The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-27

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SvsAn, houiuers afpfenuce. emPiSsee
IA tne vulcan Iron Works. was shot AMI
Killed tins morning BY James w. Kerr. Of
tne nrm OF Steiger & Kerr, rroprsetors cf
tne occadentd foundry. The shooting
Vas the outsrowtn OF IN assault ON C. J.
oiaussen, non-union moulder. Ciaussen
ana Kerr were assaulted by crowd Of
strikers ON the street, and. being worsted.
Aerr Drew revolver and hred. The bullet
struck young Coogan. and he died on the
way TO the hospital. Kerr surrendered
himself and was given quarters in the hos
p'tai department OF the city PRISON. he
refused to say anything.
Jonn HOPKINS. an ex-poiice oficer. now
oarkeeper q the Occidental saloon, saw
tne enure anAir. He says: Il Was cleaning
up the saloon this morning. IS Is my Gus
tom. Inc doors were open. All at once
neard rapid footsteps as OF people running.
looked ont q the ooor and saw man
running . 4 fos HE He Was bare-headed
ana being chased BY some other men.
stepped % the door and saw Ned Coogan
sssnaing IN 'front.' oi the facinc foundry.
IA announcer instant saw Kerr emerge from
tae 'front.' door OF MS once with an immense
pistol IN MS hand. The few men who were
near nim ned with fright Among them
was ooogan, who made all haste in the
direction of Minna street, as Il TO get into
my saloon. he Was coming almost directly
toward me. II was then saw Kerr raise
nis pistol' deiioerateiy draw bead ana
nre. Coogan staggered across the street
ana Ieii. went 70 him and said:
. 'Neo old ne shoot your. There WAS no
answer; ne was dead.
III ne was running away, could he be
shot IN 'front.', Was asked.
don't Know, said Hopkins, that II
tne way SAW
Clausen Is non-unaon mouider. and
untii last Saturday Was employed by the
Union Iron Works 6suger q Kerr, betng
short-handed, applied % the foun0ers As
soclauon i0r men. among those trans
ferred 70 their foundry was Ciaussn. While
ne Was q tae Union WORKS tne strikers
tried 70 induce MIN % join tneir ranks. he
would not listen 70 them, ana when ne went
70 the occidentai foundry II Is said they
tnfeatened MIN Win Violence. ne reported
the matter 70 herr. ana iast evening. wnen
nc ieft the iounory 70 30 nomc, Aerr &C
companied him part OF the way.
aney aea11u - ..s ~ .sson 49, 49, ~
rether and when Kerr and clau,en vere
uasxfne aione First sff0af 1hov varo n.
saulted bv = crowd of about fifteen man
rho h.d been hiding in doorvavs Clau.
-, -. s.al.a =, 49, .,a.-.lk ~ 49,
-. s~ - 80 .".. s~n.
iioM sone nesSy nSsruncn. snu' wnsao
oown, Was pediy kickeo ABOUT the neao ana
body. heSr WAS Also roughly handled apds
while someone was choking him from be-
hind. be drew . revolver and fred. The
man then ran off and II vill he diffieult to
.sc.~ta,r vha -. ~ ths r.rtv
T- I...,.. --s.-~~.
h,ar . hol. thrcryh ~. r;.ht h.rd .rd
another In the right breast The bullet
passed through his body and came out be-
low the shoulder blade. He must have
had his right hand raised when he was
shot.
Clausen had an ugly wound on the fore
head, and was also considerably bruised
about the face. He was suffering intense
pain in the side where he had been kicked
while on the ground. The doctors. how
fxt,U1 that M houeu vare brnkan