The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-09-17

{ WATSON probably came ACROSS thu
murderer. either Immediately before
or after the first crime. and that
ne was followed and fell, a second
murder victim. on the theory that
dead men tell no tales"
Grip Left at Kenmore.
Early on the morning OF May %.
The day the battleship fleet arrived
IN Seattle. a grip was left in front
% the store at Kenmore owned By
". G McMaster The grip stood
there for three days and was then
taken inside. and no one ever called
Tor u, and none OF the residents
remembered having seen anybody
who might have had Il In their
possession This grip bore the
name Or Charles O. WATSON.
On the morning OF the same day
the grip Was left at the store A
man was seen walking up the road
between Kenmore and the Hiatt
farm, acting queer" This IL the
same man who asked Hiatt for
something 10 eat. attempting 10
pray az the same time, and mutter-
ing sentence which sounded some
thing ike God, forgive us"
Asked the Way to 5otheII.
Hiatt was afraid OF the man and,
~ reply 20 a question. informed his
visitor that the best way TO reach
Bothell would be BY walking down
70 the county road Instead OF 20.
Ing 70 the county road, WATSON In
sisted on trying 10 find a. trail
across the hills II was about a
mile from this place that his body
was discovered yesterday.
WATSON had evidently fallen 10
the ground. PROSTATE on HIS face.
when he died His oyershirt and
belt were found IN a clnmp OF
bushes about 60 feet distant. The
hat was nowhere TO be seen.
Nothing TO Indicate Suicide.
There was nothing In the vicinity
which would indicate suicide The
ground was scanned for a revolver.
or bottle In which he might have
carried poison. but nothing Of the
kind could be seen.
The coroner's office f. inclined 10
the theory that WATSON became de-
mented walked off into the woods
and died from exhaustion. They
cannot explain why his shirt and
belt should be such a distance from
the body. only on the superstition
that he became heated from walk
Ing and removed the shirt 10 keep
cool. This would hardly be the act
Of an alleged insane man
Grieved over Daughters Death.
wassons eldest daughter, Alma.
aged II. died on last Thanksgiving
day, and he is said 70 have brooded
considerably over her death. His
wife died several years ago. There
are two younger children now stay
ing with the mans mother Al no
time. however. had he made any
threats Of suicide, or given any rea-
son to support the theory that he
contemplated suicide
The dead man gave no explana-
ton OF his sudden intention OF leav-
ing the city for British Columbia.
other than that he wanted 20 get
away from Seattle for a time. lie
had a very small amount OF money
with him Il IL believed he tried
TO get work in Vancouver. but
failed. and came back TO Seattle.
His Strange Conduct.
The fact that he never informed
the family OF his movements after
leaving home IL considered as more
than passing strange by relatives.
They ali concur in the statement
that he was very much attached TO
his children. mother and home.
The body is being held by ths
coroner pending further develop
ments in the mysterious case but
Will be buried within a short time,
owing TO its rapid decomposition.