The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-17
They Shoot Each Other i'm an
Office at Portland.
DR.. ANDREW AusPLuND WILL DIE
DIR. Holmes Said Ausplund Kissed
Nurses, and He Sought Satisfaction.
Eleven Men TO Be Arrested. Charged
With Rotten-Egging Rev. r.. II. SUIT
ton at south Bend The Four siayers
of Wheeler. at sanish, in Jail,
Charged With Murder.

Portland, Aug. is-At noon today the re-
ports of several pistol slots in rapid sue
cession were heard 10 issue from the Of
flee of Or. II. r. Holmes, in the Dekum
building. corner Of Third and Washington
streets The tenants Of the building rush
ed in and found the PROSTATE bodies OF
DIR. Holmes an! Or Andrew \. Auspiund,
each holding a smoking revolver In his
hand. There were no other persons In the
room. Ausplund had three holes In his
body-one in the head, another in the
breast and another in the right wrist.
Holmes was wounded in two pkces. one
In the arm, the other in the body just be-
low the left nipple Ausplund was taken
to a hospital. and Holmes Ia his resi-
dence. Ausplund's wounds will undoubt-
edly result fatally. while physicians think
that Holmes VIII recover.
DR. Ausplund this afternoon made the
following statement to the deputy pros
ecuting attorney:
Holmes had long been prosecuting me
by talking disrespectfglly about me and
my friends. / bore this treatment tin l
was driven almost to desperation. Smart
Ing under the injustice Of Holmes treat
ment | drew up retractCn of all the
ISLANDERS that Holmes had circulated about
me, which / Intended to have him sign.
Before noon today 1 met Holmes just as
he was about going TO his Office in the
4 o..
handing him the paper asked him TO sign
II. He invited me TO his Office saying that
he wanted TO read what I had written be
fore attaching his name 10 the paper. ]
followed him. and after seemingly care
fully looking over the contents he said
that before signing the retraction he
wanted me TO accompany him to Or.
Richmond kelly's office. as he desired TO
justify some of the retractions. All this
was only a by-play on Holmes part, as he
wanted 10 get the drop on me. No sooner
did | consent to the latter stipulation
than he drew a revolver and began firing
at me. ] Immediately reached for my wea-
pom. and after discharging one chamber
my pistol arm became disabled from one
of Holmes bullets and / changed the pis-
tol 10 my left hand until / dropped"
Holmes corroborates Ausplunds state
ment relative TO being asked 10 sign
retraction. but positively denies having
fired the FIRST shot Or having in any way
been the aggressor. He declares that after
some controversy over the paper Ausp-
lund said: IF you do not sign this paper
one of US must go into eternity" Il then
got out of my chair, resumed Holmes,
''and ordered the doctor out of my office.
He then threatened TO kill me. and. rot
fearing him. struck him under the chin.
Ausplund at once drew his pistol and
fired two shots al me, whereupon / open
ed fire on him. At the fifth shot the doc
tor exclaimed: My God, I'm killed. and
he fell through the open door into the
hallway. ] reloaded ny pistol, and as
stepped into the ha'l Auspluud. while ly
ing prostrate. fred another shot at mt,
which struck ne in rhe lcs.
DR.. Holmes had for long time oeen in
charge of the surgical department of
Portland hospital with which DR. Ausp
lund was also connected. The latter was
informed that DR. Holmes had circulated
reports at various times that he VAS in
the habit of kissing and hugging the
nurses. Whether true or not. IL excited
Dr Ausplunds irritablity, and for this he
demanded the retraction.
At midnight DR. Ausplund's condition
was critical. and the attending physicians
say he cannot survive more than a few
hours. DR. Holmes is thought TO be out
Of danger.
The shooting has disclosed the fact that
affairs at the Portland hospital are in a
deplorahle condition as regards morality
Or Holmes was one of the visiting ply
sicans of the hospital. as was also Dr.
Ausplund. and recently Or. Holmes ae-
cused the superintendent. T.. r Johnson,
OF paying too much attention 10 the lady
house physician, Mrs NJ. \ Chambers
Several OF the nurses left the hospital. II
II said. on this account. and a big row has
been brewing for some time.
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