Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-05
TuE ASSAULT CASE.

o. Rnrns. en- charge OF being the
uspstrssor of the crime.
p,,as vas taken before Justice Hill
.s.,srday for preliminary examina-
~, j, order that the Justice should
,-,.,uins whether there is or is not
-, grounds for holding the defendant
!. .oossr before the Grand Jury.
Srsn.let, the injured party, was able to
.Iessr 10 Court. His head 10 badly cut,
"a he doctor told him that bot for the
- s..sction afforded By his hat, the first
- of the hatchet would have killed
him. al, ;.L
- HACK mustache. On enteriDg
- - 4ooy,-room be gaZsd AZ the oe ling
=. - some time, bat finally ges so he
s,Id took around and occasionally
s...s Al tue injured man His wife
ss...n,;ed a seat near him, and ocea-
s;cnsIly whispered to him, and he to his
attorneys.
.allsd for the Territory. Svorn-l Am
.s,sf cook at the Brunswick Res.aa-
AMI. and occupy room on the first
aaor of the lodging house corner of Sec
"A and CAsrry streets. New Years
sss,,.o vent directly home from my
- reaching there about 7:3) O'Clock.
+ sn,sred the house from SeooRd street
md vsut directly to my room. 1 hsd q
vasa nndsr my arm and a bouquet OF
s,v.rs in nv hand. l do not know the
Ssssnaant. Never saw him that / know
n ON entering the room | put the
ssvsrs and vase on ths bed. took
matoh from my pocket, and Just as |
lighted il received severe blow on
he back Of the head. At the same time
fslt a heavy pressure on my shoulders,
"a n some one was trying to press me
a tbe floor. | turned my head to see
vho had hold of me. when | received
another blow on top of the head, just
sboye ths forehead. Ny assailant again
stsempted 10 crush me 10 the floor, when
I sc,eamsd and he ran. As soon as
eould recover myself followed him.
Cross examination On entering my
room. / unlocked the door and left 1t
soen until could strike a light. The
hail was abent 315 feet wide. l heard
no noise before was struck.
Elizabeth Wilton, sworn-l reside on
Cherry street. My husband keeps the
Dew Drop Ian. saw defendant in the
saloon between and : O'Clock New
Years evening, and after staying three
or four minutes he weat out the back
door. No one came in between the de-
feudant's coming and Mr.. Quinn's
coming. The defendant came IN one
inmate before Quinn and Cutlsr. While
| was talking with them Barns. the de-
fendant, vent out the back door. That
10, be disappeared, and know he did
not 90 out the from! door.
r. Ayers, svorn-I saw the defendant
In the Dsw Drop Ian saloon at 7:3O New
Years evening. saw Quinn and Cut
lsr come in. Barns oane IN one inmate
first. When they came In they said.
"Who was the last man who came iuY'
| pointed 10 Burns. Burns said, "Yes,
| Just came in, but | came from Front
street." No one came between Burns
and Quinn's crowd. Burns walked out
the back door while they were discuss
ing the affair.
Crsss- examination was sitting AT
Ihe table. No one had come in for half
10 hour before Burns. l was playing
lreeze-out when defendant came in. He
vas watching the stove till these other
men came in. Burns first came in and
walked mp to the stove. The crowd
hen came in and asked "Who was the
ast man to come in?" l pointed tG
Burns. He said, II Just came from
Front street" | did not hear anyone
NY anything about Second street before
be- said be came from Front street.
Albert Cutler, sworn-Was On Cherry
Itreet Friday evening. ! was on Second
,treet, in front of wyckoff's house.
,sw a man run from Second street, rur
aown Cherry street and go into the Dew
Drop Inn. l Judge by the shape OF hi'
back and stiff hat that the defendant II
he man. stopped at the corner till
heard man halloine; then | saw u mar
sith his head bleeding. Did not taxi
my eyes off the Dew Drop Inn after tn
man ran in there, and no one else wen
In after him till we went in, when VI
asked. "who came in lastf" Burns wa
poiated out. He spoke up, aud said
'Yes, l just came in, but | came frou
Trout street." | said, 81 think that Il
the man" Some one said, That was |
dirty trick" He then went out the baol
door. The man with the broken head
Quinn, another man and myself enter
cd and left she saloon together.
j. j. Quinn, sworn: | lodge In tn
house corner of second and Cherry, uI
stairs. was there New Years night.
heard loud halloinp and door slam
| came down and saw Escalet in th
hallway, bleeding. stepped outsid
the door and saw Mr.. Cutler diagonall
across the street. He said: 81 saw
man run dovn Cherry street into th
Dew Drop Inn." We went down there
Cutler, Escalet, Berk and and ] wen
in the saloon. asked Who was the las
mAn who came in, and some one pointe'
10 the defendant. He said, Yes; jus
came in from the direction Of From
street." We stopped there few mo
mcnss, when he turned round an
walked out the back dsor of the saloon
l oan positively identify the defendan
as the man pointed out TO as in th
saloon.
Jas. Ferris, sworn. Live near Mitch
ellis WAYS Was at the Dew Drop In
saloon Nev Years night. Saw q ma
back OF the saloon He vas tall. Ii
was as large as the defendant. IL va
DIRK. He wore round hat, like tn
eae worn by the defendant. saw th
"a standing back OF tue saloon.
was in the night. j had been plsyin
cards before | went out. 10 was about
o'clock. He was on the walk. l had
10 close by him. spoke 20 him.
vas not very sober. l asked him VIA
he was doing there. He said he vas !
Q hx. or in trouble, and ! asked hIt
Why be did not go up those stairs an
ship out the other way. l did not 90
the maa leave. vas pretty drank.
W. H. pinckney, sworn: | know N
Escalet since New Years night. Wa
In his room. / sav hatchet IN %
landlords room. Mr.. Quinn picked
ap In Esealet's room.
Quinn recalled--I was in Escalet
reem. Saw furniture, and hatchs
used by fathers lying on q table.
afterwards saw the hsschet handed :
Mr.. Pinckney. l idsa,ify the hstehe
shown me as the one saw In EseAles
roon, spattered with blood.
y. B.rklsud sxorn-I foand tbs
hstehet In Escslet's reom on the even
Ing Of New Years day. spotted vit
blood. | laid it on the table. | O.
IDENTIFY the Ratchet. The one in %
Courtroom is ,he one saw ia Escsle,
room.
W. II. Pinckney recAlled-I got th
hAtche, at the lodging house an
eroaeht IL into court.
s. h. Edmuson testifsd-l know ID
defendant He is = plsstsrer. worke
With him on the Giiaore block. SA