The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-11
WHEELER IS STILL ALIVE.
Statement of the Only Non Combat
ant Witness of the Fraeas.
IL LOOKS as Though Baldwin. Perkins.
Warden and Loop Meant TO XIII
Wheeler They shot Him standing,
Shot Him After He Fell. Beat Him
With Fists and Clubs, and Kicked
Him.

HS4A 4AAAs"h arrived from SainiSh today
with five Of the men who were concerned
IN yesterdays shooting. They were
Wrought before Justice Anable and put
under bonds. not being ready for hear
ING I'd Baldwin is charged with at
tempted assault with a deadly weapon
with intent to commit murder. His bond
Is ss.uva Loop and Perkins are charged
with malignant assault. and their bond
Is si.oV each otta Warden is charged
with assault with deadly weapon. His
pond Is 1900. John White is charged
. with assault with a deadly weapon and
has bond is $780,
baadwln, Warden and Perkins went to
jail and White gave bond Loop was al
ioWeo 10 go home In charge of an officer.
MS WiIe being about To be confined The
nearing was postponed until next Friday
ihere is much excitement over the az
IaIr. and the proceedings in court drew
large crowd. 1t is learned by telephone
tonight that Wheeler is stul alive A
/ fost-intei iiigencer reporter interviewed
tohr OF the leading men in the affair this
AFTERNOON. George Dean, the wharfinger
VINO owns the wharf on which the shoot
ing TOOK place was sitting inside the
warehouse at the time He saws:
saw all OF the fracas EXCEPT the first
] looked out of the window and saw per-
kins coming along the wharf ahead
OF the rest. Behind him came Wheeler
ana john White. ana following them
closely were Baldwin. Warden and Loop
| stood looking at them until they got
70 Withln 100 feet of the warehouse I
tnen started TO walk around and out AS
got out on the wharf | heard four or
nve shots in quick succession. and a mo-
ment later Wheeler came running past
me, with Perkins and Loop in hot nur-
suit Loop was beating him with his fists
and Perkins had a club pounding him at
every jump. Baldwin also had his pistol
raised trying 10 get shot at Wheeler
Nheeier called out 10 me. Save me-
Dean; save me. George I tried to stop
the men. but could not. and they kept on
| until they had gone clear around to the
shore side again. Wheeler fell. and Bald
win shot him twice while he Law on the
wharf. Loop kicked the prostrate man
in the head and body. and Perkins club
bed him. They were belaboring him uu-
mercifully. At this moment White, who
had stood near the walk leading TO the
! bank, raised his revolver and Warden.
who was standing a little hack guarding
the way out, so that Wheeler could not
escape, struck White over the head with
n crowhar. knocking him senseiess.
| tried 10 keep the three men off Wheeler,
hut every time | got away from the bleed
ing man they would pounce on him like
dogs. Wheeler staggered around TO the
| front of the wharf again. and again Loop
and Perkins jumped on him and beat him
numerically. / think il was a put-up job
TO do Wheeler up. the way SO many of
them came at him. Baldwin was afraid
Of Wheeler, and often said SO, and Bald
win did not dare to say much when
Wheeler was around.
Edmund Baldwin is a heavy-set man, Is
or 80 years old. He carries MS left arm
in a sling and his head is wrapped up.
He has bullet in his head and one in
his arm. but does not seem to mind them.
To Post-Intellieencer reporter he told
his story as follows:
Mr.. White and / run opposition ferries
and hotels. My son-in-law, Perkins, and
I are in partnership in the ferry. and
White has for six or eight months had a
gang Of bullies around. and every time
went on the dock alone they threatened
TO lick me and do me up. and raised Cain
generally with my business. Finally. a
few weeks ago. as were soliciting pas
sengers on the wharf he pulled n pistol
on me and threatened 10 put a hole
through me. ] was obliged to turn over a
passengers grip TO him. The same day
on the beach he came up to me and swore
he would never leAve the island till he
shot me I went home. and stayed for
some time in hiding 4 few days later.
in Edison. he renewed his threats. Yes
terday morning Perkins and | came up
from the boat. and saw Wheeler in the
hotel yard He Jumped out and again
said he would shoot me He called to
| White that he was going to kill the SIS
of b-s. We went down later 20 the
! wharf Perkins some steps ahead. Loop,
| Warden and I together. White and
| Wheeler We're ahead OF us. JUST before
| we overlook Wheeler and White. and
| when they were only few steps ahead
| of us Wheeler turned suddenly around
and shot me twice. j closed in on him
-s4r w Perkins
and Loon also went at him 10 disarm
| him. They finally did get the pistol away
! from him. and he pulled another. White
stepped to one side and leveled his pistol
| and Warden told him TO put 1t down
| White tried TO shoot Warden. and War
| den touched him on the head with his
! crowbar Wheeler fought like Z Wild
| bull I carried a revolver because CT MS
/ threats"
| Ilvsses Loop is a young man of - CT
| so. His story is as follows; live
| mile from the boat landing, and was on
| the way to Baldwins when / met him
| with Perkins I walked back TO the wharf
| with them. ..aud they told me OF Wheeler $
| threats. how Wheeler had come out and
threatened TO shoot them. White ard
/ Wheeler came out Of the yard and went
/ ahead Of rs down TO the wharf. We were
perhaps a rod behind them When We got
| down en- the wharf approach White step
4
| stems and made n motion as II TO pick up
| something Then Wheeler turned sudden
| Iv and pulled a revolver and commenced
( shooting at Baldwin. he raised ms cane
/ and they cliuched. ! got hold OF wheeler :
/ arm. but lost IL again in the scuffie /
| think Baldwin was hit by bullet, and he
went down. Wheeler jumped back anG
/ -aised his arm with his gun 10 shoot
arain Perkins said. We can't stand
/ hero and be shot at and we tried 10 close
/ in or hiu, again. Wheeler kept backing
IN We passed George Dean on the way
I around. I caught Wheeler several times
I but no broke away. Once ] went clear
! over him. when we got around We
/ rne, baldwin. and there was more shoot
| Ing Wheeler fell. and We kept hirn down
/ with difficulty. The beat came IN JUST a
I fo,, minutes later Warden had come
I sovvn two or three rods behind BALDWIN
I and me. He took Whites revolver away
| from him ,-,,
/ John White. who was with Wheeler
/ Gives his statement as follows: ! wen'
| Sovxr, 70 the wharf IN the morning 70 meet
/ .he steamer. While ] was gone Perkins
arS BALDWIN came TO my hotel, where
4 wheeler is boarding. and stood outside
/ Perkins said 10 Wheeler. Who IN fhe
haii are YOU looking att They quarTeisl
for some time Wheeler came down ana
/ foiS ne that Baldwin and Perkins Aaa
4 has, - The house raising a row. and to'
I rre ts, come Up. They had gone v hen ar
rived | left home 20 meet the sleaiile'
| state, and Wheeler caught u2 Win ms OF