The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-17
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POLICE HUNT WOODS
FOR SLAYER OF TWO
Sis Shots Heard

hospital.
sis Shots Heard
At Q p. m. ak shots were heard
across the street from the hospital
At the corner Of 18th ave. and
Cherry ~.
Pedestrians half block away
saw Young. wearing n soft hat and
carrying an oyercoat. shoot. lie
seemed to be few steps back Of
the couple.
Then he turned and ran east on
Cherry ct. thon north on 18th ave
to Columbia.
Coiiinson. Just before he die
was able TO answer n few questions
Shot In the Back
Won de Hyda shot me" he
raspcd Pulled a gun-didnt Nay
anything just shot Family trou.
BILE" Then he lRpsed into ncon.
sclousness.
lie was shot in the back.
The woman. with a bullet hole
thru her neck. lived for several
hours. and declared Young had
done the shooting.
Detectives Bergstrom and Coch.
ran learned Thursday that Young.
who had lived at the Rector hotel
before FolnE to the hospital. spent
two hours at tho home OF Leslie
Packard. clerk OF the hotel. az asia
Stone way, after the murder.
He left about midnight for
walk into the University district.
~ the Packard home Young
kept recountIng his troubles With
the woman and said he wanted TO
marry her. and square himself In
the eyes OF the world"
Was Common Law wife
According % Packard. Who was
one OF YounEs closest friends. he
had brought the woman TO the
United States from Holland. and
lived with her on common law
contract.
''But he wanted 20 marry her le
Kslly." Packard explained and
she was not quite willing. They
had had a daughter years ago. who
died in infancy"
Packard does not entertain the
theory OF the police that Young
las killed himself
II believe he would have done
that right after tho shooting" SAYS
Packard. lie walked down the
rtreet after no left our house. and
| don't think he committed sui.
eide"
Working on this clue. the officers
believe he probably shot himself
after leaving tho Packard home
Police are searching on vacant lots
and In the underbrush OF Cowen
park and along tho lake.
Driven From Canada
According to the police, Young.
under the name OF Won do Hyda.
had been advised to leave Canada
i6 months ago. because OF his pro-
German sympathies
lie had left the woman In charge
Of his hotel business. and she had
made monthly trips to Seattle TO
make financial settlements.
Lately. II was learned. she had
been causing Young considerable |
worry because OF alleged business
slackneas, and because che was in
terested in another man.
He telegraphed her to come aud
see him Wednesday.
collinson Follows Her
CollInson followed aeher to the
city and accompanied her to the
hospital
The meeting al the hospital dur
ing the day seemed congenial |
enough to nurses who we're In and .
out OF the room.
One OF them heard Young wish
Colinson good luck"
II Is believed they carried out
their plan of going to a movie
show.
Those who saw the gun flashes.
half block from the shooting. |
we're Edith and Roscoe Drummond. /
1873 18th ave; Mrs. w. ]. Back.
we'll. 2332 i4th ave. S. W. and Nor. .
rs Kulman. 1922 goth ave
Young Is about SO years OF age
heavy set, and wore a blue suit and
silk shirt He had gone TO Provi.
ience hospital on advice OF DR.. /.
r.. Moore Tuesday evening.