Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-27

pomEsr1c lxFnsIcrrr. = Yesterday
forenoon . little thses-ysar old Riri
stopped . reporter on Comneroial street
With she foiiswinR qaery: Mister.
wish yoo souid point me ont q psiios-
man. My father is killing mamma. and
she sent rse down 20 est . policeman
Constable IAN Doren. Who vas standing
near, was pointed out 90 the little eiri,
and 10 him she tsid her strange story.
Tcs constable. child and reporter start
ed no Front street IN the direction point
"a out by tie Its!s girl, who continued !:
" Ny pape's name il DR.. Wahi. He 10
q very cruel man. and Is always beating
me aud mamma. When ] left. mamma
vas lying on the hsor. and | am afraid
be has killed her by this time upon
reaching Saiiivan's block, the child dr.
reesed the officer up stairs, and pointed
TO 6 door on which was . card printed
IL large black letters. .'Dr. Wahi" The
officsr tried the door, bal Il vas locked.
He thea knocked and the door vas
opened by medium sizsa. dark com
plexinnsd man. That's nay paps =
shouted the child. As the officer en-
tered be noticed the woman stretched
out ON the aoor, where sse claimed her
husband had thrown her, after choking
her nearly TO death. The woman talked
very freely. She said her husband
sprung from qaarrelsome family, thai
be was cruel and had III treated her
ever since they had been married, and
that be also beat and abused bis little
girl. When asked what the troabie was
aboat, DIR. wahl stated that be wss try
ing 80 nail up box which he had peck
ed preparatory to lsaving his wife, and
that she had sat down on the top Of ths
box 50 be ceuld not do IL, and be bad
thrown her of and she Was too cranky
to gst up. The woman then told her
story. She said the first thing this
morning her husband had called her the
viIssf kind of names, likeninR her unto
q feminine canine and other blaokguard
expressions. and In order 10 panish
him she hsd refused TO cook his
breakfast. In retaliation he had
made up his mind 10 leave her
and commenced packing up. She was
glad 10 have him 20. bat when be CON-
menced packing up certain articles Of
wearing apparel snd other property be-
longing TO her. she obiected. when be
seized her by the Throat. ehoked her
ana Threw DER 70 tDo uoor. Il uo coA-ta-
BILE vent on to explain TO ths woman,
who 10 the meantime had got on her
feet again. that If her husband had
assanlted her and treated her cruelty,
and she desired 10 have him punished,
abe must 20 10 the Prosecuting Attor-
nsy. swear oat a warrant. etc. The
woman thought there Was too much
red tape about that to suit her. but the
little three year-old. who 10 as bright Ne
a dollar, spoke mp aud said ; III 60,
mamma, and swear ont the warrant, II
you will let me. This man will show
me where Mr.. Prosecuting Attorney
lives; know he willr An this time
DIR. wshf kept at work mailing the box
over which the trouble had taken place.
only stopping occasionally 10 eontra-
diet something his wife said absut him,
or 10 say something In paiiiasion Of
what be had done. The constable re-
mained In the room half an hour, talk
ing With the couple aud endcavorine 20
paeify them and induce them 10 kiss
and make up, bot hrs efforts proved IN
availine. and the last thing be heard IS
he left the room 90 90 down stsirs. was
the wsman's voice, shouting. This is
no new thing he did choke me and
strike me and throw me ON the door"