The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-27
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WUUyUED ROBuEn AND OTFICen
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PaSke1 U Sesr TIE Seese.
Special D.spa.csa 20 she Po4t-Tnts1iixenesr.
TACOMA. Dec 8--T.Ast nights hold~up
and shooting AT the West End botes. In
whsch Add Or Edward GarYtty and Police
man c. A. Brown were wounded. II the
talk Of the town today. TIE story b
novel one. ewing To the dat contradictions
~ witnesses. and II 10 Dos yet known 70
certainty vaether two or three men we're
n the gang that raiesed the place.
GArrfsy. who was winged and TAKEN 70
The hospital. was this evening moved 10 the
county jail. This morning physicians re-
moved the butler lodged In his jaw. but
they could not End the shot IN his hsp.
Chief Of Police Read sad: Hes ssrone
eBough for another hola~up." when asked
about moving him to the eosnsy Jail. ana
fhere II every Indication that 6Arr!ty VII
puiI through without any uonos1. lie
maintains silence as TO his pals, ard shows
eoid-biooded nerve IN ali be says and does
He VIII be cared for at tire county Jail un-
I'll his wounds permit OK his S<1ug aTfAlEDsu
Tor examination.
stories All D1aeP.
There h the strongest kind OF contradic-
lion In al that Is 20 BE- heard Of the shoot
1ng. Pepe. the proprietor. who. u scenes.
owes II 70 Policeman Brown that he was
not murdered by the gang. confirms the
outline OF the story printed In the Post
Inteiiigencsr of this morning. Without
any prelininsries. and the moment Pepe
saw the masked ren walk into the saloon.
the shooting was begun on both sids1@ Pepe
lodged beneath the bar, shooting Wild into
the air over the bar toy. as the InarA OF
his bullets indicate. and II Was possibis u
Was one Of hts xhcts that struck Policeman
Brown when he came 10 the rescue. The
robberE were then not In position TO have
fred the shot that struck Brown In the face.
However. every one concerned tells q
different story Of the details. One man
named Ne.son Rugged red-hot stove In his
efforts TO hide, and II WAS not until after
the ftsilIads had ended that he knew he
had burned the palms Of both his hands.
He was ons Of a party of three customers
playing cards at the time the gang entered
the place. These visitors all stood up INST
of. bu; after the first shot or two tried their
best 10 get out OF range By hiding behind
the furniture. One man erawled under the
table, another lay fiat on the floor and the
third burned his hands In trying TO hide
behind the stove The ztory OF each differs
from tho other IN detail, and II II yet much
OF q guess as to who did the effective
shooting.
Another Robber Injured.
II seems likely that second of the gang
was shot in the head. Long after the shoot
ing u hat was found which belonged to
him, 20 far ~ can be learned. 1t had two
buiIpt holes in it--eue at the back and one
at the side. showing plainly where the
bullet had entered and where IL had passed
OUT. The inner band bore marks of blood.
and a few blonde hairs were found sticking
10 the sweat hand. II In believed this hat
belonged to the man said 70 have escaped
by tbs back door. and that he was his by
- nhf -. H, Ha va tn
ward the rear entrances.
A Clue stmmbled On.
This hat II seems. may serve to help the
Police locate enc OF the gang. II was pur-
chased at a local haberdashers and Ii Of
tbs alouch variety. The clerk who sold II
has . faint recollection OF the purcaIser.
bot the real clue lies in the fact that a
stFangs customer came 10 the sto.e early
this morning 10 duplicate H.
ThA purchaser was q womar,--a denizen
OF OperA alley, who described the hat found
by the police. saying she wanted one Just
HIS II and OF the sarnc sire. No !. The
clerk could not find the sixe wanted and
the woman took smaller size AMI hurried
away. This came out two hours later.
when the detectives came 10 the store
With the hat picked up after the shooting
10 l<srn whether tho dealer could identify
H. They were told OF tho woman's visit
the woman. and they are now working TO
.un down the man. supposed 20 be iatl-
mate with the woman.
II h plain the man is wounded in the
head. and tho police hope TO pick him mp be-
fore he gets beyond reach.
There Were Three.
According TO John McCaoua a stationary
engineer. who was near the hotel when the
nrst shot was fired. there were three men
Ia tha gang. He says:
II heard the first shat as was half a
block away. Then cams others ana the ar
rival OF the policeman. 1 was acr,ss the
street and saw him push open the t.oer.
Then he drew back Tor second but he
went on In. ! learned later he was sho, In
the face the moment ne pus his head IN the
door. TAts b what caused him to stop for
= mnmesat.
Just as he went In tail man wearing
. long dark coat sitssi out OF the door te-
hind the policeman The latter seemed 70
be Etocpsng. as Il looking DOWN at the rsoor.
~ that moment. The man who came out
siscaerea and leaned a.ains, the building
lie walked slowly and kept bis head turnsa
around az II watching me
lie acted az II ne was hurt or az II he
MAS AFRAID % hurry fer fear Of attracting
siisnfaon. Ntsh ore hand against the
walked up the hill toward ths baseball
park. Ne. ] could rot make ous his fea-
tufes lie was tail and wore what looked
T..
do act think he had a hat on hts head
re may. though. have worn a cap. | ann
Certain the policeman dida'. SEE him pass
out. The shooting was ali ended when I
went over Ia the saloon"
From the above ana from the faes thar
all agree one man get away through she
hack door o. the place. e seems probahsa
taera were tarse fnsn in the rsns
The Weapons Found.
The gun used nv Clarity ia a &f-ca l{har
late improved Cats ard II now IN posses
zion Of tho police. 4 second gun was found
by Detective Charles Price after the @aass,,.
Ing nj the rear cf ssa saloon l. is ast ola
fashioned Remington. ana VAS loaded, hut
the mechanism would not work The cham
hers would not rsvnIse nur the hammer
act.
Ttlss IS re weapon supposed - have teen
nssd by The man ~ha excarea lev the re~ r
door. ard who lost ais hat Ia see fraca
after having received a woaui IN the haaa