Gambler shot in Snohomish street row

A probably fatal shooting took place here at 2 o'clock this morning. Terg Holverson, a Swede, was shot twice by Night Policeman Moran, both shots taking effect. The first ball entered Holverson's jaw, just below the chin. The second entered the breast, lodging beneath the right arm. Holverson's condition is considered critical today, and he is roaring in madness from the effects of drink and his wounds. Holverson is a gambler and came here last night from Everett. Early in the evening he became thoroughly intoxicated, attracting the attention of policemen, who more than once warned him to be quiet. Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning, Holverson went up to the Empire saloon and lodging house, opposite the Seattle & Lake Shore depot, and began a noisy carousel, abusing everybody who came in his way. When his disturbance was too great, Policeman Moran, who is on that beat, attempted to arrest Holverson, who at once resisted and showed fight. Moran stood firm to his duty, and Holverson started to run away. He was overtaken by Moran in a woodshed in the rear of the saloon and ordered to surrender. Instead of doing so, however, Holverson grabbed an iron rolling pin and made for Moran, just missing the latter's head with a powerful blow. The policeman fired one shot at the ceiling to frighten Holverson, but it was of no avail, and, finding himself cornered in dangerous quarters, Moran fired directly at his assailant, bringing him down. Holverson was placed in a room at the Empire house, where he lies at present. Shortly after the departure of the 11 o'clock north-bound train, Holverson got out of bed, jumped out of a second-story rear window and started naked on a dead run up the race track, giving policemen a hot chase before he was captured. Holverson was afterward placed in a straight jacket. Holverson tonight made a statement completely exonerating Moran and acknowledging that he shot in self-defense.