Olympia, Thurston County, Washington Territory July 29, 1871, Saturday The Washington Standard MURDER IN PIERCE COUNTY The Tribune gives an account of the murder of a man by the name of Cook, in Pierce county, on Sunday the 16th inst. The body was not found until the Sunday following, and an examination of the remains disclosed a bullet hole through the body and the skull broken. Some weeks previous to the murder, Cook was assaulted and slightly wounded by a man with a knife, on the prairie back of Steilacoom; the assailant being at the time on the watch for Cook. This man is believed to be the principal in the tragedy just discovered, but is thought to have had an accomplice. We have heard no motive assigned for the act, which at present seems to have been prompted by revenge. Parties are in pursuit of the suspected persons. It is extremely doubtful if they are captured, as sufficient time has elapsed since the murder to enable them to defy pursuit. Olympia, Thurston County, Washington Territory August 5, 1871, Saturday The Washington Standard BOUND OVER – We learn that two men have been arrested and bound over in Pierce county, charged with the murder of Cook, a statement of which we gave in our last issue. Their names are James BREWER and Philip BIRD. An investigation was held on Monday and Tuesday of this week, which elicited strong circumstantial proof of their guilt. Gloria Lester [email protected] >>^. .^<< ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.