Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-04-11

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The Seattle Eies<ric Lseks Coupany
had. after sonssdsrsbse dslay, eos ifu
plant IN running Order, and hsd nod.
eed iss customers that o. sssupdny
evening the long looked fos Isehs vonsd
Be- furnished. bot - the psss hss saSd:
The best laid sshsmss Of mice asd
men.
Gang aft sRiss."
On goine 70 the station yesterday
morning the engineer noticed that the
iosk On the sneins room door had bs~n
psied od, and that some one had h>sn
In ths ssxsisu. On making further ob-
servaticDs he found thaf ths bursisr
had psssed tkroogh the engine roon
int the dyaaDo room, and aftsr oOsn-
ING up the dynamo hnd taken 9 cold
ehisei and destroyed the most Vial
parts Of u. thns rendering u utterly
vSrthiess. Not content With this she
destructive hsnd carried OF q sos Of
metallic brushes. handles and other
poKfioos Of tbs machinery. This dis
eovery vss at sncs laid before fhe
msmbsss Of the company, Ana suspi-
cion pointed diFectIv 70 drnpksD vxs-
Abond namsd q. b. Powers. Who e
souething Of IN siectsician, and who
Was for time employed by toe eom.
pAny, and afterwards dissharxsd % 90
count Of drunkenness. Afssr his dis-
charge he made many threats that the
light woaid never start up. and dseinrsd
thai be would set even With the con-
pany for dischssRsnR hmm. He had
been known 70 ent The lines of ths oom-
pa2y. injure their ladders. upset their
soiisrinR pots, and oau~s thsD consid
srabIe Annoyance sines his discharge,
bul on account Of being In hurry they
had not taken the tins 10 have him
arrested.
On learning of this last octraee.
which usii damage them many hondreds
of dollars. and cost thsm mach loss Of
time. they ses out 10 look for Powers,
and learned thai he aud q companion
sho had been running with him fer
some time with an sbject In view, had
been locked up In Jail the night before
on charge Of dfunksnneas and dis
orderly condnet. His companion, Who
desires that his name be withAeid, and
whom 20 vili call WIN. Smith. for
short. vas taken down 70 Pro esseatins
Attorney RonAld's ofles, and made
clean breast OF the whole affair. He
said he and Powers we're tatina q walk
together Friday evening about half
past eighr or MAE O'Clock, and that
3hcn they reached the electric light
station Powexs asked him to wait for
atm on tue corner. Powers then went
into the station, lighted y candle, and
minute after he heard him Lammerinr
away at soms metallic substance. Hs
waited for Powers about ten minutes.
shen. fearing they would be discovered,
be climbed ever into the orch ard, and
after remaining there short time. lsft,
sad started down tasn. Powers vas
still at work ia The baildins when b.
ieft. but soon after overlook him, and
they BANNED around tha various
saloons and beer hails until they wers
arrested and pot Ia jail. He ssys he
knew Powers went in there Tor ne eood
purpose. as he had often heard him
make threats against the company, and
had seen him carry OF tools belonging
20 the company.
Powers, who is about 30 years Of age,
sas next broughs before ths Prescott
ine Attorney. He ssia hs did not like
Mitchell for diseharRing him, aud had
made threats that be would get even
Sith him. When askad IN he had nos
already act even be refused TO answer.
fhis fellow Powers has worked az Port
where be had charge OF the
uieetric lights. He also worked on fhe
urarkz "A Na8a.asla
Daring the afternoon the brnshes and
other portions OF the msehine, which
The thief had carried OF. we're fsand 90
he besab. where he had thrown them.
When arrested be had on . pair OF
shoes which he stole from IN frent OF
ffeen. Raymond 4 Tnrreil's store