The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-08

Special Dispatch 20 the Post -ruteiligencer.
ANACORTEo, Sept. I'D. - weed
bury, Q promtnent attogney and one of The
most enxsrpr1sing men Of this region. wns
shot BY Al Hamilton IT about 3 O'Clock
tbs .akteguoon ana 800 Nas - - Ds6De
ol oeakh.
Hamilton had . ousrsa with DsHy Lsn-
dervilie. and. Il 10 sAid, had shrsssened to
Kill him. Londsrvs,la who WAS oscs On
trial at Tacoma fer shooting AIlss Bros-
ten, . policeman complained - City Mar
ehai Becker Of this fhreata and Becker
had intended locking up Hamilton until he
cooled on. Hamilton objected TO arrest,
however. and a. ne was armed with re-
volver and showed fight. Becker concluded
20 delay the arrest unta . Leo dangerous
moment
Followed ~ Haaalson.
The marshal started up No street for
help. and Hamilton followed. meanwhile
making threats. Finally the marshal
reached the bank building. in which City
Attorney Allison has his once, and went
upStalrs 10 see the attorney. Hamilton
continuing 20 follow. In this buiifing are
several on,css. including those Of D. ~
Woodbury.. Miss Troison. the selephone
agent. and Douglass Almond Almond
heard loud talking In the hail and finally
heard some one say: You -, n roc
move I'll blow your head or"
Covered ~ . Revolver.
AZ this ne rushed out Of his ONCE and
found Hamilton covering Becker with a
revolver. the distance between the two be-
ing perhaps fifteen feet
Almond advanced 20 within abou, zen
feet Of Hamilton. when the revolver vac
Ieveled AZ him. and Hamilton sasd: IF you
move again. Tn kgI yoI'
This situation lasted sveraI seconds
when Woodbury. came on; of nj. once. and
said; What II all this abouf7" Hamilton
told Woodbury. to throw up his hanaa
punc'uating his remarks by oafhs
No Mercy shows we~HAsry.
Woodbury. started 10 speak further when
Hamilton swung his revolver from All
mond ~ Woodbury. ard fired. the s.s-
sance between the two men being eighteen
or twenty feet. and Woodbury. fell tn
s'antiy.
Almond started forward 20 clos. on
Hamilton a. the latter turned his revolver
toward Woodbury.. but after ,ae sho. vas
hret Hamilton quickly covered AIlnond
again.
Woodbury.. who had fallen. called. "Boya
I'm shot BE has killed me"
In q FEW seconds Woodbury. again called.
and Almond started toward him. whsn
Hamilton said: ~You -. n you move
again TIL KIN you.''
AIis~sA CsiIs fss sssp.
After q few seconds more Hansfsn-
glanced toward where woodbury. lay srA
Afirnon9 Jumped backward through q fcr~
and 70 an op~, window. where ne csls~4
20 p~opi. on the stree. below 20 send s-y
a physician. sha, Woodbury. Gas shot
When ne returned 20 re han Harfissa
hal started 30 run Down stairs. Becker scg-
lowng At the top b. coIis5~s win n d
Allison Half ray down ne rnes r. Esxch
pointed the revolver ss hfn asd ordered
him % get out of he war. As ~ pa~~f
Kasch trpped him and hs fer sv~a STAIRS.
CaUssSe os the 2ss1erss
A. the bottom Becker ;1nr~t s5on MIA
and ~ this point Martin Ncpcnsld came
In from she ouzree ara sy&so~1 HAmsi-
tens rsGh: arm sed the revolver vas taken
away. Hsmfsscn vss then Isfsst n tne
city tasi ara later taken % Mount Vernon
~ sh4ria Wells.
AlslsDn &ns VIII A. f>osman w~~e sh@
Ssa 10 Yrsrh fhs injured rrans wnc w4s
ezrr~d 70 hss oascs ssd a.s>ns~1 BY physs-
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