Olympia, Thurston County, Washington Territory April 16, 1870 The Washington Standard ATTEMPTED MURDER IN PIERCE COUNTY. Our people were startled last Sunday morning, by a telegram announcing another outrage perpetrated in Pierce county, the evening previous, a few miles from Steilacoom. It appears from Mr. Giles FORD's statement, in the Daily Tribune, that a man named CALDER, left Steilacoom intoxicated, Saturday evening, and went to the house of Mr. NORTHOVER, near Muck, and commenced insulting a daughter of NORTHOVER's a half-breed, and nearly a woman grown. NORTHOVER remonstrated with him for his brutal conduct, whereupon CALDER drew his revolver and deliberately shot NORTHOVER; the ball entering his stomach and lodging in his back. After perpetrating this fiendish act, he pursued the girl, who fled from the house, being more swift of foot, she escaped her pursuer, who was intent upon adding the outrage of her person to the crime already committed upon her father. CALDER thereupon directed his steps to the barn, where he laid down and went to sleep. Meanwhile NORTHOVER's daughter made her way to a neighbor's house, and two or three persons living in the vicinity kept CALDER in sight while a messenger was dispatched to town for the Sheriff. Early Sunday morning Sheriff CARSON repaired to the scene of outrage, with adequate assistance, and took in custody and hand-cuffed the ruffian; not, however, without some trouble, as he made a desperate resistance, and threatened to shoot the Sheriff and his posse, if he ever had an opportunity. CALDER is now in jail awaiting trial for the crime. Dr. STEELE, of Olympia, was summoned to attend NORTHOVER, who, it seems now, was not mortally wounded. Olympia, Thurston County, Washington Territory Saturday, April 16, 1870 The Washington Standard John CALDER, of Pierce county, who shot Mr. NORTHOVER a few weeks ago, was sentenced to seven years in the Penitentiary, at the last term of court. 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.