The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-25

they met a number OF women ana tnh-
dren, and interest ass 30 aroused that
one Of the men called out.
do you want the verdict
we have il already" was the answer
Where is Page"
Upstairs. Hes lost his rat. and will
have TO go 10 to-n haretezded-
send him 10 me. I'll giye him mine.
exclaimed one Of the young women, VINO
evidently had become very friendly Win
the prisoner.
As 10 Pages future action. there is lit
tie 10 be said. He remarked last evening
that his affairs had been so tangled UP ~
the circumstances surrounding the trial
that ne would require some time 10
sfraighten them oar. lie VIII remain IN
the city FOR the present
Fraser'- Dying Statement.
Prosecuting Attorney HASTE was seen
after the verdict had been rendered. lie
declined 20 discuss the case. saying nat
MS interest IN u ceased with the verdict
The accused man. he said. VAS legally
entitled 70 al the benefits the JGry's con-
cIusion gfves hin. Mr.. Haste Sas asked
a. 10 the ante-norfem statement Of
Fraser. which ne dl4 not produce IN Tie
trial
ANY lawyer" replied Mr. HASTE. who
reads that statement would see why u
was not offered by the STATE. There we're
several copies. and the defense could
have lad one had shey desired IL They
DID not want it,
Ths statement Nas taken a. Proyiience
hospital by a stenogr2Pher In the pres
ence % che prosecuting attorney. Ms
deputy. " y Wiltshire Or. Kline ana
Cuy Physician Palmer. l. i as follows.
q (Ry ar. Has1iel. What Is your
uame7" A. Harry Luther Fraser"
.. Il viii ask you = you believe you
are going 20 die from these wounds
which you have received" A. Yes.
do"
q II wm ask you n you make this
statement IN view o. impending DEATH"
A Yes. sir"
= You may 20 on aud state nOw what
took place on the morning OF the I'd Of
April. ls5. In the Northern hotel. city OF
Seattle. King county. Wash A. At
the commencement Of the evening we had
a raffie FOR a gold watch and ring. and l
was going around With several OF my
young acqua.ntances after we got through
the rafne. and came 70 the Horse Shoe
saloon. returned and had several drinks
three. ! believe-ana my friends left me.
and ! VAS about 10 20 10 bed. and in the
meantime 1 saw sitting over along the
tables a tall. hght-coupiexioned man,
with a light hat and blue eyes / never
saw the man before In my life. and the
barkeeper says 10 me. he says: There's
a
been striking every man who came in the
house all night 10 shake dice And SIT
ting at the table was Billy Ireton. a bar
keeper in town here. l stood over at the
table for a second or solvent TO look a.
them. This tall. slim fellow had s. or 50
or So maybe. stacked on the table. Billy
Ireton was shutting pack Of cards This
man asked me II + wanted to shake dice.
| told him ! would take chance at him
for s.. So took five chips apiece out OF
a box and put the - pieces under box.
so we shook dollar shake. I lost
my -. | put W s. more the same way
and lost IL. and put up s. more and lost
4 and I had IS cents left in change in
my pocket. / put that up and lost II. So
| quit him. I went out TO the water
closet. / came back and SAT at the table
and he came back and sat a the table.
He says: Are you satisfied? | thought
II | could get my change back If posi-
ple-l went and got s. more. | shook and
lost the first shake. In the meantime
some party came in-I don't know what
his name was-and standing alongside
of me. / says Shake my hand will
your So he shook Ii and he won. and he
shook several times for me until he won
$40 or Sl5. Then he took and slapped the
dice box down in front of me and says:
You shake your own dice | SAYS: All
right | shook my own dice, and [ shook
two trays and two skies. and he shook
something smaller. and says: It's my
money. | says; You are mistaken; IL IS
my money. I shook skies and trays He
says: No. you didn't: you - Jew
- -, and with that he whips
in his pocket. and in almost an instant
as | rushed toward him. he put his arm
around and shot me in the nip. In the
meantime | saw him pull that revolv err
and | rushed towards him so as not to
n gfa <rars 81 astH
one OF us had got up from the chair
hardly-just with our knees bent.
Who made the first demonstration -
'He did. I never said a word. 1 said ,
shook skies and trays"
And then he said that was his money p"
Yes. sir"
Go on and state what next took place F."
wen. I said I'm shot. I'm shot With
that Marden, who was my bartender and
Billy lreton and this stranger. all grabbed
him and / don't know what limped
away the best | could 10 the office What
happened 10 me after that don't know"
Did you and the stranger take any
drinks together before you began 10
play?'' mo. sir"
Did the stranger appear TO be drunk
when you sat down with him?" Not TO
my knowledge. no. Not being acquainted
with the man, could not tell whether he
was drunk or not"
You mean that the man with whom you
were shaking dice did not appear 10 be
drunk HE did not appear TO be drunk.
state who you mean by stranger. as 10
the man who did the shooting" 1.-The
same man | shook dice with"
"How long were you and he together
before the shooting" Il should Judge
possibly half an hour"
How many drinks did the stranger take
while you We're with him. II any?" Il
think he had three"
"N hat did the stranger whom you re-
fer 20 as doing the shooting how many
drinks had no during that times" "He
had three cocktails; | had three short
beers"
II will ask YOU II you were armed at
that tfIne2" No. sir"
Il will ask you II you made any assault
upon him before he shot you No. sir
II will ask Il any one else did," NO.
sir"
who were sitting at the table with
your" one man, Eilly Ireton. was sit
ting with his feet cooked up on the Ia
bic"
was any ono else present at that
time1'' "Navden and This man which !
didn't know hts name bat he has famil-
Tar face around town. 3ida't know MS
name"
Were there four ~ you or five Of You
with Msrdene give with Narden"
''NIardcu am Fare yourself lreton and
anothsrr'' "Ncs sir
Were YOU there vher thev arrested this
stranger who did he shooting
A. this point fraser hat q fa.0tirg spell
ana was revived by tanning ana tho state
mont resumed.
No AZ the time when We were snak-
inE when ne done the shooting We were
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