The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-19
CHARLIE ESPLIN SHOT
Unproy0ked Assault Upon Him
by Douglas Phillips.
MARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
Tho Ex-Poiic.eman in Fighting Mood
Insults E~piin, Who KNOCKS HIN
Down Phillips Denies shooting.

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Insults E~pfln, Who knocks Him
Down-rhluips Denies shooting.
Charles Eyp.in. formerly ad1ataat II
tha First Regiment. y. O. ". - sHol
Just above the left eye a. 1877 lock
las night by a revolver ~ me nsffds p
Douglss J. Phillips. an ex policeman -
ssootlnx took place AZ the entrance ~ me
Horseshoe saloon. on Front street.
AFTER 4 knoek-6owu and oraZ-ont ae7F
INSIDE. IL whch Philips vas ne aSsfFhsoF
and IN which BE- fsrr3 c@~.tFatF f-fE "otsF-
After the shooting the WOUNDED nan to5A
the r4voiEer from Phdllne, walked ifls-
the saloon. the blend RfGainE ia FA}cf
stream from MS temple handed me ~es-
pon 20 capt. Gu Parker. ara inen gave
nsnlselS over - his frIeufs. re vas
taken 70 ths oflcs Of Dr. Coo1s. IN ne
Tinnteer hus1etng. who're his wound was
dressed bF Dr. CGons ard l1r. EHHt Bof-F-.
Phillips Wss arres1ea ard taken % Hoii."
headouartegs where d. uow 5s. 4 charge
will probably b. entered asalnss nm 10
dar.
INC facts ieaalng 40 % the tragedy bear
heavily AKA nat Phillips. who Was IN
state ~ aenlug intgNicatlon. Garner ~
the evening ne had heen 80 the NeFsaA
saloon. ard showed q disposition ~ guar
a
remarks. seemingly directed ~ Big Bob
Txhu1au. and appeared ripe for ng0i.
Thnan finally went outside. buf vas FOL
toVsed b. Phillips who WAS then induced
Ia 20 back into the saloon. Ehman then
went 10 the Horseshoe, where he was fol-
lowed a Ilttle later by Phillips
About the .ime the two men had reached
the saloon Espliu. who had been max
ing an evening call, and was very neat
with a bright red rose for ooutoanlefe,
came into the saloon. Almost the first
words TO fail upon MS ear. according 70
his story. were spoken b. Philips ana
were these.
ANY man who Is a Democrat is
# am Democrat" remarked Esplin.
IN some temper. and q seems 10 me your
remarks are personal
''Thrn YOU are a - -~~-- -- - -.
returned Phillips. repeating the offensive
remark.
Fspliu Lays Phillips Low.
The words had no sooner left his lips
tran Esplin. with a blow that would have
felled an OK, struck Phillips sqlarely be-
tween the eyes. The latter fell like log
and then as he raised his head Esplin
struck him again. Esplin thereupon picked
up his prostrate foe. dragged him through
the swinging doors and was ready TO hurl
him into the street. when there was a Skin
1nlsh followed by tho sharp crack Of a re-
volver. and the men breaking apart
bit of plastering fell to the mosaic, and
slight furrow high on the wall showed
where the bullet had lodged after plowlng
It's way through the skin above Esplin's
left eye.
Accounts dlfer as to just how the revol-
yer came 10 be discharged Espln says
that while he was struggling in an en-
deavor 10 get his antagonist out on the
sidewalk. the latter suddenly reached into
his back pocket flashed out the gun di-
rectly into his face and would have shot
him dead but for quick movement by
Esplin. who caught II and diverted the
ball Phillips SAYS the revolver was In his
hip pocket, handle downward. and that Es-
pin caught Il out OF his pocket and in 50
doing caused Il to discharge. the bullet
going as described above. ~ any rate Es-
plln emerged from the contest gun in
hand. his face and clothes crimson with
blood. and bright rudy drops besprlnk-
ling the red rose in his buttonhoIe, and
then walked into the saloon.
Phillips Il sorry sight.
Phillips picked himself together. II was
20 he seen that he had received a hard
heating for his iI-timed words ON The
bridge Of his nose there was a clear cash
made by the Sullivanic fist Of the man ne
had insulted, below the right eye there was
a hruise as largo as a hair dollar. there
were two ridges OF gore extending across
MS right cheek and two more low down or
Dis neck. while his entire face Was blotched
ana hioodied until Il looked as II he had
been operated upon with a meat baSter
lie too went into the saloon and sought
refuge in a back room. while Esplin's
frie nds conveyed him 10 doctors Office
y u'ile later Sergeant John sullivan and
detective Cudihec arrived on the scene.
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