Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-15
Mason Bradfield Fills His
Body with Buckshot.
The Shots Fired from a Win
dow of the Arlington.
Bradfield's Statement Made Right
After the Shooting.
He Claims That Dye Had Threatened His
Life-The Dead Mans Biography.
Statements from Various Per-
sons-Bradfield's Anteced-
ents and Appearance.

JOo Dycy cX-Ciilcl Vi pOllC0 Oh bulS CITY
swung into Commercial street, from
Main, on his way to his lodgings.
AS he neared the New Arlington hotel
on the opposite side OF the street, pail
of brown gun barrels were leveled al
him from the front window of room 20
pair of determined eyes took sight O
him, and both triggers were pulled
Dye fell to the sidewalk, gasped few
minutes and died.
In moment a movement was made
toward the scene OF the tragedy, and
soon a crowd was gathered around tine
dead man. The victim of the shooting
was lying on the sidewalk, and the last
gasps were stilled before even portion
of the excited throng had gathered
Life was pronounced extinct and the
body was at once taken and conveyed to
the morgue.
The police were quickly on hand, and
it was then learned from some one who
had heard the shot fired, that it had
come from an upper window of the New
Arlington house, directly opposite the
Old Arlington, at the foot of the walls OF
which the murdered man had fallen.
In a few moments Officer Roberts,
who at once ran around to the rear en-
trance of the lodging-house, returned
with the shooter, Mason Bradfeld,
whom he had caught just as he was
coming down the back stairs.
Brad6eld was at once taken to the
station and booked for murder. When
arrested he had a revolver and a knife
hic Na.tha,. &c
he weapon which had been used upon
ye, however, but heavy double-bar-
relied shotgun, which was charged with
had been emptied from the upper win
passed beneath on the other side.
The room from which the shot was
fred was soon found, the gun secured
and later it was delivered at the police
station.
The proprietor of the house, Peter
Hack, knew nothingIabout the shooting,
not even having been near enough to
hear the shot when it was fired. He
said that he had rented the room at
about 8o'clock Wednesday evening to
young Bradfield who, in company with
young man named Smith had occupied
it that night. Dye has for some time
roomed in the Mott block, on the corner
of Commercial and Alameda streets, and
always went back and forth on the op-
posite side of the street from the New
Arlington some half dozen times day.
1t is supposed that Bradfield was aware
of Dyes habit in this regard, and that
he selected this particular room in
order to get direct shot at
Dye without being seen himself.
No such suspicion entered the head of
the landlord, however, the night before,
when Brad6eld called to engage the
room, and asked particularly for front
room. Thinking that he merely wanted
pleasant room with good light, Mr..
Hack gave him room No. 20, which
has two large front windows. with inside
blinds and lace curtains. Both these
windows were open when the room was
entered after the shooting, and it is not
known from which the fatal shot was
fired. &
A visit to the morgue, and the mur-
dered man was seen lying on stretcher
in the room at the rear of the under
taking parlors. No less than eighteen
wounds were to be seen, chiefly
in his left breast, but with a
scattering few all over his trunk. some
OF the balls having penetrated the en-.
tire body. Nearly dozen of the buck
shot were removed from the body and
clothing of the dead man. by Coroner
Weldon, who attended to the examina-
tion of the body. 1t appears from the
location of the wounds and from what
the HERALD reporter could learn from
outside sources, that there two shots
fred quickly in succession, the first TAX
ing effect in the right shoulder and back
and then the second, just as the victim
turned toward the shooter, struck him
in the left breast, causing almost In
Simultaneous death. One of the shot
which did not strike Dye pene-
trated the window of the basement by
which he was walking when shot,
and struck an employee of the
German Fruit company by the name Of
Riley, in the shoulder. Riley was en-
gagged in mailing boxes at the time. The
shot was at once removed by DIR. Kuhrts
and the wound, which is not at all
dangerous, was dressed by the surgeon.
Deputy Sheriff Russell stated to @
HERALD reporter late in the afternoon
that Bradfield was not arrested by the
police. That he came down stairs an6
gave himself up to man who was work
ing for Schroeder, Johnston and com.
pany, who took him to the officer, anC
turned him over to the latter. Officer
Roberts, however, told a reporter thai
he stopped Bradfield by pointing his
revolver at him, and made him hold ur
his hands.
BRADFIELD'S STATEMENT.
He Tells How Dye Had Persistently
Threatened Him.
Mason Bradfeld was arrested by
Officer Roberts just as he was coming
out of the Arlington, and placed in {
cab and brought to the police station