The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-03
ANDY MACK
 KILLED BY
 SON., EMO
Douglas Island Shooting Undiscovered for Five
 Hours Yesterday

Andrew Mack, 65-year-old ems ] ployee of the New York Tavern, was shot and killed yesterday af- ternoon outside his Douglas Island home by his 38-year-old son, Eino. who had been recently released from a mental institution in the States for the third time.
 The murder was discovered about 6 :45 D. m. when another son, Milo 32-year- City of Juneau em- ployee went home for dinner and discovered his fathers body under canvas in the woodshed near the | highway in front of their beach home. Milo immediately realized what had taken place and. not seeing his mother around the house, came back to Juneau and reported to Deputy U. S. Marshal Walter Hellan.
 i Slayer Reported Armed
 He told Hellan that he was sure that his brother had committed the crime and was hiding near their home armed with rifle He also expressed fear for his moth- CTS safety.
 Knowing that Eino was crack shot with q rifle. Hellan asked the Juneau Fire Department to sound. 2-9 alarm calling it's members to the Fire Hall where he asked Tor volunteers to form posse. Hell Ian and the posse drove near the house and approached the scene on foot.
 They discovered the body where Milo had reported it and then continued into the house where Eino was apparently waiting for them. He surrendered to Hellan without any sign of resistance and admitted killing his father. 1 Shooting Admitted
 Eino, who appeared cool and un-l ruffled at all times, said: T did it because he (his father) started trouble with my mother and me. ilt Old iii1ii dlkuotd ilL OA Rith" { ing on him" Eino admitted hav- , ing a row with the elder Mack yesterday over the fathers threat to put a lock and chain on the pantry door.
 Eino said that he shot his fath- CT with a 30-40 Craig rifle when the latter was coming down the stairs to their home from the road. He declared that he had fired two warning shots but he kept on coming after Eino stated Stay back I don't want you around here anymorel" Eino said that he then dragged his fathers, | body into the woodshed ito get him out of the way" He said ! that he was afraid of the old man. He's lunatic."
 Mother Located Eino said that his mother was ] in the bedroom when the shots were fired from their porch, but tried to get out immediately after wards. He said that he told her to get back but that she left the. house through a window Mrs. Mack was located by the posse late in the evening at the home of Chris Sundet. about a half mile away from their home. which is about the same distance from. the Douglas Bridge. Mrs Mack was suffering from shock and could not be interviewed but was ap- parently not aware of what had i happened to her husband.
 The confessed slayer said that. the shooting took place about TAO D. m. and that he went to Juneau around } D. m. returning home about D. m. The posse arrived on the scehe about 9:45 D. m. The. shots were heard by Mrs. Warren King, two houses away, who said she didn't do anything about it. although she was sure they were not fireworks being exploded. Mrs. King and also Mrs. Ed BreckhuS and Raymond Ells. also neighbors, saw Mrs. Mack on her way to Sundet's home, but figured that it was just family dispute and didn't attempt to interfere. < Doctors Report
 ,, The body was taken to the Charles w. Carter Mortuary last
 night. where funeral arrangements
 will he made. This morning, Dr,
 William Whitehead was called to
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