The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-21

Isadove schopps. tailor saot and killed
Gustav Hager. or Heggert. a shoemaker,
in the larter's room At Ills Fourth avenue
yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock Only one
saoE Was fred, the bullet a 3S-caliher. en-
tering Hager's mouth through his upper
lip. knocking out four ,ee1h and lodging in
the back part Of the head against the
spinal cord. Although unconscious, he
lived twenty minutes
After the shooting Schopps went 10 his
Own room in the building, where Jailer
Corning found him sitting on the bed. pistol
in hand, as # contemplating suicide. he
surrendered without resistance, and sad
ne WAS willing to be taken out and hanged.
He insulted me. drove me 70 desperation
and | did H." is Schopps' explanation OF
his bloody deed. He said he did not want
any lawyers. but the police think he will
change his mind when the excitement
wears away.
Scnopps Is about 80 years old. a triile be-
low medium height, rather thick-set and
Of a rather sulIen demeanOr He came
70 Seattle six months ago from San Fran
cisco and took a room at 11i5 Fourth ave-
nue., where he lived up To the time of the
shooting. He has been in the employ of
Jacob Brooks, a merchant tailor. whose
store is at l2l6 Second avenue.
Hager was about ~ years old rather tall
and OF quick temper. HIS friends say
he was OF quiet disposition and speak
well Of him. He came mere from Los An
seles last April For the past two months
he has worked for Gus Norman. the Well
known shoemaker. whose shop is on TNhi
avenue. between Cherry and james streets.
Schopps and HageT. Tooming IN the same
house became casual acquaintances. \
few weeks ago Scoops purchased a is
caliber pistol. Hager knew about it and
told Gus Norman. The latter understood
GsT r. "a -
q hard drinker. got the pistol TO use on
himself at some future time.
During the past week and half Schopps
is said 10 have been drinking heavily at
intervals. He was not intoxicated yester-
day morning. II his own statement and the
observation Of Police Capt. Willard are
correct. Sch0pps' habits in the house. il
Is said. while he WAS drinking. made his
presence Objectionable to Mr. and Mrs
Otto Drumm, from whom he rented his
room.
Saturday night. while Schopps was in the
Rainier saloon with some friends. Hager
entered and asked him 20 come out. as he
had something TO say to aim. Schop2s
says they went 10 the Peoples theSter.
where Hager began TO upbraid him. and
said he was not wanted in the house.
Sch0pps says ne left Hager apd went home.
purchasing a flask of whisky on the way.
Yesterday morning the two men went out
to breakfast but not together. They re-
turned about the same tine. There is
dispute as 10 whether they went to Mrs.
Drumm ana asked her about her desire 20
have SchQpps leave the house. From Mrs
Drumm's story to Chief Reed II would APP
pear that Sch0pps believed Hager had said
son1e hing about his conduct which had in
fiuencet Mrs. Drumm 10 his disadvantage.
Mrs. Drumm told him she hoped he would
make other arrangements As soon as con-
vcuient.
After some talk with the 1andlady,
Schopps and Hager went UP stairs. Their
conversation apparently was of stormy
nature, although the actual words spoken
were not understood.
Suddenly the sharp crack OF \ pistol. up
stairs broke the silence of the Sabbath. \
heavy body fell 10 the floor. and then all
was quiet again. Mr.. Drumm ran ont into
the hall and cried out
What's going on mp there "
Itch babe IS gotham" came Schopps
excited voice. meaning. Il have done itt'
Drumm Immediately notified the police
that a murder had been committed. The
patrol wagon Numbered our under a quick
bel, with Capt. willard and Jailer Corn
ing. People going 10 church looked curl
ously at tho flying wagon.
The officers went upstairs without hest
tat.on and IN the first room came upon
Haeer's body stretched out on the floor.
his head in laHge pool of blood. His pipe
lay near his head. In the next room Jailer
Corning found Schoqps sitting on the bed.
his hand 0utstre.ched on a table. his pistol
in his hand. A the sound OF the officers
voice he arose without his pistol, ana ac-
companled him TO the room where his
y did It," said schopps. lie insulted
me-
capt: Willard found that Hager was SIN
breathing. hut uncocScious Physicians
were summoned bat death ca ma before
they arrived Deputy Coroner +. II. YAM
aei had the body removed n Rutterworth's
undertaking rooms. where Coroner Yam
del and Or j. r. CriChton held A post-
Uo,teH examination at o'clock. Tho
bullet entered the upper lip Il trlde 10 he
rt4ht knocked oUI four teeth. passed
through he soft palate, smashed the atlas
ara lodged against the spinal cord At the
hase u the brain. Death WAS cue to par
alYsis AT inquest VII be held this after
noon al , o'clock.
chief If Police Reed arrived at the
scene 90 the shooting 4 short time after u
was reported ana took charge Of the in
veetigatton. lie talked with Schoprs, who
admitted the murder tod % h.- meeting
with H7ger Saturday night and the talk
thcv had "a the theater. Sehoups insisted
that Hagrr inSulted him. ana EXPLAINED
mat Yesterday morning ~ went 70 hiss
room Haeer ordered him out saying he
AID no; want 10 have anything to DO with
him.
u had visited him IN hls room before"
said : hopn>. anu was welcome. told
him would come in. I got my pistol and
shot him"
Srhopps said ~ had been drinking re-
Gently. hat that he knew what he vas do
.nR at The time Of the shooting.
r Is thought that HaRer's real name is
Herscrt. his divorced wife lives at 80
Polk street. San francisco Before the
divorce there was trouble, and he shot AZ
hsr So far as kDow9. no haS no rela lives
IN this country. fie IS native Of Ham
over. Germany.
CRAYON. pastel. portraits photographs
enlarged frames made 10 order. Nogle-
berg artist 81 Second avenue.
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