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Show PUGILIST ARRESTED IN STRIKE SLAYING- SEATTLE. March 11. William Bethel, former sparring partner of Jack Dempsey, is In the city jail here I tonight charged with provoking an' assault on Frsnk E. Leslie, Ktrlko- breaker, who claims that In solf do-1 fense he shot and killed Bethel's com-l panlon, Johnny O'Lcary former coast i llKhtwelght champion, Friday morning morn-ing Bethel was arrested after testifying before a coroner's Jury that Lslio fired at O'Leary as he-was being aoV-ed aoV-ed not to work at the plant of the General Petroleum company. The jury's verdict declared Leslie had shot In self defense after being struck on the head with a piece of load pips wielded by one of the two. Leslie WSS released O'Leary and Bethel, members of the bollermakers' union, were picketing picket-ing the petroleum company's Harbor Island plant. |