The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-12

charge Of asoealt with deadly vsspon.
The warrant was sworn out before Justice
Caldwell last night By King. Johnson's
bonds were placed 1t $3.50, which were
furrished BY Lso Kohn.
The bullet that was intended to break
Kings arm did not do it, work owing 70
heavy overcast The bullet went through
the thick padding in the shoulder seam
and only indicted . painful flesh wound.
The arm swelled mp badly but the attend
Ing physician does not anticipate any
trouble in reducing it.
John Considine Vas seen ct the Peoples
theater last night by Posr-INrELIroEScER
reporter aud asked TO make statement OF
the case and the causes that led to it. He
said:
About four weeks ego Frank LAvsss came 70
me and said:
~John. I vant go from you"
"What do you meant I" replied.
swell" he continued, ''you know can do
you good deal Of good and also harm. have
trested you pretty well and said nothing
think you ought to give mo $40 every once in
while"
$50 its the blackmailing trick you're trying
20 work on me-" replied: '.you have got good
one 70 Try It on. Go ahead with your dirty work.
and al ask Of you IL to send in your bills for
both the xercsSy aud Dramatic Star advertise-
ments and wid pay them % date"
Nothing more was said and did not seo him
until . few days ago wheu he met me and
passed the time o'day. think IL Wa Thursday
he saw me again and repeated his request for
money and when refused he said he would
get even with me- At that time told him II be
At AkA4~ r 49, SAr~
stronger language, but 1t meant the same Fri.
day night man camc to me aud asked me to
put "adds" il tho Xcrcury and Star, but re-
fused. saying that times were quiet ! did say
would continue with the Star when business
picked up
When saw the article in the Mercury this af-
te.noon / saw through the whole thing at once.
ana went up TO the Mercury ONCE to twist La
vere's head. Isimply took King along a. wit
ness TO the operation. amt he had nothing to do
with the attack. II johnson says he snapped at
me, don't think be knows what he was doing.
l did not hear the hammer, and when we
brought down our guns It was about an even
thing. He weakened. and after had whscked
Lsvere on the head with thu gun, after oeating
him when entered the Nm. hit Johnson.
who was on bis knees, and walked out of the
room
Don b. Johnson was interviewed in his
ScAA az sAO Vity JoAt W % 4Osl-AoIE LhA.
eENcER reporter last evening. He said:
T When / went into the paper we decided to run
sheet purely on ito merits aud tell the truth
no matter who suffered. was informed that
would need a gun. but did not think it true.
However, borrowed = revolver and kept it in
the office. Yesterday when Considine aud his
friend came along the walk We saw them. and
Layerc vas afraid. did not think anything
violent would happen until Considine went at
Lavere. - thought with . revolver, and bent
him on the head. When saw my partner get
ting it l took the gun aud sailed in Con-
sidine was the man I should have liked
to get, but King came at me, and when
told him to stop. he kept coming and fred to
wing him in the shoulder. / fired twice and
when had him covered thought that both
shoulders or arms were hit and useless. Then
saw the form Of Considine through the curtain
and alma at his BODY and pulled the trigger.
The cartridge missed or John Considine would
be In Bonney & Stewards morguc, where I
think he ought to be. shifted the gun back to
King and that was how Considine got the drop
on Inc. When he told me to drop the gun
calculated my chances on killing him. He had
the gun ON my body aud knew that no matter
how good . shot made that he would hit me in
the fatal spot. 80 came down after he had
called three times. now wonder that he did
not kill me when King told him to.
Has the paper tried to blackmail Considiuef
No. sir, not since I have had anything to do
with it. We decided to abolish the custom OF
taking tribute from saloons and house OF ill
fame, and make our articles state the truth,
strike where it might
Frank Lavere. who received the greater
part of Considine's wrath. was seen by a
Posr-INrELLIGENcER reporter short time
after the excitement. He took off his hat
and showed where he had been struck
with the gun. On the back part of his
head was a bunch that stood up like a
miniature Mount Rainier.
I'm still alive" said he, 'but honestly
have not gotten over the effects of the
blows. l am still dazed, and during the
affair after the first blow under the jaw
hardly knew what was going on. did
not get a chance to say a word. He SIM
ply went for me and knocked me clear
across the room. When I tried to explain
again he hit me with the revolver and
knocked me into the corner where the
stove was. Anyway the paper is still SELL
ing on the streets, and We shall continue
its publication"
Later developments show that John
COnsidine was not the only person who
was looking for the editors of the Mercury
yesterday afternoon. II appears that G.
Delfiel, of the firm of De!fiel & Co., plumb
ers in the basement under the NJ. & N.
saloon, had q grievance ana was on his
way to the Office to clean out the estab-
iishment when Considine was at work.
When he arrived OH the scene things were
moving along at much faster pace than
he expected, and he stood back and let Con.
sidine do his share of the work The article
that rOuspd the anger IF Mr. Dolf;oi u-o,
headed "A Bloody Duel" and related
how Tom Ryan and Tom Knef fought in
the basement Of the NJ. & n. saloon over a
''soiled dove" The basement referred to
is occupied by Delfei & Co.. plumbers, and
the leading member OF the firm proposed
TO call the Mercury to account for dragging
his place of business into public notice in
connection with such an affair, which, he
says. was purely imaginary.
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