish as a fact his claim that there
was no murder in the heart Of his son when
he killed James Prater, his partner.
Readers of the Ppst-Intelligencer are IA
miiiar with the details Of the crime. which
was committed at Dawson May 81 last.
Prater and Arthur G. Goddard were part
ners. They had wintered together in Daw-
SON and lived In q cabin on the outskirts
Of the city. On the day OF the crime Pra-
ter was missed. His friends made an In
yestigation. resulting In the finding of his
body, bearing evidences OF the horrible
crime that has been perpetrated. His
throat had been cut and his head crushed
Goddard. his partner. admitted that he
had killed him. Il killed Prater because
he was traitor to me-" wa: young God
dard's reply to the mounted police. He
was subsequently bound over for trial on
the charge Of willfus murder.
Mr.. Goddard father of the accused man.
Thirtyesecond degree Mason and prom prof.
Strong letters from Gov. sehofieid. Of Wis
consin: CONGRESSMAN Jenkins. Of his dis.
from Canadian Emigration Agent Currie.
Of Milwaukee. His contention Is that his
son was and Is insane from the results OF
6 years old. together with the effects OF the
Alaska.
u. he rnv1t ~ M ~
ada and the Northwest Territory. and be-
lieve that they will treat my son right In
this matter" Mr.. Goddard said last night.
That Is the least OF my troubles. be-
to the court at Dawson that Arthur's rea-
son was dethroned when he committed the
crime. His conduct since that terrible day.
that of an insane man. 1 know Of no civ
ilized government on the globe where a
crazy man is hanged for murder.
fered an accident while coasting down a
steep hill. in which his head was crushed.
He was not expected to live. For a week
he was unconscious. and then slowly recov-
formed. the physicians one Of whom is
still living. believing that 1t would be USE
less. He has never been right since. One
side Is partly paralyzed and whenever he
overheated. he has suffered from the in
jury to his head There is still q slight de-
preston there.
The physicians who examined him then
said that he would never be entirely sound.
and that he would probably become crazy
at some time. Tie boy was most carefully
reared. we'll educated and tenderly cared
for. He has always been slight In build
and not strong. due to his injury. Before
he went away he was examined by DR..
Day, who treated the boy when he was
hurt. 1t Is his opinion that the boy il not
II have evidence to prove this beyond a
doubt have not the slightest fear but
that the boy will be acquitted at the trial.
which will be held September is. / only
fear that he will be wasted away beyond
his power to recuperate. as letters from his
attorneys indicate that he Is In q bad
way"