The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-30

Twice did Osborn cry out ''Stop.' Welte
only ran the faster. He was more than
half a block in advance when Osborn
brought his pistol to bear on the fleeing
man. One lone shot rang out in the still
night air and Weite fen 70 the ground
crying out: Il am shot in the back
officer Osborn ran to the PROSTATE man
and helping him to his feet took him back
to the Miners Emporium, three windows
OF which had been smashed. Proprietor
Charles sad that to the best of his belief
Welte was the man who had smashed the
windows and then ran away after being
told to brow up his hands. Mr.. Charles
said that he fired two shots in the air after
Welte from a rifle. He satisfied that
he fired al an angle Of forty-tive degrees,
which being the case 1t is probable that
1t was Officer Osborns bullet that took
effect.
Weites story as told to a Post-Inteli-
gencer reporter comedies with what OFF,
Ger Osborn and Mr.. Charles say with the
exception that he claims TO have been
simply walking along when he was ordered
10 hold up his hands. At first he complied
but fearing to lose $50 in money he had
en- his person, he broke and ran. He had
the money.
II was going north on the east side of
Railroad avenue. near the corner of Mar
ion, when / heard two shots on the other
side Of the avenue. nearly opposite, fol-
lowed by several shouts of catch that
man. catch that man | thought l heard
footsteps running north. My view of the
other side OF the street, however, was
obscured by cars. / ran north rapidly as
possible and on reaching Madison saw
! man running on the west side Of Railroad
avenue and by the time ] got in line with
him he was past the boathouse and near
the city dock. L called to him twice TO
stop and he paid no attention TO 1t. but
kept on running all the faster. I brought
| my gun down and fired one shot at HIM.
| He dropped, crying out: I'm shotr 1
/ helped him up and took him back to where
l had heard the shots.
There L found G. NJ Charles, one of
the proprietors of the Miners Emporium
in building on Colman's dock He said
| that he was about 10 go to bed or had
gone to bed when he heard smashing
OF the front window of his store. He
got his revolver and went out TO the front
or the store. He found two or three p 1eS
; OF glass broken, and on opening the door
saw man whom he believed To be my
prisoner in front of the store. He ordered
the man 10 throw up his hands and the
. man broke and run. Then he fired two
shots n the air.
My prisoner said that he was pas
senger on a boat going 10 Alaska and
/ that he was going along when the man
came out CT the store ana orderea n ~
to throw up his hands He was alarmed
and run.
Il did not ask him any more questions
as ! was anxious TO get him to head
quarters where he could have surgical
aid"
II had entered my store said Mr..
Charles. but had not gone I'D stairs TO
bed, when I heard one Of the front win
dows, high 40. break with crash.
then saw a man approach the window
and pass his hands along g. short time
after he smashed another window and
Immediately walked away a short dis
lance. Then h. came back and ran his
nand along the window again. / got nv
rifle. bat had trouble n unlocking the
door. The man smashed rnird window.