Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-25

The Centralia postoffice was bur.
glarized early Sunday morning and
$50 taken from the safe, which was
blown open by thieves. The money
belonged to Postmaster Benedict.
At Spokane. Wednesday. Mrs. A. C.
Siegenthaler attempted to kill herself
by beating her head against an iron
bedstead. Despondent over the death
OF her husband led to the rash act.
Seven hoboes held up a freight train
east of North Yakima, Sunday night.
and are now in Jail as a consequence.
The men boarded the train near Pasco
and the crew had lively time with
them.
Emma Harker, an Indian girl OF
North Yakima, was murdered during
a drunken row at dance last week.
Wilson Tied, halfbreed Indian OF
the Yakima reservation, is in Jail
charged with the murder.
A burglar. in attempting to enter
the house OF Max Kringle, in Seattle,
Monday night, was grabbed in the
slack OF the trousers by Kringle's dog.
The would-be thief shot the animal
twice and then got away.
Isaac c. Atkinson, q promoter and
one of the chief stockholders of the
Port Angeles & Eastern Railway, left
Monday for New York. The line is
now ready for building and construc.
ton work will begin soon.
A night prowler in Spokane stole a
basket of diphtheria.laden clothing
from the porch Of Mrs. VIM. Inns
residence last week. The house was
in quarantine and the garments had
been worn by the stricken person.
Joseph Canutt of Colfax, recently
reelected Sheriff of Whitman county
is the defendant in suit for $35, OOC
filed by A. L. Stewart for alternating
his wife's affections. Stewart was
formerly deputy sheriff under Canutt
e. Brown, convicted of assault will
intent to kill Thomas Turnbow a.
Garfield, last August, attempted t
take his life in Colfsx lodging house
the other night. He was prevented
from doing so by Ed. Byrne, one o
his bondsmen.
Millard Boyd, young man OF NORTH
Yakima, has been charged with infant
eide and was brought before Justice
Nichols, recently for a preliminsr,
hearing. The whole day was taker
up in examining Blanche McCallum
mother Of the child.
Capt. w. s. Seary. founder of tn
international Chiefs of Police Associa
ton, has arrived in Seattle, where h,
has been appointed manager of th'
Thiel detective service. He has hell
the position of Chief of Police Q
Omaha, Neb., and Santa Barbara, Cal
Jack Lynch, logger who has beer
working in camp near Orting, at
tempted suicide, Wednesday, at Ort
ing. He placed the barrel OF q pisto
in his mouth and fired, the bulle
passing up through his nose and pro
ducing an ugly wound without caus
ing death.
The Seattle aerie OF tho order O
Eagles are laying plans to secure the
annual convention for that city il
August, 1906. If their plans carry
out $4,000 Eagles will assemble ant
the convention will be the tenth an
niversary OF the birth of the ordel
which was founded in Seattle.
1t is thought that Miss E. C. Drum
mond, of Hoquiam, proprietor of The
Iron Springs hotel on the north beach
was drowned in the surf SATURDAY.
afternoon. Only few days ego, sh,
saved the life of Adolph Jaeger, who
was nearly drowned in Joe creek ant
was drifting to sea when she went t,
his rescue.
Another victim OF the late severe
weather is the schooner Matthew Tur
ner, which steamed into Port Town
send, Wednesday, considerably dam
aged off Gray's Harbor. where her sail
were torn and her booms carried away
A similar experience befell her off tn,
Columbia river, and she finally sough
the Straits for refuge and succeeded il
lentering.
A boy with dime novel and bandi
ideas was found by the Seattle polic'
camped near Kinnear Park and ar
rested. His equipment consisted of ,
sack full Of wet biscuits and 44-calibe
Colts revolver. His spirits were some
what dampened when arrested, but or
a dry day it is thought he might &c
into mischief, so q watchful eye will b.
kept on him.
Freeman Collier, now in the Skagi
county Jail on burglary charge, hA
been charged with bigamy. Collie
married his first wife in Minnesots
January 20, 1902. Scarcely two year
later he married Edith traitor o
Skagit county in Seattle, Judge Tall
man of the Superior Court performing
the ceremony. The prosecution was
melted by the second wife.
Mre. Gertrude Robb was on trial il
the criminal department of the Su
perior Court in Seattle, this week, 70
shooting and killing George Joye, VIII
had ruined her 16-year-old daughter
Camille. Joye admitted the charge
but refused to marry the girl. where
upon Mrs. Robb shot him. The jury
Wednesday, after being out fort.