The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-17
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cartridge left turned around and saw
a shed about twenty-five feet up the hill
and. as needed shelter and time to re-
load my gun. I began to back up rapid
ly toward II.
.The man behind the wagon saw my
movement and, apparently believing that
my gun was empty. as I had stopped
firing. jumped out from behind his shel-
ter and ran toward me. i realized that
my life depended upon the one shot left
and waited until he was about ten feet
away, and then hauled up and let him
have H.. He had been running In a
crouching position with his gun held out
In front, but when I fired he suddenly
Strengthened up. threw his hands wildly
out into the air, let out one g7irgling
'Augh,' staggered a few feet toward me
and fell heavily TO tho ground.
II saw that he was done for. and ran
up 10 him. He was already dead. His
vest was unbuttoned and exposed his
wound and the sling scabbard in which
he had carried his gun The latter had
fallen to the ground beside him. l picked
1t up. II was a and looked as big as
cannon. One loaded shell remained
BY this time there had begun In the
street the noise OF continued shooting
One OF the men In escaping had met n
warm reception. Bartender Kingsland
and Pat McCann were in the Snug saloon
when the shooting started At the first
report they ran TO the rear entrance,
which II but a few feet from the door In
the billboard. Kingsland carrying his re-
volver and Mccain a gun snatched from
the porter. They ran out onto the side
walk and saw one of the men fling open
the billboard door and dash out. In his
hand he held a smoking revolver.
He paused for one undecided moment.
like frightened hare: then started d.
IyF f..xurs. -.
him to halt met with no response. but he
sheered Off and ran diagonaliy across the
street. ISingsland and Mccain both
opened fire and continued shooting so
long as he was in range. AT one OF the
shots he was seen 10 swerve to one side.
out did not fall.
BY this time policemen were coming 10
the scene from all directions. Police
Clerk Easson. who was at the station
when the shooting started, was one of the
first to arrive. He seized Mccain. who
seemed 10 be the most aggressive indi-
vidual in sight. and marched him hack 10
the station. lie Is being held as a wit
ness.
Detective Adams came into the lot from
the rear and assisted in the removal Of
the body 10 the morgue An effort was
made 10 md the man who had not been
seen 70 escape. but without success. A
description OF the man who fed down the
street was given to the onicers assembled
and search began The FIRST result was
about thirty minutes later, when Officers
Hubbard and t,riffith arrested Mansf,ela
In the Labor Exchange saloon on WASH
lngion street. He was then breathing
hard like man who had been running
The officers recognized him as a man they
had several times seen with Morse az
Baker. When searched at the station no
revolver was found.
~ Austin Is Arrested.
Tho second and most important arrest
or the day was not made until about q
clock last night, when ofsacers Barhee
and Adams caught Harry Austin. FOR
whom they had been searching for sew
erat hours Austin has n bullet wound
ibraurh his ieft forearm which No ma.
nlits was made while he was csnln.
down Fourth syenue south. He states
TINT Baker and himself Planned n roht,.rS,
~ the Chinese store. Baker having in
formation ,ha, tho proprietor ~ me 80
fshiashmeut had recently snld n ronstyr.
nent ~ orlnm and had large sum ~
money IN the house.
u was % secure this that they snas.
The FIRST attempt 70 &c, IN the wtndor
They had just placed box np 10 another
window when the officer appeared upon
the scene, This second box was se,ns
when the premises were examined after
the shooting
Austin denies that ne had a Eun On mir,
that be ared any shots AZ the ofscer ars
That Ne NcpriElca any weapon whan ~
Passed Mccain and Ktnxsiana Ia -
also claimed By Austin that Baker ara
himself were alone and that the story n,
a ihlrt man Is nyth. The rogics r,are
little dependence n this a. Ribhaeh 500.
lively declares he saw thre. and ,ha una,
Al tne snug saloon claim 10 have sn,.
that number enter the lot
Narfg Austia = Seattle boy ara IA.
had more cr less trouble with the po,ie.
during the lass SIX years lie served ers
terra ~ she reform school and ia now bsls
= years ~ age
TAe eounlcttnE stories told hy Mccain
have somewhat psrrirxed the t,olice
When confronted by Mansfield earl. ~
the morning Ne positively Identified hsr,
1s the Dcn that passed him. Later ~
was shown Austin ana then admitted
that he rad heen mis- AIKEN and TIA, Aus
TN was the man.
The body 81 Morse was searched BY the
pollcc. IN one NJ IRA hip pockets ~ the
trousers was found a me gold watch ana
chain. THIS was rscoMni3ed as the pror-
erty % J F. Bleakley. who was robbed