The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-20

= G Patterson. = gardener who has
been smp. Dyed ar THE city PARK. wa ae-
ssaentsy anef yesteF6ay afternoon - 3ens
Peterson. tzfsorer 5ust as the siesHner
Wildwood VS. tying 80 - harrington =
Smiths wharf A lacE na1 It, t3e ozl+4eE
from a C'osTs ss-x ~ bra repeating r1iis
eapnea , srassE piece from the outer side
a. fhs rfKaf HaonhIer blade ard Them passed
through TIE aesh OF tae arm near tze
snyssa@r ire h1ne - tire arm was ret
even srzzsf Or. J. - E.agseson. wn0 at
senaed Patterson. said last night that -
would soon ~ abe 70 leave the SEATTLE
General hospital.
Peterson Is IS years old ard = ~ inno-
cent a Yosng man a. was ever brought into
toe police station. Fle came 80 This c0uu-
try from Germany last ChristEnaE. and has
beer working a. PORT Gamble. Yesterday
morning he took fae steamer wildwood
from Gamble Intending 70 eaten The Sarah
~ Reuton At Seattle ard cross % Port
B.aksley.
Peterson had with hlm a bundle %
Blankets and a 44-caiibrs Co3t's repeating
rife lie had = box OF cartridges ln hss
pocket. on the way 60 Seattle be amused
hlmseN b shooting 81 ducks. II may be
useless 20 say thar be dia rot hs any. his
luck was reserved fer bigger game AZ
Kingston J. = Patterson boarded the
wildwood. He did not know Peterson:
Peterson did not know him. they had no
occasion - talk and consequently were
perfect strangers when the steamer slowed
up at Harrington & Smiths wharf about
as O'Clock.
Patterson was standing az the forward
ertr OF the boat unconscious that Peterson
was making his way along the starOoard
side % the boat toward him. In MS right
hand Peterson carried hfs rifle. IN his left
Re had his bundle Of blankets. Suddenly
q sharp ringing report was heard. and
Patterson felt twinge OF pain Ia MS right
shoulder.
Patterson cried out that ne had been
snos and the presence OF Peterson behind
him with rifle left no doubt az 20 the
identity Of the guilty party. All was sN-
element. The passengers or the boat
rushed forward 70 find out what had hap
pened, Strong hands grabbed Peterson.
and the rife was taken from him. The
crowd gathered on the wharf from al d.
rections. Reports spread from mouth 10
mouth like wiIdfre, bat at no time were
sur-e than two men killed This Wa mod
crate considering the circumstance Pa
troiman Michael Powers. VINO always has
a smile. and Sergeant Willard. who never
smiles. arrived with the crowd. and I'M
rnediataly commenced an investigation.
Patterson was the coolest man in the
lot He said 10 those who were trying 10
help him: Just hot me get a place where
can lie down" lie was taken % the
waiting room OF the steamer Delta. where
patrolman Powers Questioned him about
the shooting.
1T was accidental, Of course" said Pat
farson. ''hn4 a man ought to know better
than 20 carry a rifle around like that.
never saw the man before IA my life"
Patterson requested that no be taken 10
the seattle General Hospital. The patrol
wagon was called and he was taken 20 the
hospital. where Dr. ]. =. Eagieson op-
Grated upon hin.
Power took charge Of Peterson and HIS
rifle The poor feIlow was frightened al
most 70 death Hc told Powers that he
did not know the man he had shot and
eouid not tell how the shooting happened.
Al headquarters chief OF Police Reed
talked ptth Peterson and Patrolman Pow
ers II am satisfied that IL WAS an acci-
dent" said the chief but l Will hold Pc
tsrson pending thorough investigation 9"
Peterson tried TO tell Post-1nteliigcncer
reporter how the accident happened. lie
talked broken English. but IL was easy TO
see from his manner that he was not try
inr Ia conceal anything. Il had been
shooting At ducks Oh the vsiy down" he
said. land supposed that all ihe cartridges
were ont OF the rife. ] had just come out
of the cabin with ms blankets IA one hand
and my ride In the other. / cannot tell
how II happened 20 80 on I never saw
the man before and during the trip did
not speak a word In him"
Sergeant willard examined the rife and
found two uneNplog1ef shells r. the maya
zine. Peterson had a box partly aued with
cartridges IN his pocket. He has no rela-
tfves IN this country.
Patterson r. young widower He has
o brother employed az klnnear Park