The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-02
SHOT ON THE STREET.
J. c. Wall Puts Two Bullets
Into w. c. Sanderlin.
BOTH MEN WERE FIRING.
An Old Feud Existed Between Them
sanderiin's Friends Say Wall
Broke Up His Family.

William c. Sanderiin, a boo k-keeper
was sho; twice last night at IL O'Clock by
]. K. Wall, painter. One bullet broke his
right leg, and another inflicted .
flesh wound in his right shoulder.
About eight shots were fred, both
men shooting. Wall is in Jail. and San
derin is at bis home III Lombard street,
North Seattle. Sanderlin claims that
Wall has alienated his wife's affections
and has broken up his home. and at the
time Of the shooting last night Wall was
walking along Depot street with Sander
Inns wife.
The shooting began at the corner Of
Fifth and Depot streets. and the reports
of the shots alarmed everybody in the
vicinity. When the police arrived the
streets were deserted, but out of the win
dows of the lodging houses were poked
numerous sleepy heads. At the foot Of
stairway leading MP to lodging house
at 7i6 Depot street q man lay on his
side groaning. A policeman asceriained
that the mans leg was broken and that
his name was Sanderiin, but beyond that
the wounded man would convey no in
formation and would not talk. man
| who gave his name as C. J. Eggert was
very voluhle, and said he was present at
the shooting. He declared that it was
the result of feud of long standing, and
his story is as follows:
"Eggert and two women, Mrs Jennings
and Mrs. Mitchell. and Wall and Mrs.
Sanderlin. were walking along Depot
street 10 the lodging house al 7I6 Depot
| street, where they all have rooms. At the
| corner of Fifth street the party met San
| derlin, and Wall, who was walking behind
| with Mrs. Sanderlin. spoke out boldly.
Good evening. Mr.. Sanderlin.'
'Inasmuch as the men have not spoken
to each other for months. the action so
| angered Sanderlin that he turned and
T, drawing a revolver. fred at Wall.
| The bullet went wide of its mark and
| Sanderin then retreated across the street
| and Tired another shot. The women
screamed and ran in different directions,
while Wall drew MS revolver and pro-
| ceeded 10 take part in the fnsilsade. With
his revolver leveled At Wall Sander
| lin advanced ana fired his weapon
| repeatedly. Wall started for the stairway
| opening into the lodging house at 7f6
| Depot street, and SanderlIn followed.
| When Ssnder!in reached the foot OF the
I stairs Wall. who was then on the first
| landing above him, turned and fired a
/ parting shot Sanderiin uttered g cry of
/ pain, tottcred and fell. y
| The women reached their lodgings by
various entrances and when the officers ar
| rived nothing could be termed until Eggert
came out from his hiding place and told
! his version of the tragedy.
| Sanderlin was placed in the patrol
! wagon and taken TO his home at I2i Lom-
| bard street, where ne was attended by DIR.
| CREIGHTON. Capt. Hanna and Officer
| Kent found Wall in the lodging
| house, where he was still hiding, and
! almost frightened to death. He accom-
| panied the officers without any resist
/ ance. SanderIin was asked who fired the
| first shot. ana he declared Wall did, but he
would have nothing to saw concerning the
| causes which led TO the shooting When
one of the officers asked him if there was
| q woman in the case he nodded his head,
| but when asked if the woman was Wallis
wife he cried ont:
! mo! mol She's my wifer'
And be buried his head in his hands and
| groaned in apparent agony of mind and
| body.
/ The neighbors were eli in sympathy
/ with Sanderiin, and unite in saying tn at
| Wail Is bad one and first caused
| trouble between the couple last spring.
and one time Sander.in attempted
| TO commit suicide by taking laudanum.
| Last Summer Sanderiin went away, and
when he returned in October he found
| that his wife had deserted him and had
| taken lodging. for herself and IS-year-old
| daughter in the same lodging house With
| Wall.
| Sanderlin is large man. about s. years
| old. and has lived in Seattle several years.
! lie owns his own home and rents several
/ dwellings. Wall is a small. serubby look
| ing man, 81 years of age and un-
| married. After Sanderlin had been
| disposed of the police returned with
Wall TO his lodgings TO get the revolver
| with which Wall had wounded sanderIin.
| Wall led the officer into suite of crowded.
/ poorly-turnished rooms, where three
| or four women were lying
| about on beds. and after giving
| the weapon 10 the officer, he bid them ali
an affectionate farewell As he was
leaving. pretty little girl with oval face
and large black eyes. awoke. and putting
| out her arms, exclaimed: Jack. are you
| goingg"
Yes. but I'll be back. Wall answered.
In the patrol wagon Wall explained
| with unconcern thar the girl vas Sander
| Inns daughter. He said that Mrs Sander
lin was one of the women in the room,
| hut he did not specify which one.
Wall is very anxious 10 prefer q charge
! of attempted murder against Sander
lin, bu: the wounded man saws
| that he does not care what is
| done with his assaiiant 1t is
believed that there is s much deeper
story behind the whole affair than has
TINS far come TO light, and detectives VIII
go to work on the case this morning.
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