Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-01-17

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VINO went to town after medical aid
was thrown from his buggy on the
return trip and severely injured.
The CHASTITY trunk of an unknown
man was found in one of the residence
districts of Seattle, on the 10th inst.
the evidence tending to show that he
committed suicide by placing a stick
oi dynamite in his mouth with a
fuse attached. He then had lain down
on the ground, lighted the fuse and
calmly waited the end. A hole Ii
inches deep marked the place where
MS head had rested. Not vestige of
the head could be found, and the
trunk presented a terrible spectacle.
There is no clew to his identity.
Stella Bruzis, the bride of II, who
gave her husband, Vincent Bruzis,
carbolic acid in glass of wine, the
morning after their wedding at W;lke-
son, last May, was arrested and placed
In the Pierce county Jail. Immedi.
ately after the tragedy, which, fortu-
nately, did not result in the death Of
her husband, the girl fled, and has
kept out of the way of the officers.
Bruzis obtained a divorce a few
months ago, and the girl returned
Saturday from Spokane. She declares
she did not know it was carbolic acid,
and says she loved her husband.
A daring robbery and brutal assault
occurred Sunday night, near Orilla, in
King county. Two strangers knocked
down the door OF a house, beat the
owner into submission, bound him and
his wife hand and foot, and despoiled
the place of everything of value. The
plumber included 1904 in cash.
Toyotaro Ohutani is the name of the
victim. He occupied a small house
near the railroad. On the night in
question he and his wife had gone to
bed early. They were awakened by a
crash. The door of the house burst
in and a couple of strangers entered.
Ohutani made faint show of resist
ance, but he had not risen from the
bed before he was struck down with a
club and beaten into insensibility.
Meantime his wife was gagged. Then
both we're bound hand and foot. The
robbers ransacked the place thorough
ly. Shortly after the departure of his
assailants, Ohutani recovered his
senses, He managed by strenuous
efforts to loosen his fastenings and
liberated his wife.
Evidence of one of the most afro
cious crimes ever committed in this
State came to light Monday, when the
nude body of a man was found on the
beach near Fort Casey, on WILDLY
Island. The head had been severed
from the body by sharp instrument,
and both hands had been cut off. The
body showed no bruises, and from ap-
pearances the crime was recently COM
mitted. as the body was in q good
state Of preservation. The only means
by which the body can be identified is
crucifix Of Christ tattoed on the
right arm above the elbow, and the
letters T. N. r. /. tattoed in blue and
red. The authorities of Island county
are unable to find any clew to the
perpetrators Of the fiendish crime, and
thus far have not found any means by
which the body can be identified.
Wednesday another body was found
there with the head severed from the
trunk. As no residents of the island
are missing, the authorities are of the
opinion that murders have been COM
mitted somewhere up the Sound, and
that the heads have been removed to
prevent ratification. Another thing
which increases the mystery is the
fact that the same person found both
headless bodies, and says that he
found another some 10 days ago. but
before he could notify the authorities
the body had disappeared.