The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-12
MURDER OF HENRY ALDER.
He Came to His Death From Un-
known Hands.
VERDICT OF CoRoNER'S JURY.
Deputy Coroner Yandcll Visits the
Prosecuting Attorneys once. hut
Declines to state His Objeet-Sus-
poets Have Meanwhile Left the
City-PrObahle That No Further
Arrests Will Now He Made.


City-Probahle That No Further
Arrests Will Now He Made.
Henry Alder came TO his death by the
administration of an unknown drug at the
hands OF parties unknown That was
the conclusion arrived a. by The Jurors
summoned yesterday by Coroner Yandell
10 investigate the mysterious case that has
been before the public for the greater
part Of the past week. The inquest was
held az But,erworths undertaking rooms.
Immediately after this verdict was rem
dered Deputy Coroner YandeE made a
yis.r 10 the prosecuting attorneys office
When questioned as 10 the special reason
FOR this visit he replied tina. he was not at
liberty 10 say anything about the matter.
When seen later in the evening and asked
If it We're not a fact that he could not
locate Jack Sheehan, Dick Lewis and l..
McRitchen, the suspects, who were re-
leased from the city Jail Sunday. he re-
piled: Well. yes: / am tod that they left
the city without much delay after the city
jaiIer unlocked the door"
VIII they be rearrested IL located9" 81
do not feel that II would be proper 10
make decided answer TO that question"
was tie reply. 1t IS probable. however,
that no arrests will be made for the time
being.
An application has been made TO the
county commissioners for an appropria-
ton to pay for an extended chemical
analysis of the contents OF Alder's stom-
ach. DR.. VIII Shannon Is satisfied that
the young man did not die frcm natural
causes and DR.. Bories. who made limit
ed analysis, Is not prepared 10 say that
Alder was not poisoned He did not make
tests for ahsinthe or hasheesh
Pete Wilson Leaves
1t developed during the inquest yester-
day afternoon that Pete Wilson. the bar
tender at the Dawson City saloon, where
Alder claimed an attempt was made to
rob him, has taken a trip to the Hot
Springs. presumably for his health In
view Of the fact that he was wanted as
witness and that a subpoena was out for
him there was considerable talk about the
"trip 10 the Hot Springs after the case
was closed. Wilson Is the man who wen;
into the box when Alder made an outrrv
The proprietor of the saloon said that WI
son did not say anything when he came
back
Coroner Yandel was anxious 10 have
Wilson tell q Jury what he saw when he
went 10 the box.
DR.. Will Shannon, the first witness. said
that Alder was a tall. well built muscu-
lar young man. Il never examined man
whose organs We're so absolutely sound"
he continued, Il found no cause of death
l did not examine the contents of the
stomach. He could not have been a hard
drinker. 1t is my opinion that he did not
die from natural causes
DR.. Emil Bories who examined the con-
tents Of Adler's stomach. said that after
the contents were removed the stomach
presented a healthy appearance There was
no sign Of an irrtant poison. The doctor
then explained his unsuccessful ANALYSIS
for a few poisors as already related In the
Post-I ntelligencer.
THE man may have vomlted and then
drank beer SO that ! did not get the orig
inal contents" said DIR. Bories There
was nothing but fluid In the stomach. save
4 little potato.
did not die from poison. I did not ex-
anime the blood because / did not have
the necessary apparatus"
Deputy Coroner on the stand.
Emil johnson. TO whom Adler applied
for help and told that he had been "dop-
ed" related his story as previously prlnt-
ed in the Post-Intellgencer. adding that
Alder said the attempt OF the three men
to rob him in the box At the Dawson city
saloon was unsuccessful.
n Blosbeiz proprietor OF the Dawson
City saloon. said:
Adler was IN my saloon ard had three
men With him. They had a drink AT the
bar and then vert into the box While in
there they ordered six or seven small
beers. One Of them always came out and
got the drinks They were the same men
they tmeaning police had They dida',
deny it. Adler had his necktie and collar
In his hand when he came ont Of the box
and said; They Jill not get my money /
heard a nose in tue box about the time
| vas going off shift. II was a sort al
holerirg noise. The bartender. Pat VII
son. Went 10 the box and Adler came
back about she same time he did. The bar
tender ala not say anything
lis the bartender here?' asked the cor
oner-
mo" replied the witness. he has gone
to the Hot Springs with some other fell
lows. lie doesn't know anything more
about it
Deputy Coroner Yandell testified that
Sheehan and Lewis while In jail admitted
that while they We're in the box with
Adler TO one else came in. excepting, Of
course. the third man who was with them.
IN addition 10 Adler. and that the drinks
were brought from 1he bar by either I.ewis
or Sheehan. Yandel said that IL MSS Gus
tonary for the bartender 10 bring .he
drinks 70 parties in boxes. not for "A
member % the party 10 10 % the bar affe-
them. Before Sheehan had been told whv
ne IN }au he tod YandeN tina, ne
supposed Il VAS for attempted robbery