The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-21

Special Dispatch to the rost-Inteliigencer.
WHATSOM. Wash. May sn.-~Jasper
Nesselroad. an old and respected citizen
OF this county. lies at the point Of death
az 81. Lake's hospital with an ugly bullet
wound in his abdomen. and Harry w.
Z Stewart. who fred the probably fatal shot.
is IN one OF the steel cells 2t the county
JAIL apparently cool and unconeerned. An
uncontrolled appetite for whisky. and Jeai-
ousy of his wife. seem TO have led him 10
take the life OF man who Mrs. Stewart
says has for FIVE years been enc OF the best
friends they ever had.
Stewart is a telegraph operator. and was
at one time Great Northern station agent
az Belfast. but host his position on account
OF periodical sprees. A year ago last win
ter he and his wife worked for Nesselroad
al his logging camp on Lake Whatcom.
where she was cook. After being there
eight months they went 10 Carson. New.
where they formerly lived. and where
Stewart was employed by the Virginia &
Truckse Railroad Company.
In March Of this year Nesselroad visited
them. and offered 20 re-employ them II
they would return here stewart had saved
little or no money. and IL WAS for that rea-
son that Mrs. Stewart came on alone, leav-
ing Carson April IL with Stewarts sister.
II having been agreed that he should fol-
low about June I. Arriving here. she bor-
back TO Stewart Later he sent her ses and
wrote her 10 come hack. and also asked her
10 borrow $50 from Nesselroad. Instead OF
doing that. she returned the money he
sent He then wrote 10 her that u she did
not return by the 18th he would commit
suicide on the Goth. She paid no attention
TO this letter. believing him 10 be on
one OF the sprees which had made the
eighteen yedrs OF their married life miser-
able.
Monday Mrs. Stewart received mes
sage from Carson stating that he had left
there Sunday. She told Mr.. Nesselroad.
and expressed fear of. meeting her has
band in the condition she believed no
would be in upon arriving here. Not eN-
pecting him until tomorrow. she came To
town today. accompanied by Mr. Nessei-
road. intending TO go TO Lynden TO visit
friends.
But stewart also arrived this morning
by steamer. and the three met on the lake
car After a little excited talk they walked
along Dock street n short distance and
sat down. Stewart wanted To take his
hand satchel with him. but Nesseiroad in
sisted that he leave IL in the street car
Office.
After talking a few moments Nesselroad
demonstrated against some movements
that Stewart made, and the latter arose
abruptly and started toward the car Of
fce. Nesselroad following in the street.
When he saw Stewart so into the car
office open his satcheI and take out a
revolver, he called 10 Mrs. Stewart:
Look out he's after his gun. Go into
the telegraph Office"
She did so. Stewart then came out ana
deliberately began firing at Nesselroad.
who was facing him only rod or two
away. After the first or second shot Nes-
selroad turned and ran. Stewart following
and still shooting, coolly stopping in the
street TO extract the empty shells and
reload.
At Higginson's corner Nesselroad took
refuge behind an express wagon. and as
| Stewart had his revolver raised TO shoot
again Officer Logsdon ran UP. and with
| his own revolver lcveled at the assassin
head. commanded him to throw up his
| hands. He did so. and quietly went TO
| taff. Nesselroad walked to a doctors OF
| fee on the second floor OF the Fisher
| block, and was taken from there 20 the
| hospital where he was operated upon late
| this afternoon. Two feet Of his intestfnes.
| penetrated by a bullet in nine places. were
removed The bullet was not found.
He is resting easily at late hour to-
| night but the physicians say there liz
hardly one chance I'm a thousand OF his
| recovery He is about 80 years OF age, has
| daughter living ut or near Olympia.
| and has resided i'm this county since fss2
Stewart says his father. Wellington
| stewart a lawyer Is In Seattle and has
| opposite the Madison street power house