Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-12
BEN NWEISENBERGER SHOOTS Land.
Lord AT CECIL Hotel.
And Shoots at Mrs. ParkhurSt, After
Insulting Daughter. WOuId-be r1ur.
derer is Captured by Officer Birm-
ingham at Aberdeen juno tiOn, and
is Lodged in Jail.

That tragedy did not occur yesterday
morning at the Cecil hotel, on Michigan
avenue, between Hume and River streets,
is not the fault of B. A. Weisenberger,
an employe of the Western Cooperage
Co., who boarded at the hotel, and that
Landlord Parkhurst and his wife were
not killed is a piece of surprising good
fortune.
Weisenberger, who boarded at the
house since May 16, had repeatedly en-.
deavored 10 force his attentions on the
daughter of Mrs. Parkburst and been
repulsed, and on Satur ay night grossly
insulted the young lady. threatening to
kill her and her parents il she told of it.
Yesterday morning about o'clock, Mr..
and Mrs. Parkhnrst went to the room of
Weisenberger, intending to order him to
leave the house, but the boarder did not
wait to be ordered. He knew what the
visit meant, and at once drew pistol ,
saying he would kill them both. Mrs.
Parkhurst being nearest to him, caught
his pistol arm. but he shook her off and
fired. Mr.. Parkhurst fell, shot in the
forehead, and Weisenberger took a shot
at Mrs. Parkhurst, which missed the
lady, and then he left the house. A
number OF men we're in the hotel and
heard the shooting, but none of them
tried to stop the shooter or followed him
to give the alarm.
DR.. Watkins was called, and had Mr..
Parkhurst removed to st. Joseph's hos
pltal, where it was found the bullet had
struck on the forehead, and glancng,
had plowed scalp wound over the top
OF his head. While very painful, the
wound is not dangerous, and the injured
man was taken back home in the after
noon.
When Weisenberger left the house he
was without hat, and at the. corner OF
Michigan avenue and Heron street he
forced G. H. Parr to give up his hat at
the point of the pistol. He then started
toward Hoauiam, and at Electric park
again used his gun to relieve boy OF a
bicycle, When he got the wheel he
changed his course, and came back
through Aberdeen and tried to effect his
escape along the railroad to the eastward.
Marshal Carter had quickly taken
measures to capture the shootist. and
had all avenues of escape closely guard.
ed. Hoquiam and Montesano authori.
ties were furnished with his photos,
which Officer Christensen took from his
trunk at the hotel. Officer Birmingham
was stationed at Aberdeen junction !;
officer Christianson secuted the road to
Grays Harbor city; the Hoquiam police
looked after other routes in that direc-
ton, and the eheriff'e Office guarded the
entrances to Montesano. About O'Clock
p. m. Officer Birmingham saw his man
wheeling along the railroad track toward
him at the junction. eisenberger tried
to squirt past the officer, but Birmingham
grabbed him by the collar as he passed, !,
and brought the man and wheel to the
ground in bunch. Before he could re-.
cover, the officer had disarmed Weisen-
berger, who gave up, saying: II guess
you've 60. me-" and came back to the
city Jail without resistance. Owing to
the insecurity Of the city Jail, the prisoner
was sent to the Hoquiam Jail last night,
where he will remain until his prelimin.
arv examination, tomorrow afternoon.