THE DAILY ALASKAN
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IX. 9KAGWAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY JULY 13 1906 PRICE 10 CENTS
ESTHER KILLS MTCHELL
Sister of the man who killed Oreffleld shoots him to death as ne was about
to take the train for his home after acquittal by jury of Seattle. Plans were
hatched by victims of humam vampire. Mrs. Creffield as accessory
Seattle, July 13. ? This city was thrown into a turmoi
of excitement by the cold blooded murder of Georgt
Mitchell by Kstlier. the sister, for whose honor he shot t(
death the human-horror Crettield.
The terrible denomnent was totally uulooked for, ant
has come with a shock of surprise as well as horror upoi
the community. The tragedy took place at the railway
>1htion last night, and was witnessed by a gieat crowd oi
people and for a time it looked as though a lynching
would be added to the already sickening and bloody story.
George Mitchell, who was acquitted by the jury of the
charge of murder on Tuesday, was about to start for hit
home in Corvalis. Oregon, accompanied by his brothers
Fred and Perry. Many people had gathered to see the
young man off. and wish him well.
Shortly before the train started his sister Esther ap
peared. He had expressed the wish to see her although
since the shooting of t'reffield. and during the trial, she
had allied herself with the widow and friends of the dead
fanatic.and refused to extend him any aid or sympathy.
Upon her appearance in the crowd Mitchell went
toward her with every manifestation of pleasure, and, for
the first time since his arrest she took his hand. For the inter
val before the starting of the train they stood conversing,
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1 the young woman smiling and expressing good will in ap
3 pearance and speech.
> The brothers Fred and Perry had takeu their seats in
the coach, but George lingered to the last minute on the
1 platform with the girl, giving her kindly advice and
i warning her to forsake the people with whom she has
r been associating. She seemed to give assent. As the
: train started he again took her hand and seemed about to
; offer to kiss her, but crying "good bye," he turned to jump
upon the step of the moving car.
> With a flaslrthe thing happened. The woman had a
revolver in her left hand concealed under a coat she carried.
1 Transferring it to her right hand with a swift movement
she held it within a few inches of his head, and fired, and
her brother dropped dead at her feet. The bullet crashed
into the brain from immediately behind the left ear.
A panic ensued among the crowd on the platform.
The girl however, holding to her revolver, made no attempt
to get away. After the first shock of surprise and a real
ization by the crowd of what had happened, the woman
was taken in charge by the bystanders and the disposition
to handle her roughly was manifest and -growing before
the police arrived and hurried her away to jail. A little
more delay and she might have met death at the hands of
DREYFUS OfIS JUSTICE U
LAST
French Count Annuls Finding of the Rennes
Court Martial- Disgraced Army Officer
Reinstated Gets Back His Sword and
Will Be Advanced. Col. Picquart
Also Restored to His Command
[Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.] |
Paris, Jnly 13 ? The long continued j
review of the testimony and findings of
the Rennes court marshal proceedings
in the case of Captain Dreyfus has been
concluded and judgement rendered
which completly annuls the find
ings. Captain Dreyfus is rehabilitated
in the army and will be at once be ad
vanced in his grade. Col. Picquart
who was by the court martial degraded
for championing the defense is .-estored
to his rank in the army, with honors.
This ends the most notable army trial
that has taken place in modern times
and France wipes away the stain that
the anti Semitic prejudice placed upon
her.
Captain Dreyfus was charged with
treasoD in having sold army secrets to
Germany. The defense satisfied the
world at large at the very beginning
that the man was innocent. However
the prosecution put up a case marked
by perjury of the most remarkable
character coming from the lips of high
ofticials in the army such as gave the
court some warrant for the verdict of
guilty. Dreyfus was publicly degraded
in the presence of his own command,
his sword broken as a part a most im
pressive ceremony and the victim sent
to prison to perform hard labor. His
case, after the storm somewhat sub
sided, was reopened. The hearing was
charactenzed by most sensational in
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the excited people.
Fred and I'erry Mitchell, brothers of George were wit
nesses of the tragedy from the car window, but so quick
had been the movement of the girl, that they were unable
to warn him. They pprang to the platform and picked up
the body of their brother. Examination showed that he
was beyond aid and the ambulance arriving was directed to
drive to the morgue rather than to the hospital.
At the police station the young woman behaved with
out excitement and being questioned answered without re
serve or hesitation and with a coolness that amazed the offi
cers. She frankly expressed satisfaction that the shot had
proved fatal. She said that she had made up her mind
that her brother must die as the result of his having killed
Creffield, as the bible had written the law that "he who
slieddeth man's blood by man should his blood be shed"
and when the law refused to take her brother's life she and
her friends had consulted and determined that they must do
so. She and Mrs. Creffield had agreed to both prepare and
the one to whom opportunity came should do the deed.
Mrs. Creffield, however, knew herself to be under suspicion
and had told her, Esther, that she believed herself to be
watched. It devolved 'upon Esther therefore to seek the
opportunity as she was not suspected. She knew that her
brother was anxious to see her ? her other brothers had told
her so. So she went to the station for the ostensible
purpose of bidding him good bye.
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cidents.* His defense was taken up by
Emile Zola, the great French author
who braved and suffered ignomy and
the loss of that prestige and high esteem
in which he was held by the French
people. He continued his fight, how
ever, until his death. Time, however,
and the sober judgement of unbiased
minds have worked for the un
doing of the great wrong perpetrated
years ago and France has gathered
courage to swallow the bitter pill of
retraction and the acknowledgement
that injustice had been done.
All this time Dreyfus, the victim, has
carried himself with admiral poise and
patience, insisting upon his innocense
and declaring his faith that justice,
though she travel with ever so leaden a
heel, would overtake him at last.
The announcement of the finding,
although causing general surprise at its
j radical nature, does not provoke any
' demonstration nor adverse criticism,
j The same finding a few years ago would
J have been liKely to provoke a riot.
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INDICTED
Grand -Jury After Chinese
Companies
(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.)
Washington, July 13.? The grand
jury has indicted all the officials of the
American anJ Chinese compani?? (or
illegal combination.
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(Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan)
Seattle July 13.? The Alaska Steam
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