The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-25
HE TERRITORY.


9kcork. Nay N.-The hearing In
- case o. Pfnkert0n against Winxzts
~ take place before Judge Allyn on
XoGday. Inherent - conferred IN il -
- ps1ncip1e upon which II i based
onnllos 70 nearjy all the owners Of
V6toR front property. The facts are
&c.: Robert Wingate bought cor.
- III On Etafr and Second streets.
~ borders on and extends into the
~ beyond the tide waters. Piline
k4d tG1n driven cut To deep water,
cd - this Mr.. Wingate had added
nDuo8ha4 aud had w0fkmen engaged
n bullding wharf 1t the extremity q
- pf1fng ~ deep water and road
WY from the earthly end 81 bis lot,
Whou proceedings were begnn by
J0ku Fullerton 10 restrain him.
{ounpOFzyy Injunction uas granted,
nd Is u 20 make this permanent OF
keye e removed that the argument
Nh - heard on Monday.
m. PiukeYtOn- sues because he a.
IdGro mr. WinGate's piles have en-
eiuaebod upon kis property. He layr
e1o1m 10 ! lot lying east u that d
W1ngate that il 10 say. in the water
- p9rt Of which, according to Win
&S1s. q Above the tide 1t n lowest.
r. PfnkertOn bought his lot from Mr..
71w Starr. from whom be got quit
G1oSssl deed M. Wiugate claims that
6dhcdy had the ytghf 10 sell the water
- front II his lot nor the earth under
~ water, and that . quit claim deed
Gives nobody title TO either water OF
Gerth. He says that II riparian rights
oVeF nccrue 10 property bordering the
winter, then his lot extends 10 deef
water. He says he gave Allen G. Ma.
nm right Of way through the. water
cd OF this lot some time ago for the
psoposed Shore Line road.
9uR ,. 3. WILL ACCEPT NAsoN's TEENS,
ssHOW comes on the war between you
and the railroad company ?" was asked
a Allen &. Mason this morning.
ssThere hare been no new develop.
ments since Last reports" he said. u
have had some desultory talk since
with the attorneys Of the company
but there has been no progress. We
have formed our company and IL sat.
fu(act0ry arrangements are not made
vary shortly we will 20 into court with
pgOceeslings for the condemnation oi
IL Tacoma Land Cornpany's property
o give ne right Of way through II.
There Is no doubt Of our securing that
u course"
The same question was put TO First
Assistant Engineer IL. ). Husop. ol
he Northern Pacific. when seen later
s.The trouble II about over. should
aaysr was his reply.
How II II arranged r.
ssMr. Mason has made proposition
70 sell 10 the company at about whal
q has cost him. I have looked over
his proposition today, and ] think Il
safe 70 say that the company viii nc
wnY wENpEffN NArRus WAS SENT 70
srxfLAcooM.
On the night Of December 18th last
Police Ofiicer II. r. Mclaughlin no
6ced o man pacing up and down this
sidewalk in fron3 Of the Halstead
house, ON Pacific avenue. After watch
ing him for awhile he approached and
asked him what he was doing. The
man answered briefly that he wa,
guarding this house The Officer
Stood of again and watched the mar
- he continued TO pace back and
forth. lie questioned him again and
very shortly concluded that thu
stranger was insane. He arrested hin
che next day, took him before Probate
Judge Wickcrsham, and upon the ties
tiInony Of John t;ropper, DIR. w. w
Misner and the police officer he wa,
adjudgcd insane and was committed
70 Steilnroon.
This was wendelin Maurus. who's.
body was found In the bay at seattle 1
few days ago. and concerning who's,
death, according 10 the item in yest.r
days PosI-lSTEIrIdKScra, there ar,
suspicious Of foul play.
A. the hearing before judge Wick
crrham referred to, Maurus confessc,
10 one or morr bad habits. and sait
that he was victim Of some unknown
and powerful influence that compclle,
him 10 do absurd things, such as /,
arise from bed In the middle of sh,
night and 40 out Ia guard certain
houses. He also claimed 10 have III,
power Of blowing a railroad train OF
The track.
cArrArN M'ALriSn ACQUITTED.
At the hearing before Justice Scniei
loday Captain McAlpinc, 81 the Geo
Is. Starr, was acquitted OF the charg
Of assault and battery reported vester
day, aud the prosecuting witness
George Tricc. was assessed with tn
costs, As George was unequal 10 tn
emergency they hal to he simply
s'charged up" The testimony was a
outlined yesterday-th the captaii
barely used force enough IL get tn
fellow OF the boat and ont Of his way
HEARING ronAy.
The man salmon, alias semion
charged with burTiariking TileSton
SALOON, "Wednesday night. was hrough
before Justice Lawrence today an,
held for further hearing tomorrow