The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1895, 1895-05-15
HARRY FRAZIER MAY Die
A Former Honolulu Resi-
dent Shot at Seattle.
He Was Well-Known Here.

The Seattle Neacs of April Ii |
brings the news of the shooting
OF Harry Frazier, who at one time |
resided in Honolulu and was very |
popular among the "boys." He
was a son-in-law of Hugh Munro,
who was blacksmith at the Marine
Railway here for some years THE
following is condensed report Of
the tragic affair:
At I 40 o'clock this morning p.
e. Page, of Mitchell, S. D., shot
and dangerously wounded Harry
Frazier, proprietor of the North
ern hotel bar. The two we're seat
ed at a table shaking dice for
money when the trouble occurred.
They had some words over throw.
and Page called Frazier indecent
names, and at the same time
reached for his revolver. Frazier
rose from the chair and was turn
ed partially from his opponent,
when Page raised his arm, and
with the muzzle of the revolver
=, only few inches from Frazier's
body, fired. 9"
At the time of the shooting, be-
sides the participants, e. @. Mar
den, f. johnson, and M. A. Ire
ton were in the barroom.
After the shooting the specta-
tors caught Page and held him
until Sergt. Sullivan and Detec-
tive Cudihee arrived. Page was
taken to police headquarters and
locked in the steel cell. He gave
his name and address but refused
to tell his age or occupation.
When searched he had 1880 in his
| possession. He had been drink
ing during the evening, and was
under the influence of liquor at
the time of the shooting. aH 5'
The bullet entered Frazier's
back little to the left and below
the small of the back. He was
undressed and put on the bed
His injuries became very painful
and he suffered intensely. Under
the advice of his physician, he
was this morning taken to the
hotel, The weapon used was
Smith & Wesson 3S calibre revolt
yer of beautiful design. The handle
was of mother of pearl and the
steel silver mounted.
The men were shaking dice for
| ~ throw. The accepted theory
is that Page had accused Frazier
of cheating. AS Frazier rose
from his chair and leaned toward
Page, the latter thought he was
going to attack him, so he drew
his revolver and fred.
| Another account is to tho Ell
feet that during the progress of
the game Frazier lost $8, and
threw a $40 bill on the table in
payment of the indebtedness.
Page put ~ in change on the
table, and was about to pick up
the $40 bill, when Frazier grab.
bed the $40 bill and the SO in
silver. This so enraged Pare that
he shot Frazier after the latter
arose and had put himself in an
attitude which Page construed to
mean fight.
Harry Frazier came to this city
about five years ago from San
Francisco, of which he is a ma
tive. When he first came here
he went to work for Agassiz 81
MCCONNELL, tending bar. He
worked for them three years and
then worked for r.. Sartori for
two years. When the Northern
hotel reopened recently he open
ed the bar there. About two
months ago he sent for his brother
to come to Seattle. His broth
or was employed as bar
keeper in the Northern hotel bar.
1t was Frazier's intention to 60
to San Francisco on this morn
ing's boat for a visit to his
mother.
| At the hospital to-day Mrs.
Frazier was at her husband 8
bedside. He was resting very
easily this afternoon, considering
the nature of the wound. One
thing in the patients favor is that
he has not bled any internally.
He is attended by Doctors Kline,
Eagleston and Smith, who think