The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-08-02
~ RAYMOND EVANS.

Press dispatch put on the wires
on tho evening o. May 3 1852. and
printed on the first page 81 various
newspapers;
SHOT His OWN CLIENT
Young Attorney shoots Escaping
Dsspcrado. Etc
"zaneavliio. o May a.-IaH Con.
verse. young attorney NJ this city
today shot and Killed Bottle Aston.
the alleged perprtrhtor Of che g.
voltlng Dresden murder Tho shoot
ing took place Ia the corridor ~
tho county jail
Converse. attorney for The do.
Tense ia The case Of che state
against Aston was 10 consultation
wilh bis clicnt ln she latters cell
tbla afternoon. while De- VAS there
Turnkey johnson entered 10 a..
u1uncu locAingup time Aston felled
hlm with blaN and. earaped
through the haltupon door Before
ha had sune 20 PAGES doau lhe cor
fiNHr however. Converse was ht iho
cell duar vifh a drawn revolver.
iis fired and Aston feii dead
TIE incident hAH oerAaluued tire.
mruduus excitement The crime
for ahieh Aston eHa heil wah the
iauai revolving in The snnais of ihn
county there had been
lalk " "a iYurhins o. the
arro uf the fosn The bar
90 GAINESVILLE 80 preparing ta give
an lmpFumptu banquet
Converse b Ume of the brightest
q the younger af@afuoys. etc
EKirsfi FROM editorial b. Zauea
VILE uMiy Torch. Mas 4. 1850
Tho shooting 90 Bottle Aston
Ay the mau employed hy ihe state
Go dsfetd hlm sAa not q femaEt
able Incident from the dramatic
atandpuni alone The affair la
frauHht wlth some profoundly IN
irreatiuk ethical problems
Converse he'd been hired to DO
fond The accused He WaH prepar.
las to ID bic ugmosi that hia client
might wHeapn the moose lie is q
young man Hith . reputation "a
make iiad The ease come 90 frmi
b. W0uid have cndcAvurod with all
the puwcr 20 keen ard wrll trained
mlnd GO secure The AcpuitiAl 81 bis
client We may assume Thar be
wouid have loft no stone unGurncd
lu hia efforts 20 ain the case and
free hla client
And yei be- shot hlH client.
Sow WE don't kuow whether
Aston aaa guilty of not Converse
dld Zee had been ciosefed with
Anfon daily for a Fortnight and %
may BIZ taken for granted that he
iuew
Nov. suppoaing that Aston was
WuiltY n The eyes ~ bis attorney.
IL the latter % BE- Justified in the
COARSE De took o. prevent thp pfia
ouer.s eacapaf or perhaps a nicer
question would be. COULD thr at.
iorney have been Justified bad be-
made 40 attempt 90 stop The FUSS
tivef Again. hupposlnE that Con
verse wna assured OF the innocence
0f the other. could the shooting
then he mHiinedF And deer The
fact that Converse did shoot hts
client so 20 establish the laifrra
suit beyond @ reasonable douht9
There's a Hpt OF questions 81
The Lady or she Tiger ciaaa that
the crossroads debating societies
are welcome 20 use
Copy OF paper found in the safe
I % Atty Jas Converse. the noted
criminal lawyer. who died suddenly
az Zanrsyillc. o.. June 3. 1900
LauegYillc. Jan Z 1890
J confldc this story to this pa
Z per for paHthumoug purposes only i
shall not tell u while ] live. yet Il
De- too good to keep forever Some
one viii find this paper after ! am
gone and VIII remember The first
Of the story. aud then be will see
what keen new point this epilogue
OF milne puts on an old story the
story Of the killing OF Bottle Aston
hy the undersigned
"rhis Is true bill OF what trans.
pired IN Aston's cell on the evening
OF May 3. 1889
/ said 10 my man. while I was
gathering up my papers. Bottle.
I'm going 10 DO everything that
can DO. but ] may ~ well tell YOU.
I you haven't one chance Ia a hun
drcd
Aston did not finch. Sure
I there's no show
Nothing short OF o. miracle
would give YOU a g.osi Of a show
AN right
I 81 started 90 60 aud as ! went Ia
the dodr 10 cali the turnkey. Aston
said
walt"
~ tufned he stretched forth HE
hand
Gobdby.' he said.
'GubuoyT
y lopked into his eyes Then !
put down my papers and sat down
20 argue with him. You see
wanted 20 defend him he was OBJ
NAlhtN. hhl ! ilhhlly persuaded him
/ 20 wait an had seen him once
more.
~ went away Intending TO MOTIF,
the sheriff so that a viglaut watch
might BE- established hut did not
| went ONE and lay awake all
night
!. And This is true bin OF whal
happened In Aston's cell on M,
afternoon OF the following day:
In the first place tried b,
every argument az my command +,
shake his resolution. but in vain
| Then ! said 10 him
Now ! have a proposition 4,
make. ! shall come here tomorrow
about this time and stay late sta,
Itill the turnkey must como 10 no
tify me mat 10 IH locking nm tiue