Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-06-06


on a charge OF indecent exposure. He
was captured by two young men, who
claim they witnessed him making i'm
proper overtures to two girls of tender
years.
Tim Ringer, son of Hon. L. NJ.
Ringer, one of the most prominent
and respected citizens in the Palouse
country, has been arrested on q charge
OF horse-stealing. A, neighboring far
mer preferred the charge. Ringer is
out on $1,000 bonds.
In consequence of the fact that the
Thirty-sixth and One.Hundred and
Sixth companies of the Coast Artil.
lery have gone to Alaska, Fort Law
ton becomes An infantry post and
Col. McCrea's headquarters is trans
Jerred to Fort Flagler.
Deputy Coroner Wiltsie had a
rather peculiar experience with a sup
posed Coroner's case, at Seattle, the
other day. The corpse, instead of
submitting to being put in dead box,
summoned sufficient life to arise and
walk away as the undertaker's at
taches were preparing to remove him
to the morgue.
Indian police are making another
roundup OF The sooners" on the
Spokane reservation. The constabu-
larry recently evicted between 300 and
500 impatient homeseekers from the
reserve, but these have been slipping
back and are being escorted outside
again. The sooners" are sullen and
determined to stay, but the Indian
police are resolute.
The Kettle river has been on a
rampage this spring, and finally
reached its highest stage, Is feet
above low water mark, about a week
ago. A new bridge at Curfew was
washed out. At Grand Forks the
river overflowed its banks and a part
OF the city was submerged to a depth
OF six feet. Many sheds, outbuildings
and small bridges were carried away.
Robert Blei has given an option on
his copper properties in the Copper
River valley at $25O,O0O to the capi-
talists who are going to build the
Valdes Eagle railway, and to the same
parties has offered thirty-five claims
on Lstouche island at $65O,OOO. The
last offer is in the form of an option,
and corps OF mining experts will 60
North to examine carefully both
groups on the next sailing of the
Excelsior.
Oswald Brechtel, a resident of Walla
Walla for the past 40 years, died there
Friday, aged 81 years, from Bright's
disease. Mr.. B. conducted the first
bakery in the Northwest, and in Wslla
Walla, and at one time was q wealthy
man, but failure OF health caused the
loss of a great share of it. He left
four children, one being sister Dona-
tile, OF the order OF Sisters of Charity
at Spokane, the others residents of
Walla Walla.
Benjamin Ure, formerly the wealth.
lest man in Skagit county, was ar
rested this week by the Sheriff OF
Island county, and is now out on
bonds, charged with receiving stolen
property. The authorities of Island
county, who have been watching Ure's
Island, at the east end OF Deception
Pass, for months, claim that he has
used the place rs a rendezvous for
water pirates and smugglers for years.
1t is alleged that some of the most
notorious desperadoes on the Sound,
including Alfred Hamilton, who was
hanged at Whatcom recently, have
landed and concealed their goods at
his place, where a quantity OF stolen
cigars and whiskey were found.
Basil Adrian, a Coeur dAlene In.
dian, criminally assaulted Miss Louise
Hoffman near the main road east OF
Spokane, Sunday night. 1t develops
by the Indians confession and the
girls story that he outraged the
young woman, threatening her with a
knife if she resisted and was con-
templating second crime when the
arrival of assistance scared him away.
Miss Hoffman is handsome woman
of twenty years, daughter OF Jacob
Hoffman, who owns dairy east OF
the city. She was riding on her wheel
when the Indian stopped her. A ter
rifle struggle ensued and the Indian
struck the girl severe blow in the
face. Her cheek is so swollen that
she can only speak with difficulty.
The Indian dragged his victim from
the road into the brush. Another
struggle ensued, but Adrian finally
overpowered the woman. After his
crime he held her pinioned to the
ground and threatened to stab her if
she screamed. She heard buggy ap.
preaching and screamed. Assistance
came and Adrian fled, but was cap
tured later and identified. He will
probably get the liie-limit. He is a
good-looking Indian, speaks good Eng
lish, dresses we'll and has a wife and
two children. The girl is recovering
from her terrible experience.
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