Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-09
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION.

The examination of John Nolan,
charged with having. stabbed Frank
Hardy at the saloon of Margaret Sulli-
van on Mill street, on the evening of
August 9Th. took place before Justice
Cam yesterday afternoon. Prescott
ing Attorney Bradshaw represented the
Territory, and the defendant was also
represented by counsel.
Mrs. Sullivan was the first witness.
She testified that both men came into
her place on the evening Of August 9Th.
One of them called for drinks, bat, as
they were both mere or less drunk, she
refused to sell them liquor. She then
left the room. On returning, abe found
the men ON the floor fighting. When
she approached and begged them to
stop they did 50, and shortly afterwards
both left the house. She afterwards saw
three little pools of blood on the floor,
but did not know who shed it.
DR.. (. L. Smith was next placed on
the stand. He visited Frank Hardy, the
wounded man, at the hospital q few
minutes after nine o'clock on the even
ing of the 9Th. He found him stretched
on q table, suffering from several knife
wounds, the most serious of which was
on the right side Of the body, just below
the last rib. 1t was about one and
half inches long, and the Doctor probed
it to q depth Of three inches. Such
wounds are generally fatal. He also
had deep cash on the inside, and q
smaller on the outside of his left wrist.
The man was under the influence of
liquor when I called on him. / saw him
again today, and IS yet Inflammation
has not set in. He may possibly re-
cover, but the chances are strongly
against him.
Officer MCGOWAN testified-I saw John
Nolan ia Jail, and asked him why he cut
Hardy. He replied. ~ had to cut him
TO keep him from beating me to death"
Officer Lind testified found John
Nolan after the cutting was done, in the
old United States hotel lodging house,
in bed, pretending to be asleep. He
still had large pocket knife, all Gov
cred with blood, In his posses sion.
took him to the city Jail and locked him
up.
Nolan's Attorney stated that they did
not desire TO introduce any testimony
for the defense, and argued that his
client had simply acted in self defense
and should DO set at liberty.
The Prosecuting Attorney showed
that not a single element of self defense
had been shown, and asked that Nolan
be bouno over.
After few moments reflection, the
Judge bound Nolan over to appear be-
fore the next Grand Jury. and fixed his
bail at 5000. Mrs. Sullivan WAS alss
bound over in the sum of $50, 70 ap-
pear AZ witness in the cause.
Before leaving the courtroom Nolan
made the following statement to Posi-
INTELLIoKNCER reporter: II have lived
in Seattle for long time, and never but
once before have had any trouble. and
that was the time | went after George
Mcdonald because he wouid not give
me work. For that l got forty days.
This whole trouble, for which l am
now being tried came about in this
way: Hardy was tending bar at the
Buckeye saloon for Boerner, who COM
mitted suicide. / owed a little whiskey
bill there. On the evening of the 9th
this barkeeper dunned me for the bill.
| told him owed him nothing. What
owed the house belonged to the de-
ceased, and not to him. With that
left, and went up to Mrs. Sullivan's and
while there, leaning on the coanter,
Hardy came in through the kitchen,
and without word, knocked me down.
You know the rest"
Judge Cam took a statement from
the wounded mam, which differs very
materially from this. and makes Nolan
out the aggressor. Mrs. Sullivan's tes-
timony also conflicts with Nolan's state
ment in many important particulars.
The truth Of the matter is, both men
are hard cases. The wounded man
served term in the United States PEN
itentiary for selling liquor to Indians,
and his slayer has served several SEN
fences in jail for offenses against the
law