Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-08-04

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I.atuya Bay with the party that IL
eluded Nelson, his wife, Applequis
and Sammy. After working out tn
summer he left them there, comm
ont to the exterior Mr.. Blakemor
said this afternoon;
mo one who would take the tim
Ito investigate would give circulation
to a report that London's story Il
pure fiction. The facts upon which
the story is based is known to
hundred men at Juneau and at At
lin. Nelson and hi wife were tried
Ibefore United States Commissions
Malcolm at Juneau in the spring Of
I19OO for the hanging of DENIM
Sammy. who was shot by DENIM, is
now driving a beer wagon at Juneau
and is known to every man, woman
and child in that place. Nelson and
his wife are at Atlin. The story OF
the hanging was published in the
newspaper at Atlin and | read of the
story there. Two years ago l stood
on Pioneer Place and heard the story
from Nelson's own lips.
Il know personally all of the per-
sons who figure in LOndon's story.
Every one of them was on the pay
roll Of the Latuya Bay Mining Com
pany, of which l am a director
Wen l left Latyua Bay l left Nelson,
his wife and two companions behind
to guard the company's property.
They were given the privilege of
getting what gold they could out of
he company's claims.
DENIM Plans Murder.
by November they had accumu-
ated $4,000. All four had an equal
share in it, DENIM decided to MUIR
ler all the party, burn the cabin,
axe the money, leave for the exter-
or and when We entered the country
gain in the spring naturally suspic-
on for the murder would fall on
he Latuya tribe of Indians, headed
y Chief George.
He took a morning in Novem-
er as the proper time to carry his
cheme into execution. He left the |
abin while the breakfast was unfin-
shed, saying he was going to Yaku- |
It. He was gone but a few minutes
hen he returned, throwing open the |
ibin door. As his form was reveal |
l to his surprised companions, he
shooting a revolver be /
ld in his hand. One of the party,
hose name | do not remember fell
the floor dead. Sammy fell with
wound in his neck.
Mrs. Nelson, who had come up
hind DENIM, threw a dishrag
ound his neck and started to choke
m. Her husband struck DENNIS
m, causing him TO shoot himself in
e leg. Mrs. Nelson then choked
ennin to the floor. She and her
lsband bound him.
" SAMMY and Denim were placed =
cots 10 have their wounds dress.
. Within a few hours after the
ootins Mrs. Nelson and her hus.
nd decided to carry the body of
dead man and the two wounded
IN to the cabin four miles distant
at lay on the shores of the bay
re they buried the man who had
en- murdered.
Woman Is ENecutioncr.
Nelson and his wife decided to
nal the steamer Dora when she !,
'Sed by on her last trip and take
murderer to Juneau for trial
minis wound in the leg had begun
mortify and he begged that he be
d. Mrs, Nelson read the Bible
him. The flag that was TO attract
Dora's attention as she passed 6
$ nying from the iagpole when
steamship went by. The Dora $
Never, did not stop.
Nelson and his wife did not know d
at TO do. The Indians who were ,
'rd'ng DENIM refused TO watch a
y him any longer, fearing they a
ald get into trouble. At last Mel. :
and his wife held a consultation u
~ both decided DENIM must be a
lsed Tor the murder Of his COM +,
lion. ~
Iehnin was in such pain that he ;,
'u OF ms sentence with JOY. Mrs R