The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-09

r Evs1ancs accumulated yesterday by the
notice department. and the coroners Office
tends TO confirm the belief In ths minds OF
whatcorn ranchsr was fouily murdered last
Thursday. An autopsy performed yester-
day by Coroner Yanceil. assisted by Dr.
WtiHan Shannon. devesoped the fact that
Adler died from unnatural causes The
x1tsa organs were found to b In perfect
ecudi,io1 ard the man was pronounced 90
be physically snd mentally sound. His
stomach was taken from his body and
eeaasd Up. It has been delivered to
chemist ara an analysis 10 being made q
- coatsnu.
The facts now n the possession OF the
autlsoritses tend to show that Adler died
from q narcotic poison. II may have been
the Dawson saloon: indeed. tho authorities
hold that the statement alleged to have
been made by Adler 70 Emil johnson
short time before he died Is priEna facie
evidence that some one administered pois-
on TO him while drinking In the saloon
Two men are In Jail under suspicion OF
baing implicated In the violent taking OK
Of Adler. They are Dick Lewis and Jack
6heehan. Lewis Is q comparative stranger
TO the Seattle detectives and police Depart
snegsi. Eheehan is known az bad man.
He has been In Jail on more than one oc-
cssion. Several weeks ago he MAS arrest
cd and brought to the city jail with a
lna - knrr t1a
CHASED as ali round toughs. He was
charged with being a disorderly person.
Eheshan's ugly temper was aroused IN the
1aA and he assailed Jaiior John Corbett.
The latter used his club to good sdvan-
tage Oh the man. Sheehan Is said to have
q bad record in British Columbia He -
regarded as a dangerous character.
Two suspects Arrested.
0hsshan and Lewis were arrested at an
sariy hour yesterday morning by Police
Captain Willard ana Detective Barbee
They were locked up in separate cells at
tbs city jail. No charge has as yet been
placed against them They will be held
pending tho result OF the inquest which
will DO held prohabiy today on the remains
Of Adler.
The arrests were made on Information
furnished the police by Emil Johnson and
N. Biasberg, proprietor OF the Dawson
City saloon. BlasoeTg told the officers that
the dead man had been drinking in a
rear sEsom with three men on the afternoon
OF Thursday. They had ordered sever
nj QfsIssts. After the first round had
beer serted. ofie Or the men would come
10 the lar for the drinks and carry them
back to tbs box. The men were described
In desail by Blasberg and within a short
time the police rap two OF the trio 10
cover.
According 10 the story told by Blaberg
there Is yet third man TO be accounted
for by the police. He IL called Mac" by
the two suspects who are now In jail. 4
description of Mac" has beea furnished
the police department and the detectives
are searching the ely for him. Sheehan
and Lewis aver that they do not know
their mysterious companion in tho saloon
by any other name than Mac"
Significant Admissions Made.
A strong part of the chain of evidence
now being woven by the police department
In the Alder case is the significant II not
damaging admissions made by Lewis and
6heehan 10 Deputy Coroner yandell and
Capt. Willard yesterday morning They
were arrested at about $50 Friday morn
Ing they came cut OF the wah Chung
building on Fourth avenue south between
Washington and Main streets They had
been smoking opium and admitted the
fact. After being taken 10 the city jali
they were Questioned BY Capt. Willard.
Both admitted having been drinking In
a. rear room " the nawson city saloon
On Thursday afternoon in company with
Henry Adler They admitted that after ths.
fret round OF drinks the bartender did not
serve them. bat that ore OF the party
would 50 from me roefn 20 the JAar and
bring the drinks on a tray.
Eiashergss story IS hat ne heard a row
going on In the room iust before Alder
emerged Lewis snA Sheehan +eny thas
Ahcre vas any fighting. or tina, they at
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