The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-24
TIPSY CRANK SHOOTS.
Perpetual Notion Mills Blazes
at q Bartender.
"DioN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED"
Exciting Scene In the Occidental saloon
Tho Shooter Weeps for His Deed
-0illions IN His Invention.

UT. 06unlOdA Mills. q Cr6uA 1uFeutOl,
last evening shot Ole Anderson, one of the
proprietors Of the Occidental saloon, in
the basement of the Occidental block.
through the left shoulder, inhictlng
painful but not dangerous wound. The
deed was evidently the drunken freak of q
man not very well balanced even when he
is sober.
Mills has been in the habit Of drinking
at the Occidental saloon for some time
and has always talked and acted SO
strangely that the proprietors considered
him very peculiar. If not insane on the
subject of inventions. Last night about
7:3O O'Clock he went into the saloon, and.
approaching Anderson, one of the proprie-
tors Of the saloon who was behind the bar,
pulled out q 3s-csliber Smith & Wesson
revolver and flourished it in his face.
Anderson did not think it was loaded, and
said:
"You cant scare me with such thing
as that"
Mills then asked for glass Of wine, and
after drinking it, stood leaning on the bar
fooling with the gun. A stranger at that
time stepped up and asked Anderson to
shake for the drinks. The dice box was
produced and Mills asked if he could get
both agreed, and the doctor took his
shake. The result was that Anderson lost
and asked the other two what they would
have to drink. The stranger said beer,
but the doctor called for wine.
1--WE shook for scent drinks" said
Anderson. land wine don't come under
that head"
"Well." said the doctor, 'give me wine
+ mill hn nd
started to get the wine. but the doctor de-
tanned him to see two iron chains that he
had taken from a back pocket. AS An
derson stepped up to the bar. the doctor
picked up the revolver, and without say
ing word pointed it at his head and
pulled the trigger. No report followed.
but Anderson commenced moving away
toward the end of the bar The doctor
moved too, and kept swapping the ham,
mer, notwithstanding Anderson told him
to let up on his foolishness. The fourth
time came the report which created great
excitement and brought a large crowd
from the streets. When the doctor saw
Anderson was hit. he said
He amt shot; it was only blank cart
Ridge, anyway"
Then the doctor dropped the gun, and
commenced to cry like a child. my God,
my God" he walled. II did not me an to
shoot you. I did not think it was loaded.
was only fooling."
Anderson felt sharp tingle in his left
shoulder, and his eyes were blinded for q
moment by the powder and smoke, but he
was looking out for his own safety and
not listening at close range to the doctors
wailings. He was surrounded by his
friends at the end of tho bar, while the
doctor had large crowd around him, one
jostling another to find out how many
were killed and who did the shooting.
The tall form Of John Kelley. the police
man, was soon seen, and without further
comment he took the doctor to police
headquarters. When he stood in front of
the register window there was no doubt
he was drunk. Furthermore, his own
words confirmed the impression.
1T was all an accident, nothing but an
accident" he said to Capt. Hogle. II
wouldn't shoot any man. ! supposed the
gun was empty" About this time De-
tective Roberts entered with Ole Ander-
son, whose coat. both in front and behind
his shoulder. showed two bloody spots.
No sooner did the doctor see Anderson
than he turned to him and with gestures
that would have done credit to a tragedian
said:
'Ole. am not your friend7 Have not
been your friend? Did lever do anything
20 hurt your feelings2''
The doctors feelings overcame him and
the tears rolled from his eyes like drops of
Seattle fog. This appeal reached the
crowd that had gathered about the general
room, and a rush to the inner Office re-
suited. Capt. Willard closed the door and
Ole Anderson took the opportunity to
frankly admit that the doctor had always
treated him kindly until the shooting af-
fair. This frank statement seemed to
calm the doctor q little. and as Jailer
Noble took him to his cell he remarked: :
This is the result of getting drunk"
Until this time Anderson had not
seemed to notice the wound in his shout
der, but now he commenced to grow faint
and sat down in n chair awaiting the ar
rival of Assistant City Physician Palmer.
Before the doctor came he was quite faint
and took drink of liquor 10 keep him IN.
The doctor, on examining the wound,
found that the bullet entered above the
collar bone close TO the neck and went
through, coming out just above the shout
der blade. To all appearance there is no
danger Of serious consequences. but stiff
ness and soreness will surely result
Dr. Hannibal Mills has been in Seattle
for some time and has mania for inven-
tions and religion. About two months
ago he told person in all seriousness that
he was in communication with God
through Jesus Christ. He believed that
he had been summoned To the top of some
high mountain. and there Christ met and
talked with HIM in regard to his object in
life. He firmly believes that the inven-
tion of perpetual motion has been granted
to him alone and that he will make millions
OF dollars through il. He has a machine
which he intends 10 exhibit at the Worlds
fair. and thinks that the investment of a
few dollars will bring many hundred per
cent. profit. few days ago he came to
the Fosr-lNrEIIIGHNCKR Office and asked a
reporter 10 come and look at his invention.
A reporter " as sent. and the doctor bub-
bling over with enthusiasm, spoke thus:
have been az inventor for thirty years. I
was born In Connecticut but am now a cosmo-
poiitsn. Ali interested in everything rennir.
Ing skill ia tie mechanical arts ] have A ball
bearing which l invented myself which il
worth Sao,o.o0oo. and which is Perfect.
/ Here the doctor paused To lie, his 70.
= marks soak in. Then he ratified on:
have now the biggest thing on record ue,s
are rny tickets which will pay $500 on evsry
500 invested. 1 am going Ia exhsbu, my 5nven.
.sou at the Worlds fair. estimate that 7co 90
rcople will visit IL there: but this is couserva.
i've: millions will see it, sir: yes millions. At
a. cents each you can see what the returns
Will &c.