The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-25
TACOMA NEWS.


axnS--tcffarHt 10 les lfafn-
TAeomA, JaIy n. Peter r. Fisher.
a boz about II years 81 age. attended
dance st BoFrss hail on Saturday
night. but lett the festivities and after
untyiag several Of the horses hitehed
near by drove OF in a ag that did nos
belong 60 him. The osner fastened
10 town and made complaint before
justice Lawrence. and constable sreen
hassened away with warrant IN his
pocket for the arrest OF the thief, who
was then unknown. A farmer named
Brown had however been on the trail.
and ioaHJ the buggy at point where
the road had run Utit, and Il could not
be driven any further The horse was
not thcfe. and he followed its track
for several mites through the woods
and through a swamp, and finally
came upon Il. Bat the thief vas not
there, aud he followed on in his track
20 where it went out into the road.
and evidently got into passing vehi-
Gle. Four miles further on he came
upon him asleep in the middle Of the
road. He took him TO his own lonie
and pat him % bed. aeeing that he
wa mere boy, aud more than that.
that lac was not in his right mind.
Bat this morning Farmer Brown got
up aud found that his prisoner had
iiow; during the night. Ina this pre-
dieament Farmer Browns qualities as
n detective came oat IN strong relief
lie took down the dianer bora and
made the wood ring with the smell Of
bccfsteak and ham and eggs. and there
c8ms out OF them tthe woodsi imme
siiately the family dog. Then Farmer
Brown went IN The direction whence
he had come and overlook the boy
making, as he said. for Minleck
lie broaghs the boy 70 town this
morning, and went before Probate
Judge Wiekersham. who adjudged him
insane ani sent him To- Steiaeooru.
Justice Lawrence and Gonstahle Green,
In thc meantime, are suffering under
The sense % cruel joke having been
practieea upon them. the latter having
returned 60 town after fraitlcss
search 70 learn OF the disposition Of
the ease
Tho parents Of the unfortunate boy
say that he has besn acting strangely
for about two weeks, and has been get
ting worse during thai time.
INTERESTING tAsn suEr
Salt was hegnn In the district court
today BY VIM. 81 Bolton against issac
Pineus anil Adolph Pack hes. part
nors doing business "a Pineas & Pack
shes, 10 recover certain tract Ok land
alleged Ia have heen uniawAiliy sold
under a Judgment granted unlawfGlly
~ the defendants The allegations are
that away back IN lsao the plaiHtisl
took up as a donation claim the y y
OF The sly !, aud the NV i OF Sec. p
and the 5 = Of the SW Of Ses. ia.
and lot See II, and ths L : ~ the
NE Aaa lots aud 9. aud the : r 3,
Of thf 81 * and lot 3. Sec ~ fp ~
n OF Il +. containing in all as f5-l0o
acres. that he lived upon it fsT four
years. and proved up ant gci = p.stent
that seven years ago he went 20 Niein-
ria % live. that on the 23th ul March
1875. the ieieisdants eOnsplEc8 together
10 secure fheir land and entered suit
claiming that he tbeiioni owed hem
$itsl 60 an two notes AMI interest n
IL per cent per month: thst inds-
nrnt was rendered 81 thSir favor ana
execution had upon the property. The
plaintiff. thfeagh his attorney, G. III
Hantosi OF Seattle, claims that the
Judgment and execution were nniaw-
nal that the notes had been paid Ia
full previous - hts departure. that M
ttttAtf y a. tF4-a AfkTftA ftfAN a. 1ILllt-
ming Of the sssit. aud that in any event
the claim was harerd by statute al Nm-
isats9u "a the time the suit was begun,
none 81 which appears 90 have been
shown At the trtaf The plaintiff asks
that the title t. shs property - de
claFeB ia hlai, and ask $3.50 damages
for the wrong done
TUT CAsso piscNsue efs--A ctNE FoR
carr Grass.
The dsscharRinE Of the cargo Of th'
WA J Retsh WAS competed as II g
this morning the staging and rshes
rararhcnsis cleared sway and every
thing made saag ay noon. II wss 4
quick job well Done and all hand.
were the sa'iisct % congratulations
The officers of the Vc- 81 had = eul.t.
headed esnr p-eFifict properly in
scrihea - present 20 Csptlin = 4.
Gibbs a. a Testimonial 81 their rseani
and pretty climax 30 thr busy sccae.
b,it the captaia iof the irsf time siNce
arriving Ia port was nos IN board Tor
tuach as he had acnePteg an invita-.
Son O. drive g. the fseldc mtn The
presentation came ef however lust he
fore dinner In the cvcoine. ana was
ma,ic the oceAsiea q a very pleasant
time
4 repost NAs curueni to-day tha,
one 81 the tea trains hsd bcea wrecked
and the earlra and car a tutti tass
Train M. ,. Which lett iais city yestse-
.iay, when short fs-taHoe ffoul Fssco,
and wh.lc e0sns At tAiriy miles az
hour, ,ii3 saces ai,h an acelasnl Oae
ot the eneiaes aal twe ears igmpel
the track and STAYED there SaeY acre
speedily gcpiscesi and are neS on
their way east, fhsre-sas no damage
further than delay