The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-06-29
Pool Of Blood in Baggage Room Led
Police to Investigate.
MAN HAD BEEN DRUCCED
Widow ard Male Escort Vigorously
Deny Amy Observation-Disclosures:
Mistake Cause D,>...,."' y.--Mn:-
trt-s< and Hai.nent Arr EiooL
Stained in Room in l!n-ti
Stained in Room in lin-ti

4 blunGer D. the mucGerers Z
wrongly -o";!ne u i:i Sent I" :h,'
union station II Portland. 0 esHG
was The means :aie Tuesday ot dis
closing CHASTITY TarC-r The vic
tim IS William Jo".s:-s who wiki
bis wife AID seven-yea--old =oc. ar
rived 3, Portland or Monday morn
ing IN company with man who
went By the name 0: 4. G. Powers.
The party registered al caec:r
North side hote!. Powers. as COM
ing from Nome. Alaska. The John
sons did not give their residence.
Powers. whose real aame IS J. P.
Webb. anc Mrs. Johnson. were ar
rested at an uptown lodging house
early Wednesday. They were located
through finding the little boy. dur
Ing the absence OF Powers. or Webb.
and the woman They were appve-
hended as :hey Were returning from,
al automobile trip TO q suburban re-
sort, Both tie man and woman.
;aoash intoxicated. denied all know
ledge Of the crime. Webb declared
he saw Johnson las, at the Union
station Tuesday afternoon. wait!ag 6
for train TO so 20 Seattle. He as
serted johnson was intoxicated z,
the time. Nothing important was
elected from either
Oc Webs person was found two
watches. one Of which Mrs. Johnson
identified as her husbands. and two
ladies' ha2dkerch:ets. both blood.
stained One OF Web5's hands was
injured and bandaged. He carried
an international Typographical C1-
ion car. issued by Vancouver. B. c..
local No. 226.
An ordinary-looking trunk was re.
ceive6 at the depot late in the da.
and ordered checked via the Oregon
and Washington railroad 10 North
Puyalup. station not on that road
Shortly before 10 O'Clock Tuesday
night the trunk WAS taken to the
platform. There the mistake was
noticeable. and it was sent back &c
the baggage room. a little late:
one sof the baggage men noticed q
peol OF blood. which had t-!ckled
from the trunk broke i; open and dis.
covered the body OF a man
Investigation By the detectives de.
veioped that the mans name was
W. A johnson. and a visit to the
rooms occupied By him aad his lam,
lily resulted in the discovery tha:
the mattress was saturated with
blood and also that blood was spat-
tered over many personal belongiags
Of Johnson.
The detectives believe Johnson
was first drusged with the alcohol
then struck Ger the ,en.'e With
black jack" as he lay on toe bed
next shot through the temple. and
Snally. TO make certain. Johnson S
negiligee shirt had been twisted and
tightly kao;ted about his neck.
Among Johnson's belongings was q
large number OF cards bearing the
name Miss May Webster AID
some OF them having the address
-3l5 South Wall Street" and others
"1e31 Ellis Street" San Francisco.
The Wal; street address does not
name any city. but is believed by
the police 100 be IN Spokane. Wash
In Powers" room suit case was
found containing a blackjack clot-
ted with blood ard trayed q. the
end. 3 bank book Of the Scandina-
v;an-Anericaa Bank Of Seattle. be-
longing 70 J. P. Webb. some loose en-
velopes which had borne the same
address. and an International Typo
graphical Union card No ees. issued
by the Vancouver (B. c.. local to
J. c. Webb.
According TO the clerk Of the ho-
tel tie trunk !et; the hotel abou, the
middle o: the afternoon The clerk
said he -emen bereG the incident. be-
cause the porter commented on its
weight. after having carried it 10
the EXPRESS wagon. 4 few minutes
Later the clerk stated. Mrs Johnson
and her child let, the hotel and did
not return. About s o'clock Pow
ers came down. and after saying he
was going out for 4 little while.
mentioned that the Johnsons would
probably go TO Seattle on the night
train.
Over $1,000 in currency was found
on Mrs. Johnson The woman said
her husband had recently sold
farm near Seattle. and had en,rus:-
ed the money TO her for safekeeping.