Brutal Slaying at Port Madison

During the afternoon of the Fourth of July, an occurrence took place at Port Madison that tended to cloud the enjoyment of all in that vicinity. It seems that toward evening, one of the deck hands on the tug Blakely, named Olsen, started from the hotel to the steamer. On his way, he met a man to whom he addressed some insulting remarks. The man was preparing to resent the imputation that he was a 'd—d nigger,' when up came a longshoreman named John Campbell, who was spoiling for a fight. He at once took up the man's quarrel and dealt Olsen a blow that knocked him to the ground. While his victim was on the ground, Campbell kicked him three times, once to the neck, severing the spinal cord and killing him instantly. Sheriff Comstock was at once notified and arrested the murderer, who was placed in irons and locked up. The next day, Campbell had an examination and was bound over to appear before the next Grand Jury on a charge of murder. He was brought to Seattle for safe keeping. Campbell is a powerful man and recently came from Philadelphia on the steamship Alameda, and has since been working as a longshoreman at Port Blakely. His victim was a Norwegian of a usually quiet and peaceable disposition.