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Puget Sound Argus. VOl. XII UGET SOUND ARGUS. Pl.- I'L'nLlsnl-zu law-2M FRIDAY A’l‘ Port Townsend, Wnshlnmon Territory, ALLI‘IN \V 1-111! EDITOR AND PIMPIHI-Z'l‘ult. term of "mung-03.00 per mum-n. In udvnnco: Slx months. ".50. RATES ormfllu‘lsmn One inch. YIN: Insertion $1.50 Each subsequent Insertion . 50 Transient. atlvcrtlsemgngo. to INSURE Insertion. must be nwompanlcd by cash. a- All Loam-It- sealed monthly .1; OUR REPORTER? BUDGET. THE SAN JUAN HOMICIDE. On Tuesday of last week J. Anderson. was shot and killed on Lopez Island by John Kay. The following are particu lsrs: Lorsz 13mm). May 18, 188:5. Eoiroa Peon Sousa Anons: . Sm: «Having known for a number of ‘ .years both the murdered man and the l, murderer. and having always been on I the best of terms with both parties. I think it my duty to give to the public all the light possible in this and atl‘air. The murderer. John Kay. is alarge man. a Norwegian by birth. and adopt ed United States; is about forty-seven ears of age. He came here from Port indlow about eight years ago and set tled on a peninsula. went to Work and by hard labor had bewn out for himself scomtortsble home. He is of a change able disposition. at times very cordial, at others sullen; in fact few persons know how to take him; otherwise he always has been considered a good settler and an honest man. from the time he first came here up to the 16th inst. the time this sad occurrence took place lam shout to chronicle. John Anderson. the murdered man. was also a Norwegian by birth and sdopted citizen of the United States; was about forty-tire years of age. and of medium size. He was married man sndleavesa wife and two children to mourn his less. He also came here from Port Ludlow; in fact was brought to this island and induced to settle on the same penininsnla by his murderer. A you or two later both parties invested In sheep. bought a yoke of oxen jointly, and carried on things on a eo-operative plsn. so far as the sheep and cattle were concerned—each tillinir his own land separately. They seemed to get along my peacetuily together until about a {bear ago, when Kay desired to break up , neornQany business and make s line fence dmding the peninsula: Anderson agreed. There was a division made of the sheep. and Kay sold out hisshare in the oxen; he also sold the greater stereo! the sheep. and made the fence mentioned on his own amount; the fence was rather a 'poor affair in some Places. so Anderson s stock was contin ually gitting in on Kay’s portion of the ruinsuls; so the trouble began that salad to this horrible murder. The qufileml may. {ohn Anderson. wash quiet. peaceful. sober. and industrious man. hospitable to e fault and beloved .b! all who knew him. on have I heard rltrepeated, the mun who could not get ’elong with John Anderson must be hard to pleese._ Little did he think when he lelt his wife and children at home about half past eleven o’clock. A. it. on’the 16th mat, to go to Key'n house to set tle some little dimonlty ebont bio cow he would never see them more. He had 596!) goneubout fifteen minute: when his wife heard a shot tired. She ran to K” I heme and behold her unlortuo ,lll‘lte husband I corpse in Key‘o yard. he poor woman who then obliged to run about two miles to the nearest neigh bor ehe Could find at home. Mr. O. A. {gallon 139 d informed himlwhet lied occurred. He at once mmd “my: to Mom the «mom further on. 30mg M ‘0 “me some of the murder. Abom two o'clock the boy arrived at the {may pg. L Merrill am; iulotnoq 11. that Key had shot Amlereon. I went immediately to the Justice. enter “ a complaint. obtained a warrant and '9'“ to find the constable. I found h'mkuave him the warrant. and struck ‘0? a 'a. I got there about sundown: “W 9 i found C. A. Auderlon. Thou. l’lllsnimn and J. Gib-on. I examined the Wound withontdietnrbing the body. I" at n glance that death was almost l"l‘fintaneonm. In the meantime the constable had been informed that Key M Itarted for the Justice to give him “li ,“P. He went there. found him ""192. and took him in charge. He '9' elven ahearing and committedto 8:”) await the notion of the District urt. Thom. Huggins and J. Gibson "’luutfiored to remain with the dead man. while C. A. Anderson and myself "‘l?th for home. On the morning of "3" MI) inst... I expected to find it euro -3" and jury at the scene of the murder; none arrived; waited until 9 A. 1.. then Itrnck out for the Justice's. Immin i’mm‘l that the Countable had taken ’lB prisoner to San Juan to deliver him Port Toxvnsend, VV. T., Friday, lVlav :36, 188.2. to the Sheriff; that it was expected he Would bring the Coroner over with him: it was 11. A. M.. then and no coroner. The body had lain almost 24 hours. I requested the J. P. to act as Coroner in person. as there was no telling when the Constable would be back. He agreed; commissioned myself to summon a jury. I sliccemled. and arrived at the scene of the murder about 4. P. M. The jury having been sworn. they proceeded to examine the remains. After a thorough examination of the body. premises, are. they came to the conclusion that there had been a scuttle between the two men; that they had pulled each other's whis kers. torn each other’s shirts. the; that after the had ceased to scuffle. the man Kay had, run or walked about thirty paces to get the gun out of his house. returned and fired the doadlyshot. The gun used was an old fashioned long range musket, carrying an ounce ball; that after the killing of J. Anderson the gun had been re-losded. From the appearance of the wound I should judge that the muzzle of the min must have been within ten feet of Anderson's breast. The fire from the powder had set fire to his underclothing and had not Eliza Jane (Kay’s house keeper) poured water on it every stitch of his clothing must have been burned from off his body. From the range of the hall. I should judge Anderson had been standing in an oblique position his right shoulder thrown well back. The bullet had entered the lower part of the left breast, well to the left. and made its exit back of the armpit of the right arm. The jury brought in aver diot that John Anderson came to his death from a gun shot wound in the hands of John Kay. After the verdict the remains was removed on a stretcher to his own home and properly attended to. U. A. Anderson and myself remain ed over night with our dead friend and endeavor to console his weeping wid ow. Shortly after daylight on the morning of the 17th inst. is was painful to hear his youngest child about'two years of ageexolaim: “Momma. I want to come to papa." I must confess.[ was forced to drop a gentle tear. At about 6 A. in. J. Gibson arrived with the coffin; at about 9 the horses and wagon was on hand to carry our old friend, to his final rostinifl place. The remains was placed in t e cotlln. The cotln trans ferred to the wagon. we started on our slow. and journey in the direction of the new burial ground. a donation of two acres from our esteemed J. P.. O. A. Carr. After a rough and tedious jour ney of nine miles we arrived at our des tination. found the grave ready, and a number of friends on hand; a beautiful hymn was sung. Mr J. Carr read the funeral service. after which we saw our old friend had crossed that bourne from whence no traveler returns. so we gave him back to Mother Earth. 8. G. Cnmwren._ P. S. I forgot to mention that this is the first occurrence of this kind that he: hafpened on this island, and that John . ndernon in the only inhabitant of our new city of the de . I have been informed that Eliza Jane has obtained bonds for her appearance as witness at the District Com-g. G C [Kay was bmught to this place on the Dispatch by Sheriff Kelly. of San Juan (30.. on Sunday, and is now confined in jail hem—En] Communicated. A CHASE. l En. Amus:«-A chase after the steam ituu Golinh' occurred recently. the U. S. ‘Munlhel having started in the Hopeto ‘catch the Uhilian bark Oregon while she was being towed out by the former tug. The captain ut the Goliah wu hailed by the Mir-$0“ informed that .he was a U.B.Mu l, with a writ to eeilethe Oregon. and he was reqneeted to elow dorm that the bark might be worded. The 11:}: had to be turned round to get ulonga' the but During the timed turniugthc Hope the Goliath mt have put on all steam an it took the Hope wine time to catch, up. The broken weter caused b the paddle wheels of the'Go liah had such effect on the Hope that it lbwnine very difficult to get alongside without doing great damage. The Mar shal, however, got on board and ordeted jthe vauel hack to Port Towneend. The Golbh was hailed]. when she slowedand ‘thmily stopped. "he captain peid the lcleim and was allowed to froceed. Now, Mr. Editor, whet want to know (because editors know evorythinu) in this: After the cafimin of a tug boat has been hailed by a .S. Marshal with a Writ to seize a Von-tel that he in towing. to slow or stop the steamer. it he does not do no and the venue! empee the Mambal. is the cap tnin of the tug bunt not held reemneible for the amount claimed, or any other con sequence that may arise by aiding that vessel to eecuw juetice‘! A» an example, there might have been I. party on board the Oregon charged with a capital crime, and by aid of the [meter of the tug boat much pennn might have marl. after the captain WM warned by an c um. I think the law would charge the captain with aiding and abetting crime it he did not obey the oflicer. It the law doc» not clothe a Mumhal with power enouahto to stop a vowel (.purticnlarly u tug when towing a vessel) I should think that the unmtcr of a steam tug Would haw courte sy enough to do no and give his aid to as east the law and justice. BLUE J M‘KET. Upon arriving home recently. we found the above waiting. and have been unable to attend to it sooner. The question nun-it be divided in order to arrive at a reason able conclusion. Undoubtedly an officer of the law could lawfully command any person, not only to remove any obstacle in the way at arresting a criminal. or one charged with crime. but toaid if neces sary in making the arreatnand any per son winning or failing no to obey such 0!- flcer would be bold criminally liableu accessory after the fact. But the Marshal referred to by out| por reepondent was serving a civil process. He undoubtedly had power to compel the Goliah to stop, after he had made the seizure of the vernal. but not before the writ was actually served. At least if there is any antlmrity contrary to this we have been unable to find it. THE VICTORIA CELEBRATION; Vic'ronu, B. (3., May 24. 188‘). Our couains were mumbled at the pub lic park at Beacon Hill at 9:30 to witim a match game of baseball by the Univer eity nine. of Seattle, and the Indepen dent nine of Victoria. Score: Seattle, 18; Victoria. 12. Closed at noon. The Beacon Hill battery fired several salutes. that Were responded toby U. S. revenue cutter Wolcott. Capt. Stodder. in honor of Queen Victoria. the sovereign to whom her people delight to do hang The Amateur brass band led out to park and return: also played a few na tional airs at intervala. Beacon Hill hae beautiful surroundingama tine view of the straits of San Juan de Face. of the Olympic range of snow-capped hills. San Juan island, Dungeness. Port Angeles and Race Roch light houses; also the city. the Cathedral. the Governor's residmce. Cedar Hill, Shook Hills. Mt. Baker. Mt. Tolmie. Mt-Baher and the hills beyond Victoria. The park iara native glide. with a few low scrub oaks. The is granite. with a few boulders on the tar tace. There is a racetrack one nlile in circumference around the. parln Beacon Hill in the centre In tlm hill cans have been male age: ago. by unlmmm races; stone and and bone implement! have been taken out. These {Elaces are now covered, filled with earth. ' he park hae six 64 lb gone. three 3 in. and one 8 in. in. that were placed here in the time of go Rus sian acare in '7B. These guns command the roadstead entering the harbor. The 82:: is tree for everybody, tor Bionice. ball. or trotting homes. 'l‘ city schools come here for recreation Satur days. It is used for any public doings. and for private pleasure parties and rid ing around the track. A. J. Sun's. the sports on the water consisted of double acull races. races of Chinook ca noes manned by 12 Indians each. all fitted out in their war paint: single scull races in shells; double sculls; naval whaleni race: four-cared race; canoe race for Northern Indiana; naval dingy race; tour; cared race for youths; ladies-i dingy race; walking the gremed Eole. etc. In the evening t 6 Independent Base Ball Club entertained their American cousins, the University boys, in their accus tomed wholeeouled and igneous manner at the Pacific Telegraph otcl, where an elegant banquet was spread. Commissioned Proceedings JEFFESON COUNTY. W. T.. MAY TERM, 1882. , Meson; May 1,1332. Board mac at 1 o‘clock. r. In; pro-em. H: L. Tibbaln and B. D. Attrillxo, com missioners. , Bound proceeded toaettle with Ed ward Strand. Suwrvisors of road. of Bond Dist. No 3.. m. Monthne of Dist. No. 4. Joseph While of in go. 6, John Huntinglonl of Dist. No. 8. for year ending. April ii). 1882. The ac count of said nuporvisorn hailnumbeen examined Wore apfproved by the Mud. The gape-8| o L. I“. Jordan tolur nieh co 11l M 8611) each for persons but id game expense of thecounty was no ce . fohn A. Leach granted a retail liquor license to keep a saloon at Imndale for six month; In the matter of the proposed road. from Thomas Pierce‘s house at Duca buon to connect with the county road at Quiloino Buy. the viewers havinghrouport ed that the View and survey not been finished were granted further time and qrdered to meet an \‘loth of May. 1882. to View and survey for said road. May 2. 189‘). Board met “10 A. 31.; present as of yesterday. The following named gamma were appointed Sufiniwm of ands loryenr commencing ny lat. 1882: 21$!!de §_trand.. . .. .... .. . . .Did. No. 8 William Montgomery. .... .. . " " 4 June» D0n0van............. “ " 6 John Huntingt0n1.......... “ " 8 Ordered that the following bills l‘e approved an] paid Expense Tor. vs 0. Felix. . .. . . . .8 52.00 “ " "R. (.lrecuwuod.. 12.00 “ “ “ John Soanton. .. 12.00 “ “ “ Thomas Parker.. 20.55 “ “ " Thomas Parker.. 8.90 “ " " Andrew Bouatto. 10.5.3 “ “ “ Daniel Carney... 9.30 “ “ "F. Fulkenlierg” 47.00 H. M. Stone. jailor. for subsisting and guarding prisoners in jail. . . . . . ...$£)3.00 Board adjourned tomeot May 10, 1832, at 10 A. u. Wnnxasou, May 10. 1882. Board met at 10 A. 51.: present. H. L. TibbuluJL D. Attridge and E. B. Mau tick. jr. Board lmiceoded in settle accounts of James H. Seller. Supervisor of rmul Dist. No. 1 am 2. and on examination found mmntn correct and approval the same. . Board apwinted James H. SallaySn grvisor of road Dist. No. 1.. William 5. may R. D. No. 2, and Peter Matty. Su fervisor of R D. No. 5, for year commenc nfi‘May lat. 1882. he following bills were ordered paid: Bill of J. J. Calhoun. . .8101!) " “ RC. Kerr................. 6.00 For services as members of the Board of examination of School teachers. 0. 0. Bartlett. Trexuurer, for use of safe and office for 1 year. .......$6700 B. S. Miller, Sheriil‘, Sheriff bill May term. 1882 50.15 B. S. Miller. Assessing county 108‘). 35.1!) The following bill-i presented in the boanl against the county were approved and ordered paid. A. Baina hill moving Ross children t05k0k0mi5h....................8 10.00 T. Drummond‘s bill mason Work on c0untybni1ding.................. 2.0) Gross Bros. bedding for jail. ... . . 2‘24” 9-.-0- Bartlett & 00.. material for ‘ ... 1:1 12.18 (“00800. work on juil yard fence 30.00 Henry Though!» sowing wood for Auditor's o ce.’ 1.50 Andrew Weymnuth. hanging iron shutters on court house and iron workut km] 24.60 John 'l‘. crris, cooking stove for , klmcy Vunßokkelen rent of r00m f0rpetitJury................ 10.00. Expense of inquest on body of. Geo. Rimlen. doc. 46.15 Exgmse hearing matter insanity A.. E. nor 46.70 J. Seavey, auditor's teen qr to May 1852 20.2) H. IA. Tibbeln. trucking and furnish ing wood 20.“) Allen Weir county printing qr to May. 1882........ 16.00 J. G. Swan. interpreter of March termof court.... 0.00 D. W. Smith. fuel purchased for of fioeof Judgermbute............. 200 J as. Seuvey, c erk of District Court 15.30 J. G. Storming. use of screen nt c0urtr00md00r.................. 1.50 Thom 'l‘. Minor, maintaining county l"roar. qr to May let. 188'). . 572.00 10Boa adjourned tomcat tomorrow at A. x. Grocery licensee to cell lager beer granted Alex. Buin. Ohimacum. J. B. Dyer at Irondule. Retell liquor license granted to John E. Pugh. Port Dismvery precinct. Bound proceeded to examine the ac counte of the county Treasurer. for year ending April 30. 1882 and found the hel ance county fund in treasury. . . . 81696.58 School fund........ 1695.60 Amount ulremly apportioned to achooln ' Amount of Territorial fund... . . . £30576 Amount of road fund. . 661.5! 9 Board udjourned to meet tomorrow at A. n. May 11, 9A. it. ‘ Board met: preaent as of yaatcnlay. B. S. Miller. Amman. showed account of poll tax. 1882. Collected mm Omissions, 6 per cent 4.50 Tmmcr’aßoccipt........ Wmm Board settled with auperviaon of mm]: B. D. No. 5. Amount collected for E3l road tax mm Amount drawn from man. . . 175.00 Aagmnt recalvod in Labor on An itor’a certificatei............ 3295 8435.95 Oaah paid for axe and fi1e...1....8 2.15 Allowed for amxarvining. 2 day». .. 6.00 Paid A. M. Emmet-lon, contract for labor. 21m Paid A. M. Emmcraon. contract for labor 15am Labor from tax-payers on Andi tor’acertificate.................. 32.95 94‘; day: labor at 82.00. .. 189.00 “no; In hands of Supervision... 30.80 Which account after examination wan ap proval by tho Board. The Anaemr having returned that» mammal. roll of 1882. tho hoard proceed ed to the uxamination of the sump. Board adjoumcd to meet to-morruw at 9 a. a. May 12.9 A. a. Board met; pmwut. H. L. Tihhals, IL D. Attriduo and E. B. MIL-dick. Jr. The following hills worn appmvod and ordered paid. Bill of “ammo." (Indian) nun!- ing Jenny Lind. caie 'l‘crritory vs Falkcuhuru .8 4.00 Bill of Albert Bartlett, ll'puty cul‘ No. 15 lertor of delinquent taxes. 1 day's _ attendunw on tho 1mard.......... 3.0!! Bill of Port l,)i.~wo\'t.~ry Mill Cm, A lumlwr for jail yard temre. ..r . 77.14 Ordered that the rent of the buildings on the oourt house lot he let. 87.00. 2d. 3900.3 d. 8.3 M) per month to commenm J one 1. 1882. Ordered that the ground belonging to the court house lot, m-cupied by W. H. H. Learnmt. he not rented after June 1. 1882: that the alleyway approaching the mine he closed up June Int. 1382. 9 Bonntadiouriml to meet tomorrow at i A. M. , May 13. 1882. 9 A. M. V Board met. present. H. L. Tihbaln and ‘l ' E. B. Mnstick. Jr. ’ ‘ "' .‘t Board resumed the examination‘ot the ‘ aawmnmnt roll. ' ‘ ' Board adjourned to meet the 15th a“) ‘ A. 31. May 15. 9 A. M. ' 1 Present H. L. Tibbals. R. D. Attridge , and E. B. Mustick. Jr. Board resumed the examination 0! the «moment roll. H - Adjourned to meet tomorrow at t) A. M. ' May 16, 9 A. \M. In the matter of the proposed road from near James Keymee’ La ding. Port Diomm'ry Bay, to Irundale. J ’ Petition having been presented, pw of publication of notice was made. - ward Strand and Henry Wehher appoint. ed viewers, and N. J. H. Fortman, HuiL " voyor. to meet June 1‘). 1882, orodayn , thereafter to View and survey said pro posed road. Thomas Drummond having submitted ~ ' in writing a pmpoeul to cement the walls , of the court house and make other re- "‘ im thereon, the namem accepted by , Fife Board at the price of 8375.00 ' " Board assumed the examination of the , | ”regiment roll of 1882. , ‘ Adjourned to 9A. 31.. tomorrow. ‘ T May 17. 1982. 9 A. u. ‘ Board met: present. B. D. Amman ml . '. ‘E. B. Mastick. commissioner“. , y ‘ Board resumed the examination of the? . assessment roll. _ ,- _ ' Adjourned to 9A. yttmnomy. .‘ ' 53m i May 18,18829 Lu. , Pand mot; present, R. D. Attfldxe and ~’ E.B Manghck. Jr. ' ‘ Liam“ armament roll until album . . men , .‘ ~ . , Adjomdml to meet 9 A. it. tomorrow; . . -- May 19. 188‘). 9 A. it. . - ‘ Board met; present 'R D Mtfiduvnm! ’ E. B. Mastick. Jr. Bonrd pmceeded to select Gmnd and Petit jurors for year I” (mum muons. I ‘ D. Spoor, C. M. Gerrinh. Wm. Eldridge. . James Dnlgnrdno. Chm E. Amlemn. geofiMoLmnthlan. Wsll. Montanmew (g: - . MHDRS, amen Henry .1: her, Thoma» Dmmmommu Eimnbsia. I ' Fred. M. Ten}; John F. Bhuehan. 3. B. Pettygmve. ohn Anderson, Chan. A. Smith, S. H. Cattle T. M. Hammond J. , M. Mcane. Henry nudes. cm rim; brick. Anmmtns Andrews, Chas. anfill. ' ,- nnd A. Luubuch. - ; rn'm' muons. . . J. A. Shade. Nowell Gerrish, O. N. M: r‘ ' shall. J. F. Hiner Daniel Roam, William 4 Newton. Peter Mnfii; Geo. E. Slam“. John Clemo-utn. Ololl‘ eiemon. Wm. Pum meut, J. P. Ryan. Joseph Whit». John Vuuijen, Ololf Flint. A. M. Ennnemn. Thus. Wright, E P. Brennan. Otto ' Brown. Andrew Forbes. Edmund Gibbs, William Owen. Andrew Johnson. William Katz and Alemuder Bain. Tho petition of Edward Strand and ' otheru asking for lmlingx to lanolin oarmin roads of Jelkrmn . under an not entitled "An act to legallu' 00011.5 Rundnf uppmwd Nov. 16. 1882.)!» Boll! alter examination of mid petihon mnmb or that said rondn cannol be lognliwd lul der nail not. and lhervtore meet raid pe~ mm. and recommendllut the petitioners .. proceed under an am mtitletl “5:“ out In roluliun to Roads fer-rim. and bridge! on 3:311ch highways." approved December I, . Tho bounl of Gum's; Onmimlonen. . u u board 0! Fuml‘m in of Taxes for your 1832. all" llvimr mplobd the ex- , nminutinu of the Mt roll. r(Asmara-meta: brthoymr M M fol~ '- mm: For Tem‘lorinl purposes. ‘11: mils on Hm (l()lh| .r .v. - ~. ...-ran “it county purpm. 8 milk on the dul an I'lir School purplm 6 mills on cbo dollar. 119 m Bond. pnrpuum 3}; mill» on the dul nr. Pull tux. . . ...............82m lel poll tux... . ....... “0......{1‘} Board ml'jonmm). . TYPE FOR SALE! A CHANCE FOR PRINTERS. 100 lbs. of Long Primer (this typo)cumplete, with figutes, diph thongs, chumcters, ‘8“ for sale M. 25 cls. per pound. ls securely packs ed and will he put on board ofsteam er It PM: 'l‘ownsnml free ofcharue. Al5O. 100 "I; of Brovio-I, same out fit, same price; sample: heluw. Atltlren this “map. Rag-Hr” trips from For! anlm-ml to. Dnngmwaa nml Mum Io PM! IH-mvvr,“ 'l'lw-«luw and Friday. .lulmllugalnnm For Fu-igln! or l’nmagc, apply In