Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-25
Deputy Sheriff Kidwell has arrived

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l. ycar-old daughter. The mans
name j. Iltid Sv,tt. The Nrrlots
i!yc nn tho Clearwater, 90 mile from
Lewiston. idaho. rcu't i 4 neigh
boring homr>ttadcr, between whom
and the woman an attachment had
been formed that ended in flight.
f. Il. Morrison Shot and killed his
brother. ". b. Morrison, at their nome
near Edmonds few days ago. The
trouble grew out Oi u game oi cards.
NJ Il. used some bad language to his
brother. lie raised chair to strike.
T.. g., when men intcrfercd and separ-
atcd them. T.. 3. went out OF doors
II. Il. followed him with gun and
fired at +. E. Then began dual at
100 iyct Edit shots were fired.
Only one TOOK effect, shat striking NJ.
b. in the abdomen and killing him.
The prisoner is in the Everett Jail.
John Collins, who robbed the First
National Bank at Seattle OF $1,000
some weeks ago, pleaded guilty to the
crime the other day. Collins is we'll
known to Portland detectives. lie is
young and daring criminal. While
being taken to Seattle a few weeks ago
for trial from California, where he was
arrested, he made u desperate effort to
escape. While the train was going
through Cow Creek Canyon, in South
ern Oregon, he jumped from the train
while ironed hand and foot. When a
search was made for him he was found
concealed beneath shed. His father
was formerly high official in San
Francisco police circles.
The official test OF the two Pinch
guns at Fort Flagler, near Port Town
send, reported damaged by having
cribs burned from under them after
being landed on the beach, was finished
Saturday, 10 shots having been fired,
each weighing 1000 pounds. At the
time of the fire it was thought no
damage had resulted, but alter the
guns were mounted a seam about a
32d part OF an inch opened in the
outer jackets of the guns, and the
test was made to ascertain whether
the seam extended beyond the first
layer of the jacket. According to
unofficial advices the test was salts
factory and the usefulness of the guns
found not to be impaired.
Jacob Eyerly was convicted in the
Superior Court at Aberdeen Saturday
OF having assisted Dan Downing to
escape. The facts brought out at the
trial disclosed lax system of keeping
the county Jail that is almost in.
credible. The tools used by Downing
were exhibited, and consisted of six
drills, two saws and a brace and bit, as
we'll as a revolver and a supply oil
cartridges. The testimony further
showed that he had used two bottles
OF acid, and that 2x4 scantling, for
prys and levers, were left lying about
the Jail in reckless p1ofusion, and that
the steel cell is probably cut to pieces
with the saws and acids so that it will
require thorough overhauling before
1t is a safe place to hold criminals.
Five hundred people left for Cape
Nome last Saturday on the steamers
Cleveland and Alliance, which sailed
from Seattle, and had every berth sold
The water front was packed all day
with departing argonauts and theil
friends, and not even the rush to the
klondike OF two years ago exceeded
the jam of the past week. The Sena
tor, with 500 passengers, and the Ore
gon. with GOO, departed Sunday. The
Aberdeen, Garonne and Lakme fol-
lowed Monday and Tuesday. Fully
100 Coloradans took passage on the
first two steamers. Among Others
were Captain c. V. Noble, one of the
most extensive operators in the Grip
pie Creek district, and.T. B. Mcneil, d
prominent Leadville miner. Captain
Noble estimates that Cripple Greek
alone will contribute 500 to the Cape
Nome rush.