The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-24
SMALL HOPE OF LIFE
Harry Fraser's Wound Almost
Certainly Fatal.
PAGE SAYS he WAS oRUooeo.
Tfe Recollection Of the ARRAY very
Confused Ills Partner Relieves
lie was Robtsd.

The fn~5dents IsadinG up 20 the snoot-
sne of 9zr~-s J.. Fraser oV f. y Page -
taa f.arroegrgs 81 the Holel northern 81 =
Yesterday morning are - ser shfe7't'@@i
ln MYSTERY. ard iaHf what FF@Ffsf4 '3fl.''
II any. caused Page % shoot ffa@@f MAY
oainK IN tire excitement ~ tHe NOM 'f-.
never De kmoNB. The fact remains ihat
PAGE Iaugulshes in fsH, 81 ssfni-eoH-
s.-lcas condition. which Nc claims p fhf
res3it ~ a drug given min i7 t4H atl3@
10 fani5Iga F0sghluE him. whiie ~" %s..Ll
a. g3s ready DIVER Bowers rff@ ssth
and deata. wlfh wounda through hls in-
:esfines ard bladder that leave n1t ne
shadow Of a chance for has recovery
what Eye Wines saw.
The csc witness 20 tae SHOOTING W.
" a. irafon. ~ 81 North Seventh street.
formerly A bartender ~ the same saloon
vgheu fha hotel vas aHfer tbe faauaEF-
rueut OF J. Is Dodge. Frank Johnson 81
T1-l Third street. and 3 g Mars1ehs IN.
bartender on duty The sfHtsnent ot
these three snen agrees 90 tire main, That
the shooting was dome without #9e4laLe
f,yovaeatIon. aHd Is 70 the eHeet thAt
page ard Fraser were shaking dice Tor
81 - corner. PAGE haf won 81 worth 81
shtns and pulled them down For The
r4yt ante Fraser pat down q 80 siii and
asked far bls change. Page, Instead OF
giving a. u8f down tsgo chips fraser
defnurred and said. No. ] want the
money IN change" and pulled down tne
bill Page snalched tie biH ana. putting
g. hack IN the center u the table. sa4d
ssTat that alone there's your change Ia
ehguw This started war IL words.
poth men were seated 81 the corner Of
the table. both appeared 20 rise sinnifa-
nsously and come together and the report
Of The gun was rae arst iaflmatton That
reached the onl0okers that quo mad
been drawn.
Ia further talking ~ the matter these
men inferred from the peculiar manner
in which both men rose and came TO
gether that Fraser Saw Page pull bis gan
and. being himself uuarmei and "A nefFy
man save that the only thing "a DO 20
save himself vas % close in on his an
iagonist aud seize the arm holding. the
gun. This he dld getting 50 close 10
Pages body that tho lafter had no chance
10 uae his gun from the front aud. exad-
Ing Fraaer's efforts to seize his gun
arm" threw IL suddenly around 20 FRA
sers back and. pressing the muzzle on
his hip. fired. Page vas seized hy the
three men and turned over Ia the officers.
while Fraser Was. by tho advice Of his
family physician. removed 10 Providence
hospital for surgical treatment
a Terrible wound.
The wound may be described in plain
English as follows: The ball entered
the upper part OF the left hip hone from
the back cut three very ragged wounds
IN the intesfines and two In the bladder.
taking = diagonal and downward course
across the lower part OF the abdomen.
and Ia now lodged somewhere ia the right
thigh.
Dr. ". G Gibson had been called iu he
fore the arrival Of the family physician.
h. Al ne for
Drs. c. A. Smith. J. r.. Eaglcson and city
Physician Palmer, and With their assist
anee performed lapcrptomy which means
opening up the abdominal cavity and
stitching the wounded intestincS and
bladder. The latter was found full OF
blood. Fraser was kept under the inhu-
ence OF chlorof0rm for two and a half
hours aud stood che operation well
The patient rested fairly well all or yes
terday though at times he suffered much
pain. Ills wife. who had been appraised
ot the shooting shortly after Il occurred.
preceded him "a the hospital and has
been his faithful nurse every minute
az the time since she was seen In the
afternoon by a Post-fntelllgencer reporter
and gave such information az she had Of
the condition of her patient. Fraser Is
conscious and talks freely with her
though az times during thc day he was
delirione. Daring one 81 those delri0us
spells he mutterrd about the shooting,
AMI she heard him say:
ut VAS a cold-blooded deal" And
again:
III I hadn't made a rush on him Il
wouie have been all day With me"
other than these remarks he made no
reference 20 the shooting and did not
seem 70 realize his serious condition. for
be spoke confidently Of his recovery
which. however, he thought would be