Seward gateway., 1905-10-28
QUARREL BRINGS
 DEATH 10 ONE
Martin WelCh SldpS August Nilsson, who Goes into Fit and Dies
 of Heart Disease.

tractor on the north side Of lurnagaln Arm. in which the contractor slapped him in the face, August Nilson died of heart disease in the camp at Rainbow creek. October lQ It was first re- ported that he had been violently as ,lu,ud but coroncr's jury found that hi, death was from heart disease super induced by the excitement of the quarrel
 WcIch. Dr. Gricve and several other men went Co Sunrise where WeIch gave himsclfupto Commissioner GoodclI. The commissioner as eN-onicio coroner called a jury of six men and took testimony, then adjourned to Rainbow creek, where the body was viewed The jury returned 8 verdict that the man died of heart disease, re- suIting from excitement.
 The testimony before the coroner's jury appeared to show that Nilsson and another man had been brought up from Seattle by Mir. Wclrh at hi, expense: that hey asked for station work and he told them he wa, not prepared to give them station work at the time because of lack of adequate arrange mcu,,, aud that they could not make anything that way: that when they had been there several days he insisted that they 20 to work as Iaborcrs and the refusal of Nilsson brought on an aI,or,atiou: that Wclch twice slapped the man, who feIl in nc and expired a few minute, later. The surgeon of the camp testified that Njl,on mdoubt- cdly had heart disease
 Laborcr, from the camp have come 10 Seward asserting that Welch knocked the man down with two power ml blow, and then kicked him. This f~ apparently disposed of by the -tatc- mcut of James Wallace of Sunrise, a member of the coroner's jury, who was in Seward the past week. He says there were no marks of yiolcucc on the body or head of the dead man. Mir. Wallace said:
 'I went on the jury with a prejudice against NIr. WcIch because he struck the man. and still think he did wrong in that. never swucka man working for me in my life. There is mo doubt, iu my mind but tho scrap with Mr.. WcIch caused the man, death, but it wa, clearly because of the excitement. and not amy violence, for there was not a mark on the body.'
 Commissioner Goodcu'> recordof the testimony and finding the coroncr's inquest hcIdat Sunrise was received by Assistant |. <. District Attorney CIcgg from the hand, of a messenger in Seward last Wednesday.
 Nr. Welcb testified that Nil,on and a companion had come mp from Seattle ar hi, expense and had been in camp about five OF six days: that the day preceding the trouble they asked him for station and he told them they could not make anything on a station because there wa, no powders that they would have to go to work as laborers for a short time.
 The next morning the walking boss, Hogan told Wclch that the men rc- fused to go 10 work. Wclch went into their tent, where N,lscn was sitting on a seat He told them they mus. go to work and the other man went outside. Nilsson said nothing and did not move and Wclch slapped him once on each side of the face. Nilsson got up and walked over to the bunk and laid upon it. face d6wnward Welch followed and shook him. Nilsson rose but fell upon the ground as if in ft Wclch tried 10 force water into the mans mouth bu, the teeth were set hard, lie sent man TOT bI' N'l1N' anu lOi' lowed himself When he got back with the surgeon, Nils9n was dead.
 N. <. McGilycry, 30 laborer, and P. NJ. Benson, night watchman, corobor- atcd Welch's testimony on the main points. McGilvery said his back was turned part of the time but he heard the slops fifteen feet away.
 Dr. Grieyc testified that in his opinion thc man died of heart disease, induced by excitement. He said he found . Nilson's arteries quite hard, showing an advanced stage of 1chlerosis, and ] that the day before he had observed am unhealtbful pollor in Nilson's face,
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