The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-15

Andrew 5. Kraus. wao Is charged wfsh
killing MS partner. Edward FoIz<s. Win
ar ar ard thsn crsnsttng the remains.
passed a CUTE day AZ the county jail yes
fse1ay Sheriff Meyer rad a talk with
him IN the morning. aD5 while he appear
ed frfna rnore nervous than on Saturday.
xsen he wss arrested at Elliott ne siili
chaag 20 hfa statement that Re s. Innocent
az the terrible crime. In TIE after9on jail
sr Buykmsn had talk with the prisoner.
who reiterated hts claim that the bloody
overalis foBrd on MIN came from IRE cab
r.. "a which - says thai he slept or tas
night or the murder
While Krsua general conversation was
- the point that he knew nothing %
Tolzke's death. he ifdirecfly conveyed THE
idea that Foizke might have committed
suicide. TEe said that Folzks told him a
fsw days ago that he was not feeling wsil
and that he dsd rot think be would live
long. Kraus also volunteered the state
rasnt that Folzke purchased come little
pills before starting home last Friday. The
kind OF pills ard place where they were
purchased remains a mystery.
Sheriff Meyer Decided yesterday 20 bring
TrauN before a justice ~ the peace for
preliminary examination. either this after
noon or tomorrow afternoon. Probably the
examination viii De deferred untN touOr-
row. az considerable evidence. tending to
fftft@ INIT fEfst Two mn were A.Nf# tVHHfA
each other AZ the time they started home
from Seattle. IL being accumulated.
Last Thursday night Pafroman wick
man found Fozke wandering about on
Washington street well under the influ-
cree Of liquor. he inquired Of Folzke
what he was doing end Folzks said that
hs was looking for bis partner.
"At this rate you will never find him.
rsplied the officer. ~ think the best thing
for you r. 20 20 70 bed"
Foizke made no objection when the Off
cor took him To the Queen City hotel on
Occidental avenue and had him put 70 bed.
At that time Fo!zke had about g. which ~
Jeff with The proprietor or the hotel. TAX
Ing receipt for the money Tire next
morning he got Ms money and went over
80 the FuturitY saloon neaF the corner Of
Occidental avenue and Washington street.
lie met Ernest Barrel who accompanied
him 20 the Mug saloon. corner Of Second
avenue south and Washington street.
There they met kraus kraus and Folzke
lad 4 dispute about money matters
Folxke asked Barsel 10 write out u prom
issory note for SO payable in twsnfy-one
days. lie tried 10 get Traus 70 sign e. but
ErAua refused After this Folzke invited
Barsal 70 take drink and left Kraus out
ia the cold. Kraus diu not Ike this but
made no open demonstration.
Folzke and Barsel left the saloon and
went 10 the Chicago Kitchen on Washing
ton street. between Second and Third ave-
nues R0utn They had a lunch. This vas
between n and u o'clock. Folzks paid
the bill. They went back 20 the Futurity
saloon and had another drink F0zke
ieft Barsel. SAYING that he Was going 10
Renton. II Is evident that Folzke found
Kraas again because Patr0lman wickman
saw tbs two men take the electric car on
Washington street
While ia Seattle Folzae and Kraus had
disputes and passed angry words in both
the Pioneer saloon. corner OF Yesler Way
and Pioneer Place and Al the Tony Faust
on Columbia street William Block. pro-
prietor OF the Pioneer saloon will prob
ably be witness as 10 what took place IN
his saloon. Folzke q reported 70 have
told kraus there that hs was not an hon
est man and kraus replied that II he told
all no knew about Foizke BE would be in
jan.
They we're mutually free in their re-
marks 10 the effect that they would KIN
each other. In the Tony Faust saloon
Eraus Is supposed 20 have threatened
Folzke. Prof r. ]. Farrell. the mandolin
player. was a witness 10 some OF the JAM
gle at tho Tony Faust He SAYS that
Folzke waz under tho influence OF liquor
and was pretty loud in his talk.
Kraus confirmed. 10 certain extent.
Yesterday afternoon the statements %
Ernest Barsel rs 20 what took place IN the
Mug saloon. He said that he rented a
piece OF land % FoiEke for $40. and that
Foixka wanted 10 withdraw from the
agreement and get his money hack. kTaus
said that ne aid not have $40 hat gave him
hack s. in the Mug saloon. At present
there Is no way 20 explain what became OF
the 81. because Foixke's purse WAS found
Under his body in the ruins, empty.
KrRus Is reported 10 have told Oscar
Springer At the county Jail yesterday that
when he left the cabin 20 20 20 the other
cabin across the river e vas agreed be-
tween him and FolEke that they would 10
some work together SATURDAY morning.
lie waited Cor Folske some time. but as
he did not come he crossed the river and
went "a the cabin. which ne found "a
ashes. and In the ashes the body of his
mariner kraua swore ~ the most sacred
~ naths that he was innocent az the muir
der laid a. his door
After the inquest az Elliott. Kraus talked
freely With the rost ntelligcncer reporter
about the case. 4 r. Peterson acting as
interpreter. II must - said that, IN tho
face Of damaging clr9lmsfantiai evidence.
ne WAS rot guilty ~ any acts that made
him apneaF guilty. lie was stoltd and ap-
rsreatly Indifferent 20 what was going on
about him. but after looking him over
closely you would expect INN 20 act IN
that manner
n rsixht also - said that 81 is rot an
easy matter 20 catch the different emo
tya.ns that might he expressed IN Krsus'
face. because re Is tHN ee~or az =
heart that Puts Col James Hamilton
Lewis famous crop RS much IN the sha8e
rs does Washington forest the delight
f,a little groves of ola New England.
kraus' whiskers are really iuxurfanf. and
his Hare EYES appear 20 - casting their
light FROM deep rteesses. Taking those
ewes IN counecttOn with their eyebrows
one gpts the tdea that they might -
aroused e anger The i3sa - brutal anger
g. also connected w{th those ewes OF
course this ray - A. ent{reiv erroneous
impression. bat Il strtH-k the Reporter that
way while kraus Nas buedlaA rags 30 the
Cerner - the 90 hcoss NJ a Colombia = Eri-
get Sound coal train Last Night as che en-.
cine stood quietly on the tvsca Until steam
enough could ~ generated to Fuu ;ts trsia
into she city.
The reporter asked kraus u DC Thought
~ possible that Foiaks kNtst himself
4 10 rot know" Sc replied 'I4e tod
ire a while awo that ne dtd not .hiak ne
would i've lorE
no yen thtok that re Vas murdered -
~ So oct know" 10 repl3et When