The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-08

Henry Adler. . young Scandinavian.
who came to Seattle a few days aso from
Whatcom on the steamer Bay City. was
found dead in the Star saloon, where he
had been taken for protection. At i:o
O'Clock this morning.
When Emil Johnson. who knows more
about the case than any other living man
yet discovered. gave Officers Jack Earek
and Stuart an inkling OF what the dead
man had told him, the case took very
different aspect from the ordinary death
from "heart disease
The officers lost no time in notifying
Coroner Yandell. After the body had been
viewed and the circumstances connected
with the strange death learned in brief.
the body was removed TO Butterworta's
undertakin; rooms. where IL will be held
awaiting an autopsy to determine the
cause of death.
II may be that Adier's death Is not SO
much of a mystery as 1t appears 20 be,
but he told Johnson that he had been
.'doped," and that three men had attempt
ed to rob him. Johnson was inclined 10
think Adler was under the influence Of
liquor, but his sudden death. combined
with the facts Of purging at the mouth
and a blush tinge OF the face, give a
heavy shading TO the theory that the dead
man was not far from right
Through Johnsons advice. Adler placed
his gold watch and s3s In cash in the keep
ing of the propriotors of the Star saloon.
The money and watch is in their safe.
johnson says explicitly that Adler did not
take even one drink in the Star saloon.
sour with a view 10 SOLDERING him up. /,
was then tina, Adler replied: Il am not
drunk. l have been doped.
Eril Johnson is laboring man. lie
lives at the Empire house. on Main street.
He stood at the side Of the dead man this
morning In the Star saloon and told the
following story 10 a Post-Intel.igencer re-
Iofie,:
II went into the Dawson City saloon
this (Thursday) afternoon solnewhefe
about 3 or 1 o'clock. | was standing al
ed to me like squealins IL one OF the
boxes Soon this man. whom had never
seen before IN my NE, me ran our, was 'a Nor Snr
wegian saying that three men mad at
tempted to rob him. and asking me 70 he'p
him | told him that would dc what /
could for him l went back to the boxes
and could not find any one. thought that
the man was under the influence OF liquor.
~ told him to come along with me aud
| would see that he was all right. went
TO one lodging house. but there was 81 no
rooms left Then | took him TO the Star
saloon. where told HIM 10 give his money
ard gold watch To the proprietor Tor safe
keeping. He did this and took a receipt.
After he did this | told him that he
had better drink wAsky sour to help
him sober up. He replied: l am not
drunk. ! have been doped. lie Would
pIace at the back OF the saloon on some
chairs and he went 10 sleep. Before doing
off he asked me TO drop In once ana a
while to see that he was getting along all
right During the evening ne slept bat
talked when spoken TO. / don know aow
late il was that | saw him alive. but X
was around II or l. O'Clock dropped IN
again an hour or SO later. and when l
touched his face | knew that he was dead.
| know nothing more about the case or
about the man. He came TO me perfec;
stranger. and asked Tor he.p. | did VIVA,
| could | can say positively that he did
not drink once IN the Star saloon
The bartender OF the Star said that when
he came on duty AT II O'Clock the pro-
prietor said that there was man asleep.
and that If he woke up and wanted any
money. to give Ii to him. THE gold watch
and S33 in cash are in the safe" said the
bartender.
The dead man il n young fellow. good
looking. fairly well dressed. and accord
ing TO a half-hnished letter found in his
pocket has a sister ana other relatives,
The letter was written at Whatcom on
the Mint saloon paper. but lief; unfinished
as he had to take the beat for Seattle.
He said that after finishing in Seattle he
would go TO California. He told Johnson
that he was an Eastern man lie intended
to go from Seattle To California. One
man who saw his body said that he had
talked with him, and that he said he Was
from Mandan y. u.
THE dead man had purged considerably
at the mouth and his face was blush
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