Salt Lake Telegram | 1905-08-21 | Page 1 | Shot Dead in Saloon

SHOT DEAD INJALOON SPOKANE, Wash;, Aug.-21. An unknown un-known man, apparently about 35 years of age, was shot and killed-at 12:35 this morning. In. the Amal bar, on Main avenue.'. The shooting -was apparently an accident. , Gus Johnson, one of the proprietors of the saloon, was showing - rs-v6lrr to two friends. He oDened It and five cartridges fell out. He then began to snap the trigger and at the third concussion con-cussion a shell, inadvertently left in the chamber, exploded. The bullet'h't the unknown man in the left side, penetrating his heart. There is no clew to his Identity except a letter dated' Spokane, June 23, beginning; begin-ning; "My Dear Frank." and signed "Maggie."