The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-28

| NJ. +. Scheldcrup. weil-known man
| about town and a travelling solicitor for
| the Equitable Life Insurance Company.
| was she, and killed by f. NJ Bradley.
i contractor. yesterday afternoon at )
| o'clock on the southwest corner of Third
| avenue and Cherry street. in the presence
| of crowd of theater- goers
| Not a word passed between the two
| men. Schslderup was standing on the
| sidewalk waiting fer Miss Bessie Bradley,
| whom he intended to take to the hand
| concert. when her father appeared on tha
| scene. lie walked up to within four or
| five feet OF Schelderup. and drawing an
| old-fashionei 44-caiber Cots revolver.
| fired point-biank at him. AS the report
sounded. startling the people IN all direc-
| tens, Schelderup threw up his hands and
| with a groan fell on his back. He was
| carried into the Lobby saloon. and after
| brief struggle. during which he simply
| said that a man had shot him. passed
| away.
| After Bradley saw his victim fail No
| turned around and with his revolver in
hand started down Third avenue toward
| the police station. Officer Nolee caught
| up with him near the corner OF James
| street and accompanied him 10 hsadquar-
| tiers. A large crowd gathered, and al
| though 10 actual violence was offered.
f! many hard words were said. even to
| threats of lynehing.
! AT police headquarters Mr.. Bradley told
| Capt. Willard that he shot Scheiderup be-
| cause ne had ruined three of his daugh-
| tsrs.
| The story which eliminated N the death
| of Mr.. Schelderup is long one. and in
wolves matters that may or may not come
| out In the courts. Mr.. Bradley Is re-
| spectacle man II years old. He lives with
| a family consisting OF five daughters and
| one son, at 1905 Thirteenth avenue south.
| His eldest daughter is Lillian, aged about
| 10 ears. She - a handsome girl of the
| blonde type. For nearly two years she
| has been on unusually friendly terms with
| Sche,derup. She has told people, II 10
| said that he intended 10 marry her. IL
| is also known that he. in turn. passed her
| on as his wife. Lillian. however. Is not
the only handsome girl In the family. and
| Schelderup knew 4. or late his atter-
| tons 70 Lillian were not as pronounced
| as previously and IL came 10 the ears OF
! Mr. Bradley that he had said that 10
| would ruin two OF his other daughters.
| Last Sunday or Monday night Bessie
| Bradley did not stay at home. Her sister
| Lillian went rs police headquarters and
| reported the matter. She and detective
| went 10 the Denver house on FIRST avenue
| near the corner OF Madison street. and
| found Bessie with another girl. There was
| scene. Bessie accompanied her sister
| home. and the other gir was paced in
| charge Of her brother.
| II was about this time that Mr.. Bradley
commenced 10 be very angry. and re-
porter heard on good authority that he
went out cunning for Mr. Sehalderup.
whom he blamed for the trogt,e 10 his
family. scheldcrup's friends get wind of
wha; was up aud persuaded him TO leave
the city. lie returned Saturday
evening, and thinking that the
trouble had b.own oeer. te!ephoned
out TO Mr.. Braaiey's house yester-
day morning to Bessie as he supposed.
There was where he made fatal mis-
take. The MESA sc inviting her 10 meet
him on the cor1frr or ThigJ avenue ard
Cherry street and accompany him 10 the
band concert was received by another we-
man. who repeated 4 80 Mr.. Bradley Mr..
Bradley dictated a rerIy. by which Mr..
sche.defup was given 1, understand that
he would be met as he desired.
At the appointed hour Mr. seheiderup
appeared on the corner. splendid speci-
men Of manhood. nearly six feet tail.
straight az an arrow. not an ounce os
surernuoas flesh. ard dressed In N.
height OF fashion. He s.ood with his
right s.de to the south watching the peo-
pie rockinr into the Seattle thsster dag
onally across ths street. and waiting for
pretty brown-hasred Bessie.
Unconscious of Ills Doom.
man with smooth face. pale and deter
mined. approaching him on Thl:d avenue
fron the south The man was f.. N.
Bradley. WITH every step ;ae latter
took the allotted time of STR. Seh.iderup
was shortened; but hs ssoaa iAAas un-