Show BUTCHERY AT BELLINGHAM WASH Old Man Found Murdered in His Room Body Horribly Muti Mutilated i With a Hatchet No Clue so Far Farto Farto to the Assassin I II I Q n Wash ash April 12 1 Q b Frederick L Dames b a butcher 1 was found murdered in his hi room this morning A steel screw driver had been driven through his skull with a hatchet His head was horribly muti mutt mutilated mutilated with the hatchet Blood was splashed around the room giving evi evidence evidence dence deuce of a fierce struggle The watch wath and about 20 in cash known to have been in Dames possession last night nig t tare are missing The Thc discovery discover wa was made at Sl this morning by b Ed Leonard a a boy em employed employed employed in the shop owned by b the mur murdered murdered murdered dered man He went into a little room in III the rear where the victim of the I tragedy slept and there foun found j the body bod Victim an Old Man Dames was about CO 60 j years cars old He formerly lived In Portland John of that city cit is believed to have been his closest friend No Xo trace of the murderer or murder mUlder murderers ers era is found and no n motive mothe is known save saxe robbery The TIle coroner and the po police police police lice are making a thorough investigation tion lion The instrument driven into Dames I head was found to be he a screw sere driver r This was evidently the property lr of the murderer Revenge the Motive Revenge rather than robbery robber is thought to have been the motive for the murder of Dames At the coroners inquest which began late this after afternoon aft afternoon r noon D W McArthur testified that the victim had once made reference to a avery avery very er bitter personal enemy en my Who this enemy enem may ma have been where he lived of the occasion for his hostility are not known Dames is said ald to ha have e been len a aman stan man of violent temper when aroused The police are working on the revenge theory theor Portland Port Ore April 12 Frederick L Dames for Cor or many years ears conducted a butcher shop on First street between Morrison and Alder in this city He disposed of his shop about eighteen months ago agog going to Bellingham Mr 11 Dames wa 55 53 years ears old and as asfar asfar asfar far as can cane e learned had no relatives in this country He was a man of quiet demeanor and made mado few fe intimate friends Ho He H is said to have boon been a Union soldier and a member of the G GA GA GA A R H |