The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-16

| Wlth one bullet through ms body
 near the heart and with one bullet
 wound through the head, ranging from his left eye to the back of
 his right ear, the corpse of Edward
 Krause, escaped murderer, for whom hundreds of men have been searching since last Thursday night, is lying in the work room at the
 Federal jail.
 Krause was shot and killed by Arvid Fransen at Doty's Cove, on Admiralty Island yesterday after noon at exactly 2:30 o'clock, after Krause had approached the house and was reconnoitering, seemingly after food. This morning an in- quest was held in the office of U. s. Commissioner N. L. Burton to establish the identity of the dead man, and also to establish the ex- act manner of his death. The jury exhonorated Fransen of all blame in connection with the death of the outlaw.
 Arvid rranscn was thesasst 1sts ness called and told his story as follows: "I was working at Thane installing an engine in boat for Steve Kane of Hoonah, and heard of the escape of Krause. had in tended to leave for my home on Saturday afternoon. but on learn ing of the escape decided to go there at once, and left at ten O. clock Friday for home in 24- foot Columbia River boat with two Greeks and R. E. Murphy "Mr Murphy left us at Du Pont. and I continued to my home. The Greeks slept in their boat in the Ba yall night. and left for Juneau the next morning.
 "At one o'clock yesterday after noon my wife saw a small boat rounding large rock on the beach a lcng ways from the house. She called my attention to it, and we watched it come in towards the mouth of the river Instead of coming into the river. the man in the boat turned off and landed about three-quarters of mile from the house. after he had stood up in the boat and looked all around for long time. I went out and hid behind stump to see who the man was but on account of the dis tance was unable to see, and lost sight of him in the brush Papa, Here Comes a Man" Just as we were sitting down to dinner. one of the children look ed out and saw him coming to- words the house,
 Papa, here comes a man. said the little fellow.
 'I told my wife to take a broom and start sweeping on the front porch, while l got the rife which was hanging on the wall in direct line with the man and with an open window between us.
 "I heard my wife say Good
 Morning. but did not hear any re- ply.
 "I then stepped into the open with the rife aimed at him and asked, Are you Krause?'
 Teeth Set Tight. Yes, he answered. His teeth were locked tight and
 he spoke through them His eyes were set and glaring and never
 saw a more ferocious face on any
 man.
 'As Krause answered my ques- l tion he half turned towards the
 corner of the house, as If he would
 attempt to get behind the corner. He had a bulge under his coat which made me think he had a gun, and l shot. The bullet hit him in
 the side. l don't know exactly where
 as his turn threw my aim a little off
 Fires Two Shots. As the first bullet struck him
 he clapped his hands to his side
 and turned more towards the cor
 ner of the house and I shot again
 The second bullet hit him come.
 where in the head and knocked hin clean off his feet. He fell and