The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 7, 1909, Page 1

SIXTEEN PAGES. LA %y T E D T H O N SIXTEEN PAGES. THE SEATTLE STAR VOL, 11, NO, 64, ‘(ATTLE, WASHINGTON, PRIDAY, MAY 7, 1909 PRICE ONE CENT | DRINK-CRAZED MAN KILLS BROTHER FEUD LEADS TO ATTEMPT TO MURDER ORES ARE HURT IN COLLAPSE IN ARMORY SLOWS HIS J.CICORIA MANY ARE HURT BROTHER'S IS FATALLY JN WEW ARMORY BRAINS OUT == WOUNDED (as oma FALL FROM THE se " BALCONY. INSANE MAN THEN STARTS ON WILD RIDE TO pROMINENT ITALIAN SHOT DOWN ON SECOND "KILL SISTERIN.LAW, AND SUCCEEDS AVENUE AS THE RESULT OF AN ~ IN COMMITTING DOUBLE MURDER. OLD FEUD WORE UNTIL THE A... | EXPOSITION OPENS Sf LIST OF INJURED PROVIDENCE Hosvrrar CONKLIN, now ee | VANDERVEER In the vietian SAYS. nigh h hold of the 8 a cident at th it is ay, and Madison broken) head cut CONGIAT ay By bmek ABTHER, aly tefl arm Officers Will Make a Thor- ough Investigation of Accident. iN, JH, 214 Meh the acei death re best it Atte ate ecuting rney — Vanderveer Sixty-three persons were injured more or less seriously, two of whom pected to die at any minute, and fully forty more people were bruised and cut when a filmafly secured railing in the new national guard armory building broke joose last night and precipitated the »wd to the floor, twelve feet be- Third hotels Gene Fortier stole into Peterson's mill camp shortly after poen today anc shot and fatally wounded his brother's wife. “Three shots were fired into the woman's body. John Cleorla, one of the wealthy | shot. As a matter of tact, he fired | members of the Itallan col iy Bowe shot ‘ he olie tas corla was taken to the city ony of the city, and proprietor of! iar Where ite believed that he After kilting hie brother at Denny Station, Green Lake, }the Columbia bar, at 167 Washing ta th a of racavy “this forenoon, Fortier started for the mili camp, where hi }ton st, was shot and probably | Moscero has @ wife and two bore. wife was working as cook, | fatally wounded by Joe Mosoero, a | Since the divoree he has been snp: He succeeded in eluding the officers, who started In an auto: | taker who oy Rainier Porting the two boys in pursuit of the murderer. jboulevard. The shooting took place | tyre 2 Htallans. | Word of the second tragedy was brought to Denny Station | near ihe corner of Second ay. and “20orl® and Anoera hag eel 9 F oagh 9 — times they have clashed. Although | | Cleorla walking north on Second eet dey as Mowe. te r | jay. Pulling a gum from his pocket, 0 oe killing Cleoria, he dia obe } j Moscero shot Cleoria tn the back tbat be never carried a gun beform if jand several police patroimen placed ae ome ¥ edgy} yg gis- Tt with liquor and | This effort proved tod much for | Mosoero under arrest, He did not Cy it yg brigand, and that be} Gene Fortler Coad bag pth jp Offer any resiv‘ance, connives with bis lawyers to extort! and killed his brother, |), Seid ink Weriie vatainee han Mosoere’s Story. ney from him by prolonging the @ grocersman at Deopy | fired five shots into the head of shy use Mosoero story the Green Lake car the then fallen man.. Abdel one year ago he sued his| Seat ee eee tee ee eee + * * * * * * * * * * * » * ee ee ed SOME OF THE VICTIMS fet over ere) discharged. MURRAY, JON, 2016 Hawt Pherry, badiy injured) thong it toe | Injuries. mt NSON local are ex o true baat ANON, Godlee Clty) walt bre! Ld ae Park ay) very badiy “a tatereal tajurtes IMPRON, CAPT. MAUKICE 308 Day “| badly benteed tral ms, MAL HICH badly bruterd) by failing KEES, w alt both arms brokew, wider both are 48 two Marathou runpers, running neck and neck at the fin- ish of a tenmile race, were about to cross the finish line, the railing of the east baleony of the new Armory building, at Western ay, and Virginia st. gave way with startling suddenness at 10:22 o'clock last night, plunging fally 150 persons 12 feet to the floor he low and upon the heads of a cheer- ing crowd who had been worked into a high pitch of enthusiaem. in a twinkling the cheering crowds became hushed-—stricken with horror at the sight of a wind- ame) ehiclt werkt spralerd) fnee Bfer the capture of Fortier has not been effected. But the [In close pursuit and he will be run down before ie fight ie expected when the murderous man is ON W, Mid Day sty serious. TEINS, JAMES 4 writ brok ood Drutned may be serious. nD, divorcee proceedings Saw the Shooting ; Soe Goldie, whose piace of tusk pitted thie murder man escaped in a bugey Mi wildly away in the df vietin's hame, of Greeu Lake that he intends crime by slaying his 4 Officers in the are in bot par. z will overtake the am before he can add to Sees Crime. only one witness to of Mr. Fortier, That f fir!, Eugene Hagen, who ored the grocery store to Bg to the story of the girl, let crept from the rear of R Where he had been hid the murdered man iS only long enough to nee fall, the = balf crazed h the rear door. The tlaggered to his feet J in getting to the is store and beckoned to a a few yards away. INTS DURING A FIERCE FIGHT AND @ WILSON PASSES AWAY IN A PECULIAR MANNER. Wilson, proprietor of the on Union st, between and Third ave, died at the la! shortiy after 2 o'clock ing, following a sudden Of faintness in bis place of @ few minutes ling to the report received Oner J.C, Suyder, a fet fight Paging between patrons of the When Wilson catne from be- sae the bar to intervene. During Mrtgele Wilwon reeled and fell Hy to the floor: He was taken hospital, where he died an WHAT RE MPLEVUNE. WAS THE STAR before 1) Would Warn Woman, Neighbors who were attracted to the spot by the shooting placed the tte i-yearold son of the mur } four} dered man in a bigky and started bim out to warn M. Fortier's wife, who ts living on a farm about four miles away, The boy was forced out of the | bugay and the murderer whipped ;up the horse and hurried away | from the acene of his crime. The jotticers arrived « short time jater and took up the pursalt | The police authorities and detect- iven are unable to ascribe a motive | to Ue erime.. Gene Fortier was tn the employ of hia brother wntll last February, when be wad discharged because | the business would not warrant the keeping of help, Whether thie w: the motive or not ta not known. Acted Strangely. The murderer came in town this! morning and is said to have acted strangely. He is known to be a heavy drinker, while M. Portier was | not. | . As Portier fired the last ehot into | the head of his then dead brother, jhe waid, “I guess thie will fix you,” = [hour and @ half jater An etamination of Wilson's body this moriing by Deputy Coroner Wiliam Borthwick revealed bruised kauckles, but, according to eye wit nesses, Wilson was not struck dur ing the fight. As nearly an can be ascertained, Wilson died of heart failure. An autopsy will be held at the undertaking establishment of Butterworth & Sons to determine the exact cause of death Wilson, before becoming pro |prietor of the Inn saloon, was a member of the Seattle police de partment He was 44 years old He was a member of the Elke and , and the funeral services be conducted under the aw ces of elther of those orders date has yet been set for the funeral aw AcTOR, wife for divorcee, and the court or dered him to pay her $50 per month alimony, The divorce was not granted until after several jtmonths’ delay in the courts, being | postponed from time to time. During this time, Mosoerc says that Cileoria interfered with his lawyers. conferred with bin (Mosoero’s) at- torneys to an effort to extort money Doean't Know Why He Shot, This morning Mosoero left his | vard, and came into the city spent the morning calling jfrlends, and finally went to | Vienna cafe for lunch, and it lafter finlshing lunch and coming lent of the door thet he saw Cicorta | Mosoero says that the sight of Ci coria, eaused him to go erazy, and [he @tys that he does not know why he shot him, or how many times he ee FINALL APPEA (By Oolted Perens SAN FRANCISCO, Cat, May 7 Mies Katherine Felton of the Asso. \etated Charities of this city today advertived in the daily papers far a baby carriage for %monthsold [Dolores Grijalva, thirty-fifth ebiid of Joan Manuelo Grijalva, descend ant of a Spanish grandee and former proprietor of thousands of sunny acres in this state. 2 Juan has beew married four times and is 70 years old. Two of ANOTHER ~~ HOLD-UP He on the was = A While B. Kriekson, bartender em ployed at the Snug Harbor saloon at University st. and Ratlroad ay was standing behind the bar alone last night, two masked highwaymen entered | point of a gun to turn over the con According to the prisoner, Cicoria | place of tuginess, on Rainier boule. | and compelled him at the} nese ie near the Corner of Second | av. and James et standing in} bla doorway wp the shot was) fired { | looked down fife street there saw Cleoria stagger « ’ from the curb on the southeast cor ner of Second and..ames,” sald Mr, Goldie. “A man stmaller tine | | Cleoria, whom [ recognized an an iP \Itatian baker whose name 1 don't! ‘know, was standing with bis arm outstretched and in his hand held | the smoking revolter, ‘Cleorla ran acrom the directly to where | was standing and began to stas@er } as he reached me. With some others” jelose by | aentated him and made) him comfortable until the amber lance arrived “His only reference to the shoot ing wes, ‘They've got me. all right,’ aod some remark regarding oné Corgiat.” HASTO L FOR AID his children are grandparents, * Stnee the coming of the “Gringos™ to this country, the broad Grijalva’ estates have dwindled untt) Juan) was compelled to appeal to the | Associated Charities for aid when) bis youngest baby, little Dolores, became il}, She is well now, and | seme meeesse it ie imperative that she have the | sun and alr daily, Hence the ad |e ee BERR REE EHH vertisement for a perambulator ty | # " serted by the authorities of the ax # ARCHITECTS’ STATEMENT, sociation, |# The two architects who somes | # drew the plans and sup | tents of the cant reginter, amounting | the eonstruction were W. G to 14 oF # Placé and George Lohman Erickson says one of the high. |* MF said Mr waymen held thé gun at hie head,?# supervised the erection of the | while the other searched hie poek-|# railing and the latter replied jets, taking about 40 cents in gilver,| ® that Mr. Place was a tar After searching thelr victim, one # Lohman sald he had finally the bighwaymen went ind the bar | ® paswéd upon the completed and footed the cash register, Both # stracture. Both architects sald highwaymen wore white :naske, | # they did not remember wheth From the descriptions furnished hy # er the speolfications called for Erickson the police believe the high. | # the Tods to go through the wayrmmen are the same o whe held @ railing or outside the railing up the Shirley ol several nights | * -_ ee) and yb Aaternat tnjartes feared) ' tom serhrwe. PARKMHOUSH, HAY, 100 ru! comale 0. FITS Mie te broke j injured meross chest) vbeart | Conditioe serious. TPL GENEMAL MosrrTA “Stipuen, HOSS F510 Oly em wh ass, nokie. i tare. » LIONEL, som of Hoon Seed 14 senlp wounds, JESSIE, danghier of werall neds aed out known. Hi HICHAME , ay badly broler flee Nerthera home 2125 Que broken. saty wounds. BIA, BDWIN, ——, fr tared salt. BIPDOCH, WM. 2036 Noren on. iit ot bet broke: *Senavats wehoolboy, Seventh av. XN.) left arm broken, gad badly braised about body. waysipe aRNCY MOS: Ab. MARION, Youngetows; poastble frae- ail, | ear teye Ine w s y Jared. w Mn CHy Buel Co. nd, we SON TAKEN HOME. HOWARD, soo of : a8 Winslow rh Prements ow BRRGNTIOM, GUS, Ie rad borer, Mint mann ——— vine improper should have heavy bolts ¢ Place Lohman the truss to support the roof heen done not have armory was o¢ the Statement Grant building depart of eee eee eee eens e te ee * * + * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * i DUG GOING FAST y pened ON A HEAVY TRACK, Roor ON THE GRAND Be. building MAS. PHHEY ay.) lege sprained) may views. HATHEN, HAY MON owt (he her SPARKS, ©. Ly in A 2206 5 vere br or lag baleon ccurred f Pran superintendent Had the accident could ay IMPROPERLY BUILT. The railing was pat up in an face. RUTHERFORD, Dit, A. C. of. f and | brulved around hemd) The posts been secured by screws. The railing should have also been placed inside of the rods y from thin The without an inspection and the approval department Ww of the QUADES oF ALLAH HE HATH CLAWED ME — THRI , 2, ee es NFRO SAW AT YESTERDAY'S BALL GAME ee * eee eeeeeeeeeetee eee eet ee eee eee ee eet ake eee * * W. 0. GRIMM, Wrists broken. ee ee ed THE CORONER SAYS. 1 cannot order an investl gation unless a death results from this accident. If a death does result, you may be very that I shall thoroughly the cause of the ace} dent and pi the responsi bility. It seems strange that & baleony railing be fastened with emall screws, and yet not have that railing properly braced.”-—-Statement of Coro- ner J, C. Suyder sure probe ee ie CLARENCE GRACE. Back hurt CONTRACTOR'S STATE MENT, erything about ‘the build the architec think the require and the ufficient for train, The rail as a hand rest and led and | o these tural plar ul The d mld be job wa nar built and was never inter Statement fatth P. Dow the armory - | aeeae | row of squirming, groaning human- ity stretching 200 feet along the length of the big hall. For an In- stand the horrified spectators sat »! CECIL THORNTON, Seriously injured. $e and stood transfixed with the sick+ pening spectacle. | Drag Victims Forth, In an instant all was changed, | Running bither and thither, excite ed spectators. dragged forth the vietiins who had plunged from the baleony and those who had been crushed to the hard floor by the falling avalanche of human beings, At least 100 men, women and children were injured. Some there | were who were merely stunned, while others lay with Dlood-daved faces and broken timbs, The moans of the Injured, who lay as they feil, spurred a+ score of cool heads, and in a very short space of time a score of physl- clans were on hand, Every stand automobile, taxicab, hack and am- bulance in the city violated the speed laws in a mad rush toward armory with ite injured, Physicians worked like Trojans, giving temporary aid to the crush and malmed before their re val to hospitals and homes, yor John F. Miller, Postmaster orge Russell, Prosecuting At ey George F. Vanderveer, Cor v J. C. Snyder and many other well known residents of Seattle lid all they could to ald the suf. fering. Several of these men had narrow escapes. Learn of Accident. After the first shock the news the accident was telephoned to police, and like a flash news nuedon Page 14 See