The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-29
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,. N. kariberg Il said by unlver.
sity students 60 have expressed
regret following tho shooting Of
Richard Iioibrool. university
man. Tuesday morning. follow.
ing . student prank In the Uni
verslfy business district.
karlberg's excitement ran
high during and following the
shooting and he got down on his
knees in nan automobile and
begged the driver 10 make all
speed 10 n hospital. according 60
IL. NJ. For. a senior nj the uni
v~rslty. who. with ". l.. New.
bern. another student. witness.
ed the shooting and afterwards
gave IIoibrook first aid. Fox.
as well as other witnesses. vigor.
ousiy denies that anything was
hurled nc the officer. lie de
elar.s the shooting was entirely
uniustified.
Instead % taking us 20 tho emcf
Fency hospital AT once" said Fox
Wednesday, ''l~ took the party 20 a
hospital that refused admittanoe. lie
finally came TO his senses and pro.
ceeded 20 the city hospital"
For H. the man who Was Tuesday
reported 20 have been arrested for
driving an automobile while In an
intoxicated condition. This proved 90
10 an erroneous report lie merely
accompanied Hoihrook and the other
students 20 the hospital and police
headquarters and aided IN the In.
veatiTation. He waa at no time ar.
rested and war not intoxicated.
A man by tho name Of J. NJ Fox
was arrested on such charEs and
this resulted IN the fails. report.
Fox and Newborn wero returning
from town about the time Holbrook.
Wayne Allen. Hubert Lewis and G.
A. Schneider picked Up the flower
20; and the traffic sign that re
suited In tho trouble. They were
Ia no way involved In the difficulty
but. ~ thcy rot off a car iuHt after
the other men Riighted. they Wit
ncnsea what occurred.
I'VE got Off OF street car Jus,
behind the other fellows" said Fox
Wednesday. They went east on
tkth At. on the left aide. and We
on the riEht. They we're 20 or
30 feet ahead They were laughing
and talking bu, were not disorderiy.
Ono picked up a Traffic sign. an.
other flower tub. There was no
nolso or disturbance.
when Newbcrn and got
near 18th ave. we heard . shot
and = man yelling. Take II
baek- I recognized Ksrlb~g's
voice because Of his Scandina~
Wan accent. We ran back In
the boys just In time 10 see
ksrlberg. for no apparent
cause. shoot Holbrook down.
''HoIbrook had made no move.
Neither he nor ,ae men with
him threw anything NJ Kari.
berg and the shooting se~med
entirely without Justification.
II was light and we could see
plainly.
''Karlberg was terribly excited.
Karlbcrg took two boys with him
10 the station and left ono with
Holbrook. We ran over to Hol.
brook and found him bleeding at
the mouth and nose. We carried
Holbrook TO the mi Gamma Delta
house and tried 20 get a doctor.
We did what We could for him until
we could set help.
When ] asked karlberg why
lr had shot HoIbrook he said:
7 know--I know shouldn't
have done it,'
when VIC got started for the
hospital In n touring ear which
karIberg provided he got down
on his knees and begged the
driver to hurry. lie was ter
ribly excited and beside him.
self"
Wayne Alien and c. A. Schneider.
who were with Holbrook at the
time OF the shooting. as well AZ
Ncwbern. confirmed Fox's version
OF the affair. Allen was held only
"A brief time at police headquarters
and says he wouldn't have been
booked nj oil had n not been for
a disagreement with the police lieu.
tenant after he had manifested a
desire to stay with Holbrook The
latter had asked that Allen be per.
mitted 20 remain with him.
None OF us had any liquor in
hia t.naaeueiop In anlfe NJ ofhar ~.