The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19

A q result nf d t5a'ft. N''f game r, cards early Wedr -iay m m.ug Fred Sellers. 'le Baker Kid. va- ala-N shot hy Enri-a Rnk- urryl,Gr. anG H.-H a- F.. Na- ur'ue .th,r a,ru-- '.r river a '., .,'rt ro St Jo-.g.- hospital Ea~."ey...s Is in jail lusnt over 'N 'he Grant jury ua chars. wura.r ? ]. .a. rr-, degree. H.h HaU refused
 AccorItue .u 'Ur testimony which Vas aad3.,d a' '.. preliminary h"H1. ing held uu Thursday ar'e~u. au. ,l. uaIrol resulted ,E.r poker sam, Nriu- played tu fl. Imperial .iGar ~,ar.. and -at t.. t,,u a.'r.gran., in part 70 Eu,kre,yiu..S d.'i,..- with the EugH~a language
 Ouiy 'tre, VE'u.-~t- ~"r" sy8m. med these h,ng Pet. Peterson. who mad. .l, a,r,~.. G r. E der Ipk. who aa- H 'har=' ,fs-ha place at The nm he shooting ..,grrci. and Jam.s Maroouey Tho 'uo H''er testified sgh~'mHHt3y d~ follows.
 Rokooeyiche. who i- S'ay. made a het n his haHJ which wa called hy Sellers Asked vhat He had -le Slay replied .'at,s ka--." Sellers said 'rhar- -o,d." and Eok ,e}teh, started To take In rao chips ha SclIer- na. wishing -u let '.c po- go without .,,Ing rH, Land a~h, d 'hc Slay ,o show 8o"n r then turned out that |. .yIohe held only two kings. and sellers a,.D TWO pair Accordr- 'o 'hc witness e.. Rohoccyiche. an-er,d d heIus exposed. practically threw the chips ar sellers and 'ha action Vas r. >cHted hy Sellers W.fl a blow. All other tiuw was struck ty sellers a~ fH, tHa men ar -e lraa -., 'a..r. hl' they "er, separated for fl. mumcu. by Rodtriph. "a1 stepped 8u b,rwrel 'hrm The laH,r a--er' ed thai ut Lad rlaa@t' E" incident closed aHG had ro'ra 70 aGnraJ table when l., uHr4 aua ~av tat Slal nouri~hHe gun Buf,r.nh ducked for the do. r. a- did all f rhc others iu The loom ai'H The sNeep lion 0l sellers. vau -ovgUf ~uie> behind the do"r. Tn, S.uE .- said 1o have fired tnU >a.f- a sellers. me ot which tuaN ,0a.r and 'aI-'. his death
 Roko..yi,h, Ter 4aon Peer NiI- 
 make any ~,arrmen. n his oHn de. t,uSe.
 After the shooting .lo Slay walk ed out uf rh. place ald Wa~ htof arrested. al corner o, CH-Amau and First stree. hy pa'r mau Peterson. IT, the meantime It. had odru"d me pistol &2-caIthrr. lsorlAauaIcd 2Hu ill box ill an aIrtAal la,k ol fat Imperial Seller Ha- eate.d en q >rrcrchcr and taken 'o i.o hospital bur he expired su the Hat across. abou' Eau a@ aaar at'er 'ue sHoa.- ing.
 Sellers. well m &u IL tae camp as the "Bak P Nli." Aa- d Wre- Ter of no mean ability. aui had eneaI. d in several come-l- n ioH.- It. Wa 2& years ot age and had a.ru D,re Tor about year much ut Iao tin' being employed at the N.dei cafe. His mother. Mrs Ada sellers. ot DrS MOiuc~. has wired requr- iu@ that thr remains tc shipped out side for H'ermeut and fh!e "!ti be done. A subscription iiS' has been circulated among rhc Eagles. o! which order the d'cea-ed Wa~ a member. and others. and th. sum of $6uo has been collected. The bal ance oG this. over and auove what is necessary for fA- funeral and shipping expenses. Will be tor"ardcG To his mother
 Ruk Crvichc claims 10 In" a "ooo. chopper from Birch hi.l
 The verdicr ui inc rproAcI'- jury which investigated the ease on Thurs day was as follows:
 VERDICT NO. II.
 In the Commissioners and EX-ofii-
 cio Judge of the Peace Court in
 and for Fairbanks Precinct.
 In the Matter of inc Iuques' Into
 the Cause of fhc Death ot Fred
 Sellers. Deceased.
 We. the jury duly iupauoleJ and sworn to inquire into ike cause. time when. and place where, and by what means. the above named de ceased came 10 his death. find:
 That the name of the deceased Mas Fred Sellers.
 That he came to his death at Fairbanks. Alaska, by means ot a pistol shot wound from q pistol i'll the hands of Borisa NJ, Rakooeviche in the Fairbanks precinct, Territory of Alaska. on tn" Huh day June, A D. 1911 and that the said Borisa NJ. Rakoceyiche is guilty of said crime.
 Dated at Fairbanks. Alaska, this l4th day of June. A D. 1911.
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