The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-24
BULLET IN THE MOUTH
Drunken Waiter Tries to MUIR
der His Employer.
AND THEN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
J. NJ. snyder shot by Robert Doian
Rail- knocks Ont several Teeth
and Lodges in the Neck

recover
tim face. so close that the powder burn
shows In big blotchss. and having the sat
isfactlon Of seeing the man fall 10 the
floor he made his escape 10 the lodging
house oyer the restaurant, where ne at
tempted TO blow out bis own hrainE-
Fooled Ia the attempt by The interference.
Of D. r. Phelps, q young man, ne tuFfei
the gun on Phelps A desperate struggle
sHgued, Ia which Phelps got the gun away
and took out the cartridges. The arrival
Of officers casgssf Isslan % make break
for liberty hut Detective cgdin@e and
man whose name cannot - learned cap
fuTed him at the head Of the STAIRS p@ian
was locked up at police headquarters and
refuses TO talk
Tbs bu1let entered snyAer's mouth and
lodged Ina the right side OF his neck, under
th4 ear. f,r. Horton said Just before The
ran..r went To press that Snydsrs life was
not Ia danger.
The immediate cause OF the shooting
was a DELAYED order. but the thing mat led
tp 10 II was the manner In which polan
has been using the restaurants money that
came into his hands.
Three or four DAYS sgo Snyder. mar
yse.i man with family, purchased the
IFtx,,4a restaurant. at iIlf First avenue
.ust below the DiIler hotel. woman
named Sehiumpf previously ran the place.
Snyder had az a cook man namesi y
who had been there for several weeks. Ac-
eardlng 10 the statements of Snyder and
spot,~ polan bad been In the habit OF col
ls.afug money for orders. putting the
money IN his pocket and letting the ressau-
rant get along a. best u eoifld. 5potts told
Snyder that NJ believed Doaan Was ROB
hing him and that ne ought 20 discharge
him Snyder did not want - think that
I,siau was guilty. and iet the matter run
along. For the past three DAYS Dolan has
aaen drinking heavily. and a. the saying
poer had lag on most OF the time. II
is said that ns Is not an eveuetempefed
man when snaer the influence OF liquor.
Last eveffrs after the rush OF business
WIS over an order came In from the out
side. Snyder so.d Dolan 20 have Il filled.
Dolas went 20 The kitchen and told the
cook what had been ordered. After this he
wenf cas. aud by following his course u
was fosns that he had gone 90 the saloon
Ia the csiT house. The saloon used 10 he
called the "oid Kentucky" The order was
gotten ready and lay waiting Ia the
Kitchen FINALLY SPOTS went cat and told
Snyder about II. and snyder went down To
the saloon TO see II Doian was there. At
the saloon II vas said that he had been
gone about tw enty minutes. and that he
wna3a pfaasaiiy be found tn room ] over
tho restaurant Snyder went 10 the lodg-
ing house. and sure enough found Dolan.
lie told hiFn to come back Ia the restau-
rant and attend 20 the order. Dotan Was
not pleasant ab3ut the matter. and before
going down stairs took OFF his coat. At
some time during the evening, presnma-
bly, about this time. be said something
about having trouble.
There Is light Of stairs that lead
down into the kitchen OF the restaurant
from the lodging house. snyder and Do
Ian Went down this way. Dolan. soon
as he reached the kitchen. where Coos
Spots MAS. went into a closet Stysler
walked through into the restaurant. He
had reached place In the room just out
side the screen that covers the entrance
10 the Kitchen whom noian came up be
hind him, The first words that Snyder
heard were.
well, II you are going to make trouble
about this. ! win kin you"
Snyder turued as quickly as possible
and fnaat himself facing the muzzle Of
"a revolver so Dolans hand. The shock
caused Snyasr's pulse ~ give an irnpui-
sive leap. tie saw that the situation was
dangerous and that polan meant bust
mess It Wis a matter 81 life or deth.
and the only way for him - do was 10
make the 1est af H. lie grabbed for the
gun. but Doiaa avoided him. and shov-
ine the deadly tube IN MS face pulled
the tFisaos A tho sharp report was
heard snsaer felt his upper lp tingle
and his teeth break. lie tried 20 keep up
hat his senses failed him for The tinlo
heuE, ard be fell a. the floor. p0lan
stood a moment looking az the man he
thaaEhI he had killed The horror 81 the
EituatloH came upon him. lie turned and
raa oul 81 the front door before The
Grow commenced ~ arrive brought
thitfee by tire shaf. Up The stairs to The
lodging n.sssse rushed the wosiid-be mar
dtrer. a. entered the rcofa where u. r.
PhsiIS wa The lcok so polan's face
81
ks spsaeS asi nltr, and bolan said.
Il atTz killed him"
BEFORE the starting woris had fairly
ief, his tips 49, been fully appreciated
by Phelps IsaaG raised the revolver 10
his own head. bur before &c could pun
the trigseF Phelps was upoa him.
rasss eas now thoroughly AROUSED. and
saa - tAotg e erinE me revolver dcNn
ueoo Hhslpa b.. sao iatta4 clustering
al as RtrSgEf6s s. sec - ard took &c
away Eross airs. Gpiae hoaa Ibsiss -
give ere soveiver osck. sa6 PGeies. wlte
view - srpse-e aim oat'l assistance
came quietly tnaN So ~. cartridges auc
gave Else weapon back. 1osa be sent his
sister. Matte Phelps. for p5iiFeTsr.
en1 va TIE Interim talked WITH Na.an
abaut escaninN SOON the sound - tha
officers steps we're heard tn the hallway.
bolaa Immediately dashed into tne hal}.
Whcre Detective CNuihee and another
man acre investigating.
Look cat for him. he rot a gan. came
q Setce fiou she reom. "eut Che cartridges
arc enc
ls<lsu VAS caught itke.a mouse in trap.
ana tisa rEA he ran around tho ball silt-
D. a1 at ass}e Dash far the stirs, Dc
Naa attaF. af Il-iaee unhnonn assist
Rat A .ae.-rrt l25er tuatnae had t,u.
ar3 toab tee revolver fra.1 his pa ket
ave m.aata ztev pcisn nss islersi ~
aba notice xts .rr AIS 81 sees SIS eta q Fsaf-eF