The morning call., 1890-08-03
ANOTHER LIFE
THE SACRIFICE.
Two Affairs Growing Out of the
Pending Strike.
Henry q. sievert Shot and Killed By Walter
Ridsout-A General FusiIlads at the
Risdon Works.

evidenced. Another life has been sac
Iifced.
Walter Rideout, an apprentice molder at
the City Iron Works. at North Beach, left
his work yesterday evening at the usual
hour, and was accompanied by Waterman
Gleason, as protector, on the way to the
car. Rideout feared violence and kept a
lookout He was followed, assaulted in the
car by two men, and in the scuffie his pistol
went off in his pocket and mortally wounded
his assailant
Rideout resides in Berkeley and was
married three months ago. He is nephew
of n. D. Rideout. the banker, of Sacramento,
ana also a brUther-in-law of John c. Quinn,
who was recently appointed Assistant
Postmaster in this city His father, j. r.
Rideout is a pioneer.
HOW THE AFFAIR OCCURRED.
Rdeout was interviewed last night,
shortly after the. trouble occurred. His
statement is as follows:
When 1 quit work this evening, Watch
man Gleason walked part the way with me
10 the Third-street car. When we separ-
ated, noticed couple of men watching
me ana l waved my hand to Gleason to 70 !
low me. de followed after me, until he
saw me enter the car and start on my
journey. resolved to leave the car after
passing few blocks and change to the
Powell-street line. My home is in Berke-
ley, but my wife was visiting my mother at
5l5 Post street. and / intended joining her
there and going home with her.
After had transferred to the Powell
street line, fell safe and leaned back to
have ADOBE, for was very tired. Suddenly
/ received a smashing blow in the face and
-P put my hand in my Overcoat
pocket with the idea of drawing my re-
vulVer and bluffing the man who hit NE.
He grabbed my hand while it was in my
pocket, and in the scuff1e the revolver went
off. He tried to hit me again, but some one
inteTfeTed. l then held up my hand with
the revolver in it and asked some one to
take it. had no idea of shooting him. l
remember nothing, more until L was
brought to this CELL
RIDEoUT's APPEARANCE.
RideOut is about 30 years of age, and is
not OF heavy physique. His nose was
marked with the blow he had received. He
is well dressed, and seemingly of quiet and
peaeeable demeanor. He was married three
months ago. and had been employed in the
Mechanics Foundry when his bT0ther-ln-
law, Mir. Quinn, owned it. He went to
work in the City Iron Works, which is also
Works, when Mr.. Quinn took the manage
ment of that place, and he contemplated
finishing his apprenticeship there
sIEvERT THE AssAILANT.
=. Henry A Sievert is the name of Rideout's
assallant. He is heavily tuifA He was
brought to the Receiving Hospital for treat
menL and 1t was discovered that the ball
had entered below the left nipple and trav-
&C. eled downward into the abdomen.
He made frequent demands for ice water,
. and then asked that j. F. Valentine, Presi-
dent Of tile holders Union, be telephoned
for J. W. Sweeney. President of the Pat
teTn-makers' Union, answered the sum-
mons, and was accompanied by L. z. Syce,
an eX-of1ieer of the union.
About 9 o'clock Sievert made his dying
statement C. II. Reynolds, clerk for Chief
of Police Crowley, asked the questions and
wrote the statement, which is as follows
A DYING MANS DEPOSITION.
Realizing thai am about to die l make this
my dying statements
My name Is Henry a. Sievert. 1 got on the
car He began TO shake his pistol In his pocket.
81 ] said nothing 10 him. He put on terrible look
lie snOt through his coat. l says, Don't sho0l.p
l cuftisd wan him TO prevent lis shooting.
was never acquainted with him. knew him by
sight aud knew where he worked. have
nothing more to say.
HENRY A. CX) sIEvERT.
marx.
r. Z. BUNKER, MD.
J. W. SWEENEY.
Rideout was then brought out to be rec
ognized by Sieyert. When he appeared at
the bedside. the-latter was asked:
is this the man who shot yOu?
Sievert opened his eyes, took a haSty
glance at RldeOut, and then replied, Yes.
/. are you positive you recognize hImY'
he was questioned again, and ne answered,
pretty positive.
But, are you positive?" he was again
asked, and he replied. eyes, positive"
Rideout betrayed no emotion during the
interview, and appeared daZed. After he
left the room. Mr.. Reynolds again took Sic
VeTtS deposition on his recognition of Ride
out, which is us follows:
That is the man that shot me. 1 am positive
that 5 the man think his name Is Rdeout or
RhlDe1aH. His
HENRY A.(X)SIEyERT,
Witness: Mark
r Z. BUNKER, MD.
ROBT. L. WILLIAMS, MD.
MAKING HIS MARK.
After considerable persuasion Sievert
made his mark to the deposition.
Canyon sign yOUrname 2" he was asked
i doubt it, he replied.
Remember 1t is the last act Of your life,
Harry Sweeney said.
Il can't; Pm powerless," Sievert an
swered-
do you realize what you are doing?"
he was questioned, and he replied, "Oh,
yes" Then he allowed the pen to be
placed IN MS han0, and IL was Qlrecte
while he made his mark.
AfteTHard he said that he lived with his
mother at 10 Sheridan place. between
Ninth and Tenth streets, and Folsom aud
Harrison.
RIDEoUT WAS THREATENED.
John I. Quinn was with his brother-in-
law Rideout at the cells during the evening
be said that he had received notice from
laborer in the City Iron Works that Ride
out was to be done up and had sent Ride
out word about it. He also related how
Rideouts father had gone to the City Iron
Works about four weeks ago to leave some
clothes there for his son: The old man was
accosted at the door by two or three men
who asked him If he was not molder, and
then said II he was he would be done up"
if he put his nose out of the door. Mr..
RideOut replied that he was not a m0ldeT
and that he would be out in fifteen minutes
and give them chance to do him up.
DIR. HEERRINK's VERSION.
DR.. J. W. Heerdink, who has an office at
229 Geary street, was witness to the affair.
He was at the time riding in the car where
the affair occurred and was sitting next TO
the man who did the shooting.
. knew nothing Of the affair."" he said,
until all of suddena man who was in the
car jumped on the man who was sitting
next to me. heard the word -- used
and then, as blows passed, | slipped out of
my seat, and then shot was fired by the
MAN WIZ ldu DteU ASSAULTED. L 10 not
know who the parties were and can say
nothing more about the affair than this
sIEVERTS DEATH.
Sievert died at Ii o'clock, and his disso-
luton was accompanied with little or no
signs Of distress. There was large crowd
outside the hospital for some time, which
disguised the affair. and was evidently dis
turbed at the serious turn it had taken.
sIEvERT'S RELATIVES
Stewart WAS nupnn SaiouSs VyIpn bo
brought in a hack TO the Receiving Hos
pital by Officers Oman and Deblois and Or.
Heerdlnk, from the corner OF Clay and
Washington streets, where the shoot
ing occurred. When searched he had
only two-bit piece, a package Of
cigarettes and a pocket-knife. He re-
gained consciousness only during the time
of giving his deposition. and when his
mother, sister and brothers arrived at the
hospital he did not recognize them His
relations were very much as,tated when
his death vas announced.
The body was taken to the Morgue soon