Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-03

On Monday evening Thomas a. Bates,
q character wslI known in this city, and
1t one time oonnsctsd With the Herald,
entered the once Of the u. Charles
Hotel and inquired whether good rosm
coold be had for himself and wife, at
the same time registering under the
name Of Thomas X. 0randia The
clerk replied in the affirmative. and a.
siQned him to room Is. Bates then left
the house, but in a few moments re-
turned with q woman AMI both vent 70
the room. Some time afteFvard the
attsntiou Of the proprietor Of the hotel
vas attracted BY the noise proceeding
from mo. g." He listened, and, reoeR-
MIXING Bates voice, hasteued down
stairs 70 consult the night clerk upon
the feasibility Of eieotinR the unvel-
como guests. While they were talking
the matter over, Bates and the LADY"
came down the staiFs "a their way out.
The landlord asked fog the key Of the
room, bat Bates refused 20 return it,
and after some words passed oot With
the woman. threatening in language
both foroible and profane 70 return and
clsau out the establishment.
About tan minutes afterwaSd he r.
tnrned alone. and rushing into the 0fice
made . Visions assault upon the night
clerk, Who, after receiving several Of
Bate blows, turned in and gave thu
rae mssber" . hard thsashin9, al
fhou0h not half - good Q ono - be de-
served. Bates Wao in veEv short time
reedy 20 boiler y 'Nu6," and 70 beg Of
most pitsously, saying that Be had come
back 10 ''clean out the hOuse," but that
be had .'got . bead pat on him." and
that il served him night. The meroiful
hotel men then gathered the Quondam
Journalist together, hqDted up his locl
| sIeeve and COLLAR buttons, washed hia
bleeding face and promised 70 say noth-
| ing about the affair. Bates thoreup0n
departed, apparently entirely satisfied
with the outcome Of his sorape.
The strangest part Of the story Is yet
70 be told. The battered gallant in
stead OF letting the matter rest, e any
sensible man would, poeted Cd and
made complaint against the hotel men,
charging them With Aanault and battery
They were accordingly arrested, and the
trial of the first casa, that against the
landlord Of ths hotel, took place before
Judge Cam yesterday afternoon.
Bates, the complaining witness and
most Interested party, came into the
court room In q state sf gross intoxica-
ton, and By his silly and Disgusting
conduct excited ct onoe the pity and the
e0ntsmpt Of Ill present. The only
spark Of manhood which he displayed
throughout the proeeedinN wasin stead
tasty refusing to disclose the name Of
the woman Who was his companion in
guilt, and whom be designated merely
a. the "prsttisst woman In Seattle
He became 20 obstrep0r0us that Judge
Oaun several times threatened to DOM.
init him for contempt OF court. and
finally sent him 70 jail on . charge Of
being drunk and disosderly. The sast
against the landlord was dismissed, a
Il was shown that he had taken no par
whatever in the fracas, and that all the
fighting had been done by Bates and thu
night clerk. w. w. Holconb, Esq.
conducted tho prosecution, and w. h
White, Esq, defended the accused.
The trial of Bates on counter chArg'
of assault and battery and the trial Of
the night oleTk. Weiting. will take plao'
| ON Saturday afternoon ct 2 o'clock
whom the full blame for this disgusting
affair will probably b placed where !
properly BELONGS.