The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-07

= : re4ult Of 4 quarrel over their re-
1 I.s.s duties. Leonard Mailer. brewer,
3 ~ ~ vears. was struck with a brick
4 ~ k,,iS6 by Frank Rager, in the plant
~ ~ nevview brewery. on the Grant
" x~sdre. At 8 o'clock yesterday after
~ ts,lins. while not witnessed by any
S y - numerous employees OF the brewery
5s.1 ~ the direct outgrowth OF per-
4s,l sncounter between the two work
- sss.tv minutes before In the drying
! nn On an upper moor, ana was W.T.
...1 ~ three men, each OF whom ar
'ss.s 4 the scene OF the killing a few
!51.,ls after Maier sank to the floor
s.s a. effects OF the blow. The brick
&~-r ~ his slayer struck him In the
%se1 directly over the heart.
~ 80 ~ he realized that the encoun-
Il ~ VI resulted fatally. RACER himself
11.ssoned 10 police headquarters. re-
s1srlee that he be placed under arrest.
+ ~ Safrol wagon responded to the call.
5 Inactive Phillips and Jailer Corn
~ 49, charge OF the prisoner. after
<.suv1rs the statements OF the three men
k vSre familiar with the circumstances
1lse 10 TO the encounter and suisse
~ Killing.
y
n. inactive Phillips Foreman Frank
Ntcahen, OF the brewery, gave an ac-
111s account OF the affair. According
~ officers Informant. whose state
I! 811n are verihed In every substantial
r1leujar BY Joseph Housl and John
lman. also employees Of the plant,
\ Sp and Mailer became involved in
1S shortly after 2:so o'clock yes
1y afternoon. over the specific duties
- another In the kiln room OF the
1917. which IL In the third story Of
X hoIjdine. After exchanging hot words
E ~ nsaacing gestures the men clinched.
- which time Maier administered
w2l blows about RACERS mouth and
v>oad, the effects OF which are plainly
4 = l1(snssn separated the two and Ra-
Z ~ iumediately descended into the fire.
IN. upon the ground floor. Thinking
n 10 more difficulty would ensue. no
&61eAtlon was paid to the movements OF
~, and the encounter had almost
1n>d from the minds of the witnesses
{Ea their attention was attracted by
NIou1 cry oman ting from the fireroom.
yoctin9 that the men were again in
<noet. I'll three employees rushed down
IN, uhefe they observed Mailer
lehed ~ null length upon the floor
~ ~ hand over his heart. After one
\ \ IN convulsivc gasps his heart ceased
ut and the presence OF the police
~ almost Immediately requested, but
III b1(ose RACER himself had announced
E y r1oolt Of the encounter at headquar-
y means OF a neighboring tele-
csains self-Desense.
lal!ce headquarters RACER talked
~ M sections immediately prior
vi 8e eecond encounter, claiming that
oaled HI anita gonist while the latter
ocpfoechinG him In a menacing at
~ With = shovel used for handling
41I oFnsped In his right hand.
s. ~ nom the drying room upstairs
penk to avoid further difficulty"
A4&er to a Post-Intelligencer re-
~ hut Mater pursued me a few
- later and attempted to strike
4 ~ The head with the shovel. was
Il ..sd and grabbed brickbat lying
~ nferoom. at the same time warn
laier not to advance further.
S2I Will hill YOU. you OF 49, he
@ ne. and started TO where I was
then hurled the brick at
vnifh struck him fairly In the chest.
H htm fall to the ground and cry
acted In self-defensc. after trying
eyeeo repetition Of the trouble which
es.urred less than twenty minutes
~ sanitation OF the body Of the
nan reveals no marks or Commissions
" skin on the head or body aside
2 eilght dircoloration a little to the
the breastbone, directly over the
rom this II Is inferred that the
q which caused Maier's death rup-
ene OF she arteries which enter
seaft. producing hemorrhage, from
- be cied Immediately.
Sxonef Sparkling was notified OF the
and caused the remains TO be re-
49, 20 Bonney a Stewards morgue.
~ ~ inquest win today be held,
peaeed was % years OF age, Ger
N end had been employed In the Bay
weWery since December. isga He
: wife and two children. who re-
bouth Seattle
sW Y nm unmarried man, aged -
and began work at the plant two
s5ns prior to the time when Mailer Sc
sasd employment there.