Show WiLL HANGIN DAWSON Xing Killed Boatman For Striking Bars Seattle special to the Times from Dawson dated Aug 2 says Alexander King has been ad adjudged judged guilty of the murder of Herbert Davenport of Paterson N J and sen sentenced to be hanged Oct 2 The murderer confessed to his crime Davenport was freighting goods be belonging longing to King down the Yukon to Dawson and kept striking on sand sandbars bars King told him if this happened any more he would kill him The scow struck another bar King coolly drew his revolver and it into Davenports body killing him instantly There were no witnesses crime but circumstantial evidence was too much for the murderer |