Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-09
SHOT LIKE A DOG
Charles S. SaIter Cruelty Muir
dered by &. Liddell.
NO CAUSE FOR The KILLING
Two Employees Of the Hotel Cadillac
Have q Quarrel That Ends in
the DEAN Of One.

DETROIT, Nov. s.-And still another
cold-blo, ided and deliberate murder,
the third within almos, as many days,
must be added TO the current record of
crime. AT about 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. IN the basement engine
roomsof the Hotel Cadillac, . porter Of
the house named Edward Liddell, shot
and killed Charles 5. salter, the engl-
neer.
The murderer is an Englishman, a
recent arrival. WHO was been employed
IN the baggage room OF the hotel only
few weeks. He gives ms age as 33
years, and has roomed at No IS Wayne
street, while taking his meals with the
help 1T the hotel. His victim WAS \
man OF 30 to 40, and resided with his
teenth avenue. He had been employed
as engineer of the hotel for the past
two years, and 10 highly spoken of by
Mr.. Graves. the landlord.
Inc circumstances OF the affair are
very PLAN, there being ample witnesses
TO every phase OF the crime from the
beginning OF the quarrel between the
two men TO Its tragic termination.
The Quarrel.
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Liddell was called to take the place of
the boy running the elevator. A few
minutes later Engineer Salter, accom-
panied by Harry Mcdonald, q steam.
filter IN the employ of Samuel Dixon 4
Co.. desired the use of the elevator to
take them to an upper floor where Mr..
Mcdonald was engaged At work on the
pipes. Liddeil, for some unknown
reason, refused TO descend with the ell
evatOr to the basement, and Mr.. Salter
then seized the cable and brought the
car down. In the car quarrel occur
red between Salter and Liddell as 10
the formers right to use the elevator,
which led to blows. Mr.. Mcdonald
separated the two men, aud seems to
have regarded the affair as of very
slight consequences. Having shown
Mcdonald the work on the pipes tina,
needed the filters attention, Mr.. Sal.
ter descended to the engine room again.
In this room there were three other
men, James Preston, the fireman; ia.
cob Zerja, an employee OF the Detroi,
Sheet Metal and Brass works, and w.
K. Wilson, an electrical worker in the
employ Of the Free Press.
Shot In tho Head
Mr.. Zerja gives the following account
of the affair: 81 was standing some
twenty feet from Engineer Salter when
saw Llddell ascend to the basement and
pause. Salter Was near the boilers and
was talking to . man who soon after
went out. As soon as Salter had FIN.
ished his conversation with the man
Liddell approached, laid his hand or
saiter's shoulder and spoke to him.
did not hear anything that WAS said
but it could only have been q few
words when Liddell carried his hand
TO his pistol pocket. Salter jumped
and caught his hand, but Liddel
jerked away, draw . revolver anl
tired. Saltsr fell to the floor. 1t wal
| all done in a moment. seized Liddel
and he said:
"'YOu don't need try to take hold o.
me; I'm not going TO try to escape
81 said: No, guess you WON'T
| 'Mr. Wills then came up and tool
Liddelps pistol. We conducted hin
upstairs and out on the sidewalk
| where we turned him over to an officer.